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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1956
Page
11
Police killed a gunman during a robbery at the Gay Nineties Cafe early Thursday after a porter warned of the break in. A female entertainer, who deflected a shot at officers, was critically wounded and Dorothy Kochs, 22, was struck in the spine. Police fired four shots into the gunman’s neck and three into his stomach.
At Wright Patterson Air Force Base a Sabre jet collision over Troy Tuesday night led to one aircraft exploding on impact. The pilot of the fatal plane did not parachute to safety while the other pilot landed safely.
Columbus state reports detail salary changes from 1955 to 1984, noting elementary teachers rose by 185 to 4107 while high school staff advanced 204 to 4822 dollars, reflecting broader pay growth across levels during the period.
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Crestview Alabama veteran William Allen Miss Terry Broderick, a 20-year-old Ohio State coed, was kissed by a Yankee woman at his 100th birthday anniversary. Lois Davis, 28, also kissed him as he recalled the Civil War’s end. Broderick, a former Elba home guard member, said it was the first time he’s known of such a kiss from a Yankee.
Bruce Hill 42 of Novata Oklahoma was bound over for District Court on a drunk driving charge. He testified that after a wreck his car pinned him and a stranger arrived, poured whisky down his throat to relieve suffering.
Lawrenceburg Kentucky Spencer Peavler 60 accused James Tyra of biting his left cheek and spitting it into a liquor store cuspidor Tyra 47 was charged with assault and battery reported by police on Wednesday
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