Brothers Escape as Fishing Boat Burns Off Catalina
Two Rolling Hills brothers Robert Dunn and John Dunn aged 34 and 16 escaped uninjured when their 43-foot fishing vessel Louise caught fire off Catalina Island. A Catalina Air Lines pilot alerted the Coast Guard at 1:45 p.m. and rescuers towed them to Asthmus Cove after they were picked up en route to Ben Weston Beach. Coast Guard crew used onboard gear to extinguish the blaze, which investigators say started from faulty electrical wiring.
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Los Angeles Convention Center Feasible Says Officials
City officials Monday opened hearings on a proposed 35 million dollar Los Angeles convention center near Pico Boulevard and Figueroa Street. A model of the hotel trade center was unveiled and City Administrative Officer C Erwin Piper urged moving ahead despite costs exceeding the original limit by 10 million dollars. Financial estimates include purchasing 3.5 million dollars in adjacent property.
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New Police Facility Debate Gains Little
Stanton City Council spent much of a Monday meeting in heated debate over a new police facility. After over an hour of name calling and stormy discussion, three schematic plans were studied. Mayor Kohl called the current rented facility a fire trap, warning prisoners could be roasted alive in a fire. Arbiso and Marshott held opposing views, delaying the project for political and funding reasons.
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Uniform Dye Ends Stanton Officer's Career Struggles
Leroy Rice, former Stanton reserve policeman, recounts how a city dye changed his khaki summer uniform to a dark blue, leaving shirt and trousers ill fit. The council reimbursed 88.48 dollars but said reinstatement rests with Police Chief Mohatt and City Administrator Johnston Craig.
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Dozer Driver Killed in Canyon Recovery
A dozer operator died while aiding the recovery of two bodies found in the canyon wreckage. The victims include a San Diego sailor and an unidentified companion recovered Monday from the bottom of the canyon.
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Norwalk land sale scheduled amid development plans
Nearly 33 acres described as prime development land in Norwalk will be sold by the state this week. The property, part of the Metropolitan State Hospital Farm, sits at Imperial Highway and Bloomfield Avenue near the Norwalk Civic Center and a proposed 25 acre shopping center. A canyon crash near Ensenada left one man dead and two others critically injured during a recovery effort.
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Name Dibs Principal at Berdoo
All year Long Beach Unified School District educator Dr. George Arthur Divs has been named principal of San Bernardino High School. He previously led Arcadia First Avenue High School after teaching at Bancroft Jordan and Millikan schools and served as 1965 Uptown Optimist Club president. San Bernardino High enrolls about 2,600 students.
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Douglas Gets Federal Aid for Trainees
California will receive about 5.3 million dollars in federal funds to create 5 000 on the job training positions, roughly 2 400 at the Long Beach Douglas plant. The money funds the first four weeks of apprentice training and extends two year old Long Beach programs. Successful applicants will be trained as surface and structures assemblers, with an extra four weeks of company paid training.
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Elks Band Plays Free Concert in MacArthur Park
The Elks Club 888 band performs a free concert in MacArthur Park Los Angeles tonight under the Long Beach Police Department community relations bureau. Music Under the Stars begins at 7:30 p.m. Robert Kline is master of ceremonies and Frank Martz directs the band.
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Delay Likely in Extradition of Suspected Cop Killer
Police said extradition of suspected Torrance cop killer Jerry Lee O'Brien will be delayed several weeks due to his unconscious, critical condition in Tooele Valley Hospital Utah. O'Brien, identified as the slayer of Officer David Siebert after a $15,000 market robbery, remains in ICU with multiple injuries.
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Bainbridge Overhaul After Five Years of Nuclear Operation
The USS Bainbridge, a Long Beach based nuclear powered guided missile frigate, will head to Mare Island for a six month refueling overhaul after traveling over 300,000 miles and looping the world more than twelve times. Captain James H. Doyle leads the ship north Wednesday for reactor re curing. After refueling, no further refueling is needed until the 1970s.
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Fullerton Man Killed In Freeway Crash Near Cullins Street
A Fullerton man died Monday after his car apparently lost control and crashed into a concrete abutment on the Newport Freeway near the Cullins Street overpass. Arthur Thomas Quimet, 36, of 801 North Acacia Avenue, was pronounced dead at the scene. he was alone in the vehicle at 2:25 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Arraign Bartender on Murder Charge
John Sidote a 28 year old bartender from Huntington Park is slated for arraignment today on a murder charge linked to the shooting death of 18 year old Moe Okeni of Compton. Okeni died seven hours after the Saturday morning shooting at Harbor General Hospital.
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No Re- Brets
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Probation Programs to Be Cut in Los Angeles County
The Los Angeles County Probation Department will reduce non-mandatory programs such as family counseling and juvenile offender rehabilitation. Admin Officer Lindon Hollinger approved by Probation Officer Leland Carter to cope with higher adult and juvenile caseloads amid a county budget cut. Caseloads rise 12 percent for adults and 24 percent for juveniles since 1966.
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Alfred's at 45th and Atlantic Delights Diners
The ad touts Alfreds located in the Bixby Knolls Shopping Center at 45th and Atlantic. It promises delicious tenderly prepared food and unhurried service for lunch or dinner. Reservations can be made by calling 423-6438 with a guaranteed waiting table.
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