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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1954
Page
5
Actress Lynne Baggett left a Los Angeles courtroom after a judge set October 11 as the start of her trial on a felony manslaughter charge in the hit-and-run death of a Los Angeles teen. The case involves the hit-run aftermath and courtroom developments as reported by AP and UP wire services.
CHICAGO Texas owned collie Tang, famed as America's dog hero, received $1,000 in savings bonds a gold medal gold plaque a gold-plated leash and collar and a year's supply of dog food from Quaker Oats Co on Wednesday night. Tang saved four children from potential death by pushing them from the path of cars, including the son and daughter of his owners Air Force Capt and Mrs Maurice L Dyer of Denison Texas.
Cleveland police say James Howard Lett, 37, an unemployed machinist, was jailed on extortion threats against heiress Kay M Halle. Lett admitted letters and a dummy money drop were part of a plan masterminded by two Detroit men. a female detective in disguise left the package. Detected during pickup, Lett could not name the accomplices.
Sacramento police report thieves stole a telephone from an outdoor booth. Branches were piled around the booth to hide the crime. Ninety holes were drilled in the wooden panel, a small saw connected the holes, and the panel and telephone were removed.
Cleveland prosecutors say a palm print from the lake-front home where Marilyn Sheppard was murdered belongs to her son Chip, weakening Dr. Samuel Sheppard's claim a prowler killed his wife. Key witnesses from California and two questioned LA women add to the defense and prosecution testimony.
Seventeen aboard a Korean fishing vessel were struck by a fatal storm off Inchon on Tuesday. Fifteen men drowned and three fishermen were rescued, police reported today. The incident underscores dangerous conditions for mariners in the region.
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