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Morton Av_f!, > L<.ll. 90C26 MA 5-8427
TREES FOR ELYSIAN PARK
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NEWSLETTER No. 21
January, 1968
S?ME 4?0 PINE' TREES are bein:;:t planted in Elysian PArk, thanks to
the in1tia,t1ve of llliss .. Beverly Mason, principal of Elysian Heights
,a!:)d iClifton Stree: schools, and the cooperation of c. .rnliams,
bead ran::rer of tbe Recreetion and Parks Dept. The Aleppo and Canary
Islanp. ,pines .were donated 'by the forestry service.
. . wu:.i sh9pherd 120 junior e;erdeners to Stadium
'liay, near tbe.Gold<3n State Freeway s-ntrance, 150 seedlings will
be planted. Th!9 rema.inder wiJ.l be distributed amonP: three sites near
t,be' park's e:ast a!ld. west boundaries. . -
CAK)? HIGH SIERE . .Il TO BE: SAC;RIFICED
TIRED EXCUSE pf "lack 'of funds". for upkeep is being trotted
.out to
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the sale of Camp High Sierra, a sinEularly desirable
site .in a prime 1-vfnter sports location. If sold, it would be a
serious loss for the. people, a promising '!:>onanza for some private
interest.
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PLEADING POVERTY ill befits a city as pr'->fli("ate with money as
Los that. plan.s to spend million for a Cabrillo Beach
mar.ina; billion for mess rapid. transit; milli:m for a new
'l,ibrar-y..; million for an equestrian center; $38.5 million for a
comrention center and $1.2 million for a '1rorld Tr.ade Center .
. 'lfCIULDll'i'r IT,PS 'iiS.:i:R to use a omall fraction of these millions
to refurbish Cemp iU[tb Sierra?. If at any tim8 it isn't booked s.olid,
it c.ould 'be .fill:1 1Hth :::;hetto youngsters to give them an inspiring
vacation in th8 ll.01J.Dtains, inst,ead of sendin5 them to the barren
mbnotony .of .an a rmy camp.
N3U CITY CHARTSR -- OPPORTUNITY AND
HEARINGS ON fu.viSICN of the Citv Charter are scheduled for
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Tuesdays at.l:30 p.m., commencinf Jan. 23 (tetter check!) in Room
155 of the City Hall Annex. First to be heard will b city officials,
then civic. orsani.z.stions and finally the getJeral public.
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. CHARl::C:R REVIS..IOH offers an opportunity to correct so:ne statutory
oeficienc1es With reP:ard to parks, beaches and open opaces. It also
'carries .:a. tb'reat; Promoters '>Till try to Whittle do11n restraints the
cha rter n pr::>Yid.es.
TRIAL, DATE: SET FOR HAZARD PARK
THE HAZARD PARKt:r-ia-1 Jvla-rchif-at_9_a-:-m. in Dept. 1 in tbe new-
. Court 111 E, 1-i):.ll Street, will. test the City Charter's pro-
lani. The Vetercans Administration in 'dashington
wants ,18 p.f the .25 acres of the Eastside pa:ck ro: a_hospital. In ex-
C\'liln>'e, it offers lend at the Veterans Hospital 1n tlest Los Ane;eles.
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. . ... . ... . ' CI'l:Y DETSRMINED 'rO. D2STRCY LIBRARY
' . 1. . Liri.h o:R"':'iTC'f;tbecity to
.. p'brsr(v ana replace i:t with 1:\.igh-,rise boxes. Voters
,, de:fe;iJ,:tee,a ;u'bbary; bond i:ssue last year, .so .the ci'ty is

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bypassing ' Tb.e:ne'i< scheme is to' be. '':f:inanced on a leaseback tasta
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;. , ;. \cAERILLO BEAOH cm'IMITTJ:E p1!ens fund...:raisine: art exhibit an
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'saie, &aj;urps.y;. Feb. 3, atg Councilman Thomas E;:adley will be ..
3.ues'tr of b.o-nor To be helo etbome or Mr. and Mrs . Gllbert Drummond, .
'6,4lf5 ViC! de Ar;zar; San Pedro. Works by. Leo Politi,
.1sts oh display. A:oditional canvases appreciated. Donat1on ?1.50 .
I.fyou plan to attend, notify Gom:nittee, 2117 Crestwood St. ,sanPedro.
NArURE FRL!:NDS invite conservationists to a .
Saturday, Karch 2,,at 8 p.m. at their rustic cabi'1, il"'3 Yucca
in Sierra Madre. For information, c;;;ll Gary Alexsn'ler, c::mserYatlon
chai.rrr.an, jiE 1-9+38 or ,JE 9-7175 frCJm 5-8 p.m. Or cell s;c 8-2533.
1JIT. HOLL'COCD HEkRI:TG -- Staff report on topping Hollywood
for. cafeteria, tourist sbops, etc. and criss-crosstne- Griffith Park
by .. overhead tr<ins, Thursday, Feb. J, 10 a.m. Recreation Parks
Commission . c:;os Cl.tv Hall. Supplemental report cy ::>ne b1dder.
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