Waller Testimony In Drunk Driving Case On Tape
Los Angeles socialite Mrs. Marjorie Durant Waller faced questions about a taped conversation with a cab driver and a photographer. She denied offering money to influence testimony as the Santa Monica Canyon home recording was played in Los Angeles Municipal Court. The prosecutor read portions of the tape while Judge Byron J. Walters ordered more of the recording to be heard.
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Heiress Testifies in Cross Examination in Cal. Case
Mrs. Waller testified after an accidental freeway meeting with Officer Woodell. She denied threats from her grandmother Merriweather Post Height about cutting her out of a million dollars if she loses the case. Lott said she did not appear intoxicated during a sidewalk sobriety test.
Long Beach subsidence bills push through Assembly debate
Long Beach ant subsidence measure AB 5 drew 55 co authors in the Legislature on a special session call. The bill would require compulsory unitization of a subsiding oil field under specific conditions and was sent to the oil manufacturing and minting committee for hearings on March 1 and 12. A second bill AB 12 would let the city pursue a unitization program, with current contract limits at 85 years. City officials also sent nine council members to Sacramento to advocate for a city sponsored subsidence registration.
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Harold Lingle
Decision Could Cut School Tax In California Case
A Detroit inspired Supreme Court ruling could free 536337 dollars in impounded taxes for Long Beach district, lowering the school tax rate about 10 cents per $10 of assessed value. Arthur Ay Knoll said funds from inventories at Douglas Aircraft and suppliers have been held since 1951, with future collections easing annual tax bills.
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Monkeys at Ueno Zoo
Officials reported six monkeys at Tokyo Ueno Zoo led a playful strike, refusing to return to work on the children’s miniland and tyre railway. No trace found of the leaders as the incident unfolded amid a mix of circus‑like claims and regional chatter.
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Long Beach Voters Endorse City Plan To Curb Subsidence
Long Beach residents approved a city charter amendment by 37 002 to 2522 in a special election. The 15 to 1 endorsement came from 25 percent of registered voters and allows unitization and cooperative deals for the Wilmington oil field beyond 25 years. Mayor Keeler calls it a major step to save the sinking city. results will go to the State Legislature for ratification.
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Judy Garland Sues Sid Luft for Divorce and Custody
Judy Garland files for divorce from Sid Luft in Santa Monica alleging repeated beatings and an attempted strangling. She seeks a restraining order, custody of their children Lorna and Joseph, eviction of Luft from the Beverly Hills home, and temporary support of 4425 dollars monthly. The couple married in 1931 and plan a March 14 court hearing. Garland cites premarital agreements and Luft’s possession of her properties.
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Prince Aly Khan Presents Credentials at UN
United Nations New York Prince Aly Khan met Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold Tuesday and presented his credentials as head of Pakistan's permanent UN delegation. He refused to answer reporters' questions.
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Aid chief defends U S funds for grass and baths abroad
Foreign aid head James H. Smith Jr. defends $3.9 billion request arguing aid financed grass planting along Lebanese highways, bathhouses in Egypt, and emergency pilgrimages to Mecca. He cites prior recovery of improper use and fiscal controls while addressing critics on Capitol Hill.
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Duluth AFL-CIO Council Ties Support to St Marys Hospital
Duluth Minnesota AFL-CIO council withholds support from the Duluth Community Chest unless St Marys Hospital is dropped as a Chest agency. Objection cites $7 000 in Kohler plumbing fixtures bought during a four year strike now under Senate Labor Rackets Committee investigation. Continued on Page A-6.
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TV A shootin Boy Guns Set in Ferndale Md
In Ferndale Maryland a 4 year old boy shot at a television while cowhands opened fire nearby. The child fired an .88 caliber bullet into the TV picture tube and later cried as police officer Sgt John T Erbe arrived. The mother, Mrs Mildred Staples, reported the boy climbed a chair to reach the gun.
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Plea for Billy Mitchell Conviction Overturned
Washington authorities clash over Billy Mitchell legacy as Air Force board critiques new evidence and former president Truman’s posthumous Medal of Honor. William Mitchell Jr appeals to erase his father’s 1925 conviction for disobedience and conduct unbecoming an officer while critics cite ongoing airpower advocacy.
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Family Slain in Hampden. Police Seek Son
Pi An unemployed warehouse foreman, his wife Marie L. Clifford, 43, and their 14 year old son Ronald were found shot to death in their four room Hampden mass home Tuesday. A murder alarm was sent for Robert George Clifford, 17, another son. Neighbors say they last saw the youth Monday afternoon and the father about the same time.
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Infatuation Ends in Divorce Request and Hospital Tragedy
In Des Moines a father in handcuffs spoke to his injured 17 year old son in a hospital bed after a police bullet wound. Marie McDonald is cited in a divorce matter involving Harry Karl and a so‑called redhead. Page A-41 and A-3 detail the events and aftermath.
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