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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1968
Page
3
Mrs. Shaffer, 85, awoke to a shattered rear door at 297 W 10th St San Pedro. She fought the man, grabbed a baseball bat, and struck him on the first swing, sending him fleeing. She was treated for injuries and Rosenberg Leonard Ervin, 22, was arrested nearby on suspicion of forcible rape.
Thom as C. Dilbeck, a 62 year old western songwriter, was given life imprisonment by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury after being convicted of first degree murder in the shooting death of his wife Hildegarde amid a divorce hearing. He was found sane at the time and will be formally sentenced May 29, with eligible parole after seven years.
Norwalk detectives began inventorying about $25,000 worth of stolen goods recovered after the arrest of Aaron Kingston and Harley Hileman. Police found tools to heavy air compressors in Kingston’s garage and loaded thousands of items for cataloging at Norwalk station. They believe the loot originated from numerous burglaries in southeast Los Angeles and western Orange County.
A Santa Ana Superior Court judge refused to dismiss the manslaughter charge against Stanton reserve police officer Allen B. Christian and ordered a jury trial for June 7 in the shooting death of 18 year old Paul Aguilera. Christian, 42, claimed he did not intend to kill and said he fired a warning shot as Aguilera broke and ran after questioning. He was indicted by the Orange County grand jury and had served two years with the Stanton police before suspension and later return to temporary duty at headquarters.
Three Southland men were involved in two separate airplane crashes during landings. Lawrence Nielsen of Springfield, Missouri, was killed when his lighter craft was struck after landing at a Springfield airport by a plane piloted by William Robert Scherrer of Santa Ana. In the second crash at Van Nuys Airport, Dennis Crabtree of Torrance and Dave Morris of Inglewood were injured. Crabtree, the pilot, was later moved to Glendale Memorial Hospital.
Police report a burglary at the American Typewriter Sales Co. at 344 E Fourth St Long Beach where burglars used a trash can to smash the front window and fled with a typewriter.
A thief stole a truck and semitrailer from F B Trucking in Bellflower. He drove along Lakewood Boulevard then turned onto Rendalia Avenue, wrecking five parked vehicles and ending on the roof of a compact car before fleeing on foot. Deputies investigated the costly misadventure.
A sniper from a vacant field near Garden Grove hit six trucks on a California freeway corridor. Police shut down a three mile stretch for almost an hour. no injuries reported though two gasoline tankers were struck and a driver reported a shattered windshield before 5 AM. No suspect found as Garden Grove police investigated near New Hope Street.
U S Air Force conducts a large scale mock air raid over Southland Riverside with B52 bombers and B58 Hustler fighters simulating attacks on targets across the western states and into Canada. The mission involves North American Air Defense interception and tracking by allied air defense elements.
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