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Eos Angeles States 4hl Part IXSunday, September 6, 1987 COMPTON: Police Told to Target Gangs 25 to LaunchNAACP which includes these Southeast-area cities: Artesia, Bellflower, Bell Gardens, Compton, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Huntington Park, Lakewood, La Mirada, Long Beach, Maywood, Norwalk, Paramount, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, South Gate and Whittier. Tickets are available for $40 and may be obtained by calling (213) 591-2268 or (213) 599-3320 by Sept. 15. Paths-Gang Alternatives program was developed in neighboring Paramount as a way to show students the ugly realities of gang life, school coordinator Willard McCrumby Jr. explained in a separate interview.) Financial Crisis There are questions about how effectively Cojnpton can wage any war on crime given the financial crisis that some fiscal experts predict.

When the council narrowly defeated a proposed increase in a utility-users tax last month, the city controller and the city treasurer predicted that drastic budget cuts would soon be necessary unless the council found a way to replace the $2.5 million in federal revenue sharing funds that the city Continued from Page 1 "Compton is not a lawless town," James said. Although the city is faced with "a multitude of problems," many are no different than those confronting other Los Angeles County communities. Tucker said the difference is that Compton officials are trying to be more aggressive in treating the problem. He added that city officials "are not ashamed to say we need help" from whoever can give it. "We need everybody to fight this evil cancer," he said.

(Starting this fall, the county-funded youth agency will help the Compton Unified School District present a new anti-gang program to fifth-graders in all 23 elementary schools. Underwritten by a $125,000 state grant, the Career 31st Annual Summer Storewide Clearance Sale NOW IN PROGRESS used to receive annually. In fact, the same night the council decided not to raise the tax revenue some of which had been earmarked for the police council members postponed purchasing four motorcycles that had been requested by patrol officers. Tucker has even proposed that the city try to save money by dumping its police force and contracting for service through the Sheriff's Department, as does neighboring Carson. The other four council members, however, are staunchly opposed.

Police official Ebert acknowledged that the gang crackdown will cost the city more money in overtime pay, but did not estimate how much. "That notice doesn't make a lot of difference, darlin'," said Willi Madden, 65, a part-time clerk with failing sight. "I don't have $210. This boat only cost $200. "It simply means I have to put my cats to sleep and go live on the street.

I don't have the money for anything else. There's no way out for me." SUITS SWIMWEAR SPECIAL GROUP SPORTS SHIRTS SPEC. GRP. HAWAIIAN SHIRTS SPORTS COATS 40-50 OFF EVICT: Port Tries to Clear Ramshackle Marina JAYMAR SANSABELT SLACKS KNACK BLAZERS SLACKS SALE PRICED BOB'S MEII'S SHOP Fund Campaign LONG BEACH-The Long Beach branch of AACP will begin its 47th Freedom Fund Campaign with its ninth annual Freedom Fund and Membership Banquet on Sept. 25 at the Commissioned Officers Club at the Long Beach Naval Station.

The keynote speaker will be Carl A. Fisher, an auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Fisher is the first black Catholic bishop for Los Angeles and the first black Catholic bishop in the western United States. He is responsible for the San Pedro Pastoral Region, Lynwood Show to Honor Constitution LYNWOOD-To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, this city will present "It Happened in Philadelphia." The re-enactment of the signing will be performed by the Scottish Rite Players of Long Beach at 6 p.m.

Sept. 24 inBateman Hall, 11331 Ernestine in the Lynwood Civic Center. The show and a dinner will be hosted by the Lynwood Community Affairs Commission. ceramic -tile pullman countertops with double sinks. The Mediterranean exteriors have clay tile roofs, front- and side-yard fencing, low masonry walls in rear yards and concrete BUENA PARK 995-1706 ffff DIMM OPEN 7 DAYS 9 A.M.

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