Abducts 6 Steals 4 Cars In Mad Dash For Freedom
Oklahoma inmate Howard Lowery, serving life for a 1960 murder, fled University Hospital with a shotgun, abducting six people and stealing four cars during a high speed escape of over 100 mph. He was captured five hours later near Blaine County by Trooper John Eddleman after a chase from McAlester to a county road.
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Oklahoma
Howard
Lowery
John Eddleman
Watonga
Blaine County
State
McAlester
University Hospital
Dan W. Sims
Worthington
Sims
Here
el Reno
Psychiatrics to Examine Jack Ruby Under Sealed Terms
Dist Judge Joe B Brown named three psychiatrists Dr R L Stubblefield Dr John T Holbrook and Dr Milton Fowler to examine 52 year old nightclub operator Jack Ruby in Dallas Texas. Brown said the tests details would not be announced and the exam timing location and scope are to be kept secret per instruction. Ruby's trial set for February 17 in Dallas with defense seeking transfer and hearings begin February 10.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Joe B. Brown
R—L. Stubblefield
Southwestern Medical School
John T. Holbrook
Beverly Hills Sanitarium
Milton
Fowler
University of Texas Medical School
Galveston
Judge Brown
Tam
Stubblefield
Holbrook
Cuba Backs Nik Against Peking at 5th Revolution Anniversary
A Cuban New Year ceremony marking the revolution's fifth anniversary featured a joint communique supporting Panama's bid to revise or abrogate the 1903 Canal Treaty and criticizing U.S. aggression. Castro said Cuba is ready to restore good neighbor relations with the United States on the basis of peaceful coexistence despite differing social systems.
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Panama
United States
Castro
Unborn child plaintiff in Pittsburgh fatal crash suit
A federal jury in Pittsburgh awarded $39,000 to the estate of Mrs. Geraldine Hook and $1,000 to her unborn child after a head on collision on December 27, 1961. The case named Rev. Eugene Brys of Butler as defendant with Manufacturers Light and Heat Co. also added. The suit, brought by Ralph Hartle as administrator of Hook's estate, cites a Pennsylvania precedent for an unborn child as plaintiff.
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Franklin
Pittsburgh
Geraldine Hook
Knox
Eugene Brys
Butler
Clarian Church of God
Ralph Hartle
New York
Ardley
Wattsburgh
Dalby
Bulby
Pennsylvania
Rev. Bros
Manufacturers Light and Heat Co
Hank
Light and Heat Concern
George Barnes
Brys
Barnes
Gie
Saturn Trump Card For U. S. In Space Race
CAPE KENNEDY Florida AP The United States plans a Saturn 1 two stage test flight next Monday hoping to gain an edge over Russia The 164 foot tall rocket carries a heavy payload of 37 700 pounds nearly three times larger than any previous payload The second stage with six liquid hydrogen engines offers 90 000 pounds thrust a first for test use Experts expect success to give the US a booster lead in space race with Russia and estimate Soviet rockets thrust between 1 and 12 million pounds
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Heavi ‘Anterivatr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Russia
Hold Rites For Mrs. M. Johnson
Final rites for Mrs Myrnie Johnson were held at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Pier officiating. Interment followed in Pine Grove Cemetery. Attendees included numerous Reed and Tornstrom family members from Frewsburg Jamestown Findley Lake and Clymer among other local communities.
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Myrnie Johnson
Bracken Funeral Home
Robert Pier
Pine Grove Cemetery
Robeert
James
Charles
Eugene
Richard Reed
William ‘Tornstrom
Swan Tornstrom
Frewsburg
John Rounds
Jamestown
Raymond Reed
Findley Lake
Harold Reed
Donna Reed
Eric
Robert Reed
Charles Reed
Clymer
W. S. Reed
North Clymer
Eugene Reed
Kathleen Reed
Edinboro
James Reed
Spartansburg
Robert Stufflebeam
Blackville
N. Y
Cor Ty
Bingo Crackdown Looms in Venango County
A Franklin sourced report says bingo will be halted countywide next week, but checks show no restraining orders yet. Corry hosts three weekly games at St Edward's School, the Rod and Gun Club, and the Moose Lodge, with bingo also at fairs and Heldy Days. Some clubs have stopped card games and other gambling after warnings, while liquor-licensed venues may face elimination.
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Venango County
Franklin
Corry
St. Edward's School
Harrisburg
Ates Pee
Allentown High School Girl Wins Pennsylvania Bar Essay Contest
Hanna Wirth, 45, a German born student at Allen High School in Allentown, won the Pennsylvania Bar Association's sixth annual statewide courthouse tour essay contest. She will receive a $250 cash prize, and her teacher James L. Hamber will get $100 as part of the prize announcement yesterday.
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Harrisburg
Allentown
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Hanna Wirth
Allen High School
James L. Hamber
Deer Damaging Cemeteries Prompt Spray to Deter Deer
In Titusville a herd of 5 to 15 deer has been feeding on evergreens at Woodlawn Cemetery. caretaker Floyd Hasbrouck sprayed shrubs with a resin solution to deter nibbling, advised by game protector Willam Lee as a safe repellent. Deer come from nearby hills and from a herd near Titusville Hospital, not easily frightened, and the spray will likely be used further through the campaign.
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Titusville
Woodlawn
Floyd Hasbrouck
Hashroyek
Willam Lee
Hasbrouck
Lee
Titusville Hospital
Slaxbrouck
Journal Daily Enjoyment For A Offsite Child
A reader suggests that a son or daughter away from home would enjoy receiving The Journal daily, noting the value of keeping up with news and local happenings during absence. The item highlights the personal recommendation for persistent readership.
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Journal Daily
Judge Rules Red Group Proceeds Split With Friendship Council
Former Orphans Court Judge Samuel J Roberta orders all proceeds distributed to recipients except funds to the friendship council. Sum put in escrow in 1960 remains unreleased amid ongoing Subversive Activities Control Board and Attorney General list battles. Dwyer must decide if removal from one purge list suffices given the council still appears on another list.
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Orphans Court
Samuel J. Roberta
Friendship Council
Herbert J. Johnieson Jr
U.S
Quig Lyk
al Atresia
Plateaelumbia
Ie Cllielrickeny
Veit Hivard
Thn
Evitaut
Com‘imunist
Control Board
Genera
Dwyer
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