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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1957
Page
7
Los Angeles authorities report Melchor Vargas, 30, died while trimming a cemetery palm tree. A mass of loose fronds slid down the trunk, enveloping him and pinning his arms, leaving his body found 40 feet up under a large circle of fronds.
Sheriff Macauley found a wire cage for prisoners was so secure a key could not open it. A civilian locksmith had to be called to release a prisoner for trial.
Cincinnati youth Earl Wilson 18 of 1018 W State St was fined 200 dollars and costs by Municipal Judge J A Lamb for fleeing the scene of a crash at Garfield Street and Heffner Avenue. He also received a one year driver’s license suspension and a 25 dollar fine for driving on a temporary permit without a licensed adult.
Rome court sentenced three noblemen for cocaine possession and use in the high profile narcotics case that began with a dawn raid near Via Veneto. Prince Giuseppe Pignatelli and Marquis Emmanuele de Seta drew about two to two and a half year terms, with Duke Augusto Torlonia sentenced in absentia to two years and two months.
Ina Ray Hutton and ex husband Randy Brooks settle divorce actions in Los Angeles. Brooks received 35 dollars weekly support after two strokes and work loss. Settlement includes Brooks leaving the Northridge home, Hutton paying 13 500 dollars from property sale, and dropping a cross-suit for a California divorce. Selective Service reference noted.
John Joseph Frank a 42 year old Washington attorney and former FBI agent was found guilty by a federal jury of acting as an unregistered agent for the Dominican Republic and Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo. Sentencing awaits as he faces up to five years in prison on four counts with a $10 000 fine per count.
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