Slaying of Babysitter in Toledo Stuns City
Toledo police investigate the nude body of 16 year old Barbara Allen found in a third floor apartment. An eight inch kitchen knife was plunged near her heart. Homicide Capt. Robert Duck says only someone familiar with the building could have committed the crime. No arrests as detectives question several people including Larry Robert Smith who found the body after returning with his wife. The killer entered through a rear door. Smith says the front door was locked when he arrived. the couple had been babysitting the children Terry two and Larry Jr nine months. Coroner Harry Mignery found no evidence of rape.
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Toledo, Ohio
Robert Duck
Homicide
Barbara Allen
Harry Mignery
Lucas County
Larry Robert
Graf
Larry Robert Smith
Detroit
Barbara
Terry
Larry Jr
Smith
Pastor’s 90 day wait to marry after running off girl
Henderson Texas AP pastor LeRoy Daniels 27 must serve a three month jail term and pay a 500 dollar fine for contributing to the delinquency of a minor after fleeing with 16 year old Fora Jean Cole during a football game. The couple lived in Wichita Kansas and a divorce ends his prior marriage before any remarriage. The father asked leniency but the judge denied it. Daniels awaits divorce and remarriage after the sentence.
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Henderson
Tex
LeRoy Daniels
Texas
Fora Jean Cole
Wichita
Kan
Daniels
Charles Langford
TI Pwr
Boire
John C Waidner Dies At Eckles Funeral
John C Waidner 63 of Columbus retired chief of the Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction died in London Ohio while attending the funeral of R B Eckles superintendent of the London Correctional Institution He retired February 1 1960 after a career starting in 1918 He served nine years as state employees representative on the Public Retirement System and chaired the board twice as president of the National Dis?
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London
Ohio
John C. Waidner
Columbus
Division of Business Administration
Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
R. B. Eckles
London Correctional Institution
Noisy Slumber Party Triggers East St Louis Police Response
East St Louis police were called to break up a party at a home on North Park Avenue after about 150 teenagers gathered and caused a major disturbance. Officers questioned two teens believed intoxicated who attended the party, as the incident escalated.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
East St. Louis
North Park
Youths Gather at Yard Prompt Police Intervention
Be uurly noisy group of about 100 teenagers disturbed a yard scene as beer bottles littered the area. Patrol cars and a patrol wagon assisted in rounding up about 90 youths after calls to parents and prominent families. No arrests were made.
Evacuation Clears Barboursville State Hospital Fire
A three story women’s dormitory fire at Barboursville State Hospital in West Virginia prompted evacuation of 180 mental patients. Fire crews from Barboursville and Huntington, with alarms at 3:45 a.m., saved residents as the top floor burned to a shell and repairs were set at about $200,000.
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Barboursville
W. Va
Barboursville State Hospital
State Hospital
Huntington
Here
Ruth Thompson
Ott Reese
Huntington State Hospital
Today in History highlights and notable anniversaries
On this day in 1874 Peter Cooper was chosen as Greenback Party presidential candidate in Indianapolis. Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 in Scotland. In 1940 selective service groups entered the U.S. Army. In 1950 a 22-state gale caused $400 million in damage and 278 deaths. Joe DiMaggio and Virgil Thomson have birthdays. Thought for today by Somerset Maugham.
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Associated Press
Peter Cooper
Greenback Party
Indianapolis
Cooper
Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
London
Bilingsgate
U.S. Army
Middle West
Virgil Thomson
Somerset Maugham
Canton Crash Fatal for 63YearOld Woman
A 63yearold Canton woman, Gertrude Doull, died after a two car crash at a city intersection. She succumbed at Mercy Hospital about two and a half hours after the collision.
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Canton, Ohio
Canton
Gertrude Doull
Mercy Hospital
Dag Hammarskjold stamp misprints go on sale at major offices
Deliberate misprints of the four cent Dag Hammarskjold stamp will be sold this week at post offices in New York Chicago and Los Angeles after extended availability at the Philatelic Sales Agency. Sales may expand to other cities if postmasters request it. Orders to Washington DC address with checks or money orders cover face value plus service charges.
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Washington
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
D. Jamison Cain
Department Information Aide
Cain
U.S. Senate
House
Philatelic Sales
Washington 25
D.C
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Smiths
Earl Allen
John Waidner
Eckles
Polaroid
George Hanna
Bonafacio Gonzales
West Virginia
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Hemstead
Coa
Girard Ave
Albers
Ibvin
Dauphine
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