Jury Convicts Willie Sykes of First Degree Burglary
In Decatur Alabama a circuit court jury convicts Willie James Sykes a Black man of first degree burglary and sentences him to 99 years. He was accused of breaking into the Crosses apartment at night and entering their bed. First degree burglary in Alabama includes nighttime forced entry into an occupied dwelling. No appeal indicated. Boulder Colorado owns Arapaho glacier source of city water.
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Decatur, Ala
Willie James Sykes
Sykes
James David Crosswhite
Alabama
Boulder
Colo
Arapaho Glacier
Marvin Shane Installed As New Optimist Proxy
Marvin Shane, rural representative with Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., was installed as president of the Middletown Optimist Club at the annual installation banquet at the Sportsmen's Club. He succeeds Paul Steigerwald Jr. Also installed were George Bundick and Robert Barnhart as vice presidents, Herbert Chandler as secretary-treasurer, James Johnson as sergeant at arms, with Hugh Cook, William Wicks, Tom Greene Jr., Paul Steigerwald Jr., and Eugene Switzer as new board members. William Stone of Piqua spoke on Changing Times. Shane formerly worked 33 years with Piqua Quarries, now Armco division, and is a Purdue agriculture graduate who has led multiple local organizations and now chairs the Chamber’s New Business committee and the Miami County Blood Bank.
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Marvin Shane
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Middletown
Hugh Cook
William Wicks
Tom Greene Jr
Paul Steigerwald Jr
Eugene Switzer
William Stone
Piqua
Piqua Quarries
Armco
Purdue University
Piqua Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
National Agricultural Limestone Institute
Process Lime Assn
Ohio
Hamilton County
Miami County Blood Bank
Nuclear Sub Crew Cuts Studied
Groton Connecticut report on a General Dynamics Electric Boat project to trim nuclear submarine crews from about 100 to perhaps 12 men. The Navy backs the industry naval team known as the Submarine Integrated Control System to balance manpower with machines.
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Groton, Conn
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Crop
Navy
Rising Costs Prompt Sale of Jacksonville Journal
Jacksonville Journal is sold to Florida Times-Union due to rising production costs. John H. Perry, president, says terms not announced. The Journal, successor to the Metropolis, will transfer on July 1 with Florida Publishing Co. handling further details on the afternoon operation after June 30.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Jacksonville Journal
Florida Times-Union
John H. Perry
Journal
Times- Union
The
Florida Publishing Co
Likes Fine Cars Gets Jail Term
REDWOOD CITY California AP Cal H Franklin a paroled convict is back in jail after police spotted him driving a $12000 Rolls Royce on the center strip near Menlo Park. He faces charges of auto theft parole violation and drunken driving. Franklin said he parked his 1954 car next to a British car in a tavern lot and preferred the Rolls Royce. He was paroled three weeks ago after a Cadillac theft in 1952.
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Redwood City
Calif
Cal H. Franklin
Maynard Enos
Menlo Park
Franklin
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