Berling Trial Jury Selected
The jury for Violet John Berling, 32, accused of the torture murder of her foster child Kay Frances Erickson, was set at seven men and five women after 10 days of wrangling. Prosecution and defense agreed on jurors. three alternates to be chosen later. Dr. Cefalu will testify as first witness. defense contends Berling loved the child.
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Violet John Berling
Kay Frances Erickson
Lelfs
Annie Moller
Dep. Dist. Attys
Ted C. Sten
Thomas W. Cochran
Albert C
Ramsey
Sten
Victor
Celalu
Ohio Ave
Lytle White
Torrance
Eden Blossom
Seventh St
Foster Sprit
Granada Ave
Rachel Sutherland
E. 15Th St
Arthur Bringelson
San Pedro
Jesse Lewis
Arabella Ave
Bellflower
Oil Company
Orpheus Morris
Cedar St
Franklin Page
Madison St. Dominguez
Linda Abreau
Barbara Ct
David Jones
Suzana Mills
Pasadena Ave
Cefalu
Miss Berling
Little Kay
Stew
Cochran
Organized Confusion in Washington Over War Material Contracts
A veteran correspondent quotes a production engineer from a large plant who will spend extensive time in Washington conferring on contracts and war materials. He notes Washington as the safest place in the nation and mocks the idea of an atom bomb attack, while hinting at ongoing organized confusion.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
American Troops Reach Suwon as Seoul Red Lines Hold
American infantry backed by artillery and air support moved into Suwon, 17 miles south of Seoul, battling street to street against a 90,000-strong Chinese Communist force. US forces pushed to the Suwon airstrip before nightfall and then pulled back to positions south of the city.
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Tokyo
Suwon
Seoul
United Nations
Korea
Boa
U.N. Star, Page
Retail Food Costs Soar To New High
The government announced retail food prices hit a record high as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the grocery price index rising between December 15 and January 2. Charles E. Wilson reportedly plans a nationwide wage-price freeze, urging an all-out effort on the price-wage front.
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Washington
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wilson
Farce Says McLain in Pension Probe Hearings
In Sacramento on January 17 a Senate committee wound up hearings on George McLain's pension initiative without his witnesses, while an Assembly bill seeks to punish soliciting pensioners for political donations. McLain called the hearings a farce amid a clash with Chairman Fred Weybret. The Assembly measure targets McLain or anyone pressuring pensioners for money.
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Sacramento
George McLain
Senate
Assembly
McLain
Fred Weybret
Salinas
Weybrer
Assembly Committee
John L. E. Collier
Los Angeles
Pleven to Meet Truman in Washington Talks
French Prime Minister Rene Pleven will visit Washington January 29 and 30 at President Truman’s invitation to discuss various important questions of mutual interest. Diplomatic sources expect talks to cover plans to accelerate Western Europe’s defenses against Communist aggression.
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Washington
Rene Plevin
Truman
State Department
Pleven
State sales tax hike eyed in legislature
Sacramento California January 16 a one cent increase in the states sales tax to aid counties in meeting rising costs of government was proposed in the California Legislature today
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Sacramento
California
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Edna Blossom
Foster Speir
Fred Wilson
Berling Trial
Prew Pearson
Ray Tucker
Wome
Surf
Long Beach
Juaniter Royal
Belmont Pier
Geo. McLain
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