Solicitor Seeks Pass-Through Penalty in Betts Rape Case
Raleigh AP. Solicitor Les ter V. Chalmers Jr. says he will seek the passing penalty when white ex convict Ralph Lee Betts 36 of Apex goes on trial the week of July 13 charged with raping an 11 year old Black girl. Betts waived preliminary hearing and is held without bond after a high speed chase following the girl’s release from his car. Deputy Pritchett said the girl identified Betts as her attacker. A physician said she had been sexually assaulted. Betts previously served 12 to 15 years for attempting to rape a white girl in 1951. The judge noted Betts is a sex offender and may require treatment. Parole supervision ended this year.
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Lester V. Chalmers Jr
Ralph Lee Betts
Apex
W. L. Pritchett
Betts
Pritchett
Youth Held In Kidnapping Of Child
Atlanta police jailed a 17 year old boy on a $20,000 bond after Fulton County grand jury indicted him for kidnapping a 7 year old girl. The suspect, described as confused and frightened by his attorney, allegedly enticed Sally Carroll into his car after a four day police search.
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Atlanta, Ga
Chicago
Fulton County
McMahon
William
Sally Carroll
Extortion Indictments Returned in New York Case
A federal grand jury indicted 11 men and one corporation over a $70,000 extortion scheme tied to the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union of New York. The case targets six current or former union officers and Irving Bitz, also known as Morris Grossman, and Bi-County News Corp. Bitz, described as a top distributor, is tied to a Long Island monopoly shaped by strikes and intimidation. The charges include Sherman and Hobbs acts. the Suburban Wholesalers Assn. is named for contract negotiations with the Deliverers Union.
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New York
Newspaper and
Grand
Long Island
Bitz
Bronx County News Corp
Senate
Sam Feldman
Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union
Ind
Stanley J. Lehman
Harry Waltzer
Mother Rescues Daughter After Car Chase
Mrs. Robert E. Carroll Jr. rammed the abductor's car with her station wagon after a two mile chase to rescue her daughter a few minutes later.
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Robert E. Carroll Jr
Legislature Deals Mildly With Unwed Mothers
Raleigh AP report on 1959 Gen assembly action. Welfare Commissioner Ellen Winston backs measures to empower local departments, hire part time welfare lawyers, and enable solicitors to investigate births and pursue support. Debates over sterilization and prison penalties for mothers of多 illegitimates fail amid opposition. Senate warns of overburdened workloads.
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Raleigh
Ellen Winston
Rachel Davis
Wilbur Jolly
Senate
Davis
Lenoir
Blind Boy Faces New Cancer Pain
Mike Sibole, a Milwaukee boy who lost his eyes to cancer, may have cancer cells spread to his lungs according to doctors at Miami Cancer Institute. He remains unaware of the potential threat and awaits treatment while hoping for a family vacation. His parents Rev. and Mrs. James Sibole and brother Jerry stay hopeful.
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Miami
Fla
Mike Sibole
Miami Cancer Institute
Mike
Todie
James Sibole
Jerry
Ava
Sibole
Mike Web
Rickenbacker Seeks 27th Aerial Victory Verification
Capt. Ed Rickenbacker, famed Hat in the Ring ace, says he shot down 27 German planes in World War I, one more than officially credited. The Air Force will refer the claim to the Board of Correcting Military Records for study, with a decision expected weeks or months.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
Air Force
Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
Board of Correction On
Panama Canal ‘Zone
Army
Records Correction Board J
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