Gambling Probe to Call Zeppo Marx Next Week
Federal Grand Jury probes a California gambling syndicate with Zeppo Marx among potential witnesses. Subpoenas also target John Judd, Tom Drew, Michael Shapiro, Morris Orloff, George Brooks, Harald Tracton, David Gensburg, Manuel Fine, Sam Anderman and others. Syndicate moved over a million dollars monthly before a Terre Haute raid on November 29 last year.
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Indianapolis
Zeppo
Marx
Rene Mars
Mayy Brothers
Song
Don A. Tabypert
Terre Haute
Ind
John TL
Judd
Notary Tohn Drew
Palm Springs
Michael Shapiro
Beverly Hills
Morris Orloff
Los Angeles
George Brooks
Harald Tracton
David Gensburg
Manuel Fine
Sam Anderman
Santa Monica
Blonde Takes Back Contract With Pistol
Hollywood detectives seek a long talk with Mrs. Belly Knight, tied to a $1700 advertising contract dispute. She entered a Hollywood Boulevard trade publication, demanded to see the original contract, produced a pistol and claimed the agreement. Knight, and her Santa Monica boulevard construction firm partner husband, had no prior complaints about dealings.
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Hollywood
Hilmlands
Belly Knight
Hollywood Boulevard
Neil Fisher
Fisher
Knight
Marrying Judges Face Tax Probe in California
Los Angeles reports that judges George A. Dockweiler and Ida May Adams are under scrutiny for income from marriage ceremonies. State Sen. Edwin J. Regan asked the State Franchise Tax Board to examine the returns, asserting an official request to study the matter. Dockweiler says his returns are correct. Adams is on vacation out of town.
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Los Angeles
Tate
John J. Campbell
Franchise! ‘Tax Board
Edwin J. Regan
Dweaverville
Joint Legislative Committee
Juster
Campbell
George A. Dockweiler
Ida May Adams
Regan
Dockweiler
Adams
Toonerville Trolley Prints Donated to Maine Museum
Kennebunkport Me. Fontaine Fox, creator of the Toonerville Trolley cartoons, has donated original drawings to the Trolley Museum here. The museum houses a collection of 63 old trolley cars in various sizes and shapes, marking a nostalgic display of the era.
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Kennebunkport
Toonerville
Fontaine Fox
Yesteryear
Pasadena Post Office Ad Rates and Local Notices
The Pasadena daily newspaper lists postage and delivery charges including mail to Pasadena and surrounding areas. It notes second class mail privileges and authorized postal arrangements, with office addresses in Pasadena and nearby locations.
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Pasadena
Colorado
Rian Han
West Ave
Ar Fadla
New Date Set For Execution In Welles Murder Case
PANTEGO. Wilbert Wells Friend, 42, found guilty of murdering Ruth Muir 48 at the Rivershire YWCA, saw his execution date moved from September 5 to October 10 by Superior Judge John A. Hewicker to allow an appeal to the U S Supreme Court. He confessed to police he had committed the long unsolved murder.
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Pantego
Wilbert Wells
Friend
Ing
Asaqvoa
Agg
John A. Hewicker
Wsepl
U.S. Supreme _s Court
Ruth Muir
Rivershire Ywca
Suspect escapes jail jump to hospital crash
James B Johnson, 33, of Los Angeles, injured after leaping from a second story window at Wilshire station during an escape attempt. Police recaptured him on the sidewalk, described as rather dazed, after the fall resulting in head and back injuries.
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Central Receiving
James B. Johnson
Los Angeles
Wilshire Station
British Prime Minister Macmillan in Greece for private talks
British Premier Harold Macmillan arrived in Athens for a private summit with Greek Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis. Officials cited efforts to build a new atmosphere of hope amid tensions in Cyprus as the focus of discussions.
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Greece
Athens
UPI
Harold
Amesbury
Mass
UPS
Macmillan
Joseph E. Trombia
Constantine Karamantis
Cyprus
Boy Suffers Skull Injury From Diving Board Fall
A boy about twelve or thirteen fell from a high diving platform at Sarees Park in Alhambra and sustained a possible skull fracture. Larry Slivers of Los Angeles rushed him to Alhambra Community Hospital and then to County General for further care.
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Sarees ‘Park
Alhambra
Larry Slivers
Los Angeles
Jilted girl testifies in fatal shooting case
Miss Hope Johnson, 19, testified that Harold Kenneth Horn, her former boyfriend, grabbed a revolver and fatally shot herself after she told him she planned to kill herself. The incident occurred at a Lamont drive-in restaurant where she says Horn laughed and pointed the gun at her chest before it discharged.
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Bakersfield
Hope Johnson
Méon
Uemurjander
Harold Kenneth
Horn
Tusselsville
Aris
Lamont
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