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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1957

Page

4

Minister Kills Bandit After Shooting Friend in Firefight

In a swift confrontation in Sellersburg, minister Gingery shot and killed a bandit who had robbed a bank and injured a friend. The gunman fled after taking $1,655 in cash as authorities closed in and a police car halted the escape. Watts, a quiet family man and pastor’s ally, had joined Gingery’s pursuit and was slain in the exchange. The minister’s aide Hassett, a GE employee from Erie, Pennsylvania, was also killed, his father lamenting the tragedy and blaming marital strife for his son’s death. The Bur mill border region tension and the minister’s sudden seclusion followed the dramatic events.

Gingery Haskett Lawtan Gery Traskett Sellersburg Hankett Wnits Gine Binat Walia Watts Congrert Rangoon Burma Hassett Tuscan Ariz Erie Louisville

Three Climbers Plan Return for Mount Sanford Wreckage

Harlan Lewis led a five day trek toward the 11,500 foot wreckage of a Northwest Orient plane on Mount Sanford Alaska. The trio, exhausted and short of food, aimed to reach the fuselage and search for gold rumored to be aboard. Adverse winds and deep crevasses hampered progress. next expedition may bring dynamite to blast snow.

Fairbanks Alaska Lewis Mount Sanford China Texas Northwest Orient U.S Guikana Harlan Lewis Cettle

Coffee to Be 'Golden' at Blenheim Palace Tourlais Visit

Oxford reports that Tourlais visiting the Duke of Marlborough at Blenheim Palace this summer will be served coffee from a gold plated espresso machine, caretaker George Rald Monday.

Oxford England Tourlais Duke of Marlborough Palace of Blenheim George Rald

Third Trial Set for George Parr

A third trial date is set for George Parr and eight associates in a Duval County school district funds case. Prosecutors say $200,000 was misused. Earlier trials ended in hung jury and mistrial.

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