Long Beach freeway signage and city talk mixed in column
A Long Beach note documents frustration with missing freeway signs guiding to Long Beach via the San Gabriel Freeway. The writer recalls debates, mentions Howell Honeywell, a local police veteran Bo Dovey’s death, mockingbirds as pests, and stray commentary on government and locals. Also notes hard-to-reach welfare and BBB phone numbers amid community chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo Dovey
Long Beat
Police Dept
Ife
Long Beach
Dor
Paternvoon
Bernie ~ McCune
Rler
Eiks Lodge
Iris
Chimes
Elks Flouse
Milt Nalibow
Vegas
Lucille Burt
Oklahoma
County Welfare Bureau
Better Business Bureau
Grove youth invents game wins prize for computer tick tack toe
Steve Poitier of Garden Grove, 17, built a computer to play Last Light Out, a binary tic tac toe variant. Using scavenged electronic parts, he designed a circuit and control box, winning a trophy at Fullerton Junior College and earning a UC Riverside four year scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Pottier
Grove Youth
Steve Poitier
McClure Ave
Garden Grove
Tronic
Bolsa Grande High School
Steve
Wits
Fullerton Junior College
Folsa: Grande
University of California At Riverside
City Council Hears Pay Pleas of City Workers
Long Beach officials opened budget hearings prioritizing wage requests from six employee groups and unions, with total asks far exceeding the manager’s 44.2 million dollar payroll figure. Sessions included votes on entertainment funding, veterans events, and cultural programs as council weighs tax implications and potential extra sessions.
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Sila Putt
Fisca
Joh R. Mansell
City Employes Association
Long Beach Fire Fighters
AFLCO
Long Beach Police Officers Association
Municipal Engineers Association
Mansei
Long Beach Symphony
Mansell
Napies
Tane
All States Society
Long Beach Comets
Harbor Rents Space to Firm at Long Beach Harbor
Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approved a short term lease of 2,423 square feet in the Harbor Department Building to Ocean Science and Engineering Inc. for one year. The arrangement covers 1,425 square feet on the sixth floor at 60 cents per square foot and about 1,000 square feet on the fifth floor at 49 cents per square foot, totaling $1,240 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners
Harbor Department’ Administration
Commissioners
Ocean Science and Engineering Inc., & Company
Long Beach
Mardemi Oceanic
William Bascom
Larbor
Jbady
Edward E. Horton
West Coast
Horton
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Alexander, Agassiz
Harbor Department
California drivers top nation with 9.9 million licensed in 1995
A Commerce Department survey shows 9.9 million Californians were licensed to drive 9.8 million cars in 1995, more than any other state. New York followed with 7.4 million drivers and 5.8 million vehicles. California accounts for about 10 percent of U.S. drivers and road use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Commerce Department
New York
U.S
Heidbreder Named County Health Chief
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors appointed Dr. Gerald A. Heidbreder as health officer after an eight month search. Heidbreder, acting since November, was chosen 3-1, over other finalists, with a starting salary of 23,028 to 25,892 and the potential for higher pay after a nationwide exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oor Des Asseles
Los Angeles County
Gerald A. Heidbreder
Service Commission
Heidbreder
Health Department
Bonelli
Reidbreder
K.H. Surher
Tand
Dr. Heidbreder
Salvage Rights Sought for Island Girl Schooner
Island Girl, a 45-foot schooner grounded near Rocky Point off the Palos Verdes Peninsula, has salvage rights sold. Owner Allison Dickason reported the vessel suffered extensive damage after colliding with the Dominator during a Saturday night incident. Salvage head Reider Schopp expects limited recovery, while the wreck may hinder salvage operations. The craft featured a teak interior and set a Honolulu to San Pedro record in 17 days.
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Island Gir
Rocky Point
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Peener
Reider Schopp
Allison E. Dickasen
Media
Palos Verdies Estates
Manns Verdes
Us, Coast Guard
Bill Dencugh
Dickason
Honolulu
San Pedro
Palos Verdes Peninsulla
Girl of 6 Lays Down Life After Crosswalk Crash
Corinne Razonne Heckel six died Monday from head injuries after being struck in a Santa Ana crosswalk at St. Gertrude Drive and Bristol Street. Ed ward Lawrence Shoemaker eighteen of Orange said he could not stop in time. he was not held. Survived by her father Marine Staff Sgt. David Becker and mother Carol. Services pending at Blower Brothers Mortuary.
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Santa Ana
Shoemaker
Marine Staff Sg
David Becker
Carol
Atl Blower Brothers Mortuary
Fire sparked on Torrance hillside by boy’s fireworks
An 8-year-old’s fireworks ignited dry hill grass on a South Torrance slope near South High School causing a brush fire that threatened several homes on Newtor Street and Paseo de las Tortugas. Firefighters, with garden hoses and ice plant vegetation, contained the three acre blaze by 7 p.m. Battalion Chief Charles Reintsma said the wind aided the spread but prevented major damage.
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South Torrance
Charles Reintsma
South High School
Newtor Street
Paseo de Las Tortugas
Ichief Reintsna
Barry Goldwater to Speak at Noon Rotary Luncheon
Former Arizona senator Barry Goldwater will address a Wednesday noon luncheon of Rotary and Kiwanis Club members and wives at the Lafayette Hotel International Ballroom. Rotary hosts invited Kiwanis members to join the event, as Goldwater, the 1964 Republican presidential nominee, and his family are vacationing in Balko.
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Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Rotary and
Kiwanis Club
Lafayette Hotel International
Rotary
Goldwater
Balko
Nebraska Picnic for Boyd County Ex-Residents Held in LA
Former Boyd County Nebraska residents will hold a Sunday picnic at Sycamore Grove Park in Los Angeles located at 4702 N. Figueroa Street. Coffee and ice cream will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd County
Neb
Sycamore Grove Park
N. Figueroa St
Los Angeles
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Malcolm Epley
Howell Honeywell
Haberdasher
San Gabriel
Carson
Lincoln
Ad Carson
Honeywell
Tiypewriter
A. Cline
Linda Porter
Carl
L.A
Vietnam
Wall
Gerlin
George Weeks
All Western Band Review
Long Beach Civic Light Opera Association
Souther California Symphony
Armed Services Commission
Southwest Youth' Music Festival
Century Club
Long
Junior Chamber
Commerce
Flyin
Magnolia Theater
Maunsell
Harbor
By Jack G
Baldwin
Martin Edler
Itinl
California
Steve Stowe
Barry
Nebraska
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