Chel assails FEPC as useless in aging hearing
Long Beach session of the California Legislature’s Joint Committee on Aging hears Assemblyman Fred Chel denounce the FEPC for failing to aid older workers amid age discrimination problems. Testimony notes nine month delays and a backlog as part of ongoing concerns about enforcement and staff limits.
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Fred Chel
Long Beach
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
California
Joint Commission On Aging
Chel
San Jose
Michael Gilfix
Gilfix
Senior Adult Legal Assistance Service
Palo Alto
Rumford
San Diego
Kenrick
Lakewood Scout earns Medal of Merit for first aid
Lakewood 13 year old Carl Hartman received the National Court of Honor Medal of Merit for lifesaving aid after he used Boy Scout first aid skills to help his friend Christopher Bolt who was badly injured when a branch ripped into his calf at 3721 Manor Drive. The boy’s actions included applying pressure, fashioning a cloth pad, elevating feet and calling a physician. The incident occurred Memorial Day weekend 1974 and Carl later earned Eagle Scout rank.
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Carl Hartman
Christopher Bolt
Hartman
Manor Drive
Lakewood
Chris
Carl
Ronald H. Hartman
Gregg
Jean Ball
Dr. Hartman
Sylvia
Lakewood Doctors Hospital
National Court of Honor
Parents blamed in teen drinking trend study
A South Bay alcoholism official says parents who allow teen drinking may foster a generation of alcoholics. Philip Valera cites rising classroom intoxication among juniors and outlines school programs to identify youths in alcoholic environments and reduce isolation.
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Philip Valera
The
South Bay Alcoholism Council
Valera
Alcoholism Council
Community Development Center Opens in East Long Beach
Theresa Marino welcomes Carmen Perez and Richard Harris to the new Community Development component at the East Long Beach Neighborhood Center 2626 E Seventh St. The office serves as a resource and information hub.
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Theresa Marino
Carmen Perez
Richard Harris
East Long Beach
E. Seventh St
Westminster to add OC transit bus plan for students
Westminster School District endorses a joint plan with the Orange County Transit District to fix busing gaps for seventh and eighth graders. Starting next March, 10 mini buses run weekday 6 am to 7 pm at 30 minute intervals for a $7.20 monthly student fare, with evening and Saturday hourly service linking Golden West College Westminster Hospital and Community Services Center. Meanwhile Norwalk deputies arrest five men at a home seizing 340 pounds of marijuana valued at $60,000 after narcotics work. Booked were Michael Rivera Denegrio Pereda and three others from Colorado Oregon and Westminster.
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Orange County
Golden West College
Westminster Community Hospital
Community Services Center
Westminster Schools
Norwalk
Michael Rivera
Union St
Denegrio Pereda
Colorado
Oregon
Long Beach Custom Car Show Opens Three Day Run
The 16th Long Beach event begins Friday with more than 400 vehicles on display through tonight from 6 to midnight. Estimated value of the cars exceeds $3 million, marking the largest show of its kind.
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Long Beach
Panel study faults County Health Services Department
A blue ribbon panel reports ongoing management problems and faulty cost accounting in Los Angeles County Health Services Department, formed in 1972. The 111 page staff paper notes absorbed merger issues, payroll underpayments, weak patient billing, and an estimated $1 million outpatient revenue loss last year at County USC Medical Center.
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Public Commission On County Government
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Health Services Department
Public Health
U.S
County-Usc Medical Center
Lakewood Fire Prevention Program Educates Thousands
The Lakewood fire prevention program has instructed about 17,000 students and 13,000 adults in the past year. County Fire Prevention Inspector Gordon Pearson says the program reduces fire damage and justifies its $8,500 annual cost.
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Lakewood
Gordon Pearson
Pearson
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