Eloped at 95: Multimillionaire Birch Dies in Dallas
A. Otis Birch, famed for a 95 year old elopement with his ex convict nurse, died Wednesday and was buried Friday in Dallas. His widow Pearl Choate faces a likely large property fight as Birch’s estate, once valued around 200 million, included deeds to California wells and Utah mines transferred to Pearl. Autopsy pending.
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A. Otis Birch
Birch
Pearl Choate
Oklahoma
California
Pasadena
Calif
Utah
Pearl’ Choate
Birchs seek to contest estate amid second marriage dispute
Legal wrangle centers on 17 charitable or educational institutions able to claim half the estate and recover half the deeded property. The first Mrs. Birch left a July 18 1962 California will. Pearl Choate, a practical nurse, aided their odyssey through Southwestern states and Mexico before returning to Breckenridge Texas. After the trip Birch reportedly adopted Choate but the couple fled and married in Altus Oklahoma on October 26.
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Birch
Stephens County
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Choate
Altus
Okla
Hartford Man Convicted in Wife Slaying on Manslaughter Charge
Richard Turcotte Jr. was found guilty of manslaughter in the September shotgun death of his wife, after a three hour Hartford Superior Court trial. He faced first degree murder charges and faces sentencing April 17 following a pre-sentence investigation.
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Turcotte
Michael Radin
Connecticut
Turcalte
Judge Suspends Term In Domestic Brawl
H. Harp, 46, of 213 Railroad Avenue, received a 15 day suspended jail term after pleading guilty to breach of the peace in an Underwood Circuit Court session yesterday. Lee Police reported the arrest followed a complaint by his wife last Monday night as authorities said the couple fought.
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Photos Show Evidence Of Truce Exploitation
Washington AP defense officials released over two dozen secret intelligence photos and maps detailing what they called a "well-executed and magnitudinous" North Vietnamese logistic exploitation during Tet cease fire from February 8 to 11. Estimated 23,000 tons of supplies delivered, 1,400 watercraft and 2,200 trucks observed. no cease-fire violation. House members were shown the material to inform the public amid doubts over continuing bombing.
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South Vietnam
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Defense
Line Hits Hot Wire Three Linemen Killed
In Memphis Tennessee three linemen died and a fourth was injured when a reel truck wire touched a live circuit. The deceased were Robert J. Poteet 34 Dan Lee Beaty 23 and Dyle K. Laney 20. Injured was J L Carpenter 28. All were employees of the Memphis Light Gas and Water Division.
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Memphis, Tenn
Robert J. Poteet
Dan Lee Beaty
Dyle K. Laney
J.L. Carpenter
Memphis Light, Gas &Water Division
Haiphong Bombings Reported by Tass Dispatch
Tass from Haiphong says American planes fired rockets last Friday and Saturday against four residential quarters in Haiphong. Russian reporters describe Shrike missiles damaging an apartment and canteen, with one killed and five wounded. raids spread around Haiphong Province with recon and multiple suburb attacks noted through March.
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Hondau
Bombing Called The Most Accurate In Air Warfare
SAN FRANCISCO AP Secretary Harold Brown defended U S bombing of North Vietnam as the most precise in history saying it targets military sites while minimizing civilian harm He noted WWII bombs often fell outside target areas and cited measures to keep strikes within 14 feet of targets The six day pause reduced North Vietnamese movement and forced large scale repair work while observers in Moscow and Beijing monitor the war effort Maj Gen George Simler called North Vietnam’s air defense formidable with Soviet missiles adding a new dimension to air warfare
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China
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