Long Beach Tax Rate Ranks 5th Lowest in County Analysis
Los Angeles County assessors release shows Long Beach at 5th lowest rate this year despite a slight rise to 12.71 per 100 assessed valuation. Norwalk and Compton are the only Southland communities with higher increases. City and school district demands drive variations. El Segundo has the lowest county rate at 8.54, while Clarement pays 14.82.
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Lone Beach
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Compton
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Claremont
Willowbrook Reston
Santa Monica
Beverly Hills
Glendale
Commerce
Torrance
Signal Hill
Downey
Veterans recall Kwai bridge ordeal amid friendship gesture
Former Japanese soldiers and Allied prisoners rejoined at River Kwai to cross the Bridge on the River Kwai in a symbolic gesture. Stories of jungle hardships persist, with Stan Willner recalling malnutrition and disease endured during construction of a 250 mile railroad to Burma for Japan, completed 33 years ago on October 25, 1943.
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Ford pins hopes on TV roadshow in bid for votes
Portland report notes President Ford embracing a TV campaign street with Joe Garagiola style questions. The plan mirrors Nixon era packaging to widen reach, with the first commercial airing in California and four more planned for pivotal Eastern and Midwestern states ahead of the November 2 election.
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Two youths arrested in L B terror robberies
Long Beach police arrested Joseph Jenkins Jr. and Ronald J. Lewis after a liquor store clerk, hearing broadcast descriptions, spotted two suspects with matching crucifix earrings. They face armed robbery, assault with deadly weapon, grand theft and burglary charges. A gun was found on one suspect.
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Ronald J. Lewis
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George Fox
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Wage base ruled for women only in California case
A Santa Ana judge halted enforcement of the new $2.50 minimum wage and work rules for men while letting women remain covered. Judge Walter E. Smith said the State Industrial Welfare Commission may have exceeded its authority and that the CMA warns of irreparable injury to about 2 million male workers if the laws are enforced for men.
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Car Slams Tree In Relling Hills Killing Three Men
Lonilla sheriff's deputies report three men in their early 20s died when their car skidded on twisting Saddleback Road and struck a tree at 9 55 p m The impact uprooted the tree and trapped victims who were pronounced dead at the scene Firefighters cut the wreckage free with chain saws and axes. Names withheld pending relatives notification.
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State sues dog racing promoters over funds
The state filed a $787,275 damages suit against dog racing promoters led by George Hardie, challenging contributions and unreported money tied to Proposition 13. FPPC claims misuse via dummy groups and cash transactions. Hardie calls the action fraudulent and politically motivated. The case, part of a six month probe, targets alleged violations of campaign reporting and fundraising rules ahead of the coming election.
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Los Angeles
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State Department of Corporations
San Diego
John Gardiner
Sacramento
FPFC
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty
John van de Kamp
Cal Supreme Court narrows gun felony penalty by personal use rule
The California Supreme Court ruled that an increased penalty for using a firearm in a felony applies only when the defendant personally used the weapon. The 4-2 decision reversed John Earl Walker's gun-use finding in his 1975 long Beach murder conviction, though leaving his life sentence intact. Prosecutors called the ruling a setback for law enforcement while dissents warned it complicates accountability in cases involving accomplices.
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Long Beach
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Superior Court
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Charles Sheldon
Independent Pon $2 Million Obscene Material Released
Police disclose $2 million in obscene material tied to Pon Ass case. Page A-3 notes. Veterans enter Sen Tunney office, Page A-4. Smoking myth claims equal lifespans for men and women, Page A-1. Wife of Louisiana governor cere $10 000 gift from Korean, Page A-12. New advertising firm for Queen Mary predicts over one million annual visitors, Page B-1.
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