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Newspaper

Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1968

Page

6

Artesia Riverside Freeway Bids Sought in California

State Division of Highways called for bids on 1.5 miles of the Artesia Riverside Freeway from Beach Boulevard Buena Park to near the Santa Ana Freeway Fullerton. Bids with $5.3 million funding will open May 9 in Los Angeles. The route links Pacific Coast Freeway Hermosa Beach with Route 60 Riverside, running east through Manhattan Beach Redondo Beach Lawndale Gardena Compton Long Beach Bellflower Cerritos Artesia and into Orange County Buena Park Fullerton Anahaim.

Sacramento State Division of Highways Artesia-Riverside Beach Boulevard Buena Park Santa Ana Fullerton Los Angeles Pacific Coast Hermosa Beach Riverside Manhattan Beach Redondo Beach Lawndale Vortance Gardena Compton Long Beach Bellflower Cerritos and Artesia Los Angeles County Anathemy Orange County

Suspect Arrested in Lighter Holdup

A 29 year old parole violator robbed a liquor store of 153.85 using a pistol type cigarette lighter. Downey police officer John Lynch arrested Raymond Gamboa Martinez outside Stewart's Liquor Store on 31 12 S Paramount Blvd after Martinez forced the clerk to bag cash and left the scene. Also booked for robbery is Trinidad Montes Cortez found nearby in a car with engine running.

Downey Po Lice John Lynch Stewart's S. Paramount Blvd Raymond Gamboa Martinez Academy Ave Anaheim Lynch Ronald Everett Steward Martinez Steward Trinidad Montes Cortez Huntington Park

United Crusade leaders visit Long Beach Childrens Day Nursery

Leaders of the 1968 69 United Crusade toured the downtown Long Beach Childrens Day Nursery to learn how funds aid nearly half its support. Dan Ridder, co publisher of The Independent Press Telegram and United Crusade commerce and industry division chair, spoke on the nursery’s work. The facility serves children from single parent and divorced or separated families, plus service wives, with fees based on ability to pay. About 90 children attend daily, with 247 total using the downtown site and its two suburban branches at 1th Street and Chestnut Avenue.

Long Beach Childrens’ Day Nursery United Crusade Campaign Cave Dan Ridder Independent Press- Telegram United Crusade Commerce and Industry Division United Cru Evelyn Keeley 1Th Street Chestnut Avenue

Fire Quelled in Trash Pit Near Harbor District

Harbor Division firemen tackled a smoldering fire in a Wilmington trash pit at 1 05 a m. They sprayed water over a widespread area of the Ascon disposal pit north of Pacific Coast Highway and west of Alameda Street for about ninety minutes before bulldozer operators covered the burning refuse with earth.

Harbor Division Wilmington Ascon Pacific Coast Highway Alameda Street

Los Angeles Water Board to Hear Long Beach Water Policy

The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board will hold an April 10 hearing at 1 pm in Los Angeles State Building Room 115 to debate a revised policy on shoreline water quality for San Gabriel River Tidal Prism Alamitos Bay Pacific Ocean adjacent to Long Beach Los Angeles River Tidal Prism and Long Beach Inner Harbor. City Manager John R Mansell requested higher standards and control of coastal waters with written statements due by April 2. Oral testimony will be taken at the public hearing.

Los Angeles John R. Mansell

Thieves Loot School Shop at Alexander Hamilton Junior High

A spokesman from Alexander Hamilton Junior High School says burglars broke into the school shop building at 1060 E. 70th St and stole three business machines worth 604 dollars. Police were informed Monday.

Alexander Hamilton Junior High School E. 70Th St

Car Fire In Long Beach Two Men Sought

A Long Beach car was set afire Monday night by two men seen fleeing near Bronco Way and Maine Avenue. Investigators found a one-gallon bottle with a combustible fluid in the rear seat. Thirteen office machines valued at 1,010 were stolen from Dr. Keney’s office on Arbor Street. The car owner is Paul Keney, 80 Maine Ave.

Long Beach Bronco Way Maine Avenue Fire Department Theodore G. Schoppe Arbor St Len Paul Keney Maine Ave

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