Greenville man pleads guilty in deadly assault case
Thomas Abner Stocks, 42, pleaded guilty in Pitt Superior Court to murder with a deadly weapon and related charges in the death of Helen Edwards and the wounding of E Harvey Lewis Jr. Judge Bundy imposed a life sentence after psychiatric testimony argued lack of responsibility. Edwards had divorced Stocks in 1953. her body was found near a creek outside Greenville.
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Greenville
N.C
Thomas Abner Stocks
Pitt Superior Court
E. Harvey Lewis, Jr
Bundy
Stocks
William J. Bundy
Helen Edwards
Mabel Menges
Lewis
Miss Edwards
Harry Brick
Richmond
Virginia State Penitentiary
Bird Man Returns To Mt. Vernon
Otto Standke a 71 year old Kansas bird chaser returned to Mt. Vernon New York to remove starlings from two neighborhoods for 4000 dollars with staged deadlines. He must clear all starlings by September 15 or earn 1000 dollars on September 27 and 1000 more in three months, then 2000 if birds stay away next August. City will keep crowds away during work.
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Mount Vernon
N.Y
Otto Standke
Standke
Nincompoops
Irving B. Kendall
N Y Negroes Send Children To South
A New York Times summary notes many Negro parents in Raleigh report sending their children to segregated Southern schools instead of integrated ones at home. Estimates reach 2000 pupils with overcrowding and discrimination cited as key reasons. Dr. Charles Carroll warned northern states recruit NC Negro teacher college graduates as stronger in some areas.
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Raleigh
New York Times
Charles Carroll
North Carolina
College Fund Tops $1 Million
The North Carolina Foundation of Church Related Colleges reports its five year total gifts exceed 1.019 million dollars. Paul Kolb says contributions from the R J Reynolds Tobacco Co plus 200 other corporations and 137 000 from April onward support 27 church related colleges facing rising operating costs.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina Foundation of Church Related Colleges
Paul Kolb
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Benne
Kolb
Subpoena Slipup Sends Chase to Jury Duty
San Diego reports a typographical error mislabeling Richard G. Chase in People vs. Chase as the respondent. The notice showed a subpoena but the target was merely summoned for jury duty.
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San Diego
Calif
Richard Chase
People
Richard G. Chase
Paranoid figure cited in defense against charges
A paranoid personality is described in court records, noting Gaetan’s statement that Mr Stocks cannot be held responsible for the alleged act, reflecting a defense claim amid the charges.
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Gaetan
Stocks
Iowa farmer recalls Khrushchev hostess Mrs Khrushchev a gracious hostess
Roswell Garst former seed corn merchant recounts visiting Khrushchev villa in 1955 and meeting Mrs Khrushchev and daughters He says Mrs Khrushchev loved her garden spoke little English and was a normal housewife while daughters helped with language notes and dinner conversation Garst notes Mrs Khrushchev now speaks English and jokes with her husband during gatherings
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Khrushchev
Nadezhda
Garst
Mr. Khrushchev
Kentucky airman seeks path for marriage to German woman
A bill from Senator John Sherman Cooper would clear legal obstacles for William R. Arnett of Kentucky and Gerda Bleish of Wiesbaden to marry and allow Bleish and her 10 month old son Billy Ray Arnett to obtain three month non immigrant visas. If they wed, the attorney general would record their admission for permanent residence as of visa payment. Arnett previously smuggled Bleish and the child aboard a plane to the United States. they were found in the Azores and sent back to Germany. Arnett remains at Donaldson Air Force Base awaiting security clearance and a marriage document.
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Washington
Kentucky
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
William R. Arnett
Royalton
Donaldson Afb
Greenville
S.C
Gerda Bleish
Weisbaden
Billy Ray Arnett
Miss Bleish
Arnett
U.S. Attornney
Air Force
Germany
United States
Azores
Donaldson
Sen. Cooper
Gerda
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