Special Chair Aims to Contain Suspect in Robbery Trial
Long Beach robbery suspect Charles Casabian, 23, faced a specially bolted steel chair in Los Angeles court after shouting and lashing out. Ten deputies monitored as jury selection began while Casabian, shackled, awaited a verdict in the March 26 auto theft, robbery, and assault case involving Dr. Oner Barker. The chair, first used in a murder case against James Merkouris, was reinforced after a prior attempt to bolt it loosened.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Charles Casabian
Locust St
Casabian
Herbert V. Walker
Crash Injury Fatal to W. E. Albers
William E. Albers 52 of 3465 Cerritos Ave died Friday morning at Needles Hospital from injuries in a highway accident near Needles last Monday night. He was struck by a car after his jeep left the road and overturned sustaining a broken arm and head injuries. A former purchasing agent for Long Beach Oil Development Co he planned a new oil field supply business in the Four Corners area. Display Mortuary to handle funeral arrangements.
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William E. Albers
Cerritos Ave
Long Beach Oil Development Co
Needles
Albers
California Highway Patrol
LBOD
Four Corners
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Court Holds Matlock for Arraignment
Compton officials report Earl Fernando Matlock a 35 year old laborer from 10719 Weigand Street Los Angeles bound over for Superior Court arraignment. In a Compton Municipal Court preliminary hearing Judge Sidney W Kaufman ordered Matlock to appear in Department 41 of Superior Court October 25 at 9 a.m. Matlock is charged with robbing and strangling Max Shayne in Shayne's salmon pink Cadillac on September 29. Police traced Matlock after learning he had been changing $100 bills in bars and stores. He is represented by Public Defender Elias Powell.
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Compton
CNS
Max Shayne
Superior Court
Compton Municipal Court
Sidney W. Kaufman
Earl Fernando Matlock
Weigand St
Los Angeles
Department 41
Matlock
Shayne
Elias Powell
Douglas Aircraft lays off 400 office staff in California
Douglas Aircraft Co. released 400 office and clerical employees at the Torrance and El Segundo facilities to parallel the slow decline of its factory work forces in recent weeks. Harold G. Hynd, vice president general manager, said some further adjustment might be needed later. The layoff aligns with company forecasts to reduce California plant personnel to about 70,000 by January 1.
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Douglas Aircraft Co
Torrance
el Segundo
Temorary
Harold G. Hynd
Hynd
California
Knight Names Two to Historical Landmarks Panel
Governor Knight named Dr Abraham T Nasatir of San Diego and Rt Rev Msgr Patrick J Dignan of Los Angeles to the Historical Landmarks advisory committee. They succeed Dr Robert G Cleland of Los Angeles and Rev Maynard Gieger of Santa Barbara, who resigned.
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Knight
Sacramento
UPI
Abraham T. Nasatir
San Diego
Patrick J. Dignan
Los Angeles
Historical Landmarks Advisory Committee
Robert G. Cleland
Maynard Gieger
Santa Barbara
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W. E. Albers
Douglas Air Plant
Ward
Montgomery Ward
Sunbeam Mixmas
Ter JR
Sunbeam
Essune
H.P
Wringer
H.P. Sea King
Supreme Gas
Wardboy
Cresco
Crisper
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