Monkey Duffer Loops Through Long Beach Park
A curious monkey named Duffer roamed Recreation Park nine hole course and nearby streets in Long Beach. City Animal Shelter workers chased with banana bait, but Duffer eluded capture, swinging from trees and over roofs. Shelter director Bibb and bystanders watched as the clever simian dodged attempts, later linked to tests at a Veterans Administration Hospital.
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Frank Krause
Long Beach City
Duffer
Krause
Bob Sharkey
Lysie Wright
Bill Kingingwil
Sharkey
James’ W. ‘Bibb
Sixth St
Park ‘Ave
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
Duster
Attorneys Seek Sanity Trial for McCracken in Hull Murder
California Supreme Court was asked by Henry Ford McCracken's attorneys to order a court trial to determine insanity. McCracken, 35, on death row for the Patty Jean Hull killing, has had two stays of execution with a Jan. 23 last stay. Defense claims lack of judicial hearing on insanity. prosecution says silence at Marin hearing shows sanity. Decision expected soon by the court.
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California Supreme Court
Henry Ford McCracken
Patty Jean Hull
McCracken
Supreme Court
James C. Monroe
Santa Ana
Clarence Linn
Marin
Linn
Former Chief Here Obtains New Position
Joseph H. McClelland, 59, former Long Beach police chief, has become chief of police at Los Altos in Santa Clara County. He led city police 1933–39 and 1941–43, later serving as chief special agent for the state attorney general and heading the state justice investigation office before leading Santa Monica police 1950. He assumed office Monday, with home in Atherton near Los Altos.
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Joseph H. McClelland
Long Beach
Los Altos
Santa Clara County
McClelland
State Department of Justice
Santa Monica
Atherton
Jury Acquits L. B. Fighter of Tape Recorder Theft
William Dino Burns Jr. a 25 year old parttime prize fighter also known as Dino Bernstein, was acquitted by a Superior Court jury of petty theft for taking a $160 tape recorder from a music store at Seventh Street and Cherry Avenue. He testified his 3 year old son and wife found the recorder and brought it home. The defense urged the item needed repairs and that Burns left his name and address with the repairman. The verdict came in under an hour.
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William
Dino) Burns Jr
Burns
Seventh St
Cherry Ave
Dino Bernstein
Mike
Cathy
Everett Demier
Seaman Pleads Guilty to Dope Possession in Long Beach
James D. Haynes 37 pleaded guilty to marijuana possession in Long Beach Superior Court Tuesday. Sentencing set for March 31. He was arrested February 4 aboard the Alaska Beach at Berth A-8 after two marijuana cigarettes were found in his possession.
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Merchant Searman James
D. Haynes
Long Beach Superior Court
Haynes
Alaska Beach
State CIO Pushes $1.25 Minimum Wage in California
State CIO Council seeks a law setting a $1.25 per hour minimum wage and a state fair employment practices act. The executive board backed measures to end racial discrimination in insurance sales and admissions to schools, along with expanded disability, unemployment, and Sarees compensation benefits. Opposed was the Freedom of Choice constitutional amendment draft by Sen. Jack B. Tenney.
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State
CIO
Sacramento
CIO Council
California
Jack B. Tenney
Los Angeles
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