Judge orders mental tests for Mrs Birch in shooting
Mrs Pearl Chuale Birch, a 60 year old widow linked to multimillionaire Oéis Birch, was ordered by Superior Court Judge Kathleen Parker to undergo a 90 day psychiatric examination after a January conviction on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. She remains free on $27,500 bail until a March 12 scrutiny of possible Department of Corrections testing. The assault arose from a July rent dispute in Compton when she fired a rifle through a duplex window, narrowly missing Officer Rex Council. She currently resides in Maricopa.
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Pearl Chuale Birch
Jekyll-Hyde
Superior Court
Kathleen Parker
Birch
South Pasadena
Oéis Birch
Compton
Parker
State Department of Corrections
Tif E. Cypress St
Funeral Friday for Rev. Wesley Havermale in Santa Ana
Services will be at 11 am Friday at The Church of the Messiah in Santa Ana for Rev. Wesley Havermale, historian of the Los Angeles Episcopal Diocese and former dean of its Long Beach Corporation. He died Tuesday in Santa Ana Community Hospital, survived by wife Martha and daughter Mrs. James R. Hollenbeck. Bishop Francis Exie Troy will officiate. former rector Havermale’s brother-in-law Rod Ferguson attends.
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Church of the Messiah of
Santa Ana
Wesley 4A
Havermale
Los Angeles
Father Havermale
Port Site Study for World Trade Center Feasibility
Los Angeles Harbor Commissioners weighed an economic feasibility study costing 15 000 to 30 000 for a proposed World Trade Center on Terminal Island. Fred Stanford urged use of the Stanford Research Institute, as asked by Mayor Sam Yorty, to determine if the center serves the city’s best interests amid bribery and perjury indictments involving Harbor Department officials.
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Terminal Island
Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners
Fred Stanford
Harbor Department
Stanford Research Institute
Sam Yorty
Yorty
Ute
Keith Smith
Lee
Church Group Seeks Restricted Circulation Ad Policy
A church group urges restricted circulation of personal ads, arguing the format is a European custom and should be limited to adults while stressing concern for children. Members cite Army service and adult responsibility in advocating action and accountability.
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Church Group
Zatlyn
Roy Bonner
Long distance calls cheaper after 7 p.m says company
A telephone company explains high daytime long distance rates due to heavier daytime usage. Night and weekend calls see low usage, allowing customers to save by waiting until after 7 PM or on weekends. The piece emphasizes patience over money for cheaper long distance.
Fights for His Job Ousted Officer Blames Ticket Lag
Burton Bodenschatz a 52 year old Garden Grove resident and 16 year Orange County sheriff officer fought his dismissal on December 31 for wilful disobedience neglect and insubordination. The hearing began in Santa Ana with testimony from Capt James Peters and Sgt Paul Cleveland who said Bodenschatz issued fewer tickets and warnings than peers despite more training. Bodenschatz argues the charges lack support and that no manual requires a fixed citation count.
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Robert L. Hill
James Peters
The
Orange
Peters
Bodenschatz
Cleveland
Editor to speak on race relations at Long Beach dinner
William W. Broom editor of The Independent Press Telegram will address the Long Beach Fair Housing Foundation third anniversary dinner. The event expected to draw over 150 people starts at 7 p.m. in the Los Altos Methodist Arch fellowship hall with Myron Blumberg presiding. The foundation will present progress reports and outline policy to assist victims of housing discrimination and will investigate all charges in Long Beach area housing.
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William W. Broom
Independent, Press- Telegram
Long Beach Fair Housing Foundation
Los Altos Methodist Arch
Myron Blumberg
Foundation
Long Beach Area
Claims Mailed for Vets Exemptions in Long Beach
City Assessor J. K. Cole announced that 12 000 veteran exemption claim forms were mailed to former servicemen in Long Beach. He noted 20 000 Owners Report of Tenants forms were sent to landlords. Exemption claims are due by 5 p m on April 15, and landlords must return their forms by March 15.
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Long Beach
J. K. Cole
Cole
Long Beach Land Torus
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al Carlson
California State College
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Interstate
Paul Cleveland
Bodenschalz
Highway Patrol
Burton Bodenschatz
Als
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