Death Ordered For 3 In Wartime Murders
In Tallinn Estonia a Soviet court sentenced three wartime police officials to death for mass murders of Jews Gypsies and Soviet citizens in Estonia during 1942 1944. Two defendants Ralf Gerrets and Jan Vijk attended the trial while Ann Erwin Mere tried in absentia now living in England. The six day trial found all three guilty of shooting thousands in 37 camps with at least 125000 killed. Six Czech Jewish women testified to their brutality.
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Tallin
Estonia
Robert Simson
Ralf Gerrets
Jan Vijk
Ann Erwin Mere
England
Mockery or tradition? OSU taps time on campus
Ohio State University alumni magazine readers weigh ending the weekly Taps ceremony, a 10:55 a.m. salute honoring 847 alumni who died in World War I II and Korea. The unsigned piece notes months of dissatisfaction, weather and bugler shortages, and calls for a more glorious or unnecessary ritual.
Good Deed Nickel Wins $900 in Owensboro
Joe Wiles, 17, spent a nickel on a good deed and won $900 after a Circuit Court jury found he violated no local ordinance when an officer arrested him over an expired meter. The car belonged to a stranger. The panel ordered the arresting officers to pay $450 each after he sought $5,000 for false arrest.
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Owensboro
Joe Wiles
Busy Betts Earns Police Tax Duties In Frederica
Delmarva brief notes Lawrence W Betts named reappointed chief of police in Frederica along with secretary tax collector and assessor roles. He will serve with Mayor W E Holleger on the Health and Welfare Committee at the town meeting.
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Del
Lawrence W. Betts
Frederica
Here
Betts
W. E. Holleger
WWI Shell Blamed For Bascom School Explosion
In Bascom near Fostoria Ohio an explosion at Hopewell Louden High School injured teacher Archie Fruth while another teacher Floby Jenkins was welding. Firemen report the blast came from a World War I artillery shell lead from unknown origin. Fruth remained in fair condition with a hurt right hand. Jenkins was uninjured.
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Fostoria
Ohio
Hopewell-Louden High School
Bascom
Archie Fruth
Floby Jenkins
Fruth
Fostoria City Hospital
Junkins
Tortoise Records as the World’s Longest Living Animal
A giant tortoise is identified as the longest living animal with reports of specimens living over 1 550 years. Some tortoises have died accidentally despite being in excellent health at the time of the incident.
House Bills Patched Up Job Benefits To Senate Now
Washington AP The House completed action on Kennedy emergency unemployment benefits and sent the final measure to the Senate. The bill would extend up to 13 weeks benefits for those exhausted and extend child aid with a 60-40 federal state share. Senate Finance plans closed door talks Tuesday on possible amendments and delayed action.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Mississippi
North Dakota
Nebraska
South Carolina
South Dakota
Virginia
Fridday
Secretary of Labor
Arthur J. Goldbrg
House Senate
Goldebrg
Locked-Up Daughter Case Shocks Santa Cruz
Mr and Mrs Elmer Kensinger face child neglect pleas after being arraigned on holding 13 year old Elaine in a filthy 10 by 12 foot room for seven years with a coffee can toilet and no bathing. Grandmother Florence Kensinger says Elaine was treated cruelly since infancy and barely allowed out for school. Bail set at 2100 each as juvenile authorities call the case disgusting.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
Elmer J. Kensinger
Elaine Kensinger
Elaine
Kensinger family tensions surface as Elaine placed elsewhere
Ruby Kensinger, 26, told police Elaine has been confined to her room for three months while she seeks the return of her other children Mary, 4, Robert, 8, and Frank, 15. Elaine is placed in a temporary foster home along with her siblings as authorities investigate the family history.
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Kensinger
Ruby Kensinger
Elaine
Mary
Robert
Frank
Elaine's Near Genius Label Sparks School Debate
School officials described Elaine as having near genius intelligence but noted concerns about her progress and potential developmental needs. The comment sparked discussion about evaluation methods and support services for gifted students.
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Elaine
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