29 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1977
Page
1
A 15 year old Girl Scout identified as Charlotte Grosse of Venice Florida was dragged from a tent in a Sarasota state park by a heavyset man while a sister and another scout screamed. Authorities launched a manhunt as the abduction prompted a statewide search.
St Louis AP report notes Roy Wilkins vows to stay in the civil rights movement as he steps down after 22 years leading the NAACP. About 3,000 delegates attend a tribute in St. Louis praising his leadership while Benjamin Hooks is named to succeed him.
A California man Mitchel Knighten Jr., 31, of San Francisco was killed when his car was struck by a truck on U S 61 north of Palmyra in Marion County. A passenger Dennis Burch, 29, also of San Francisco, was treated and released. The truck driver was not injured. The car overturned after the impact and both occupants were ejected.
In Hiawatha Kansas Tonya Deeringer aged five or six was beaten and strangled. An 11 year old girl was taken into custody and ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation. The body was found under rubbish in an alley after she vanished while playing outside. The mother spoke of two pictures on the casket to show Tonya as she was and as she appeared after death.
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