Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart echoes a lost tradition
In a Southland visit novelist Robert Westbrook discusses his first novel The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart a semi autobiographical tale of a youth leaving a fantasy cocoon to confront a traditionless era. Critics praise the book and film rights have been bought by producer Martin Poll.
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Robert Westbrook
Westbrook
Southland
Stanley Sweetheart
Martin Poll
Magic Garden
Columbia
Hugh Heffner
Stanley
People’s Park
Berkeley
SDS
Residents and County Clash Over Weir Canyon Highway Plan
Nine homeowner groups in Orange and Villa Park push a new highway through Weir Canyon east of Irvine Park to bypass local roads. County Commissioner Allen S. Koch rejects it as not meeting state highway requirements and funds, while the county plans a different Weir Canyon link between Santa Ana Canyon Road and the Santa Ana Freeway at Myford Road.
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Orange-Villa Park
Irvine Park
Stubahge
Comange
Allen S. Koch
Weir Canyon
Koch
Santa Ana Canyon
Santa Ana
Myford Road
Newport Avenue
Lemon Heights
Crawford Canyon
Chapman Avenue
el Modena
Santiago Boulevard
Villa Park
Lakeview Avenue
Peralta Hills
Tragic Accident Ends Life as Wall Bricks Fall
A 2 year old girl, Rhonda Lodge, died after bricks dislodged from a wall her father was climbing struck her at the family home in Rowland Heights. Barry Lodge, 28, watched in horror as his daughter slumped to the ground late Thursday. Police reported the freak accident and noted the bricks fell from the rear of the residence. Local road projects and delays are discussed in unrelated planning notes included in the report.
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Barry Lodge
Rhonda
Rowland Heights
Lodge
Orange County OKs Library Construction Pact
Trustees of the Orange County Law Library signed an agreement to finance an $830,000 building at the Civic Center with county maintenance and utilities. County supervisors accepted the pact and said it saved $400,000 the county planned to contribute in 1972 for construction.
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Orange County Law Library
CSLB to join federal police training program
California State College at Long Beach will participate in a federal effort under the Manpower and Development and Training Act to train servicemen as police officers. The $100,000 contract to the IACP will have recruits receive 240 hours of instruction at CSLB and related institutions under Project Transition.
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California State College At
Long Beach
U.S. Office of Education
School of Police Science
John P. Kenney
CSCLB
CSLB
Office of Education
International Association of Chiefs of Police Inc
IACP
Tion
Transistion
Department of Defense
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Dad
America
Orange Co
Oks Library Pact
Packard
Diag
Meos
Dooley
Dooley’s Hardware Mart
Long Beach Blvd
North
Web
Sun
O'Keefe
Merritt Contempo
Contest Shorts
London
OMS Roche
Badepandent
Tee On Siapherls
Ed Sen
Cash Prines
McMahan's
E. Anaheim
O'Keefe and
Pedhe Avenue
Bond Stowe Works
E. Fourth St
Service Stores
Bellflower
Tee
We Bengal Discount Corp
Marten
N. Long Beach
Tee Vee Corp
Compton
Butler
Lakeweed
Cal
Carson
Gold's Furniture
Horselbreck Ave
Goodyear Service
Candieweed
May Company
Lakewood Center
Bellflower Goodyear Service Stores
S. Bellflower Blvd
Lakewood
Lakewood Blvd
McMahon's Furniture Store
Will's Applenees
Atlenne Avenue
Bill Bonds
Stu Nahan
Kabc-Tv
O’keefe
Merritt
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