Rights ruling in bid for retrial in Erie sex slaying
ERIS-sue county public defender seeks a new trial for John W. Willman now 41 serving a life sentence for first degree murder in the death of Mrs. Laura Mutch 60 found strangled and assaulted on December 31, 1960. The petition filed April 14 argues lack of counsel at arrest and trial and alleges an illegal confession.
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Eris
Sue County
Laura Mutch
D. Sherwood Jones
Erie County Public Defender
John W. Willman
Willman
Jones
Montreal airman sole survivor of Nantucket crash
Lieutenant Joseph H. Guenet, 29, of Montreal, navigator on a U S Air Force radar picket plane, was the only survivor among 16 crewmen when the craft crashed in the Atlantic off Nantucket Mass Tuesday night. He was picked up by a search helicopter and consoled by Nurse Mrs Jen Bennett at Cottage Hospital.
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Joseph H. Guenet
Montreal
Que
U. S. Air Force
Nantucket
Mass
Jen Bennett
Cottage Hospital
Guenet
Hold Rites For Merle Evans
The funeral service for Merle E Evans was held at 2 p.m. yesterday at Spitzer Funeral Home in Clymer with Rev Harold Blish officiating. Interment was in Cutting Cemetery. Bearers were John Pfeiffer Duane Bemis Arthur Wallace Frederick Wallace Donald Willey and Clyde Court right. Attendees included visitors from Fairview Erie Warren and Tonawanda. Military rites were given at the graveside by the Clymer American Legion.
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Merle E. Evans
Spitzer Funeral Home
Clymer
Harold Blish
Clymer Methodist Church
Cutting Cemetery
John Pfeiffer
Duane Bemis
Arthur Wallace
Frederick Wallace
Donald Willey
Clyde Courtright
Fairview
Erie
Warren
Tonawanda
N.Y
Clymer American Legion
Seniors Headed for Washington D C trip from Clymer Central
Among Clymer Central School seniors from French Creek who left Saturday for a trip to Washington D C were Linda Nellis Kathy Redlecki Bonnie Hayes Melanie Hapgood Sue Munnell Jean Whaley Donna Willink Randall Shampoe Gordon Schutt and Martin Erickson. Several local visitors and gatherings are noted with families hosting meals and visits. The Wednesday Night Bowling League was won by the Eagle Restaurant team at Cutting Lanes for the second year. Road closures persist after heavy rain affecting State Line near the Howles place and Cutting to Clymer with repairs underway.
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Clymer Central School
French Creek
Washington, D.C
Linda Nellis
Kathy Redlecki
Bonnie Hayes
Melanie Hapgood
Sue Munnell
Jean Whaley
Donna Willink
Randall Shampoe
Gordon Schutt
Martin Erickson
Helen Rouse
Audrey
Fred Abigrin
North East
Lee Duink
Jamestown
Wilber VanEarden
James van Earden
Duane Bemis
Buffalo Hospital
Eagle Restaurant
Gordon Shampoe
Ron Willey
Don Willer
Ronnie Bunce
Law Evans
George Morton
Bear Lake
Amos VanEarden
George Green
Jsf
Eric
Max Bemis
Glen Evans
Merle Evans
William Bayle
Social Visits Spotted Across Local towns Sunday
The report lists residents visiting friends and relatives in Grand Valley Clymer and Dunkirk including Mr and Mrs Gail Alcorn Mr and Mrs Everett Reynolds Mr and Mrs Max Bemis Mr and Mrs David Davis and their Erie family Howard Wesley a former Cutting resident died at Findley Lake after illness Mr and Mrs Clifford Aikens Sr visited Lloyd Aikens Mrs Myron Wallace traveled to Dunkirk to see his sister Mrs Myra Cherry and others Mr and Mrs Walter DeShazer Mr Walter Dingfelder Mr and Mrs Gary Rater Mr and Mrs Robert Humphrey were also mentioned as visitors
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Gail Alcorn
Everett Reynolds
Grand Valley
Bradley
Jill Gravink
Clymer
Max Bemis
David Davis
Erie
Howard Wesley
Cutting
Findley Lake
Clifford Aikens Sr
Lloyd Aikens
Myron Wallace
Dunkirk
Myra Cherry
Philip Grayvnk
Walter DeShazer
Vernon Humphrey
Walter Dingfelder
Corry
Gary Rater
Robert Humphrey
And
Vigorito Cites Higher Ohio Canal Bill Now At $1.08 Billion
Rep. Joseph P. Vigorito says federal share for the Lake Erie Ohio River Canal has risen to 968 million dollars with total cost at 1.08 billion. He cites a 75.7 million increase since last year driven by inflation and added recreational facilities funded locally. Mrs. Dale Eaton and children of Findley Lake.
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Vigorito
Ohio Canal
Washington
Joseph P. Vigorito
Dpa
Army Engineers
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Indian River
California
Mutch
Bernice Marsh
Cleveland Clinic
Ily Frank
Columbus
Mable Siderski
Nick Shephis
EK. Storer
Hop
Ronald Bunce
Ronald Willey
Gerald Austin
Painesville
Ohio
Sibbley Wright
Helen Wright
Fred Ablgrim Sr
Audrey Rouse
Leonard Anthony
Pleasantville
Alice Camp
State Line
Daniel Howles
Deborah
Seanna
Robert Spoon
Harold Bemis
Rispey
Lyle White
Rochester
Dale Eaton
Ona
Speed Queen
AQDEL
South Center Street
Phos
Corry Agway Co-Op, Inc
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Harrisburg
Raymond P. Shafer
A.D. Cohn
W. Z. Scott
E. Winner
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