Bus Driver Exonerated In Death of Greensboro Editor
Raleigh coroner jury exonerates Johnny Roosevelt Wynne, 51, driver of White Transportation Co. bus, in death of John A. McLeod Jr., 43, assistant city editor of the Greensboro Record. McLeod died after his chest was crushed by a bus wheel near the capitol. Wynne said brake failure and emergency brake use occurred as he approached a red light. Police testified McLeod was about three feet from the bus when struck.
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Raleigh
Greensboro
Capitol
John A. McLeod Jr
Greensboro Record
Johnny Roosevelt Wynne
White Transportation Co
Morgan Streets
Fayetteville
Wynne
B. G. Parker
McLeod
Parker
Escapee Abandons Securities
Columbia prison officials hope $18 000 in securities left behind by Ray Bailey of Asheville North Carolina may lure him back to the prison after his Sunday escape on a farm detail. Bailey convicted in 1936 of killing a Greenville policeman and given life has sought parole multiple times. He is said to have earned money in leather goods and a loan business and may hold outside investments beyond the securities.
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Columbia
Ray Bailey
Asheville
N. C
Bailey
Greenville
North Carolina
Lady Lawyer Dethrones Van Doren On Quiz Show
New York reports Vivienne Nearing a 30 year old lawyer dethroned Charles Van Doren on NBC Twenty One winning 14 000 as he dropped from 143 000 to 129 000 in winnings. Van Doren plans investments and a car while marriage remains unlikely.
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Charles VanDoren
Vivienne Nearing
Cecil Rhodes Jr
Cranford
N.J
van Doren
New York
Charles van Doren
NBC
Columbia University
Nearing
Victor
Baudouin
Belgium
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Jordan
Iraq
Leopold
Mrs. Nearing
Angora
2 A.M. Volleyball Gains Popularity
Reno casino workers and performers are playing nightly volleyball after shifts ending at 2 a.m. The YMCA may expand the program from two to three nights a week due to growing demand.
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Reno
Nev
YMCA
Girl and Boy Describe 24 Hours Adrift in Open Boat
An 11 year old girl Billie Susan Johnson and 12 year old Mitchell Ferebee were rescued after drifting for 24 hours in a 16 foot boat in Currituck Sound near Mor gan's Landing. They survived hunger cold and fatigue as planes and helicopters searched for them. The pair moored the boat and used reeds as a bed until Coast Guard crews found them. Billie has crossed the Pacific 11 times and their mother spoke of relief and pride instead of anger.
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Elizabeth City
Pacific
Europe
Currituck Sound
Billie Susan Johnson
Billie Susan
Mitchell Ferebee
Sligo
Jair
Coast ‘Guard
Morgan’s Landing
Billie
Buddy
Billy
Cmdr
Joseh Weber
Coast Guard
Charles Mueller
Frances Johnson
Navy
Philippines
Prospective Jurors Quizzed For Trial
Ross McAfee 39 of Meridian Mississippi faces first degree burglary a capital offense and attempted rape and assault with intent to kill after an incident January 31 in Taylorsville North Carolina. A special 75 person venue was ordered to supplement the 23 member panel.
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Taylorsville
Atton Picker
Alexander County
Ross McAfee
Meridian
Miss
McAfee
Willie Milan
Fairburn
Georgia
MccAfee
Marianna
Ark
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