Todd May Hire 7 000 Under Pact for Navy Destroyer Bid
Todd Shipyards plans to hire 7 000 more workers at its San Pedro yard over 10 years if awarded a 2 billion Navy destroyer fleet contract. Port officials discuss lease of 32 acres, Sperry Rand to supply most electronic gear. bid involves North American Aviation Autonetics Hughes Litton and others. Navy seeks 30 40 or 50 ships with a winner expected in about a year.
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Todd Shipyards Corp
Pepdto
Port of
Los Angeles
Redd
Harbor &Department
S Shipbuilding Company
John T. Gilbride
Todd
B Company
Sperry F Rend Corp
Navy
Sperry Rand
Laget
Avia Lion
Autonetics
Anaheim
Avondale Shipbuilding
Hughes Aircraft
Culver City
Bath Iron Works
Litton Industries Data System
van Nuys and Honeywell Inc
California Ordnance Center
West Covina
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pacts Secure Jobs and Factory Plans Amid Unemployment Talk
Officials said the national jobless rate stands at 3.5 percent with minority unemployment twice that figure and ghetto rates up to 33 percent when considering underemployment. Plastik Pak plans a new Dominguez facility by May and Rubble Up a City of Commerce plant, with hires limited to hard-core unemployed certified by state and LA programs. A burglary at 669 E Artesia Blvd Long Beach Car Wash netted $25.
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Plastik Pak
Dominguez
Rubble Up
City of Commerce
State Department of Employment
Los Angeles
North Long Beach
Council Orders Mansell to End IBC Pact and Void Contract
Councilmen told City Manager John R. Mansell to terminate the contract with International Beauty Congress Inc effective immediately. They said to seek cooperation of BC officials in dissolving the corporation, noting the pageant appears to have run its course and may be staged by another body if at all.
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International Beauty Congress, Inc
John R. Mansell
Mansell
Long Beach Harbor Department
Board of Harbor Commissioners
IBC
Harbor Department
Pageant Corporation
SBC
Harbor Stack San Pedro Landmark Smokes No More
San Pedro’s landmark smokestack, built in the 1850s on a green hill overlooking the west basin, ceased operation after testing and a performance review spanning 1965 to 1981. The $560,000 incinerator, with 150 tons daily capacity, shut down amid debates over economics and politics. The 14 story chimney now stands cold and smokeless as locals explain it stayed quit.
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San Pedro
Council approves oil survey expansion in Long Beach
Expansion of the area for Standard Oil geophysical survey in Long Beach was approved by the City Council. The vibrosis survey will run along Wardlow Road to the city limits from San Gabriel Freeway east, and uses electromagnetic vibrations, not explosives.
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Standard Oil Co
Long Beach
Norwalk Boulevard
226Th Street
Wardlow Road
San Gabriel Freeway
Huntington Beach District OKs Tax Rate Extension
Huntington Beach Union High School District voters approved extending the $1.39 tax rate for three years by a 15 194 to 4 632 margin. The measure kept funding, contrasted with the prior rejection of a 1B cent tax override and bond issue. Superintendent Max Forney praised supporters who advocated the measure and noted the district’s 52 square mile area includes neighboring elementary districts.
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Huntington Beach Union High School
Huntington Beach
Fountain Valley
Seal Beach
Ocean View
Westminster
City Hall second floor remodeling plan approved
The City Council approved a 55500 plan to remodel the second floor of City Hall after tacit agreement no new city hall is imminent. The project adds space for the city auditor and will relocate Planning, Community Development and Administrative Management departments behind aluminum glass partitions during construction.
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Parti
William A. Graham
Thomas J. Clark
Rober F. Crow
Shoreline Drive Plan Seeks State Approval for 十五 Million Expansion
City officials unanimously seek state permission to spend 15 550 000 in Lideland funds to build a six lane Shoreline Drive across Pacific Terrace linking Long Beach Freeway to Alamitos Avenue with a tunnel under Ocean Boulevard. The project includes ramps to Ocean Boulevard Magnolia Avenue Pine and Linden avenues and anticipates handling about 50 000 cars daily from Desmond Bridge. Prolonged traffic during Arena events prompted calls to widen Seaside Boulevard and improve parking access by Elm Locust streets over a three to four year development period.
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Lideland
Pacific Terrace
Long Beach
Auditorium and Arena
Alamitos Avenue
Ocean Boulevard
TRERE
Magnolia
Golden, Pine
Linden Avenues
Jess D. Gilkerson
Desmond Bridge
Emmet M. Sullivan
Shoreline Drive
Gilkerson
Cern
Seaside Boulevard
Pine Avenue
Atlantic Avenue
Locust Avenues
John R. Mansell
County leaders seek Carson own post office
From Our L A Bureau County supervisors Tuesday asked the federal government to grant the new City of Carson its own post office. About 60 000 residents now use offices in Long Beach Campion and Torrance. The request was approved in a motion by County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn directing it be sent to California's congressional delegation.
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L.A. Bureau
Carson
Long Beach
Campion
Torrance
Kenneth Hahn
California
Press Hunt for Suspect in Slaying
Police seek Robert G. Goetz 27 in a Long Beach murder of Donovan A. Dutton 50 at the Kona Motel. Dutton beaten then stabbed with a screwdriver. a warrant issued as authorities pursue tips in Sacramento Lake Tahoe and Florida.
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Navy
Long Beach
Franke P. Welch
Sacramento
Lake Tahoe
Florida
Robert G. Goetz
Donovan A. Dutton
Kona
Ocean Blvd
Goetz
Easter Seal Drive Begins With County Visit
Actress Nanette Fabray leads the Easter Seal campaign launch at Los Angeles County Hall of Administration with four disabled children including Sharon Kay Fibley of Long Beach. The group presented county supervisors with donations from Easter Seal stamps.
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Nanette Fabray
Long Beach
Los Angeles County Hall of Administration
Sharon Kay Fibley
Gag Talk on Gas Expansion Set for March
A talk explaining the natural gas expansion in Southern California will be given March 2 at 8:30 PM by J. Stanley Sweeney of Southern Counties Gas Co. to Harbor Dry Cleaners Assn members at the International City Club.
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Southern
California
International City Club
J. Stanley Sweeney
Southern Counties Gas Co
Harbor Dry Cleaners Assn
Petition Opposes Drake Park Expansion Plan
About 30 adjacent property owners filed a petition with the City Council arguing the proposed Drake Park expansion from two to about six acres would be unjust and destructive. They fear unaffordable relocation, increased police surveillance, and lack of consultation before the plan goes before the council. The petition was referred to the city manager's office.
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Drake Park
Maine Avenue
Ninta and
10Th Streets
Park Circle
Park, Recreation and Planning Commissions
Loma Vista Drive
Gridiron Dinner Invites City Councilmen
Councilmen received invitations to the Junior Chamber of Commerce annual Gridiron dinner on March 26 at the Petroleum Club. Paul Phillips, chairman, says this year aims to thank officials. insiders jest about the event, and Councilman Kealer comments on their devious ways while Vice Mayor Crow quips about ending the affair.
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Chamber of Commerce
Gridiron
Petroleum Club
Paul Phillips
Phillips
Raymond C. Kealer
Robert F. Crow
Dr. Blaine Wildman Dies at 83 in Long Beach
Dr. Blaine C. Wildman a Long Beach dentist for 21 years and former head of the Marbor District Dental Association died Tuesday at his home 5826 Linden Ave. He was 83 born in York Nebraska moved to Long Beach in 1921 after teaching at Nebraska University College of Dentistry. He led civic groups Harbor District Chamber of Commerce and sat on the L A County Park Board and was a longtime Unitarian Church member. Surviving wife Gratia A sons Millard and Bruce stepson William Mower sister Ethil Wildman seven grandchildren five great grandchildren. Memorial services set for Thursday at 2 p m at Hunter Mortuary.
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Blaine C. Wildman
Long Beach
Marbor District Dental Association
Linden Ave
York
Neb
College of Dentistry
Nebraska University
Addiiton
Harbor District Chamber of Commerce
L.A
Unitarian Church of
Gratia A. Sons
Millard
Bruce
Hillsborough
William Mower
Sacramento
Ethil Wildman
Hunter Mortuary
No Vacancy Signs Go Up in Classified Ads Tactic
Local property owners promote rooms for rent by placing No Vacancy signs as they advertise through result-get ting classified ads. Dial HE 2-5559 for inquiries and availability.
Fire Burns 225 Ton Haystack At Pioneer Dairy
Firemen fought a 225 ton haystack blaze at Pioneer Dairy on 216th Street and Pioneer Boulevard in Hawaiian Gardens. Two sheriff's deputies reported the fire at 10 40 pm and investigators opened an arson probe. Loss estimated at 12000 dollars. The prior night a barn at 12527 Del Amo Boulevard owned by Edward Haakma burned, destroying it and hay valued at 18000 dollars.
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Hawaiian Gardens
216Th Street
Pioneer Boulevard
Pioneer
Noble G. Daniels
Edward Haakma
del Amo Blvd
Torrance Beautifying Plan Urged
Councilman David K. Lyman proposed a five point beautification district for Torrance central, forming a citizen committee to work with the planning commission and Torrance Beautify Commission on landscaping underground utilities and roadway upgrades within roughly five square miles bounded by Sepulveda Crenshaw Del Amo and Ocean. The measure passed 7 1 with Mayor Isen dissenting. Lyman said the city should aid Del Amo's development area.
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Torrance
David K. Lyman
City Planning Commission
Torrance Beautify Commission
Lyman
Sepulveda
Crenshaw
del Amo
Ocean Avenue
Albert Isen
del Amo Shopping Center
del Amo Financial Center
New Exercise Point System Promises Strength and Longer Life
A condensed Reader's Digest feature introduces an approach to exercise that helps you rate your physical condition and outlines actions to improve it. It highlights an important new exercise point system said to strengthen and even lengthen life.
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Reader’s Digest
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