Reagan fires public works director in surprise move
Governor Ronald Reagan dismissed John Erreca from the $25,000 a year post as public works director two months after his reappointment. Samuel B. Nelson was named his replacement. Erreca said he learned of the firing from a note about 10 a.m. Paul Beck called it normal procedure. Erreca denied any wrongdoing. Nelson, a Los Angeles engineer and Republican, has been named to the post pending Senate confirmation.
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UPS
Ronald Reagan
John Erreca Mopday
Samuel B. Nelson
Los Angeles
Erreca
Paul Beck
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
Reagan
Beck
Juvenile Defenders Sought for Los Angeles County
Lindon Hollinger urged Los Angeles County supervisors to hire 10 additional public defenders and review Juvenile Court operations. He proposed parental guardians be liable for legal costs and noted the court may appoint private attorneys if juveniles lack private counsel. The recommendation calls for 25 more public defender staff to augment 171 lawyers.
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Hollinger
County Public Defender's Office
Burglars Take $350 in Loot at Pacific Avenue Home
Burglars entered the Joseph H. Bogale residence at 5248 Pacific Ave through a kitchen door window and stole a clock a TV set and a record player valued at $360, police said Monday. Long Beach police described the prowl as a burglary in progress.
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Pacific Ave
Long Beach Pullee
PSA air service promo reels through the 1950s era
PSA advertises 700 weekly flights linking Los Angeles Hollywood Burbank and San Diego with the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. It touts low fares on Electra Jets and Fan Jets to multiple cities with occasional seat charges, and offers free air when a ticket is purchased.
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CRA Presses Center Tax Status Over Tax-Exempt Rules
The California Republican Assembly in Santa Barbara voted unanimously to back a bid to revoke the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions tax-exempt status. They cited the center’s sponsorship of groups like Students for a Democratic Society and Vietnam Day Committee as violations of nonprofit rules. The group also backed Gov. Reagan’s Medi-Cal cutback appeal and endorsed repealing housing laws such as the Rumford Act.
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Sacramento
Kuchel to tour Southeast Asia including Vietnam
Sen Thomas H Kuchel Republican California will tour Southeast Asia for about two weeks beginning Monday the trip his first to the troubled area He will visit South Vietnam Thailand and Laos as a member of the defense appropriations subcommittee and plans to meet with American military personnel and Vietnamese leaders at various levels from GIs to generals to farmers and officials ایش
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Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
Southeast Asia
Kuchel
South Vietnam
Thailand
Laos
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Douglas Wins Satellite Pad Contract for Spacecraft Cover
Douglas Aircraft Co. secures a $2.6 million contract to build all metal covers for the three shrouds of the Air Force communications satellite set for launch next year.
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Douglas Aircraft Co
Douglats
Powell Faces Federal Jury Over Bribery and Misconduct
Adam Powell faced a federal grand jury amid findings by a special committee that he misused public funds for personal travel and falsely certified vouchers. The committee urged censure and a $40,000 fine, but the House denied seating. Powell was later re elected in a special election yet never presented himself for admission.
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Powell
U.S
Grand jury weighs bribery claim involving Powell
On June 27 the District Court sought to subpoena Powell and his House bank records as part of a grand jury consideration of a possible bribery allegation.
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Powell
District Court
House
Close to Home California Road Trip Through Beach Towns
A staged travel guide outlines a west coast driving tour from Wilshire Boulevard through Beverly Hills Santa Monica Boulevard past airports and beach towns to Palos Verdes Farm areas, with side trips to Mariseland Watfarer’s Chapel and Laguna Beach. It continues to San Diego Balboa Park Zoo and Mission era sites then Disneyland and Buena Park entertainment venues.
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Beverly Hills
Santa Monica Boulevard
Santa Monica
Lincoln Boulevard
International Airport
el Segundo
Palos Verdes
Palos Verdes Drive
Warmneland
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Mariseland
Watfarer's Chapel
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