Beaty Halfway House Slowly Recovers From Legal Tangle
Little House, a women’s alcohol rehabilitation program at 8 Harvard St in Bellflower, struggles to resume full operation after a court dispute over zoning and a conditional use permit. Director Bernard Evered says 10 residents currently, out of a capacity of 38, with neighbors’ concerns easing as residents attend AA counseling, crafts, and beat groups. No liquor is allowed and entry requires a desire to get well. legal action remains unresolved but in limbo per attorney comments.
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Bellflower’s
Little House
Harvard Street
Bernard Evered
Harvard St
Harvey Jacobs
Jacobs
Evgered
William Kerr
Kerr
Vered
Evered
Lilie House
Alcoholics Anonymous
Frered
Forty-three Doctors Pledge Group Life Policy for Pacific Hospital
Forty three physicians at Pacific Hospital Log Beach commit to a group life insurance policy with the hospital named as beneficiary. The hospital expects over a half million dollars to fund future building and equipment, financed by annual physician donations to the hospital, with dividends and death benefits to follow. Maurice Thenberry, M.D., chairs the fundraising drive and notes more pledges are anticipated next month to reach the goal.
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Pacific Hospital
Log Beach
Maurice
Thenberry
Man wakes to confront burglar wounded by own gun
In Norwalk, Kenneth Wayne Evenson, 7, awoke to find a burglar in his bedroom holding a pistol from a dresser. The intruder fired, hitting Evenson in the lower abdomen. Evenson was hospitalized in guarded condition at Studebaker Hospital as deputies pursued the suspect.
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Norwalk
Kenneth Wayne Evenson
Fairford Ave
Hitchhiker shot in robbery near Long Beach
A one year old hitchhiker, Leroy Drapier of Bell, was shot in the stomach during a struggle with three men who abducted him after picking him up in Cudahy. The assailants demanded cash, grabbed a sawed off shotgun, and fled after the gun discharged. The victim was treated in fair condition at Dominquez Valley Hospital.
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Robbie
Long Beach
Leroy Drapier
Bell
Cudahy
North Long Beach
Crapfer
Gordon St
Dominguez Valley Hospital
Classified Ad Shoppers Win Uncertain Seller
A fragmentary ad item from IPT Classifieds notes shoppers engaging with a seller at 4835 Wim Street. The piece mentions hundreds of potential buyers and counting rows, urging readers to call 432-5959 for expert IPT ad assistance.
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Dun
Shell
Wim Street
Miller era musicians recall Glenn Miller band days
Rollie Bundock recounts joining Miller after a Wednesday call and earning 35 dollars weekly plus room and board. Jane Rossi clarifies her Glenn Miller Orchestra credit. Other former members Don Clyde Lucas, Tex Bejneke, and Tex Reneke describe wartime service, best recalls, and tours with Miller as a leader and arranger.
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Rollie Bundock
Miller
Ernie Andrews
Springfield
Glenn
Kosta
Bundock
Jane Rossi
Air Force
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Glenn Miller Air Force
Chai
Tex Reneke
Norwalk Group Sequences to Nation’s Top Maderette Team
Norwalk’s Sequinettes, city-sponsored performers aged 5 to 14, captured the No 1 overall title at the American Youth on Parade national competition at Notre Dame after 18 years of work and a week of intense events. The group also earned second place in their dance twirl and color guard categories and distributed 15 individual trophies in addition to four team awards.
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Norwalk
Notre Dame University
Ada Baker
Orange County Board orders motor vehicle noise crackdown
The Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously ordered a crackdown on motor vehicle noise. The measure mirrors a 4 year old resolution urging the state to ban inadequate mufflers. The action comes as a 15 year ban on motorcycles in most county parks is eased after a separate vote, with critic Ralph Clark decrying riders as loud.
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Orange County Board of Supervisors
Orange County
Ralph Clark
Ne phan Supe prob the iuve nal war
Frayed OCR yields a brief item noting a local event tied to a Naive phrasing. The piece hints at a war or conflict topic but lacks clear names, places, or dates to identify specifics.
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Nephan
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Tex
Beneke
Clyde Lucas
Miami
Maj. Miller
Lucas
Yale University
London
Paris
Wings
Tong Reach
AES
Lincoln Blvd
Atlantic Ave
Wilmington
Avalon
Wincs
Firestone Blvd
Torrance
Carson San Pedro
Gaffey
Mmsot. & Son
RCA
Zenith
SONY
Magnavox
Hitachi
Tappan Gaffers & Stattler Odyssey
Fisher
A. Mory
Liquor Save
Optometry
Carson
By Tim Burt Starf
Baker
Brian Baker
Tony Jiminez
Laura Martinez
Paul Flores
Cheri
Chris Robaol
Debbie Ghigleri
Sequinettes
Keny Enderson
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