Panel Named for Grand Jury

A new Los Angeles County Grand Jury for 1987-88 was named Friday, a 13-man, 10-woman panel that includes two real estate brokers, a firefighter, an optometrist and 11 retirees.

The names of the new panel members were drawn in a brief ceremony in Los Angeles Superior Court by County Clerk Frank S. Zolin. The 23 jurors were selected from a pool of 40 prospective panelists chosen last April from an initial group of 152 nominated by Superior Court judges.

In addition, four alternates to the 23-member panel also were selected.

The grand jury, which serves one year, acts in a watchdog capacity over various governmental agencies, is responsible for investigating a myriad of civic issues and can make recommendations on criminal indictments to the Los Angeles County district attorney.

The new panel will be sworn in on July 1.

Among those who will serve in the upcoming year are Julian W. Stahl, a Torrance optometrist; Sylvia Stern, a self-employed urban planner from Los Angeles; Irene A. Arredondo, a Burbank retiree; Annie L. Davis of Los Angeles, a funeral counselor, and retiree Franklin A. Bereny of Los Angeles.

Other new panel members include Whittier real estate broker Frank Monteleone; Mary Berg, a Tarzana real estate broker; David D. Schwartz of Sherman Oaks, a retired television and radio executive; part-time clerk Jerry J. Hunt of Glendale; retiree John R. Burnett of Hacienda Heights and volunteer Carolyn Milner of Los Angeles.

Also serving are retiree Muriel Sullivan of Los Angeles; housewife Evelyn F. Schreiber of Los Angeles; retiree Samuel M. Paschal of Compton; retiree Robert V. Armstrong of Pomona; Hazel McIntosh, a retiree from Studio City; community volunteer Miyo Himeno of Monterey Park, and retiree Paul O. Wirth of Beverly Hills.

Benjamin Lench, a semi-retired consultant from Rancho Palos Verdes, also was selected to serve, as were retired engineer William R. Downs of Rancho Palos Verdes; retired school superintendent Manuel A. Gallegos of Whittier; firefighter Brian E. Heyman of Burbank and administrative volunteer Lela Cohn of Los Angeles.

The four alternates chosen were Aaron Hytner, an Arleta retiree; volunteer Rene M. Wilson of Pasadena; retiree Frank F. Chase of Glendora and retiree Cecilia M. Manzo of Inglewood.