11 Women 1 Man to Try Cohen
Los Angeles reports the murder trial of Mickey Cohen and four associates for the death of Jack Whitten begins with a jury of 21 women and 1 man selected from over 60 candidates. The panel includes Cohen’s co defendants Sam F. LaCigna Roger Leonard Joseph DiCarlo and George Parry. Whitten, tied to gambling debts, was killed December 2 1959 at Rondelli’s in Sherman Oaks. Prosecution says he was lured there for execution. The trial is expected to last five weeks.
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Woman Receives $1500 Offer For Unique One Dollar Bill
Perth Amboy resident Veronica Peluk Polak has a one dollar bill with George Washington facing both sides. The Treasury would replace it with a sound single bill and notes the misprint occurs about once in 1.7 billion. She found the bill four years ago while shopping.
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Queen Elisabeth Meets Spy's Wife in Brussels
Queen Mother Elisabeth receives Helen Sobell, wife of U.S. atom spy Morton Sobel serving a sentence. Sobell says a collector offered $1,500 for a item she owns while denying rumors of a European bid to enlist wealthy women for funds.
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Prolific Writer Nina Wilcox Putnam Dies in Mexico
Nina Wilcox Putnam, famed author of 500 short stories 12 novels and a widely read syndicated column, died in Cuernavaca after a long illness at 77. Born 1884 in New Haven, she married four times and built a career earning over a million dollars by 1942. She spent the last 16 years living alone in her resort home and studio.
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