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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1977
Page
8
Freddie Prinze rose to NBC stardom with fame and fortune yet faced deep inner turmoil. Friends say his pain was unseen by fans, and his death by self-inflicted gunshot ended a brief, glittering life. His manager and friends discuss his fragile psyche and adulthood pressures behind the public persona.
A 13 year old fan, Lynn Ann Barillier, killed herself three hours after comedian Freddie Prinze was buried. A note near her gun read If Freddie had lived so would I. Lynn Ann, who idolized Prinze, fired a single shot to her temple and died 28 hours later at Verdugo Hills Hospital.
Birth announcements show Mr and Mrs Bernard Wooley Jr in Carlisle with a girl and Mr and Mrs Gary Price in Franklin with a girl, plus an out of town birth for James Copp of Clearwater Florida at Morton Plant Hospital. Paternal grandmother Maizie Copp listed. Dismissals include Kay A Bailey Lewis Street Todd Braden Jr Carlisle Charles Cain Nesbee Street, Christopher Collier Franklin, Gladys Cornele Barbara Park, Elizabeth Crow William N Emerick, Emery C Hall Middletown Eaton Road, Alex Herald Ben Harrison Street, Rodney Jones Yankee Road, Cecil Taylor N Breiel Boulevard. Hospital patient number 4241871.
Washington reports Congress responds coolly to President Carter's 50 per person tax rebate as a LIBRARY OF CONGRESS study estimates winter fuel costs will total 8.4 billion dollars, about 139 dollars per household, potentially offsetting the rebate's impact. Sen. Hubert Humphrey warned the cost could erode relief efforts while Treasury Secretary Blumenthal sees no need to adjust policy yet.
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