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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1964
Page
2
Mrs Earlene Adler and her husband Ron ald Adler were convicted Friday of possession of marijuana. Roberta Webster and Michael Webster, 19, were convicted on child abuse charges. The trial alleged a plot by the Long Beach Police Department to entrap the defendants.
At Edgewater Park in Indiana a conclave of 400 delegates discussed minority job access. Kenneth Buck urged private agencies to prioritize merit placement and criticized state employment offices for recruiting employed workers and neglecting unskilled applicants. No resolutions were adopted to push congressional changes to the U S Employment Service.
The Long Beach California State Employment Service moved to 1350 Locust Ave with unemployment-insurance duties remaining at 1313 Pine Ave. The office handles 3,500 to 4,000 applicants monthly and places 1,500 to 2,000 in new jobs. 400 to 500 come from other states. George Toll, longtime manager, leads expansion including San Pedro and Wilmington GSEA offices.
Los Angeles County advisers urge reorganizing the World’s Fair leadership to ensure success. Harry Groman, chair of the County International World’s Fair Committee, calls for sound leadership, management and financing and notes resignations on the fair’s executive committee. County officials say no Long Beach funds will cover about 2 million dollars in concession advances already spent.
A Fullerton man, John C. Moyer, is accused of killing Harry Hundley, 82, in the hallway of Hundley’s home after an argument with Hundley and Hundley’s wife. The coroner’s report details a 22 caliber rifle wound through the heart, with Moyer jailed on suspicion of murder. Authorities cite Supreme Court rulings limiting release of case details.
Leaders of PTAs across West Long Beach supported the Board of Education's decision not to build a high school on the district owned Hill Street and Webster Avenue site. The forum stated creating a small high school would limit educational opportunities, noting Poly High and nearby areas already offer strong options, with about 10,000 PTA members backing the stance.
Harvey G Wolfe age 52 and James J Potter age 42 were convicted of tapping Lloyd Guinmere’s telephone at 13681 St Andrews Dr. on March 13. Santa Ana judges imposed one year in jail on each count but suspended it for three years probation. An additional wiretapping charge was dismissed. They faced a new trial option previously denied. They testified they were hired by Lewis Letson to monitor Guinmere. Probation bans include no wiretapping or monitoring equipment.
Lew Beach police department will hold an official open house at its own facilities from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Public tours will be conducted through the entire police operation, officials said, and refreshments will be served.
Three Orange County residents died Friday in separate traffic crashes. Hanna Denza, 53, of Westminster, died after being struck while crossing Beach Boulevard near 21st Street. Manuel R. Martinez Sr., (laborer) of Garden Grove, died in Orange County General Hospital from injuries in a Santa Ana collision. Anita W. Brande, 4, of Orange, died after being hit while crossing 17th Street toward Santa Ana. Eight others injured, two seriously, as an MTA bus struck a large unlit trailer near Compton.
Orange County sheriff seeks public help tracing a fire engine red 1962 Chrysler New Yorker convertible with white top stolen in Daytona Beach Florida. License 8W18798, seen in Santa Ana Long Beach and OC beach towns before the Thursday bank robbery at 15505 Pacific Coast Highway.
A severely beaten seven year old boy from San Pedro begins restorative dental work funded through The Independent Press Telegrans. Frederick Peter Potter, 37, held to answer in Long Beach Superior Court on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and with intent to inflict great bodily injury for the August attack on the child and for an assault on Officer Booth Shaty who intervened. The boy’s mother and stepfather moved to Torrance after crank calls followed the incident.
Dr Bruce Alexander Met Ewing a former Long Beach physician connected to abortion charges was arrested behind Belmont Bowling Alley at 4100 East Ocean Boulevard after failing to appear for sentencing. He previously faced conspiracy to abort and narcotics counts with prior prison sentences and an appeal bond. He remains held in Long Beach jail without bail.
Josep Morse, 20, convicted in San Diego in 1962 for killing a fellow prisoner, faces a third death trial in Orange County Superior Court on October 21 after being moved from San Diego. He had appealed a death sentence on grounds the judge swayed the jury with a life imprisonment option. Morse pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.
Gene Tunney Smith was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Joe Raycraft to one year in county jail after a no contest plea to manslaughter in the July 13 traffic death of 75 year old pedestrian Mrs. Bess Backman at Ocean Boulevard and Orizaba Avenue. The victim, visiting from Town, was in a crosswalk when struck. Officers testified the driver was intoxicated at arrest.
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