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Pasadena readers seek help speeding coroner inquest transcripts and locating sold out Susan Schary posters. A reader describes auto repairs and refunds, with guidance on towing, shop guarantees, and consumer rights from the ACTION LINE staff.
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Baxter Ward
South Pasadena
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Louis Newman
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Alston Named to Pasadena Municipal Court Bench
Gilbert C. Alston 46 of Altadena will replace Warren Ettinger on the Pasadena Municipal Court bench. He would be the first Black judge on the Pasadena bench and previously served as deputy district attorney and Pasadena court commissioner. Ettinger resigned effective Tuesday. Mortimer Franciscu s will preside. Alston’s background includes UCLA economics, USC law, and Air Force service.
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LA antibusing candidates lead in two tight races
In Los Angeles a see-saw election left candidates opposed to mandatory busing leading in two of three school board races as votes continued to be counted. The city’s sprawling school district faced continued scrutiny over integration methods and district policy.
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Los Angeles
Loresen Faces Likely Defeat in Los Angeles Runoff
In Los Angeles Third Council District runoff Joy Picus leads Donald Lorensen 57.6 to 42.0 percent with 97.5 percent of precincts reported. In the 15th District John Gibson Jr leads James Stanbery 65 to 35 percent with 94 percent reporting. Miller trails Danko in a separate race as desegregation court hearings enter week ten.
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Joy Picus
Picus
Lorenzen
John S. Gibson Jr
Harbor College
James Stanbery
Gibson
Howard Miller
Daniel Danko
Bobbi Fiedler
Robert Docter
Richard Ferraro
Rita Walters
Miller
Danko
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State Supreme Court
Docter
Paychecks Rise Slower in First Quarter 1977
The Labor Department reports that American workers' pay increased at a slower pace in Q1 1977 than in Q4 1976. Wage and salary rates edged up, reflecting softer wage growth amid evolving labor market dynamics.
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Washington
Labor Department
Multiple U S government and disaster updates across three months
The report lists rising costs and wages in early year data and agriculture price gains from April 15 to May 15. It notes Beverly Hills Supper Club fire deaths possibly linked to toxic gases and reports Memorial Day traffic fatalities. It covers Hanafi trial motions, FDA secrecy concerns, and EPA benzene designation as a hazardous pollutant.
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Southgate
Beverly Hills
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Ambassa dor College closes hit Big Sandy economy hard
In Big Sandy Texas the Worldwide Church of God linked Ambassador College shuts its doors after 13 years of rapid growth. About 35 of 150 full time staff will move to Pasadena with 35 more kept for summer events while others are laid off. The town faces an uncertain economic future.
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Wildcats
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Bennett’s
Welcome Worldwide
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Mimosas
Pines
Herbert T. Armstrong
Ron Kelly
Pasadena
Calif
Sandy
Dingler
Armstrong
Garner
Ted Armstrong
the World Tomorrow
Kelly
Baker urges part time Congress and warns on Cuba
Senate Minority Leader Howard Baker urged a citizen legislator model and a part time Congress in a Los Angeles address. He warned against Cuba ties amid Africa involvement and criticized long, complex laws while advocating lawmakers spend more time at home and with their communities.
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Los Angeles
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