Jury frees John E. Thompson in assault case
A Los Angeles municipal court dismissed felonious assault charges against John E. Thompson after his girlfriend Lawanda Deakin, 28, said they married on November 5. Deakin had testified that Thompson knocked her down kicked her choked her and sprayed her with a water hose last October 30. The judge cited the marriage as the basis for dismissal.
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Three youths fined for out-of-season hunting incident
In Onaway Michigan three youths were fined $50 each after shooting game out of season as a wounded deer emerged from a car trunk. A conservation officer also arrested them. In Middleton Wisconsin a high school football game with Fort Atkinson was halted by a power outage late in the first half on October 28, leaving Middleton ahead 13-7.
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Unselfish rhesus monkey frees pets in escapade
A rhesus monkey broke out of a pet cage Monday and released 27 white mice seven parakeets two canaries and seven finches in a curious spree. In Columbus a diner shouts for Sensenbrenner as mayoral campaign moves into the eve of election day. Lonnie Glasgow, 40, of Walters, faces robbery by dangerous weapon charge after allegedly forcing a man from his 1952 Ford with a pocket knife on SH 5A between Kookie town and Temple. He was jailed on $5,000 bond awaiting a preliminary hearing. He has a prior record including a 1954 arrest history.
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Supreme Court upholds federal power contracts with co operatives
The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to federal power contracts with five cooperative groups in Missouri, eastern Kansas, and northern Arkansas. The ruling leaves intact a lower court decision upholding contracts for hydroelectric distribution from Bull Shoals Reservoir. Eight private utilities argued the plan would destroy their business and foreclose competition for 40 years.
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Tulsa Robber Jailed In Dallas
Tulsa suspect Thomas Jefferson Oden, 24, to be returned to Tulsa to face armed robbery charges for a warehouse market holdup that netted $6,000. He surrendered to Dallas reporters, denied involvement, and was handed to Tulsa authorities after being linked by a composite drawing. The October heist left stock clerk Floyd Allen dead from a heart attack.
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Oakland Youth Pleads Guilty in Hatchet Killing Case
In Oakland California a 14 year old boy David Ross Drew pleaded guilty in Superior Court to second degree murder in the May Montclair Hills slaying of 7 year old Robert Frank Jr. The judge Judge Chris B Fox placed the youth under California Youth Authority care till age 25 noting the killing lacked premeditation.
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Coast Guard revenue cutters pay allotment in 1790
In 1790 the daily allotment for pay and rations on U S Coast Guard revenue cutters was nine cents per day, reflecting early budget levels for maritime services.
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