No.

29 - August,l969
Grace E. Simons. Chairman
AT k'\.ST: -- COLJKCIL TO ACT ON I TR!: ROAD I
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on. "The Road
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by tl1e. City Cou."lcil is due soon.
"The Road the section of Btc.diUCJ. wr:.y, ke:;r to the fU-
ture of Elysian Parll:. If it is retained, the park hr:.s a chr:.nce of
survival. If it is replaced by a multi-lane traffic artery, the pr.rk
may be doomed. 1'Iore than t-I-ro yea.rs 2.go, both the Recre.:ction c.nd
Par:;:s Co=ission c.nd tl1e Board of Public in 1..\llanimous deci-
sions, voted that plans for the freevrC'..y link be dropped and l"it;ht-of-
way on the land relinquished to the Parks Dept. The decisions vrere
ignored.
COU"lWILI{:.'l.N RO:JJ:F;T dTJ:VJ:NSON has broue.ht in a motion, seconded
by Councilman Braude, and W.'lanimously "'JDroved b" the Co1..lncil
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Recreation and Parks Committee (Lorenzen, .Edelman,
Ferraro), to end this grave tbJ."eat to the park, It should be before
the Cou"1cil in a "eek or tro. For date, call the City Clerk
(r.:.:. 4-5211, E;c 1705) or our Co=ittee (l.zi 5-81>27). 1le hope you cr:.n
cone. .ie need your support.
Tl:U: STATE FISH AriD G:Al-IZ Co=ission vras asked to halt the
planned killing of 85 Tule Elk in Owens Valley this fall in a motion
passed Aug. 19 by the City Cow.1cil
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s liater o.nd Povrer Co=ittee
chairman; Lo1onzen). The sa:::te motion requested the City
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independent Water and Povrer Dept. to post HUJ:.:TIKG" sic;ns aro1..tnd
city-omed property_ in 0\rens Vclle: that J:J.as been designated as a
Tule .i:lk Refuge. Ask your to vote US when the motion
comes before the full council. Unless the hu.'1t is called off, 85
of this endanc;ered species l'ill !Je sacrificed on the altar of mo.n
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blood-lust and greed.
LI3P.ARY ON PIC:::J:T Ln;J:
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TM. BATTLE ovsr the dov-rntou:1. is nec.rin3 a climax.
A double-barrelled assault mall:es it clear tl1at only lesa.l action plus
strong citizen protest ce.n save it. scheme is to blacl:top the
west garden for a pe.rking lot, the initial step tearing do'lm
the b1.'.ilding. The second is to plovr throu::;h vrha.t is no;r the center
of the buildinz for an extension of Hope Street, which dead-ends at
the Librc.\ry
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s southern and Fiftl1. Street
A COURT HZ.i.RI:,:c;. A1.:c. 25 vrill determine whether a temporary
restrainin' order to stan Dest'-"uction Plc.n 1 is to ".Jc made perma-
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nent. The public lme<r nothing abo1.ct DestJ."uction Plan No. 2 1..\lltil
mid-Aue;ust, althoush the Plan.7J.i:1:_ Commission on July 24, vrith three
membeJ.s present (Zlizabeth Ar::tstrons, David Heir 2.nd Pollen)
1..tna11imously approved the Hope .Street e;;te;:J.sion, once tl1e ste.tus of
the Libral"Y is iesolved.
Tl CJ:l:TRI,.L LI3RAFCl Committee has scheduled. a
picket line protes'G for 3aturday, Aug. 30, at 2 ),:r.. at tl1e Library.
l:t "OU can heln the Committee, vle<::.se call Joe .Stermel", cooJ.dina tor,
(cA" 1-59.66) -- .A.I'ill Jon; "TEZ PrciG;T LINE! (See enclosur-es.)
AIRPORT IN .J:LYSIA:: P2ili.Z:?
w..:; CAN SAY GOODJY: to El,;sian P<.rl;: and residentic.l nei::;hbor-
hoods, es.st and vrest of the park," if plans of Co=utercenters Inc.
materialize. .3:lcho P<:.rk, Solano Avenue portions of Bil ver
woUld becone a second 1'lestcl1ester, blic:;hted by noise and traffic.
A r1..tnv1ay and ciTOLport (Short T2:;:e-Off and Landi:1::_ ail"port) ;rould 'be
built on the 40 acres adjoining Dodger Stadiur.l mmed by .tal tel"
0 ';,:alley but lee.sed tc' the Gi ty for park purposes. Providing 2-4--hour
service, 16-pe.ssenger planes 1rrould shuttle oetv:een there and
L.A. International and Oi.1:i:.ario o.iJ..,')O;.-ts, possi"vly at 1:.he rate of
one c. minute; (Zoo::d ;i;o 'J::l! Zooml) 00!-:IT-W:NTS W.SLCOlS<:D.
D?.AINA.G.E PIPZ n:ST.A.LLZD
TEZ that the Com;:ti ttee 'l;orksd so hard to r:et
1'1as installed this month, i=edic.tely to t:1e v;est of Elysian Park's
Avenue of Palms.
:1Irl .. -- ELD3:PHI:::T FOR BOSS RUJ.i;
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sive.s us a..s tha .x. sic lD.h of tha_ city :o. ":Jlueprint foz,t.:1.s spo.ils zys-
tG:m, machine D.i1d ons-m8.n rule. It nakes . .-the.'.l-iay.O:;.." "U.i."1dis-
putsd ";Joss of th<: city, o.bsoluts ,;o;,s:r to fire nos.t top <J.d.':.:inis-
.. s, co:.J.lli1.issioners and depar-t..::.1ent head.s.. Their. jobs, _:a1 .. e in his
lJocJ.;:st. It the people '<of richts they no,,r possess; shar-pJ:-J curbs
the 901rer of thGil' electsd. rej?:;;esentotives, city co-w.;.cili:Jen;. and
the COi:J::nissions, which c.t cJresent 9:;;ovids 2. me<O.sure of
1Jrotsctio:'1 c. c i:1st al"''bi tra:;."y. rule. The depc-rt:1znt::: tha.t a.re n.ow
frUJ.J.toucha"'.')lefl by the 8.:tJ.:J the City COUl"lcil -- Water c..nd POirier]
a:..1d Hc.rbor --.are in their u:;..touchabi1it.: 9
T1G C:.-nd open. 'V"ili_-_ be de--
te l":i:D.ine'd t,he 1-:a.y_o.r. the l1.ead "oal::s, he can o:s .. e-
.Jlc.c :d b:' a r:10re '?lio:1t tool. Protectio:1 is red1.,wsd L1. the chal"te.r
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. DTUDY ths proposed che/.rt..er . t, us hc.ve your views.
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