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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1968
Page
20
Los Angeles County taxpayers spend about 100 million annually on crime costs. County Supervisor Ernest Debs breakdown cites courts 13 million and sheriff 45 million among others. He notes intangible costs and cites a poll showing 89 percent favor mass transit yet motorists resist funding.
A Monday fire gutted two floors of the six story Hermosa Biltmore Hotel at 1401 Stand in Hermosa Beach endangering at least six youths who crawled inside via a vent. Juvenile Officer Paul Crawford led rescuers and arson crews questioned the group after seven units fought the blaze. One youth suffered a leg injury and was hospitalized.
Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty and San Francisco mayor Joseph Alicio back a state sales tax sharing bill. Supervisor Warren M. Dorn reported Monday that the two cities' leaders support a more equitable county share of the tax.
FBI and coroner investigators confirm the death of a 57yearold Torrance woman among 20 bus passengers burned when a wrongway car struck their coach east of Baker on a Las Vegas bound trip. The driver of the other vehicle was Michael Barry 39 of Baker.
Los Angeles. Fred A. Gage, San Fernando Valley businessman, challenged Supervisor Warren M. Dain to make public his financial worth before taking office. Gage, opposing Dorn for the Sun District seat, said he would release his own finances and endorsed a two term limit for supervisors, calling 16 years too long for county government.
A defined storm front from the Pacific Northwest is approaching the Southland, with a forerunner seen in the Long Beach area on Monday. Forecasters expect showers later in the week and lingering cloudiness through Wednesday, with cooler daytime temperatures around the mid 60s to 70s and fog along the coast tonight.
California colleges and the state Department of Education will share 1.482 million dollars from a 23.124 million national grant pool to aid students training to work with handicapped children. The funds will be distributed among 13 institutions plus the state Education Department, which will receive 152,073 dollars.
Harbor police identified 46 year old Ivan Werdahl after fingerprints matched a man killed in a San Pedro hit-and-run on Palos Verdes Avenue. Investigators have not located his address or relatives. A witness said the car slowed and did not stop after striking him as he tried to rise.
Brent Babbitt ten year old Huntington Beach boy was found inside an abandoned 12 foot tank after an all night search. He climbed a six foot fence and fell in while heading to meet his sister. He survived in the tank until school dawn patrol spotted dirt clods and alerted authorities.
The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce reports 48 percent of its Queen Mary Membership Regatta goal reached in the final countdown week. President Gene Bishop credits a revived plan from the Task Force on Long Range Planning for boosting the drive ahead of an all-day campaign Thursday.
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