Six teens jailed after Los Angeles gang shooting
Six teenage boys were jailed by police after a deadly outburst of violence in southern Los Angeles. A 1021 Broadway youth was hit in the abdomen as a car fired into a crowd near 107th Street and Juniper. The suspects face assault with intent to commit murder charges.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Fred Gallegos
S. Broadcawry
107Th
Juniper Sts
Georgia St. Receiving Hospital
General Hospital
Pedestrian and Cyclist Die In Orange County Crashes
In separate incidents in Santa Ana and near Long Beach two people died. An unidentified elderly pedestrian was struck as he crossed Garfield Street and died. the motorist remained at the scene. Marine Pvt. Roger Stallings, 18, died when his motorcycle was struck and dragged 114 feet on Highway 101 near Como Road. Passenger Marine Hanson was seriously injured. Driver Dee Craig, 25, of Long Beach, braked hard, skidded, and struck Stallings. another car also hit the scene. Witness Marine Pvt. John Mermon reported following Craig and noted the rapid sequence of events.
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Santa Ana
Orange County
Hiterun
Sand
Young Marine
Garfield St
Winbugler Mortuary
Roger F. Stallings
Stallings
Como Rd
Zefie
Marine Pie
David W
G Hanson
Hanson
Dee Craig
Elm Ave
Long Beach
Marine Pvt
John
Mermon
Father Hacks 2 Sons Self in Chicago
Louis Grantz a 42 year old tool grinder attacked his two sons with a butcher knife after an argument. He slashed his own wrist and was held without charge after treatment. Son George 10 serious throat wound. Frank 8 chest wound. Robert 9 escaped as brothers fled. Leona 36 had left the home following the dispute. A note on the table read this will be the sorriest night of her life.
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Chicago
Louis Grantz
Grantz
George
Frank
Martin O'Connell
Robert
O'Connell
Grant
Leona
Gas Company Donates 5000 to YMCA Fund
A Long Beach YMCA campaign receives a $5,000 donation from a Southern California gas board. The gift supports a four point expansion including downtown renovations, clubrooms, new space, a teenage dance center, and a Lakewood camp. Project cost is listed at $999,702 with plans to develop facilities near Bellflower Boulevard.
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Jerry §. Jacobs
Long Beach
Long Beach Ymca Metro
Southern California Gospolican Board
J. Frank M. Foster
Vice Press
North Long Beach
Lakewood Y
Centralia St
Bellflower Blvd
Berach-Lakewood
Particl
On & Monn
Ularly
Féshain
Big Bear
San Bermardino
YMCA
Jerry &. Jacobs
Ofsion
Retired British magnate fined for vile letters to mothers
Frederick Henry Bessemer Clark, 76, grandson of Sir Henry Bessemer, was fined 40 pounds after mailing anonymous letters calling dead children a blessing to Britain. Sentences branded the act as the vilest crime, with Inspector Fanstone tracing the letters through generations, citing cruel messages to mothers of drowning sons, newborn triplets, and a road accident victim.
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Sevenoaks, Englend
Frederick Henry Bessemer Clare
Sir Henry Bessemer
Clark
Henry James Fanstone
Fanstone
Mixup in crash victims identities shocks Mt Pleasant
In Mt Pleasant Michigan a fatal car crash led to a wrongful identification of Judith Snyder as the dead girl. Judith is alive but critically injured while the deceased is Norma Jean Barnhart 18. Also killed were Budeye Lee Emery 16 and severely injured James Johnson 16. The mistaken identity arose from facial disfigurement and similarities, discovered at a funeral home. Eugene Barnhart husband of the injured believed his wife was dead until the mixup was found.
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MT. Pleasant
Mich
Jtrolmen
Gordon Hodges
Ezra Snyder
Judith
Jedith
Mt Pleasant
Norma Jean Barnaac
Here
Budey Lee Emery
James Johnson
Michigan
Mrs. Barnhart
Joseph Sooke
Mt Pleasant City
Nurse Exposed to Rabies Flown to Safety
Orange County health officials sought Oregon help after a vocational nurse student Carol Tinker was exposed to rabies at Orange County Hospital. She was located by Portland police at a train station and received the first rabies shot. Her second shot was delayed by about 29 hours. Her parents feared the timing.
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Santa Ana
Orange County Health
Oregon
Orange County Hospital
Carol Tinker
Marshall St
Buena Fark
Portland
Carol
Clyde Pennington
Anaheim
Blythe
Pennington
Woman Died of Morphine in Alhambra Apartment
An inquest was ordered into the death of Susan Mason a 27 year old doctor's receptionist found dead in her Alhambra apartment from acute morphine poisoning. Coroner Theodore J Curphey set the inquest for May 16 noting a needle mark and that the injection likely was given by another person. Her husband Raymond Mason a utility lineman was away after a quarrel and has been cleared of suspicion.
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Los Angeles
Susan Mason
Theodore J. Curphey
Mason
Alhambra
Raymond
Curphey
Millikan Seniors Present First Major Talent Show
Millikan High seniors staged a talent show last Wednesday to raise funds for the senior class gift. Tickets sold out quickly as the auditorium reached capacity, with emcee Dave Radford keeping the crowd amused. Acts included original numbers by the J Sisters and Ralph Cornwall on piano, solos by Ray Norris Pepper Haullabeck and Gary Coombs, modern dance by Parker Audis and Hannah, calypso by Crews and Long, pantomime by Carter, and a dramatic sketch by Barrie Cooke. Ellen Freedman organized the event.
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Milikan
Millikan
Dave Radford
J” Sisters
Janice Thompson
Lahuanna
Alice Crews
Ralph Cornwall
Ray Norris
Pepper Haullabeck
Gary Coombs
Carol Parker
Sharon Audis
Georgianne Hannah
Joyce Long
Dorothy Carter
Barrie Cooke
Ellen Freedman
Invasion Landmark Burned by Algerians
The Sitges Tissier farmhouse near Cherchell on the Algerian coast was burned today by Algerian rebels. General Mark Clark and a group of American officers reportedly met secretly with French resistance leaders there in October 1942 before the Allied invasion of North Africa.
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Algiers
Mark Clark
North Africal
Clark
Amerifers
Sitges Tissier
Cherchell
Governor's Ball Slated at Wilson
Wilson's Government Class presents the sixth annual Governor's Ball on Saturday May 4 from 9 to 12. The theme Over the Rainbow features Monte LaBonte as the band. Dress is dressy not semi formal with a price tag of 125 per couple. Chaperones administrators and parents will attend as committees plan decorations entertainment publicity and refreshments.
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Monte LaBonte
Wilson
Boards of Governors
Barbara Farris
Gail Reynolds
Sandy Warburton
Chris Hope
Ferry Wiset
Sarah Welles
Steve Linman
Poem by Blust Literary Accepted for California Anthology
Garol Greenig, a junior at Jordan campus, shows promise in poetry as Bob Blust’s four verse piece The Spirit of Love gains acceptance for publication in the California Anthology of High School Poetry.
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Jordan
Bob Blust
Califorrnia
Entertaining Friends With No TV or Room for Slumber Parties
Dear Elinor advises that hospitality can be repaid in other ways. If you cannot host as others do, save money and take a friend to a movie, bowling, or skating after spending the night at her home, tailoring plans to what she enjoys.
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Elinor
Jare
Wilson
Elinor Williams
Voiserd
Welker
Edwards
Zoology
Valentino
Sadie Hawkins Dance at Millikan High School
Wilson High School invites students to a Sadie Hawkins style event with a club meeting, open house, and post dance social plans. Millikan GAA sponsors the glow themed dance featuring Li'l Abner motifs, decor, and treats. Kathy Stiff coordinates, with proceeds for clothing and foods work and a senior band performance.
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Millikan
Millikan Gaa
Sadie
Li'l Abner
Kathy Stiff
GAA
Keten Yur
Guy Kwik
Gals
Jordan Hosts Back to School Night at Public Schools Week
Jordan campus prepares for Back to School Night during Public Schools Week from 7 to 9 pm on Wednesday. Visitors tour the cafeteria library pool gyms and Homemaking and Business Education areas to meet teachers view student displays and view demonstrations by Art Home Economics and Physical Education departments.
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Jordan
Business Education Department
Mystery Writers pick A Dram of Poison best mystery
The Mystery Writers of America named A Dram of Poison by Charlotte Armstrong the best mystery novel. Armstrong, a Glendale resident, received the Edgar award.
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Los Angeles
Mystery Writers of America
Charlotte Armstrong
Miss Armstrong
Glendale
Edgar Allen Poe
9 A Playday Hosted by GAA and CAROL SARASON
Wilson High presents its annual 9 A Playday with ninth grade girls from Jefferson Franklin and Rogers arriving at 1 30. GAA and Sports Council greet them in Cubany Carnival costumes as Vice Principal Mrs Roberts welcomes students. Entertainment includes Sophomore Songs, Flag Girls, a pantomime by Nat Goldblitt and Nancy Angle, then softball and volleyball games.
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Wilson “High
GAA
Jefferson
Franklin
Rogers
Sports Council
Roberts
Nat Goldblgtt
Nancy Angle
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