sailors hitchhiking with him held for questioning. Pastrana, a dishwasher, also had some antique jewelry belonging to Westcott. His name later changed to Rodrigo J. Castro, and his age seemed to fluctuate between 19, 20 and 23. He also acquired an extensive prison record. At one point, after being charged with murder, he charged a group of press photographers, knocked one down.

Castro told cops he'd been picked up at Hollywood and Vine by Westcott, fairly drunk, who bragged about Hollywood big shots he knew. Said they had drinks together while he looked over fancy apartment, then Westcott left room, he said, and returned with two guns, ordered him to strip. Scuffling for guns, Castro said he got one and hit him, "I don't know how many times.... I didn't mean to hurt him....."

Why do all these hustler-murderers seem to be reading from the same script?

Kansas City, Mo.: 41-yr-old Ft. Riley soldier beaten and arrested by two off-duty cops when he allegedly propositioned one in theatre Soldier treated for scalp lacerations and fined $150 for "using immoral language in a public place and resisting arrest."

Soldier and 5 civilians arrested in Frisco charged with lewd acts on Presidio property at Baker Beach, after MP's spied with binoculars and telephoto-lens

cameras.

Sixteen arrested in Butler, Penna., in what PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE called most shocking perversion ring in city. Benjamin Cook, first arrested, told of "jam sessions and orgies in his home" leading to arrest of four youths and eleven boys. Latter were taken to George Junior Republic in Grove City.

McKeesport, Penna.: Ex-GI Lavern Leffard finally successful, after three years of red tape, in getting 16-yrold Kee Wan Jung (Mickey), Korean war orphan who'd been his battery headquarters houseboy, brought to U.S. Leffard had to quit 8-year army career to adopt

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