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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1977
Page
6
Humor column recounts a Wisconsin judge’s view on crime victims and rapes and a feminist friend who fears deposits tempt criminals. The piece satirizes shifting blame with dialogue about bank deposits and attire to provoke thought on public attitudes toward crime and responsibility.
Patricia Columbo used sex and offers of money to enlist Lanyon Mitchell to kill her parents in Elk Grove Village. Mitchell testified he offered to do the deed for ten thousand dollars per person and that Columbo proposed using inheritance money to fund the plan. He said he lied to impress her and supplied home layout drawings amid a sex and payoff scheme. Sobczynski also was to testify as immunity grants surfaced.
In Reno a 5 year old girl was freed after a $230000 ransom payment following a Las Vegas style abduction pattern. FBI traced the ransom drop and the suspect, Capurro, who left the cash at a designated intersection and was later contacted by a park operator confirming the girl's safety. Separately in Las Vegas, May 23, First National Bank VP Reno Fruzza and his wife Polly were kidnapped. Fruzza paid over $1.2 million from the vault and the couple were released unharmed. Suspect Paul Kordella surrendered. Craig Otte remained at large.
Hollywood profile of Madeline Kahn detailing her claim to fame as a comedian who acts. Notes include two current film projects High Anxiety and The Cheap Detective, Oscar nominations, and her blend of humor and femininity. Discusses her Hofstra start, scholarship loss, and preference for acting over stand up.
An official inquiry is ordered to determine if Raymond Schultz tied to a plan to kill Jews or acted alone. A secret basement chamber, restraints, poisons and Nazi KKK literature were found at his Calumet City home, with notes referencing Adolf Hitler and a target Cohen.
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