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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1956
Page
9
Lockheed Aircraft Corp halted progress on the Navy vertical take-off plane XFV-1 in Burbank California after mechanical issues with its turboprop engine proved insurmountable on the ground. A spokesman said the craft achieved a historic air to ground transition but could not take off vertically from the ground.
Meadow hosts a high stake poker event as World Travel Club competes across the river Schr. An 83 game limit highlights the intense matchup and strategic play among participants.
A Colorado boy Neal Demers, age four, was electrocuted when a Christmas tree toppled onto a wiring tray. He was pronounced dead by Dr Robert Squires, then revived by emergency chest massage. He later died at Colorado General Hospital after pneumonia and prolonged unconsciousness.
A 57 year old man, Philip K. Azar, was killed during a holdup at a tourist home in Toledo as he went to collect his wife Mary Lou Azar. Witnesses described a gang of five youths led by a dark haired leader who struck Azar with a pistol and fired. The crime occurred early Saturday and other witnesses noted the assailants attempted to threaten bystanders.
Los Angeles reports Jean Gaston Bourdillon de Queylar, a French count, was released Saturday on 100000 bail awaiting an extradition hearing related to a Mexican murder charge tied to the bathtub death of his 18 year old wife. A separate Massillon incident notes Lindsay, 58, a cattle raiser, killed by a bull on his farm as he led it to water. coroner cites heart injury from a broken breastbone.
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