Half Million Southlanders Frolic on Sunny Beaches
An estimated half a million Southlanders enjoyed mild sunshine on Sunday as lifeguards noted cooler surf along northern Los Angeles County shores with water around 61 degrees to 58 degrees in spots. A four year old fell from Huntington Beach Pier and was treated for shock after his father jumped in to help. 65 other rescues were reported across the South Bay to Laguna Beach.
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Los Angeles County
South Bay Area
L.A
Zuma Beach
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Long Beach
Huntington Beach
Amando Fernandez Jr
Montebello
South Bay
Laguna Beach
North County brush fires brought under control
Three Los Angeles County brush fires were reported controlled after Friday and Saturday activity. A 10 acre blaze near Griffith Park was contained with no structure damage. A larger 1,100 acre fire northeast of Banning required heavy mop up. a 600 acre blaze near Glendora and Azusa threatened dwellings but was stopped. Two Sierra Nevada fires burned timber and watershed. one burned 1,556 acres near Tuolumne River with 640 state and 400 federal crews to stand down. Total estimated fire costs reached about 185000.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Griffith Park
Banning
Glendora
Azusa
Sierra Nevada
State
Stanislaus National Forest
Tuolumne River
Tuolumne
Youth Critical After Plunge From Pedro Cliff
A 19 year old, Victor Manuel Ramos of Comp ton, San Pedro, remains in critical condition at Harbor General Hospital after slipping from a seaside cliff near Pt Fer min Park. He was rescued Saturday by a city Fire Department helicopter, suffering head and internal injuries.
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San Pedro
Harbor General Hospital
Victor Manuel Ramos
School St
Compton
Pt. Fermin Park
Paseo del Mar
Elsinore Camp Hosts 25 Children After Evacuation
About 40 underprivileged Negro children remain at a makeshift Elsinore summer camp as Riverside County health officers report sewage and food shortages for the original 300 who occupied the 75 by 100 foot compound. Cassaundra McMillian, a West Los Angeles teacher who organized the camp for Watts and Compton youths, hopes to rework the schedule so those who left may return later. The private rest home in the Santa Ana Mountains houses the camp site.
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Elsinore
Riverside County
Cassaundra McMillian
Los Angeles
Watts
Compton
Two Killed in Traffic Accidents
A 56 year old Torrance man and a 45 year old Norwalk motorcyclist died in separate Sunday crashes. Laveren Hoyt 18 of Redondo Beach was booked on suspicion of felony manslaughter in the death of Anthony Frey of Torrance after Frey’s car struck a parked truck and crushed it into a garage at 17326 Elgar Street. James Conner of Norwalk lost control near Solo Street and Nordista Avenue, struck a parked car and was thrown to the pavement.
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Torrance
James Conner
S. Flatbush Ave
Solo Street
Nordista Avenue
Norwalk
Comb Mountains Search for Lost Boy Continues
More than 40 Riverside County searchers aided by volunteers combed the San Jacinto Mountains for 10-year-old Bobby Sitz of San Diego missing since Thursday after a dispute with hiking companions. He carried only a canteen of water as bloodhounds and two helicopters joined the rescue efforts in the steep terrain where temperatures at night hover around 50 degrees.
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San Jacinto Mountains
Bobby Sitz
San Diego
Gyrocopter Pilot Dies in Mojave Desert Crash
Joseph J. B. Dowdry, 38, of South San Gabriel, was killed while test flying a self built gyrocopter. The craft crashed near El Mirage Dry Lake about 20 miles northwest of Victorville in the Mojave Desert. He died at George Air Force Base hospital.
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Joseph J. B. Dowdry
South San Gabriel
el Mirage Dry Lake
Victorville
Mojave Desert
Bowdry
George Air Force Base Hospital
Deep Steam Carpet Cleaning Gentle Action
DEEP STEAM Carpet Cleaning claims a gentle action uses no brushes or scrubbing to avoid distorting carpet pile.
Two Brothers Face Murder Charges in Brawl Shooting
Two Lakewood brothers, Bob Ray 24 and Leroy Ray 27, are jailed on suspicion of murder and robbery after a Long Beach apartment fight left Kenneth Stager 25 dead. Stager and ally Jones 28 confronted by armed struggle over a catering truck tied to Jones.
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Lakewood
Long Beach
Bob Henry Ray
E. Eckleson Sr
Leroy Everett Ray
Alfred
George W. Jones
E. Artesia Blvd
Jones
Ray Brothers
Stager
Lakewood General Hospital
Paul Chastain
Robert Hohl
Gary Lane
Four year old boy killed by car in Huntington Beach
A four year old boy, Phillip S. Luna of 16082 Gold Circle Drive, ran into Edwards Street near Lefinéx Drive and was struck by a car driven by Janet Fleming, 17, of Huntington Beach. He died at Huntington Intercommunity Hospital. The driver was not held.
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Huntington Beach
Orange County
Phillip S. Luna
Gold Circle Drive
Edwards Street
Lefinéx Drive
Janet I. Fleming
Abbott Drive
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Youth Critical
Pedro
Santa Ana Mountains
Riverside
Gyrocopter
Dunn Carpet Cleaners
Magnolia Avenue
Redwood City
ABC Marine World
Barker Bros
Los Altos
Barker Bross
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