Father killed in family squabble
A 44 year old Long Beach electrician, Robert J. Gillum, was shot and killed by his son Ronald after threatening to kill his ex wife Jean and their six children. Gillum forced entry during a morning confrontation. Ronald fired twice, wounding him in the head and thigh. Police said the father had beaten his wife before and she had practiced with a revolver for protection. The youth was hospitalized in shock and charges to be considered with the district attorney.
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Long Beach
Robert J. Gillum
Sunfield Ave
Jean
Clark Ave
Billum
Gillam
Ronald
Gillum
Paul J. Bowman
Robert W. Schroeder
James E. Lynch
Lynch
District Attorney's Office
Bel Air man acquitted in murder of daughter’s lover
Frank Medeiros, a 56 year old Bel Air businessman, was found not guilty in Superior Court of the Jan 27 shooting death of Thomas Nieto, 28, who stood outside Medeiros’ home. The jury rejected a second degree murder conviction after lengthy deliberations.
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Santa Monica
Bel Air
Frank Medeiros
Superior Court
Pearce Young
Medeiros
Thomas Nieto
Nieto
Lower beef costs forecast as market gluts ahead
California cattleman Frank Simpson warns beef prices will drop in the next 7 to 12 days as more cattle hit slaughter and demand remains weak after the price freeze. He cites feedlot losses and held cattle during the freeze, with prices easing to 38 cents a pound and retail clashes expected before a predicted shortage drives prices up again.
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Sacramento
California
Frank Simpson
California Cattle Feeders Association
Simpson
Bakersfield
Gasoline Price Hike Approved Under IRS Phase 4 Rules
The IRS confirmed Standard Oil of California may raise gasoline prices by six tenths of a cent per gallon effective Sept. 23. Regulators require a May 15 base price and allow passage of higher imported crude costs to consumers between May 15 and Aug. 1, within phase 4 regulations amid public complaints.
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Internal Revenue Service
Standard Oil Co
California
IRS
Cornelius
Coleman
Standard
Student aide death ruled accidental shooting in South LA
Long Beach State University campus aide James J. Marsh 97 of Compton was shot in the chest by a small gauge shotgun while inspecting the weapon. Ronald Foster 24 of Compton was booked for murder investigation after a call resembling his voice led police. Marsh, Vietnam veteran and former academic senator, died at MLK Hospital.
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Long Beach State University
James
J. P." Marsh
134Th St
Compton
LRSU
Bristol Bay Trading Co
Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital
Ronald Foster
205
W. Lith Sr
Don Jennings
Jennings
Foster
Vietnam
Marsh
L A zoo conditions probe ordered by city board
The Los Angeles Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners ordered an investigation into conditions at the Los Angeles Zoo after controversy over the deaths of two giraffes. Officials blamed injuries from falls on slick floors. the move followed the resignation of William Turner, 33, the zoo's longtime curator of animal maintenance, who left to return to school after 74 years service.
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Los Angeles Zoo
City Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners
William Turner
Turner
Zop
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