Cookie bandit Averill jailed for triple Long Beach robberies
Charles Averill, 19, known as the cookie bandit, was sentenced by Sanita Ana Superior Court Judge Robert Gardner to three consecutive prison terms for robbery, attempted murder, and kidnapping in Long Beach and Orange County crimes. He received five years to life for robbery, one to 14 years for murder attempt, and one to 25 years for kidnapping. Averill admitted wrongdoing and said he planned more crime after release. his alleged accomplice awaits trial on February 24.
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Cookie Bandit
Charles
Arthur Averill
Long Beach
Orange County
Sanita Ana
Robert Gardner
California Youth Authority
Youth Authority
Averitt
Lis
Dinner Honoring Long Beach Family Service Marks 25th Year
Family Service of Long Beach celebrates 25 years since incorporation with a Monday dinner at Whaley Park Clubhouse. Judge Roger Alan Pfalf of the Los Angeles Domestic Relations Court will be principal speaker. The agency offers premarriage guidance, child guidance, aid for the aged, marital counseling, money management, social work, and special services for ill or handicapped individuals and unwed mothers. Arthur Heath is executive director, Mrs. Charles F. Reed acts as board president.
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Whaley Park Club
Atherton St
Qoopellor
Roger Alan Pfalf
Los Angeles
Family Service
Arthur Heath
Charles F. Reed
Seal Beach considers erosion plan with wall and sand fill
Seal Beach officials urged state and federal approval for a 291,696 project to halt shoreline erosion. The plan includes a 700 foot concrete wall near the pier and emplacement of nearly a quarter million yards of sand at the base to extend the beach both east and west, with opponents doubting its effectiveness. A cub scout doughnut sale today supports Pack No. 24 activities.
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Seal Beach
State Department of Water Resources
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Glenn, Jones
al Leonard
Harry Ross
Matthew
Ernest Mantaya
Bunco Artists Net $186 From Victims
A Signal Hill fireman Rudy Stratton and a 21 year old man fell prey to two suspects in separate bunco and robbery incidents on Friday. Stratton, 27, was duped outside a bank at Cherry Avenue and Anaheim Street after being asked for a ride. A second suspect produced a gun and rifled Stratton’s wallet, taking $114 before fleeing. A second victim, Lane Weatherford, 41, reported the same duo approached him near Orange Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway, testing a ruse that ended with Weatherford handing over his wallet and losing $74. The total loss reported by both incidents was $186. The two suspects are described as dark complexioned men, with Weatherford noting they used a test ride ploy and a gun to threaten compliance. Police are investigating and urge anyone with information to come forward.
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Signal Hill
Bunco
Rudy Stratton
Fill St
Signal Htl
Cherry Ave
Anaheim St
British East Indies
Browneville
Stratton
California Ave
Anheim St
Lane W. Weatherford
Loma Vista Dr
Orange Ave
Pacific Coast
Hwy
Weatherford
St Mary’s Guild Pledges $50,000 for Hospital Expansion
St Mary’s Hospital Guild will contribute $50,000 toward the hospital’s $4,500,000 expansion. Mrs Leslie Esposito, guild president, announced the pledge will fund nurseries and increase bassinets to 180 as construction begins next November or December. The gift is the first million locally toward the overall cost and will come from the guild’s annual income. The group supports three projects including a gift shop hospitality cart and St Mary’s Day at the Ranch.
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St. Mary's Hospital Guild
Leslie V. Esposito
Briday
Winty
St. Mary's Guild
Leslie Esposito
St. Mary’s Hospital Guild
Mary Timothy
Mary David
Guild
Budget Cut Peril to Cadets
Gov. Brown proposed budget cuts threaten the California Cadet Corps in district high schools. 153 students participate across Millikan Wilson Lakewood, with Lakewood hosting 83 and 35 each at Millikan and Wilson. Restoration of funds is uncertain, while ROTC programs at Jordan and Polytechnic are federally funded.
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Brown
California
Mill Kar
Wilson
Lakewood High
Califoria Cadet Corps
Milliken and
Jordan and Poly High
Princeton May Win Conversion Work for USS Carrier
A Navy spokesman said Princeton likely will handle most conversion work on turning the USS into an attack helicopter carrier. The presence of Princeton in Washington on Friday supports the claim.
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Princeton
Navy
Y Washington
Municipal Sore
SN Navy
Talor League
Long Beach
Said
Well Earned Rest USS Columbus Home After Far East Tour
The USS Columbus returns to home port after a seven month Far East deployment with the 7th Fleet. The ship operated in the Taiwan Straits during the Quemoy Matsu crisis. crew hosted a Christmas party for 180 children in Keelung. Conversion to a guided missile cruiser at Puget Sound begins in May.
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Columbus
7Th Fleet
Taiwan Straits
Quemoy-Matsu
Keelung
Taiwan
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Navy
Vernon L. Lawerence
Thomas T. Morton
Fifth Wheel Money Man on campus feature
A photo feature on Mile Reaney of Long Beach State College appears in The Fifth Wheel section of Pageant Magazine as part of Sunday Thidependent Press Telegram. Other Parade Magazine pieces include What Makes a Good Husband Abe Lincoln Scientist Ahead of His Time and Teenagers Clothes Budget.
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Pageant Magazine
Press-Telegram
Mile Reaney
Long Beath State College
Southland Magazine
Lane
Parade Magazine
Abe Lincoln
City finances begin five month budget hearings
City finance officials led by City Manager Sam Vickers start a five month process to draft a budget expected to top 28 million for the next fiscal year. Hearings with department heads will shape allocations for Harbor Water Gas and the Civil Service and Franchises bureaus ahead of council actions in June and July.
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George Weers
Sam E
Vickers
Harbor
Civil Service
Bureau of Franchises
Charles M. Gar Jancesson
Long Beach
Vickersing
Colwe Anmnara
Enid Vickers
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Shoemaker St
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Tex Smith
Evelyn Tausch
Clinton F. Hobbs
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Mardenia Ave
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Ames Tuthill
Uptown Kiwanis Club
Lakewood Country Club
Clarence Bergland
Jack Duffy
Jim Bentley
Far East
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Fifth Wheel
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