Councilmen Oppose District Elections Study Sparks Debate
City council debated district versus at large elections with eight councilmen to be elected for four year terms. Some favored district voting for better candidate knowledge while others warned of citywide policy impact and potential cliques. The council voted 6 to 1 to oppose district elections and directed charter review for streamlining.
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Paul R. Deats
Deats
William A. Graham
Raymond C. Kealer
Claris
Teats
Sullivan
Déats
Kealee
City Et
Clark
Charter Amendment Committee
Crow
Port Traffic Snarl as Mud Avalanche Delays Freeway
Severe weather clogged streets around San Pedro after engineers razed dunes for a harbor loop. A two hour traffic tie up followed inches of rain that turned sand into slush. crews scrambled to clear gunk from Battery Channel and Pacific Avenue while sidewalk expansion proceeds with a 14 705 dollar contract.
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Vincent Thomas Bridge
Battery Street
Channel
Gaffey
Front Streets
Pacific Avenue
Bonita Street
Prison Escapees Arraigned After Recapture in L.B.
Two federal fugitives Patrick Kane and Dale Wilson were arraigned by U.S. Commissioner Venetta Tassopulos in Los Angeles after Long Beach police and FBI agents captured them. They face $200000 bail on charges of bank robbery and escape from Fort Leavenworth. The men had escaped custody Nov 14 and were linked to a Nov 20 bank robbery in Missouri.
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Long Beach
FBI
Patrick Donald Kane
Dale Glennon Wilson
Orange Ave
Venetta Tassopulos
Los Angeles
Fea
Kane
Wilson
Federal
Fort Leavenworth
St. Louis
First State Bank
Charles
Charge Against L B Panther Thrown Out
Earl Lamar Satcher a local Black Panther leader was cleared of an assault with a deadly weapon charge in Long Beach Superior Court Judge James Turpit ruled the prosecution failed to prove a gun used in a Sept 15 incident was loaded. Trial on a second charge a former felon carrying a gun continues today after five witnesses testified. Fiatcher 26 was arrested for both offenses Sept 19 Benjamin Agbeshie sister s ex boyfriend signed the assault complaint after reporting the defendant threatened him with a gun Sept 15.
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Earl Lamar Satcher
Long Beach Superior Court
James Turpit
Department C
Fiatcher
Denjamin Agbeshie
Long Beach Sandblasting Claims Hit Queen Mary Rehab
The Los Angeles water board alleges sandblasting at the Queen Mary conversion causes pink particle clouds drifting around Palos Verdes and into Venice Beach. Long Beach officials dispute the charge as unfounded.
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Los Angeles
Council to curb ongoing garage sale abuses
Councilman Paul R. Deats urged tighter rules on garage sales in residential districts after noting that occasional, single sales are acceptable but continuous, day to day operations resemble businesses. He pushed the ordinance committee to act, citing licensing for legitimate sales and the access of rummage sale organizers to retail venues.
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Paul R. Deats
Deats
Vietnamese Girl Moved From ICU After Heart Surgery
Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong a 23 month old Vietnamese girl who had open heart surgery at Orange County Childrens Hospital was moved out of the intensive care unit on Tuesday.
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Little Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong
Orange County Childrens Hospital
Scramble for Flu Vaccine Is Over Abuses Reported
The Hong Kong flu vaccine scramble ends as health officials confirm the influenza epidemic in Long Beach is nearly over. 13 000 doses went to high risk groups in Los Angeles County while Long Beach received none. Officials cite ongoing vaccine shortages but limited supplies are now available.
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Long Beach
I. D. Litwack
Los Angeles
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