Jury Acquits Youth of Murder Charges
A jury in Los Angeles acquitted Richard La Force, Caltech student, of murder and attempted murder counts in a case involving alleged poison ing in beverages for Joyce Hayden’s husband. He was found guilty of mingling poison with beverages with intent to harm on one count. sentencing set for June 10.
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Richard LaForce
Los Angeles
Robert Hayden
la Force
Joyce
Richard la Force
Robert
Hayden
Downey
Orj
Joyce Hayden
Ried
Uhe
Doyce
California Institute of Technology
Haydens
Richard
Cone
Alaska
Paison
la Torce
Foyce
John M. Watkins
Eisenhower reveals he gave up driving years ago
President Eisenhower disclosed that he stopped driving about 15 years ago due to distraction from many concerns. He spoke at the White House with RB Burkholder, a 43 year old Sparks Nevada trucker honored as Driver of the Year for 27 years with no accidents, accompanied by trucking association officials. Burkholder drives for Garrett Freight Lines of Pocatello Idaho.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Burkholder
Sparks
Nev
White House
American Trucking Associations, Inc
Garrett Freight Lines, Inc
Pocatello
Ida
14 Year Old Girl Rescues Nine in Fire
A 14 year old girl in Yuba City California awakened by flames saved her parents and seven siblings when a fire destroyed their Roy Rogers ranch home near Griffin. The blaze started around 2 30 a m in the Griffin home 20 miles south of town. Betty Griffin woke her family and led them to safety as smoke filled the house. The parents Paul Griffin and Dita Griffin escaped with only four chairs and a basket of clothes.
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Yuba City
Calif
Roy Rogers
Griffin
Here
Betty
Paul Griffin
Dita
Wife of Star Tells $9350 Monthly Cost
Esperanza Wayne testified that her average monthly expenses were about 9350 during the first half of 1952 while she sues for separate maintenance. An accountant said the couple spent roughly 12 319 a month in that period, with Wayne arguing some charges are personal.
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LOS Angeles
CNS
John Wayne
Esperanza
Court of Superior
William Rb, McKay
Henry Serlin
Former NLRB Member Mum on Commie Ties
Former National Labor Relations Board member Edwin S. Smith refused to reveal whether he was a secret Communist while serving on the board. He invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during questioning by the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, which probes Communist influence in government. Smith, from Brooklyn, noted his post-NLRB ventures running two photo agencies and a literary music agency.
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Washington
Edwin S. Smith
Senate
National Labor Relations Board
Internal Security
Smith
NLRB
Labor and Industries
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Penner
Rind
Robert Morris
Communist Party
Nathan Witt
Morris
Witt
Brooklyn
Lterary End Music
IPlane Crash Kills Two in Arkansas
In Harrison Arkansas two men were killed when a light plane crashed into woods near Capps about three miles west of town. The victims were James Frew 42 a Harrison Municipal Airport mechanic and Greme Jessie Shackelford 42 of Green Forest Arkansas. A farmer L B Payne reported the plane circled a nearby field before the crash.
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Harrison
Ark
Capps
Edward Ray
James Frew
Harrison Municipal
Greme
Jessie Shackleford
Green Forest
L. B. Payne
Hearing on Housing Charges Dominates Los Angeles Session
The Congressional subcommittee hearing on the Los Angeles City Housing Authority nears a conclusion as Wednesday’s session turned tense. A lawyer was expelled and three former CHA staff refused to answer questions about Communist affiliation. E Stanton Foster testified that the CHA has no boss, noting the PHA’s financial backing. Uptown Kiwanis Club members Paul Randall and Ray Bliley head to Kiwanis International’s 38th convention in New York next month.
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Los Angeles
Uptown Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
New_York
Paul Randall
Ray Bliley
Tone Payton Marriage Ends and Plans to Wed Neal
Los Angeles report states Barbara Payton obtained a final summer divorce from Tony Tone and will marry Neal Tone Payton after a trip to La Paz. The bitter six month marriage reportedly featured a famous public dispute over Miss Payton’s affections with Film Actor Tom Meal, and her forthcoming Europe trip.
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Payton
Neal
Los Angeles
CNS
Tony
Franshot Town
Hollywood
Miss Payton
Barbara Payton
la Paz
Baja
Europe
Dupre Wu
Tone
Tom Meal
Probe
London
Paris
Seaplane Tender Suisun Ends Korean War Tours
The seaplane tender Suisun and the landing craft LST 901 return to San Diego today from combat duty in Korean waters. The Suisun becomes the first Pacific Fleet Air Force ship to complete four Korean combat tours.
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Suisun
LST 901
San Diego
Pacific Fleet Air Force
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Idaho
Joan Kelly
Long Beach
Bixby Park
Bennett H. Jacobs
Arkansas
Red
Swings
Raymond Gram Swing
New York
Voice of America
Voice
Telsprote
LST
Sears
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