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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1965

Page

8

Ohio Couple Faces Grand Jury Over Labor Day Slayings

In Flagstaff Coconino County calls a first grand jury in 50 years to hear evidence against Donald M. Boggs 23 Londonderry Ohio and Dixie Radcliff 16 Amesville Ohio in the fatal shooting of Robert Willis 23 and Halver Johnson 28 both Newport New Hampshire. Boggs waived preliminary hearing and his lawyer sought a grand jury. The murder charge against Radcliff was dismissed on a technicality but she faces the grand jury.

Flagstaff Ariz Coconino County Ohio New Hampshire Donald M. Boggs Londonderry Dixie Radcliff Amesville Robert Willis Halver Johnson Newport N.H Justice of the Peace J. F. Brierley Miss Radcliff Jerry L. Smith Smith

Grand Jury to rule on Colby first degree murder case

Mrs Mariann Colby a Shaker Heights housewife faces a first degree murder indictment for the Aug 24 killing of 8 year old John Cremer Young Jr She admitted the shooting but claimed it was an accident She was bound over to the grand jury Sept 8 and is held without bond in county jail The boy was shot in the Colby kitchen and found ten miles away in Gates Mills The Colbys say her 9 year old son accidentally fired the gun and she transported the body to the remote site.

Cleveland Cuyahoga County Shaker Heights John Cremer Young Jr Colby Gates Mills Cremer

Paroled valedictorian from Rawlins high school

Raymond Scherer 34 of Lead South Dakota was named valedictorian after earning parole from the Wyoming Board of Pardons and Parole. He led his class at the State Penitentiary high school in Rawlins after a life sentence later cut to 4 to 50 years for habitual criminal. School Superintendent Marshall D Boggs praised rejecting a federally sponsored test as too snoopy. School board gave no formal action but commended the stance.

Raymond Scherer Wyoming Board of Pardons and Parole State Penitentiary High School Rawlings Scherer Lead S. D Marshall D Boggs Boggs Ohio Washington D. H

Girl of Unchecked Pun Indulges in Fun

Santa Barbara teen Tessa Tracy, 17, gained sudden fame for wacky malapropisms. Her mother compiled her sayings in a published collection that drew letters from readers and even a UCLA urology professor, who jokingly praised her “red leather day.” Tessa, a Marymount Girls student, hopes to become a social worker or writer.

Ats Santa Barbara Calif Tessa Tracy Tessa Marymount Girls School

Hope To Turn Dog Into Booze Hound

Florida whisky control agents seek to train Hoss a one year old German Shepherd to track a man by smell and lead investigators to moonshine whisky stills in the backwoods. Supervisor B K Fin ey notes the method could apply to locating illegal distilleries.

Jacksonville Fla Hoss Florida B. K. Finey

Two Boys Die Trying to Save Siblings in Fiery Fire

In Ogden Utah Farrell Maw recalls his two sons Kevin age 10 and Gregory age 7 dying after rushing back into a burning home to save their sister Debbie 11 and baby Bryce 3. Debbie led the others out before the fire exploded.

Ogden Utah Farrell Maw Maw Kevin Gregory Debbie Bryce Jeffrey Phillip Salt Lake City

Cave Entrance Sealed After Medina Youth Rescue

Morris Baetzold a 15 year old ward of Cuyahoga County was rescued after spending about 25 hours trapped in a cave at Whipps Ledges near Hinckley. A 15 year old Boy Scout entered the cave and secured ropes around his body before help arrived. Engineers blasted the cave mouth with dynamite and plan to finish work today. He is in fair condition with minor injuries and exhaustion at Medina Community Hospital with family at his side.

Medina Medina Community Hospital Raymond Baetzold Morris Whipps Ledges Hinckley

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