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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1956

Page

11

Utilities Boost Seen as Taxpayer Boon

A California official notes State Board of Equalization raises public utility assessments by 11.6 percent, expected to ease local taxpayers. County Supervisory Assn. chief MacDougall criticizes a 50 percent rollback proposal, arguing utilities should pay their fair share. He predicts strong countywise resistance.

Sacramento California State Board of Equalization William MacDougall County Supervisory Assn Macdouglall Robert E. McDavid Los Angeles McDavid MacDougall Ronald Welch Board Welch Contra Costa County Imperial

Ice drop by Fresno area bomber shocks residents

A B52 bomber from Castle Air Force Base allegedly dropped ice over Fresno fig garden district around 7 pm. About 20 residents called in after observing a two foot by one foot piece of ice, two inches thick, near Ralph Wirby’s home. Officials say the ice may have formed at high altitude and melted before impact, while the pilot denies jettisoning.

Fresno Air Force Ralph Wirby Castle Air Force Base Kirby Civil Aeronautics Administration Fresno Air Terminal CAA Fig Gardens

Goodyear Official W. Sanford Dies in California

W. Sanford vice president of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co of California died Monday night at St. John's Hospital after a long illness. He was 65.

Santa Monica

Car Break-In Leads to Five Books Stolen From Front Seat

Los Angeles County probation officer Harold Garris son reported a Monday car break-in in which five books were stolen from the front seat. The subjects included Juvenile Delinquency Criminal Psychology and Probation Studies.

Los Angeles T-E Harold Garrison

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