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November 19, 1941: Angelka Rose Gogich was 18 when she died at Glendale Emergency Hospital after undergoing an abortion. She had be working as a model, hat check girl and dancer under the name Rose Ann Rae. Her boyfriend was Alfred Mathis, a 33-year-old sports promoter. The abortion was allegedly performed by a chiropractor named James F. Petrie, who fled to Mexico, claiming that his estranged wife was ill, The Times said.
On Oct. 24, 1941, Mathis brought Gogich to see Dr. Patrick S. O’Reilly of Glendale Emergency, with the story that her name was Mrs. Ann Gray and her husband was a soldier at Ft. Ord, The Times said. An examination revealed that she was pregnant and she remained at the hospital until Oct. 31, O’Reilly said. Gogich’s mother accused O’Reilly of referring the victim to Petrie, but O’Reilly denied the allegations, the Los Angeles Examiner reported.
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Everyone remembers certain of his teachers, particularly the ones who inspired or stirred him, even if he has lost touch with them and never sees them now.
While we’re all gathered here together, in this smoke-filled room, I’d like to say a few words in behalf of politicians.
Note: This is an encore post from 2008.
“Mrs. Graham didn’t bat an eye.”
“I just can’t believe that verdict is true.”
“Life is so short. Is mine to be shorter?”
“As long as they found me guilty of something I didn’t do, I’d rather take the gas chamber.”
“When you hear the pellets drop, count 10 and take a deep breath.”
“The newsmen and photogs around the office say she was ‘guilty as hell.’ “
Note: This is an encore post from 2006.
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