Trial Set for Liquor Official in $5,000 Bribe Case
State liquor control officer Cornelius F. Hennessey, 61, of Santa Monica, faces court on charges he solicited and accepted a $5,000 bribe for issuing a Los Angeles bar license. Arrigned Jan. 10 in Superior Court after a $5,000 bond was set. Bar owner Jose Bernal testified he paid via intermediary Oe Cota in December 1932. Cota corroborated the intermediary claim. Attorney Walter B. Campbell argued the crime was not proven.
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Cornelius F. Hennessey
Santa Monica
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William R. Gallagher
Hennessey
Jose M. Bernal
Oe Cota
Cota
Bernal
Atty
Walter BM. Campbell
2000 Pound Safe Falls In Ditch During Weekend Safecrack
Cornelius Weeks Jr. admitted a two day solo safecrack plan that ended with a 2000 pound strongbox tumbling into a ditch after a failed getaway. Police say Weeks claimed to be a freelance entertainer and studied at Howard University library while authorities suspect up to four accomplices. The 21000-dollar Christmas week haul was recovered near a Big Giant Food Store in Maryland, with Weeks held on 15000 dollars bond.
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Weeks
J Store
C. T
Jimmie) Davis
District of Columbia
Glassmanor
Davis Saint
Davis
Pn- Jie
Hmseci
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Cap
Tured
Jjgark
Hupely Automae Diay
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Iowa
Suzie
Gene
Ciene
Susie
Silaie
Manele
Salt Lake
Hobingen
Arson dog sparks two doghouse fires in West Los Angeles
West Los Angeles reports a Belgian shepherd named Jroats accused of igniting two dog houses by dragging burning refuse from an incinerator. Neighbors said the dog owner Mrs. Sarah Summers, 81, kept the animal. Boots the dog barked as three fire companies battled the flames.
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West Los Angeles
Jroats
Sarah Summers
Boots
Five Moslem Brotherhood Leaders Sentenced to Death in Egypt
Cairo reports a military tribunal sentenced five Brotherhood leaders to death by hanging with additional prison terms. Ranging from five to twenty years. Four other cases received suspended sentences as mass trials continue after Premier Naguib’s crackdown. The court verdicts require Revolt Council approval. ten of sixteen death sentences have already been commuted. Convictions included police and army officers.
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WRIA
Middle East
Gemal Abdel Waser
Nasser
Revolution Council
Metalmen Walkout Ends at Chrysler in Wildcat Strike
8 000 workers idled Monday and 17 000 Monday night as 42 morning shift grinders and 25 afternoon shift grinders refused to work at Chrysler Mack Ave plant. The stoppage led to Mack plant shutdown and 4 000 from Plymouth division sent home. UAW Local 212 president Kenneth Morris condemned the strike as unauthorized and ordered a return to work at 4 p.m. A company spokesman cited pay demands but said issues would be resolved through standard grievance channels. The momentary shutdowns ended with an agreement to pursue settlement through regular channels.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Mack Ave
Mack
Plymouth
Kenneth Morris
UAW
Automotive Body Division
Bac
Moris
San Jose Jet Victims Listed
The Navy identified two pilots killed in a collision of F4F jets over the San Jose foothills. Willard D. Rease life on base, age 31, and Robert H. Messer, 87, from Hayward and Birmingham respectively, left widows and several children. Parts of the planes were scattered over a five mile area.
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Avamede Naval Air Station
Willard D. Rease
Air
Doris
Hutchinson
Kan
8. H. Latin
Los Angeles
Messer
Marie
Glenn E. Messer
Birmingham
Ala
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