The Van Nuys News from Van Nuys, California • Page 20

10-A-Sur. 10-A-Noifh W-N-C-E Von Nuys April 25, 1968 Tommy Noonan Dies After Long illness at Hospital ELECTED Robert E. Olney, Burbank stock broker and 21-year resident of city, has been named chairman of Burbank Planning Board, replacing outgoing chairman i Elected vice chairman was J. Edward Farrell. Actor producer Noonan died yesterday at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills.

Doctors had expected death to come more than a week ago. Noonan would have been 47 on Monday. He entered the hospital last August for an operation to re move a malignant brain tumor. Two weeks ago he lapsed into a semi-coma. Noonan's wife, the former dancer Carole Langley who used the professional name Pocahontas Crowfoot, had been spending much of her time at the hospital in recent weeks, but was not at her husband's bedside when death came about 8 a.m.

Signed for Film Born in Bellingham, the son of Michael James ring roles in "Violent Saturday." "How To Be Very, Very Popular," "The Best Things in Life Are Free" and he and Marshall co-starred Rookie" and Along." in "The Swingin' Also Co-Starred Noonan also costarrcd In "A Star Is Born," "Bundle of Help It." In 1962 he formed his own production company, Harlequin International Pictures, RESERVISTS FIGHT BRUSH FIRE NEAR TRAINING CENTER Members of the Naval Reserve contained a brush fire between the U.S. Naval Training Center, 12200 Sylvan North Hollywood, and the freeway, until the Fire Dept. arrived. The annual commandant's personnel inspection by Rear Adm. Charles M.

Paxton USNR, senior inspecting officer, had just been completed on Saturday afternoon and the Rezoning Application Wins Council Approval NORTH HOLLYWOOD itvas first filed, two years Noon, a vaudeville comedian, and Grace Forguson, a singer, Noonan attended and made "Promises, Promises" with Jayne Mansfield and Marie McDonald. The following year Noonan produced, directed and starred in "Three Nuts in Search of a Bolt" with Mamie Van Doren. Noonan leaves his widow, daughter, Pat, by his first marriage; a son, Tommy Noonan by his second marriage, and four children reservists had returned to their classrooms when the fire was noticed by Jim Born and Jim Mille-. They rushed out of the classroom followed by Chief Petty Officer Donald A. Ste- Adoption of an ordinance by the City Council yesterday favored plans for establishment of a Lucky Market on the west side of Laurel Canyon Blvd.

between Magnolia Blvd. and Hartsook St. Application for a zone change from R-l residential to C-2 commercial on the property had engendered controver sy at hearings- before the Commission and the Council's planning committee, with protesting property owners being led by Isaac Pacht, retired superior judge, who is owner of a nearby market. The City Council was informed yesterday by Aaron Moss, realtor opposing the zone change, that buildings on Teen Dance Set Saturday by NAACP PACOIMA National sociation for the Advancement of Colored People, San Feran- Valley branch, will hold a dance on Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight, in the hall of the United Auto Work" ers Local 645, 7915 Van Nuys -Blvd.

The music will be provided by three bands, all made up of Mexican-Americans. Two of the bands were those which divided top honors in Pacoima's recent Battle of Bands. The Relations, eight boys, two girls, all of ages 9 to 14, and with Gene Bell, adult tap dancer as an added enlivener, will start the program. The Exclusives, which divided the battle of bands supremacy with The Relations two weeks ago, will play the last portion of Saturday's dance program. This group is composed of boys 14 to 17, with two featured vocalists.

The Satin Sounds will play the middle part of the dance program. They are 15-18 year- old musicians, and appear with two specialty singers. William Steward, of Area Five, community group, Is chairman for the NCAAP dance program. Steward saic proceeds from the dance will go partly to the NAACP treasury, and partly to the fund for youth recreation programs in Pacoima. Two Men Chosen for Telephone Co.

School Programs Two Central Valley men have been selected by Pacific Telephone for its demonstration program in elementary schools. Dennis Waite of Nuys and Norman A. Usher of Panorama City will give special programs to demon? crate how telephones are and explain basic workings of the telephone system. Waite is a telephone instal ler in Canoga Park and has been with Pacific for two years. He attended Bir mingham High School and earned an Associate in arts degree at Valley College.

school in The Bronx and later by Miss Langley. New York University. Following service aboard a destroyer in the Atlantic during World War II, the comedian went to work at the Latin Quarter nightclub in New York and was discovered by director Roy Del Ruth who admired his now-famous "chef routine" and signed him for his first motion picture, "Starlift," made at Warner Brothers in 1951. That same year he teamed with Peter L. Marshall and the pair, under the name oi Noonan and Marshall, worked the top nightclub circuit here and abroad.

Twentieth y-Fox signed Noonan in 1952 and cast him in the role of the He also leaves his mother, Mrs. Grace Noon, a brother, Mike; a sister, Mrs. Kathy Juanita, and a half-brother, actor John Ireland. Rosary will be recited tomorrow at 8 p.m. at St.

Mel's Catholic Church, 20870 Ventura Woodland Hills. Requiem mass will be celebrated at St. Mel's at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in San Fernando Mission Cemetery, San Fernando.

vens, Jim Sleeper, Steve Koenkamp, Mike Smith and Keith Anderson. They fought the fire with equipment from the center, then assisted firemen when they arrived, the reservists reported. doting "sugar daddy" to Marilyn Monroe in the film, 'fjent-len-ian Prefer Blondes." While at Fox, he had costar- Usher is an installer in Van Nuys. He joined the telephone company in 1964 as an instal ler in downtown Los Angele and has been in Van Nuy since 1965. He and his wif Marlys have one son, Craig.

Burbank Opera Offering Musical Theater Showcas A "Musical Theater Showcase" will be presented by the Burbank Civic Light Opera MARINE Lance Cpl. Donald L. Pitts has been in contact with his parents via two-way radio link between ham operators in the United States and South Vietnam. Donald Pitts Calls Parents from Da Nang, Vietnam Marine Lance Cpl. Donald Pitts has contacted his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Lewis Pitts of 14950 Chatsworth St, Mission Hills by a radio link between radio operators in South Vietnam and the United States. Pitts, an employe of The News before enlisting in the Marines, was connected by radio from Da Nang. South the large parcel involved in the application had been per mitted to deteriorate after the owner withdrew the zone change application shortly af Truck drivers must hav health checks in London. ago.

"Now he wants the city to bail him out," Moss declared. The ordinance authorizing he zone change was favored jy Councilman James B. Potter who reported he "ormerly. had resided in that leighborhood and that he did not think that residential prop, erty values would be downgraded by establishment of a modern new market. Planning case number 21038.

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FRI. TIL 9 SUN. Baldwin Hilli, Downtown 10-5 Hearing Set Tuesday for 2 Suspects A preliminary hearing on urglary charges will be held "uesday for Roy Estrada 18, 13633 Pinney and Manu- 1 Ruvalcaba 18, of 10977 Noris in San Fernando Mu- icipal Court. The two Pacoima teenagers ere arraigned in Van Nuys Municipal Court on charges of urglarizing a Pacoima record shop of a $400 tape recor- er and several stereo tapes ast Sunday night. Judge James De Giuseppe, who arraigned the pair Tuesday, set bail at $3000 for Estrada, and at $250 for Ruval- caba.

They are charged with breaking, into Joe's Swing Shop, Van Nuys Blvd. by removing a vent cover in the roof and dropping into the building. Police said the two suspects were arrested after they were allegedly observed running from the victimized business carrying a box. Officers recovered various tapes and albums following the arrest. A foot chase brought about the arrests, police said.

THE FINEST MATERIALS THE HIGHEST CONSTRUCTION Exhibition of Judo Scheduled Today at East Valley NORTH HOLLYWOOD A free exhibition of Judo is scheduled today at 7 p.m. at the East Valley YMCA, 5142 Tujunga conducted by Kodakan Black Belt instructor David Chow. Classes for boys and girls, men and women, will begin the following week. Ages are six to 55 years. Chow, a former California Black Belt Judo Champion, has taught more than 800 students at UCLA.

USC. Los Angeles Police Academy, the V'J iauiu nviii c- Vietnam, where he is and East Valley s. tioned, to an Omaha, ham operator who completed the link by placing a call to the Pitts home early Sunday morning. The call lasted for seven orf eight minutes, according to Pitts who said, "it was a Clnsscs for beginners will he held on Tuesday nights and advanced classes on Thursday nights. Classes hegin at 7 p.m.

and run until 8:30 p.m. gratifying experience and are deeply appreciative of ihe efforts made by ham radio Co. on Saturday at in the Burbank High School Auditorium, 902 N. 3rd St. The concert open 10 the public without charge, will feature soloists in selections from shows including "Most.

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