Long Beach Sets September Permits Record for 1967
Construction permits issued last month total $11,575,102, the largest September volume in Long Beach history, lifting 1967 year to date to $71,794,294 and nearing the 1963 yearly peak of $96,271,835. Major portion from Thoms Long Beach Co offshore oil field development adjustments totaling $5.6 million. strong gains also seen in residential, with 106 permits and 1456 units including eight single-family homes and 96 units in 10 apartment buildings, plus office and other construction activity.
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Long Beach
Thoms Long Beach Co
Chemical Plants Face Investigation
Torrance and Southern California face heightened scrutiny as seven chemical plants in the unincorporated industrial strip draw attention after two gas incidents. American Chemical plans to modify shutdown procedures for a new reactor while a chlorine gas pipeline was buried deeper following multiple breaks. Agency experts cite lightning as a possible trigger and urge safeguards as officials weigh further action.
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Johnson Yee
Bach Street
Daniel R. Fishburn
Charles E. McDonald
Pontine Ave
Marian Burchfield
Torrance
Charles Wiley Jones Chemical Co
Borden Ave
American Chemical Plant
California
Los Angeles County
Martin
American
Chemical
Farlier
Aubrey Blackwell
American Chemical
Blackwell
Blarkwell
Long Beach Educator Named Northrop Institute Head
Dr. Homer H. Grant Jr. of 5605 Sorrento Drive will resign from the University of Southern California after a 15 year tenure to become president of the Northrop Institute of Technology in Inglewood. He replaces Dr. Richard C. Potter who moves to CSLE to direct services. Grant, a 21 year Long Beach resident, has chaired USC engineering and master plan evaluation committees and has consulted for state and private groups. His wife Beth is active in local charities.
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Long Beach
Northrop Institute of Technology
Inglewood
California State College At
Homer H. Grant Jr
Sorrento Drive
University of Southern California
Northrop Institute
Richard C. Potter
CSLE
Carl W. Mentosh
Grant
USC
Citizens Advisory Committee On Public Transportation
Southland
Beth
Potter
CSLB
Crusade Kickoff Sets $1.54 Million Long Beach Goal
The Long Beach Area United Crusade and 33 United Way agencies aim for a $1.5415 million fund to aid Long Beach Signal Hill Lakewood Bellflower and Paramount, up 24 percent from last year. Area goals include advance gifts $46,197 and major city allocations for Bellflower Lakewood Long Beach Paramount and Signal Hill.
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Long Beach Area
United Crusade
Armed Forces Ymca
United Way
Long Beach
Signal Hill
Lakewood
Bellflower
Paramount
American Red Cross
Area Crusade
Roland Robbins
Stanley Massey
Bellflower Community
Robbins
Marvin Cloyd
Laura Killingsworth
Civilian Police to Patrol Navy Housing Near Long Beach
The House approved a bill allowing local police to patrol a Navy housing project near the Long Beach Wilming ton city limit. Long Beach and Los Angeles Harbor Division officers will patrol after Senate and state approval. Forty housing units sit in the area previously under federal jurisdiction, and residents gain local vote rights. Municipal officers may arrest and investigate Navymen and civilians within the two housing areas.
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House of Representatives
U.S. Navy
Long Beach
Wilmington
Los Angeles
Harbor Division
U.S. Senate
Washington
Navy
Terminal Island
Jewish New Year Services Across Local Temples
Local temples announce High Holiday observances across venues including Temple Sinai at the Elks Club Willow Street site with services Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, Temple Beth Sholom on Elm Avenue, Temple Beth David in Los Alamitos, Temple Israel sharing space with First Congregational Church, and other Conservative and Orthodox congregations maintaining two days while Reform temples shift to one day.
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Golden Jerusalem
Temple Sinai
Elks Club
Willow Street
Grand Avenue
Temple Beth Sholom
Elm. Ave
Temple Beth #son of
Lakewood
Dal Amo Blvd
Temple Beth David of
Los Alamitos
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Torust
Westminster
Temple Israel
First Congregational Church
Third Street
Cedar Avenue
E. Third St
Dodge for sale ad sparks quick sale interest
George Lehr jokes his 1960 Dodge will move fast after placing an Independent Press Telegram Classified ad. Readers in Ballflower Lakewood Gardena Grove are urged to call local numbers HE 2-5959 TO 6-1724 ME 53-0764 JE 7-9120 to place their own classified notices.
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George Lehr
Independent, Press-Telegram
Independent
Piress-Telegram
Ballflower
Lakewood
Gardert Grove
Coast Guard Airlifts Injured Deckhand From Swedish Vessel
The Coast Guard airlifted Miguel Suarez, 22, after a bucket struck him on the head aboard the Sanit Berra, a Swedish ship 20 miles offshore. He was flown in a basket to a hospital at Vandenberg Air Force Base near Santa Maria where he remained unconscious.
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Coast Guard
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Santa Maria
Miguel Suarez
Sanit Berra
Nye Appointed SCAG Director
George Nye Jr vice mayor of Lakewood was elected to the board of directors of the Southern California Association of Governments SCAG. Nye has served as an alternate director since 1965 and will represent the cities of Los Angeles County for two years on the six county planning group's board.
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Harry Christensen
Long Beach
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
YMCA
Civic League
Christensen-Pine Mortuary
Dispay Family Funeral Directors
Christensen
George Nye Jr
Lakewood
Southern California Association of Governments
SCAG
Nye
Six-County Planning Organization
Los Angeles County
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Bellflower Area
L.B. Man
Institute
H. H. Grant UR
Crusade
Kickett
Earl Griswold
San Diego
Greyhound
Funeral
Veterans Lawn
Geneva
Westminster Memorial Park
Mortuary
Beach Blvd
Jeffersen
Slald Plator
Harry R. Christensen
Harry
Disday
Dilday
Sniss
Dilday Family Funeral Directors
Beach Chapel
Pacific Avenue
Lakewood Chapel
Woodruff Avenue
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