Link Cohen Lawyer Killing Tied to Payoff Fallout
A few hours before Rummel was shot on Laurel Canyon steps he met with a sheriff’s vice squad official. Rumors of a falling out between Rummel and the official may hold a key to the slaying, which is seen as the era’s biggest gangland case since Bugsy Siegel’s 1937 murder. Rummel, earning $100,000 yearly as Mickey Cohen’s attorney, had many other underworld links authorities seek to map as detectives and DA investigators probe the case.
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Navy Rocket Test Fizzles at White Sands
An American-built single stage rocket failed to break the altitude record at White Sands Proving Grounds as Navy personnel shut off fuel supply. the projectile veered off the desert testing ground.
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Republicans on Trial in California Assembly Debate Speaker Choice
The piece warns that appeasing domestic forces risks as much as appeasing foreign ones. It notes the upcoming Sacramento assembly meeting where the speaker will be chosen and described as the state’s most powerful figure after the Governor, guiding bills and appointing key committees. The author indicates the speaker will be a Republican.
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Asian Arab Bloc Proposes Korean Cease Fire Parley
The Asian-Arab bloc will formally propose a Korean cease-fire and Far East peace parley. A three nation U N commission would draft cease-fire details with sides, and a Far East peace conference may include the big powers with China not yet fixed.
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