NAACP asks Shafer to reverse death rulings in Harrisburg case
Pittsburgh chapter head Byrd R. Brown urges Gov. Shafer to overturn death sentences for three Pittsburgh youths Sharon Wiggin s Foster Tarver and Samuel Barlow who pleaded guilty to killing a customer during a December bank robbery. Brown cites alleged racial bias and swift penalties against Black offenders.
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Shafer
Harrisburg
Byrd R. Brown
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Brown
Pennsylvania
Sharon Wiggins
Foster Tarver
Samuel Barlow
Pickups Crash Two Killed Near Franklin
Two pickup drivers died in a head on collision on Route 322 eight miles east of Franklin in Cranberry Township. Charles L. Goodman Jr. 25 of Polk and Jack D. Winters 42 of Emlenton were identified by Venango County Coroner Dr. Maurice Dinberg as the deceased. Winters crossed the center line, killing Goodman. the deaths were ruled accidental and both men were found dead at the scene.
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Franklin
Cranberry Township
Charles L. Goodman Jr
Polk
Jack D. Winters
Emlenton
Venango County
Maurice Dinberg
Franklin State
Winters
Goodman
Youth Dies After Drinking Fifth Of Rum
Pittsburgh AP report says 17 year old Wayne E Williams of Santiago died of acute alcohol poisoning after drinking four water glasses of rum in under two hours on a dare from four classmates after a high school graduation. Companions left him when he appeared sluggish. they later found him unresponsive and rushed him to a hospital.
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Wayne E. Williams
Santiago
Williams
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