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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1966
Page
5
Report shows county construction volume for 1965 at 408,924,425 dollars, an all-time high since 1903. County Engineer John Lambie notes December’s building and safety division activity contributed 32,884,151 dollars to the year’s total as construction drops for the second year.
The Building and Safety Division reports December activity across unincorporated areas and 36 of the county's 76 cities. Long Beach sees December value exceed $9 million, pushing 1965 yearly total to $72,935,368 from 24,438 permits. December volume in unincorporated areas totals $18,657,474, with notable activity in South Anaheim and Burrendale Bay. Residential permits reach 251 units for December, aiding a late 1965 rally toward stronger 1966 projections amid planned shoreline land fill projects.
Long Beach Superior Court judge Alfred B. Boone began presiding in Department B at 415 W Oceans Blvd. He replaces Judge Frank Charvat and will handle civil matters with some criminal trials. Boone, born in Perris, is 68 on January 15 and lives in Long Beach with his wife. The city of Lakewood led the area with 82 building permits valued at 2 846 823, including two store permits totaling 2 521 780 and a 565 000 office building, with other local totals listed.
Long Beach physician Lester Meister of the Veterans Administration Hospital receives praise from USP revision chief Lloyd Miller for thyroid medication research. The study compares quality differences in thyroid drugs, contributing to the legally recognized drug standards compendium USP.
Los Angeles freeway project to add serrating grooves across six locations including Bellflower Boulevard, Laguna Canyon Road, and Redondo Avenue aims to reduce hydroplaning in wet conditions. Grooves four inches deep will be cut in concrete and asphalt sections over two to three months. The process, from NASA origin, targets sites with prior wet pavement accidents.
The loss of the Sea Gem drilling rig off Grimsby and intensified North Sea activity boost European interest in the Offshore Exploration Conference to be held in Long Beach in late February. Dr. W. Wilson cites offshore tech as pivotal across regions and will present a paper on design wind wave and current conditions for offshore structures.
Ernest Leroy Jacobson, slated for execution on January 11, 1964 for the murder of his infant daughter, received a stay of execution from U S Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. The stay delays the sentence while a federal court decides if it will review his case.
A Long Beach school system report shows 343 seniors won scholarships totaling 1.2 million last spring. Due to duplication and other factors, only about 647,327 was accepted. The study traces rising honors at entrance figures from 42 in 1961 to 136 in 1965 and notes non monetary awards also tallied.
John P. Dudley, 25, named Boy Scout executive for the Harbor District succeeding Roger Pelz. Dudley, formerly Pelz’s assistant, is a Compton High School and Long Beach State College graduate who studied at Mendham National Training School. The Harbor District covers San Pedro, Gardena, Harbor City, Dominguez, Wilmington and Lomita. Dudley and his wife live in Harbor City. Diabetes education sessions begin Feb 7 at Long Beach Health Department with four classes from 7:30 to 9 pm.
Downey Demo Club schedules its annual election of officers for an evening meeting at the Pacific Savings & Loan Association building in Downey. The event features speakers from the health department Long Beach Medical Association and Diabetes Association including a physician podiatrist nutritionist and a Downey public health nurse to discuss diabetes support for patients and families.
Hundreds of veterans from 38 groups attend the Long Beach United Veterans Council ceremony at Veterans Memorial Building to install officers and reaffirm unity. Elmer B. Allmeroth begins his 15th year as commander. Rear Adm. Joseph Ross presides. other officers and executive members named include Millard C. Logan, William Davis, Christopher O Neill, and Viola Hubbard.
Police said two suspects about six feet tall and heavily built attacked George Hunter Jr. in a Long Beach alley near Anaheim Street and Chestnut Avenue, struck him in the face and stole his hearing aid valued at 250 dollars. Hunter lives at 1147 Virginia Court.
A man about 60 robbed John’s Liquor Market at 24110 Avalon Blvd in Carson early Monday. Clerk Gary Imai, 25, said the bandit, armed with a pistol, took about 160 dollars around 12:50 a.m.
A motel manager reported a burglary involving Coast Appliances Co of 5271 area as a trio loaded a freezer refrigerator a washing machine and a cardboard container onto a pickup. The men may not have been Coast Appliances workers and the owners dispute the claim.
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