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Jet Crashes on fori APRIL 14, 1956 INSURANCE CLUE GIVEN IN MURDER $25,000 Life Policy on Gambler-Promoter Perry Reported; Beneficiary Sought Poulson Vetoes New Residential Area Hospital Bomb Range, Killing Marine A Marine fighter pilot was mm movements, police are con- Detectives yesterday were! centrating on the period be tween 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m Wednesday. Smith said Perry checking into a life insurance policy for a possible clue in the gang-style murder of Elmer Perry, 61, gambler and promoter wh worked on the killed yesterday when "his F-9F Panther jet caught fire in the air 15 miles northwest of Er Centro and plunged into the impact area, a bombing range used by Mayor Poulson yesterday vetoed a proposed ordinance, which would allow construction of a 35-bed hospital In a residential area on Wyngate St. in the Sunland-Tujunga district. Poulson said he is "wholeheartedly in favor of the es By Dick Kidson is known to have been in his apartment at 603 Cochran Ave.

at 12:30 p.m. fringe of big-time racketeers. The United States De-nartment of Agriculture is At that hour he received a Lt. E. W.

Smith, head of telephone call there. Smith still pushing pork mighty hard. Must have a couple of million tons of the stuff tablishment of a community said the caller ha3 been identified and questioned and has been eliminated as having hospital Irt the area" and sug on hand from the way they are boostinir it. the Wilshire Division detective bureau, said it Is known that Perry carried a life insurance policy in the amount of about $25,000. Detectives were attempting to learn the identity of the beneficiary.

squadrons operating out of the Naval Auxiliary Air Station, El Centro. The pilot, unidentified pending notification of relatives, apparently, made no attempt to use his ejection seat, officials said. Second Death lie was attached to Marine Attack Squadron 323, based Th department ha requested that THE FARMERS MARKET at if: gested that the hospital built under a conditional us permit instead of a' sons change as proposed. West Third and fairfax plpce anything to do with the murder, Meeting Theorized Police theorized that Perry wll. muscled shoulder to tne Smith and top police of The zone change would ficials, including Dep.

Chief wheel and lend soma weight to the pork project. This we are delighted to do, for it just happens that ita VtQtr orma artntft fin thf set a precedent for commer James Hamilton of the intel at El Toro Marine Air Sta ligence bureau, were virtual got into his car and drove to a prearranged meeting with his They believe he was forced to drive to Alta Vista Blvd. near Drexel about a block and a half from 3 iia puiiiw "i'v tion, and assigned to temporary maneuver duty at El ly convinced that the gun premises that are clearing houses for the finest ham, cial use of all the street while the conditional permit would permit construction of the hospital but avoid other property being used for busi Centro. shot slaying Wednesday afternoon had nothing to do SNOWY SOUTHLAND Heavy wet snow forces cattle to dig for food along Highway 1 38, southeast of Gorman between Bakersf ield and Los Angeles: Snow covered mountain dreas down to 3000 feet. Road crews manned plows to keep roads open.

His death occurred less bacon, chops and roasts ever traced on a table. than 24 hours after Lt. (j.g.) his apartment. 17ft Wtrtphoto with gang activities. Motive Sought stvry Pg 1.

Part I There is the famous Tusquellas While sitting in the front ness purposes, he said. Richard L. Newnham, 25, a Navy fighter pilot, was meat house, which features seat he was shot twice at the A motive may yet be found killed In a Panther jet that SOUTHLAND RAINFALL TABLE in the tangle of Perry'a pro Tusquellas Supreme ham and bacon. Jack Seeger and Ingram end Gramann operate couple base of the neck by 38-caliber bullets apparently fired from the back seat. He was found motions in stock sales, oil crashed into a.

hill on the northern section of Camp (Pviattfe II 111! of autstandina aork palaces leases, mining claims ana Following is the rainfall, Lul 14 Hn. IuhI Inr slumped over on the passen I'" Elliott near Miramar Thurs- Thev handle all other cuts ef lUrm Seftiae Santiaeo Dam 13.68 war surplus materials, of B-Ul IU fol- ger side ot the seat. in inches, reported irom various Southern California meat, of course, and have i i -f ficers said. uay Oakvlew ..1.95 18.32 10.77 Ocean Park ...1.98 13.54 7.98 Oceanside 85 6.35 10.50 Blood found on the driver lowing ibmhiwi iyiiii Newnhams wmgman, Lt. samples or uranium ore points up to 4 p.m.

yesterday Olive 1.55 12.60 8.65 were found in the trunk of Henry Heiser does things Ronald Caldwell, on a crosscountry training flight, made Saticoy 1.33 16.10 9.65 Saugus 3.60 12.68 10.01 Sawpit Dam ...2.52 19.79 15.47 Seal Beach ....1.71 9.07 5.97 Sepulveda 3.40 13.41 8.97 Shadybrook .,..2.37 13.46 9.53 Sierra Madre ...2.41 18.13 12.26 (normal Ij.A. rainfall to date, 13.81 inches): nt nthai- man Our Own Exclusive Model SHIRT the car in which Perry was shot. The theory that the Olive View ....2.28 16.94 11.06 Ontare Road J.90 20.72 14.46 Ontario 1.60 13.89 10.02 Orange .92 11.10 7.27 side of the front seat was being analyzed yesterday to determine if it was Perry's. Police theorized that if Perry did not die instantly, he may have slumped over on the slayer may haVe been a dis Urn StftMB Year Silverado Cyn. .2.04 16.15 10.31 Orcutt 1.23 12.67 9.15 an emergency landing on Gillespie.

Field, a civilian airport in El Cajon Valley. Both pilots were attached at Composite Squadron 61 at Los Angeleg 14.57 8.43 8.47 .1.73 12.85 Oxnard 1.32 15.77 gruntled victim of a mining scheme being promoted by Somis I4.il Agoura 1..2.03 13.53 9.58 Alhambrt 2.82 17.17 10.60 Pacoima ,3.45 13.88 9.49 Padua Hills .99 16.22 10.42 South Gate 2.40 13.01 driver's side first. Another Possibility Perry was not discounted, 8.95 9.49 10.15 10.39 Alpine 2.50 24.34 28.29 So. Pasadena ...2.47 16.29 Police said it was unlikely Altadena ..2.77 17.50 12.83 On the other hand, another Painted Cave ...2.86 27.77 18.6f Palm Springs .02 1.74 4.56 Palos Verdes l.ffi 12.05 9.99 Newnham leaves, his wid So. San Gabriel.

2.58 16.11 South Whittier. 2.54 13.71 Stanton 2.62 12.52 that a small-time operator 9.05 6.45 person sitting there may have Paramount 2.14 13.06 8.22 ow, Virginia; Y-momn-oia twins in Ottumwa, and Alta Loma 1.63 15.34 12.00 Anaheim 1.58 11.47 8.82 Arcadia ......2.40 17.15 11.64 Arlington Hta. .1.26 6.21 7.75 Azusa 1.94 17.88 10.61 Summerland ...1.52 15.78 10.92 Deen wounded but escaped like Perry would have been cut in by the late Gambler Tow Cornero on the latter's Pasadena 2.69.17.00 11.88 Pico 2.25 13.67 9.46 Tarzana .......1.84 10.10 8.95 his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Piru ...1.88 13.99 9.11 Richard Newnham of Phila Temple City ...2.52 16.14 10.46 Thermal .11 .87 2.64 ill-fated $6,000,000 Stardust Bakersfield 86 3.42 3.71 Baldwin Park .1.91 15.81 9.38 Miss Anita Whittaker, 45, friend of Perry and formerly his secretary, was questioned by police again for two hours Thursday night and early Placentla 1.34 11.84 .10.33 Pomona 1.74 14.13 10.73 delphia.

Thousand Oaks .1.73 13.32 8.30 Hotel in Las Vegas. Topanga 3.06 22.11 14.79 Banning .97 11.95 11.17 Bardsdale. 1.91 15.58 10.17 Port Hueneme. .1.46 15.91 7.21 Torrance 1.58 11.95 7.01 Stockholders Checked Portue'se Bend. 1.36 12,05 7.20 Trabuco 1.92 16.48 9.97 Poway 73 8.25 Jack' Marks, one of the While not completely satis Tuiunga 3.51 14.35 10.35 Prado Dam ....1.3 u.

in town can do. He takes upecially selected loins and cures them in his own smoke house. Uses nothing but high class smoke. They have a delicious and unusual taste. Near as wo can make out, the pig farmers overplayed their hands and camo up with mora pork than they bargained for.

There has been an uncommonly heavy production from the fall pig output. The fall crop that is presently rolling into THE FARMERS MARKET at West Third and Fairfax amounts to a record in the volume department. It is estimated to be 12 per cent larger than the previous year. Because pork consumers have shown a liking for leaner cuts, farmers have taken to raising meatier pigs. It turn out they are not only meatier, 'but there is also a lot more of them.

You can help get the USDA off the hook and do yourself a favor in the pro Bell .2.21 13.03 8.81 Betteravla 73 12.58 9.69 Botanic Garden. 2.04 20.21 14.89 Beverly Hills 17.77 9.60 Big Bear Lake. .84 27.21 24.94 Tunnel Road ...2.40 20.90 17.48 Hasty Bandit Leaves Beer, principal stockholders in the Puente 1.40 13.90 10.40 fied with her account of his Tustin 1.32 10.62 7.93 Ramona 8.47 .8.55 business activities and associ tlnland' 16.88 10.62 Stardust Corp. said last night in Las Vegas that he had had clerks check the entire Brea .1.53 13.52 9.20 ates, police said she is not Upper Ojal .2.58 16.80 13.12 Buena Park ....1.61 11.25 7.88 Redlands l.Zl Redondo Beach. 1.43 14.90 7.82 Rialto 1.42 14.60 12.69 Rinrnn 1.82 15.70 8.28 VallPV Center .63 12.32 8.95 under suspicion.

Burbank ......3.33 12.68 8.0&1 Takes $5800 Miss Whittaker, who occu list of Stardust stockholders, some 2500 names, and Perry's Van Nuys 3.27 R.12 9.85 Venice 1.98 13.54 7.98 Cachuma Lake .2.16 18.26 11.98 Camarillo 1.37 13.90 7.80 Rivera .........2.24 13.81 9.13 Riverside 1.24 7.48 7.29 Vista 82 8.11 7.48 A shotgun bandit left his was not among them. He said Campbell's Sta. .1.82 12.62 8.22 West Covina ...1.43 16.50 10.86 Rolline Hills ..1.41 15.28 8.97 no one connected with the partly consumed beer and ump oaiuy k.jo i.t.to pies an apartment next to Perry's and is the registered owner of the car he drove, said she last saw him at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday when he Westminster ...2.60 11.94 6.90 Rosemead r. 2.40-15.45 10.13 Capistrano ...,.2.32 13.44 8.31 change behind yesterday and hotel had ever heard of Perrx Whittier 2.21 13.00 8.65 Saddle Back .....2.33 26.87 19.67 Wintersburg ...2.77 10.43 6.75 and he was sure that -the Tailor ti from Finest Whitt Broadcloth An outstanding value at $5.50 SPECIAL 3 for $15 Formtrlf prliti t7.9 Yorba Linda ...1.41 12.96 9.97 Carlsbad 90 6.69 8.43 Carpinteria ....1.72.15.94 10.30 Casmalia 1.00 12.87 9.77 Cathedral City .06 .79 2.74 Samarkand 1.81 is.oi San 18.21 13.32 San Bernardino.

1.33 12.57 10.84 fled with an estimated $5800 in cash after holding up the day manager of a check- stopped in her apartment be- Yucaipa .......1.61 11.02 10.39 murdered man had never handled any of the stock of Zuma Beach ..1.43 lb.a.J v.ia San Clemente 1.47 10.39 7.85 Chatsworth iore she left lor work in Beverly Hills men's shop. Z.H9 17.52 11.05 1.59 13.69 10.02 the Stardust. cashing cafe and bar at 1162 San Diego 84 4.08 Chino Chula Vista Mam St. Perry had only $2 on him 52 3.50 6.34 Police also questioned brother Raymond, of 815 5.83 9.96 9.57 9.89 9.15 Claremont 1.70 15.43 10.51 Harold Zubkoff, 43, said San Dlmas 1.76 ia.iu San Fernando ..3.96 14.24 San Gabriel 16.14 San Jacinto 1.17 6.43 when he was found dead and not even a checking ac Colton 1.10 11.43 9.32 Compton 2.02 12.77 8.08 the gunman, his hrst cus cess by purchasing pork of count in a bank, as far as po tomer of the day, walked Corona 1.45 9.30 8.11 San Marc's Pass. 2.W 23,09 16.36 Centinela Inglewood, and his adopted daughter, Mrs.

Audrey Hosier, of 20447 Rodax Canoga Park, but the highest quality at the Interior Aide May Succeed McKay Soon lice have been able to ascer Corona del Mar .2.35 9.35 6.87 San Mar no 2.80 17.19 11.01 Mm Coronado 79 3.16 5.02 San Pedro ....1.51 11.52 73 famous meat establishment in THE FARMERS MAR tain. into the cafe at 7 a.m., ordered a beer, then threatened to blow a hole in the Costa Mesa ....2.78 10.33 7.32 In tracing the victims learned nothing of value. Santa Ana 1.91 12.05 7.71 SantA Ana Val. .2.46 19.87 12.31 Covina 1.42 13.08 9.81 KET at West Third and Fairfax. Crestline 2.40 2S.10 26.95 safe if Zpbkoff didn't open San.

Anita Dam. 2.54 18.84 13.66 Cypress 2.26 13.80 7.61 it. Santa Barbara ..1.60 17.29 Kl.os Santa Fe 2.67 14.92 10.22 Santa Maria ...1.04 10.67 8.56 Del Mar 88 4.86 6.04 Del Rosa ......1.73 12.17 11.35 April' 13 (IP) President Eisenhower "Me, I'm easy to get along with," ZubkoSt related. "So The confusing business of fooling around with the Des. Hot Sprngs.

.02 1.69 2.88 Dos Pueblos ...2.20 26.03 16.18 Santa Monica ..1.98 13.54 7.98 Santa Paula ....1.61 13.83 9.18 Santa Susana ..2.04 12.31 9.49 will name Undersecretary I opened it." Downey 2.49 12.99 9.31 Clarence A. Davis to succeed Saturday off? See this terrific Santa Ynei ....1.17 11.72 9.46 Duarte 2.16 16.10 10.15 El Caion 73 6.07 7.88 Douglas McKay as Interior East Highlands. 1.27 10.68 10.03 Killer Executed in Gas Chamber Secretary within a day East Whittier ..2.05 12.69 9.74 hands of your clock with the arrival of Daylight Saving Time will have a com- Eensation factor that will enjoyed by all who make practice of visiting Mr. Earl G. Gilmore's fabulous trading post.

When Daylight Saving Time gets hero on Sunday, April 29, El Monte 2.25 15.83 10.79 two, a high administration TWA Requests Permit for Stop in San Diego Timet Washington Bureau Slack Buy Bll Segundo ....1.50 12.66 8.56 A1 source said today. Elsinore 1.12 5.77 6.86 Encino 291 13.61 11.70 Escondido 84 8.92 7.99 SAN QUENTIN, April 13 Wl Michael T. Cavanaugh's life of crime ended quietly in the prison gas chamber this The high-ranking official, who declined use of his name, WASHINGTON, April 13 Etiwanda ......1.51 17.63 12.55 Trans Airlines today Eallbrook .56 11.30 9.76 indicated that there no longer morning. THE FARMERS MARKET Will renew its well-received policy ef remaining open until I p.m., one Fillmore 1.87 14.54 9.44 Fontana 1.24 14.07 11.98 Foster Park ...1.93 18.02 11.24 is any doubt about Davis get I Cavanaugh was convicted the Civil Aeronautics Board for permission to make San Diego an intermediate in San Diego Superior Court ting the Cabinet post. McKay of murdering Ralph Fullerton ......1.46 12.19 7.66 Gardena 1.78 12.01 9.76 Garden Grove ..1.98 11.36 8.15 Hour longer than the ordinary (losing time.

It will give office workers, and others who are atop on transcontinental Welch, 32, of Chula Vista whose beaten and stabbed Garvanza 3.14 15.99 10.60 Gilbraltar Dam .3.63 20.63 16.27 leaves Sunday to seek the Republican nomination for the Senate seat now' held by Wayne L. Morse (D) Or. BEN flOGAH SELF-CILTIR body was found in New Mex hard-pressed for time and have to do their marketing Glendale 3.01 13.89 10.18 Glendora 1.80 17.26 11.65 ico. Goleta 1.09 17.68 12.81 flights to and from Los Angeles via Phoenix. The TWA application said many passengers have to backtrack to Los Angeles for transcontinental service.

in the evening, an oppor LKini-LOOK Guadalupe 75 11.40 10.38 tunity to do some trading Highland 1.49 13.34 10.70 at the outstanding shopping Hemet 1.17 5.42 8.74 Hermosa ......1.28 11.34 6.90 Hope Ranch ...1.61 16.39 12.91 with llll IAILIY DICK iTAIIll'S ORCHESTRA IOIIT RAMOf IUMIA BAND mmmhhhhi REASONABLE PRICES hkmmhhm center in Southern California. Or the world, for that Hunt'gton 2.19 8.84 5.8.1 matter. Huntington 14.21 8.61 Idyllwild 89 19.94 16.05 Beginning on Monday, April IriEjewood 1.67 13.23 6.97 1.95 10.53 7.78 ma establishment will i main open from 9 a.m. until ..4.92 20.87 17.22 p.m. If you can't get your shop Irvine Juncal Dam Julian' La Canada La Crescenta ..2.65 17.29 lt.94 ping aono inside or II hours, you're not trying.

3.21 18.12 12.02 13.67 8.89 Habra ......1.19 La Jolla 97 4.18 6.24! Mesa .68 6.56 7.50 Verne 1.79 14.47 10.35 FARMERS MARKET SHOPPING HOURS 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Daily except Sunday West Third and Fairfax everyone loves a beautiful CLASSIC DRESS Lachuza Cyn. ..2.10 21.49 12.21 Laguna Beach .2.59 11.04 8.55 Lake 26.68 27.87 Lake HodRes .76 7.76 8.35 Lake Sherwood. 2.36 15.52 11.40 Lake Wohlford .69 13.40 9.15 Lamoert 1.72 12.53 8.67 Klores 16.32 8.97 Lebec 1.42 8.37 9.01 :) 1 Lemon Heights .1.96 10.80 7J8 Designed by a Golfer for all Style-minded Sportsmen I i You know that slacks bearing the signature of famous Championship Golfer Ben Hogan mean style, comfort, fit and quality.

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