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26 Part 1 Friday, IXwmbcr 23. 1988 Co Angeles Slmco OBITUARIES Early Morning Kenny Loggins TV Concert Hits a Sour Note Bob Steele; Prolific Star of Dozens of Western Films i By BURT A. FOLKART, Times Stajj Writer M. Kojima, 66; Bradley's Liaison to L.A.'s Asians Masamori (Mas) Kojima, Mayor Tom Bradley's chief liaison officer with the city's Asian communities and a longtime civil rights activist, died Dec. 10 while attending a dinner party in Los Angeles.

He was 66 and had a lingering heart condition. Before joining Bradley's staff in 1967 when the mayor was still a city councilman, Kojima had been editor of the Chicago Shimpo and the Los Angeles Crossroads, Japanese community publications. He also lectured on Southeast Asian affairs and was heard weekly here on radio station KPFK. Born in Los Angeles, Kojima was interned during World War II and moved to Chicago after his release where he was a founder of the Chicago Resettlement Committee, which assisted thousands of Japanese relocate from the wartime camps. Back in Los Angeles he helped establish the Council of Oriental Organizations.

He is survived by a sister and a brother. the permits," Williams said. Okumura, representing Thirtieth U.S.A. did apply for permits, Williams said. Okumura checked "yes" on the forms, which arrived by FAX machine late Tuesday, to a question on noise, but added a disclaimer, "Lip-synching, low volume, no live music," the lieutenant said.

"He made a point in his conversations with us and with other city departments that the show would be lip-synched, and the whole production wouldn't create much noise," Williams said. Father Virgil Cordano of the mission said he had also been told that the production would be quiet. The priest said he granted permission to use the mission as a backdrop because "it was good for Santa Barbara and good for the mission. "I thought I was doing the city of Santa Barbara a favor and spreading the good news to Tokyo," he said. "I should have looked into it, and I apologize to the people in the area." The city attorney's office will review the matter for possible violation of noise ordinances.

SANTA BARBARA R-A predawn Kenny Loggins concert for Japanese television earlier this week drew angry, pajama-clad residents to the show's stage in front of this city's historic Old Mission. "Our switchboard lit up like the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree," Police Lt. Don Williams said Thursday. Complaint calls began coming in at 4:49 a.m. Wednesday.

Officers found the stage full of musicians, speakers, electrical generators, lights and cameras-plus a Japanese television crew numbering 75. "Apparently they were broadcasting a Kenny Loggins concert live by satellite back to Japan," Williams said. "Without permission." Officers had to stretch themselves between ordering the crew to shut down and holding back angry area residents, many of whom came in their nightclothes. "Understandably, it resembled a lynch mob," Williams said. He said the producer, James Okumura of Los Angeles, "kept complaining he was losing millions of dollars and insisting he had all several times a week: "And now stay tuned for another action-packed thriller, a Bob Steele Western." Born Robert North Bradbury Jr.

in Pendleton, the future Bob Steele' was the son of Robert Bradbury a director of silent films. The younger Steele appeared on stage at 2 and in films at 14 with his twin brother, Bill, in "The Adventures of Bob and Bill," a series of nature shorts directed by their father. He continued in films in juvenile parts and by 1927, despite his small stature, was a full-blown cowboy star. Steele possessed an icy stare with which he froze the bad guys in the black hats and his stern countenance often proved sufficient to run them out of town without the necessity of gunplay. Although Steele deprecated his acting talents, telling a 1966 interviewer that "I never went for all this hoop -de -do about being an actor and demanding high salaries," he possessed a talent normally suppressed by the material dealt him.

One exception was the role of Curly in the motion picture production of John Steinbeck's classic "Of Mice and Men" in 1939. In it he Bob Steele, the prolific star of dozens of Western films that could most charitably be described as economical and who became famous to millions of children through a screen persona that was worthy of his name, died Wednesday. The star, character actor and bit player seen in nearly 400 movies and television shows was 82 and died at St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. Known in the 1960s as Trooper Duffy in the military TV farce Troop," Steele had been one of "The Three Mesquiteers," a group of cowboy stars featured in about three dozen pictures between 1935 and 1943.

Others who alternated in making up the three heroes in such films as "Powdersmoke Range," "Riders of the Whistling Range" and "Call of the Mesquiteers" included John Wayne, Bob Livingston, Duncan Reynoldo and Jimmy Dodd. Because those and other Steele features were made inexpensively, even for Depression times, they were easily affordable to local TV stations who first ventured on the air in the late 1940s. Thus such local late night features as "Triple-Header Movies" on Channel 7 would have announcers intoning Bob Steele is a sadistic bully who torments a simple-minded giant (Lennie played by Lon Chaney Critics called his portrayal powerful; many were astounded that an actor of his limited background could give depth to such a dark and profound role. He played several other villains in later films, most notably Canino in "The Big Sleep" in 1946. He made his last picture, "Something Big." in 1971.

Films, no matter how inconsequential, had been good to him. "When a lot of 'em actors were starving, I was content to do bit parts just to be active. he said in 1966. "Why disintegrate because of pride?" PUBLIC NOTICE The California Department of Corrections has released for public review the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed State reception center prison in the City of Los Angeles. The final EIR evaluates the environmental Impacts of the proposed prison.

The final EIR contains information that may be considered "significant new information" under the California Environmental Quality Act. In accordance with Section 21092.1 of the California Public Resources Code, this information is being circulated for public review. Written comments must be postmarked not later than January 23, 1989 and submitted to: California Department of Corrections Government and Community Relations Planning and Construction Division P.O. Box 942883 Sacramento, CA 94283-0001 Attn: Bernd T. Beutenmuller Copies of the final EIR are available for review at the following locations: Curt Richter, 94; Discovered Body's Biorhythms Merryle Rukeyser; Financial Writer From Times Wire Services WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.

Merryle Stanley Rukeyser, a financial writer and editor with an international reputation, has died at the age of 91. Rukeyser, who for more than 30 years beginning in the 1920s, wrote columns for Hearst Newspapers and International News Service, died in a hospital here. Rukeyser also was the patriarch of a well-known clan. Louis Rukeyser is the host of "Wall Street Week" on the Public Broadcasting Service; William is a former managing editor of Money and Fortune magazines; Robert is a vice president of American Brands while M.S. (Bud) Rukeyser Jr.

became a major television executive particularly well known during his years with NBC. Rukeyser joined the New York Tribune in 1917 and at age 23 became the newspaper's financial editor. He moved to a similar post at the New York Evening Journal from 1923 to 1926 and the following year began writing his financial columns for Hearst and INS. From Times Wire Services BALTIMORE Curt Paul Rich-ter, a psychobiologist credited with the discovery of biorhythms and identifying the behavior that keeps the body nutritionally balanced, died Wednesday at 94. A professor emeritus at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Richter died of natural causes at a retirement community in Baltimore, said Phil Kibak, a Johns Hopkins spokesman.

He had remained active until his retirement in 1975, said Dr. Paul McHugh, director and chairman of the Hopkins department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. McHugh said Richter was best known for his work identifying bodily controls on instincts. "He was the one who demonstrated that the sleep-wake cycle was in fact a clock-like driven behavior in which you could make predictions when the animal and man would become sleepy and In a series of what became known as the "cafeteria experiments," Richter deprived mice of certain nutrients, such as potassium and salt. He then set various foods before the animals and found that the mice ate those that offered high concentrations of nutrients their bodies lacked, McHugh said.

"He demonstrated the wisdom of the body expressed in behavior," McHugh said. Born in Denver, Richter earned an undergraduate degree in 1917 from Harvard University and a doctorate from Johns Hopkins in 1921. He was frequently nominated for the Nobel Prize, McHugh said, but was never awarded one. He was the recipient in 1977 of the prestigious Passano Award, given each year to those who make outstanding contributions to medical science. wake on a regular basis," McHugh said.

That research eventually showed that the brain had an "internal clock." Richter's work opened up the domain of the psychological basis of instincts and offered a physiological basis for a variety of biorhythms. Richter also engaged in research with immediate applications, including lie detector tests and how rats might be controlled in big cities. Richter's 1927 paper on animal behavior and the internal mechanisms that drive their behavior is widely regarded as having spurred research on how behavior affects health. Richter is also credited with discovering that behavior will automatically seek to keep the body nutritionally balanced. Vermont Square Branch Library 1201 W.

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Manchester Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90047 DEATH NOTICESFUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ARNN, Paulyae M. passed away December 21, 1988 at Pomerado In Memoriam DIENER, Milarea mother of Arnold (Gladys) Diener and Lila (Robert) Kadner; grandmother to Bill (Patrice) Kadner, Nancy OSUGA, Toyo born in Shiga Ken, Japan. She is survived by her daughter, Shizue Susie Matsuoka (Aklra): 4 grandchildren, Ruth Tsuji (Phillip), Mary Morikawa Hospital in roway; oorn juiy ou, 1QOE CYsa QQ uaari nlA. In lOvv una; no iaj mi a uiu, wan Kentucky and lived in Laguna Hills VIRGIL ALLEN HATFIELD December 23, 188S Always remembered and forever missed. Laurence Del Rae (John) Felngold, jay (vera) Diener and Jackie Diener.

(sieve), Helen coya (cnariesj ana Michael Matsuoka; 1 great-grandchild, Stacey Akiko Morikawa. Oroma Ede Mortuary directing lor years, one was a reurcu schoolteacher and homemaker. She ia survived by her daughter. Sue ClnaAr nf San niffn. 3 irrnnrirhiM- TED'S CLOCK I OLD FASHIONED QUALITY SERVICE services nam, mesaay, December 27 at McMillan Memorial retii and 2 great-grandchildren.

A.innl. Dt.vial ESCHRICH, Ellea M. dearly be-loved mother of Wayne O. Hibbard and Margaret M. Beard; devoted grandmother of Teri M.

and Toni M. Hibbard; loving great-grand Funeral Directors Cn.n.l I oiu fllnnHaltt Family r. Eiilntrv prepared oy pro writer lor de- Chapel. Friends may visit after the service from 12-2pm. Family requests no floral tribute.

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1988. Survived by her husband, Mogens Bauditzi and nieces and nephews, Mickey Johnston of New York. Ethel Morris of South Carolina, Alice Llbby of Harrison Libby of No mjttcr what you tin jltord. we re here lor you. FARIAS.

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Phillip and Becky; much loved uncle and friend to many. In lieu of flowers please make donations to, Adat Ari El and Women's American Ort. new xorx ana bod oi iunu Memorial services will be announced later. (213) 254-3131 BEENKEN, May M. died December 21.

1988. She received her B.A. In Mathematics from UCLA and went on to receive an A. and Ph.D., in the same field, from the University of Chicago. She served as chairperson for Dept.

of Mathe Services 2pm Friday. December 23, 1988 Eden Memorial Park Eternal Light Chapel. Oroma Edo Mortuary directing circles, tie waa vommoaore oi ine Santa Catallna Yacht Club, President of the Board of Directors of the California Yacht Club and active in many other clubs. Lieutenant Commander of the US Coast Guard Reserve, Chairman of the Board of the Pacific Coast Lithographing Corp. and a member of the High Standing B.P.O.E.

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Interment Holy cross, lauana Mortuary directors STUPP, Jane Howell passed away Tuesday, December 20. 1988. Dear wife of Robert P. Stupp; mother of Leslie Howell Stupp. Julia Jane Stupp (O'Neill) and A.

Philip Stupp Jr.) daughter of Doris Marshall Howell and the late Chester Edgar Howell, sister of Loralee Howell Rutter and Doralee Howell. We honored Jane with a private burial at sea, in love and committing her to the Lord. A memorial service will be held at the Episcopal Church of St. Michael. Memorial gifts may be made to the Church of t.

Michael and St George for the Jane Howell Stupp Living Memori- ARMSTRONG FAMILY I ver city, interment to iouow in Holy Cross Cemetery. Callanan Mortuary directors MALLOV-MITTSIM I BERLEV. Etlee GOLDMAN. Hvm Mallaow and Sllvtrmia Mortuary Grsmia Eds Mortuary directing GOLDSTEIN, Gori BERNHARDT, Russell passed awav December 20. 1988.

Survived HHUIs Mortuary fit Utritrt (213)747 9121 LosAnqeles HILLEOAS, Ethel L. Flare Brothsis Valhalla by son. William. Mr. Bernhardt was a commercial artist, long-time resident of Culver City and member of the First Lutheran Church.

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Willis VVIIIIa BESTELMEYER. Lois Roth Armstrsm Family directing MORTUARY i CEMETERY (213) 641-0707 gassed away December 21. 1988 in anta Monica. Loving aunt of Gail Bledsoe and Anthony Bledsoe, both of santa Monica. A native oi rrovo, Utah; age 61.

Rnaarv services were held Thurs WALDMAN, Alvl caring, devoted, and loving husband of Faye: kind and gentle father of Ellyn and Laura; wonderful grandfather of Alex: beloved brother of Lucille Lasarow. He will always be loved and remembered. For further Information please call Mallaow and Silverman Mortuary (113)478. 4O0 MouNzSimi Hre Brothers' Valhalla JANOSCO, Beatrice Eiaiao Stole Passed away December 20, 1988. She was an English teacher in the LA and Long Beach school district tor the past 25 years; former resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota and native of Joliet, Illinois.

Husband, John Janosco. passed away April 7, 1971 Survived by son, Steve Jan-oscoi granddaughter Stefani Faye Janosco, both of Sacramento. Service 3pm Friday at Wsslmlastsr Memorial Park Chapol, Wottrala-slor (1U)431-W77 (fl4)8a-MIl day evening at Gates Klngsley A Gates Funeral Home. Funeral Mass 930 am Friday. December 23, 1988 MORTUARY CEMETERY (213)449-4000 Los Angeles ,4.

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BRIGHT, Lloyd Thomas, Jr. helnveri father of Belinda 1. Fornt Law Glsndal iirnl 1L Proms Mortuary directing LEVESON, Charles E. survived by his wife, Betty; daughters, Peggy Cremation Sarvtcas (Thomas) Baa ra tad and Thomas Bright; son of Edna M. Bright) brother of Joan Anna Bright Pugmire; grandfather of Joshua and Jordan Baarslad; and uncle of Linda M.

Mllitello and Georgia L. (Tom) nenierana nancy ceveson; and grandchildren, Jill, Bonnie, and KenRedler. Services 2pm, Friday at Hillside Memorial Park Chapel. rtanmeyer. Visitation Friday.

Ser WEBSTER, Georrs M.D. died December 18, 1988 In Santa Barbara. Born on July 11, 1911, in Carthage, N.Y., he graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire in 1928. He graduated from Stanford University in 1932 and from Stanford Medical School in 1937. Dr.

Webster served from 1942-45 in the S. Navy and was chief of plastic surgery at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. He was in private practice In Pasadena, from 1946 to 1979. He ia survived by his wife, Patricia; four children, George V. Webster, Alison W.

Magulre, Mert-dith A. Webster. John Webster, and two grandsons. Donations may be made to The Salvation Army or the Rehabilitation Institute at Santa Barbara. Memorial Service; Saturday, January 7.

1989. 11:00 a.m.. All Saints by the Sea Episcopal vice Saturday in the Church wiiisioe mortuary of Our Fathers. Forest Lawn Cy- firess. Forest Law Mortuary In leu of flowers, donations may be Mickey is 60, and Seiko makes it official! MC GRAW, Dtaals Sloohe Lorssns Mortuary (818)343-477 MC LE0D, Mary T.

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