28 Dec 1962
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1962
Page
1
LAC column warns that local payroll taxes ignite taxpayer backlash as cities seek new revenues. It links Detroit's 1 percent tax to broader concerns over funded services, school aid plans, and shifting tax burdens across districts, urging officials to oppose unnecessary costs.
Northern New Mexico Indian Suazo jailed after missing U.S. District Court appearance over a claimed stash of 635000 dollars in gold bullion said to be hidden on the Santa Clara Pueblo land. Jesse James alleges the gold was found with Suazo in 1960 and moved only on spirits orders. James seeks the stash as part of a federal suit.
Los Angeles reports Metropolitan Water District delivered over one million acre-feet of Colorado River water in 1962, the highest annual total in its history. Average delivery around 900 million gallons daily, with about half for domestic and industrial use and the rest for agriculture and groundwater replenishment. The district invested about 20 trillion dollars in facilities to meet rising demand.
A Sacramento task force warned that consumer gas prices for domestically produced and imported gas have risen faster than other essentials. The group urged stronger Public Utilities Commission regulation, noting most California gas comes from out of state and prices climbed sharply since 1967 while other commodities rose little.
A fragmentary notice from Lee County court records references a decree and related legal actions dated around March in a local Long Beach area. The unreadable OCR preserves few names or exact dates, but indicates official court filings and possible real estate or civil actions pending in a California jurisdiction.
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