Butane explosion kills man in camper in Commerce
A 60 year old man living in a camper behind a garage at 2256 S Atlantic Blvd Commerce died in a 6 57 a m explosion when a visitor lit a cigarette igniting butane gas fumes Seven county fire units fought the blaze in eight minutes The blast also burned the visitor Gene Conforti 58 who worked for the victim was treated and released for burns The camper heater leaked causing about 2000 in damage to the camper and 500 to the adjacent garage
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City of
Commerce
Harry Jennings
S. Atlantic Blvd
Gene Conforti
Jennings
Conforti
East Los Angeles
Action Line: consumer help service ad
A brief notice invites readers to send questions to Action Line Box 230 Long Beach California 90844 for assistance with problems and rights. It advises not to send original documents for return and explains questions are chosen for general interest.
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Long Beach
Calif
Action Line
Newspapers
Independent
Press-Telegram
Pine Ave
Beer and housing questions spark a classic line dispute
Readers query beer strength limits and a supposed 5 percent housing bill. Officials explain California beer ranges around 4 percent, GSP235 aids selective buyers, and state housing finance programs target low and moderate income families. Eyeglass donations go to Long Beach Optometric Society for international aid.
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Colorado
California
R.C.V
Artesia
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Department
California Polytechnic University of Pomona
Action Line
R.I
San Pedro
Paul Kaup
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department
HUD
California Housing Finance Agency
Whittier School Hit by Blaze In Arson Probe
A fire at Kathleen Edwards School in Whittier caused an estimated 125000 in damage to three classrooms. Two teens were questioned and later booked on suspicion of attempted arson after the blaze, with deputies also probing an attempted arson at a nearby house.
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Whittier
Frank Esparza
Morrill Ave
Santa Fe Springs
Docks Damaged by Surging Tide at Catalina Island
A Sunday report says a Saturday earthquake off Hawaii triggered surging tides at Santa Catalina Island causing about 2000 dollars in damage to two docks at the Isthmus. One dock tore from its mooring. the other battered but remained intact. Several boats at Catalina Harbor went temporarily high and dry before tides returned.
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Hawaii
Santa Catalina Island
Catalina Harbor
Lured by women two men robbed in Long Beach weekend
Two out of town men fell for women then were robbed in Long Beach. A Compton cannery worker lost 140 dollars and his license after a bar encounter led to a Henderson Avenue apartment and two armed attackers. An Alhambra foreman lost 1099 dollars in pay and cash after a taxi driver steered him to a motel hotel encounter.
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L.B
Long Beach
Compton
Alhambra
Henderson Avenue
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Long Beach Optometric Society
Redondo Ave
American Optometric Association
Direct Relief Foundation of
Santa Barbara
Kathleen Edwards
Norwalk Blvd
Don Borthwick
Catalina
Coast Guard
John Camere
Atlantic Ave
MATL
East Seventh Street
Offi
Santa Fe Avenue
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Ogame
Hex
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Bank Americard
Aia
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Wagner
Choc Uaa
Deoleys Furniture Mart
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