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Press Telegram in Long Beach, California

24 Oct 1957

Page 4

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Press Telegram

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Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1957

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4

Thesis Racket Probe Reveals PhD for $200 Scam

The Independent Press Telegram reports a phony degree scheme tied to Commonwealth University. Robert Drew, 38, Santa Ana counsellor, paid $200 for a supposed psychology PhD, buying a diploma mill operation exposing a campus above a store on Vermont Ave, Los Angeles. Witnesses describe the dubious lectures, fees, and offer to treat as a psychologist.

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Independent Press-Telegram Bob Wells Commonwealth Univer Wells Commonwealth University N. Vermont Ave Assembly Los Angeles State Las Angeles Robert Drew Santa Ana Srade Hegland Tecin Moskowitz Sheridan N Subcommittee James Loebel Drew Committees Betty Benson Zar
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Retired Exec Gordon Tied to Forger Case and Testimony

Bernard Gordon, a former executive cited in a subcommittee report, faced questions under the Fifth Amendment amid revelations about his past as a forger who posed as a doctor. Wells testified about writings on hatred and learning to hate, while Gordon’s background includes a medical degree bought and altered, and a term in jail related to the case.

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