Long Beach Fire Chief Rizzo Built From Within
The article profiles William Rizzo, rising through Long Beach Fire Department ranks to chief, emphasizing his training, discipline, and vision. It notes a 24 hour duty, budget duties, and city-wide inspections across 22 stations, plus the department’s heavy focus on education and career development. It highlights racial balance efforts, staff education, and family details including three sons, two daughters, and nine grandchildren.
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Long Beach
Rizzo
Smokey Stover
City College
Union Oil
Wilmington
Navy
San Diego
Long Beach City College
Cerritos, Harbor
Compton
Carl W. McIntosh
California State College At
Rizzos
Lions Club
Ruth Rizzo
Larry
USC
School of Dentistry
Huntington Beach
Jim Rizzo
Dennis Rizzo
Germany
Cal Berkeley
Virginia
Marleta
Larry Rizzo
Chief Rizzo
Millikan
T. J. Rizzo
Rizz Rizzo
Pinball's a Lost Art Pinball in El Forced Out
A travelogue through pubs shows a pinball decline as bars replace pinball with pool. Patrons debate free games and gambling rules while sailors and pool players offer dry humor about machines Major Leaguer and Altomit Bomber. Sailor Gaynor Harris muses on time ashore. Research ends inconclusive.
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Queen’s Park
Mac
Oiler Tolovana Returns From Vietnam Deployment
The USS Tolovana returned Sunday after eight months in Vietnam for nearly 300 crew members. Captain Adam P. F. Kulik led the ship as it moored in a welcome ceremony following its sixth Vietnam tour and replenishment of more than 300 Seventh Fleet ships.
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Vietnam
Tolovana
Adam PF. Kulik
Seventh Fleet
Pacific Service Forces
Douglas Exec Wins Aeronautics Award for Safety Work
Harold W. Adams, a Douglas Aircraft Co. executive of Newport Beach, is named recipient of the Aircraft Design Award by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for work in airplane safety. The award is sponsored by Northrop Corp.
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Harold W. Adams
Douglas Aircraft Co
Newport Beach
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Northrop Corp
Budget and Salary Hike Pondered at Carson City Council
Carson City officials debated a budget ordinance for the 1969-70 fiscal year that would require adoption of the annual budget by July 1. City Administrator E Frederick Bien proposed the measure, noting salary raises tied to budget passage including a 10 percent raise to the city clerk and a 15 percent increase for the administrator to 2300 dollars monthly.
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Carson City
E. Frederick Bien
Honors awarded to three Long Beach graduates at University of the Pacific
Three Long Beach area graduates Barbara Gibson Krist Alexander and Erian Hammer earned scholastic honors at entrance to the University of the Pacific Stockton. Gibson from Belice Street Koline Beach Alexander from Cedral Street Hunington Beach and Hammer from Huntington Beach are named among the honorees.
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Long Beach-area
University of the Pacific At
Stockton
Barbara “Any Gibson
Belice Sr
Krist Alexander
Cedral St. Koline Beach
Erian. Hammer
Hunlington Beach
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Fire Department
Wie
Richard Nixon
Marine Corps
Ges
Phola
Curt Johnson
Gaynor Harris
de Haven
Douglas Exec
Aeronautics
Rosehills
Oxford
Rose Hills
Cate
Memorial Park
Workman Mill Road
Whittier
California
Crimex
Cruex
del Bunch Corporation
U. of Pacific
Dooley
Gaffers & Sattler Gas Range
Dooley’s Hardware Mart
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