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LXXXI THURSDAY "MORNING, MARCH 8, 1 962 Timet Officii 202 West Fint Street, Loi Angeles 53, Calif. MAditon 5-2342 Skyscrapers and Officials Face Court on Police Probe Pay Freway Scored i Cut in Height Limit Urged, by 1,000 Property Owners BY HUMPHREY OWEN WESTWOOD The Holmby-Westwood Property Owners Assn. was, on record Wednesday as opposing freeway construction "which will destroy the residential character of this neighborhood," and as favoring a re Taxpayer Suit Set for Friday BY LEE BASTAJIAN SANTA MONICA-Citv height level regulations In i I -j if "--1 LOOK TO FUTURE UCLA crew coach Bob Schaeffer, left, and assistant coach John Lind show Del Parker, team captain rendering of new boathouse that will be built at Marina del Rev. The old quarters are now on Ballona Timet photo Marina Nearly Ready but Dedication Distant Harbor to Be Put to1 Use in 5 Months; Ceremony Scheduled for May 30, 1963 High Rise Buffer Zone Proposed Councilwoman's Suggestion Heard by Village of WESTWOOD Creation of a possible "buffer zone" where building height levels would decrease as they ap proach residential sections was advanced by Council' woman Rosalind Weiner Wyman at a luncheon meet ing Tuesday of the West- wood Village Chamber of Commerce. Speaking on "Civic Prob lems of the West Side," Mrs.

Wyman acknowledged that high rise construction and freeway routing were two of the knottiest problems con fronting the area. solutions' won't come easily," she said. rise1 construction 13 a very den nite problem between resi dential owners and people who have invested their money in zoned property with the expectation of de velopmg' these properties." Views Changed As for freeway routings, she said that Beverly Hills had originally resisted any freeway construction in the community but that there had been a change of view point with the growing belief that freeway construction is totally necessary to deal with the transit prob lem. "The point is," she said, "that while most people agree on the necessity of freeways, they don't want them built through their particular areas." President John P. Hooten presided at the meeting.

DEL REY Although the Marina del Rey; available for use within the ELECTED Eugene Gun-ther has been chosen to fill post as councilman. Times photo Druggist Wins Beverly Hills Council Post BEVERLY HILLS Eu gene Gunther, a former deputy city treasurer and member of the City Plan ning Commission, has been elected by the City Council to fill the post of councilman vacated by Robert Dulin, who was recently appointed municipal judge. tiunther, who will serve until 1964, has resided in Beverly Hills since 1923 and has long been active in civ ic and municipal affairs. He is a past president of the Chamber of Commerce and is the owner of Gunther's Drug Store. Born in Missouri uuntner was born1 in Carthage, and came to Beverly Hills as a child.

He is a graduate of Los Angeles High School and attended college in California. Besides being active in the Chamber of Commerce, he is a past president of the Ro-i tary Club. He resides with his wife, Ruth Bell Gunther, and two daughters, Mary Alice, 18, and Kathleen, 16. The couple have another daughter, Mrs. Daniel Brehm of Los Ange les.

U.S. Aid Sought for City Plan Beverly Council Votes to Ask for $100,000 Grant BEVERLY HILLS The City Council Tuesday night voted to seek a federal grant of $100,000 to help fl nance work on the city's Master Plan. Application for the grant will be made at the btate Office of Planning in Sacra mento. Overall cost of work on the plan i3 estimated at $150,000, but the federal funds are expected to cut the projected five-year working time to a maximum of two years. The City Planning Com mission explained the city contribution to the cost will be $50,000.

About three-quarters of this amount, or $37,500, would represent the cost of services, including services of the professional staff such as the City Attor ney's office and the Public Works Director. The re maining $12,500 would be in -the form of a cash con tribution on the part of the Thus, as the planning com mission pointed out in its recommendation to the coun cil: "For a cash outlay of $12,500, spread over a two- year period, the city will acquire' a Master Plan in a period of two years, as op posed to the five to seven years that would be required by the staff working alone." The commission said that it had also determined to its own satisfaction that there are no strings attached to the federal offer and that there is no requirement for the city to adopt the plan as finally proposed. Atomic Talk Planned SANTA MONICA Earl C. Craig will talk on the topic, "What Can We Do to Prevent an Atomic during a People's Forum meeting at 10:30 a.m. Sun day at Joslyn Hall, Lincoln Park.

(Arraigned, r. Dismissed in Bookie Case CULVER Four persons arrested In a police raid last week were arraigned in Culver City. Mu nicipal uourt luesday on charges of conspiracy to commit bookmaking. Preliminary hearing fori the four was set of March 21 the same court. At the same time, charges against a fifth person, O.

English, 71, of Playa del Rey, were dismissed due to insuf ficient evidence, police said, The four were taken into custody by Culver City and West Los Angeles police March 6. They are suspected of being connected with an alleged $l-mulion-a-year bookie operation. Detectives said records confiscated during the raid showed the ring was doing business, in communities throughout the West Side area. officials have been ordered to appear Friday in West Regional District Superior Court to show cause why temporary restraining order, blocking payment o'. $4,235 to private investigators Julian Blodgett and H.

Frank Angell, should not be made permanent The order was issued by Superior Court Judge Ed ward R. Brand on a com plaint filed by attorneys An drew Colvin and Edwan Rafeedie on behalf of Wil liam S. Reid, a taxpayer and all other taxpayers h. the city. Payment Authorized Payment of the sum to Blodgett and Angell was au thorized by the City Counci for preparation of a repor' on circumstances surround ing the dismissal of Polic: Chief Otto Faulkner, wh-subsequently was reinstated The investigators collecte an initial payment of $2,50 but were prevented fron; picking up the check o.

$4,235 after the restraining order was issued. The suit also seeks recovery of the $2,500 from mem bers of the City Council ami from Blodgett and Angell. It maintains the contrac: between the city and Blodg ett and Angell was illega because Blodgett was not i licensed investigator. Defendants Listed Named as defendants were all members of the Cit Council, acting assistant city manager Russell Pnebe, con trolier William Hard, acting city treasurer Mrs. Mary Me-Cann, Blodgett and Angell City Atty.

Robert Cockin will appear in behalf of coun cil members and city officials. The proceedings are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. ii: Dept West A. Rafeedie, in the meantime, has requested the Bureau of Private Investigators anc Adjusters to inquire into pos- siuie vioiauons oi me dusi-ness and professional code Lin connection with the inves tigation conducted by Blodgett and Angell. RETIREMENT HIT RECORD OK'D AWARDED duction in existing building Westwood Village.

These were among series of resolutions adopted at a meeting attended by more than 1,000 members at the Westwood Community Methodist Church in which the City Planning Commission was accused of lack of action on recommendations, suggestions, and requests. for information made by the organization. While the construction of a freeway through this area has been considered in the past as an ultimate pos sibility, nothing definite hag been decided in the matter by official planners. Progress Questioned After urging the members to turn out in force for the City Council Planning Com mittee hearing at 2 p.m., April 3, on proposals to cut height level limitations the Martin Weil, president of the association, told the audience that the association was not opposed to progress. "But if progress means destroying the residential character of our neighbor hood, then we are opposed to it," he said.

"High rise construction which would replace sub-standard housing in deteriorated" areas could be called progress. But indiscriminate construction and freeway routing is not progress; it's progress for the man who hopes to make moi ey." The association also urged that new building construction should have off-street parking space requirements Increased by a minimum of 50. and asked for more strict enforcement of existing street parking limits. Officer Cites Beverly Hills Traffic Record BEVERLY HILLS While' the number of cars on Beverly Hills streets has tripled during the past four years, traffic injuries have jumped only 20, according to statistics released by Capt. Donald A.

Barnes, head of the city's traffic division. Last year a total of 458 persons were injured in traffic accidents, compared with 371 in 1958. Injury totals were 401 in 1959 and 384 in 1960. Two fatalities were record ed in 1961 compared with three in the previous yeai and a record high of eight in 1959. Injuries to pedestrians de clined from 33 In 1958 to 29 in 1960.

Pedestrians accounted for about 10 of the to tal injured in traffic accl dents occurring within the city. FURNISHINGS OFFERED IN CLASSIFIED With spring approaching, now is a good time to planning new furnishings for: our home. In the classified pages of this you'll find special listings of a wide selection of new and a r-new appliances and furniture offered by local mer-' chants and private parties. Be sure to check these advantage of the values offered. harbor development wiH be next five months, dedication place until May, 30, 1963, This decision was made by the Los Angeles County Small Craft Harbors Commission which has decided to wait" until the project reaches its full development before staging a formal opening.

It is understood that slips will be available for the use of 500 boats by July. About 60 of the development is under private lease at the present time. Crew House Recent leases included a 312,000 sq. ft. parcel to the Del Rey Yacht Club at an annual rental of $23,750 and a 26,000 sq.

ft. parcel to UCLA for use as a boat crew house at $2,132 annually. Meanwhile, sand dredged i i -i of of NEWS IN BRIEF CITY OFFICIAL ASKS ceremonies will hot take from the project is improv ing beach conditions at the Playa, Del Rey beach, south the Marina inlet, accord ing to William J. Herron, chief of river and harbor planning for the Army Corps Engineers. Sand Deposits Herron told a Venice Chamber of Commerce meeting that 3 million cu bic yards of sand taken from the Marina channel had been transferred to the beach to level off a steep drop cre ated by previous dredging in the area.

He said that dangerous surf conditions would be abated by the new sand deposits and that the safety of bathers would be improved asaresult. I SANTA MONICA Acting City Manager Maurice King has returned to duty after absence of a month while recovering from an operation. He immediately requested retirement as of April 16 after serving the city 33 years. BUILDING PERMITS I 2.J r.fv'v 4- I MALIBU Building permits totaling a record $2,696,620 were issued In February by the Malibu office of Los Angeles County Department of Building and Safety. The previous high figure was the July, 1959, total of $1,778,985.

The February, 1961, total was CAMPAIGN FOR HOSPITAL TO START VENICE A campaign for a dty-operated emergency receiving hospital to serve the West Side area will be started soon by the Venice Civic Union, it has been announced by its president, Stan Roberts. The citizens group will seek help from neighboring communities. I v. -mr- HIGH-RISE PERMIT WEST HOLLYWOOD A county building permit for another high-rise building here has been granted, it was announced Wednesday. The structure will be an 11-story office building at 9255 Sunset Blvd.

PARKING AREA JOB WEST LOS ANGELES Contract for installation of a 62-space automobile parking area adjacent to the West Los Angeles Courthouse has been awarded to the Bay District Paving Ca, it was announce by the County Supervisors. The fif.n submitted a1 low bid of $16,165. ftXINO LOOSE ENDS BUI Ferkftr foreground, ties toil to kitwhile Paul Amorelli mokes" last-minutt adjustment in kite-making class at Palms Park, GOING UP Kftky Van Tilburgh tests kite he made for Kite Week competition Friday at Palms Park. Tlmtt pnotot.