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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1971

Page

7

Los Angeles council approves water power rate hike

Los Angeles City Council votes a nine to thirteen percent increase in electric rates, approving a 9.5 percent rise for residential customers and 13.8 percent for commercial and industrial users amid protests. DWP faced criticism over spending, salaries, and advertising while proponents cite rising costs and sales alignment with expenses. Councilmembers Blarvin Braude and Edmund Edelman led opposing and cautious positions respectively, with Mayor Sam Yorty pressuring for support.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power DWP Edmund D. Edelman Sam Yorty

Woman put on probation over training shoplifters

A Long Beach woman who confessed to training two teenage girls to shoplift was placed on four years probation in Municipal Court on Monday.

Long Beach

Teacher admits guilt in drug peddling case

A Costa Mesa teacher named Carlton Bernhard Polk pleaded guilty in Long Beach Superior Court to selling dangerous drugs. Polk, 29, was arrested April 27 after selling 18 S&D tablets at his home to a young woman working with a police informant. He is ordered to return for sentencing August 20 on $36,250 bond. A second defendant, Clara Bell Albers, 38, pleaded guilty to petty theft for involvement with two girls who stole about 50 worth of goods from a downtown department store.

Costa Mess Long Beach Superior Court Carlton Bernhard Polk Park Ave Long Beach Cosa Mesa Jndgea Beach Vasey Polk Clara Bell Albers Constitution Lane John BE. Carroll Dune

Di-Gel: Unique medicine relieves gas and acid indigestion

An advertisement touts Di-Gel as the anti-gas antacid that combines simethicone with acid relief. It claims the product dissolves gas bubbles and reduces heartburn, enabling the antacid to work more effectively. Produced by Plough.

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