Drug induced confession probes Wedler in Sheppard case
Evidence cited as drug induced nightmare prompts a confession by Florida convict Donald Wedler. Ohio officials and defense lawyers weigh charging Wedler with Marilyn Sheppard's 1954 Bay Village murder as Erle Stanley Gardner references the case. Lie detector tests reportedly support Wedler's claim of a killed or believed killer, prompting renewed testing discussions by Gov. ONeill.
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Columbus
Ohio
Sam Sheppard
Florida
Sheppard
Donald J. Wedler
Erle Stanley Gardner
Gardner
Argosy Magazine
Court of Last
Wedler
Cleveland
Marilyn Sheppard
Bay Village
Lake Erie
C. William O'Neill
Wedler Hallucinations Linked to Murder Case Confusion
Experts say Wedler may have hallucinated from drug influence while reading broad reports of the murder. They argue his belief could explain the polygraph’s failure, and Cleveland officials note his knowledge was general, not specific. Sheppard maintains innocence, alleging a bushy-haired intruder. tests were declined, then considered under state supervision. Some experts doubt polygraphs after long delays, while Gardner notes shifting defenses and questions the legitimacy of unofficial review.
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Wedler
Cleveland
Florida
Sheppard
Lake Shore
Gardner
Neill
Last Rejsort
Plane Lands On Main Street In Woodsfield Ohio
A light plane running out of fuel landed on Main Street in Woodsfield Ohio injuring the pilot and prompting crowds to gather. The craft clipped a wire bounced off a tree and struck a fireplug without injuring bystanders.
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Woodsfield
Ohio
South Bend
Ind
Myrthe Proctor
Oscelon
Barnesville General Hospital
Proctor
Sally
Russell Andrews
Paul Williams
Andrews
Osceola
Morgantown
W. Va
New Philadelphia
Wheeling
Labor Faces New Crisis and Moral Call by Archbishop Hoban
Archbishop Edward F. Hoban warns in a Labor Day statement that the labor movement faces a self made crisis demanding internal remedial action. He urges workers to engage in union activity and uphold ethical conduct, linking the crisis to rank and file apathy amid Senate investigations and calls for moral responsibility within unions. The statement будет distributed at a St John Cathedral mass hosted by the Assn of Catholic Trade Unions. The piece also notes five flags once flown over New Mexico during historic Pueblo Revolt era.
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Cleveland
Senate
Edward F. Hoban
St. John Cathedral
Assn
Hoban
Antiquities Smuggler Visits Here in Cairo Tale
Charles Muses, a Colorado archaeologist convicted in Cairo on antiquities smuggling and currency evasion, flew to the United States and said he will return in October for an appeals hearing. He received a 15 month suspended sentence, paid a $54,352 fine, and appealed. the appeals court is set to meet October 7.
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Cairo
Egypt
Charles Muses
Colorado
United States
Muses
Telephone Bell Saved His Life at Drift Theater
In Drift Kentucky a girl’s phone call tipped off Earl Turner to movie start time 7 15 pm. He then avoided a deadly lightning strike as a 75 pound limestone slab crashed where he had stood moments before, knocking him to safety.
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Drift
Earl Turner
Turner
Dominican Republic's Name Tied to Saint Dominic
The Dominican Republic in the West Indies derives its name from Saint Dominic, patron saint of Columbus's father, reflecting historical religious ties linked to early European exploration.
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Dominican Republic
West Indies
Saint Dominic
Father of Columbus
Congress allocates record funding despite economy talk
Washington reports that despite loud talk on the economy Congress voted the largest total appropriations in five years amounting to 67.16 billion dollars for fiscal 1958. Cuts totaled about 4.9 to 5.4 billion with many to be offset by holdovers and later supplemental funding. experts doubt long term spending will fall sharply.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Appropriations
Congressional Committee
Defense Department
Russia
Real Estate Transfers to Whitman and Others Across Multiple Lots
Real estate transfers list many parcels with buyer seller and prices. Notable entries include Middletown to Fred Whitman lot 10996 for 3.85, Glen Lyons to Thomas Jones lots 12328-29 for 24.20, and Emmett Ambergey to Robert Trimble lot 7534 for 14.85 along with numerous parcels in Milford Monroe Trenton and Baileys with varying acreages and prices.
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Middletown
Herman Adkins
Fred Whitman
Glen Lyons
Thomas Jones
John Darrough
Herbert Carter
Norma Duff
Farris Ratliff
Otto Aderholt
Elms Pawson
Emmett Ambergey
Robert Trimble
Earl Cockerwan
Walter Combs
Charles Moon
John Harkra
County
Hezikiah
Sylar Coast. Co., Inc
Bailey's
Maurice Ridenour
Rudolph Scheibert
Trenton
Fred Slaughter
Dorothy Burns
Lemon
Sands Deve
John James
I Et al
Monroe
James Amburgey
Nora Jones
William Heush
George Coomer
Lewis Balls
Richard Acres
Clyde Marshall
Leslie Marcum
Madison Hills
Reburial of Mussolini Hailed by Fascist Followers
In Predappio Italy Benito Mussolini was buried quietly as black shirted Fascist loyalists pledged to continue Il Duce teachings. About 500 attended the simple rite in the Capuchin monastery vault where his zinc lined crate was kept behind altars. Donna Rachele and son Romano Mussolini stood nearby as crowds honored his legacy.
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Predappio
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Il Duce
Cerro Maggiore
Milan
Musssolini
Mussolini
Rome
Donna Rachele
Romano Mussolini
Florence
Clara Petacci
Wage Talks Hold Up Two Cincinnati Newspapers
Cincinnati pressmen for the two afternoon papers returned to work after 11 a.m. on Saturday only after voting to petition their AFL-CIO union for a strike sanction. They rejected a $2 weekly wage increase for each of three years, delaying early editions of the Times Star and Post. The union contract with Times Star Post and the morning Enquirer expired August 10, with work continuing under an extension.
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Cincinnati
International Union
Printing Pressmen No 20
Afl-Cio
John Woods
Cincinnati Times — Star
Scripps — Howard Cincinnati Post
Times Star, Post
Morning
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohioan Is Killed in Car Crash Near Huntly
A 17 year old Ohio resident, P. N. Gordon of Ohio, was killed Saturday when his car plunged off Virginia Route 522 in Rappahannock County near Huntly. Approximately 40,000 foreign students from 136 countries attended United States schools for study during 1955
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Huntly
Cerl N. Gorldon
Ohio
Virginia Rt
Rappahanock County
Here
United States
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