Valley Gangland Shootout Echoes 1959 Killing
George Perry a 36 year old former associate of Mickey Cohen was killed in a Valley gangland shootout in Van Nuys. The incident recalls the 1959 killing of Jack Whalen. Masaro 29 was shot three times and jailed in Los Angeles on suspicion of murder. Federal agents link the Rodolfo raid to a socialite securities theft involving masseurs and noted ties to Jack Murphy.
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George Perry
Mickey Cohen
Jack
Massaro
Los Angeles County
USC Medical Center
Miami
Murph the Surf
New York
Bunter, Jackson and Gray
Brian Jones
Ivars Apinitis
Peter Eden
Perry
George Bart Piscitelle
van Nuys
Apinits
Eden
Jones
Apinitis
Whalen
Rondelli
Sherman Oaks
Locigno
Cohen
Hicks Contempt Charge Dismissed in Anaheim Case
Anaheim Municipal Court Judge withdraws contempt citation against Orange County District Attorney Cecil Hicks. Proceedings in the attempted murder case against Robert E. Lee are dismissed, with Lee’s arraignment set before Superior Court Judge William C. Speirs. Lee, 64, of Montebello, is accused in the March 9 beating of Marie Suiro, 42, of La Habra.
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Anaheim
Lloyd Verry
Orange County
Cecil Hicks
Robert E. Lee
Hicks
Lee
Superior Court
William C. Speirs
Montebello
Marie Suiro
la Habra
Bernard November
Lawrence Buckley
Logan Moore
John
James) Bond
Speirs
Verry
High Court
Four suspects nabbed in nationwide forgery ring
Sheriff's detectives arrested Henderson Hugh and three Los Angeles men among four suspects linked to a nationwide forgery ring using stolen credit cards with forged IDs. A $200,000 loss to a credit card firm was uncovered during months of investigation.
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Compton
Sheriff's
Henderson Hugh
W. Caldwell Sr
Los Angeles
Rafferty Gains Partial Win in California Textbook Battle
State Board of Education adopts a broad list of reading texts from the curriculum committee while approving a last minute amendment favoring Rafferty’s preferred Lippincott series for early grades. The debate drew 350 spectators as experts argued for cost and educational impact.
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Max Rafferty
California
State Board of Education
Curriculum Commission
Dr. Rafferty
Lippincott
Rafferty
Elaine H. Stowe
Sacramento City
State Department of Education
John Church
Officer Assessed Damages Over Hollywood Jaw Injury
A Superior Court jury awarded John F. Hurtado 5000 dollars for a jaw fracture after an Oct 3 1965 incident in Hollywood involving officer Wayne E Sanger Jr. The verdict also granted Hurtado’s mother 662 dollars for medical expenses.
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Hollywood
Los Angeles
John F. Hurtado
Wayne E. Sanger Jr
Hurtado
Franklin Avenue
Cahuenga Boulevard
Superior Court
Blase A. Bontane
Lee Seeling
Robbery at Lennox Finance Office in Lawndale
Two armed men robbed a Dial Finance Co. office in Lawndale at 4 15 p m taking 375 dollars from manager Robert Stark. Deputies said the suspects escaped after the hold up at 16918 Hawthorne Blvd.
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Dial Finance Co
Lawndale
Lennox
Hawthorne Blvd
Robert Stark
Sonic boom alert tied to 24 hour training drill
North American Air Defense Command is conducting a around the clock training exercise. Residents are assured the noise comes from B52s and B58s practicing with other jets and should not worry.
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North American Air Defense Command
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