Months of conflict paralyzed Long Beach city government
Former City Auditor Moerrey Courson recalls a months long clash among department heads over the city manager’s role in the Grand Prix era. He cites Mansell’s arrest for drunk driving in 1974 and a breakdown in communication that left the city without a manager for months.
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Long Beach
Anahelm, Talley
John Marcell
Coursen
Dievice
Bill Taller
Mansell
Eis
Talley
iCity Ball
Cty
Triana
Long Beach Grand Prix Association
Service workers set strike over pay hike in Lakewood
Lakewood city service workers represented by Service Employees International Union Local 650 plan a Tuesday strike over a 3 percent wage increase. Members in parks, water, tree trimming, and building inspection seek a $9 hourly boost, arguing the raise would net about $37 monthly for someone earning under $12,000 yearly. The city's Aug 24 impasse vote approved the 3 percent raise, with cost to the city around $62,410. Picket lines will form at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday in front of and behind Lakewood City Hall. The union seeks to resume bargaining, but officials say the matter is closed.
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International Vision
Ing
Parks and Recreation
Water Department
Bulding
John Adams
Lakewood City
Conneil
Councl
Adams
Ford Names Stoessel as Bonn Envoy Amid Moscow Link
President Ford nominates Walter J. Stoessel Jr. as ambassador to Bonn, reassessing his Moscow duties. Officials stress the move is unrelated to the embassy beam incident and Stoessel’s anemia, with Bonn viewed as less taxing than Moscow.
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Washington
Ford
Walter J. Stoessel Jr
Moses
West Germany
Stessel
Stoessel
Bonn
Moscow
Martin
Hillenbrand
White House
Unt
Charles
James
Bureau of African Affairs
Niger
James Wuld
L. Douglas Heck
Sho
Stoes
Perran
United States
Soviet Union
Kalcolm Toon
Pord
Israel
Two Bellflower men jailed in kidnap murder case
Los Angeles and Orange County detectives pressed a large search for a third suspect in the kidnap murder of Jo hann Seigman. William Paul Gullet and Ronald Lewis Ewing were arrested in Bellflower and booked in Lakewood before arraignment in Santa Ana.
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Los Angeles
Orange County
Santa Ana
Gullett
Lakewood Station
Ewing
Gullet
Robert E. Griffeth
Orange County Sheriff's Office
Los Angeles County
Griffeth
Bellflower
Carter Ford Debates Set for Three National Exchanges
Carter and Ford agreed to three nationally televised debates with dates starting September 23. Topics include economy, defense, and an open final subject. Senators Dole and Mondale to join after the second debate. Ford and Carter express optimism as they prepare to present contrasting visions to voters.
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Carter
Ford
League of Women Voters
Bob Dole
Walter Mondale
U.S
White House
Plains
Decline in farm prices signals lower wholesale costs
Washington AP reports farm prices fell 29 percent in August, the fifth drop this year and the largest since February 1975. Grain hogs cotton and oil seeds led declines while poultry eggs and coffee rose. Processed feeds fell 2.9 percent, the sharpest drop since 1973. The downturn hints at lower supermarket prices as farm-level declines pass to retail.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Federal pay raises blocked by House vote
A House vote blocks federal pay raises leaving the election year decision to the Senate. The item appears on Page A with other political notes.
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HOUSE
Senate
Weather Tonight and Friday in Local Areas
Night shows patchy clouds in the Lowland Areas with hazy sunshine and a high near 85. Mountains and deserts expect cloudy skies with some thunderstorms and warm highs around 85 and 108 respectively.
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Athens
Deserts
Coudy
Williamson Gang on Northwest Tour Sparking Fraud Claims
The Williamson Gang, a 20-member extended family of con artists, tours the Northwest yearly in a multimillion-dollar scheme. Law enforcement cites Scam roofing, termite work, and fake Irish lace as ploys, targeting the elderly. cases include a $365 roof scam near Lacey and a $895 tree-pruning fraud in Tacoma. The group traces to Robert Logan Williamson, active since early 1900s with about 250 members, hard to tally due to local ordinance charges and bail.
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Williamsons
Washington
Williamson Gang
Northwest
Boswell
Lacey
Mac McFarland
Thurston County
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