Westminster Bribery Probe Targets Three City Officials
Dist. Ay. Kenneth Williams said store arrests are imminent in the Westminster bribery probe already charging three Westminster city councilmen. He indicated the state attorney general will join the investigation aimed at West county exits. Reports of altered shakedowns of builders and land subdividers have reached this office as the Orange County Grand Jury will be asked soon to indict all three officials.
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Raps Opposition to FHA Office Transfer in Westminster
Westminster council members and business leaders plan a resolution opposing moving the Federal Housing Administration office from Westminster to Orange County. A bribery sting linked to the transfer was reported, with Arthur Paysen and Gordon Dorfsmith among the arrested, while supporters cite urban renewal needs and local office upgrading.
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AF Award Going to Autonetics
Sen Clair Engle of California announced that the Air Force will award North American Aviation Autonetics Division a 126 million dollar defense contract for continued production and development of the guidance and control subsystem for the Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile. The project is expected to boost employment in a key California labor surplus area.
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New Unit to Push Program Speeds Birth of $10 Million CDC
Kenneth J. Hemphill of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce says a one-month crash planning plan will establish a $10 million community development corporation. He asserts timing is critical and no delay will be tolerated as a task force works to set up the framework.
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Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
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Expert foresees jet travel span across U S within hour by 1970
Future passenger travel expects U S jet leaps reaching 2500 miles per hour. George Worley of Long Beach Douglas Co. predicts radical changes by 1970 with vast growth in passengers and air cargo while military aviation declines. Association officers were installed at Lafayette Hotel after a three day convention.
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City plans six committees for development effort
Six planning committees will be appointed next week to handle executive, program analysis, finance, coordination with city and advertising promotion duties. All committees must finish studies in three weeks and report finalized recommendations. Community groups including organized labor will be invited to participate. A second meeting with 15 city and civic leaders set a timetable for launching the community development Corporation with full city manager cooperation pledged.
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No Dissent In Senate on Customs Bill
A $2 million appropriation for constructing Customs Bureau facilities in the Long Beach Los Angeles harbor area sailed through a Senate hearing Friday without incident. No guests from committee members were present. the House approved the funds when acting on independent appropriations noting the concise passage.
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Long Beach On Stage Event Schedule Summary
Listings show Off-Broadway Theatre at 21 Lime Ave presenting Witness for the Prosecution at 8:30 p.m. Dark at the Top of Magnolia Theatre at 2400 Magnolia Ave also at 8:30 p.m. Speaking of Murder at Community Playhouse 5021 E Anaheim St. at 8:30 p.m. Fuchsia Show Exhibit runs all day at Municipal Auditorium Hall. Flamenco Concert at Concert Hall Municipal Auditorium at 8:60 p.m.
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Leniency Granted to Escapee Who Aided Mom
Edward Lee Wing, an all year old from Walmington with a long jail and probation record, received a lenient 10 year sentence for his jail escape. Judge Mark Brandler allowed it to run concurrently with a 24 to 20 year narcotics sentence he was serving. Wing had broken out with 10 other prisoners last November and surrendered to help clear his mother, Vidalone Carleton, 49, convicted of possession of narcotics at her home at 1712 North Wilmington Avenue.
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Man’s Death Blamed on Crop Failure Aboard Ship
Aboard the Matson liner Matsonia off Los Angeles a 47 year old crew captain named Vernon A Johnson is suspected to have killed himself. A cousin said despondency over walnut and cherry crop failures on a Oregon ranch near Junction City may have driven him to suicide. Johnson’s body was found in his locked stateroom after the ship sailed.
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Lutherans to Honor Former Principal Meyerhoff
Herman Meyerhoff former principal of the Long Beach Lutheran Day School will be honored at First Lutheran Church at 9th Street and Atlantic Avenue. A commissioning service at 4 p.m. will designate him official tour counselor of Christian education for the Southern California District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
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Brown Reports on Legislation Here Wednesday
Gov Edmund G Brown will present a report on state legislation from the just-ended session at a luncheon the Wilton Hotel on Wednesday. The address, part of Brown's Report to the People tour, will be delivered to the Long Beach Democratic Luncheon Club with Assemblyman Joseph P Kenrick as master of ceremonies and Club President Dave Scheer. Long Beach was chosen for its status as a key city.
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Oldsters Up 54 Percent in State
A 1950 to 1960 census-style report shows California’s 65 plus population rising 54 percent, far behind states like Florida and Arizona. It notes aging trends nationwide, with one in 20 aged 65 plus in 1900 and about one in five in 1960.
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Prom Mom Story Set for Sunday in Fashion Column
Independent Press Telegram fashion editor Mary Ellis will recount her “Mom at the Prom” experiences this Sunday at 1 7 P M in the All Night Graduation Dance coverage. She doubles with a Wilson High couple, recalling her own prom and her daughter's.
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Hitchhiker Robber Gets Jail Time and Probation
Michael Benedict Daley age 20 of 835 Orizaba Ave was jailed for 1 month in county jail and given five years probation after pleading robbery counts. Judge Maurice C. Sparling imposed the sentence for taking money from three hitchhikers in May.
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Area Crime Ring Breaks Across Five States
Police busted a major crime syndicate after a county grand jury indicted Artesian contractor James Wallin Jones and other members. The operation spanned burglary, counterfeiting, robbery, and kidnapping in at least four western states and Ohio. Deputies tracked the crew through forged documents and criminal activity over years, leading to a coordinated arrest sweep with more than 200 officers.
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