Picked Up Woman Viet Combat Veteran Gets Life for Murder
Marine Cpl. Lloyd W. Beach Jr., 21, convicted of first degree murder in the bludgeon death of Jean Marie Moungey, 26, found near Dana Point in Orange County. Jury spared death, sentencing him to life. victim described as small and nude from the waist down. Beach testified he struck the woman after she reminded him of a Viet Cong. His wife Lyn sobbed in court. Beach’s father blamed Marine training for his son’s actions.
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Employment Shows Slight Decrease in Los Angeles County
Employment in Los Angeles County declined modestly in July with a workforce of 2,995,600, down about 2,200 from June but up 65,000 from July 1966. Slower aerospace hiring and auto plant layoffs tied to the annual model change reduced the month’s level, while gains occurred in service and government sectors. Unemployment reached 156,400 or 4.8 percent of the labor force, slightly higher than last July’s 4.6 percent.
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ABC District Tax Rate Cut Amid Budget Increases
ABC Unified School District plans a slight tax rate reduction after a budget rise of over 1 million dollars. The 067-88 budget totals 1,020,597 with 607,000 in state revenue, 546,739 for undistributed reserves, and 32,000 for outdoor education along with Head Start funding and related NYC salaries. Business manager Charles W. L. Hutchinson says assessed valuations drive a lower rate, with potential further cuts if public utility assessments rise.
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Keep Lower Bus Fares for Elders
Bus service through the Southern California Rapid Transit District will continue at reduced fares for senior citizens. Men over 60 and women over 62 with earnings not exceeding 1,200 annually will pay a lowered rate on all basic 30 cent bus fares. Applicants must supply photos, proof of age, and a self addressed stamped envelope to a local senior citizens office for eligibility.
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Orange County gets large share of state school loan grants
Sacramento approves a $20.9 million package of school building loan grants with Orange County receiving $5,090,061. Centralia, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, San Joaquin and Tustin are named with specific grant amounts. Los Angeles County gets housing aid and compensatory education funds for Willowbrook. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified awaits a separate allocation.
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Alice Conkie Rites Set for Friday
Funeral services for 101-year-old Long Beach resident Alice Conkie will be held Friday at Mottell's Mortuary Chapel. She died Tuesday and is survived by son Melvin five daughters 27 grandchildren 46 great grandchildren and 26 area great greats plus 44 years in Long Beach Missouri native.
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What’s in a Name A Autograph Hunter’s Quixotic Chase
Gene Karsz a 44 year old Anaheim space plant engineer recalls an autograph collection begun in 1929 after a Poland trip yielded the president’s signature. He pursued signed cards from celebrities, dignitaries, and sports figures including Gehrig Runyon Paderewski Toscanini Grant Kennedy Einstein Edison Wright Carver and Eart. He traded few but mostly kept them, noting modern public figures offer more protection and he now prioritizes family over the hunt.
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Annexation Move Wins in Surfside Colony Area
The Agency For Malion Commission approved Wednesday afternoon the annexation of Surfside Colony to Seal Beach amid limited objections from Huntington Beach which called the plan illogical. Huntington Beach had eyed Surfside Colony and Sunset Beach but internal disputes halted Sunset Beach’s annexation plan and Seal Beach dropped oceanward expansion. Mayor Stanley G. Anderson said a date for an election would be fixed at the August 21 meeting.
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Canberra s change of Command at Long Beach
The USS Canberra, a Blin class guided missile heavy cruiser, underwent a change of command at Long Beach Naval Shipyard during a post deployment overhaul. Capt. Edwin M. Rosenberg handed over to Capt. Oliver D. Compton after a shipboard ceremony. Rosenberg received the Legion of Merit from Rear Adm. George R. Muse. The cruiser fired over 25 000 rounds during its Vietnam deployment with the 7th Fleet. Rosenberg reports to Pearl Harbor for staff duty with the Pacific Fleet commander in chief. Compton's last assignment was at the National War College.
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Gasoline Bomb Breaks Window at Long Beach Post Office
A Molotov cocktail was tossed from an alley into an open window at the main Post Office in downtown Long Beach near Third Street and Long Beach Boulevard shortly before 1 pm Wednesday. The flaming liquid caused little harm as postal employees quickly extinguished the blaze.
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