Word: loeb
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...quarter of a century after he started serving 99 years for the 1924 thrill-murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks, Nathan Leopold wanted out of Joliet prison (his partner in crime, Richard Loeb, was killed by a fellow inmate 13 years ago). "When I came here I was 19 . . . a wild, irresponsible kid," he told the Illinois State Parole Board. "I feel that in 25 years I have matured considerably . . . I am not a kid any more." The board reserved decision...
...lineup for the match this afternoon will be Don Blackner, Gerry Murphy, Dave Aldrich, Charlie Thompson, Jack Faircloth, and John Loeb, playing in singles. The doubles teams will be Murphy and Chase, Peterson, Thompson and Wooster Wood, and Roger Swanson and Peter Bien...
Actually, Gayden's plot is very much along the lines of the flock of stories growing out of Chicago's famous Leopold-Loeb case, the latest being Alfred Hitchcock's movie "Rope." Most of these were successful because they contrasted the superficially impeccable manners and morals of bad boys with their actual criminal actions. But this boy is so obnoxious, on and off stage, that his nefarious activities are neither surprising nor particularly interesting. Gayden in one of the most thoroughly despicable people to appear on the stage in a long time. He's all right if you're entertained...
...three doubles teams are finally definite according to Wynn. They are Chase Peterson and Gerry Murphy, Dave Aldrich and Pete Bien, and Rog Swanson and Dick Becker. Since Charlie Thompson and Jack Faircloth have hour exams today, Swanson, John Loeb, and Art Seigel will move up in the lineup...
...three of the singles matches and the third doubles match went to the Crimson in two sets. Don Blackmer, Charlie Thompson, and John Loeb--numbers two, four, and five--all won, as did Dick Becker and Humph Doormann in doubles...