Ray's Escape Attempt Foiled at Brushy Mountain Prison
AP reports James Earl Ray, serving a 99 year sentence for the King slaying, nearly escaped via the steam tunnel. He used an air chamber and sawed bars with a crowbar aided by cellmate Roy Morelock during a ten minute bid. Ray faced a disciplinary board after capture outside the prison yard.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Warde
Robert H. Moore
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Cumberland Mountains
King
Memphis
Moore
Roy Morelock
Greene County
Morelock
Court approves death penalty ruling amid broad debate
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, upholds death penalty procedures amid challenges focusing on eighth amendment limits and jury standards. Justices discuss single versus two-stage trials and possible biases, while activists plan strategy sessions and protests nationwide.
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Lyons
Citizens Against
Supreme Court
New York
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Church Door Found Open in Point Pleasant
Patrolman John Pelfry found the Episcopal Church at 804 Main St open at 4 30 am Sunday while on rounds. He entered and later observed someone exit by a side door he had earlier checked. Rector Rev. Clifford Schane says the front door is usually unlocked and nothing appears stolen.
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Point Pleasant
Main St
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Pelfry
Clifford Schane
Mason County Circuit Court gains four jurors for May term
Grand jurors for the Mason County Circuit Court May term reported to Judge James Lee Thompson Monday morning. Four additional jurors were drawn by special commissioners Louis Rossi and Lionel Smith to replace those who failed to report. Replaced jurors are William Kinnaird Hilda Barringer Elmer Jones and George McCoy. James Fisher Mrs. Lawrence Plants Mrs. C. L. Head and Mrs. Ralph Crump were added.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Circuit Court
James Lee Thompson
Louis Rossi
Lionel Smith
James Fisher
Lawrence Plants
C. L. Head
Ralph Crump
William Kinnaird
Hilda Barringer
Elmer Jones
George McCoy
Proper Names Have Double Meanings
New York AP Nemesis Greek goddess of retribution Bismarck a doughnut shaped like a ball Great Harry a battleship and Vampire a jet fighter plane These items from Webster’s Dictionary of Proper Names Merriam Co nine ninety five dollars
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Nemesis
Bismarck
Harry W
Webster’s
G. & C. Merriam Co
Point Pleasant Big Blacks Stand For State Band Fest
The Point Pleasant High School Big Blacks band, 76 members led by Gerald Stewart, will perform at the State High School Band Festival in Huntington alongside 50 other bands. They depart 6 30 a m and return about 6 p m after 8 a m auditions and color televised parade at 11 a m. Their program includes Entry to the Colosseum Brasses to the Fore and the fight song with top twirler Diane Fisher and majorettes Teresa Gardner Donna Rulen Teresa Lanham Beverly Caudill.
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Point Pleasant
Huntington
Gerald Stewart
Twirler
Diane Fisher
Teresa Gardner
Donna Rulen
Teresa Lanham
Beverly Caudill
Pleasant Valley Band Trip Admits Wide Student Roster
Pleasant Valley band students from Point Pleasant, Buffalo, Gallipolis Ferry and Apple Grove, plus New Haven and others, are seniors except for three, with a Camden Amusement Park stop in Huntington after the trip. Chaperones include Stewart, Chuck Albertson, and Jack Park. London census notes cuckoo surge and declines for skylarks thrushes and linnets.
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Todd Martin
Buffalo
Richard Thomas
James Ferrell
Sammy Doolittle
Point Pleasant
Mary Nibert
Gallipolis Ferry
Roy Smith
Apple Grove
Monica Ridenour
Leon
Julia Gilland
New Haven
Linda Lieving
Margaret
Kitty) Thomas
Diana Turner
Debby Beckner
Denice Davis
Brenda Farley
Camden Amusement Park
Huntington
Stewart
Chuck Albertson
Jack Park
PPHS
London
The
Trust For Ornithology
Gun Club Plans 300 Target Trap Shoot at Jericho Road
Point Pleasant hosts a Sunday 11 am trap shoot at Jericho Road Gun Club featuring the Point Pleasant 300 with 16 yard targets. The event offers three 100 target events plus junior and women classes and a practice trap starting at 10 am.
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Point Pleasant
Jericho Road
Tristate
A. A. Norman
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