Valley News from Van Nuys, California • Page 2

H- iunuoy, December 31, 1961 v.ii,, A Prayer for the New Year Lori, make me an instrument of Your Peace; Where there a hatred, let me 10 love Where there injury, pardon; Where there a doubt, faith; Where there ts despair, hope Where there is darkness, light, Where there ts sickness, joy. 0, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood, as to understand; To be loved, as to love; For tt is in giving, that -we receive; It is in pardoning, that we are pardoned; And, it is in dying, that we are born into eternal lije. Amen HEW A 1 9 6 2 a beautiful, unopened box, wrapped in the tinsel and glitter of hope and promise, and each of us feeling the thrill of anticipation, the glow that comes with something unknown 365 glorious unused days and what will we and the world make of them? Sing thanks to the High Heavens that we cannot look too far ahead. For a moment, at least, we can be naive and hopeful.

Each of us can dream of doing can line up in imagination the fine strong little resolutions that are going to push us forward to heretofore unattained goals can conjure up pictures of the rewards that will be ours if we can but fulfill half the promises we are making to ourselves. Shoulder skepticism out of your path turn a deaf ear to those who would say "For how long?" drive the pessimist with forked tongue away, and know again that hope, confidence to do the right as we see it, and trust in the Almighty can keep us pushing forward to those "better tomorrows." A New Year is a turn in the road, another chance, a fresh beginning, a clean page and like clean sheets or a fresh shirt, it brings at least a temporary sense of refreshment. How permanent the sense of refreshment and accomplishment may prove through all the weeks and months of 1962, each of us must insure in his or her own way Lamplighter forjiis readers everything they might wish in year ahead, Barbara Burns Again Tries Suicide; Condition Critical Still unconscious and still in critical condition late yes wrday afternoon was Bar bara Burns, 23-year-old hard luck daughter of the late comedian Bob Burns after she was found lying In a West Hollywood alley "icy to the touch," near victim of her third suicide attempt in four months. Sheriff's detectives said the young woman, who has a long record of narcotic arrests, was found at 10.04 a.m. Saturday in the alley next to a house at 540 San Vicente Btvd by Joseph Hector Queenvilte 57, of 69 N.

Weil- knoll Drive. Rushed to Hospital Dep. John Parkhurst said Miss Burns appeared to be breathing when he arrived at the scene. He applied mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration until she revived slightly. She was rushed to Citizens Emergency Hospital 7531 Santa Monica Blvd, and then transferred to General Hospital where the latest bulletin was released.

i A penciled, unsigned note was found io one of her pock els. It read: "Steve and Mother: I love you and I'm sorry. All 1 wanted was your love and you hate me Mr. Weiss-all money (o go to you and Busby Thanks for trying to help is i Burn's brother, Stephen 21 Weiss is her attorney, Harry Weiss. The lawyer's associate is Atty Daniel N.

Busby Saw Puncture Wounds A sheriff's detective said Burns was clad in dark blue denim pants, a blue and white print blouse, a black car coat and leather thongs. Bob Chapman, a sheriffs detective, said fresh puncture wounds appeared on Miss Burn's arms. Sgt Kurt Sloman said she appeared to be under the influence of a drug or a narcotic On Aug. 24, Miss Burns nearly died from an overdose of sleeping pills. She va; hospitalized for a second time Sept.

7 after taking an overdose of drugs following an arrest on narcotics charges. She was acquitted by a Santa Monica jury Oct. 5 of that charge for which she arrested last June 6 at a West Holljwood apartment with two other women, one Mickey Cohen Moves Into Valley Home Continued from Page One and bookmaking," operating primarily from Los Angeles County territory in the are. of the Sunset Strip In he was sent to VKNeil Island fedeul peniten tury, -where he served three and a half years of a five year term for income tax evasion On June 30, 1961, he was sentenced to 15 years, in federal prison for income tax eva- tlon and fined $30,000. Hfnt to Alcalrdz He wj? sent to Alcatraz Prison to seive ttis bentence, but wdri released on 8100,000 bond landing dn appeal.

Two weeks after his release from the prison he was ndicted by the County Grand on murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges anting out of the shooting of Jack (The En 'orcer) Whaien in a Sherman Oaks restaurant in 1959. Cohen's trial and the trial for four others indicted on the same charge has been set 'or March 5. Neighbors' Attitude Told Cohen Is out on $10,500 ball In this case Neighbors up and down Wyandotte St. and along other nearby streets seem to have adopted a "what can we do about it:" attitude. Most readily admit they do not like having Cohen as a neighbor, "but what can we do about it'" 'As long as he is quiet and does not cause any trouble around here, he's as good as any other neighbor," woman said.

Another told The News It's better than having a junch of drunks and rowdies living there." Other Occupants Named It is obvious that news of the notorious neighbor has spread throughout the area. Car after car slows down while passing the house, the driver looking over or point- out the new "attraction The house Itself has had two other residents whose names have been in and out oi the news from time to time. The original occupant was Morrie Kasoff whose name vas prominently mentioned a 'ew years ago in connection with his attempts to xker and other types of gambling to Cabazon, Cal. Kasoff was arrested after moving to Hollywood when police found a large cache ol arms in his home. Moved Early in Month Scott, the next resident oi home, was one of the iollywood screenwriters put on the "black list" for si- eged Communist activities.

He moved away early in December. His wife reportedly was one of the principal writers of the "Lassie 1 television series. He told neighbors he was aktng his family to England an attempt to get more writing assignments. Sgts. Leo Looy and Robert Devin of the police intelligence i i i have been peaking to residents along Wyandotte St, it was learned by The News.

No Trouble Anticipated Capt. William. L. JUchey ommander of Van Nuys i ion, said a patrol car 'is raak- ng regular swings through he area and assured residents! hey the fullest police 1 protection. division commander dded that he does not antici- iate any trouble POOLSIDE INTERVIEW is given exclusively to "News'' reporter Ron Rieder, left, by Mickey Cohen beside swimming pool at Van Nuys home which former gambling czar has rented.

Cohen spoke of his pending appeal on tax evasion, his indictment for 1959 Sherman Oaks murder and his relationship with pretty Sandra Hagen. 13841 WYANDOTTE Van Nuys, is the place Mickey Cohen calls home. This unpretentious, stucco-frame house in quiet residential section became object of neighborhood concern few days before Christinas when Cohen moved in. House formerly was occupied by "blacklisted" movie writer and before that by small-time gangster. New car in driveway is registered to leasing firm and station wagon on street to Cohen's sister.

THE OF THE NEWS hy OraBi In ftuMio, Khrushchev changed tha rules of playing ball to save iace for himMtt. a spevch on the failure of the Soviet Agriculture program in which he placed blame for Its failure on the farmers. He said the fanners had blindly obeyed his rules and are now blaming him, when they should a spoken up to him and told him the rules wtre wrong, because after all he nothing about farming and they do. This is how he talked himself out of being caught off base. Where he left it was, he was off base, and he said he was going to bat for them.

(Frank Green is on radio, KBLA, 1490, Monday thru Fridaj, 5:25 p.m.) BREAK INTO SCHOOL Burglars tried to cut glass in a window at the Van Nuys High School but failing broke it out and entered the textbook room of the school, 6530 Ced- roi A and took $10, polite reported Naturalists Plan Park Birds Study Birds in Echo Park, Glendale Blvd, south of Sunset Blvd, will be studied by the Los Angeles Junior Natural sts at their initial 1982 meet ing, slated Saturday beginning at 9 45 a are over 28,000 known species of birds BAR STOOLS MICE ASSORTMENT OF BARS 35 Assorted Styles from MAPLE WROUGHT IRON PROVINCIAL MODERN FIBERGLASS RATTAN WOOD, BRASS, METAL LEGS ft FOOT KAtLS No Oitay On Citttam Stood Tdtlot Midi in 10 Don Von Nuys Awning Tent Co. ST VAN NUYS BLVD. Open Fridayi Til DOOR MAT, bearing initials of Mickey Cohen, adorns front door step of Van Nuys home, where he is now living. Cohen is awaiting results of appeal on income tax evasion charge and trial has been set for March 5 on murder count. "VSKS KIOFFT Thwtrt tftt tumm m- 44WT of whom was convicted.

Was In Psychiatric She once served a JXWay sentence at the Federal Correctional Facility on Terminal Island for narcotics ad AFFECTS AXYOXE diction in 1J5S. High blood pressure, a ma- After her seccnd suicide at- jor source of heart trouble she was he'd at Gen- affects young as well as older era! i a psychiatric jiersons. Uvard IT 72 THE VAN NUYS NEWS VALLEY GREEN SHEFT THE VALLEY NEWS VALLEY GREEN SHEET PaUbM Saodar, TWdcy. Thursday and Friday awratoq IT TAB MOTS rvntstfot co. otc 14539 Splraa SL Mofl AdM, PC Vox 310 Von Nnft CoUomia TELEPHONES.

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