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Valley Youths Among Six Credited With Saving Woman's Life After Cliff Plunge Continued from Page One Perry described the res cue: “In the face of uncer tain dangers and injury to themselves, these young citizens took unhesitating and direct action to rescue the trapped victim. Veered Off Drive “In my opinion, their personal concern and in volvement in assisting an other citizen is indicative of the highest level of civ ic responsibility and is worthy of special com mendation.” Late on the night of Dec. 20, a car driven by Judy Lee Christiansen 25, of 1230 Alta Loma Road, veered off Mulholland Drive in the Dixie Canyon area. The car plunged 190 feet down a steep and brush-covered embank ment and perched, teeter ing, on the brink of an even steeper and more dangerous slope. Four youths were be hind Miss Christiansen in a car. They were Sam Kagen 16, of 6107 Laurel Grove Ave., North Hollywood; Robert Kerman 19, of 6535 Ventura Canyon Ave., Van Nuys; Jerry Steiner 18, of Riverhead, N.Y., who was visiting Kerman, and Donna Schildkraut 17, of 4928 Bellaire Ave, North Hollywood. Paul ran 27 Behind them, on a mo torcycle, were Steve Yarm shon 18, of 6173 Clinton St., and John Marcos 17, of 4707 Beverly Blvd., both of Hollywood. Saw Plunge All saw the accident and Miss Christiansen’s car leave the road and plunge down the embank ment, and all stopped. Marcos ran to a nearby telephone to telephone for aid. Kagen stayed on the road to try to wave down other cars for help, and the other four scrambled down the embankment to the wrecked car. Miss Schildkraut and three of the boys managed to force the car door open and administered first aid to the victim’s head wounds. The Fire Dept. report said: During all of this time the automobile was in a precarious position and could very well have con tinued sliding and-or roll ing down the hill.” Kids Used Heads” Fire Dept. rescue units arrived shortly and took Miss Christiansen to a hospital. Captain Perry said at the time: “What those kids did was tremendous. They didn’t rush around in all directions or stand and gape — they used their heads. There’s not much doubt they saved her life. And that’s as nice a Christmas present as any one ever got.” Five of the youths were present in the Council chambers to receive their awards. Steiner is attend ing Michigan State Uni versity and will receive his honoring plaque by mail. Dr. Robert Docter, mem ber of the Los Angeles Board of Education, will address to Valley Council of Councils Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Valley Feder al Savings and Loan Asso ciation, 9055 Reseda Blvd., Northridge. The subject of his talk will be “The Advisory Council's Role in Setting Goals and Objectives.” There will also be a re view of advisory councils and a question-and-answer period. Valley parents and teachers interested in the role of advisory councils have organized the Valley Council of Councils to de velop the council as an ef fective means of commu nity involvement in the schools, a member of the group’s steering com mittee explained. The Council’s aim is to assist advisory councils in their functions by provid ing a forum for commu nication and cooperation through the sharing of in formation between coun cils, offering a means of exchanging ideas and ex periences, and offering a means of working togeth er on common interests and concerns, the spokes woman said. Members of the steering commitee are Harold Frank, chairman, Richard Bandat, Jill Barad, Dr. George Huthsteiner, Joe Latka, Lee Schweitzer and Harry Ventola. They are from schools through out the Valley. Meetings are open to all advisory council members and parents.
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Los Angeles Valley News
Los Angeles, California, US
Sun, Jan 28, 1973
Page 17
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