Long Beach Port Board Approves Two Sightseeing Cruises
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approved two harbor sightseeing ventures. Pacific Sportfishing, Inc and Harbor Carriers, Inc will operate fleets between Long Beach and Catalina Island. The board also adopted a port promotions plan and awarded BOMAC Construction a 114 251 contract to upgrade Pier A water system replacing a 12 inch cast iron line with asbestos cement pipe.
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Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners
Pacific Sportfishing, Inc
Harbor Carriers, Inc
Long Beach
Catalina Island
Bomac Construction, Inc
San Pedro
Pier A
Non-Voting Students to Join City Commissions in Long Beach
California State College at Long Beach to appoint nonvoting student members to city commissions in a joint college community relations program. City Manager Mansell and CSCLB President Horn will announce at a 4 30 p m press conference in council chambers. Nominees were selected by the CSCLB Associated Students office and approved by Mansell. This marks a first across the board inclusion of students on city commissions to bridge the generation gap.
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California State College At
Long Beach
John Mansell
Cal-State
Stephen Horn
Council
College Associated Students Ciquity
Larry Sosowsky
Mansell
Pivernetz Rite Due Thursday
Ethel Maud Pivernetz, 64, mother of Ken Pivernetz, sports writer, died Monday in St Mary's Hospital. A native of Kansas she came to Long Beach three years ago. She is survived by her husband Charles W. Pivernetz, a sister Edith Foster of Kansas. Services will be Thursday at 1 30 p.m. in Church of Our Fathers Forest Lawn Cypress officiated by Rev Tit of Silverado Methodist Church.
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Church of Our Fathers
Forest Lawn Cypress
Ethel Maud Pivernetz
Independent, Press-Telegram
Ken Pivernetz
Pivernetz
St. Mary’s Hospital
Kansas
Long Beach
Charles W.t Con
Edith Foster
Kanity
Kan
Rev
Tit
Mexican American Studies program enrolls 502 at Cerritos
Tony Rodriguez, coordinator, says 502 students have enrolled in 15 classes of Cerritos College new Mexican American Studies program. He notes interest was high and no small class enrollments were needed after board approval. Anglo-Saxon students seek cultural learning about Mexican heritage.
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Cerritos College
Tony J. Rodriguez
Rodriquez
Rodriguez
Move of Queen Mary hinges on Saturday wind and berthing
The Queen Mary will shift berthing between locations by 8:30 am Saturday as lines and electrical hookups are installed. Afterward, work will convert the ship into a hotel convention center and floating museum with public tours starting mid-April. Tours will feature the 18-foot revolving propeller and ship interiors. A $3 tour fee is proposed subject to city approval. The move and dredging cost about 1.9 million with specific line, mooring, equipment, and labor expenses.
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Museum of the Sea Foundation
Suki KH
SGX
Gene Washington Opens Sanitary Supplies Store in Long Beach
Noted Poly High and San Francisco 49ers star Gene Washington, his brother Carl, and Isador Washington launch Chem-Rex Sanitary Supplies at 2172 Atlantic Ave. The venture will retail and wholesale janitorial goods, create jobs for central Long Beach residents, and draw local officials and sports figures to the grand opening.
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Gene Washington
Poly High
San Francisco 49Ers
Long Beach Central
Chem-Rex
Atlantic Ave
Washington
Carl
Isador Washington
Gene
Wife Held in Slaying of Man
A 48-year-old Bellflower woman, Orrilla Phinkett Ginn, faces murder charges for the Feb. 9 shooting of her husband, Florare A. Ginn. The alleged incident, witnessed by their 13-year-old daughter, involved at least five shots from a .5 caliber Beretta. A bail motion was withdrawn as a preliminary hearing was scheduled for March 4.
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Bellflower
Los Cerritos
Orrilla Phinkett Ginn
Cerritos Ave
Tlorare A. Ginn
Ginn
Probation Hearing Set in Killer Case
A Long Beach judge ordered a probation report for killer suspect Tommie Lee Ban Johnny Clifford Jackson as he awaits sentencing for the murder of a liquor store clerk and related robberies. The case involves the Crest Liquor murder of Walter Mason on September 3, 1970, with a prior mistrial in penalty phase and no death penalty sought. The judge postponed trials of Jackson and accomplices tied to the Mason murder to Friday, while other felonies and a gun theft from Howard's Gun Works are noted.
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Tommie Lee
Johnny Clifford
Biggham
John” Jackson
Long Beach
Tiitton
Jackson
Walter Mason
Crest Liquor
Santa Fe Ave
Hutton
Mason
Wriday
ACRYLINE and Plate-Weld Denture Fix For Home Use
An old ad copy promotes ACRYLINE a temporary refiner for dentures claiming a comfortable plastic material that adheres to gums and teeth, allowing easy removal and quarterly use. Also marketed is PLATE-WELD for quick at home denture repairs.
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New York
Tax Relief Bill Moves Toward State OK Distribution Planned
Assemblyman Joe Gonsalves seeks approval for AB 559 to allocate more than 15 million dollars to 35 counties including about 6.2 million to Los Angeles County and 1.3 million to Orange County as tax relief for losses from the 1970-71 business inventory exemption. Funds come from a special property tax relief fund to cover state costs without impacting 1970-71 or 71-72.
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Los Angeles
Orange
Assembly
Joe A. Gonsalves
Gonsalves
D-La Mirada
Assembly Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Los Angeles County
Orange County
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Bud) Ridings, Jr
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