Retrial Sought for Abbott in KY First Degree Murder
Hamilton County Ohio news reports attorneys for Robert Ray Abbott filed two motions for a new trial in the case. They cite new evidence from Abbott’s fiancée, who said she lied, and pretrial publicity affecting fairness. The fiancée Alice Ewing, 22, Fort Thomas, Ky., testified differently on key points during the two week trial.
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Robert Ray Abbott
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
Abbott
Dayton
Wanda Cook
Bellevue
Harry H. McKwain
Patrick Flannery
McKwain
Alice Ewing
Fort Thomas
Miss Ewing
Miss Cook
Rueger
Bob
Chuckle An Unwelcome Guest Becomes a Local Cheer
A lighthearted column treats an unwelcome guest as a catalyst for unexpected humor and community reflection. The piece notes how a tense arrival sparked shared stories and a neighborly sense of resilience amid small town chatter.
Into the Bay and Without Pay Cab Driver Drenched
In Richmond California three passengers ordered a right turn during a heavy predawn rain. Water flooded into the cab as the vehicle slid onto Cutting Boulevard boat ramp and into the bay. The trio left shore without paying. Driver David Hagar, 27, had only been on the job a month.
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Richmond
Calif
David Hager
Hagar
Boulevard
Panthers Lose Class A Final 55-45 at St John Arena
Springboro Panthers suffer a 55-45 defeat to West Salem Northwestern Huskies in the Class A state final at St John Arena. All-State guard George Burkhart scored 27 of Springboro’s 45, but Northwestern’s defense held him and the team to 12 second-half points. Postgame ceremonies honor Springboro with runnerup trophy and silver basketballs as coach Gerald Saunders' 25-win team returns home for a 2 p.m. celebration.
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Herb Stewart
Columbus
Springboro Boosters
Panthers
St. John Arena
Lem Northwestern Huskies
Gerald Saunders
Warren County
George Burkhart
Nets
Middletown
Jerry Lucas
Huskies
Burkhart
Paul Landis
Ohio High School Association
H. W. Scheurman
Lima
State Board of Control
Saunders
Interstate 71
Rt. 73
A Glance Inside City Projects and Plans
City officials present a systematic housing code enforcement plan as they prepare for area projects. Township constables are fading but still active in some jurisdictions. Esther Peterson remains controversial among businessmen and ad executives yet remains a friend to housewives. The issue also notes sections on Society and Women’s News with Family Weekly and Comics.
Klan Accuses FBI of Bribe Attempt Over Liuzzo Probe
Klan leaders charged the FBI with offering 580 acres in Minnesota to inform on the Liuzzo murder case. Four Klansmen, including Gary Rowe Jr., faced conspiracy charges after a night ride shooting that killed Viola Liuzzo. Protests occurred in Selma with memorials planned in Selma and Marion. President Johnson’s remarks drew strong reactions from Klan leaders. Governor Romney proclaimed mourning in Michigan.
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Montgomery
Ala
AP Ku Klux Klan
FBI
White
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
Selma
Matt H. Murphy Jr
Klan
Birmingham
Minnesota
Gary Tommy Rowe Jr
Rowe
Everett Ingram
Optimistic Taylor heads home on air strike gains in North Viet Nam
In Saigon US Ambassador Max D. Taylor returns to Washington with a positive read on air strikes against North Viet Nam and mixed notes on the South’s ground war. He may press for more US troops to protect Da Nang and Bien Hoa. Reports say Marine squadrons could bolster Da Nang, with jets and Skyraiders serving in the air campaign.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Washington
North Viet Nam
South
Taylor
U.S
da Nang
Weather Update Sees Warm, Partly Cloudy Day Ahead
A partly cloudy day with warmer temperatures and a springlike feel is forecast. Highs near average for the period and a chance of rain tonight as conditions stay fairly warm across the area.
Hooded Gunmen Hit Wilshire Jewelers for Large Stash
Four hooded gunmen stormed a Magnin department store jewelry shop on Wilshire Boulevard and fled after tossing a smoke bomb. Gems worth about 500000 dollars were taken. no injuries were reported. Laykin et Cie-French for and company managers described the loss as unofficially around 500000 dollars, with the operation timed to cause chaos as customers and staff hid or fled. A manager activated an alarm and police response followed.
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Los Angeles
Magnin
Wilshire Boulevard
Thomas C. Wolfe
Laykin Et Cie
and Company
Floods Hit Mozambique Coast Maroon Hundreds
Floods sweeping the far northern coastal zone of Mozambique have marooned hundreds of people in trees and on rooftops since midweek. Rescue efforts continue as storms disrupt aid routes and waterborne hazards rise in Lourenco Marques and surrounding areas.
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Lourenco Marques
Mozambique
GOP House Members For Curb Johnson Denounces Klan
WASHINGTON AP Two Republican senators and 21 GOP House members endorsed President Johnsons condemnation of the Ku Klux Klan and his push for legislation to curb its activities. Sen Clifford P Case said the president acted swiftly after four Klansmen were arrested in the slaying of Viola Gregg Liuzzo in Alabama. He called the Klan an organization that uses patriotism to veil bigotry and violence against Americans.
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Washington
GOP House
Johnson
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Alabama
Case
Champion Chairman Steps Down
Dwight J Thomson resigns as chairman of Champion Papers Inc effective April 3. The board accepted the resignation without explanation and did not name a successor. Thomson will remain a consultant and continue on the company board.
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Hamilton, Ohio
Dwight J. Thomson
Champion Papers, Inc
Thomson
Voting Bill Ready Soon Says Dirksen
Senator Dirksen predicted the administration voting rights bill will emerge from the Senate Judiciary Committee with only minor changes and around an April 9 deadline. He expects about six clarifying amendments that keep the bill's core scope intact, possibly detailing a registrar appointment provision applicable in Arkansas, Florida, Tennessee and Texas where discrimination exists despite no literacy tests. Attorney General Katzenbach said the bill would not apply to Texas.
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Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate Judiciary Committee
Dirksen
Senate
Arkansas
Florida
Tennessee
Texas
Nicholas Katzenbach
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
Two Held In Wife Slaying Case In Indiana
MUNCIE Ind AP love between a man and woman who planned murder so we could have one big happy family soured with each accusing the other as the slayer of the man's wife Ethel Key 29 was shot six times as she and husband Key 30 returned home after a commemorative wedding. Each is held on a preliminary charge of first degree murder. Mrs Key a mother of four from 2 to 12 years admitted plotting the wife's staying with Key for several months to marry and move with his four children. Key accused Mrs Hazelbaker of pulling the trigger but his account lacks details. The couple went to a Greenfield ceremony and Key was arrested in Kentucky with his parents taking the children back to Alabama.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
Young
Liuzzo
Detroit
U.S. 80
Here
George W. Romney
Michigan
Anthony Liuzzo
Key
Marion
Ind
Phyllis Hazelbaker
Alexandria
Delaware County
Ethel
Haleyville
Ala
Hazelbaker
George ‘Allen
Mrs. Hazelbaker
Allen
Mississinewa River
Greenfield
Jack Gambill
Church of God
Keys
Muncie
Kev
Andrew Key
Jasper
Kentucky
Alabama
Vaccine Tests Start in Humans at New Orleans
A tentative experimental leukemia vaccine has been developed and is being tested on humans. Dr. James T. Grace of Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo reported no results yet and stressed the work is strictly experimental. Leukemia, an incurable cancer of blood and blood forming organs, is the target of the study. Researchers traced the vaccine's idea to mouse studies and the discovery of virus-like particles in diseased cells.
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New Orleans
James T. Grace
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
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