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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1975

Page

4

Garage sales advertised in Classified Ads

A short note highlights that garage sales succeed when advertised in Classified Ads and provides a contact number HE 2 5959 for guidance.

County wages air war on fruit fly

An air campaign against the Mediterranean fruit fly in western Los Angeles began Monday with a plane dispersing millions of sterile flies. Officials said ground releases have continued, and the aerial effort will broaden distribution to areas including West Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and Venice. About 30 million sterile flies have been released on the ground, and half of the flies flown in from Hawaii will now be released by air.

Los Angeles Santa Monica Venice Paul B. Engler Engler Hawaii

Hahn opposes pay hike for county planning aides

From Our L.A. Bureau Supervisor Kenneth Hahn said Monday he will oppose a pay increase for the county s five regional planning commissioners who have asked an increase from 100 to 140 a meeting. Commission chairman Howard D. Martin noted that inflation averaged 6 1 percent over the last five years in a letter to Supervisor Pete Schabarum.

L.A Kenneth Hahn Pete Schabarum Commission Howard D. Martin

Brown aide opposes Century Freeway plan

Sacramento AP report states the Brown administration favors downsizing the Century Freeway to four lanes. Donald Burns urges LA County officials and nine cities along the 17 mile route to compromise with opposition groups. He proposes a four lane combined roadway transitway prioritizing car pools buses and goods movement from LAX to I 605 through Inglewood and Downey.

Donald Burns Business and Transportation Agency Los Angeles County Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport Inglewood Downey

Oil firm office theft at Ocean Front Oil Co

burglars broke through a bathroom window at 2292 Long Beach Blvd and stole business machines and jewelry valued at 2550 from the Ocean Front Oil Co in Long Beach, police report.

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Obledo protests patient pay rule in California

Gov. Brown’s administration opposes a federal order to pay state mental patients for work therapy, claiming a potential cost above six million dollars. Mario Obledo says the rule treats patients as employees and fears back wages if California loses in court. The state may drop 3,550 of 5,100 patients from programs to cut costs.

Sacramento Brown California Health and Welfare Mario Obledo U.S. Labor Department Obledo Labor John Dunlop

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