Prosecution Considered in Murder Case of Verdugo’s Lover
Violet Joan Berling, 33, convicted of first degree murder of Kay Frances Erickson, awaits a possible new trial in an L A County jail cell. If denied, she faces life imprisonment. Deputy District Attorney Ted Sten weighs urging counts against Miguel Verdugo, 26, Berling’s boyfriend and studio owner, as jury verdicts loom in the Su…
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Violet Joan Berling
Kay Frances Erickson
Los Angeles
Dep. Dist. Atty
Ted. Sten
Miss Bering
Miguel Verdugo
Miss Berling
Berling Murder Trial Sets Cost Record in Los Angeles
The Berling trial ran from January 3 for 17 weeks, the county’s longest murder case. It spanned 117 calendar days and 78 court days with 64 witnesses heard and 1,300,000 words of testimony. Taxpayers paid about 345,800 dollars at 600 dollars per court day.
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Berling
Los Angeles County
Judge's court links Verdugo to child torture case
In a Portland court yesterday the case against Verdugo focused on alleged repeated whipping of Kay Frances with a belt and tying her to a filing cabinet. A jury previously found Miss Berling guilty of first degree murder with life imprisonment, while defense seeks a new trial citing insufficient evidence and legal errors.
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Portor
Fred Miller
Verdugo
Sten
Kay Frances
Miss Berling
Moon
Lfe
Ramsey
Jury Dooms Violet to Die Says Verdugo
Miguel Verdugo, Violet's longtime associate and accordion teacher, said the jury's first degree murder verdict with mercy recommendation carries a life sentence and condemned Violet. He spoke from Long Beach General Hospital about his disbelief at the verdict and his concern for her frail health and heart trouble as he pled for mercy.
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Violet
Miguel Verdugo
Long Beach General Hospital
Kay Frances
Mother of Slain Child Has but Little Comment
The mother of 10 year old Kay Frances Erickson had little comment on the verdict of first degree murder handed Violet John Berling by a Superior Court jury. Beatrice Erickson said she made no comment before the verdict and did not wish to now. She and her husband Harry were staying at her brother and sister in Montebello. Public reaction had leaned toward conviction, with some expecting only manslaughter.
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Mary Schauer
Violet John Berling
Sheriff's
Kay Frances Erickson
Violet Deln Berling
Margaret
Fred Voetzel
St. Paul
Minne
Press-Telegram
Superior Court
Beatrice Erickson
Ex Gov Merriam Improves After Hospitalized Illness
Frank F Merriam age 36 reported somewhat improved in St Marys hospital where he has lain in an oxygen tent since Wednesday Mars after influenza attack last month. Doctor says Merriam has heart ailment and had been confined to bed for weeks before admission.
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Sore
Frank F. Merriam
St Mary's Respind
Ian
Mars
Merriam
Chinese Reds Reach Han 11 Meet Death in Crash
A United Air Lines passenger plane crashed near Fort Wayne airport during a windstorm, killing eight passengers and all three crew. The crew included Captain E. K. Swallow and First Officer H. B. Miller, both from Chicago, and Stewardess Beverly Eis. Three patient nurses from a South Bend hospital were among the victims. Wreckage spread across a rain soaked field two miles east of Baer Field. rescue teams faced mud and fuel fires as bodies were found embedded in wreckage.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
United Air Lines
UAL
Chicago
K. Swallow
Hinsdale
H. BR. Miller
Beverly Eis
South Bend
Massillon
Ohio
Benny Facks
Baer
Tance
Piane
Facks
Fyteuennns
Jim McPhee
WGL
Fire Destroys Wilmington Warehouse in Inferno
A fierce blaze roared through a 75 by 200 foot wood frame warehouse at 217 E. B St Wilmington last night causing over 50 000 in damage. Firefighters battled for more than three hours in drizzle as thousands watched. The building reportedly owned by South American Maranio Contreras with lessees. Arson investigators planned a today inquiry amid scattered debris including bales of cotton dunnage and machinery. Equipment from five engines fought the fire under Battalion Chief Donald Grant.
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E. B St
Wilmington
B St
Broad Ave
Maranio Contreras
Donald Grant
Gen Almond Unhurt in Red Mine Blast Near Korean Front
Lt Gen Edward M Almond commander of the U S 10th Corps escaped injury when an ammunition truck struck a road mine 15 yards away on a Korean frontline road. The mine lay in the shoulder of a road seen by thousands of Allied vehicles in recent weeks.
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Central Front
Korea
Edward M. Almond
U. S. 10Th Corps
Death Takes District Prosecutor Simpson
Dist Atty William E Simpson 62 dies in St Vincent's Hospital after months of illness. A Fresno native who moved to LA County posts, he served as district attorney since 1946, eighth note career includes state legislature, Fresno city attorney, and Los Angeles County deputy posts. Survived by widow Ethel M Simpson and two sons.
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California
Bakersfield
University of California Law School
Kern County
Fresno
Los Angeles County
Sunset Oil Co
William £. Simpson Jr
Hollywood
Robert J. Simpson
College of Electrical Engineering
Univer ‘Sity
Southern California
OPS Announces 10-cents-a-pound Rollback on Beef
The government unveils a beef price control plan aiming for about a ten cent per pound rollback by October 1. Live cattle ceilings drop progressively from next month, with retail prices held briefly then eased in August and October. OPS predicts roughly 700 million dollars in annual savings. Retail ceili gs align with pre Korean War levels.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilizeration
OPS
OFS
Micheal V. di Salle
Indus
Chinese Reds Drive Toward Seoul Amid Fierce Fire
AP dispatched report from Tokyo says Chinese Reds reached the Han River north of Seoul and pressed down the north bank to breach the capital. UN forces retreated in an orderly withdrawal as ships and 105 howitzers battered the Reds. analysts saw a drive to form a defense arc around Seoul. Casualties surged as the offensive continued, with Red losses reported at 45,000 since the action began a week earlier.
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Tokyo
Han River
Seoul
John Randolph
U. N
Red
United Nations
Ing Chunchen
Robert Bunson
U. S
Eighth Army
Korea
Skies to Clear Late Today After Scattered Showers
A Pacific storm front brought .44 inch of rain last night in Long Beach. Rainfall for the season reaches 8.02 inches, below the 10.36 inches logged by this date last year. The system moved in from the northwest, with heavy rains affecting Northern California, Washington, and the Oregon coast.
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Long Beach
California
Washington
Oregon Coast
Marine Combat Vets Return Home to San Diego
Korean War veterans totaling 1300 aboard the USS Set Sylvester Antalok arrive in San Diego docking about 11 30 a m for rost and recuperation from wounds and frostbite. A cheering crowd near the Navy pier greets the First Marine Division veterans including seven from Long Beach and 21 from nearby suburbs. Relatives expect to join the homecoming as the transport docks. Many of the Long Beach group fought from Pusan to Inchon and the Chosin retirement, sharing heavy experiences.
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ARINE
Sylvester Antalok
San Diego
Navy Pier
Broadway
First Marine Division
Long Beach
Wat Pusan
South Koreas
Inchon
Long Beach Welcomes Korean War Veterans Arrival
Purple Heart medals are awarded to seriously wounded veterans as Plaza Harbor lists Major Robert H. Corbet and other local sea service members. Two TV stations KECA Channel 7 and another outlet plan live coverage of the Sea Diegs arrival at 1300 Marina Corps, with expected return about 11:30, mentioning Corbet as son of Ruth B. Corbet.
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Long Beach
Robert H. Corbet
Ruth B. Corbet
Marina Corpa Vet Ares
Korea
Stetion Keca
Chennel 7
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Honess
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Robert A. Vogeler
Lucile
Pia Eykens
Vienna
Budapest
United States
U. S. Zon
Germany
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Almond
Belhart Bridge
Juneau
Charles Houghton
Churchill
Altlee
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Public Forum
Southland Magazine
Simpson
William E. Simpson
Con Hat
Marine Combat Vets
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