Legal, 1965
Scope and Contents
A large collection of letters, a resolution, office notes, memorandum, memos & statements. These are filed from December 1965 back to December 1964. Examples are: a letter, a statement and a Resolution (Nov.-Dec. 1965) from Congressman Wilson, Wallace N. Dibb (President, Assn. of Former Grand Jurors of San Diego County, California) & a Resolution from this Assn. re/ “our grave concern about the widespread and increasing disrespect for law in general, and among students in particular;” stapled packet containing letters (12/65-12/64) from S. Zell Greenberg (Rosarito Beach Hotel), Edgar M. Gillenwaters (Admin. Asst. to Wilson), John W. Douglas (Asst. Attorney General), Capt. E. G. Magennis (District Legal Officer, 11th Naval Dist.), RAdm. W.W. Price (Commandant, 11th Naval Dist.) & RAdm. Wilfred Hearn (Office of the Judge Advocate General, Dept. of the Navy) re/ allegations related to sonic boom damage to the Rosarito Hotel in Baja California and a final claim of $15,000; letters (Sept.-Nov. 1965) from Edward D. Re (Chairman, Foreign Claims Commission) & Congressman Wilson re/ claim of El Cajon constituent Mrs. Ingeberg Albert for property nationalized in Poland, which was denied; letters (Oct.-Nov. 1965) from John Hadzima (Florence, AZ), Wilbur D. Mills (Searcy, AK), Taft Moody (Belize, British Honduras) & Congressman Wilson re/ letters “requesting assistance in aiding John Hadzima to gain permission to leave prison for the purpose of visiting his mother who resides in San Diego;” letters, memo & office notes (11/65) re/ Wilson’s assistance in helping a constituent’s brother obtain a bond reduction in a Missouri murder case; “Memorandum TO: The Boss From: Ed” (10/28/65) & a “California Investigation and Identification” record for a local San Diego resident re/ “The ‘nut’ who badgered Dirksen for several days and . . . [was on the] phone with ThrustonMorton. . . . His long FBI and California record” indicates a warning that Wilson should avoid him; letters (Oct.-Nov. 1965) San Diego constituent Mrs. Doreen J. Cleveland & Wilson’s reply re/ Mrs. Cleveland’s problem in obtaining support payments for her two sons from her ex-husband, A/1c Arthur Metzger; a letter (10/11/65) from Crucos Black (Leavenworth, Kansas) to Wilson re/ personal information and reference to a 1958 letter from Wilson that Black treasurers; letters (9/65) from Harry Ashfield (Attorney at Law), Wilson & Major William J. Olk (Directorate of Pers Program Actions, USAF) re/ the case of alleged lack of support for a minor child of an Air Force Sgt.; letters (July-Oct. 1965) re/ a prisoner at McNeil Island U.S. Penitentiary seeks assistance from Wilson alleging “a great miscarriage of justice;” a copy of a letter (9/19/65) from Attorney Harry Ashfield to the Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Base, Portsmouth, VA) re/ divorce and failure to pay fees; a copy of a letter (8/23/65) from Attorney Ashfield to Air Force Command Center, Denver, CO re/ refusal of an Air Force Sgt. to pay support for his 16 year old son; a packet of corresp. & a resume’ (June-Aug. 1965) re/ David Berman’s application for Assistant U. S. Attorney in San Die go; letters (June & July 1965) re/ “letter from the undersigned judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Southern Division [to U.S. Attorney General Nicholas de B. Katzenbach] . . . to express our strenuous opposition to” Senate Bill 1666 and H.R. 9168; 4 letters and 1 statement (Apr. & June 1965) re/ a long account concerning the divorce laws of California and the many problems this Navy man had with his spouse’s lack of cooperation -- his statement is 11 pages; letters & memo (1964 & 1965) re/ Bradston Rattan Products, Inc. (National City) & “the Florida Chrome Chair [bankruptcy] Case No. 4017-T;” letters (May & June 1965) re/ pleas of serviceman with 23 years in the Navy as to financial strictures caused by his recent divorce which favored the wife; letters (Feb.-May 1965) re/ La Mesa constituent receives assistance from Wilson as to insurance claim for injuries suffered while visiting Capri, Italy in the summer of 1964; lette rs (Jan. & Apr. 1965) re/ “Expropriation and Confiscation by the Venezuelan Government of the Property Rights and investments of Venezuelan Sulphur Corp., the subsidiary of Chemical Natural Resources, Inc.;” letters (11/64- 4/65) re/ Wilson assists Lakeside constituent, widow of the owner of the Lakeside Theater, as to federal government liens and judgments against the deceased; letters (Mar. & Apr. 1965) re/ support from prominent San Diegans for Marcelo Sanchez in his case against indictment for possession of liquor imported from Mexico without Internal Revenue Stamps; letters (Mar. & Apr. 1965) re/ another case of the legal ramifications of separation and divorce and inadequate amounts of support payments for the wife of a Navy man; letters (3/65) re/ Attorney Harry Ashfield and his client, a Navy Chief’s wife, fail to receive adequate action from the Navy Dept.; a copy of a letter (3/12/65) from Eugene A. Horton (Attorney at Law) to the Dept. of Personnel, USAF re/ court order to a retired Lt. Col. to pay support for two minor children; letters (Jan.- Mar. 1965) re/ a Lt. Cmd., divorce laws and a move to make military retirement pay inaccessible to a divorced wife; copy of letter (12/30/64) from H.H. Cameron to the Hon. James Utt re/ Lionel Van Deerlin constituent is waiting for his war claim against the Japanese to be processed by the Claims Commission; letters (12/64-1/65) re/ arrest on a morals charge in France for a young San Diegan & the U.S. Army’s involvement.
Dates
- created: 1965
Creator
- From the Collection: Wilson, Robert (Wilson, Robert Carlton) (1916-) (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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