Myrna Oliver Alphonzo Bell Jr., 89: GOP Congressman Often Won Bipartisan Support, Los Angeles Times, 27 April 2004, B11, 1977, 1970s, 1950
"Alphonzo Bell Jr., who represented Los Angeles' influential Westside in Congress for eight terms and was a scion of the pioneering ranching, oil and development family that give its name to the Southern California communities of Bell, Bell Gardens and Bel-Air, has died. He was 89.
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"From 1950 to 1977, Bell represented a vast congressional district - the 28th and, after redistricting, the 27th - running along the coast from Malibu to the Palos Verdes Peninsula and encompassing all or part of Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Bel-Air, and West L.A. Then considered a Republican stronghold, the district nevertheless had only 40% GOP voter registration, and bipartisan approval was necessary.
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