Dominicans Struggle to Recover From Strike and Violence
AP News Analysis reviews nine weeks of political military crisis in the Dominican Republic. A general strike and bloodshed left 22 dead and millions in production losses, with civilians armed and urban guerrillas active. The provisional government faces criticism and calls for military changes as the PRD maneuvers for power amid ongoing turmoil.
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Porth Quoted As Saying Wife Died After Accidental Fall
In Forsyth County Superior Court sheriff testified that Robert E Porth told officers his wife fell accidentally at their home and died before he could reach a hospital He then moved her body to her car trunk and discarded it near Draper Mountain Virginia before seeking to mislead investigators by staging a hitchhiker killing scenario He described a sequence from the accident through travel to Charleston West Virginia and flight home on the day of the August death.
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Girl’s theft test of theory ends with guilt admitted
An 18 year old college student admits stealing cosmetics to test a philosophical theory about law and morality. After arrest for eight shopliftings, she wrote a 15 page essay noting guilt followed from stealing and that laws should promote goodness. She is to tour the FBI and Women’s Bureau on order of US attorney Tim Murphy.
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Sophie Tucker Estate Valued At Over Half Million Dollars
Soph ie Tucker's will filed in Surrogates Court on March 25 1964 places the estate between 500000 and 1000000 dollars. The 22 page document lists 16 specific bequests totaling 89000 dollars and a residuary split among son Albert Tucker Moses T Abuza and nephew Charles Z Abuza in trusts. Beneficiaries include Sophie Tucker Foundation 30000 dollars Ted Shapiro 25000 dollars and Hartford Hebrew Home for the Aged 10000 dollars. She died at 78 on February 9 after a 62 year show business career.
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