Sonny Wisecarver Seeks Escapee Lothario in CYA Case
Sonny Wisecarver age 17, famed as a youthful Lothario who wed Betty Zoe Reeser in St. George Utah, eluded California Youth Authority officers after escaping a Redding camp. He previously eloped with Mrs Elaine Manfredi and later with Mrs Eleanor Deveny, triggering probation and multiple captures before fleeing to Nevada.
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Los Angeles
Ellsworth
Sonny” Winecarver
California Youth Authority
CYA
Sonny
Betty Zoe Reeser
St. George
Utah
Ellsworth Frank
The
Youth Authority
Sacramento
Redding
Cal
Lothario
Sas Vegas
Ney
Wisecarver
Elaine Manfredi
Eleanor Deveny
Nevada
Alabama lawmakers debate tax changes and polls measure
Senators and representatives propose repealing sales tax tokens, replacing them with a bracket system, a flat annual tag for autos, and liquor agent registration. Other measures seek truth-in-advertising by loan firms and limiting poll tax retroactivity. Gov calls poll tax abolition. finance committee flags loopholes and reapportionment faces resistance from small counties.
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James B. Allen
Etowah
Thomas A. Johnston
Mobile
Alabama
Ben Glover
Washington
Frank Haynes
Franklin
W. G. Hardwick
Houston
George Wallace
Barbour
Lawrence Dumas
Jefferson
Joseph N. Langan
Fite
Lawmakers weigh session delay amid tax repeal vows
Black Belt legislators oppose the poll tax repeal as a bulwark of white supremacy at the polls. As they rest from a special session, they expect to delay 10 to 12 days of the regular session until after the August amendment election. Speaker Beck predicts postponement to seek other revenue if the income tax amendment fails, to fund teacher salaries.
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W. M. Beck
DeKalb
Light Plane Crashes Through Power Line Near Fort Pierce
A light plane crashed into a 66 000 volt power line on the Dixie highway six miles south of Fort Pierce. The pilot and passenger escaped and walked away slowly. Power service to Stuart Jupiter Olympia and Jensen Beach was disrupted with outages expected all night. Florida Power and Light servicemen worked to restore electricity.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
Dixie Highway
Here
Stuart
Jupiter
Olympia
Jensen Beach
Wats
Florida Power and Light Co
Michigan Solon Dies At New London Conn
Washington report says Rep. Fred Bradley of Michigan died in New London Connecticut after a reported heart attack. His office released no details beyond the congressman being stricken and dying within an hour.
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Michigan
Solon
New London, Conn
Washington
ULP
Ofice
Fred Bradley
Rmich
New London
Conn
Bradley
Michigan Congressman Bradles Seeks Fifth Term
Bradles, 49, was seen seeking a fifth term in Congress as the representative of Michigan's 11th district.
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Bradles
Bolt Of Lightning Fatal To Georgian
A lightning bolt fatally injured Mrs. A. C. Fambrought at a Braselton Georgia home while she spoke with family. Rushed to Hospital but died en route to Windsor. Husband suffered burns from the waist down and three other family members were severely shocked. Survived by husband two sons and two daughters.
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Braselton
A. C. Fambrought
Hoselton
Windsor
Major DeSeversky Receives Aviation Award Again
Major Alexander P. de Seversky, renowned flier and aviation engineer, won the International League of Aviators trophy for the second time. He previously claimed the award in 1940, one of a handful of U.S. aviators to do so alongside Lindbergh Hughes Musick and Post. The league, founded in Paris in 1926, includes leading fliers from 32 countries.
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Washington
Alexander P. de Seversky
Flier
Strategic Air Power
International League of Aviators
Seversky
Charles A. Lindbergh
Howard Hughes
T Edward C. Musick
Wiley Post
Paria
Linden Couple Held In Death Of Woman's First Husband
A Linden Alabama woman and her husband of four days after her first husband’s death are jailed on murder charges. A toxicologist linked the death to arsenic taken over months. The couple married March 26 after the March 22 death of Lowery Digman. Authorities exhumed Digman’s body. the couple previously lived in Linden and Birmingham. The woman’s 14 year old son is in custody with relatives.
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Linden. Ala
Linden
Circuit
T. H. Boggs
Adelle Digman Anderson
Gilbert Anderson
Birmingham
Marengo County
Boggs
Anderson
Lowery Digman
State Highway Department
Meridian
Miss
Borys
Digman
Slate
Nelson Grubbs
Andersons
Westside
Selma
Ala
T. W. Shields
New Hazard For The Mailman In Mobile Note
A Mobile letter carrier faced a new warning from a housewife who left a note in the mailbox. The message advised leaving the package in the shed and to take a site to rooster if the dog approaches.
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Mobile
Ala
Soldier Flees Jail While Awaiting Trial On Robbery Charge
Shelby County Sheriff L. T. Boreman said a search continued for Claude A. Carter of Indianapolis a 20 year old soldier who escaped Friday while awaiting trial on a robbery charge. The FBI said Carter was one of four prisoners who fled Ft McClellan stockade December 1 after overpowering a guard. Carter and two companions Marion E. Jones and John A. Mirra were indicted for robbery of Clyde Burkhalter a Sylacauga motorist on the same day they escaped. The car was found in Louisiana December 2. Jones was convicted and sentenced to 40 years in February. Mirra remains jailed and Carter is to stand trial in July. Carter had been recaptured December 16. The fourth man John Griffin is listed as 25 a Negro from Dallas. Carter escaped Friday by knocking down part of a brick wall in a temporary cell during cleaning.
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Columbiana
Ala
Shelby County
L. T. Boreman
Claude A. Carter
Indianapolis
FBI
Birmingham
Carter
Ft. McClellan
Marion E. Jones
John A. Mirra
Clyde Burkhalter
Sylacauga
Louisiana
Jones
Mirra
McClellan
John Griffin
Dallas
Tex
Bozeman
Clark May Seek Civil Action Over Lynching Outrage
Attorney General Tom Clark said he will study a civil action in the South Carolina lynching case where a jury released 26 admitted lynchers. He may pursue a federal ruling that protection of life liberty and happiness is a federal right against mob action.
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Kansas City
Tom Clark
South Carolina
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