Mobile Mechanics Bring House Calls to Sick Cars
Story and photo by Bob Sanders profiles Orange County firm Mobile Mechanics led by Al Brown a retired Marine master sergeant. Brown renamed the service to come to you with eight employees five vans and dispatch via radio. They charge a $12.50 minimum and aim to fix cars to run reliably rather than just tune up. Brown recalls amusing trials and notes women often understand car issues better than men while urging customers not to attempt DIY repairs.
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Orange County
Mobile Mechanics
al &. Brown
Division of Motor Transportation
Camp Pendleton
Brown
Shay
I. Walnut
Santa Ana
Kansas
Pittsburg
Kan
Donna King
First St
Santana
Houst
Rites for Prof Rhoads in Rose Hills Cemetery Whittier
Rites scheduled for Kenneth John Rhoads professor of finance at Long Beach State since 1956 will be held Wednesday at 7 p m in Rose Hills Cemetery Whittier He died Saturday of a heart attack at Lake Arrowhead He was 51 Surviving: wife Ann three sons Thomas Ronald Lawrence a fourth son Donald brother Ray and several sisters Funeral services arranged by Dilday Family Lakewood Mortuary
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Rose Hills
Whittier
Kenneth John Rhoads
Department of Finance
Long Beach State University
Rhoads
Lake Arrowhead
Long Beach
Wilson High
Long Beach College
University of Redlands
UCLA
Use Law School
James Nagner
Long
Messy OCR traffic crash report near Long Beach area
A garbled OCR snippet describes multiple traffic accidents across streets such as Atlantic Avenue Pacific Coast Highway Long Beach Boulevard and Clark Avenue. Mentions injuries and fatalities with vague location references and dates unclear.
Shoreline Drive middle section opens to traffic
The middle Shoreline Drive section opens linking Queen's Way Bridge to Linden Avenue with a southerly Jinny Beach Freeway end and future connections to Ocean Boulevard and Alamitos Avenue. The project, built by Griffith Co. for 9100000 plus related ramps and landscaping, improves access to the Pacific Terrace Center and a planned Brock-INA hotel restaurant complex set to start in 1974 and finish by 1978.
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Shoreline Drive
Long Beach Auditorium
Win Hanssen
Jinny Beach
Queen's Way Bridge
Linden Ave
Ocean Boulevard
Alamitos Avenue
Ic ‘Terrace
Pine Avenue
Linden Avenue
Hanssen
Auditorium Arena Complex
Long Beach
Seaside Boulevard
Tine
Linden Avenues
Griffith Co
Bruteco Engineering
Valley Crest Landscape Co
Brock-Ina
Pacific Terrace
Cerritos Park East Recreation area opens for all
Cerritos Park East, created by residents, proves popular with daily attendance of 200 to 100, rising to 8,000 to 10,000 on the Fourth of July. The park centers on a multipurpose Community Center with gym, weight room, arts and crafts, and kitchens. It hosts 60 classes with 20 people each, and total project cost was about 1.3 million dollars.
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Cerritos Park
Arl Gallucci
C S Department of Human Affairs
Cerritos
Gabricci
Park East
Galluced
Los Angeles County
Beginning actors sought for LBCC workshop
LBCC invites beginner actors to a Tuesday morning acting lessons and role rehearsals at the Long Beach City College Business and Technology Campus 1205 E Pacific Coast Highway The tuition free workshop welcomes adults with or without high school diplomas Director Lani Reynolds notes participants will reflect diverse racial and af hinic groups Casting for major productions will begin later this year after acting exercises and improvisations.
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Long Beach City College Business and Technology
Pacific Coast Highway
London
Lani Reynolds
First Three Weeks After Accident Critical Says Dr Helzer
Dr Wes Helzer warns that the first three weeks after a whiplash injury are the golden period for chiropractic care. Early examination and treatment post accident can prevent lifelong pain, with symptoms often appearing 24 to 48 hours later such as neck stiffness headaches dizziness and back pain. He notes causes include collisions sudden jerks falls and blows and cites insurance recognition of chiropractic care.
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Wes Helzer
D.C
Research Council
U.S. Air Force
Angor
Che
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