Testimony Opens Today in Scott Case in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES Wk Testimony opens today in the trial of L Ewing Scott a 61 year old self styled investment counsellor accused of murdering his wealthy socialite wife Evelyn Throsby Scott 63 who vanished from their West Los Angeles home in May 1955 Scott also faces a grand jury indictment with four counts of grand theft and eight counts of forgery for handling her bank accounts A jury of seven men and five women was selected Friday.
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Los Angeles
L. Ewing Scott
Evelyn
Throsby Scott
Scott
New Studebakers On Display This Week
Auto writer Art Stephan notes the 1958 Studebaker sedans and station wagons feature a wider look, lower flared silhouette, dual headlamps, innered roof line, and high rear fins. The President and Commander series debut with a 225 hp engine. Packard Hawk styling blends with Studebaker lines, Scotsman models return, and November will bring two more new models.
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Studebaker
James Motor Center
Studebaker-Packard Unveils Luxury Level Ride 1958 Models
The 1958 models introduce superior ride quality with new spring and shock rates and variable-rate coil springs. The system adapts to road conditions regardless of load or passenger count, marking a key engineering advancement.
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Studebaker-Packard
Albert Lasker Heart Award Given To Starr
Dr Isaac Starr of Philadelphia is named the 1957 Albert Lasker award recipient by the American Heart Association. Starr a research professor of therapeutics at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School is cited for distinguished achievement in cardiovascular research.
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New York
WPI
Isaac Starr
Philadelphia
Sunday
Albert Lasker
American Heart Association
Starr
University of Fennyslyvania Medical School
Two Killed in Rain Crashes on Rainy Highways
Two men died after cars skidded on rain slicked streets near Carson and Long Beach. Barbara Ann Gilbert and her husband were seriously injured, tossed from a vehicle, as Cal vert Hess and his wife aided others. Rain totals and forecasted clearing followed as officials reported.
Marks 50th Anniversary With Swim
George Riekman celebrated his golden wedding anniversary by swimming the Yough mile and a half from Alcatraz to Aquatic Park in a rain storm. He completed the distance in 1 hour 25 minutes, 13 minutes slower than 30-year-old Gus Schier who accompanied him on the trip, after swimming the Golden Gate last month to become the oldest person to accomplish the feat.
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Riekman
Alcatraz
Aquatic Park
Gus Schier
Rickmann
Golden Gate
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National City Bank
Locuit
W. M. Jacobsen
Lowell Lawrence
Kenneth Irwin
Richard Hunter
Homer Askins
Henry Walters
Bill Graham
John Cueves
Cherry Avenue
Long Beach, Calif
Art Stephani
Auto Buster
California
RE Pank & Shop
Lowey Are
Avalon Blvd
Long Beach
Wilmington
E. Anaheim
Calvin Hess
E. Doble St. Torrance
Hess
Clarine
U. S. Weather Bureau
Pacific
Weather Bureau
Los Angeles Basin
Besett Hed
Bekins
Tang
Anchaine
Lakewood
Soran
Fries
Sterling
Stanton Hall
Buffums
Sia
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