Welfare help and education options for a teen parent
A reader seeks guidance on welfare eligibility, work while living with parents, and finishing high school. The father’s responsibility for child support is discussed, along with MediCal coverage if eligible. Locations for aid offices in Orange County and Los Angeles are provided. Also notes large print dictionaries and where to buy them.
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D.G
Cypress
Tanish High School
Orange County Welfare Department
Westminster Blvd
Garden Grove
Los Angeles County
Department of Public Social Services
Residents protest California drag strip closure angered youth
A Long Beach reader argues Southern California cities misuse parking meters, restrict recreation, and plan Lions Drag Strip closure. They blame officials for pushing youth to the streets and cite airport noise as a defense for drag strip operations.
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Long Beach
California
Huntington Beach
Lions Drag Strip
D.R
Freak Snowstorm Kills 2 in High Sierra Trek
Inyo County coroner reports two deaths from a September snowstorm during a High Sierra backpacking trip. An 18-year-old from La Puente, Donald McIntire, died after losing speech and balance, and an 11-year-old companion also perished. Officials withheld the second victim’s name until families were informed. Over six inches of wet snow fell above 11,000 feet Tuesday, catching hikers unprepared.
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Bishop
High Sierra
Inyo County
Craig
Donald McIntire
la Puente
Donald
McGee Creek
Laguna Hills
New Climate Regime Seen on Pacific Coast
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography report a new climatic regime after 1958 affecting Southern California. They note more coastal thunderstorms, hot moist air, and tropical activity with unclear precipitation trends, suggesting a potential decadeslong shift tied to a weakening California current.
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San Diego
UPS
Pacific Southwest
Two Women Foil Abduction Attempts at L A Airport
Los Angeles police report two separate abduction attempts near Los Angeles International Airport. Pamela Brockie, 22, of Altadena, says one man fired a pistol shot through a nearly closed car window. her doors were locked. Joan Plummer, 24, of Laguna Beach, was shoved to the ground but freed herself by calling for help.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles International
Pamela Brockie
Altadena
Western Airlines
Joan Plummer
Laguna Beach
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Asianline
Mac Ave
Book Emporium
Bellflower Blvd
Tekwick
Wakewood Center
Dodd's Bank
E. Lee and St
Heype
Webster's Collegiate
Charles Smith
Phoenix
Salzgitter
Germany
Prine Steel Works
Salagitter A. G. Combine
Jewel
Mt. Whitney
Guar Lake
Lenmoore Naval Air Station
Walker's the Friendly Stores
Fourth
Pine
Earl
Blue Ridge
Woodruff
Carson, Lakewood
Lakewood
Calif
Thire
Isaacs
L.A
British Columbia
Tyuane
North Pacific
Willow
F. Spring
Joe DE Beck
The
Corkrate
Atlantic Ave
Daluxe
Walker
Royal Imperial Label
Carson
Pina
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