U S to Tighten Control on Narcotic Drug Percodan
The Federal Bureau of Narcotics plans a crackdown next week on Percodan the oxycodone drug that sparked Sacramento controversy last spring. Percodan will move from B to A status requiring written prescriptions and doctor authorization, ending oral prescriptions. The move follows 14 months of investigation showing morphine-like addiction potential. Shipments to Tijuana, Mexico, remain unaffected.
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Bill Sut Ier
Robert Heard
Federal
Bareau
Perodan
Sacramento
Henry L. Giordano
Federal Register
Beroia
Cari de Baggio
Buréa of Narcotics Legal Division
Sree
Tijuana
Mex
Seal Beach Man Tended Baby Who Now Is President
Loyal Seal Beach babysitter Expert Wolfe recalls tending Lyndon B. Johnson as a child. Wolfe, 67, recounts Johnson’s grandfather Sam Johnson opposing politics and dancing as sin. He notes Johnson’s father joined the Texas House and danced at socials, with Wolfe babysitting Lyndon in 1903 to 1912 for ten cents plus shoe shine pay.
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Seal Beach
Johnson
Sam Johnson
E Wolfe Sr
Weatworth Lane
Santa, Monica
Wolke
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sam Johnon
Lyndon
Wolfe
Sam Job
Cihey
President
S. Johnson
Johnsons
Texas House of Representatives
Long Beach Stage: Prince Fairyfoot Opening and Holiday Events
Opening of Prince Fairyfoot at Off Broadway Theater 2 30 pm at 211 Live Ave. A Shot in the Dark plays Magnolia Theater 639 pm at 200 Magnolia Ave. Daisy Lane lights 30 glow on Christmas Tree Lane near Pacific Coast Highway just north of Pa sifle Coast Highway.
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Prince Fairyfoot
Live Ave
Magnolia Theater
Magnolia Ave
Daisy Lane
Daisy Avenue
Christmas Tree Lane
Pasifle Coast Highway
Computerized scoring debuts at Long Beach bridge championship
Fred and Joan Flam unveil a compact electronic bridge scoring computer built by Abacus Inc at the sixth annual Long Beach Holiday Championships of the American Contract Bridge League held at the Lafayette Hotel. The device, smaller than a file cabinet with a reader and printer, records scores from players and outputs rankings in minutes, signaling a shift toward computer scoring in major tournaments as officials foresee growing automation.
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Fréd. Flam
Long Beach
Fourth Earl of Sandwich
Sandwich
Fred
Joan Flam
Bridge Corp
Joan
Lafayette Hotel
Beach
Tarzana
Flam
Dim Chambers
Salt Lake Gty
ACBL
Chambers
Chambere
City Gas Rate Cut Studied
Long Beach Municipal Gas Department may cut rates for 120000 customers with a potential saving of 500000 dollars next year. City Manager John Mansell will file a recommendation in January. Consultant Roy A Wehe analyzes finances as officials estimate a reduction under 1.50 per month for the average small consumer, the first in 14 years.
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Long Beach
John R. Mansell
Cocsal
Roy A Wehe
Mansell
City backing on rights debated again in Long Beach
Long Beach City Council weighs civil rights support as the Hamas Relations Committee files majority and minority land reports on an initiative to repeal the Rumford Fair Housing Act. The majority urges backing the Unruh and Rumford Acts, while minority members seek a fuller referral for review of duties and powers.
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George Weeks
Long Beach
Hanna
Lawrence H. Jackuan
Melvin L. 'Mould
Council
Joseph FT. Brooks Kind
Better
Pet
Convertis
Lackman
Mould
Free Mystic Club Magic Show Promises Free Night
A typed letter from The Invisible Man promises a free magic show at the Long Beach Mystic Club in Houghton Park Clubhouse at 7 pm on December 28. The note urges a one column photo and warns readers to attend Saturday night, claiming a group of young magicians perform prestidigitation for clubs and hospitals without charge.
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G. Wells
Wells
Long Beach
Houghton Park
the Invisible Man
Fire damages Hawelian Gardens chemical plant
A blaze at Western Chemical Products in Hawelian Gardens caused about 310,000 in damage to equipment and interior of the 12, a 912 Norwalk Boulevard metal frame building. Six county units under Battalion Chief Ralph Russell contained the fire within an hour after reporting at 7 15 p m. The firm manufactures swimming pool equipment and pool chemicals.
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Western Chemical Products
Hawelian Gardens
Ralph Russel
Norwalk Blvd
Firereen
Los Altos Association Directors to Meet at Office
The Los Altos Association board of directors will convene at 2127 Bellflower Blvd in the association office at 7 30 pm on January.
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Los Altos
The
Los Altos Association
Association
Bellflower Blvd
Long Beach Bank Robber Confesses To Four More Heists
James Blackett 27 of Lakewood admits robbing Crocker Citizens Bank Maywood on Nov 12 for 570 dollars, Bank of America South Gate on Dec 5 for 410, City Finance Co Huntington Park on Dec 6 for 100, and Security First National Bank Lynwood on Dec 17 for 581. He says motive was providing for his children and spent about 1660 in total. He was captured after a lengthy foot chase by Officer J Earle Dykstra and faces charges in Los Angeles County jail.
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Blackett
Long Beach
Jas
Lakewood Village
Bank of America
Norse Way
Bet
Creighton AL Wiggins Sr
Jol
theLong Beach
Lynwood
Maywood
Huntington Park
South Gate
Crocker Citizens Bank
Slauson Ave
Santa Ana St
City Finance Co
TMS Pacific
Security First National Bank
Finance Company
Otis Ave
Robert Faulkner
J. Earle Dykstra
Los Angeles County
Higwife
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Donald Scaggs
Dinuba
Christ's Ambassadors
Southern California Assembly of God
Municipal Auditorium
Everett Stenhouse
Pasadena
Ambassadors
Calvin Melton
Mobile
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