Man Wounds 3 in Gun Spree Slain by Officer
A berserk gunman, Charles Wesley Tanner, 47, wounded three people in Artesia before being shot by CHP Officer Paul Adams. Tanner fired through a tense five minutes at Alburtis Avenue and Don's Trading Post, injuring Blandina Madera, Conrad Monson, and Francisco Grejo, before Adams killed him at close range after he advanced with a shotgun.
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Ken Knight
California
Artesia
Charles Wesley Tanner
Alburtis Ave
Ar Lesia
CHP
Paul Adams
Tanner
Blandina Madera
Alburtis
Conrad Monson
el Moro Ave
la Mirada
Francisco Grejo
Jersey Ave
Lakewood
Adams
Don’s Trading Post
South St
Monson
Greta
Madera Wos
Death notices list multiple obituaries with services
A garbled obituary list records deaths including Mrs Carolina Hetzel Mrs Elizabeth Lawson Flor ence Wallington Virginia Wright Michael Hatcher Rose Newsome Robert McGrew Sarah Rowe and others. It notes surviving relatives funeral homes and scheduled services mostly Friday or Saturday with times and locations at Mortuary and Church venues.
Four Area Incumbents Hike Leads in District Races
Clyde Doyle led the 23rd District incumbents with 344,741 to 49,787 for Emmett Schwartz after 569 precincts. In the 17th District Cecil R. King won 200,985 to 95,033 over Tom Coffee with 1,418 precincts tallied. Holifield in the 19th District secured 139,648 to 39,121 for Gordon McWilliams with 925 precincts reported. Utt in the 28th District posted 158,945 to 100,740 over Max Woods with 1,249 precincts counted.
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Clyde Doyle
Doyle
Emmett A. Schwartz
Cecil R. King
Tom Coffee
Chet Holifield
Gordon
McWilliams
James B. Utt
House of Representatives
Orange County
Max E. Woods
Job Change Rejected Incomplete Tabulations
Signal Hill voters rejected a proposal to withdraw certain positions from the C's Service system. Results tallied 1,334 against and 329 in favor, finalizing the vote out of 11 precincts reporting.
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Signal Hill
City OKs Claims for Hancock Fire
City Council approves a 156000 settlement with Hancock Oil Co for damage to municipal property from the 1958 refinery fire. Principal payment covers 149332 in damages to gas holders near the Signal Hill refinery as city negotiates through its attorney.
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City Oks
Hancock
Hancock Oil Co
Ansi
Chambers to Meet Harbor District Chambers
The Chambers of Commerce meeting will be held this evening at 7 30 p m in the offices of Judge Irving P V Austin 214 Acacia Street Compton.
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Habor District Chambers] of Commerce
Irving P
Austin
Acacia St
Compton
Mrs. Johns Funeral Set on Saturday
Funeral service for Mrs. Lillian M. Johns 83 clubwoman will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sunny Side Memorial Park Cathedral Chapel. She belonged to Lakewood Community Methodist Church and Women’s Society for Christian Service, and was past worthy matron of Velva Chapel. Survived by husband Dr. Stephen M., sons Stephen M. Jr and David L, daughters Mrs. Raymond M. Phillips and Mrs. Ford J. Williams, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Died Tuesday. Mottell's & Peek Mortuary in charge.
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Sunnyside Memorial Park Cathedral
Lillian M. Johns
Lakewood Community
A Horse Really Hit Your Car
A runaway horse crashed onto a family car driven by Mrs. Gloria Theriot on 220th Street near Delores Street. The horse leaped from a driveway, struck the roof and windshield, but neither she nor the horse were injured. Owner W. E. Tamura of 235 W 220th Street captured the animal nearby.
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Carson
James Theriot
Gloria Theriot
220Th Street
Delores Street
Becket Firm Hired for Downey Survey
Pacific architectural firm Welton Becket Co is hired by the City Council to survey and report on civic center development and central care area, Fifth Street, Brookshire Avenue, and Southeast Judicial District field survey to locate a Superior Court. Survey completion targeted by January 31.
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Powney
Welton Becket Co
Becket
Southeast Judicial District
Superior Court
Hollis Peavy Arel
Independent
Press- Paramount
South-Telegram
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Lafayette Hotel
Long Beach
la Ronde Rue
Art Baker
London
Clinton Hell
Hetzel
Carolina T
Colorado
Fourth St
Grace A
Charles
Robert Hetzel
Jack
Mortell
Peck Family Colonial& Peels Mortuary
Hult
Robert E
Ocana Ave
Lillian
Helen Lunguist
Hazel Waldstead
Lakewood Mortuary
Lawson
Elizabeth Mae
Mira
Mar Ave
Jis
Robert L
Morell's & Peek Mortuary
Wallington
Florince
Orange Ave
Smith& Schulsberg Mortuary
Culver City
Pioneer Hospital
Hatcher
Michael Lynn
Edith Bilderback
Everett Hatcher
Ernest C. Hatcher
Robert C. Bilderback
Robert Headley
Paramount
Firelday
Hunter Mortuary
Newsome
Rose
McGrew
Robert S
Seventh &T
Bonnie Margaret
Elizabeth Benny
Ann McGrew
Max
Christensen-Pine Mortuary
Rowe
Sarah Bryan
Sorrento Dr
Melvin J
Br. M. John Jr
Harriet R. Ahlswede
Patterson & Snively Mortuary
Navy
Portete Grove
Brush Son
Coieeaies
Bia
Buckley
Ayaa
Cowell
Kath
Duncan Meres
Nance
Nse
Excel
Frontier Ca
Meee
Haven Hamann
Henry County
Korea
Jerome County
Kearsafee
Cineain
Coun
Marshal Flervathiows
Merrick Moore
Samndel Nynen
Nsevarro Tinie
Solayaty Navasola
Persisten
Soa Harbor
Nis
Dellance
Ereston
Prichel
Stewart Princeton
Paramount Church
Stminster Tal Park
Geneva
Westminster Memorial Park
Gee Eer
Venice
Weelday
Arisa
Naliitewer
Campton
Lyrwbed
Narwittk
Wott Orangs
Tang ‘Soul
Macuelus and
Peek Mortuaries
Hogle Review
Armstrong Cork Co
The
Corborundumn Co
Johns-Manville Corp
Desirable
Richfield Oil Corp
Union Carbide Corp
United Shoe Machinery Corp
Consumers Power
Olin Mathieson Chemical
Pacific Power & Light
Richfield Oil
Noavembet Hogle Review
J. A. Hogle & CO
Woon
Neo Yeah Hock
Los Angeles
Beverly Halls
Liverside
Hogls
Board of Supervisors
Poly High School
Pacific Coast Highway
City College
Means
Dominguez
Boddam Construction Co
Second Street
Naples
Marine Stadium
Upper Alamitos' Bay
Marine Bazaar
Marina
Chambers
Mrs. Johns
Bureau of Internal Revenue
BhaBa
Phoem
Paine, Webber
Jackson & Curtis
NEW York Stock Exchange
Cerritos
Nito Lilii
Bob Bagwell
Cal Poly
Dayton
Ohio
Becket Firm
Downey Survey
Era Pacific
Fifth Street
Brookshire
Ra & Mon
Rose Hilla Mortuary
Oxford
Rose Hills Memorial Park
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