Woman Deceived in Bank Scam Involving Ring and Cash
An 86-year-old woman was swindled in a banca fraud case described as a pigeondrop scheme. She was led to believe she would share a found envelope of cash but lost $1,200 in jewelry after meeting a boss named Mr. Lee and a trio of women who orchestrated the ruse. The victim withdrew $16,700 earlier, and an envelope sent to Mr. Lee’s office ended with fake money and damaged jewelry. Police are investigating with suspects unnamed.
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Tolher
Mr. Lee
Long Beach
Alice Ann Bowie
Bowie
Ninth Street
Atlantic Avenue
Torrance School Board Yields on Protested Pupil Transfers
Torrance board halts planned pupil transfers from Hickory to Levy to ease a boundary dispute. Hickory parents opposed realignment. administrators hope keeping some students on double sessions delays transfer until spring. Officials discuss continuing negotiations with federal agencies over a proposed Southern California Regional Occupation Center site near Crenshaw and Sepulveda, pending a compromise over Torrance title rights.
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Torrance
Don Kirkland
Hickory
Sam
Levy
Torrance|k
Washington, D.C
Southern California
Crenshaw
Sepulveda Boulevards
Sit
J. H. Hull
Board
FOUND ROBBED Six Marines Wake Pants Missing
Six Camp Pendleton Marines stopped for the night at Circle Inn Motel in Long Beach. In Room 6 officers found the occupants bedded down and in Room 7, three others. the next morning the pants and wallets were missing, with $101 taken from Room 6 and $23 from Room 7. trousers recovered behind the motel.
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Camp Pendleton
Long Beach
Circle Inn
Pacific Coast Highway
E.whiting
Charles W. Horne
Stanley M. Peterson
Keith L. Miller
Robert C. Compton
Dusty Kline
Room 7
Replenishing Beach with Army Corps Plan for Sea Beach
Sea Beach city officials approved U S Army Corps of Engineers dredging the San Gabriel mouth in April to replenish the eroding Fishth Street Beach by about 150 feet using 70 000 cubic yards of sand. In exchange the corps may use 244 acres of beach and city parking for construction access during dredging. The council also praised the Fire Department for swift response to the Rosamoor Navy jet crash in December noting Severs homes were damaged.
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State Lands Commission
City of Sea Beach
Risner
Riser
Army Corps of Engineers
Eighth Street
Rosamoor
Hedrick
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Seal Beach
Students propose phased tax hike to fund Vietnam war
Four students from Los Angeles and nearby towns discuss tax policy. Philip White urges spreading the Vietnam funding increase over years. Ray Stafford dismisses the plan as crazy. Adell Fleisthater calls for alternative paths to end the war efficiently and quickly.
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Philip White
Los Angeles
Vietnam
Adell Fleisthater
Whitney Drive
Huntington Beach
Long Beach port aids in South American trade mission
A 58 member Long Beach group including mounted police will visit Valparaiso Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo Santos Lima Buenos Aires and Santiago on a three week goodwill trade mission. Budgeted 8200 for the trip with police funding their own expenses. Delegates depart January 31 returning February 34.
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Long Beach
Younted
Paday
Valparaiso
Port ‘Board
H.F.J
Bud) Ridings Jr
Thomas. Thorley
Taco Stand Robbery Aims at Lakewood Store
Police describe a robbery at 5718 Lakewood Blvd at 10 50 PM carried out by a slender man in a Navy pea coat with two blond youths. Clerk Colleen Shorrow identified the suspect, with the gunman assisted by accomplices who did not participate in the hold up.
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Colleen Shor
South America
Lakewood
Miss Shorrow
Sheriff’s Deputies
Freeway to Close Partly for Landscaping and Sign Work
Portions of the Santa Anas Freeway will be closed Wednesday and Thursday for landscaping and sign relocation. On Wednesday three southbound lanes will close 10:30 PM to 5:00 AM between Indiana Street and Olympic Boulevard. Thursday one northbound lane will close 12:30 AM to 2:00 AM between Olympic Boulevard and Ditman Avenue for sign movement.
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Santa Anas
State Division of Highways
Indiana Street
Olympic Boulevard
Ditman Avenue
Two Men Hold Up Motel Night Clerk
Two men robbed the Outrigger Motel night clerk Mina Tripp at 5325 Pacific Coast Highway at 11:05 pm Monday, escaping with 90 dollars. Officer K. F. Coward said Tripp described both suspects as similar in appearance, possibly brothers in their 50s, with crew cuts. one wore a wedge gun in his waistband.
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Mina Tripp
Outigger
Pacific
Oast Highway
H. Coward
Tripp
Jas
Classified Ads Guide Prompt Refers To Faster Finds
A fragmentary ad oriented note explains how readers can speed up hunting for items by using classified ads. It hints at a turnaround for finding wanted goods and services through a structured listing approach.
Budding Financier Don Kennelly Tracks Stocks at 13
Don Kennelly, 13, follows Armco Steel and four other stocks from his Mantova Street home. His father and brother buy shares after market interest, boosting his own investment from 44 to 55 9 in a short period. He watches Magnavox Maytag Hunt’s Foods and Parker Pen alongside Dow Jones indices.
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David Shaw
Don Kennelly
Wall Street
Kennelly
Mantova St
Ken
Jonk
Financiel Pages
Don
Andy
California State College
Long Beach
Ing
State College
Armco Steel
Armco
Rob
Wilson High
Dot
Magnavox
Maytag
Hunt's Foods
Parker Pan
Armen
Dow Jones Industria
Hill
Long Head
Chub Ad Police
Suit Against Ridings Tossed Out by Court
A 1.1 million slander suit against Ridings was dismissed by Superior Court Judge Ba yard Rhone in Los Angeles. The case alleged official misconduct related to the firing of Hughes from the city of Long Beach and claimed the city failed to provide a formal defense. The judge ruled the claim had not been filed in time though Hughes planned an appeal.
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Ridings
Harbor Com
Long Beach
Hughes
Bud
Superior Court
Bayard Rhone
Los Angeles
M. Dudley Hughes
Longs
Beach
Kenneth K. Williams
Rhone
Williams
Senate Sets California Desalt Meet
Washington reports a Senate Interior Committee hearing on the Interior Department's role in a California nuclear desalting plant set for next Tuesday. Senate approval of a $57 million contribution is expected, following last year’s legislative approval, while the House could not act before Congress adjourned. The project includes a $15 million AEC contribution and the facility on a man made island off Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County.
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Washington
Interior Department
California
Senate Interior Committee
Ser
Thomas Kuchel
Calif
Swift
Senate
House
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Orange County
Bolsa Chica State Beach
Lakewood C of C Opens Tax Form Pickup For Residents
Lakewood residents can obtain income tax forms at the Greater Lakewood Chamber of Commerce located at 6787 South Mughes Executive Street according to Chamber Manager Don McLaughlin. James W Farrell of Palos oversees administration. forms include state and federal tax items and are available Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Culver City plant.
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Lakewood
Greater Lakewood
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