Holiday Weekend at Beach Draws 250000 Swimmers
Long Beach lifeguards reported 250000 people at beaches during the Fourth of July weekend. Temperatures rose to the low eighties with 65 degree water. Huntington Beach led rescues with 23 though 11 were false alarms. sea temps ranged 61 to 68 degrees.
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Long Beach
South Bay Area
Laguna Beach
Long Beach Strand
Newport Beach
Huntington Beach
Cabrillo Beach
Los Angeles County
Mild Quake Hits Santa Barbara
A moderate earthquake measured at 4.5 on the Richter scale struck Santa Barbara at 7:33 a.m. Sunday. Seismologist Charles Richter of Caltech said the event centered in the Santa Barbara Channel about 15 miles from the city, part of a series with limited damage and few calls to authorities.
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Santa Barbara
Sheriff's Office
Pasadena
Charles Richter
Caltech
Santa Barbara Channel
Kin hears dad killed over phone in store robbery
A woman heard through a phone call as a liquor store clerk James Joseph Swift 63 was killed during a Saturday night robbery in East Los Angeles. The daughter Betty Bradica told deputies she heard a struggle and a shot after Swift asked for ID and was handed all the money $53 was missing.
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Kin
Sheriff’s Office
James Joseph Swift
Los Angeles
Betty Bradica
Swift
California Assembly Passes Bill to Curb Cigarette Bootlegging
The Assembly approved a bill by John G. Veneman to ban large scale cigarette bootlegging into California. It raises untaxed allowances to two cartons per person and imposes up to five years in prison for bringing in more than 400000 cigarettes to evade the tax.
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Sacramento
UPS
Assembly
California
John G. Veneman
Rmodesto
Police Nab Pair in TV Burglary
Two burglary suspects Daniel Gallegos and Tony Madrid were arrested in Telescoe Inc after police found 18 television and radio sets at the Los Angeles store roof entrance. They were booked on suspicion of burglary following a silent alarm.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Gallegos
Tony Madrid
Telescoe, Inc
Gallegos
Madrid
Woman Found Dead Near Lovers Lane in Hollywood Hills
An unidentified young woman, about 25, was found slashed and unclothed except for a half slip and brassiere near a lovers lane in the Hollywood hills. The body lay beside the road at 8446 Grandview Drive, Laurel Canyon, and investigators call it a homicide.
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Hollywood
CNS
Hollywood Hills
Grandview Drive
Laurel Canyon
50 Acres Burned in Altadena Brush Fire Near Sanitarium
Firefighters contained a large brush fire in the foothills near Altadena after it burned over 50 acres and threatened the Lavina Sanitarium. Nearly 250 firefighters with 30 engines and three bulldozers fought the blaze aided by three fixed wing tankers and two helicopters. Sightseers hampered efforts and several people were cited for illegal activity in the area.
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Altadena
U.S. Forest Service
Tures
Lavina Sanitarium
Sunset Ridge
Angeles National Forest
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Forest Service
Mt. Baldy
Classified Ad Prompt Encourages Business Calls
Customers are urged to call for advertising services with action oriented classified ads. Dial HE 2-5959 today to place a service advertisement.
Four-year-old boy dies after dashing into car path
In Orange, a 4 year old boy, Thomas L. Weymiller, ran into the path of a car driven by Billy J. McFarland. The collision occurred noon on Orange Olive Road near his home, and he died on arrival at Orange County Medical Center.
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Orange
Orange County
Thomas L. Weymiller
Billy J. McFarland
Bortz St
McFarland
Price
Orange Olive Road
Vista del Gaviota
Crystal View Drive
Orange County Medical Center
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Paramount Blvd
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Billinois Baldwin
Piano & Organ CO
Atlantic Ave
Carson
Hawthorne Blvd
Torrance
Boy
Car
New Orleans
National Airlines
France
Dixie
L.A. International Airport
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