Ex-convict in California murders held in isolation booth
A defendant accused of killing his former wife Desaine Forbes and her husband Robert James Merkouris was placed in an isolation booth in court after smashing a steel chair. A steel jury ruled him sane, while a wall phone upset the proceedings in the ceramics shop murder case.
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Los Angeles
CPI
Merkouris
Superior Court
Saturday Evening Post
Stanley Gardner
Perry Mason
Union Asks Cab Strike Arbitration
More than 1,000 striking cab drivers agree to arbitrate their 28 day dispute with Yellow Cab Co in Los Angeles. Drivers seek a 12 dollar daily wage minimum or 50 percent of daily receipts. company offers 10.25 dollars daily or 50 percent of receipts. Teamsters Local 640 voted six to one for arbitration. If limited to wages, company would propose arbitration to the board. 800 cabs could be back in service within 48 hours.
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Los Angeles
Yellow Cab Co
Teamsters
Wolfschmidt Vodka Promises Crystal Clean Taste
Wolfschmidt vodka is marketed as smooth and velvety with a secret extra process. The product is made from 100% grain neutral spirits, bottled by Wolfschmidt Ltd in Dundalk Maryland, and sold at 80 or 100 proof as a U.S.A. product.
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Wolfschmidt
Wolfschmidt Ltd
Dundalk
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