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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1962
Page
2
Report indicates a student was killed by a gun blast. Miss Emrick and Miss Cakley attempted to leave the back seat. Miss Blevins detained them. No further details provided on location or authorities.
Police procedure in the shooting of Judy Blevins mirrors the 1940s case of Deborah Lafayette. A 16 year old, Charles Benny James, may be charged as a delinquent if juvenile court waives jurisdiction and sends the case to a grand jury. The incident involved James pointing a shotgun from a car trunk, a gunfire that hit Judy Blevins, while Miss Emrick and Cokley urged caution as the gun discharged.
Testimony depicts the shot striking the victim at the right side as she fell and cried out, with James attempting to tear the car door free. The wounded girl was taken to Middletown Hospital where she died on arrival at 3 47 p m. James claimed the gun was not his and had been unloaded.
Mary Mitchell, 75, of Dayton, died Sunday night after a Warren County crash. Her husband John Mitchell, 81, is in fair condition. The other passenger, Marie Meier, 70, is in poor condition. Driver Wendell Pierson, 17, of South Lebanon, faces charges for driving left of center. he was uninjured. The crash is Warren County’s 20th traffic death this year, compared with 23 last year at this time.
TRONTON Ohio AP A 10 year old is charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of radio director Paul Brammer 41 in his parked car in the Proctorville area Brammer had lived with the Cox family for eight or nine months Cox admitted shooting Brammer as he returned from the grocery store and hid the body in a basement gun rack area deputies were alerted after a mortician found the bullet and notified authorities.
Sen. Frank J Lausche D Ohio denounces a domestic Peace Corps style National Service Corps as centralizing power. He cites 1960 census figures showing over 2.1 million workers in relevant fields and argues the proposal would create a new government workforce with insufficient accountability. He notes 27 million youths aged 12 to 21 as context for manpower concerns.
Mrs Catherine R Huelsback of 2208 Tytus Ave died at Middletown Hospital after a short illness. She came from Darmstadt Germany 99 years ago and is survived by a son Frank of Hamilton a daughter Harrietta Whitt two sisters and four grandchildren. Services set for 10 30 am Thursday at Riggs Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
A stable fire at Wheeling Downs killed 25 race horses and damaged property estimated over 100000. Fire Chief McFadden cited possible carelessness by a smoker or stablehand as a cause. About eight horses were led to safety. roughly six more escaped as the blaze confined to one barn section.
A Cincinnati passerby alerted residents after seeing flames from a third floor. Five people from two families escaped unharmed as Vincent Saalfeld summoned firefighters after rousing Ronald Taylor family and Roger Haley family and their daughter. Fire marshal Fox put damages at 6500 dollars.
George E Shafer 64 of 513 Marshall Road will have 3 00 p m services tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church with Dr R W Galloway officiating Burial arrangements and calling hours at Wilson Memorial Home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m Shafer died Saturday at Middletown Hospital Also listed Hamilton area deaths Louis F Ross 69 Port Charlotte Fla formerly Hamilton services 230 p m Thursday Griesmer Grim Bertha Phillips 61 25 Highmand Ave New Miami services 2 p m Friday
Paris obituary reports Albert Sarraut former French premier and indochina governor general with terms 1911 1914 and 1916 1919 passing away on Monday. Edict details note his long ministry service in several governments. Edith Virden Smith wife of Rear Adm. William H. Smith retired dies after brief illness. once a leading Philadelphia Opera soprano and choir director in multiple cities including Philadelphia Norfolk Canal Zone and San Diego.
Key West report says during the first two days of the Cuban crisis US air defense jets flew about 750 sorties over the waters between Florida and Cuba. An informant states radar watches are constant and one third of fighters sit on five minute alert. He denies U2-type high altitude overflights and notes Navy P2V planes can stay aloft up to 18 hours. He adds Air Force and Navy pilots believe they could have stopped most Soviet bombers before reaching the coast if attacked.
Sen. Kline L. Roberts says the Capital Planning and Improvement Advisory Board will tour the Boy's Industrial School in Lancaster Athens State Hospital in Athens and Ohio University in Athens. They will meet Ohio University officials and arrive at the industrial school at 9 00 am and at Athens State Hospital at noon.
Industry now reinvests about 60 percent of its profits into development and maintenance, up from roughly 30 to 40 percent four decades ago, indicating a structural shift toward rebuilding and sustaining assets.
Vatican City AP Pope John XXIII lengthened the Ecumenical Council recess by four months to nine months moving the return from May to September 8. The decision followed a closed session with 2,200 bishops reviewing a thesis on Christian unity.
SULLIVAN INDIANA AP A Mills Brothers circus truck crashed and burned on US 4. An employee released two full grown elephants to escape the fire. Two chimpanzees died. The driver Harold Pedlar was seriously injured and Everett L Keener helped rescue the elephants and cab. State police reported a tire blew, the truck hit a stump and jackknifed.
Three climbers roped together plummeted from a crevice on Storm Mountain in Utah. Galen Jorgenson, 22, of Salt Lake City was killed. Paul Burton, 22, and Carlotta Ybarguen, 21, both of Salt Lake City, were injured with Burton in critical condition.
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