The Region - News from April 5, 1987

The screen of an X-rated Whittier theater was slashed in half and more than $82,000 in damage to the movie house’s contents and premises was caused by an arson spree, authorities said. The Pussycat Theatre, 7038 S. Greenleaf Ave., was already closed when the fire broke out and no injuries were reported. The blaze was extinguished in about 10 minutes. No one has been arrested in connection with the incident, police said. The theater had been picketed by groups opposed to the showing of X-rated films, but the last demonstration was at least a year ago, authorities said.