Ohio death penalty debate voices fear and cost worries
Western Reserve University professor Lawrence Herman warned that a future execution of an innocent person would "blow the top off capital punishment in Ohio." Opponents argued executions do not deter crime and cited high ongoing costs, while supporters claimed executions deter all crimes and noted the emotional burden on authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio House Senate
Western Reserve Uni- Committee
Lawrence Herman
Ohio
Raymond Schultis
Ronald M. Benjamin
Cuyahoga County Bar Association
Richard A. Schermerhorn
Western Reserve University
Schultis
Benjamin
California
Richard Wagner
Muder
Frank W. Story
Briefcase theft yields 48 glass eyes in Charleston
In Charleston, a thief stole a briefcase from an optical company salesman’s car Tuesday night. The case contained 48 glass eyes and was later recovered on a homeowner’s lawn.
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Charleston
S.C
Optical Company
Ohio Woman Dies in Arkansas Car Crash
Mrs. Jean Shirey of Lakewood Ohio, 23, died Tuesday from injuries after a two car collision four miles east of Stuttgart Arkansas. Her husband Bruce Shirey, 28, was killed in the crash.
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Memphis, Tenn
Jean Shirey
Lakewood
Ohio
Stuttgart Ark
Bruce
Obituary for William Gubbs 46 in Cincinnati hospital
William Gubbs died in a Cincinnati hospital at 12 30 am yesterday. A Middletown resident for 18 years, he was a member of the First Church of Christ. Survived by father Wiley Gubbs Covington KY mother Mrs Ruth Shannon Falmouth KY sister Cleo Krammer Peasttown. Funeral arrangements are complete at Chambers Gabbs Funeral Home in Florence KY.
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William
Bill) Gubbs
Cincinnati
Middletown
Gubbs
First Church of Christ
Wiley Gubbs
Covington
Ruth Shannon
Falmouth
Cleo Krammer
Peasttown
Chambers & Gabbs Funeral Home
Florence
Multiple Obituaries Rise From Local, National Notices
Lydia Thompson 74 died at 106 S East St. Funeral 11 a.m. tomorrow at Gallimore Funeral Home with Rev Warren G Silven officiating. Burial Rosehill Cemetery. Matthew J Emenaker 79 services tomorrow 9 30 a m St Joseph Corrigan. Albert Wilson 74 services 10 a m tomorrow Campbell. James S Carson 85 ex journalist and exec died Tuesday of lung cancer. Andre Bloch 87 composer and scientist died Sunday. R Paul Huggins 68 Gulf Oil VP 1952 1959 died Tuesday.
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Gallimore Funeral
Warren G. Silven
Rosehill Cemetery
Matthew J. Emenaker
Columbia Rd
St. Joseph
Corrigan
Albert Wilson
Fairfield Rest Home
Campbell
Cluster N.J
James S. Carson
Associated Press
Mexico
Pancho Villa
Inter-American Arbitration Assn
National Trade Council
Paris
Andre Bloch
Paris Academy
Houston
Tex
R. Paul ‘Huggins
Gulf Oil Corp
Thieves Break In Garden Store. Police Report No Theft
Police say thieves entered Bowman's Garden Store at 1210 Neibar St. via a window last night but did not steal anything. Capt. John Fitzgerald found the break-in during a routine patrol. The report lists other thefts including a hubcap, two radiators, car gas, a bicycle, and a 1959 tractor stolen from Kuhn Transport Service lot at 4408 Tytus Ave. The tractor was recovered in the 400 block of Gideon Road by Pt. Paul Frisby I and David Barrett.
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Bowman
Neibar St
John Fitzgerald
Delano Wells
Elwood St
Elmer Piersall
Clark St
Bill Rosenfelder
Seventh Ave
Ralph Willis
Arlington, Ave
Kuhn Transport Service
Tytus Ave
Gideon Road
Paul Frisbyl
David Barrett
Director Boetticher Fined for Drunken Driving
Oscar Budd Boetticher Jr. 43, director and producer, was fined 125 dollars after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge. He was arrested June 23 in downtown Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Oscar
Budd)Boetticher Jr
Boetticer
Six Named To Safety Board In Middletown
Six appointments and two reappointments to the Middletown Safety Council were decided at the council meeting. William Barrett and James Evans replaced Chester Pieratt and Mrs. Donald Osborne who resigned. New appointees include Craig Tyler Jaycees Bill Hart WPFB Paul Mathews Lions Club and Mrs David DeKemp Middletown Federation of Women Clubs. Reappointments include A E Lennie Board of Education and Larry White Knights of Pythias. Plans for Safety Week Aug 29 Sept 5 include fireworks at Barnitz Field a Driver of the Day and a Cub Scout Brownie pageant. chicken barbecue by Band Parents. games by Parks and Recreation. A new method of calling the role was adopted.
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Middletown Safety Council
William Barrett
James Evans
Chester Pieratt
Donald Osborne
Craig Tyler
The
Jaycees
Bill Hart
WPFB
Paul Mathews
Lions Club
David DeKemp
Middletown Federation of Women Clubs
A. E. Lennie
Board of Education
Larry White
Knights of Pythias
Paul Wilson
Safety Week Committee
Barnitz Field
Middletown
Wilson
Department of Parks and Recreation
Six Die In Auto Crash Near Van Wert Ohio
Six people died when a car collided with a tractor trailer about ten miles west of Van Wert Ohio on Tuesday. A seventh person was hospitalized. The car’s driver Carl B Walton 59 of Detroit Michigan and his wife Mary 54 were among the dead.
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van Wert
Ohio
Carl B. Walton
Detroit
Mich
Mary
Seventeen Die in Ohio Accidents Tuesday
Seventeen lives were lost in Ohio on Tuesday with twelve fatalities from traffic mishaps. Officials report multiple crashes across several counties, highlighting road danger and prompting renewed calls for safety measures.
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Ohio
Tragedy in Ohio Deaths Reported After Crash
A family from Detroit suffered multiple fatalities in a crash on Ohio 49 when Wilma Jean Walton drove onto U S 30, colliding with a westbound trailer. Her daughter-in-law and two grandchildren died. one child died hours later at Parkview Memorial Hospital. Truck driver Jose Foman Torrez of Fort Wayne sustained head neck and chest injuries and remained hospitalized.
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Wilma Jean Walton
Detroit
Dennis
Derrick
Walton
Calinda
Parkview Memorial Hospital
Fort Wayne
Ind
Jose Foman ‘Torrez
U.S. 30
Train Kills I Misses 3 Others on Trestle
SOUTHOLD NY AP Two men a woman and a boy on a railroad trestle faced sudden death when a train at 55 mph rounded a curve. Antonio Penper, 62, was killed attempting a dash for safety. His son Antonio Jr 36 shoved his own son George 6 and Mary McAlpine to safety, then dropped and held on as the train passed, totaling only a minor cut to Antonio Jr. The Penpers had been fishing from the trestle.
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Southold
N.Y
Antonio Penper
New York City
Antonio Jr
George
Mary McAlpine
Long Island
Antonio
Governor Brown Predicts Fight Over California Ballot Fight
SAN FRANCISCO AP Brown vows to campaign in New York if Republicans urge Rockefeller to court California for Nixon and Kennedy allies retaliate, forecasting California as the decisive political battleground this fall. Brown spoke at a Kennedy supporters party, predicting aggressive posturing from both parties.
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San Francisco
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Richard M. Nixon
Edmund G Brown
John F. Kennedy
Brown
Kennedy
United States
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Middletown Journal
Sucher
Decker
Miami
del Monte
Pillsbury
Gibbs
Peg
Dillman’s
Lydia Thompson
MASON
S. East St
Order of Eastern Star
Mason Presbyterian Church
Ors
Yykiyco
Nat'l. Brand
Rose Toyland
Kv Vaughn Petite Jr
Vicky Vaughn
Silver
Zidelines
Coats
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