Lawyer George Kerrigan Faces Courtroom Fracas
In Connersville Indiana lawyer George Kerrigan, appointed to defend John Sematic on failure to provide and support charges, faced a violent outburst when Judge Allen Wiles fined Sematic 500 dollars and jailed him for six months. Sematic attacked the prosecutor and others. Kerrigan drew a blackjack and struck Sematic, after which the judge imposed a 1- to 2-year sentence.
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Hugh Russell
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Caterpillar fuzz nearly blinds Seattle boy
S year old Douglas Peterson was struck in the eye by a caterpillar whose back hairs are like fishhooks. Doctors removed embedded hairs with surgery after hours of pain and swelling. Current prognosis is hopeful. vision may remain unimpaired despite possible unseen hairs.
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Douglas Peterson
Douglas
Purman Dorman
Douglass
British Oust Premier Five Guiana Chiefs
Britain ousted Prime Minister Jagan and five cabinet members in British Guiana citing a Red plot to seize control and subvert the government. Governor Savage declared a state of emergency and scrapped part of the six month old constitution as troops arrived, with Jagan and PPP leaders denying Communist ties and planning appeals to London, Washington, and the UN.
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Sidney King
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