Refunds arranged after S S Construction issue in Irvine case
A reader seeks return of a $1,000 deposit for an Irvine home. S and S Construction offered $750 back after pressure. the firm cites nonrefundable pre‑sale costs. The house later sold for $4,000 more than the contract price. The claim details agency contact and a note of credit for future purchases.
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S & S Construction Co
Irvine
S&s
J.M.K
Cerritos
William Emery
Emery
Causes and fixes for squeaky hardwood floors
Wood moves with humidity fluctuating moisture in air causes boards to shrink or expand leading to squeaks. Tighten squeaking top boards by driving casing nails countersunk and filled with putty then sand and wax. If the subfloor squeaks, professional repair is often needed.
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R.F
Long Beach
Willis Kerr
Kerr Floors Inc
Kerr
RTD Los Angeles Bus Driver Criticized for Rude Closes
A Long Beach reader complains about a No. 37F bus from Los Angeles closing its door on a rider and child at a southbound stop. The writer urges driver training and praises Long Beach drivers as more courteous.
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RTD
Los Angeles
Long Beach Boulevard
Long Beach
C.C
New World Liberation Front Claims Meter Sabotage
The NWLF says it sabotaged San Francisco parking meters by pouring liquid steel into locks in retaliation for a police ticket writing spree. Police investigate the claim following antipolice propositions on the November election.
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San Francisco
New World Liberation Front
NWLF
Riverside San Bernardino quake shakes region with little damage
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck 12 miles west of Riverside in Mira Loma at 8 04 am Tuesday. Police received a few calls from alarmed residents in the Riverside Fontana area, no damage reported.
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Riverside
San Bernardino
Mira Loma
Riverside- Fontana
Los Angeles Supervisors Back Handgun Ban Bill
Los Angeles supervisors voted 3 to 1 to back AB 2426 a general ban on buying possessing or transferring handguns with limited exceptions. Ed Edelman cited polls and crime data while Baxter Ward and Kenneth Hahn supported the motion and Pete Schabarm opposed noting it would disarm law abiding citizens. The plan includes surrender of handguns to police for compensation between Jan 1 and July 1 1977. James Hayes was absent.
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L.A
Ed Edelman
Gallup
U.S
Los Angeles
Edelman
Tokyo
Baxter Ward
Pete Schabarum
Libyan man found dead in Long Beach motel room
Salah Tarhunt a 30 year old Libyan national from Tripoli and worker for the Jackson Pump Co. was found shot several times in the back of the neck in his Long Beach motel room. A maintenance man discovered the body at 8 30 a m after the manager reported a night scuffle.
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American National Insurance Co
Action Line
P.D
Long Beach
H.C. Baker
L.B
Salah Tarhunt
Tripoli
Tarhunt
Mary Newlin
Jackson Pump Co
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Ction Fine P.O
Calif
Radical
Peter Pitchess
Kenneth Hahn
James Hayes
Salem
Menthol Faesp
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
FTC
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