Tragedy as six die in Cleveland apartment fire
Theotis Dotson recounts waking to flames that trapped his wife Dorothy 31 and five children Wendolyn 13 Larry 12 Kerry 5 Theotis Jr 3 plus Linda 10 who died later in hospital Firemen say the blaze began in a first floor front room Eleven residents escaped including nine children The loss is pegged at about 14000 dollars The Dotsons had moved in less than a week ago
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Cleveland
Theotis Dotson
East Side
Wendolyn
Larry
Kerry
Theotis Jr
Linda
Polyclinic Hospital
Leo Malone
Atd
Dotsons
Eighth Battalion
James Neelon
Bolita Raids Seize Six People and Cash in Youngstown
Police in Youngstown conduct two simultaneous raids on Bolita games seizing six individuals and 500 dollars. Sgt. William Leshnock of the Intelligence and Security Squad notes the lottery nets 3,000 to 5,000 dollars weekly and Bolita slips were confiscated at the two sites.
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Youngstown
Ohio
William Leshnock
Fires Kill 18 in Nationwide Blaze Toll
The Associated Press reports Sunday fires across the United States killed 18 people including 13 children. In Cleveland Ohio a mother and five children died while the husband escaped by leaping from a second floor. Baltimore saw five children perish as a brick home burned. Dallas fire claimed four firemen in a three story building and Thorofare New Jersey lost three children in a separate home blaze.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Baltimore
Dallas
Tex
Thorofare
N.J
Slain wife found in Middleport home. husband in custody
In Pomeroy Ohio a 38 year old Meigs County man Jack Lou Oiler was jailed for suspected murder after the shotgun slaying of his wife Margaret Oiler 33. She was found on a bed with a left jaw wound as their four children watched nearby twins Mike and Mickey aged 6 were asleep beside her. The couple argued after he returned from a tavern Sunday night and the shooting appears to have ended the dispute.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Meigs County
Middleport
Jack Lou
Annagaret
Mike
Mickey
Jacky
Mark
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Trend Liquid
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