Coast Guard Tests Soybean Barrier to Contain Oil Spills
The Coast Guard plans a March offshore test off Pt Conception using soybean oil to evaluate a Johns Manville barrier device designed to contain open ocean spills. The non toxic oil option helps assess the barrier in five foot seas with a two knot current, aiming for four hour deployment and strategic coastal placement.
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California
Pt Conception
Coast Guard
Johns-Manville
Johns-Mansville
Adm. Williams
U.S
Santa Barbara
Seven Long Beach Traffic Accidents Injure Nine
Nineteen injuries occurred in seven crashes in Long Beach over 24 hours ending at 1 am today. Jacqueline N Watkins of 74th Grand Ave was injured but refused treatment after a collision with a parked truck on Pacific Coast highway near Daisy Avenue. Earlier, John R Coleman, 24, of Sylmar, was treated at St Marys Hospital after a separate mishap.
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Long Beach
Jacqueline N. Watkins
Grand Ave
Pacific Coast Highway
Daisy, Avenue
John R. Coleman
Sylmar
St. Mary’s Hospital
Hayes Ave
Pam
Spring Street
la Coyotes
Seventh Steel
Dawsen
Pan
Geass Sr
Carmelit Fis
Nai
Los. Coyot Diagevali
Pacific Coast
Claremont Ave
Graywood Ave
Atlantic Avenue
23Rd Street
Newce Street
Lutlet
Ff Cerritos
Cherry Avenue
Sir Bermaiy Street
St.yle
Raymond Ave
Broadway
Corona Avenue
Pine Avenue
Morningside Street
Yopatrate Avenue
Tod
Seaside Boulevard
Long Beach Navy Base
Irene Nelson
315
Anthony J. Machado
Appleton St
Theresa B. Machado
Daniel
Everett
J. Third St
Gaviole Avenue
Appleton Street
Doh C. Bulinda
MoacAfee Road
Torrance
Bert Rikkers
Kennebec Avenue
Seventh Street
Dawson Avenue
Ronald J. Hart
Luray St
Memorial Hospital
Pauline G. Killinger
Dairy Ave
del Amo Boulevard
James L. Watson
Sirens Mark Four Hour Window of Long Beach Emergencies
Emergency calls across Long Beach include injuries from a lane crash at 8:57 am, a house fire at 1368 Cherry Ave, a wash fire at 2418 E Mount Boulevard, a Pacific Coast Way incident, and an apartment fire at 1481 Chestnut Ave. Police and fire units responded between 4:00 and 8:00 pm.
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Long Beach
Seaside Bowlevand
Wozidtance
San Diego
Cherry Ave
Artesia Street
P.mount Boulevard
Pacific Coastway
Papilie
Aeeigeith
Ola Avenue
Appleton Ent
Figertakan
Karen Ave
Chestnut Ave
Pam
Change in guest moorings urged
Long Beach Marina regulations should limit guest moorings to one day per month instead of 15 consecutive days. Ordinance committee chair Lawrence W. McDowell urged the proposal to the Long Beach City Council, citing skippers mooring 18 days then leaving for a day before returning for 19 more days.
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Long Beach Marina
Long Beach
Lawaence W. McDowell
Marine Department
Huge oil tanker on maiden voyage to Long Beach
Atlantic Richfield's 70,000 ton Prudhoe Bay tanker sails to Long Beach on its maiden voyage. Named for the Alaska oil discovery leader, the ship from Bethlehem Shipyard, Maryland, is the largest in ARCO's fleet with 550000 barrel capacity and 103 foot beam.
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Atlantic Richfield Company
Prudhoe Bay
Long Boucht
Te Oil Company
U.S
Kant Oil Betsween
Alaska
West Coast
Pridhoe Bay
North America
North Slope
Sparrow's Point
Bethlehem Shipyard
Maryland
Fanama Canal
Etude Air
Port approves $15,000 to move utility lines at harbor
Long Beach Harbor commissioners authorize a 15000 expenditure to relocate utility lines beneath the former Pierpoint Landing area. The move supports a 1260000 super-tanker terminal project and deeper draft for carrier calls, with Humble Oil contributing up to 20100 for design if storage capacity conditions are met by 1973.
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Long Beach Harbor
Pierpoint Landing
Hhumble Oil Co
Old Pierpoint
Spanish Kitchen
Deardon
Oil Company
Harbor Department
Stolen $590 Electric Tools From Long Beach Garage
Long Beach police reported tools valued at 590 dollars were stolen from Carl Jones home at 7035 Fastondale Ave. entry was gained when intruders forced open a garage door. Police described suspects as unknown men seen near the residence Monday.
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Christian Life Church
Pacific Ave
Long Beach
Carl Jones
Fastondale Ave
Miles Eckert L B Dies at 63. Ex-Western Distributing Exec
Miles Eckert L B, who retired two years ago as sales manager for Western Distributing Co of Long Beach, died Sunday at age 63. Survived by wife Willa of Seal Beach home a son Miles Jr and daughters Ann and Sue. No services will be held.
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Miles Eckert
Western Distributing Co
Long Beach
Willa
Seal Beach
Miles Jr
Ann
Sue
CSLB honors Carman with retirement banquet on campus
Carman Bernard Barney Carman longtime business manager at California State College Long Beach retires at a banquet aboard the 8.8 Princess Louise with more than 300 attendees. A Navy veteran and San Diego State alumnus he led CSLB through rapid growth from 450 to over 2800 students and a 32 million dollar budget.
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Bernard BR
Barney" Carman
California State College
Long Beach
Princess Louise
Carman
Siad
State College System
WM Navy
CSLB
Carmen
San Diego
U.S. Navy
Lexington
Navy
Dolores
Los Altos
Pilferin Pete Targeting Unlicensed Bicycles
Police hunt the unlicensed bike thief known as Pilferin Pete who steals bikes from children, elderly residents, and adults. The Harbor Division reports licensing events at three schools in January with a $1.10 harbor area fee, while a reward funds detectives catching him red handed.
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Pilferin
Pete
Wilmington
San Pedro
Harbor City
Narbonne High School
South Western Ave
Wilmington Junior High
N. Gulf Ave
Dana Junior
S. Cabrillo Ave
Harbor Area
Harbor Division
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REA Adm
James W. Williams
11Th Coast Guard District
Pt. Conception
L.B
Tom Willman
Minnesota
Duering Simmers
San Diego State College
Associated Man
Ave
Thomas
Bernard R. Carman
Rom Cslb
Dooley’s Radio Dept
Philco
Radio & Record
Dooley’s Hardware Mart
Long Beach Blvd
North
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