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[Luvsbway]

Deep digging through newspaper articles I uncovered 2 stories I never heard about and 1 I had. 

Madera Tribune, Volume 68, Number 69, 18 August 1959

Desi Arnaz Escapes Car Accident Injury

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (UPII Actor Desi Arnaz, husband of comedienne Lucille Ball,escaped injury when his sports car careened off the road, tore out 20 feet of metal guard rail and hit three utility poles, the Highway Patrol reported today. The accident occurred shortly before midnight last Friday when a truck forced Arncz off Highway 101 north of Del Mar, Calif.

[Luvsbway]

Madera Tribune, Volume 73, Number 50, 22 July 1964

 $36 Million Lawsuit Facing Desi Arnaz

INDIO (UPI) A $36,750,000 suit was pending today against entertainer Desi Arnaz by two former employes of the Thunderbird Country Club in nearby Palm Springs. In one of the largest damage suits on record in Riverside County, Jack and Alberta Young Tuesday accused Arnaz of slander, assault and battery and false imprisonment during an altercation at the club last Jan. 1. The action, filed by the firm of Jones and Waldron of Compton, and Melvin Belli ol San Francisco, charged that Arnaz slandered Mrs. Young in the presence of witnesses. The suit claimed Arnaz.

former husband of actress Lucille Ball,imprisoned Mrs. Young in the club for 15 minutes and assaulted her husband

 

[Luvsbway]

This is the one that has been written about.

Desert Sun, Volume 40, Number 23, 31 August 1966

Desi Arnaz Arrested On Shooting Charge

SAN DIEGO (UPI) - Television comedian-producer Desi Arnaz, 49, was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly fired two shots at the feel of a young man who had parked his car in front of the actor’s expensive home in nearby Del Mar. The Cuban-born Arnaz, former husband of actress Lucille Ball, was booked at San Diego County .1 ail on a charge of a.'sault with a deadly weapon and released on $1,106 bail. Sheriff’s deputies said Arnaz fired the shots at the feet of John Winston Vodee, '>o, Santa Fe Springs, Calif., after Vodee

and a companion emerged from Vodee’s car near the Arnaz home. Vodee told deputies that Arnaz approached them, brandishing a ,38 revolver, and asked w«hat they were doing. Arnaz first threatened to shoot the car and its tires, Vodee said, but then fired twice into the ground. Vodee was not injured.

[Neil]

On 8/16/2019 at 0:49 PM, Luvsbway said:

Madera Tribune, Volume 73, Number 50, 22 July 1964

 $36 Million Lawsuit Facing Desi Arnaz

INDIO (UPI) A $36,750,000 suit was pending today against entertainer Desi Arnaz by two former employes of the Thunderbird Country Club in nearby Palm Springs. In one of the largest damage suits on record in Riverside County, Jack and Alberta Young Tuesday accused Arnaz of slander, assault and battery and false imprisonment during an altercation at the club last Jan. 1. The action, filed by the firm of Jones and Waldron of Compton, and Melvin Belli ol San Francisco, charged that Arnaz slandered Mrs. Young in the presence of witnesses. The suit claimed Arnaz.

former husband of actress Lucille Ball,imprisoned Mrs. Young in the club for 15 minutes and assaulted her husband

 

Melvin Belli???  Isn't $36,750,000 an ODD, rather specific amount?  I wonder what happened with the suit.  If Desi had lost and been ordered to pay a lot, we probably would have heard about it.   Interesting that 4 years post-divorce, Desi is still being referred to as "former husband of Lucille Ball".  Friend of the Youngs: "You know Desi's temper!".  The Youngs: "Yeah, we've met."