Young Man in Mesa Faces Five Murders at Beauty College
Robert Benjamin Smith, 18, is jailed in Maricopa County after allegedly killing five women and a girl at Rose-Mar College of Beauty in Mesa. He told police he wanted headlines with his name and was inspired by mass killings in Chicago and Austin. A preliminary hearing is set for December 15 on five murder counts as psychiatric evaluation continues. Joyce Sellers and Deborah Sellers are among the victims.
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Joyce Sellers
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Mormon
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Arizona teen mass murderer targeted beauty college
Police describe 17 year old John Smith as a loner who planned for three months to carry out a mass murder. He chose a beauty college after casing locations and cited Chicago nurse slayings and Austin sniper deaths as his inspiration. Two survivors include Bonita Harris and Tamara Sellers. other victims named.
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Lorne Greene Named Education Chairman for Crusade
In New York Lorne Greene star of Bo nanza was named honorary education chairman of the 1967 Cancer Society Crusade by board chairman Travis T. Wallace. The announcement also notes other regional AP items from Pittsburgh Phoenix and London.
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Lorne Greene
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National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Bubbles Smollen Reunites With Family After Return
Theresa Smollen, 30, returns to Bronx three room flat after leaving Darby Pennsylvania to work as a machine operator. She had been missing since Oct 4 and left behind husband William 48 and seven children aged 10 months to 11 years. She said working helped pay for a house and family reunification, but little money remained after room and board.
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Bubbles Margaret
William
Smoken
Darby
New York
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