Bandit Steals $2400 From Bridge Tourney at Hotel
A masked bandit taped two women players at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles and escaped with $2400 in entry fees for the American Contract Bridge League tournament. The victims, both 55 and from Santa Maria, were restrained and the money stashed in a cosmetics case. An accomplice waited outside.
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Los. Angeles
CNL
Ambassador Hotel
Ste Aan
Santa Maria
Law
Ruther
Ralphs
Pacoima
Hosmer Returns to Washington Pushes Civil Rights and Defense Plans
Congressman Hosmer from Long Beach to Capitol Hill after a rump session opens in September. He frames civil rights and defense funding as central battles, warning final laws hinge on budget limits and Senate action. He seeks united support for defense orders for the Long Beach plant and Veterans Hospital upgrades. Meanwhile Howard Jarvis criticizes Democratic aims to remove Los Angeles police chief Parker and shift California leadership toward Governor Brown's successors.
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Craig “Hosmer
Long Beach
Lakewood
Signal Hill
Washington
Capitol
United Congressional
Long Beach Douglas
DEMOS
Parker Quster
Howard Jarvis
Los Angeles County Republican Assembly
Democratic Party Organization of California
William J. Parker
Los Angeles
58Th Assembly District
Republican Assembly
Jarvis
N For
Pat "Brown
Senatar Kennedy
Brown
Glenn Anderson
Stanley Mosk
State Supreme Court
Richard Richards
Parker
Richards
California
Man turns 102 with one complaint in loganport
Charles Zimmerman of Logansport Indiana said he is preparing to celebrate his 102nd birthday on Friday and has only one complaint a corn on his small left toe. He spoke Wednesday describing his health as good for his age and his birthday plans.
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Logansport
Ind
UPI
Charles Zimmerman
Lakewood Center
Early Risers chloroform wife for sleep in court case
London reports Richard Minnis an early to bed man admitting he used nightly chloroform on wife to stop her late chatter. He says aim was to sleep and work, police warn of danger, wife suspects drugging to silence quarrels in marriage begun in 1935.
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London
Richard Minnis
Minns
Freeway Heifer Stalls Traffic in Los Angeles
An 800 pound heifer slipped from a cattle truck and wandered near the Civic Center interchange. Radio reporter Phil Green chased the animal in a mobile unit until an unidentified truck driver stopped it near Temple Street offramp. The cow was dragged along the street then tied to a pole by reinforcements.
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Los .Angeles
UPI
Civic Center
Phil Green
Glendale Blvd
Uni
Green
Temple St
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Goresbeck
Tex
Ifederel Sid
Rank Bryan
American Assn. of Petroleum
Levi's
Boys’ Department
Levis Casuals
L.A
CNS
Eagle Produce Co
S. San Pedro St
Minos
Raymond J. McKee
Atlantic Ave
Paul T. Hell and
Joseph M. Meaney
Thurs
Cenk
Pacific Coast Pickup & Camp Coach
Businessmen's Association
FBI
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