Controversial campus sculpture sales and poker thoughts
The piece recalls the Spater scriptural controversy at LB State College and its Los Angeles warehouse fate amid claims ownership shifts. It notes public exhibition debates, then shifts to observations on poker and success linked to risk tolerance, memory, and reading rivals. It mentions a Long Beach festival medallion from 1908 and a topless mermaid motif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Los Angeles
Dil Spater
Glen Damke
Bill McConnel
Bil
Phoenix
Westminster Residents Seek Injunction Over Psychiatric Hospital
Westminster residents plan a 7:00 pm meeting at La Quinta High School to consider a court injunction against a psychiatric hospital planned for Bolsa Avenue and Ward Street. They argue the site harms property values and creates an unsafe environment near bars and a camp, with Orange attorney Milan Dostal possibly representing them.
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Westminster
la Quinta High School
Bolsa Avenue
Ward Street
Sal
Elain
Gazzetti
Guezetta
Guszetta
Orange
Milan Dostal
Guz
Hold Up Suspect Smashes Cars Rams Palm Tree in Pursuit
A robbery suspect fleeing at high speed smashed into parked cars, veered onto a curb, and rammed a palm tree in Wilmington. The driver, Jerry R Gray, 20, suffered facial injuries and was booked on robbery charges. Police found three identity papers and a blond wig in the wrecked White 1164.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Los Angeles
Torrance
Jerry R Gray
Arkansas
Port of Long Beach posts near ten million income in 1968-69
The Port of Long Beach announces a record annual income approaching 10 million dollars for the 1968-69 fiscal year, with cargo tonnage at a record 21,625,704 tons. Loren Cornish cites a 16 percent income rise and 37 percent cargo growth, while operating profit reaches 3,457,426. Special facilities revenue climbs 36 percent to 2,699,551, and rentals and utilities show solid gains.
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Port of
Long Beach
Loren Cornish
Harbor Department
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Cearze
Hoaders
Sevenue
Dress Telegram Tuesday July 29 Business Section
Fashion notes and brief society items from a historical page highlight style trends and notable outfits in a compact daily dress column. The feature sketches current materials and color ideas while mentioning local shops and tailors.
Long Beach Franchise Bureau Reports 1968 Revenue Details
The Long Beach Franchise Bureau and Public Utilities collected 793 238 for city fees from various franchises and issued annual figures showing residents paid 12.6 million to private and public utilities. Edison led payments at 429 743 with gas firms totaling 258 72H and SoCal Gas at 148 712. Transportation firms paid 83 624. Edison allocated 800 to underground conversions, with hearings held to form conversion districts in El Dorado Park Seventh Street near Recreation Park and Wardlow adjacent to Sky Lanes Golf Course. The bureau urged park areas as priority for undergrounding to avoid property owner costs.
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Varius
Long Beach
Southern California Edison Co
Southern California Gas Co
Edison Co
Bureau
el Dorado Park
Seventh Street
Recreation Park
Wardlow Head
Sky Limbs Golf Course
Carson TV Franchise Awarded On 3102 Split Vote
Carson City Council granted a franchise for Carson Cable Television Co. with Assemblyman Mike Cullen acting as private attorney. Cable Com General, subsidiary of RKO General, contested the award amid criticism over higher charges. City actions also included park lease planning, a youth cleanup program, and a local soldier’s death in Vietnam.
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Mike Cullen
Carson Cable Television Co
Carson
H. Fick Clark
John Dunk
Cable Com General
RKO General
Junk
Clark
Alt
Cable Com
Nationwide Cable Television
Conneilman Smith
Carson Cable First
Jie
Carson Cable
Sli
Smith
Cable Com Han
Carson Cable TV
Sak Yamamalo
Signal Hi Cable TV
Talos Verdes Cable TV
Times- Mirror Co
Coucil
Mtended Be
Pel Ano Boulevard
Central Avenue
Avalon Boulevard
Broad Way
Carson Street
Lucky Driver Contest Purses Payouts Listed
More Lucky Drivers Winters in the Independent Press Telegraf s Lucky Driver contest today are several delimited codes and values, with each entry worth ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent
Press-Telegraf
Air Conditioner Breaks Down At San Pedro Police Station
Harbor Division police station in San Pedro, a one story airtight building housing nearly 200 officers, suffered an air conditioning failure after a May 14 chiller outage. Workmen have been overhauling the system while staff continued operations in the 129,000 population Harbor area. The unit failed again after only a few hours of operation today.
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Harbor Division
San Pedro
Wilmington and Harbor
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Guois
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Iack
Tong
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Vietnam
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Essex
Cornell
USC Metical Center
Dunlop
Firestone
Gray
Rosecrans Avenue
Joinuil
Avalon
Dye
Tree All Street
Long Beach Area
Long Beach Free Clinic
Atlantic Ave
Ut Pan
Douglass Mouse Center
Lime Ave
L.B
Port—Bulk
Cornish
Tf. EB. Ridings Jr
Commission
Franchise Bureau Reports
The
Long Beach Public Transportation Co
Long Beat
Charles A. Rector
Oceanview St
Newport Beach
Lomita
Defense Department
Army
Alon P. Sandoval
Rose A Sandoval
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Atola Street
van Nuys
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