L A Gambling Ring Smashed in Los Angeles
Federal agents and police raided a Los Angeles apartment linked to a five million dollar a year gambling operation. Three men and two women were arrested for bookmaking and stamp violations as officers seized betting markers and odds sheets. The center was described as taking in about $100,000 weekly with bets from $25 to $500.
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Aste Wennh Service
Fs. S. Public Health Service
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Eddie Geltziler
Charles Miller
Bruno’ Cochrane
Blanche Frabotta
Treasury
Virgil Crabtree
Derry Weeters
Committee OKs Subside Plan Involving State Oversight
The city legislative committee voted 5-0 to back a subsidence abatement bill placing broad powers with the state oil and gas supervisor. The recommendation moves to the full Council Tuesday with a plan to draft the bill for a special February session.
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William T. Dalessi
Charles M. Garrison
Lewis D.reese
Virgil H. Spongberg
Philippine Sea heads home with 19 bodies recovered
The aircraft carrier Philippine Sea returns to Long Beach with 19 bodies from the Pan American Stratocruiser disaster. Navy and Civil Aeronautics investigators prepare an official inquiry as crews hunt for clues, while 25 others remain unaccounted for.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Pacific Ocean
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San Francisco
Reno Teenager Captured in Baby Killing Case
John Lawrence Miller, a 15 year old, was captured in Reno and flown to Los Angeles Juvenile Hall after confessing to strangling 22 month old Laura Helen Wetzel, daughter of Air Force Captain Charles Watzel, following a burglary at 25467 Dunwood Road Rolling Hills. He reportedly told Reno police the motive began with an intent to kill his father.
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Dunwood Rd
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Redondo Beach
Charles Wetzel
Donna
Barbara
Gary
Miller
Ong Beach
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Charles. W. McGowan
G. §. Walsh
Sheriff's Homicide Squad
Bob Shumway
LAC Says Bosses Overbearing When Touched by Friction
A survey of office workers in a large corporation asked for opinions on how executives relate to their subordinates. Respondents noted bosses were gracious with praise but overbearing when faced with criticism, revealing lessons for treating people in business and beyond.
Funeral Rites for Tiny Victim Laura Wetzel
A large funeral service was held in Redondo Beach for Laura Neien Wetzel, the Rolling Hills Estates girl slain by a 15 year old, as authorities moved toward prosecuting the suspect. Nearly 100 relatives and neighbors attended at White Day Mortuary while Rev. Richard Dawson urged understanding for John Lawrence Miller, the youth facing charges.
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Laura Neien Wetzel
Air Force
Charles
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Richard Dawson
John Lawrence Miller
Britons Perish in Fire Crash Near Newport
A four engine Solent flying boat of Aquila Airways crashed in flames on a wooded hillside near Newport Isle of Wight killing 43 of 58 aboard. Firemen pulled survivors, some serious, from the wreckage as trees burned and the tail remained visible above the flames. The flight was from Southampton to Lisbon with 50 passengers and 4 crew aboard. The disaster follows a prior Aquila accident earlier in the year. Aquila runs service from Southampton to Lisbon Madeira Canary Islands and Capri. Continued on page A2.
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Solents
Majorca
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Stein Song Saves WM in Halls of Ivy
The Weatherman’s apprentice saved WM from poison ivy after a picnic accident. Beer neutralized the exposed skin and a stein in time saved an itch, as the outdoorsman wandered through patchy ivy.
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Hill and Dale
Russian spy Rudolf Abel sentenced to twenty years
Independent reports federal judge Friday sentenced Russian spy Rudolf Abel to 20 years in prison. Khrushchev challenges the United States to a missile shooting match, adding tension on Page A-2.
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Rudolf Abelto
CPOEF
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Space A Blast To Down Rockets Plan ICBM Defense
In Albuquerque the Air Force announced a 16 member team at Kirtland AFB working toward a major breakthrough in defending against intercontinental missiles. The project contemplates nuclear explosions in space near next spring’s tests at Bikini Atoll to destroy speeding missiles before reentering the atmosphere, with officials cautious on the feasibility and fallout implications.
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Albuquerque Journal
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