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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1960

Page

8

Mansion Closed To Heiress Daddy Seeks Custody Fight

Dr. James Douglass Sharpe, a Brattleboro psychiatrist, says he will pursue legal action to see his daughter Gamble Benedict after she returned to New York from Paris with a married chauffeur. The family dispute centers on access to the 19 year old heiress amid custody concerns and a court ordered return from Paris. Porumbeanu, the chauffeur, remains in France as Benedict contemplates marriage, and Sharpe faces denials at the Benedict mansion while debates over his parental rights continue.

Paris Gamble Benedict New York James Douglass Sharpe Sharpe Brattleboro, Vt East Side Miss Benedict Katherine Gedes Benedict Andre Porumbeanu New York Daily News Benedict David du Vivier Idlewild Mrs. Benedict Remington Typewriter Porumbeanu Transatlantic

Gas Balloon to Carry Dummy Camera for Cosmic Ray Study

The Navy will launch a 500 foot gas bag today as a prelude to Tuesday’s unmanned balloon flights. Each 800 pound film package aims to reach 120000 feet and 22 miles for 48 hours to record primary cosmic rays. Data will span 14 nations with final reports in about two years.

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Roosevelt Proclaims Devils Tower First US National Monument

Notice of Appointment announces Golda Ervin named Executrix of the Estate of Forrest F. Ervin of Middletown Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months. Probate judge Harry F. Walsh presides. Attorneys J O Finkelman and Fred Ross publish the matter in Middletown.

Devils Tower Wyoming The United States Theodore Roosevelt Forrest Francis Ervin Golda Ervin Middletown Ohio Butler County Harry F. Walsh Said County J. O. Finkelman Fred Ross

X15 Rockets Fire Up After November Flight Gap

Edward Air Force Base California reports two X15 rocket ships have made powered test flights. Pilot Scott Crossfield controlled a drop from a B52 at 45,000 feet to 60,000 plus feet, reaching nine minutes of powered flight. The Air Force aims for above 100 miles altitude and speeds over 3,600 mph.

Scott Crossfield North American Aviation Air Force

Defense Claims Carole Trapped In Finch Murder Case

In Los Angeles a murder trial opens with the defense asserting Carole Tregoff was coerced into self incriminating testimony. Dr. R Bernard Finch and his ex model lover are accused of killing Barbara Jean Finch after a confrontation at the Finch estate in West Covina. The state alleges an ambush style slaying, with Finch arrested at his Las Vegas love nest.

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Man Jumps From Window Ledge Fatal Fall

Philadelphia police report Willie Brown a 21 year old dockworker locked out of his third floor apartment. He leaped to a neighboring building ledge but fell 25 feet to the alley and died.

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Condril Anti-Cough Tablets Offer Hours of Relief

New anti cough tablet Condril promises up to six hours of relief taken with water. It blends an antitussive a decongestant and an antihistamine delivering twice the effectiveness of codeine without narcotics. Boots Condril is sold without prescription with a money back guarantee.

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