Cab Driver Reveals Possible Percy Case Clue
Kenilworth and Evanston police link a Chicago cab driver to a potential suspect in the Valerie Percy murder case. Leo Yancey said a fare resembled a man in a published picture and drove him to Glencoe. A threatening letter to Percy and GOP leaders was revealed by Sen Arrington, warning of a one way ride. Authorities planned Lake Michigan searches and questioned campaign workers.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Kenilworth, Ill
Valerie Percy
Chicago
Leo Yancey
Evanston
Percy
Valerie
Charles H. Percy
Kenilworth
North Shore
Yancey
Glencoe
Maurice Higgins
State’s Attorney's Corps of Investigators
Lake Michigan
Robert Daley
Coast Guard
Illinois
W. Russell Arrington
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
House
Arrington
Former Logan Man Arrested In Death
Medina authorities held Roy Scott 43 in Pike County Ky for the murder of his wife Phera 46. Police arrested him as he walked from a tavern after a barmaid identified him from published descriptions. The couple recently lived at Skyline Trailer Court in West Logan. Phera was found shot to death near Pikeville by a squirrel hunter.
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Medina
Logan
Pike County
Brunswick
Roy Scott
Scott
Kentucky
Skyline Trailer Court
West Logan
Phera
Pikeville
One Hundred Attend Sickels Reunion at Ash Cave
Logan reports the annual Sickels reunion at Ash Cave with one hundred attendees. Officers elected include Art Sickels as president, Mrs. William Brooks and Mrs. George Beveridge as vice presidents, and Mrs. Richard Moody as secretary treasurer. Table committee members are listed along with next year’s date set for September 4 at Lake Hope.
Authorities Hold Search for Leach
A manhunt in the Henderson area sought Russell Franklin Leach who escaped Mason County jail on Saturday. Police, deputies, state troopers and a conservation officer hunted him, with Leach described as armed and dangerous. Prosecuting Attorney Samuel D. Littlepage warned that aiding the fugitive is a felony with one to five years imprisonment.
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Point Pleasant
Henderson
Russell Franklin Leach
Mason County
Leach
Samuel D. Littlepage
State Penitentiary
Break in Investigated at Riverside Golf Course
State police and the Mason sheriff probe a break in at Riverside Golf Course Mason entry found by employee Elmer Donohue. A back door was forced to gain entry and kitchen and golf equipment were stolen. Four golf carts were recovered and seem used to move items one mile from the course before loading onto another vehicle. Investigations continue.
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Mason
State Police
Sheriff's Department
Riverside
Elmer Donohue
Hocking County Community Hospital Admissions and Discharges
Admitted Sylvester Taylor from Dundas and James T. Ash of Logan. Dismissed Pearl Woods Lewis L. List Mrs. Larry Rinehart. Transferred to another facility.
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Hocking County Community Hospital
Sylvester Taylor
Dundas
James T. Ash
Logan
Pearl Woods
Lewis L. List
Larry Rinehart
Stolen Blue 1960 Ford Reported in Logan
Logan police report a blue 1960 Ford stolen from E Main Street in Logan between 6 and 7 p.m. Monday. Owner James Barnes of 50 Gomph Drive Logan says the key was left in the car due to a damaged ignition. license Y681MY.
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Logan
E. Main St
James Barnes
Gomph Dr
Barnes
Lambert's General Store files civil action in Mason County
Margaret R. Lambert doing business as Lambert's General Store sues Edison Mayes and Vina Mayes in Mason County Circuit Court for 420 dollars and 25 cents plus interest and costs for goods sold and delivered between September 15, 1965 and September 15, 1966.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Circuit Clerk’s Office
Margaret R. Lambert
DBA Lambert
Edison Mayes
Vina Mayes
Ashton
W. Va
Police Chief Roy Kelch elected chair of Ohio Chiefs group
Logan Police Chief Roy Kelch was elected chair man of the board of directors of the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police at a conference in Dayton from September 11 to 14.
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Logan
Roy Kelch
The
Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police
Dayton
Party lines emerge on Viet Nam war in Congress
Washington AP reports party lines form over the Vietnam War as Republicans denounce Democratic handling and push a nonpartisan stance while Democrats blame GOP efforts for politicizing the war. The House remains a key battleground ahead of the November 8 election, with Republicans seeking to chip away at the Democratic majority.
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Washington
House
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Charles E. Goodell
New York
Johnson
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Laird
House Republican Conference
Logan Fireman Completes OSU Teaching Course
Logan fireman Donald FE Schultz finished a short Fire Service Instructor Training course at Ohio State University last week. He is now qualified to teach firefighting. The 21st annual school was sponsored by the Trade and Industrial Education Service and the state fire marshal's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Donald FE. Schultz
Ohio State University
Trade and Industrial Education Service
Wall Attend Jackson Festival in Logan and Fall Foliage Tour
Hocking Valley Historical Vehicles club plans to attend the Jackson Apple Festival Saturday with a Logan departure. The group holds its annual Fall Foliage Tour on October 2 and some members will attend the Hershey ARCA National Meet October 6-8 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. At a Sunday meeting in Logan Mr. and Mrs. George Bardain, the club president Carl Risch thanked members for showcasing 19 antique cars at the Hocking County Fair. The next meeting is October 16 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ricketts in Shawnee.
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Logan
Hocking Valley
Bill Ricketts
Shawnee
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FBI
Chicago Police Department
Wilmette
Ash Cave
Mirisch Corporation
Norman Lewison
Deluxe - Pamanision
United Artists
Goodell
GOP Committee On Research and Planning
GOP
Ed Edmondson
Oklahoma
Pomeroy
Racine
Hill Farm
Bashan Road
Logan Fireman
Ohio State
Wall
Jackson
Seven Arts
Ray Stark
Paramount Pactires
Technicolor
Prem Oe
Athens-Ohio
Ohio State Fairgrounds
Central Ticket Office
Richman's
N. High St
Sears Northland
Town & Country
Discount Records, Inc
Sun
Woolworths
Chrysanthemum
Woolworth’s
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