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Show GREEDY OWNERS AT BEACHES ARE FOUG-HT LOS ANGELES. July 1 (By The Associated Press.) Aroused by the action of property owners along the beaches who have sought to charge for thi U8 Of tbi Bands and thi- M'l), Los Angelea city, Los Angeles county and several of the beach towns, including in-cluding Santa Monica have started a move to cond-'iiin au beach lands not alreait- oevned by the public within an hour a IriVo bl the ddwntbwn faction fac-tion of Los Angeles. The strand northward from Benta Monica Is to ho protected, particularly the city having authorized condemnation. While there 1s a stretch of 40 or 50 miles of ocean front readllv reached from the city, and vvhlle more than half of It is sand beaeh. the shores are crowded every summer Sunday and bollda) It being almost a universal practice for residents to load their families and eamplng equlp-rutT.I equlp-rutT.I :n!c their automobiles and i -n I either a week-end or a few hours on, fne beach ea Literati) thojands of small tents (are placed, automobiles by the hundreds hun-dreds ar6 parked in convenient spots, md the sands are covered with the pi. .sure seekeri It Is to preserve the freedom for such pleasures against private aggressions thit tho various ; public bodies are acting A move Is also being seriously discussed dis-cussed to bring about tho pun hue of the great Malibu ranch, w hich lies , northwest of Los Angeles It is a tremendous tract, with ocean front-Inge, front-Inge, canyons, live oaks and many na-j na-j ural park facilities, The city and the county have lo n discussing Its pur-chase pur-chase and prrnetual dedication as an addition to the several playgrounds now provided for the people of the i-out h land. |