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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1969
Page
6
Bikers in rugged dress saluted Marvin Currier, vice president of the West Coast Hessian Motorcycle Club, at Westminster Memorial Park as mourners recalled his July 7 Palm Springs crash. Afterward attendees toasted with beer, saying he would have wanted it that way.
The 1969 Orange County Fair begins in Costa Mesa with Fiesta of Fun. Highlights include bicentennial tie ins and Apollo 11 coverage, daily shows in the amphitheater, junior livestock events, 4-H and FFA activities, and concerts by Las Caporales, Joe Gonzales-Gonzales, Don Ellis, Lou Rawls, and others through Sunday night.
Los Angeles County public administrator public guardian Baldo M. Kristovich oversees estates of unclaimed county residents. At a Long Beach conference he noted last year heirs could not be found for more than 750000 dollars. Panelists discussed locating heirs and safeguarding valuables found in decedents homes.
Final rites were announced Tuesday for Lwa Long Beach area Civil Air Patrol members killed Sunday when their light plane crashed during a search for wreckage of Mineral County Airlines DC-3 missing five months. Services also scheduled for Charles Edward Behymer 41 of Lakewood and James R. Patterson 44 of Long Beach. Behymer employed by Antonettes Division of North American Rockwell Corp survived by wife Jeanine daughters Barbara and Annette parents and two brothers. Patterson owner of AAA Auto Parts in Long Beach for 10 years survived by wife Marie C son Gary daughters Cindy Teresa and Lisa brothers and sister. The single engine plane was among 22 CAP aircraft involved in the weekend search from Hawthorne to Bishop, California.
A new plan offers to pay funeral expenses for persons up to age 70 with no enrollment fees. A cents a day provides full protection no matter where death occurs and lets the funeral director be chosen. It is underwritten by American Guaranty Life Insurance Company. For details write AL Hess 555 Locust St Long Beach.
Public hearings on John R. Mansell proposed raises begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday as City Council reviews 1989-70 budget. About six employee group speakers seek time. Mansell's plan calls for 7.5 percent raises for most of 4700 workers, 10.2 percent for about 222, plus increases for three others before final budget actions and ordinance preparation.
Capt. Robert McKenzie assumed command of the Long Beach fleet on Monday, relieving Capt. Fred Watson. He resides in Los Alamitos.
Long Beach banker and civic leader Robinson A. Reid was elected Monday as president of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners, succeeding James G. Craig Jr. He also serves as CEO of Bank of Long Beach and has chaired the Long Beach Heart Association and Kiwanis Club. Ridings Jr. was elected vice president and Llewellyn Bixby Jr. as secretary.
A civic band of radio members led by George Bouch keeps drivers in touch as they travel to different churches each Sunday. The group provides lively music during mass from offertory to communion with selections like Brand New Day and Here We Are. Donnelly notes the group has grown from three to 33 and increasing.
George Glenn, owner operator of an engineering firm and former Maywood mayor, was appointed to the Downey Planning Commission Monday. He has previously served on the Southwest Parks and Recreation District board.
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