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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1959

Page

9

Local obituaries for Hurley to Johnston in Wilmington area

Death notices list multiple local figures with ages and addresses including John Henry Hurley 70 James Morgan Bigelow 84 James Henry Kirkpatrick 49 John R Mann 8 Sally Agnes Brown 63 Carol Fay infant Edna A Linn 46 Bessie Pearson 91 Margaret R Johnston 71. Surviving family members and funeral arrangements noted. services and mortuary homes named. charitable request noted for Heart Fund.

Hurley Wilmington John Henry John Joseph Desmond McNemey Bigelow James Morgan Mary Alphade Robert Richard Ross Viola Douglas Wee Kuk Forest Lawn

County Supervisors Consider Executive Pay Increases

Los Angeles county supervisors weighed a 515 percent hike for top executives to align with raises given to about 37,000 other workers. A decision was delayed as Kennett Hahn urged more time to identify which department heads deserve boosts. County Manager Lindon Hollinger could rise from 27000 to 29700 annually if approved.

Los Angeles Frank G. Bonelli Warren M. Dorn Lindon Hollinger Kennett Hahn Hahn

Burglary at J A Campbell Company Wardlow Rd

Police reported a burglary at the J A Campbell Company 645 Wardlow Road. A thief stole oil and gas devices including five centrimpacts or antil bas separators valued at 1805 and scrubbers with miscellaneous steel pipe valued at 2405 from the rear of the premises.

J. A. Campbell Company Wardlow Rd

Property Taxes Rise 10 Percent Across State

The State Board of Equalization reported total property taxes statewide climbed to 1.634 billion dollars for the year ending June 30, a 10 percent increase. County taxes rose 10 percent to 596.249 million, while state and local assessments now average about 123 dollars per resident.

Sacramento State Board of Equalization

Russia to Take Stock of Assets in USSR

Moscow Radio announced Moscow will conduct an evaluation of the Soviet Union economic and industrial assets the first such exercise in 34 years The plan aims to list buildings equipment stocks and funds in the USSR as the 1935 valuation closes City property taxes outside San Francisco totaled 246 596 000 a 26 6 percent rise School district tax levies rose 12 percent to 562 134 000 Special-purpose districts increased 10 6 percent to 5502 45000

London San Francisco

Hahn Proposes McKeson Trim Staff To Cut Costs

Los Angeles Supervisor Kenneth Hahn urged transferring about 30 of the district attorney’s 62 investigators to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to reduce new deputy hires. Hollinger was asked to discuss the plan with McKesson.

Oety Hahn Ihowinger Sheriff's Department

Florida law would ban plastic bags

Lawsuits and safety concerns drive proposed bills in the Florida Legislature to outlaw plastic laundry bags linked to child deaths. The bills aim to curb plastic bag use and prevent further hazards while lawmakers weigh enforcement and fiscal impacts.

Florida Tallahassee Fla UPI

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