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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1977
Page
18
A 1100 person poll by Opinion Research of California for the County Regional Planning Commission finds smog as Los Angeles County’s leading problem. Energy saving, more jobs, and saving water follow. housing costs, urban blight, and public transport also cited.
Respondents urged greater bus system use if improved, prioritizing closeness and timing over comfort. They supported added freeway lanes for buses or car pools but rejected reserving existing lanes, citing the recent Diamond Lane experiment as unacceptable.
Supervisor Edelman called for a study of tax exemptions for people making improvements on buildings in run-down neighborhoods. He spoke at USC during a symposium on Neighborhood Revitalization and Urban Ethnicity. He urged reexamining tax policies to remove financial disincentives to rehabilitation.
A hungry cat named Midnight spent four days atop a Norwalk power pole after fleeing a dog. Fire crews refused to climb unsafe lines, Edison officials were called, and at 10:45 a.m. the cat jumped down unhurt to land on its feet. Neighbor Lynn Roome said Midnight gets along with all dogs except one Great Dane.
Unprecedented funeral plans for Sandra Uene West include burying the Texas oilman Ike West Jr.’s widow in her blue Ferrari and a lace night gown. A Los Angeles Superior Court order sets the cost at about $15,000 and directs arrangements to ship the car from Hollywood to San Antonio for burial within six weeks. Public Administrator Bruce Altman released the order and said the details are being carried out.
The court enforces a unique will causing Mrs. West to be buried beside her husband in a Ferrari with her in a lace nightgown inside a wooden container at Alamo Lodge Masonic Cemetery San Antonio. Costs total thousands for a steel container car transport and crypt placement while a second will's validity is contested. The burial must proceed with dignity and remain undisclosed to publicity.
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