Pickets Seek Back Wages Over Sea Dray Mystery
Pickets arrive in Los Angeles Harbor to demand $112,000 in back wages from Martins Systems for the Sea Dray project. The 159-foot hull vanished in fog, then was found moored three miles away, with the Navajo tug nearby.
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Los Angeles
Boilermakers’ Union
Ma- Tins Systems, Inc
Credit Managers Association of Southern California
Bill Manning
Boilermakers
Afl-Cio
Mabry
Manning
Leo
Sea Dray
Blue Christmas Blues Drive City Police Over Holidays
Police Chief William J. Mooney warns holiday stress boosts disorder theft and loneliness as officers work double shifts. He notes drunken driving increased fires from drying trees and urges taxis for drinkers while cinema tele vision helps offset Christmas despair and death.
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William J. Mooney
Mooney
Monney
Three Long Beach youths rescued from cliff ledge
Three youths from Long Beach area were rescued after becoming trapped on a 200-foot cliff ledge in the San Dimas area. Deputies say Heary Venegas 18 Artesia Rudy Martinez 18 Norwalk and Hugh Johnson 17 Norwalk suffered minor injuries and were brought to safety after a two hour operation by the San Dimas sheriff's mountain rescue team aided by witnesses.
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Long Beach
San Dinitas
Sheriff's Mountain Rescue
Heary Venegas
E.raGth St
Artesia
Rudy Martinez
Harvest Ave
Hugh Johnsson
Graystone
Norwalk
San Dimas
Robert Pollock
Foxford Road
LaVerne
Pollock
Johnson
Rape Suspect Held for Safety After Hearing
James Junior Hill, 22, faced four counts of forcible rape and six counts of burglary after a two day preliminary hearing. Judge Litwin ordered Hill to appear in superior court on Jan. 5 to enter plea with bail set at 27500 amid threats prompting heavy police guard.
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James Junior Hill
Priddy
Jane
Charles 5. Litwin
Hill
Superior
Seabright Ave
Burglary Report At 5247 Greenmeadow Road
Police say A Browley cut a door screen Friday to enter Marion Elmer Graham's home at 5247 Greenmeadow Road and took 25 in currency and two $75 watches. No injuries reported.
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A. Browley
Marion Elmer Graham
Greenmeadow Road
Bellflower Victory Prompts District Assets Dispute
Bellflower wins a major court ruling amid a three year fight over assets and boundaries of the Bellflower County Water District. Attorneys say the case may continue with further appeals as the district’s jurisdiction and water distribution debate remain unsettled. A related Christmas party aboard USS Princeton highlighted military ties and community support amid the legal actions.
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Bellflower
Cecil Clough
Nis
Torney
Finner Mutual Water Companions
State District Court
Victim and Copter Help Nab Stolen Car in Lakewood
A car theft victim teamed with the Lakewood sheriff s Sky Knight helicopter crew to recover his car. Gary Fink 23 of 3740 Harding St was arrested on suspicion of auto theft. The suspect fled after being spotted at a Bellflower tavern, then was stopped at Asaworth St and Coke Ave by deputies.
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Lakewond
Sky Knight
Gary Fink
Harding St
Thomas Rusch
Roxanne
Way
Long Beach
Lakewand Blvd
Bellflower
Virgil McComes
William Lathrop
Asaworth Street
Coke Avenue
Lakewood
Vanscourt Pleads Not Guilty in Estate Theft Case
Former Orange County deputy public administrator Lewis T. Vanscourt, 45, pleaded not guilty to a Grand Jury indictment charging theft from estates of the dead. A hearing on a change of venue is set for Jan. 6 after Judge Byron McMillan denied pretrial motions. He was arrested Nov. 10 in Hawaii, with $7,000 recovered, and faces counts of grand theft embezzlement misappropriation of public funds and failure to keep public monies.
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Orange County
Lewis T. Vanscourt
Santa Ana
Byron McMillan
Hawaii
Long Beach Marine Killed in Vietnam Action
Private Edmond San Marcos listed as killed in action in Vietnam. He is the son of Mrs. Emma Self of 4374 Elm Avenue, Long Beach.
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Long Beach
Edmond San Marcos
Vietnam
San Marcos
Emma Self
Elm Ave
Downey District Proposes City Takeover of After School Recreation
Trustees authorize a study to shift after school programs from the Downey Unified School District to the City Parks and Recreation Department. A preliminary report by James Ruth, city parks director, recommends transferring all district recreation staff to city employment and running programs at school playgrounds.
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Downey Unified School District
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Princeton
Tom Shaw
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Anibal Jr
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Rose
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Wilmington
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