Calm and Unregretful Youth Who Murdered Boy
Richard Jensen a 14 year old with a red mop may become one of the nation’s youngest life term murder convicts in California for killing 13 year old Billy Williams. He described the slaying with hammer knife and wire and boasted about not fearing death. A judge will decide if he stays in juvenile court as authorities deem him “too tough” for juvenile hall.
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Mann Rules Against Dividing Salaries
Atty. Gen. Gerald C. Mann ruled that a state department head cannot divide a salary listed in the general appropriation bill to pay two half time employees. The opinion, sought by State Comptroller George Sheppard, targets part time University of Texas student jobs created by splitting full time salaries.
Mystery Lady in Black Fails to Appear at Valentino Grave
Hollywood photographers, chasing the legendary mysterious lady in black, staged their own mourning by posing with their wives in black at Rudolph Valentino’s gravesite. After waiting hours for the real figure, none appeared, so editors were fed staged plates from the photographers.
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Loose Lion Sparks SOS From S S Amazone
The S S Amazone radioed a call for aid from nearby vessels after declaring a lion was loose aboard. The message, picked up by the coast guard, placed the ship about 90 miles off Cape May New Jersey.
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Kingdom of the Bayous Left to The Two Indicted
Huey Long era rulers Leche Weiss and Maestri face federal indictments amid Louisiana political corruption probes. Indictments center on sale of Bienville Hotel to LSU and related tax mail fraud schemes tied to the Long machine. Officials including Rogge and Viosca push broad grand jury actions in New Orleans.
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Lehnerts Rock Garden at Hunter College to be outdoor geology lab
Hunter College will complete the Lehnerts Rock Garden, the nation s only outdoor geological laboratory. Started two years ago, the garden maps the outline of the United States with geological specimens placed by their real locations, while foreign rocks border the outer edge of the inner area.
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Hot oil cases indict Lettche Weiss and Burford in Dallas
A grand jury at Dallas indicted Leche Weiss and Freeman W Burford for conspiring to violate the Connally hot oil act. Weiss and Leche allegedly received 67000 each in new bills for 489000 barrels of hot oil from the Rodessa field to Burford's refinery. Weiss also faces charges of conspiring to evade income taxes on over 30000 in 1936. Lesage and Weiss were charged with tax evasion conspiracies.
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PWA probes New Orleans charity hospital contracts
A reopened federal inquiry in New Orleans widens as 15 crack investigators join the case into contracts for a new 13.5 million charity hospital. The PWA holds a 3 million stake while about 100 federal agents work Louisiana. Officials anticipate a lengthy probe lasting six months to two years under Attorney General Murphy.
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