Five in custody for drive-in slaying of teen
Five men from Los Angeles and Willowbrook were jailed on suspicion of murder in the stabbing death of 17 year old Joan Edwards at a drive-in theater in Torrance. Edwards, an eleventh grader at Leuzinger High, died after being attacked in the men's restroom amid an alleged confrontation involving several youths and friends of the suspects.
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Torrance
Joan Emmett Edwards
E. 187Th St
W. Redondo Beach
Johnny Washington
Phillip Rucker
Robert BP. Richards
Los Angeles
Benny C. Myers
James C. Rucker
Willowbrook
Edwards
Ernest Ashton
Leuzinger High School
Frances Clemons
Leo Clemons
W. Rosecrans Blvd
Lawndale
Frances Hill
Redondo Beach
Clemons
John Emmett Edwards
Record of Hoffa mentioned in wiretap record
Washington reports a wiretapped 1954 telephone conversation linked James R. Hoffa with attempts to influence the New Jersey Teamsters Council. Corallo testified, invoking the Fifth Amendment, while an NYPD agent identified his voice. The record references efforts to influence labor locals amid ongoing rackets investigations.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Cosversa
New York Rocketeers
Ducovalla
Alfred Reger
Corado
New York Police Department
Natalie Taurendl
Corallo
Roger
Jimmy
Jimmy Hoffa
New Jersey Teamsters Council
Judge Rules Stars Must Take Stand in Libel Trial
In Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Merbert Walker ruled on motions in the criminal libel trial of Confidential and Whisper Imagazines. The defense may call movie stars as witnesses. a ruling on admissibility remains in abeyance. Crowley plans to question magazine stories about stars and hinted he may not call all 400 subpoenat celebrities. The session continued with prosecution and defense arguments before the jury resumes Friday.
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Los Angeles
Merbert v. Walker
Arthur J. Crowley
Aey
Crowley
Crimeina
Fred
Marjorie Meade
Hollywood Rprearch, Inc
Meades and Hollywood Research
California
Russ Urges Army Pullout in Germany
London report states the Soviet Union urged disarmament talks to include closing foreign bases and withdrawing troops from East and West Germany. Valerian Zorin warned the five power UN subcommittee against delaying practical steps to ease Europe tensions and reduce war risk.
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Germany
London
Russia
Valerian Zorm
U.N. Disarmament Commission
Sion
Europe
Judge Frees Morse and Davis in 1953 Liquor Store Murder Case
Judge Joseph M. Maltby dismissed murder charges against Billy G. Morse and John H. Davis after finding insufficient evidence. The two men, who spent 16 months in San Quentin before a state Supreme Court reversal, faced a dramatic two year legal battle ending with a motion by defense lawyers. The case involved a liquor store shooting on Long Beach Boulevard on December 23, 1953.
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Billy G. Morse
John H. Davis
Joseph M. Maltby
Harry Amenn
John Moore
Dep. Dist. Atty
Lynn
Compton
Xu Ae
Long Beach Blvd
Lynn V. Feaster
San Quentin
State Supreme Court
Davis
Darrell
Joseph. Maltby
Lyrin V. Feaster
Morse
Long Beach
Crash Kills 23 Aboard Russ Plane
New York AP reports a twin-engined Soviet Ilyushin 14 crashed in Copenhagen Harbor with 23 aboard, no survivors. Gov't indictments accuse racketeer Johnny Dio and bodyguard Theodore Ray of tax evasion and conspiracy, with Ray linked to the Riesel assault.
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New York
Johnny Dio
Copenhagen
Denmark
Theodore Ray
Utter Ellpnin
Senate
Secrest
STX
U.S
Dio
Thelthe
Lumnist
Victor Riesel
New
Aeroflot
Russia
Moscow
Riga
Areoflot
SAS
Weather update with increasing high clouds ahead
The forecast calls for increasing high cloudiness with a chance of scattered showers tonight and Friday. Cooler temperatures expected on Friday.
Copter Falls in Bay. Airmen Perish at Harbor
A PI A helicopter from the U S aircraft carrier Franklin D Roosevelt plunged into the Bay today and sank. All aboard were believed to have perished.
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Copter
Barcelona
Stain “Pi
U. S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Judge Walker's early acting background revealed on page A-14
A profile on Page A-14 uncovers Judge Herbert V. Walker's youthful acting days amid mention of his role in the Confidential magazine trial. Eisenhower calls for more foreign aid cuts totaling 89,650,000 in an action approved by a House subcommittee, with details on pages A-16 and other sections.
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Eisenhower
House
First successful human bone marrow transplant aids leukemia patient
Laura MacDonald of Drexel Hill received a bone marrow transplant from her twin Mary at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital in Darby. Doctors described the procedure as possibly the first successful human bone marrow transplant and noted the leukemia was no longer evident at discharge, though risks remain.
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Philadelphia
Hueman
Laura MacDonald
Drexel Hill
Mary
Robert
MacDonald
Laura
Fitzgerald Mercy Baialk
Darby
Erre
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Hazel Lizon
Manhattan Beach
Leon Hyatt
Manhattan, Beach Blvd
Ashton
Lizon
Wyatt
Myers
Marvin Edwards
Baxter Omohundro
Hoffa
Don Webster
By Don Maddock
Maltby
RTE Ree
Ray
Rij
Three West
Mat
Riesel
Nome
Ray Fendants
Manhattan Street
China
San Clemente Island
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Navy
Jonas
Paul W. Williams
Panoat
Rey
Coast Guard
Herbert V. Walker
Wal Boyle
Bridgeo
Wilson
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