Pitchess Leads In LA County Sheriff Race As Biscailuz Retires
LA County sheriff hopeful Pete Pitchess leads after 3,150 precincts counted with 271,399 votes to 82,122 for rival John C. Doran. Incumbent John R. Quinn nears reelection as assessor with 196,591 votes. Frank Bonelli leads in Supervisors District 1. Roybal and Debs head toward a runoff in District 3. Proposition B favored for Chavez Ravine stadium. A for adult detention facilities falls short. Alaska crash kills two Air Force officers near Anchorage.
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Pete Pitchess
Eugene Biscailuz
Los Angeles
Biscailuz
Pitchess
John C. Doran
Pitches
FBI
University of Utah Law School
Arcadia
Ein
John R. Quinn
Ffe
Frank Bonelli
Huntington Park
Bonelli
Edward R. Roybal
Ernest E. Debs
Paul Burke
Board of Education
Harold Henry
John Anson Ford
Herbert C. Loge
Richard Richards
Bradford ‘Trenham
Richards
Trenham
Dodgers
Chavez Ravine
Studio Sues Its Star For 67687662
Columbian Pictures Corp. sues its star Glenn Ford for 678,876.62 alleging he refused a role in The Last Angry Man. Production was to start July 14 after Ford notified in May 18 he would not participate. Ford signed a March 5, 1954 contract to make one picture a year for four years with no script approval rights.
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Hollywood
Columbian Pictures Corp
Glenn Ford
Ford
Simpson leads in bid for reelection as state superintendent
Dr Roy E Simpson held a strong early lead in the race for a fourth four year term as California state superintendent of public instruction with about 58 percent of the unofficial vote from 13,891 of 26,363 precincts. Opponents David B Everett Holland D Roberts and Everett T Calvert trailed with 824,397, 201,746, and 189,020 votes respectively, while a November runoff remains possible if no candidate clears a majority. Simpson has served since 1945 and the salary for the post is set to rise from 15000 to 20000.
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San Francisco
Roy E. Simpson
Simpson
David B. Everett
Alpine
Holland D. Roberts
Palo Alto
Everett T. Calvert
West Covina
State Board of Education
State Senate
Oweee
Marine Hero Sentenced for Bank Robbery
In South Bend Indiana Christopher L Magee a World War II Marine pilot who claimed aerial exploits was sentenced to 20 years for bank robbery and 25 years for assault in the Lincoln Way West Branch National Bank and Trust Co robbery on January 15 1957 Magee had also flown with Canadian and Israeli air forces before his conviction and sentence.
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South Bend
Ind
Christopher L. Magee
Chicago
Magee
Lincoln Way West
National Bank & Trust Co
South, Bend
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