McCarthy Opposes Auto Tax Plan in Road Funding Push
Los Angeles lawmakers debate doubling vehicle license taxes to fund road work. State motors director Robert McCarthy criticized the plan in a Monday letter, noting California's eight largest counties show uneven use of license tax funds for roads, with Los Angeles County receiving over $20 million last year and not spending it on road projects.
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Prison for Preacher Who Lived in Sin
Fort Worth pastor Rev William E Lewis was sentenced in Columbus Georgia to two to five years after a jury convicted him on a larceny charge for selling $1000 worth of furniture from a house he rented. He testified about troubles that drove him to gambling and leaving his church. The case involved missing church funds and his admission of living with a young woman.
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Escapee George Collins Out Of Piedmont Jail Again
Piedmont California police wired Chino Prison officials Thursday to arrest escapee George Collins 50 after he allegedly fashioned a jail bed spring pick, unlocked his cell and the adjacent one, then left while two inmates slept. The chief ordered no pursuit for Collins.
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Tire Plant Planned at Hanford in San Joaquin Valley
Armstrong Rubber Co. plans a 25 million dollar tire manufacturing plant at Hanford, California, a farm town in the San Joaquin Valley. B J Simpson, Armstrong's Pacific Coast Division chief, said the firm would shift West Coast sales offices from San Francisco to Hanford.
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Capito l Dome Painted with Yankee Graffiti in Florida
A Florida State Capitol dome was painted with the word Yankee in red overnight. No suspect was seen as floodlights illuminated the dome during the vandalism. Local authorities investigate the incident and review security footage.
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OAS Pensioners Benefit From New Eye Care Law
Public Law 86 778 expands the Medical Care Fund for Old Age Security with free eyeglasses for eligible pensioners starting Oct 1 1940. The Long Beach based OAS offers office help on eligibility and forms, with in house lens grinding, at offices in Torrance and Wilmington open Friday evening and Saturday.
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