Ex-Bar Owner Guilty in Waitress Shooting
Former Huntington Beach bar operator Bert W. Hardy Jr. was found guilty by a Superior Court jury of assault with a deadly weapon, not attempting murder, in the April 5 shooting of Betty Low Irwin. Irwin testified from a hospital bed that she was paralyzed from the chest down after the .45 pistol shot.
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Bert W. Hardy Jr
Hardy
Huntington Beach
Betty Low Irwin
Thomas W. Cochran
Joseph M. Maltbu
Water main break floods Long Beach water supply
In Superior Court on Tuesday Harald Wilson of the Water Department testified the city lost about 4,000,000 gallons of water in roughly an hour after a 30 inch main ruptured. Four prop owners sue for damages claiming city negligence amid plans to repair a collapsed Pacific Coast Highway section.
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Dan
Harald Wilson
Water Department
Wilson
Vernon W. Vant
Pacific Coast
Stanley
Junipero Aves
Tie
Long Beach
Dump Ground Rezoning Hit
Lakewood Pack Residents Association opposes rezoning of a former city dump ground in northwest Lakewood from R-1 to M and A for heavy industry. Council referrals move to Planning Commission with a Thursday hearing date. The site lies by Carson Street Mount Pleasant Boulevard South Street and Union Pacific tracks in unincorporated territory near annexation petitions. Current M-2 zoning allows limited heavy industry. The group cites fears of industrial development impacting the area.
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Lakewood Pack Residents Association
R-1
M&a
Lakewood
Planning Commission
Werner Rudhti
Ike's Proposal to Slash VA Fund Refused
Washington reports the House Appropriations Committee tentatively rejected President Eisenhower's plan to cut veterans hospital funds for the new fiscal year. Members recommend about 7 million more than Truman's January budget. no cuts in medical care funds. Subcommittee action pending full committee approval next week.
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Washington
Enhower
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Enhane
Halleck
Phillips
Mendes-France Leaders Indochina Plan Of Premier Bid
Pierre Mendes-France told Parliament he would present a precise plan to end the Indochina war to President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Churchill if confirmed as premier. The plan would be shared at the Bermuda Big Three conference late this month. He also urged staffing reforms for the administration and no hospital closures. Hawaii National Guard 299th Regimental Combat Team prepared for maneuvers at Hickam Air Force Base while Mendes-France sought Senate approval, with most experts predicting rejection.
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Pierre Mendes-France
Pariliament
Indochina
Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Bermuda
Mendes-Prance
Trance
Hawaii National Guard
Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
National Guard
299Th
Oahu Island
National Assembly
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Ike
Cians’ Administration
Petri
Mariani
Albert Mariani and Sons
Los Angelus
Santa Monica Long Beach
Lawson's
Lawson
Colombia
Pacific
Columbia Credit
Calisheen
Gabardine
Sierra Madre
Green
Schick
Equitable
Tracy Skelton
Carl Fletcher
Equitable Savings
Loan Assn
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