Mossler Murder Trial Witness Says Wife Offered Kill Money
A drifter testified that Candace Mossler and Melvin Powers offered $10,000 to kill Jacques Mossler so they could continue a love affair. The interview placed the offer in 1962 at a Texas ranch, with trial delays and defense questions noted as prosecutors seek bond ahead of a November trial.
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Miami
Fla
Texas
Edward Diehl
California
Jacques Mossler
Candace Mossler
Melvin Lane Powers
Newly Appointed Alderman Ralph Peterson Dies at 57
Ralph L. Peterson aged 57 died unexpectedly after surgery at St. Olaf Hospital. He was to be sworn in Monday to succeed 2nd Ward Alderman E. M. Diederich. A longtime Austin insurance agent, he chaired Lions Club activities and served on local boards. Funeral set for Our Savior's Lutheran, with graveside rites in Forest Hills Cemetery Eau Claire Wisconsin. Survivors include wife Gertrude, son Donald, daughter Ann Elizabeth, and several siblings.
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E. M. Diederich
St. Olaf Hospital
Peterson
20Th St
Austin
The
Elks and Lions Clubs
Lions
Austin Country Club
Austin Auto Club
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Philip Falk
Forest Hills Cemetery
Eau Claire
Wis
Gertrude
Donald
Ann Elizabeth
Minneapolis
Leigh
Wendell
David
Chippewa Falls
Beach Patton
Hood River
Ore
Howard Russell
Fred Kings
Arthur Elliott
Anchorage
Alaska
Son of Ft Worth store executive charged in Texas coeds murder
James C Cross Jr a 22 year old UT student son of a Fort Worth chain store advertising executive was charged with murder in the July 18 deaths of Dallas sorority sisters Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Stark. Cross held without bond and faces potential death penalty.
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Ft. Worth
Austin, Tex
University of Texas
James C. Cross Jr
Fort Worth
Susan Rigsby
Shirley Ann Stark
Dallas
Texas
Austin
Weather outlook with cooling tonight and warmer Sunday
Rain ends this evening as clouds thin and clear later tonight. It becomes slightly warmer Sunday after a cooler night with lows around 52 to 58.
Congressman's Son Charged With Manslaughter in Patrolman Death
In Mississippi, Mike Reuss, son of Wisconsin Rep. Henry S. Reuss, faces manslaughter charges after a state trooper died while arresting civil rights demonstrators in West Point. Trooper B Cowart, 53, was attempting to frisk Reuss when the youth allegedly shoved him. Reuss, 18, says he did not push the officer and was unaware of the death until jail. The incident occurred amid a protest at Beasley School as demonstrators opposed the school’s summer term, with other demonstrators jailed for disturbing the peace. Rep. Reuss and family were reported traveling in England.
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West Point
Miss
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Dist
Harvey Buck
B. Cowart
Mike Reuss
Cowart
Reuss
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Young Reuss
Stanford University
Joe Strick
England
Milwaukee
Beasley School
Hope Held for Record Attendance at Mower County Fair
Mower County Fair and Midwest Livestock Shows begin a seven day run with officials predicting the best and largest expositions in the 83 year history. Entries from Minnesota and Iowa point to a new all time attendance and prize records for 4 H FFA and open class exhibitors.
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Darrel Koehler
Minnesota
Mower County
North America
Austin Art Group
Fine Arts Gallery
Midwest
Crane Pavilion
Iowa
Minnesota Skydivers Club
Justice Dept Enforces New Voting Law in South
The Justice Department begins enforcement of a new voting law targeting poll taxes in Mississippi. Federal registration machinery will be set up next week in southern areas as more poll tax suits are filed. Attorney General Katzenbach cautions unknown voter gains but hopes thousands of Negro citizens may be registered by year end.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Department
Jackson
Miss
Nicholas B. Katzenbach
Critics Across Nation Protest LBJ's Viet Nam Policies
Hundreds protest nationwide against President Johnson's Viet Nam policy. In Washington about 600 rallied for four hours near the White House and a White House gate sit-in occurred. In Emeryville 300 picketed a troop train. Bloomington Indiana University students marched. The Washington assembly aims a Monday march to the Capitol and sought a conscience declaration from Johnson, who was abroad at Camp David. Joan Baez performed amid speeches.
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Viet Nam
Washington
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Ind
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Thurmont
China
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Hiroshima
Japan
St. Cloud Reformatory
Mavns
Lyon County
Becker County
Mason
Pittman
Traffic Deaths State Today and Year Ago
A compact report shows Iowa traffic fatalities with Today 398 and Year Ago 452. The figures compare current counts to the same date in the previous year, indicating fluctuations in road fatalities over the period.
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Iowa
Slaying at Moose Lake Camp Baffles Authorities
Inmates Stanley Chavez and Gerald Johnson were killed at Moose Lake State Hospital camp by a meat cleaver and knife. Fellow inmates Harry Mason and John Pittman fled in a stolen car before being captured and jailed.
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Moose Lake
Minn
St. Cloud Reformatory
Moose Lake State Hospital
Duluth
Carlton County
Gerald Johnson
Detroit Lakes
Stanley Havez
Minneapolis
Mercy Hospital
Harry Mason
St. Paul
John Pittman
Mason
Pittman
Camp Kitchen
Oscar Juntunen
Eugene Hanson
Mains
Johnson
Chavez
Mavis
Fire destroys 80 year old Kline building in St Peter
A Friday night blaze in St Peter, Minnesota, destroyed the 80 year old Kline building and damaged a furniture store inside the structure. Firemen put the damage at over 100000 dollars with the cause still undetermined.
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ST. Peter, Minn
St. Peter
Kline
Educational Channel May Begin in Western Minnesota
Officials announced a new educational TV channel may start in November. Channel 10 at Appleton will serve western Minnesota within a 55 mile radius and carry KTCA Minneapolis schedule.
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Minnapolis
Minnesota
Channel 10
Appleton
KTCA
Minneapolis
Linehan Faces 2 Murder Counts in Slaying Case
Dennis Linehan, 24, of Cambridge area, indicted by Ramsey County grand jury on two counts of murder and one count of kidnapping in the abduction and murder of babysitter Barbara Iverson. Authorities say he signed a confession.
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ST. Paul
Dennis Linehan
Barbara Iverson
Ramsey County
Switchmen's Strike Banned by Court
Federal Judge Frederick O. Mercer in Peoria issued a temporary injunction at the railroad's request banning the Switchmen's Union of North America from striking against the Davenport Rock Island & Northwestern Railway. A permanent injunction hearing is set for August 16.
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Davenport
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern Railway
Frederick O. Mercer
Peoria
Ill
California Plane Crash Toll at Nine
A Beechcraft C47H crashed in Lakewood near a mid dle class housing area. Nine bodies counted, with one hanging from a living room window and debris strewn across fences and a garage. Power lines were hit. area sealed for residents only. James C Thomas III of Pasadena owned the plane.
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Lakewood
Erwin Moller
Los Angeles
Moller
James C. Thomas III
Pasadena
Nancy Caroll Found Dead at 80 in New York Apartment
Nancy Caroll a Broadway and film star of the 1920s and 1930s was found dead in her New York apartment Friday night. Police said she had been slated to star with Bert Lahr in a summer stock production of Never Too Late in a New York suburb. body located after she failed to report for the show.
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Nancy Caroll
New York
Miss Carroll
Bert Lahr
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