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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1955
Page
4
Five children, two with cerebral palsy, aged 1 to 6, were placed in juvenile custody after neighbors complained of neglect at a West Los Angeles home. Parents Samuel and Mrs Price, recent arrivals from Hawaii, sought work amid claims the house lacked food and order.
Oakland police said David Drew, 14, admitted bludgeoning and stabbing to death his 7-year-old playmate Stanley R Frank Jr during a fort building dispute. He claimed an urge caused the attack. Stanley’s parents found him after a search. the boy died from a hatchet wound to the head with knife wounds described as superficial.
Grannie Doss admitted guilt in Tulsa for poisoning husband Samuel Doss 59 with rat poison. The 48-year-old killer of four husbands reversed her innocent plea after a visit from daughter Melvin Hedrick. Judge Adams set May 3 for punishment decision. prosecutors seek the electric chair. Public defenders urged the plea as step toward life term and possible commitment to a mental hospital.
William J. Fox, 57, chief engineering officer since 1951, will retire August 12 after 29 years with Los Angeles County. A Marine colonel who served on Guadalcanal in World War I, Fox plans to revisit Pacific areas he saw during the war.
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