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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1956
Page
3
In Creve Coeur Missouri suburb a two year old boy named William P. Disney of Monett was killed after falling three feet from a utility pole while his father worked nearby. Police say his head struck a short pole causing a fatal neck fracture.
Judge Marshall Craig orders a grand jury to convene June 18 in Cape Girardeau to reopen the 1954 slaying of Lonnie Huffman, a Delta schoolteacher. Prosecutor Ally Ste phen Limbaugh led the request after new questions arose regarding Roy Wilson Estes and a boat-ice tip. A separate report notes eight crewmen were rescued from a capsized Japanese fishing boat near Tokyo Bay.
A young widow Mrs. Adys Roper, 28, her mother, and five children aged 2 to 10 lost their apartment in a fire in St Louis. They were preparing to move when a trash pile ignited, gutting the home and destroying clothing, furniture, some money, and groceries. The mother salvaged only a picture of her husband. Four children were upstairs watching television and escaped with other tenants.
Manila Judge Emilio Billoraza sentenced former Justice and Defense Secretary Oscar Castelo to death for a second time for a political slaying three years ago. Castelo denounced the judge as Communist in spirit and claimed he anticipated conviction after his bid to disqualify the judge was denied. He is a cabinet member linked to President Elpidio Quirino. Castelo’s initial death sentence in 1955 was overturned on retrial after a key witness recanted. The new sentence goes to the Supreme Court for automatic review.
Johnny Curtis, 25, had his parole revoked after complaining a relative made it hard on him. Paroled from a three year burglary sentence to a relative, he asked to serve the remainder. The county parole board ordered his return to jail.
Forecast for zones covering northwest and northeast Missouri calls for fair conditions today tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change Highs around 93. For zones 3 4 and Beebee area southwest and southeast Missouri expect fair skies today tonight and Wednesday with increasing humidity and highs near 95 and 91.
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