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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1958
Page
5
The assembly committee urged a special session to curb diploma mill operations in Los Angeles where at least 50 such mills are active. The report notes many degrees are used by underqualified individuals to diagnose and treat emotional or health issues, with LA described as a global center for these schemes. James Mulvey cited local mills and the risk they pose to public welfare.
A jury in Superior Judge Vasey's court acquitted Searle Edward Stratton a 42 year old San Pedro man on two bookmaking counts. He was arrested May 11 after a Barber Civ. officer heard a customer say that bet on Bold Ruler. Stratton denied any such conversation. The case touched local crime and education policy amid state talks on diploma mills and a potential special legislative session on budget issues.
Starkweather and Caril Fugate, teen accomplice, faced charges after a violent spree in Nebraska. Police say Starkweather admitted abducting Caril at a gas station, driving to a desolate road near Lincoln, and shooting a man and others during a series of killings tied to a crime gang. Authorities note Dan Starkweather denied any unlawful sexual act and described the events as a forced march to a storm cellar where the killings occurred. Local sheriffs reported plans to transfer the pair to Lincoln, with extradition cleared after Wyoming yielded jurisdiction and Gov. Simpson’s stance on capital punishment.
Los Angeles report says federal jury in the income tax evasion case of former Glendale official George R. Wickham was dismissed after three days of deliberation. Judge Ernest A. Tolin set Tuesday for a new trial. Wickham, 64, is a Glendale City Council member accused of evading about 27000 dollars in taxes from 1948 to 1952.
Dr J M Seat a local optometrist urges state pensioners to inquire about free optometric services and glasses without obligation. He lists contact details at 37 Pine Avenue Wilmington and Torrances with phone numbers HE 5 6219 and HE 6739.
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