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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1954
Page
14
Sacramento California State Fair and Exposition closed its 100th anniversary run after setting attendance and parimutuel betting records. Attendance totaled 812,204 for 11 days, up 43,000 from last year and 3,952 above the 1952 high. At the racetrack, attendance 91,718 fell short of a record, but pari mutuel handle reached 4,144,221.
Cleveland reports attorney William J. Corrigan plans to petition Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. to extradite Billy O. Williams from Trenton New Jersey, a Florida fugitive accused of kidnapping and robbing a banana dealer while tied to the Marilyn Sheppard murder case. Homicide Captain Kerr notes Williams may prefer Ohio questioning to Florida extradition as a defense.
Dr Samuel Sheppard was granted bail pending trial with the hearing recessed Saturday and rescheduled for next Friday. The release specifies conditions to ensure appearance at trial and adherence to legal requirements as the case proceeds.
ENSE secretary Ting announces Mexico will prohibit open gambling including dice, dog and horse racing, and certain wagering. The 1935 federal ban aims to protect workers from risky gaming, amid a recent crackdown on dice games and Fruitolter at a local fair. Police closed the activities after two days.
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