Judge Cites Psychiatry Test Results in Duncan Case
Ventura reports Judge Charles F. Blackstock ruled Elizabeth Duncan sane at the time of the offense, condemning her to death by gas chamber for hiring two men to kill her son's pregnant bride Olga. Psychiatrists testified to sanity. defense seeks new trial with April 3 arguments.
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Ventura [J
Elizabeth Duncan
Charles F. Blackstock
Frank
Olga
Blackstock
Sullivan
Frank Duncan
Dead Bride Planned Abortion Tied to California Woman
Homicide detectives probe the death of an 18 year old bride found dead after a hospital visit. Police say Ruth Haskins 42 arranged for an abortionist in a case involving Beverly Hills bride Brenda Emerson. Authorities seek a salesman linked to Haskins and she was arrested in Tijuana while attempting to fly to Mexico City.
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Burbank
Hospital Town
Ruth Haskins
Brenda Emerson
Beverly Hills
Mexico City
Eree
Escaping gas scare ends with rattlesnake found
Mrs Elaine Wile Niamis heard a noise like escaping gas from a pressure cooker and found a rattlesnake in her son's bedroom. She killed it with the help of a neighbor, in San Bernardino.
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San Bernardino
Elaine
Wile Niamis
Macmillan Heads Home After Berlin Talks Predicting Success
Washington AP Harold Macmillan left for London after brief talks with President Eisenhower about Berlin and a potential summit. He urged negotiation over force, warned of a testing period ahead, and praised Camp David as a conducive setting for world problem discussions ahead of a possible summit.
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Washington
Harold Macmillan
Eisenhower
Macmillan
Berlin
Tthe
Soviet Union
Camp David
Jet Crashes: Five Crewmembers Safe After MORRILTON Strike
An Air Force RE47 Stratojet crashed into Petit Jean Mountain near Morillton Arkansas during a training mission. The six engine bomber exploded and rocked local buildings as five crew members parachuted to safety at Little Rock Air Force Base.
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Morrilton
Ark
Air Force
Little Rock Air Force Base
Petit Jean
Long Beach Woman Dies After Apparent Fall From Catalina Boat
Homicide detectives probe the death of Evelyn Gelston 46 of 1276 Chestnut Ave after she reportedly fell from the deck of the Catalina bound fishing boat White owned by her husband Charles Gelston 28. The 36 foot craft left San Pedro Fish Harbor at 10 am with four crewmen aboard. Gelston said she went below to fix sandwiches and did not reappear prompting a search with only crewmember Walter Schenk asleep in the cabin. After a 20 minute search she was found.
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Stuxtinsy
COAST
Long Beach
Evelyn Gelston
Chestnut Ave
Gelston
Charles
San Pedro
Fish Harbor
Gelstar
Walter Schenk
Cherry Ave
June Bailey
Faye
Mass
Oxford
Derbyshire
Peyril Castle
Mellen
Ron Peters
Oil Firm Plane Crashes in Dense Fog. Pilot Killed
In San Antonio Texas an oil company plane lifting off in heavy fog clipped a house and crashed in flames. Rescuers pulled two injured men from the burning wreckage. Pilot Guy Franklin Waller Jr. died in the crash.
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San Antonio
Tes
Guy Franklin Waller JI
Vows Cohen Paid Off on Killing Threat
A coim machine operator testified he paid Los Angeles hoodlum Mickey Cohen ten thousand dollars to stay neutral amid a business fight between vending firms. Thomas A. Vaughn, president of New Orleans Cigarette Service Corp., said Cohen claimed a fifty thousand dollar contract to kill George M. Seedman, his associate. Vaughn said a settlement of five thousand dollars plus a verbal promise was arranged after learning of Cohen’s offered hit. The committee began probing juke box racketeering on the West Coast after testimony by Carlos Marcelo, alleged underworld figure in Louisiana.
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Washington
UPI
Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Tive
Thomas A. Vaughn
New Orleans Cigarette Service Corp
Cohen
Vaughn
George M. Seedman
Seedman
Rowe Service Co
The
Coast Cigarette Service
New Orleans
Rowe
Babe" McCoy
McCoy
Fred Sica
Coast
Sica
TTFE
Carlos Marcello
Louisiana
Vermonters Go Their Own Way Actress Diane Varsi Moves to Solitude
Vermonters go their own way as actress Diane Varsi seeks solitude away from Hollywood glamour. A story notes her move into a Bennington apartment, with related features on Page 1A3. Other sections include Beach Combing and Hal Boyle on A-1 and numerous pages across the paper.
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Diane Varsi
Seaxing
Solitude
Hollywood
Jin Bennington
Hal Boyle
Wilson
Your Complexes May Be Showing Drive Carefully PSA
A Los Angeles psychiatrist from UCLA Medical Center warns reckless drivers show anger and sexual insecurity. He links hotrod behavior to emotional issues, urges psychiatric checks for frequent traffic violators, and says safer roads require restricting those with emotional defects from driving.
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Los Angeles
Jerome M. Kummer
Kummer
Ucla Medical Center
Eels
Two Long Beach couples swap mates in Las Vegas
Two Long Beach couples prepared to swap partners in Las Vegas to undo a double marital error. Ratcliff and Muncy families, married in 1954 and 1950s respectively, sought new spouses and filed divorces on grounds of cruelty, planning to wed in Las Vegas before returning home.
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Long Beach
Las Vegas
Joe D. Ratcliff
Valen Ave
Ratcliff
Geloris Lorraine
Gloria ‘Jean Muncy
Muncy
Bill L. Muncy
Ratcliffs
Jodes
Jeanne
Muncys
Deborah Ann
Nevada
Rateliff
Money
Long’ Beach
Herbert ‘E. Rateliff
Falcon Ave
Sal
California Funding Corp
Rey Dial
Quake Shakes Bay Area With Minor Damage Reported
A moderately strong quake struck the San Francisco Bay area Monday at 6:21 p.m. Few residents felt it and no damage was reported. Seismologist Don Tocher of UC Berkeley measured about 4.25 on the Richter scale, centered roughly 20 miles from Berkeley. He could not determine its direction.
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Berkeley
San Francisco Bay Area
Don Tocher
University of California
Tocher
Weather update shows clear night and sunny Wednesday
Tonight mostly clear with light winds and no precipitation followed by a sunny Wednesday. Temperatures will rise slightly with warmer conditions and daytime highs expected well into the 70s across the region.
Meat Plant Blast Kills 2 and Injures 14 in Oklahoma City
A heavy ice house fell through Wilson and Co. meat packing plant on the city’s south side, killing two and injuring fourteen with at least six trapped. Ammonia lines ruptured, sending fumes as rescuers worked amid chaos. Fire officials, plant managers, and ambulances coordinated as authorities evacuated the area and tallied casualties. exact counts remained uncertain.
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Wilson & Co
Haskell Graves
Ong
Bert Kuner
Miranda
Tivo
Southside
O. W. Gafney
Whart
Fred Russ
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