Fire hazard claims and garage sale tax advice questioned
Letters discuss false reports that catalytic converters cause widespread forest fires and deny any planned ban on new cars in wilderness areas. Advice covers parking away from tall grass and idling, plus Long Beach garage sale rules and tax reporting requirements handled by state authorities.
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Yosemite
National Park Service
D.M
Long Beach
California Division of Forestry
California Air Resources Board
County tax mix up over boat leads to lien issue solved
A boat owner faced duplicate tax bills and a mistaken $317 charge caused a delinquent lien. After Action Line intervened, county records were corrected and the lien withdrawn. The error stemmed from two file numbers on the same boat account.
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Los Angeles
Action Line
R.S
Redondo Beach
Boy Loses In Russian Roulette Tragedy In Los Angeles
Jessie Shank a 14 year old from View Park was shot in a head during a Russian roulette gambit at a home in Inglewood after firing a .38 caliber pistol. He was in guarded condition after brain surgery at Daniel Freeman Hospital. The incident occurred while Bruce Vernoff hosted several guns as the two girls Nina Garza and another neighbor were present. Shank reportedly told friends Six to one are pretty good odds.
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Jessie Shank
View Park
Los Angeles
Daniel Freeman Hospital
Inglewood
Montana Ave
Bruce Vernoff
Cloverdale Ave
Las Vegas
Vernoff
Nina Garza
Shank
Escapee from Detroit Hangs Self in L A County Jail Ward
A 28 year old escapee awaiting felonious assault trial hanged himself in a hospital ward of the Los Angeles County Jail. Deputies said he shredded a blanket and used a top bunk after being found at 1 10 p m during a routine cell check. He died at the scene while being treated for an unknown illness.
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Detroit
Los Angeles County
Traffic Toll Rises With Weekend Crashes Across Cities
Charles C Smith a Sun Valley flagman was hit when a car struck him from behind while standing on a mound behind a wall Carl Frank Lux 31 of Van Nuys said his accelerator stuck at a curve at 80 mph he was treated for whiplash A 3 year old Pacoima boy died after running into a street in front of his home Joe Moore 13 063 Cochran St fled between parked cars and was not cited A Baldwin Park woman 51 died crossing Baldwin Park Boulevard near Foster Avenue the Covina driver 23 not cited The nation enjoyed sunny weather with more cars on highways and energy concerns easing temporarily.
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Charles C. Smith
Sun Valley
Carl Frank Lux
van Nuys
Lux
Pacoima
Joe Moore
Cochran St
Baldwin Park
Baldwin Park Boulevard
Alice Walton
Foster Avenue
Covina
Virginia Beach
Independent Press Telegram May 26 1975 main brief
Daily newspaper item describes the Independent Press Telegram issue dated Monday May 26 1975 with volume and number details. Includes local notices and brief items typical of a community paper from that date.
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Long Beach, Calif. Mon
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William Green
Aflcio
Teamsters
James Hoffa
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