Denver youth admits fatal beating over $18.95
A 16 year old boy in Denver told officers he battered Andy Mayfield, 69, at a Wichita saddle club to obtain $18.95. Investigators said the youth struck Mayfield four or five times with an ax handle and fled after taking the money. Mayfield was slain June 7 and died at a Denver suburb hospital. The boy was arrested following the incident and is facing District Attorney Bert Kent’s scrutiny.
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Denver
Bert Kent
Kansas
Ing
Wichita County
Ray Humphreys
Andy Mayfield
Mayfield
Wichita
Aurora
Humphreys
This Year's Prison Camp Program Largest Ever
Sacramento June 21 1951 The state prison camp program will be the most extensive ever undertaken in California and perhaps in the nation The Corrections Department reports nearly 1100 inmates will work out of 20 camps on road and conservation projects in mountain areas They will help fight forest fires if necessary The department says the program relieves crowded prison conditions and helps inmates prepare for labor after release
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Sacramento
California
Department of Corrections
Seus
Gov. Warren
Autos for Defense
Sacramento June 21 Up Al Senate bill classifying civil defense vehicles as emergency vehicles during World War II was passed yesterday by the Assembly and sent to the Governor.
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Sacramento
Senate
Itinerant Tire Dealer License Fee Raise Requested
A city committee recommended raising itinerant wholesale tire dealers license fees to double the current rates, with protections for local dealers and outsiders. The plan includes a $50 annual license and $20 per vehicle, aiming to curb untaxed stock from nonresident dealers in downtown Long Beach. Reduction of coin-operated radios license fees and study wait for veterans licensing were also discussed.
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Long Beach
Annmenifthes
Kenneth Sutherland
State Pens Population Drops in May
California prison population declined for a second straight month, dropping by 27 inmates in May to a total of 12,644 at the start of June. The breakdown lists seven facilities including San Quentin and Folsom, with counties and specific institution counts.
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California
State Department of Corrections
China
Felsom
Sat. Quentin
Soledad
Terminal Island
Lancaster
Tehachapi
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