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January 27, 1933

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O'BRIEN OPENS FIGHT ON BANKRUPTCY BILL AS A CITY TAX PERIL; Holds Proposed Federal Law Would Reduce Value of Liens on Real Estate. ASKS AID OF LEGISLATORS Mayor Now Certain He Can Effect a Budget Saving of $20,000,000. CIVIL SERVICE IS PRUNED Commission Ordered to End All Examinations Except Those for Promotions. O'BRIEN TO FIGHT BANKRUPTCY BILL

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Mayor O'Brien orders Munic Civil Service Comm to hold no examinations, other than those for promotions, without his order

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Jerry Buss

1933Jerry Buss, American chemist and businessman (died 2013)[†]

Gerald Hatten Buss was an American businessman, investor, chemist, and philanthropist. He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning 10 league championships that were highlighted by the team's Showtime era during the 1980s. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor. Buss owned other professional sports franchises in Southern California.