Kester Lee Hall, 16, bought a $5 gun "for the express purpose of using it to rob degenerates in the French. Quarter." He met Robert Constance, 15, the nite before to discuss plan, with Lloyd Bergeron, held as material witness. Their victim, Costello, 36, New Orleans native and vet of 12 Army yrs, with WW2 overseas duty as captain in Germany, made a run for his apartment, was shot in back, died on steps calling for help. His roommate came to door as Costello died, from bullet thru heart. A newsman saw boys fleeing. When caught, each said other fired gun. Hall's parents begged public to withhold conclusions till facts were in... Boys also questioned about stab-slaying of Sgt. David Spurgeon, found dying behind Ft. Pike nat'l. monument, May 28. Excon Floyd Grigsby, alias Gresham, 32, arrested in August in Birmingham for that slaying. Met soldier, he said, near Ponchartrain Beach. They drove to Ft. Pike, where he said GI made improper advanceso he stabbed him, stole his car, drove home and dyed his hair red. Arrested for an April armed robbery in Audubon Park. . .

Elizabeth Ramsey, in letter to STATES-ITEM, criticized raids on well-behaved bars. As a regular Church member, she wondered which Church groups were trying to wipe out the French Quarter. "No one blames police for spot checking for dope peddlers, procurers, etc., but because someone may not be sitting with a female in certain bars, he is immediately tabbed as something undesirable." People come to New Orleans, she said, to see something different, so why not let them?

Oct.: 2 cops charged with crimes. against nature!

ST. LOUIS: Jesuit Rev. Chas. Clark, 57, operates Dimas House (named

for one of thieves crucified with Christ) in old school bldg., as "halfway house' for men coming out of prison. Dubbed as the "hoodlum priest," Fr. Clark has been helping criminals for 23 yrs, and Dimas House has graduated over 300 rehabilitated men in less than yrbut Fr. Clark is choosy about which criminals he helps. He'll not accept rapists, homosexuals or dope addicts. . .

SAN DIEGO, CAL.: State assembly democandidate James Mills accused GOP of footdragging in enforcing anti-pornog laws, charging that Summerfield, no less, let US mails become a "sewage channel for the distribution of filth!"

Hectoed bulletins from Frontier Club (SD-Tijuana group specializing in athletics, fotography, charitable work with boys) relates dozens of cases from club members of illegal mail-tampering and seizures by Summerfield's minions. . . .

19 men arrested at Torrey Pines. during 4 successive weekends for lying nude on secluded beach. Park rangers spied them with field glasses and called cops. Meanwhile on 65 acre ranch in nearby El Cajon, 500 nudists had a 3-day howdy-do. They charge $85 a year dues for families, a discriminatory $106 for bachelors, only $12.50 for single ladies. . .

Classifieds in SD Eve. TRIB.: "Will share new 1 B-R apt., pool, with bachelor..." & "Billy, we are having a party this weekend at . . ." a Tijuana bar, "Gayest place in town. Danny."

SAN FRANCISCO: Feb.: Police Sgt. Waldo Reesink arrested with 6 marked $20 bills in pocket, received from Leo Orrin, owner of the Handlebar, Calif. St. "gay" bar. Orrin told cops he'd been paying Reesink and another cop (who'd been