Charter Committee Ban on Beach Oil Drilling Proposed
City Council refers charter amendment to bar oil drilling on the beach from Los Angeles River to east city limits. Boundaries debated. one member urges offshore limits three miles out. Council also backs a ballot proposal requiring voters for any harbor district boundary changes.
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Los Angeles
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Delay Action on Oil Code by City Council
City Council delayed action for two weeks on amendments to the oil code including a proposed ban on wooden derricks while a city committee negotiates with oil industry representatives.Industry spokesmen oppose a wholesale derrick ban and demands for sound proofing and underground installation of production equipment. Councilman John F. Beker criticized delaying tactics and said the matter could drag 18 months. The committee led by Assistant City Manager J. R. McHenry will meet this week with the California Stripper Wells Association and the Western Oil and Gas Association.
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John F. Beker
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Aanager J
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Queen honors bricklayer who gave Churchill union card
At Buckingham Palace on Tuesday Queen Elizabeth II decorated 83 year old James Lane for long public service. Lane, a Battersea mayoral figure and former divisional secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Building Workers, earned the Order of the British Empire after presenting Sir Winston Churchill with a union card and book in 1928 during a visit to Churchill’s home.
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