Autopsy discounts beating in boy's trunk slaying case
Five year old Martin Jensen Jr. was found in a footlocker in his Lynwood garage 24 days after disappearance. Preliminary autopsy indicates suffocation with no sign of beating. Father Martin Jensen Sr. discovered the body as police and neighbors recall no sighting of the trunk during searches.
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Martin D. Jensen Jr
Lynwood
Martin Jensen Sr
Clarence Henderson
Martin
Cid
Harry Ralston
Jensen
Ralston
Norton Ave
Bakersfield
Nevada
Actor Strike Shuts Down Broadway
The Actors Equity Association announced a strike after four days of talks with producers, idling 500 union members in 21 New York shows and 330 on road tours. Stars like Robert Preston, Mary Martin, and Angela Lansbury were involved as venues in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and San Francisco faced disruption. The union rejected a four year contract proposal raising pay and sought higher minimums, foreign actor protections, and chorus size limits.
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Executive Council
The
Actors Equity Association
AEA
Equity
New York
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
San Francisco
Robert Preston
Mary Martin
Angela Lansbury
Hugh O’brian
Theodore Bikel
New Gun Control Plan Would License Owners and Regulate Firearms
California lawmakers unveil a tough gun control package backed by Assembly Speaker Unruh. The plan would license gun owners, fingerprint applicants, require safety courses, and fund oversight with a registration fee and ammunition tax. It targets 15 to 17 million guns in the state amid debates on effectiveness.
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Sacramento
Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
California
Winfield A. Shoemaker
D-Lompoc
Assembly Democratic Caucus
State Attorney General's Office
Shoemaker
Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee
Widow of Morgan faces new charges in California
The widow of Long Beach restaurant owner Arthur V. Morgan, previously acquitted of murder, is charged with false testimony and accessory after the fact. A Torrance judge set arraignment for July 1 in Torrance Superior Court amid defense objections.
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Long Beach
Arthur V. Morgan
Torrance
George R. Perkovich
Dorothy O. Morgan
Torrance Superior Court
Perkovich
Joseph A. Ball
Morgan
Ball
Wounded skipper’s wife says he volunteered for duty
Nancy Lou Davis 24 says Lt. John D. Davis 26 volunteered for gunboat duty in Tonkin Gulf after their one week honeymoon in Hawaii. The Da Nang hospital patient survived a sinking of the swift boat near the DMZ with four crewmen and an interpreter missing. She recalled their training in San Diego and the couple’s meeting at Terminal Island.
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West Los Angeles
Nancy Lou Davis
Tonkin Gulf
Demilitarized Zone
J.g
John D. Davis
da Nang
Navy
Kauai
John
Davis
LA Auctioneer to Sell World War I Weapons Collection
An Los Angeles auctioneer will sell a World War I tank and related artillery pieces, mortars, and other weapons from a San Francisco museum collection at 639 N. Fairfax Ave. All automatics are inoperable per federal law. items are offered to historical collectors.
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Los Angeles
CNL
Marvin H. Newman
San Francisco
Fairfax Ave
Newman
M. H. DeYoung
Jordanian Lawyers Chosen to Aid in Sirhan's Defense
Four Jordanian lawyers were selected to join the defense of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, the man accused of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy. They will travel to the United States soon, joining other Arab lawyers as the case progresses. Sirhan, 24, has been held in Los Angeles since the June 5 shooting. His father and public defenders discuss ensuring a fair trial and defense arrangements amid tensions over Kennedy's speeches.
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Suzanne Williams
Leverett
Mass
Femin
FBI
Boston Customshouse
Armad Altman
University of Buffalo
New York State
New England Committee For
Newtown
Conn
Supreme Court
Sirhan
Amman
Jordan
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Jordanian Bar Association
Fouad Atallah
Ahmad Eel Khalil
Mohamed Barade’h
Hassan Hawwa
Bar Association
Bishara Sirhan
United States
Los Angeles
Kennedy
Young Sirhan
A. L. Wirin
Southern California
American Civil Liberties Union
Wirin
UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Mary Sirhan
Wilbur Littlefield
Birmingham Lawyer Considers Defending MLK Suspect
Arthur J. Hanes, a Birmingham attorney, said he was contacted about defending James Earl Ray in the MLK assassination case. Extradition proceedings are under way to bring Ray to Memphis, Tennessee, to face a first degree murder charge. Hanes and his son plan to travel to London to assess the case and determine if he will represent Ray in the United States.
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FBI
Sneyd
James Earl Ray
Eric Starvoalt
Ray
London
United States
Memphis
Tenn
King
Hanes
Arthur Hanes Jr
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Haynesville
Ala
Tough Gun Law Passed in San Francisco
The San Francisco board of supervisors approved a strict gun registration ordinance by 7 to 3. It requires registration at purchase and during every transfer, with a $2 fee and penalties including a $500 fine, up to six months jail, and weapon confiscation.
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San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
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Birmingham
Martin Luther King Jr
Arthur J. Hanes
R. G. Sneyd
Eir A Saeem
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Tin
Welch
San Antonio Dr
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Victoria
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