Tax Swindle Admitted in Friars Case
Beverly Hills physician Dr. Victor G. Sands pleaded guilty to filing a false income tax statement as part of a group indicted for conspiring to cheat in card games at the Friars Club. U.S. District Judge William P. Gray will sentence Sands after co defendants' trial. The case ties to money taken at games and interstate travel and communications to aid cheating.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Beverly Hills
Friars Club
Victor G. Sands
U.S
William P. Gray
Gray
Federal Building
Sands
Lands
Miami, Fla
Beverly Hills Club
Landis
Killer Griffin Given Life Sentence in 1961 Murder
Eddie Dean Griffin, 55, was formally sentenced to life in prison for the 1961 murder of 49 year old apartment manager Essie Hodson. Griffin, previously sentenced to die, was convicted May 9 by a seven man and five woman jury and life was added after a two hour penalty deliberation. Hodson’s body was found Dec. 3, 1961 in a trash barrel behind her Los Angeles apartment.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Eddie Dean Griffin
Griffin
Essie Hodson
H. Eugene Breitenbach
Hodson
Long Beach Ave
Girl kidnapped and found alive near Brown Field
A 6 year old girl reported kidnapped Sunday evening was found alive Monday afternoon near Brown Field. She told police a man offered ice cream then restrained her in the trunk of a car and held her in a dark shack about 20 miles from home.
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San Diego
Brown Field
Kimberly Annette Meidinger
Forgotten ballots plague precinct 386 voters in Long Beach
Voters in precinct 386 of Longwood Estates face ballot delays after a computer breakdown left 100000 sample ballots unsent. Only two of 455 homes received ballots by Monday, prompting last minute delivery and confusion about polling locations at 140 W Harcourt St. Call the registrar at 628-9211 for polling place confirmation.
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Bob Andrew
Longwood Estates
Long Beach
Registrar of Voters’ Office
Post Office
North Long Beach Station
Mary Crocker
Ray E. Lee
Ruth Hansen
Burton Chace
Four arrested for firing rifle into Monterey Park homes
Four suspects including two 17 year olds were arrested after shots were fired from a high powered rifle into homes in Monterey Park and East Los Angeles. Juan Puentes and Robert Olivas are jailed on suspicion of firing into occupied residences. teens held as well. No injuries reported though two Pebblehurst Street windows were shattered.
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Monterey Park
CNS
East
Los Angeles
Juan Puentes
la Puente
Robert Olivas
Pico Rivera
Puentes
Olivas
Pebblehurst
Four Survive Mishap Near Lindbergh Field Landing
A Long Beach family of four escaped injury after a landing gear collapse on a Sunday approach to Lindbergh Field Municipal Airport in San Diego. Bertram H. Smith his wife and two children were returning from a weekend in Mexico. the plane sustained only minor damage with no fire reported.
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Long Beach
Lindbergh Field
San Diego
Bertram H. Smith
Charlemagne Ave
Smiths
Mexico
Scenic SoCal Road Trip From Los Angeles To Antelope Valley
An illustrated travel route guides readers from downtown Los Angeles along Harbor Freeway to San Pedro Port of Call Village and Palos Verdes, through Santa Monica and Will Rogers State Park to San Fernando Mission and William S Hart County Park, ending on Highway 138 near Palmdale with visits to museums, a famous movie ranch, and other regional highlights.
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San Pedro
Pacific Avenue
Front Street
Harbor Boulevard
O Call Village
25Th Street
Palos Verdes Drive
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Palos Verdes Estates
Will Rogers
State Park
Sunset Boulevard
Brentwood
UCLA
Westwood Village
Beverly Glen Blvd
Wilshire Blvd
Veterans Administration Center
San Diego
Santa Monica Mountains
San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Mission
Los Angeles
San Diego Freeway
Golden State Freeway
William S. Hart County Park
Horseshoe Ranch
America
Hart
LA Loma DE Los
Fritz
Mr. Hart
Charles Russell
Russell
James Montgomery Flagg
Newhall Drive
Saugus
Solemint
Antelope Valley
Littlerock
Highway 138
Wrightwood
Pines
California
Holiday Hill
Angeles National Forest
la Canada
Glendale
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Res
Sam
Vbot
A. Andrew Hauk
Edwin Nathaniel Gebhard
Edgington
Washington
Defense Department
Edington Oil Refinery Inc
Craig Hosmer
Sea of Voters
College
Lakewood Center
Candlewood ME
PETRI
Petri’s Cleaners
Orange
L.B
Pacific Coast
Hwy
2Nd ST
Fisher
Mise
Scott Radio Supply
Alamitos
Ismeone
Kentucky
Schenly
Dewar’s
Chen Surupr
Schemley Destillers
Ilip and
Savi
Harbor
Santa Monica
Juan Crespi
Saint Monica
Saint Augustine
The
American Petroleum Institute
Independent, Press-Telegram Travel Bureau
Dept. E
Pine Avenue
Santa’ Monica
Marineland OF
the Pacific
Los Pangeles
U.S. Highway
Palmdale
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