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V. PRESS-TELEGRAM fPMV-ArS'1 Lw INDEPENDENT (AM) jfc Things Doae! ion lime Mali gets 5 life terms in 2 robberie murder 'his family before serving a 90-day county jail term. The robberies at the Electro-TV shop, 6453 Long Beach and the gunshot slaying of the shops owner, 41-year-old Dave occurred between those two holidays. Although three of the consecutive life sentences TI drug The of Terminal Island federal prison has denied that' narcotics are easily obtainable by inmates. He called the former inmate who-made the.

allegations a foul ball from the word go. Warden Paul Walker said Wednesday, Sure, drugs are smuggled into this prison, just like they are into other institutions, but theyre not a major problem. Walker was responding to a statement from former prisoner Juan Sanchez, 27, who told a A 21-year-old man was sentenced to five consecutive terms of life in state' prison, and another term of five years-to-fiferfor back-to- back armed robberies at a North Lang Beach TV repair shop and the murder of the shops owner. After the sentencing of Roderick Anthony Bush of Ixm Angeles in the Long Beach Superior Court of Judge Pat Mullendore, the prosecutor in the case revealed that Bush -goes to court in Los Angeles today for sentencing on prior felony convictions. According to a probation report, a stay of executing sentence in the prior cases freed Bush so he could spend last Christmas and New Years with Yorty budget calls for.

11.3 rise in spending snarl m432-345t AC770N LINE is your service solving your pro b-. lens, getting your cutting tied tape and stand-. ing vp for your rights. To get action: write ACTION UNE.1 Box 230: Long Beach. Calif.

90844. or dial 432-3451 between .9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. Questions to be answered are selected for their general interest and helpfulness.

Please, do not send original documents you wish returned. Vacation certificate i 5 On Jan. 21 1 sent a check lot two nights and three -days in Las "Vegas to liberty Vacations, in care-f-Sunset Studios of Color, 6404 Hollywood Hollywood. They never confirmed my reservations so when I went to Vegas in February I had to pay a second time for accommodations. When I got back I wrote request; ing my money back.

I have received nothing, not even. my canceled check. Can you help? G.C., Long Beach. Scott Cooper, owner of Sunset Studios of Color and also Cathay Studios, 6011 W. Olympic Los An- gclcs, told ACTION LINE he has no record of your check or your request for reservations.

Since the check has not been cashed, he has had no damage because of me and I would suggest he stop payment on it so no one 'else cashes it, he According to a spokesman for the state attorney generals the Liberty Vacations certificate operation "appears to be another one of the vacation promotions tied in with, the out-of-state land developers. He odd his office has received numerous complaints concerning similar certificate ideals now being distrib-uted in which persons never get their reservations br if they do, are subjected to Ugh pressure desert land sales presentations before being allowed to check into their moteL The attorney generals office last May filed suit against four major certificate, promoters, contending that many of the companies behind these vacation deals do not meet state real estate criteria to permit them to sell land to Californians. Those suits are still pending. Complaints concerning Las Vegas vacation certificates should be directed to James Cuneo, Deputy Attorney General, 600 ljjwBaiiiing7saff imposed against Bush by Judge' Mullendore were automatic under state law because -a firearm was employed "in the Long Beach crimes, the judge, at his own discretion imposed two additional consecutive life sentences for thecrimes. Mullendore.

also denied motions by which Dep. Public Defender Malcolm S. Macmillan sought to Thomas Preston 40, originally was charged with murder for the shooting deaths of 'three mm he caught driving his pickup truck after it had perversion with a 15-year-old girl last August Authorities identified Killer of 3 gets Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty proposed a $693.2 million balanced budget for 1973-74 Thursday that called for an overall 11.3 per cent increase in spending with tee emphasis on law enforcement The mayor said he was counting on federal revenue sharing hinds of $23.9 million left over from this fiscal year plus an expected $34.9 million more in 1973-74. He said that this with $870,000 in interest would -RODERICK BUSH Convicted Murderer as Douglas Lee Thompson, 21, stilus sought by police in connection with the slaying. Thompson at; legedly was the accomplice who gunned down the TV shop owner, jurors told Airing the Bush trial.

term February he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge. Superior Court Judge Elsworth M. Beam imposed the sentence Wednesday. Preston said that he opened fire with a shotgun and a revolver after one of the three men driving his truck said he had a gun. Police said they- did not find any weapons on the victims or in the vehicle.

The victims were identified as John V. Donahue, 44, San Diego, Donald A. Williams, 47, of Guam, and Lloyd Cardwell, 48, of Springfield, Mo. id A man who pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter has been sentenced to six months in jail and five years probation. claims federal judge in San Antonio, that drugs were easy to get in Terminal Island and that there are guys who get' hooked oe ihem while in there.

Sanchez was enrolled in the Terminal Island narcotics rehabilitation pro-. gram after being sent to the prison for possession of heroin. Walker said Sanchez 1 was a foul ball from the word go and a poor candidate for the project he was really a rebel I think he was just 1 disgruntled about what he considered a bad bring in $59.7 million to help finance the new 1 budget and avoid a defir cit. Yortys budget message to the City Council lndi- cated the Police Depart-1 ment would be the only city agency to be expand- ed significantly. The mayor proposed creasing the Police pertinent's allocation by 7 per cent to add 631 more positions and' five more helicopters.

for brothers ordered Bill Bartha Wat- kins, 27, and Bob Robert' Watkins, 21, to appear' April 19 at 9:30 a.m. DOG TRAINING CLASS APRIL 1S-IPJM. M4 I. SPRING-4SS4NS APRIL fff I. WILLOW 4B-SW JOE DE BECK, INSTR.

(33-3930 Sunday lisp tissiir have Bush, a former, aircraft, worker at Lockheed in Lynwood, given mental tests and, made eligible for early prison relase under the Young Offenders Act. The sentences imposed against Bush stem from two hold-ups at the TV. shop, last Dec. 27 and. Dec.

30. On the first date, armed robberies were committed against shop employes Peter Quintas and Judy Galloon. For those robberies, Mullendore' imposed concurrent ientences.A; On the second date, when Arquette was killed, simp employe John Nagle, also was robbed. The consecutive sentences were drawn for those crimes. A second map identified 6-month been stolen.

However, a jury was unable to reach a unani-' mous verdict and his trial on the murder charges ended in a mistrial. Last the men as members of cycle clubs in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Glendale. Those convicted were Sill Aguirre, 33; Jerome Kleinschmidt, 26; and Donald G. Fraley, 31, of tee Venice Straight Satan; John R. Fisher, 21; Glenn M.

Little, 32; John W. Stratton, 30; David L. Winn, 28; and Yhomaf NeBiyrBfrHtfti of the San Bernardino: Hells Angels; Ferman Benavides, 28, of the Glendale Mongols; Michael OFarrell, 23, and Richard Williams, 24, of tee Glendale Night Riders. Most of the defendants are scheduled to appear April 26 for sentencing by Superior Court Judge Paul G. Breckenridge.

INDEPENDENT Friday. Apt! IK3 Vthmu 8, Na. 72 nan HE HIM CtaiaHMHEMtM Second Clan PwUao Paid at Lew Hdi.Ca.NU4. MonM Year CARRIER DELIVERY DAILY AND SUNDAY U.M UR SUNDAY ONLY SMI SINGLE COPY SUNDAY ONLY I J) DAILY I Mall DAILY AND SUNDAY IMS SUNDAY ONLY SSJI 11 cyclists convicted of rape Arraignment set Two Lps Angeles broth-' gang members were, conv Thursday of rape and sex --Casals ers accused of the murder of a Long Beach-based sailor whose body was dumped on a Harbor Freeway onramp were bound over Thursday for arraignment in Long Beach Superior Court After a 214-hour preliminary hearing in San Pedro Municipal Court, Judge Walter S. Binns ONLY 689 HERPS A TRULY FINE CONSOLE PIANO FOR STUDENT OR ADVANCED PIANIST YET PRICED AT: Tape I am' interested in writing to tee famous cellist, Pablo Casals.

1 know he lives in Puerto Rico, but dont have the exact address. L. Long Beach. ACTION LINE could not find a street address for Casals, but.be ts.so well known in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where bn has lived for several years, that a letter sent to him' there is bound to reach Mm. 'Covertlie subject Here is a stumper for ACTION LINE.

Where can I buy a monks cowl? C. Downey. Adeles of Hollywood, a costume rental shop at 5059 Hollywood will sell you a monks robe for $30 to $45, depending the condition of the habit. If you prefer a new garment, you can have one made at Myeris Costume Rentals, 5536 Hollywood Hollywood. The price Is $75 if they supply the fabric and $25 if you bring your own material In Long Beach, you can rent a monks cowl for $10 i day from the Goodwill Industries Costume Shop, 800 W.

Pacific Coast Highway, and Hudsons Costume Rentals, 1760 Pacific Ave. IN YOUR CHOICE Of fIGHT DECORATOR STYLES SUCH AS. MsdHsrro-nson Pecan, Spaniih OakTrodbional Walnut, baton Provincial Cherry, Early American Maple, French Provincial Cherry. COMPARE WITH PIANOS COSTING $995, $1095, and MUCH MORII Missing? I am considering -buying a cassette tape recorder for use with my home stereo component system. During' the past several weeks I have priced recorders at local stores and have asked salesmen questions about cassette equipment but keep getting conflicting answers.

Can ACTION LINE get unbiased answers to these questions? Which has tee best fidelity for home, use four-track or eight-track cassettes? Ive heard -that recording companies are phasing out tee production of one type of prerecorded cassette. Is this true? W.F., Lakewood. Apparently salesmen havent clarified the differ-' ence between a cassette and a cartridge for yon. Cassettes operate like a reel-to-reel tape recorder in miniature, enclosed in a quarter-inch-wide plastic box. Because of the narrowness, cassettes contain only four tracks if sound.

They have a higher faithfulness of reproduction and are more versatile than cartridges, according to spokesmen for several stereo component stores. Cartridges are udder, "endless tape that may have either four or eight tracks, although the four-track cartridge is now obsolete. The more-popular cassettes have a better sound than cartridges. One spokesman said, "Even a person with an untrained ear would notice the difference. Made in U.S.A.

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King is still listed as MIA (Missing in Action), according to a spokesman for VIVA (Voices in Vital America), 10966 LeConte Los Angeles, 90024. For, a fist of tee POWs who have retained from Vietnam or to check an one, write to VIVA or phone them at 879-0335. You also may write to ex-POWs in care of VIVA. Write the mans fun name and rank on the envelope of your letter. VIVA will forward letters it gets.

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