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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1958
Page
3
Elizabeth Ann Robetts was sentenced to one day in jail for contempt after refusing to testify against her mother Ruth Darnell and photographer Hugh Hetner in a nude photography case tied to Playboy Magazine. Judge George B Weiss postponed jail for 60 days to allow an appeal as charges against the mother and editor were dismissed for lack of evidence.
Washington AP Thurman Whiteside, alleged fixer in a Miami TV case, skipped a Monday testimony before House investigators and delayed until Wednesday. The open hearing stalled as Chairman Harris of the Legislative Oversight Committee cited other urgent matters. The probe centers on Whiteside's ties with Richard Mack, who resigned from the FCC after accepting favors. President Eisenhower nominated John Cross to replace Mack, as senators mentioned in the inquiry may be asked to testify regarding the FCC Miami channel 10 license decision.
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Kenton Hicks a 21 year old sewing machine salesman told in court how a dash for a $100 sale ended with tickets at Robbinsdale and St Cloud for 100 mph, license forfeiture and a night in jail, thwarting a Brainerd deal. Police stopped him in Robbinsdale St Cloud and Little Falls, racking up potential fines.
The Board of Harbor Commissioners awarded a $2,682,000 contract for a seven story harbor administration building on Fier A East to C. L. Peck Construction Realty Co. and Millie and Severson, Inc. in a joint venture. Site prep of $85,000 will raise the area six feet and the building will stand 50 feet above mean lower low water. Total project cost is $3,080,000. Construction begins within 20 days. duration is 18 months.
A British Meteor jet crashed in Castelar during a training flight, killing the pilot and at least ten people, including several children, and badly injuring eleven others. The plane tore through trees and homes, sparking fires as residents watched.
Two commercial photographers and a 19 year old secretary were arrested by Vice squad after a probe into a Studio City mail order firm allegedly producing risque pictures valued at about 450000 dollars per year. The operation involved distributing explicit photographs through mail orders and posed as a legitimate business. Investigators recovered equipment and evidence from the firm premises as police pursued charges related to vice and lewd paraphernalia.
In San Diego federal court, four men and a woman were sentenced for smuggling narcotics from Mexico. Martin Barrazza Molina, 36, Calexico, got seven years for 14 pounds of marijuana. Joe Norman Ruelas, 20, Ronald Tony Ruelas, 23, both of Salton, Nadine Elvira Rogers, 41, San Francisco, and Cecil Holmes Richards, 31, South San Gabriel, each received five-year terms. Separate defendants, Jacob R Heiderick, 35, and Kathleen Walker, ?, Sherman Oaks, were jailed on indecent literature charges connected to a mail order business run from Ventura and Northridge. Police seized two truckloads of alleged pornographic materials. The case involved complaints from parents about lewd pictures shipped to youths.
Two burglary suspects Leslie Francis Bellenbaum aged 20 and Peter Ross Bauer aged 18 of 250 East 67th Street were charged after a pursuit ended at a dead end on Arlington Street and Baltic Avenue. Police reported tires wheels and welding gear were found in their getaway car and both admitted stealing them.
Baker Alex Ogrodnek, 66, was placed in an 84 degree ice box for two hours during a Philadelphia restaurant robbery. Two suspects fled with $1,668 in cash. He was unharmed.
Henry Wy sham Lanier, a retired author, historian and editor, died Monday in New York. He published works on regional history and served as editor for several literary journals across decades.
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