Doom Truck Crash Traps Four and Kills Five in Indianapolis
A gasoline truck overturned on East 38th Street spilling gas and causing a fiery crash. Four people trapped died in the wreckage, three others were hospitalized. Victims include Wallace Scheffee his wife Elizabeth Ann and their 4-year-old Wendy, and Dennis Carter. Witnesses described flames shooting 50 feet and fingers of fire racing down the street as bystanders helped victims from burning cars.
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Roy Burris
Orvalhile
Hulley
Indianapolis
Wiliam Torchia
East 38Th Street
Indiianapolis
Torchia
Wallace Scheffee
Elizabeth Ann
Wendy
Scheffees
Mrs. Scheffee
Glendale Bar Pair Kneel for Bandit Execution
Glendale police identified two victims, Mrs. Mary Ann Bryan and Edward Fry, both shot in the back of the head and found kneeling in front of the killer at a Glendale bar. Don Redlowske found the bodies around 10:45 am after discovering the closed Monday premises. Authorities say the cash register was open and empty while Fry’s wallet was missing, suggesting possible robbery after hours.
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Glendale
Mary Ann Bryan
Edward Fry
Don Redlowske
Walter Hegt
Hept
Fry
Ruby in Dallas hospital unchanged as cancer advances
Doctors treating Jack Ruby, the man who killed Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, report his condition as essentially unchanged. The 55 year old was hospitalized December 9 at Parkland with pneumonia later found to be cancer, facing a possible new trial if he recovers.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Lee Har
Joey Oswald
Javer Ruby
Ruby
Parkland Hospital
Wurma Commission
Kennedy
Ruby Seeks Test on Oswald Killing
Dallas December 19 Jack Ruby appeals to the world to believe he acted alone in killing Lee Harvey Oswald. Ruby, facing incurable cancer, hopes for a final lie detector test to prove no conspiracy. His brother Earl says Ruby longs to clear his name before death as doctors give no time estimate. Elmer Gertz notes Ruby is aware of Warren Commission debates and insists he had no knowledge of Oswald’s removal or any conspiracy.
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Dallas
Texas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Ruby
John F. Kennedy
Earl
Detroit
Jack
Oswald
Parkland Hospital
Elmer Gertz
Chicago
Gertz
Seeming Oswald Link Emerges In Ruby Cash Tale
Gertz described a potential Oswald connection and Ruby's cash, noting Oswald might have carried a gun. He said Ruby had a gun and $2,200 in cash that morning. Ruby underwent seven hours of lie detector tests by Warren Commission investigators.
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Oswald
Alice
Gertz
Jack
Hou J
Ruby
Penny-Ante Prowlers Loot Home in Long Beach Break-In
Long Beach police report two suspects ransacked the home of Mark Wiedrick at 2011 Eledral Street stealing pennies from a gallon jug and leaving behind valuable jewelry. The incident occurred Monday according to investigators.
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Mark Wiedrick
Eledral St. Long Beach
Foul Play Hinted in Girl Deaths
Two young cousins, Deborah Lynn Ray nine and Phyllis Seibers eight, were found dead in a ditch near a city dump in Shelbyville Tennessee. Sheriff Sanders called it definite foul play though autopsies are pending. The girls had been missing since Sunday and had been searching for Christmas toys.
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Shelbyville, Tenn, GP
Bedford County
Sanders
Deborah Lynn Ray
James Williams
Phyllis Seibers
Bill Seibers
Farrar
Private funeral for Gene Gauntier in Mexico City
Private funeral services were held in Mexico City for Gene Gauntier, a U.S. motion picture pioneer active in the film industry at the turn of the century. Her contributions helped shape early cinema and she remained a noted figure in the industry.
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Mexico City
UPI
Gene Gauntier
U.S
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Trans Ocean
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