The Daily Breeze from Torrance, California • 12

A12 Daily Breeze CMonw Sun July 10 1983 ir Budget mess victimizes county's jobless disabled GEEEGEO? (snm iki LOS ANGELES (AP) George and Judith Cole were supporting their two sons on the $300 a month they had left after making their house payment Guy Conner and his girlfriend got by on his biweekly $104 living in his station wagon Now the two couples are without even that meager income They are among the Los Angeles County residents victimized by the state budget morass in Sacramento that has halted unemployment and disability checks Many of the 90000 county residents without checks in the mail by Friday were among the newly unemployed thrown out of work by the recession Cole 33 is a laid-off steel worker Mrs Cole is a disabled legal secretary Their $800 a month in state unemployment and disability pay covered a $500 house payment food for their young sons and a few miscellaneous bills July 1 the beginning of the new fiscal year brought uncertainty to the family when bitter partisan politics were injected into the state budget process The Legislature still has not sent a budget to Gov George Deukmejian and negotiations on some of the sticking points are to continue Monday The situation was worsened by 1 i Measure would make tenants pay in rent control disputes mMifiYM OgiftJ ii rrapwapf RETURN ieJEDP the fact that since June 1 unemployment checks had been inexplicably delayed not paying my house payment this month My kids are visiting their grandparents fortunately nol around If they were here I know what would Cole said Conner 33 and his girlfriend Elojia Morton 42 are equally broke They have been living in his Mercury Marquis in Long Beach His unemployment check which would buy gasoline and food come Friday two weeks I mail in my claim and then four days later I get my check I knew with this past holiday get it he said Conner was wrong and his disappointment is shared by 15000 more county residents every day that passes without approval of the state budget The 90000 people affected so far include 75000 recently unemployed people who receive benefits from $30 to $166 a week for up to 26 weeks and 15000 disabled who get checks between $50 and $175 for up to 39 weeks said John Calderas regional administrator fo the Souythern California branch of the state Employment Development Department an ordinance that would differentiate between the violation of building and safety standards and damage caused either or through by the tenant The council voted 14-1 with Council-woman Joy Picus dissenting in favor of the ordinance making tenants financially responsible for rent payments involved rent control disputes Councilman Ernani Bernardi said the deposit requirement was prompted by who use all the delays available under current law and then out after not paying rent for months and He said the tenant would get the money back in the event he won in court But the money would go to the landlord if prevails during any legal battle while the tenant remains on the premise lawsuit settled and Sylvia Teitelbaum one-time business manager Samuel Weiler and two Weiler lawyers Guy Ward and David Henyler Jr Lanza whose powerful tenor made him millions the 1940s and died in 1959 in Rome of a heart attack at age 38 Last month Superior Court Judge John Loomis decided after a three-week trial that RCA breach its contract with the plaintiffs However the allegations of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud were awaiting trial when the settlement was reached July 1 Earlier a similar suit by children sons Damon and Marc Lanza and daughters Colleen Lanza De Caldera and Ellissa Lanza Bregman also was settled out of court A 3 DAYS ONLY! 1499 to 2199 SUMMER BLOUSES Sizes 38 to 46 Assorted dressy and casual tops in cool polyestercottons and easy-care 100 polyester Choose from a variety of pretty prints and solids i j- Dress like a Return of the Category I Princess Lela Organna Category 9 Boba Fett Category 0 Wicket andor any of the Baby Ewoks INSTANT WINNERSI Jedi Character Saturday July 6th and you're an Instant Winner! The Los Angeles City Council has asked the City Office to draft two ordinances that would make tenants financially responsible for rent payments involved in rent control disputes as well as liable for any structural damage they cause The council action on Friday is seen as a tentative victory for Los Angeles landlords in their battle against bad tenants who currently use the law to delay evictions for months and then skip without paying back rent The council requested City Attorney Ira office to draft an ordinance that would force tenants to deposit any disputed rent payments or a with the court before they could file rent control charges against the landlord office also was asked to draft Mario Lanza royalty LOS ANGELES (AP) A $4 million civil lawsuit over royalties from recordings of the late singer Mario Lanza has been settled out of court a judge said Terms of the settlement were not revealed Superior Court Judge Christian Markey who acted as mediator said The suit alleged fraud conspiracy and breach of contract In addition to the $4 million plaintiffs had sought an accounting of sales of records many of which were produced during the Mario Lanza Radio Show The lawsuit was filed in 1978 against RCA Records Division children and the former attorney Gerald Lipsky Plaintiffs included personal manager and his wife Albert Reg 377 Del Amo Fashion Center 370-5727 in he A PLUS SIZES 18 i the Hutt Court Including Jubba the Hutt The Salacious Gamorrean Guard andor Snotties and the Rebo Band Jubba Crumb COSTUME CATEGORIES: Those desiring official recognition from 'the force' may enter the 'Return of the Jedi' Costume Contest Awards Presentaton by entering any of the following categories Category I Princess leia Category 2 Luke Skywaiker Category 3 Bib Fortuna Category 4 Han Solo Category 5 R2-D2 Category 6 Lord Darth Vader Category 7 Admiral Ackbar Category 6 Yoda The Jedi Master Category 9 Boba Fett Category 10 Wicket andor any of the Baby Ewoks Category 1 1 C-3PO Category 12 Jubba the Hutt Court including Jubba the Hutt The Salacious Crumb Gamorrean Guard andor Sy Snotties and the Rebo Band THE EVENT: Everyone (children teens or adults) who show up at our Sidewalk Sale on Saturday July 1 6th at noon at The Broadway Court dressed anything like and we do mean 'anything like' a RETURN OF THE JEDI movie character from the official categories listed below will be rewarded with a Return of the Jedi surprise gift (as long as quantities last) just for showing upl RETURN OF THE JEDI ADVENTURE CENTER: Visit it in the Penney's Court thru July 17th and listen to C-3PO and Darth Vadar's voices with messages from the galaxy far far away PRIZES: Official Del Amo Fashion CenterReturn of the Jedi Plagues and prizes will be awarded to the winner In each category who costume most authentically matches ln Spirit the movie version of the original character Second and Third place winners in each category may be awarded Return of the Jedi merchandise like toothbrushes coloring books bubble gum movie masks spaceship models cosmetics etc etc DOUBLE AUCTION BUCK SIDEWALK SALE DAYS: Spend a Buck at any Del Amo Fashion Center Stores Saturday or Sunday July 16th or 17th and bring your sales receipt(s) to the Auction Buck Booth (located In the Broadway or Ohrbach Court) and we Issue you Double Auction Bucks for every dollar you ve spent (Over 1 8 please) Auction Bucks are usable for bidding purposes at the Auction Buck Auctions on Aug 6th or 7th (Note Auction dates may be changed at discretion of the Del Amo Fashion Center Merchants Assoc SIZES PLUS SAVINGS Vt to 32 Vt and 38 to S2 i -r- ALL PRODUCTS AND NAMES TM 4 LLCASF1LM LTD (LFL) 198S ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 7iO! wmm 3 A I 3950 Hardwick Lakewood 634-1724 0 I ff 1 ti i 3- 3 I Broadway Bullock's I Magnln Ohrbachs JC Penney JW Robinson Sears Montgomery Ward and Joseph Magnln plus 350 boutiques restaurants and service shops Take San Diego Freeway to Hawthorne Blvd South on Hawthorne for approx 3 miles Located on Hawthorne Blvd between Torrance Blvd and Sepulveda Blvd (213)370-3574.