Threats to Doctor Prompt Three Arrests in Miami
Three Miami men Roy Finney Herb Checchi and Lionel Wiles were charged with extortion and armed robbery after terrorizing Dr Nathan H. Rappaport and his son Michael 15. The suspects allegedly robbed the doctor of 1350 at gunpoint and demanded 1000 more while threatening to kidnap and kill the boy. The doctor later cooperated with police.
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Miami
Fla
Nathan H. Rappaport
Michael
Roy K. Finney
Herb Checchi
Lionel Wiles
Finney
Cheechi
Checchi
Wiles
Saing
Rappaport
Ohio Excise Taxes Push State Revenue Up 30 Percent
Ohio tax receipts from excise taxes rose sharply with cigarette and malt beverage levies and horse race wagering boosting collections for the 1959 fiscal year to about 100.3 million dollars. Cigarettes accounted for 62.6 million, malt beverages 26 million, and horse racing 4.65 million. June 1959 totals declined slightly yet remained higher than the previous June.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Tax Department
Rev Lawrence Irvin to Speak at First Church of God
Pastor of Bethlehem Apostolic Church Rev Lawrence Irvin will be guest speaker Friday at 7 00 p.m. at the First Church of God located at Ith Avenue and Lincoln Street.
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Lawrence Irvin
Bethlehem Apostolic Church
First Church of God
Lth Avenue
Lincoln Street
Los Angeles Couple Adopts Triplets in One Fall
For 25 years Mr and Mrs James E Feero lived quietly in Northridge. They adopted three blond blue eyed boys Richard Robert and George after the mother’s husband deserted her. They moved to a larger home and found a new purpose in life. They describe walking on cloud nine after final adoption papers were signed in court.
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Los Angeles
James E. Feero
Jowie
Mrs. Fornero
Richard
Robert
George Dull
Forneros
Fornero
Northridge
James E. Fornero
George
Judge Faces DWI Charges in Two Sundays
Guernsey County Probate Judge S. Craig Carnes, 49, of Cambridge, is charged with drunken driving on two consecutive Sundays. He is to answer the first charge in Muskingum County Court today for an incident on US 40 near Zanesville. A second July 24 offense on US 2 near Cambridge plus a license charge will be heard in Cambridge Municipal Court on August 17.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Guernsey Couny
S. Craig Carnes
Cambridge
Muskingum
US. 40
TV Marshal Signed For Plug Derby At Butler County Fairgrounds
TV star John Bromfield of U.S. Marshal will headline the Sertoma Club Plug Horse Derby on August 27 at 10:30 a.m. A parade opens the day and Bromfield will join festivities at the Butler County fairgrounds to benefit the Society for Crippled Children and Adults.
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Hamilton
John Bromfield
Sertoma Club
Robert C. Smith
Derby Committee
Bromfield
Butler County Fairgrounds
Butler County Society For
Jail Break Thwarted in Trumbull County Jail
Deputies stopped a five-prisoner escape at Trumbull County Jail. Inmates used metal bunk pieces to gouge a hole in the wall but were captured before progress. The five were moved to separate cells in the city jail.
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Warren
Ohio
Sheriff's Deputies
Trumbull County
Civitan Club hears on Belgian Congo history
Arthur Osborne of Armco International spoke at the Civitan Club noon meeting at the Manchester Hotel. He described the Belgian Congo’s early history, its vast natural resources, and its area about a third the size of the United States, illustrated by color slides from a Africa trip last year.
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WED — Club
Arthur Osborne
Armco International
Belgian Congo
Civitan Club
Manchester Hotel
United States
Africa
Eisenhower to Fly Back to Washington From Newport
President Eisenhower will end his Newport seaside vacation Sunday evening and fly to Washington after a week including the Chicago Republican convention and a visit to Denver. He will meet NATO supreme commander General Lauris Norstad at the Newport Country Club and hold follow up talks with National Security aides. The White House note urged Korean students to defend freedom and resist international communism.
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Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
Washington
Chicago
John S. Doud
Denver
Colo
Preme
U.S
Lauris Norstad
White House
Norstad
NATO
Europe
Universe
Seoul
South Korea
Enrollment In Hamilton Reaches 14100 This Fall
Public schools in Hamilton will open on September 17 with an expected enrollment of 14,100, about 600 more pupils than last year. Superintendent Dr. Lester L. Dickey said the previous year set a record as the fall term begins. The district employs over 600 teachers, supervisors and administrators to serve students.
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Hamilton
Lester L. Dickey
Diskey
Motorist Cites Vision Issue In License Case
In Montgomery Alabama a Wetumpka man named Joseph E. Walter told the judge he cannot see well and has been refused a driving permit until he gets glasses. Judge Eugene Lee fined him ten dollars for driving without a license and five dollars for improper use of a traffic lane.
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Montgomery
Ala
Joseph E. Walter
Wetumpka
Eugene Lee
Big Johnson Barbecue Draws 7000 In Blanco Texas
In Blanco Texas a large barbecue and rally honor Lyndon B. Johnson the Democratic vice presidential nominee. Officials expect up to 7000 attendees with beef beans onions and nickels on the menu. Lyndon B. Johnson Day is proclaimed in Blanco and Johnson City as party leaders plan pep talks at the LBJ Ranch ahead of the campaign.
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Blanco, Tex
Blanco State Park
Lyndon B. Johnson
Blanco Fair Assn
Martin
Blanco
Johnson City
Here
Los Angeles
LBJ
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dallas Push For Curfew Began In Moral League Meeting
The Dallas County Civic & Moral League held a crowd of about 180 as it backed a five point plan for a teen age curfew. The agenda also urged banning alcohol ads in Texas and stronger help for problem drinkers, while police called curfew enforcement potentially unworkable.
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Dallas, Tex
Dallas County Civic & Moral League
Texas
Dallas
Jesse E. Curry
Dallas News
OSU Opens WPAFB Graduate School to Public
Dayton Ohio AP Ohio State Universitys graduate school at Wright Patterson Air Force Base will admit non Air Force personnel starting September 26 announced OSU President Novice G Fawcett. Since 1946 only base military and civilian employees could enroll.
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Dayton, Ohio
Ohio State University
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
OSU
Novice G. Fawcett
Wright-Patterson
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