Testify State Rests Case in Webster Murder Trial
The prosecution rested its case after 11 witnesses testified about the 1946 strangulation murder of Carrie Bendel, a 19 year old Long cocktail waitress. Webster, convicted of first degree murder in Orange County, faced new charges in the 1963 murder of Diane Harley, a Long Beach divorcee found near her Cerritos Avenue apartment. The defense called Corinne Chamberlain, who testified Webster tended tomato plants at the Dawson Street address, with tomato seeds cited as evidence from the Harley case.
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Cerritos Ave
Atty
Dennis Fredrickson
Corinne Anne Chamberlain
Webster
Dawson SL
Harley
Dawson Street
Extension of Curfew Rejected by Norwalk Council
Norwalk councilmen rejected a petition by 14 year old Scott Carlton asking to extend curfew from 1 to 11 p.m. Carlton presented 637 signatures including 198 adults and 439 students. Mayor Arthur Gerdes noted the law aims to deter loitering and not to trap minors after official meetings.
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Norwalk
Scott Carlton
Wright
Arthur Gerdes
Carlton
Compton City School District approves 7.9% raise for non teachers
Salary increases averaging 7.9 percent were approved for non teaching staff. The board postponed action on the teachers' 10.8 percent request until June 10. Trustees indicated a possible 2.2 percent cut to the teachers' raise, with starting pay for new teachers at 190 and top scale at 6,650 if approved.
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Campian City
Compton — Elementary Teachers Association
Parley on Isle Service Slated With Avalon Officials
Representatives of MGRS and Catalina Motor Cruisers will meet Avalon City Council at 10 a.m. Wednesday to discuss island service if MGRS stops sailing. Tim Masur, president of Catalina Motor Cruisers, will describe plans to offer new passenger boats and routes.
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MGRS
Catalina
Catalina Motor Cruisers, Inc
Avalon
Tim Masur
Catalina Motor Cruisers
Bworld
Horsey Set Reads Ads in KP
Classified ad notes Mrs. David Robinson of Hawaiian Gardens rented a horse friendly house after three viewings. Independent Press Telegram notice lists ad placement contacts across Bellflower Lakewood Garden Grove.
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David Robinson
Juan St
Hawaiian Gardens
Belltower
Lekewood
Garden Crowe
Downey Depot to be razed after relocation bid fails
Downey faces demolition of its 80 year old Southern Pacific railroad depot after the city council rejected relocating the landmark to Imperial Park. The Downey Historical Society sought funds to move and preserve the depot, but rail and city officials said a new site was not feasible and more than $20,000 was not secured.
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Downey
Southern Pacific Railroad
Phelan
Downey Youth Historical Society
Oren King
Southern Pacific
Reform Urged to Fight Mental Ills by Dr Sherman Little
Dr Sherman Little urged society reform as the root of mental illness at a Long Beach Mental Health meeting. He cited 10 percent of schoolchildren needing guidance and noted mothers' waning authority since the turn of the century, with parents enabling perceived happiness over discipline.
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Bob Andrew
Sherman Little
Litle
Children's Hospital of
Los Angeles
Long Beach
County Mental Health Association
Lit- Ye
University of Southern California
Little
Riehy
Extra School Holiday Denied by Board of Education
The Board of Education on Monday denied a petition from the Teachers Association of Long Beach to make Friday a second day of vacation for the Thursday Memorial Day observance. Several area districts will observe a two day holiday including Downey Bellflower ABC Paramount Los Alamitos and Norwalk.
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Board of Education
The
Teachers Association of
Long Beach
Downey
Bellflower
ABC
Paramount
Los Alamitos
Norwalk
Many Missing Persons Stay Lost in California County Files
A Long Beach and Los Angeles County discussion reveals the complexities of missing persons cases. Detectives use forensic methods to identify victims, noting January to February as peak months and that many missing are individuals who wish to disappear. Cases may close quietly if found but no crime is involved.
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Los Angeles
Shorf
Peterson
Long Beach
Wanda Crum
Las Vegas
Sgt. Peterson
Bellflower approves $6 million budget plan for next year
Bellflower City Council hears a $6 million budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, a rise of about 1 million, balanced by $3.4 million in expected revenues. The plan notes prior-year funds for projects, a 60 thousand augment, and no city employee salary increase pending separate recommendations. A burglary report lists thefts including a color TV valued at $4383 from Naomi Comey and items stolen from Elsheth Plambeck’s home.
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Bellflower City
Ralph W. Bradley
Naomi A. Comey
Warren Ave
Bradly
Bradley
Laten
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