Long Beach Youth Probe Seeks Motive for Killing Urge
Two psychiatrists from UCLA Medical Center were appointed by the Long Beach Juvenile Court to study 15 year old John Lawrence Miller’s motive after he confessed to killing Laura Yelen Wetzel 22 months old. A December 6 hearing will decide if Miller is tried as an adult or juvenile.
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Laura Yelen Wetzel
Charles Wetzel
Rolling Hills Estates
Edwin C. McNiel
H.R. Brickman
Ucla Medical Center
Samuel R. Slavson
New York City
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Los Angeles
Two Hospital Heads Slain by Ex-Guard in Reno
In Reno on Monday Elza W. Eaton, 63, a former chief guard, killed two Veterans Hospital officials with a shotgun and critically wounded a third. Assistant Engineer Philip Neables died after being shot in a hallway. Personnel Director Art Small, 50, died instantly. Chief Engineer Earl Lome was badly wounded. Eaton claimed grudges. he was arraigned on murder charges and held without bail.
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Philip Kh F Neables
Art
Small
Earl Lome
Bardie
SBI
Eaton
U. S
Trial End Seen Today for Marines
Fire court at Long Beach Naval Station Marine brig proceedings finish today as four guards face mistreatment charges against prisoners. Two non commissioned officers and five privates have stood trial since last Tuesday, with allegations including unnecessary revolver use to intimidate inmates. A spokesman will not identify defendants pending verdict.
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U.S. Naval Station
Long Beach
Navy
Labor and Knowland clash over union votes in California race
The piece notes Knowland attacking labor and union elections while urging free choice, and Cranston criticizing Knowland as labor mobilizes for Democrats. Brown commends organized labor for reform after union corruption disclosures and questions Knowland allies amid a CIO AFL CIO merger push. Delegates hear Haggerty Pitts and Dias Despot reelected as the CIO heads move toward merger.
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California
Cranston
Knight
Goodie
Larry
Ruman
William Knowland
Harry Truman
Brown
Obor
Sen. Knowland
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C. J. Haggerty
Thomas Pitts
California Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
APL
Manuel Dias
John Despot
Four Charged for Threats to Ike Nixon
Four men in federal reformatory at El Beng Oklahoma were brought to Oklahoma City on charges of threatening the lives of President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon. Identified by Special Agent Rolland H. Osborne as Howard Reed Liggett, Edward Evans Landers, Freddie Gene Bradley, and Jay Robert Lewis Kemp, the prisoners were not connected to the President's visit last week.
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Federal Reformatory
el Beng
Okla
Eisenhower
Nixon
Rolland H. Osborne
Special
Secret Service
Oklahoma
Osborne
Howard Reed Liggett
Tulsa
Edward Evans Land
Ers
Augusta
Freddie Gene Bradley
Odessa
Tex
Ane
Robert Lewis Kemp
Blue Island
Reform school inmates allegedly form letters to gang
Osborne said letters intercepted by prison authorities show Landers Bradley Kemp and Liggett, inmates serving car theft sentences with Liggett facing extra time for an attempted escape, reportedly writing on behalf of a gang they formed. Independent, Beach Calif, November 19, 1957.
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Osborne
Landers
Bradley
Kemp
Liggett
Live the Life of Riley at the Mumtington Hotel
An ad promotes the Mumtington Hotel on Ocean Boulevard Long Beach offering a four block long property with ocean view lobby suites and private club lounge. It advertises rooms with meals at 24.50 per person, dining room facing the ocean, and a casual breakfast option.
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Mumtington Hotel
Boulevux
Lobbie
Telemona
Amig Mal
Larke
Ajag Ex
Cuuh
Texul
Pete Martin Turns Interview Tables on Mike Wallace
In this week’s Saturday Evening Post former victim Pete Martin asks the questions while Mike Wallace offers answers that surprise readers. The piece showcases the shift from Wallace’s famous probing to a rare reversal that highlights celebrity interviews from a fresh angle.
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Mike Wallace
Saturday Evening Post
Pete Martin
Wallace
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