Edgerton Re-elected Head of Museum Foundation
Howard Edgerton was re elected to a one year term as chairman of the California Museum Foundation board. Don M. Muchmore was elected president of the board as the foundation advances plans for the Museum of the Sea aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach Harbor.
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Howard Edgerton
California Federal Savings and Loan
California Museum Foundation
Long Beach Harbor
Don M. Muchmore
Long Beach
Savings and Loan
Samuel C. Cameron
Independent
Press- Telegram
Stephen C. Bilheimer
Los Angeles
Donald P. Loker
Rolling Hills
Ernest J. Locbhecke
Los Angeles Title and Insurance Trust Company
Foundation
Cameron
Howard
Muchmore
John F. Marten
Les H. Cohen
Robert J. Reardon
Cop's Job Is Work for a Man
A feature outlines police work as demanding and lonely, with low pay and tough morale. It notes promotions limited by scarce funds, Long Beach raising recruit standards, and departments nationwide facing staff shortages. It ends inviting applicants to join law enforcement.
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L. Don Tubbs
Longach
Long Beach
Bill Hazlett
Life sentence for Torrance wife killer in buried body case
Albert R. Scott, 58, was sentenced to life in prison after a 17 year old stepson testified Scott forced him to help bury his murdered wife in desert country near Piru Creek. Prosecutors said Scott confessed the shooting and hid the evidence, while his appeal for a new trial was denied.
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Torrance
Coyote Country
Thursday
Albert R. Scott
Superior Court
John G. Barnes
Frenchman Flats
Gorman
Piru Creek
Scott
Los Alamitos Plans Revitalization of Downtown
Los Alamitos outlines a plan to demolish deteriorating buildings and replace them with new structures, wider parking, landscaping, and improved traffic flow. City Manager James Smith says the land use element has Council endorsement and planning will implement the effort, noting future revitalization may rely on private enterprise rather than government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Alamitos
James Smith
Oil Sump Ending Urged by County Officials
Los Angeles County officials released a report urging a phasedout of oil reservoir storage after the El Seguido and Rosecrans fires. The study notes 22 active reservoirs, with 17 taken out in recent years and the largest in Torrance. It warns a major reservoir fire could worsen smog during low inversion periods and calls for safety improvements and continued industry efforts.
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Los Angeles County
Kenneth Hahn
Keith E. Klinger
Louis J. Fuller
el Seguido
Southland
Joe
Hahn
Union
Torrance
Standard Oil
Rosecrans Avenue
el Segundo
Klinger- Fuller
Water Taps Plumb Dry as Pipes Snap in Torrance
Torrance residents woke to no water as a city water main changeover during the small hours altered pressure. Many pipes snapped at meters while lawns held water, leaving homes and offices without coffee or showers. Police described the incident as a small catastrophe.
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Torrance
City Water Department
Job Seeker Says Black Power Questions Intimidated Him
A Long Beach poverty agency interview sparked a board debate over questions about Black Power led by Jamies Cummings. Directors heard claims the inquiry violated rights and may breach the Fair Employment Practices Act, while others argued the aim was to assess leadership in minority work contexts.
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Long Beach
Stokely Carmichael
H. Rap Brown
Jamies Cummings
Economic Opportunities Commission
Cummings
Commission
Lee
Richard Tate
Tate
Evene
James McClellan
Office of Economic Opportunity Training Proverty
Robert Hunt
Teen Post Theater
Richard Harris
Hunt
Harris
Mrs Birch Wins Delay In Rifth Attack Sentencing
Mrs Pearl Choate Birch 60 widow of Albert Otis Birch won a February 20 continuance in Los Angeles Superior Court from Judge Kathleen Parker. She faces up to 10 years for two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. a new trial motion will be heard.
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Pearl Choate Birch
Los Angeles
Compton
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Edgerton
Museum Foundation
The
Museum of Science and Industry
Kellogg Spear
Ahmanson
Don
Samuel” Cameron
Tony Beach
Queen Mary
Ing
Local Poverty Agency
Mrs. Birch
Mausoleum Crytts
Veterans Lawn
Geneva
Jestminster Memorial Park
Mortuary
Beach Blvd
Westminster
Jeferson
West Washington Blvd
L.A
Washington & Groadwey
George I
Barclay Ax
Sale
SEALY
Hallmark
Englander
SERTA
Springwall
Atlantic Avenue
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