Father charged with sterilizing son with radioactive material
Kerry Annis Crocker a Harris County gas company engineer is indicted on five counts for sterilizing his 8 year old son by exposing him to radioactive pellets during visits. The boy described pellets placed near his body causing sores and limited mobility. Crocker denied the charges and posted 50 000 bond. Court testimony noted the child needed a wheelchair and medical care while prosecutors argued deliberate exposure occurred.
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Houston
Harris County Grand Jury
Kerry Anais Crocker
Aik
Crocker
Barbara Smith
Kerry Crocker
Main
Kirk
Insurance refund saga and Nature Boy origin tale
In 1972 a Long Beach reader sought a refund after paying a $51 premium for a health policy with National Home Life Assurance Co. The company later issued a $51 check with no explanation. The column also recounts Eden Ahbez’s origin of Nature Boy, noting Nat King Cole’s early hit and a tale of manuscript submission and chance discovery.
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National Home Life Assurance Co
Valley Forge
Action Line
M. N
Long Beach
Steven Taz
Policy Owners Service Department
Eden Ahbez
Nature Bay
A. M
Flower
Sunland
Esman
American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers
Abbez
Nat King Cole
Maria Cole
Ahbez
Cole
Mort Ruby
Los Angeles
Ruby
Irving Berlin
Nature Boy
Berlin
Stolen Lee Myles Engine Parts Scandal Widened
UPI reports the Myles chain allegedly installed stolen engine parts in hundreds of cars. Queens District Attorney charged chief officer Charles George 54 and Alex Gianopolis 34 with 70 counts of criminal possession of stolen property and conspiracy. Rocky Graziano commented on the affair amid the probe. The FBI had undercover involvement in the purchasing of engine parts valued around 110 dollars that could cost 1000 dollars new.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Myles
Queens District Attorney's Office
Rocky Graziano
Lee Myles
Federal
Drug Enforcement Avensy
Charles George
Alex Gianopolis
Bol
George
Hermit Composer Said to Be Found Behind Hollywood Sign
Ruby learned the hermit composer camped in the Hollywood Hills and, by legend, located the very strange enchanted boy living behind one of the big Ls on the hilltop Hollywood sign.
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Ahber
Ruby
Hollywood Hills
Hollywood Sign
Clock tower clock to be repaired at Enloe Building
Long Beach resident reports the big tower clock at the Enloe Building on Wiest Street and Pine Avenue has been broken for months. Safren Development Co. says the antique clock will be repaired within a month after a new cable was bought and a repairman is being arranged. The company spokesman will push for the earliest possible date.
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Long Beach
Wiest Street
Pine Avenue
Action Line
A. J
Satren Development Co
Enloe
Safren Ca
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Eis
Robert Lowry
Journible
Ley
Cratch
Cracker
Ant
State Health Department
Eto
Bost
Los Cerrigs
Lakewood
Carson Dilamo Centers Center
Fashion Square
Bodas
Stupbid
St.abet
Sony
BSR McDonald
Shure
Bellock’s
Clark Ave
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