Alfalfa Silo Fire Smolders in Harbor Area
A three day old alfalfa silo fire in the Los Angeles Harbor area continued to smolder as workmen and fire crews sought a hot spot near the top of the 63 foot tower. Fire officials said the blaze likely started spontaneously inside the grain storage facility and have spent about $2,000 trying to reach the smoldering area.
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Los Angeles Harbor
Richard Ernest
Harbor Division
Los Angeles
Cad Alfan
Ernest
Spontanensign Company
Safe-Cracking Suspects Arrested After Police Siege
Three men were arrested in Bellflower and Long Beach on suspicion of burglary after police stormed a Artesia Boulevard restaurant and an adjacent apartment building. Suspects Acs Terry McCarter 30 Richard William Kline 35 both Las Vegas and Darcey Lee Black 38 of 3522 Artesia Bellflower were booked. Evidence included a pry bar hammers and drills found near a floor safe. Black was found alone. McCarter and Kline denied involvement with Black.
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Artesia Boulevard
Longhorn
Artesia Blvd
Long Beach
Lakewood
Acs
Terry McCarter
Richard William Kline
Las Vegas
Darcey Lee Black
Artesia Fd
Bellflower
Bill Stovall
Guryvin
Lakewood Sheriff's Deputies
Sheriff
Sky Knight
Black
McCarter
Kline
Aresia Blvd
Man Convicted in Temper Tantrum Over Induction
John S. Van Fleet of 3338 Fidler Ave Lakewood was found guilty of battery and disturbing the peace after a temper tantrum sparked by his Army induction notice. A six man six woman jury deliberated 90 minutes. Judge James Harvey Brown will sentence him on December 4 in Los Angeles.
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Lakewood
John S. van Fleet
Fidler Ave
van Fleet
Los Angeles
Two Modern Destroyers to Base in Long Beach
The Navy announced two modernized destroyers, the McCain and USS Somers, will be based at Long Beach next year after overhaul on the East Coast. McCain crewed by 126, due in April. Somers with 330 crew, expected in February. A prowler stole a car tape player from Gerald P. Follece’s Long Beach home.
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Washington
Long Beach
Navy
Somers
McCain
Indigestion Discovery Promises Quick Relief
A dubious ad touts a Di-Gel like product from Plough claiming fast relief for gassy acid indigestion. It contrasts Bi-Gel and claims added Simethicone to ease heartburn and fullness. The copy is garbled and promotional.
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Holding Dentures No Secret in New Dental Product Claim
Los Angeles authorities report a western drug firm touts a denture grip system named Bite N Hold with perimeter suction. Officials say the product provides a secure sensation like real teeth, lasting months and is sold at drug counters.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Bile 'Niel
Mystery Object Lights Sky Over Long Beach
A bright ash of light lit the sky east of Long Beach before 7 pm Monday. Officials at Vandenberg Air Force Base and the FAA reported no missile or plane crash. Observatories favored a meteor, while Long Beach police noted a flare from a plane and a flaming plastic bag seen in the area.
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Long Beach
Vandenberg
Air Force Base
Federal Aeronautics Agency
Clarence H. Cleminshaw
Griffith Park Observatory
Southland
Auto accessories stolen from Morris car in Long Beach
Police reported Monday that a car belonging to John H. Morris at 2115 Myrtle Ave was ransacked while parked nearby. The theft totaled nearly 400 dollars, including a stereo outfit, console, bucket seats and instruments.
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John H. Morris
Myrtle Ave
Long Beach
Gas Pipe Break Triggers Long Beach Traffic Stop
An 18 inch WeL gas pipeline under the Long Beach Freeway cracked near Pico Avenue south of Seventh Street, releasing methane and forcing a four hour highway closure. Police, fire crews, and port traffic officials rerouted vehicles while paving buckled and a one mile danger zone formed. A Lomita Gasoline Co foreman cited a compressor plant failure at 1348 Ninth Street as the back pressure cause. A leak was detected at 2:20 p.m. and one Pico lane reopened by 4:35 p.m.
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Eighth Street
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Lomita Gasoline Co
Ninth Street St
Harbor
Police Hunt Slayer of Party Guest
Police search for a man who shot and killed Johnny Hernandez Rivera at a birthday party held in a Torrance hall on Border Street. The second victim, Ysidro Ramirez, age 19, was wounded and undergoing emergency surgery but reported recovering. authorities issued a wanted bulletin for two suspects who fled in a black sedan.
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Torrance
Johnny Hernandez Rivera
Border St
Harbor General Hospital
del Amo Blvd
Is Bel Air Burning Explores Hollywood Hippie Invasion
Candice Bergen recounts Bel Air upheaval as hippie millionaires invade Hollywood estates. The Esquire feature delves into love-ins, loud parties, pot, and star reactions, naming Sonny and Cher and other famous residents in a winter issue tease.
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E5quire
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Cher
Fat Mama Cass
Esquire
Esquire Free
Queen Mary Heads Toward Cape Horn Voyage Ahead
The Queen Mary begins a 39 day Southampton to Long Beach voyage with Cape Horn rounding ahead. Eight days at sea, rough seas and perilous waters challenge navigation as the liner sails toward Valparaiso. One crewman died on the current journey and another worker sustained a crushed leg in harbor delays. Dutch navigator Schouten named the cape after his voyage in 1616, marking a historic odyssey.
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Valparaiso
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Southampton
Long Beach
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Willian Cornelius Schouten
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Netherlands
Vons Opens Second Lynwood Store On Long Beach Boulevard
Vons grocery chain opens its second Lynwood market at 9990 Long Beach Blvd a 25,000 square foot store. The new Lynwood location follows a prior Southlane opening this year and a five day grand opening sale starts Wednesday morning.
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Lynwood
Long Beach Blvd
Vons
Southlane
Senior Service Bureau address event at Pacific Avenue center
James C. Gordon, manager of Patterson Lively Mortuary, will speak to the Senior Service Bureau and Neighborhood Center at 535 Pacific Ave at 11 a.m. Friday.
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James C. Gordon
Patterson-Lrively Mortuary
Senior Service Bureau
Pacific Ave
Burglary Report From Long Beach Apartment
Police reported a burglary at Roger C. Gray's apartment on 1730 Coronado Avenue. Thieves took silverware, kitchen utensils, pots and pans, a portable television, and about $200 in cash, with total losses exceeding $700.
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Long Beach
Roger C. Gray
Coronado Avé
Buena Park Holds Tax Override Meeting Tonight
Buena Park residents attend a 7 30 p m information session on the proposed 65 cent school override. The new Citizens Advisory Committee explains the plan at Lindberg School and two additional sessions at Beatty School and Gilbert Sehont. Voters will decide the 65 cent override on November 28 for five years, reducing the current tax rate from 2 05 to 1 40? per hundred dollars, pending expiry of an earlier override.
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Citizens Advisory
Lindberg
School
Stanton Ave
Beatty School
Country Club Drive
Gilbert Sehont
Eighth St
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