Slaying at Holmesburg Prison fuels death penalty calls
Philadelphia AP report says warden Patrick Curran and Deputy Warden Robert Fromhold were murdered by inmates Frederick Burton and Joseph Bowen. Capt. Leroy Taylor wounded while aiding officials. Mayor Frank Rizzo urges restoration of capital punishment amid renewed debate on deterrence. Burton and Bowen previously faced murder charges in police killings. The Presidium ratified a Soviet West German nonaggression pact on May 31, 1972.
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Philadelphia
Holmesburg
Leroy Taylor
Frank Rizzo
Patrick Curran
Robert Fromhold
Frederick Burton
Joseph “‘Jojo’’ Bowen
Fromhold
Curran
Taylor
Burton
Bowen
Philadelphia General Hospital
Frank van Colln Jr
Joseph D. Kelly
Presidium of
The
Supreme Soviet
Penalties in Municipal Traffic Court Hearings
Judge J T Lamb fined and jailed Elbert Jackson for driving while suspended and unsafe backing. Wallace Blevins and William Lowe faced 200-dollar fines for careless driving. Others, including Jerry Combs and Charles Viars, received smaller fines. Michael Johnson and Ricky Horne faced antinoise charges. Thomas Barach was charged with failure to report a traffic accident. Richard Perkins received a suspended 50 dollar fine conditioned on not reappearing.
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Elbert Jackson
Ninth Ave
Wallace Blevins
Miami St
Trenton
William E. Lowe
Jackson Lane
Jerry Combs
Sheridan Ave
Charles Viars
Vanderveer St
Michael Johnson
Dayton
Ricky Horne
Beech St
Thomas Barach
Franklin St
Richard Perkins
Franklin Rt. 1
Ohio bill to extend rights to 18 21 year olds faces committee vote
Ohio House Judiciary Committee will vote next Thursday on an amended Senate bill extending adult rights to 18 21 year olds. An added drinking amendment and a ban on 18 21 year olds becoming police or highway patrol officers could kill the bill. The panel also discussed other actions from the House floor including a ban on studded tires in summer and several Senate amendments awaiting action.
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Columbus, Ohio
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
Stanley Aronoff
Cincinnati
Ohio
John Bechtold
Jerome Stano
Parma
Minibane Corp
Secretary of State
John Gilligan
Ohio Department of Education
Missing In Action DayObserved by Families Across Nation
The National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Action in Southeast Asia holds Missing In Action Awareness Day with a Lincoln Memorial rally at 3 p.m. in Washington and events nationwide. Mr and Mrs John E Conger Sr and their son Sgt John E Conger Jr, missing in South Vietnam since January 27, 1969, participate. Clergy are asked to ring church bells for five minutes, place notices in bulletins, keep porch lights on, and drivers to use lights. flags are urged to be flown.
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National League
Southeast Asia
League
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
United States
John E. Conger Sr
Lebanon
John E. Conger Jr
South Vietnam
Mary Miller
Liberty Ave
Miner’s body found after West Virginia mine disaster
In Farmington West Virginia AP reports the 32nd victim of Consolidation Coal No 9 mine’s explosion was recovered. Charles Edward Moody a 46 year old dispatcher was identified among bodies found 800 feet south of the shaft. Three shifts six days a week continue work to recover remaining victims.
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Farmington
W.va
Consolidation Coal Co
Charles Edward Moody
Moody
Consol
Coshocton man dies in crash on U S 36
Eldred Young, 61, of Rt 5 Coshocton was killed when his car struck a stalled tractor trailer rig on U S 36 two miles east of Coshocton.
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Coshocton, Ohio
Eldred Young
Rt. 5
Coshocton
U.S. 36
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Ninth Avenue
J.T. Lamb
Plymouth
Haysler Motors Corporation
Chrysler
Milltown Motors, Inc
Germantown RD
Middletown
Ministry of Immigration
Europe
Miner
Marion County
Crystal Aerie
S. Main ST
Darrell Young
Aera
Little Boys
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