Love Triangle Yields Two Deaths In Oregon Shooting
In Junction City Oregon a love triangle ended with shotgun blasts that killed two men Everett Fletcher and Police Chief Woodrow Whetstone and seriously wounded Verna Milligan. Suspect Robert Evans 54 was booked on a first degree murder charge after surrender with help from his brother John.
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Junction City
Ore
Oregon
Woodrow Whetstone
Whetstone
Everett Leslie Fletcher
Verna Mae Milligan
Robert Evans
Lane County
Kenneth Allen
Fletcher
Evans
Father seeks Khrushchev visit for imprisoned airman
J Blaine Olmstead says he asked Soviet Premier Khrushchev for permission to visit Capt F Bruce Olmstead held in Moscow since July after his RB47 was shot down. He has wired Khrushchev and written the Soviet Embassy for visa credentials, while noting low expectations but willingness to travel. Capt John R McKone also held.
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Elmira
N. Y
Air Force
F. Bruce Olmstead
Khrushchev
Moscow
J. Blaine Olmstead
Olmstead
Washington
John R. McKone
Topeka
Kan
Barents Sea
Café romance story involves Fletcher and rejected suitor
A woman who recently rejected a partner was seen with Fletcher, a part time cook at her cafe. The sighting suggests a developing workplace romance.
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Fletcher
Freighters Collide Off Texas Coast
Two large freighters the Fernmoor and the Tharros collided in dense fog twelve miles off Galveston Island. Passengers were transferred to the Washington Trader and evacuated to Houston as Coast Guard cutters controlled flooding and assisted with port entry. No deaths or injuries were reported among the passengers or crew.
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Galveston
Tex
Texas
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston Island
Houston
Cahoone
Robert Smith
Ft. Point Cast
Galveston Bay
Pastor Abolishes Parish Carnivals Plans 10 Percent Tithe
West New York New Jersey pastor Father John P. Weigand says St. Joseph's Church will end bazaars raffles and carnivals to fund Parish needs instead parishioners will tithe 10 percent of gross income with half supporting the parish and half charities. He notes bingo will continue with 95 percent of players outside the parish and estimates $70 000 to $80 000 in lost revenue from the change.
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West New York
N. J
New York City
America
United States
Weigand
Father Weigand
St. Joseph's Church of the Palisades
Freighters Fernmoore and Thar Ros Reach Port with Help
Agents say freighters Fernmoore and Thar Ros were partially loaded and headed for more cargo in Houston. Fernmoore sailed from Tampa Florida and Thar Ros from Norfolk Virginia with Masterson and Grampus assisting into port.
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Masterson and
Grampus
Houston
Tampa
Fla
Norfolk
Hayes Tilden dispute settled four months after vote
The 1876 presidential race ended with the decision in favor of Hayes at 4 a.m. on March 2, 1877, after a protracted dispute surrounding the 1876 election results.
Three Vehicles Plunge Over Embankment in Bryson City
A car driven by Mrs. Ora Watson Morrow slid on ice and tumbled down an embankment while a following truck overturned and struck the Grants and Mrs. Morrow. A third car piled on top of the truck. Mrs. Morrow was in critical condition at Bryson City Hospital. Homer Grant had back injuries. Odell Grant treated and released. Six other wrecks were reported along a 25 mile stretch of U.S. 19 from Bryson City to Topton.
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Bryson City
N.C
Ora Watson Morrow
Franklin
Odell Grant
Wesser
Homer Grant
Gastonia
T. A. Sandlin
Homer J. Passmore
Nantahala
Grants
Morrow
Bryston City Hospital
U.S. 19
Topton
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