Carpet cleaning dispute prompts partial payment offer
Mrs R from Seal Beach reports damage after Excel Carpet Co cleaned carpets causing seams to split and shrinkage. Action Line contacted owner John Beacham who offered half the repair, claiming improper initial installation and noting his worker warned of possible damage.
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Excel Carpet Co
Belidower
Action Lin
Mra. R.1
Seal Beach
Action Line
John Beacham
Long Beach crosswalk plans at Bellflower and PCH debated
A Long Beach traffic official says no crosswalk is planned at the Bellflower Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway intersection due to hazards from a double right turn lane and a wide east side roadway. A crosswalk is planned a few hundred feet east at Channel Drive near the new shopping center entrance.
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Bellflower Boulevard
Pacific Coast Highway
Bellflower
D.V
Long Beach
Belltower
Channel Drive
Philco-Ford bought Bendix Washing Machine and Stove Co
A Philco-Ford spokesman said Phileo bought out Bendix about 20 years ago and Bendix no longer manufactures electric ranges or parts. A replacement parts source is B and H Master Sales Co at 4757 E Slauson Ave Maywood which supplies obsolete parts for electric ranges and other appliances.
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Action Line
Bendix Washing Machine and Stove Co
R.P
Carritos
Phileo
Bendix
Philco-Ford Corp
B & H Master Sales Co
Slauson Ave
Maywood
Correction clarifies Cypress distance from intersection
In a July 7 item titled Long miles the reported distance from Lakewood Boulevard and Carson Street should be Cypress located 22 789 miles east at that intersection. Cypress is 4 7 miles east of the intersection though. R C Long Beach and others note the discrepancy and confirm the location relation.
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Long Miles
Cypress
Lakewood Boulevard
Carson Street
R.C
Long Beach
Ruse frees hostages as two felons still hold out
After a tense stand off at the detention center near Capitol Hill, convicts Gorham and Jones remained in control of part of the facility while the other eight hostages were freed or relocated. Food was sent to inmates as the government cut utilities to the basement area to pressure a resolution. One hostage, Almeda Washington, was released as negotiations continued and a deputy marshal relayed escape plans.
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Sheehan
Capitol Hill
Euivicts
Almeda Washington
Geveral Prisners
Gorham
Jones
Otis Wilkerson
George McKinney
Calvin L. Mouton
Mouton
Dioek
William Colquit
Moyton
Joe Driskell
William J. Garber
John J. Hurley
Gorham and
Ralph W. Swartz
Justice Department
Fatal shooting tied to disability scam in Buffalo
In Buffalo a 26 year old steelworker, Bobby Cunningham, arranged for two teens to shoot him as part of a disability insurance scheme. A stray bullet hit him in bed killing him. Murphy Davis, 15, was charged with first degree manslaughter and weapon possession. another 16 year old faced juvenile delinquency charges.
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Buffalo
Bobby Cunningham
Leo Ponevan
Murphy Davis
Classifieds Peek: Best Prices for Appliances Today
In the appliance column of today’s classifieds, buyers seek best prices for desired items. Readers scan listings for marked down refrigerators stoves washing machines and microwaves with negotiable deals and vendor names. Pricing varies by model condition and delivery options.
Baltimore strike accord ends citywide walkout
A tentative settlement was reached to end a strike by about 3,000 Baltimore municipal employees, with union negotiators ready to recommend approval of the city offer. Police and municipal workers faced hefty fines, and about a quarter of patrolmen were off duty as the walkout began July 1. Police Commissioner Di Pomerleau said there would be no general amnesty and that officers returning to work could do so without punishment.
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Gorham
Jones
Mouton
Justice Department
Miss Washington
Thomas
United States
Canada
Thomas Chinics
Baltimore
Poace
Barry Able
Able
American Federation of State
Donald di Pomerleau
City unions reach tentative deal after walkout standoff
The city and the Federation's Baltimore Police Local 1195 reached a tentative economic agreement after a 2am accord. Negotiators demanded an amnesty pledge before recommending membership. Police and municipal employees leaders faced contempt sentences from Circuit Court Judge James W. Murphy for defying a back to work injunction.
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Able
Baltimore Police
James W. Murphy
Ohio guard strike widens to sixth prison in state
Ohio National Guardsmen assisted at Lucasville as a six prison strike spread from Correctional Institution nine days earlier. Mental facilities and Kent State University workers threatened to join while Teamsters Union sanctioned action. About 42 patients remained under care by 75 nurses after the attack at the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lucasville
Kent State’ University
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AP Wirth
Marshal Mouton
Perif
Wale Atts
America
Coit Drapery Cleaners OF
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Colquit
Debbie Collins
Freedom
Occon
Debra F. Collins
Tracy
Aeental
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Ohio Penitentiary
Tong Beach
Long “Beach
Moone
Sheraton
Sheraton Hotel
Motor Inn
Sheraton Hotels & Motor Inns A Moflomoesencere Itt
Florsheim
Florsheim Shoe Shops
American Express
Mest
Carson Mall
Anaheim Plaza
Pine Ave
Lakewood Shopping Center
Los Cerritos Center
LA Habra
Torrance — del Amo
Laguna Hills Mall
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