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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1959

Page

3

The Myths About the Oakes Murder Revealed

The fragment points to a murder involving Sir Harry and his oldest daughter with a guest Harold Christie described as the last Crown person to see him alive. It questions why the Duke of Windsor in the Bahamas did not pursue the killer and why Raymond Schindler was halted.

Harold Christie Sr Harry Sir Harry Crown Duke of Windsor The Bahamas Raymond Schindler Oakes Nancy Oakes de Maneay de Mangay Manred Rint

My Father FDR tells of polio struggle and sacrifice

The President's son Jimmy Roosevelt recounts Franklin D Roosevelt's battle with polio. He describes the day of onset, the fight against helplessness, his attachment to Warm Springs, and his choice to pursue politics over walking again.

Jimmy F.dr Warm Springs Fdr Jimmy Roosevelt

Killer Legal Loser Even After Death

Washington D Dawkins loses appeal after execution at Sing Sing on July 16 for 1937 holdup killing a South Ozone Park grocer. Supreme Court denied hearing earlier, no stay sought for second appeal, and courts ruled confession and arraignment issues insufficient to halt the death sentence.

Washington Ralph Dawkins Dawkins New York Sing Sing Sider Ozone Park N.Y Supreme Court

Adm E W Hanson Dies in La Jolla

Retired Vice Admiral Edward W Hanson aged 70 and a 40 year naval veteran collapsed and died on a street near his La Jolla home. Hanson retired in 1951 and was former commandant of the 15th Naval District at Balboa in the Panama Canal Zone.

Poison Victim Bendera Dies Of Cyanide in Munich

Stefan Bendera anti Communist leader of a Ukrainian exile group died after cyanide poisoning in Munich. It remained unclear if it was murder or suicide. He walked into his home past his two bodyguards, collapsed after two minutes, and died at a hospital. His followers claimed assassination by Communists.

Munich Germany UPI Stefan Bendera Bendera Russia

Leg graft plan reported by Moscow surgeon in London paper

London Daily Herald cites Dr Vladmir Demikhov saying he is ready to operate tomorrow to graft a right leg on a 20 year old typist who lost a leg in a train accident. In Italy, Toscanini's great-grandson Nicolo Castelbarco Pindemonte Rezzonico, age 15, dies in a horseback riding accident.

London WPI Moscow Vladmir Demikhov London Daily Herald John Mossman Demikhov Varese Italy UPI Nicolo Castelbarco Pindemonte Rezzonico Arturo Toscanini

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