Forgotten Prisoner Honeck Receives First Visitor Since 1904
Richard Honeck, 84, jailed for murder since 1899, met his California niece Clara Orth in a long awaited visit after the Associated Press story. The reunion, ending 64 years without mail or visitors, followed his prior 59-year abstention from contact and prompted officials to relax visiting rules for a day.
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Richard Honeck
Associated Press
Honeck
California
Bob Pool Chester
Ill
Clara Naegliw
Orth
St. Louis Associated Press
Menard Time
Menard Penitentiary
Chester
Richard
Oakland
Calif
Trailer Haven
Philippines
San Francisco Bay Area
St. Louis
Mrs. Orth
Maxine Shulte
Menard
Parole Board
Parole Board Hearing Ends With Emotional Farewell
The discussion centered on Mrs. Orth's care and a fair solution to the case. Honeck expressed happiness at the visit, hoping for a favorable outcome, while a board member hinted at a favorable resolution. The niece held his hand as they left after the lengthy talk.
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WAF
Parole Board
Anniversary Highlights and Notable Births From History
Summaries of events from 1832 to 1962 noting Jackson's proclamation on nullification, Sherman's Savannah march, Allied bombings impact, and strategic actions in Korea and Carmichaels. It marks 1851 Dewey's birth and contributions to librarianship, plus today’s notable births of Bradley, Hart, and Dorothy Lamour.
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Andrew Jackson
South Carolina
Sherman
Savannah
Atlanta
U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey
Wonsan
Korea
Carmichaels Pa
Melvil Dewey
Adams Center
N.Y
Amherst
Dewey
U.S
New York Library Club
New York State Library Association
National Association of State Libraries
American Library Institute
Columbia College
New York State Library
Mark Edward Bradley
USAF
Clemson
D.C
Philip Hart
Michigan
Pilot Of Fatal Plane Tells Of His Fate Before Crash
Larry Osisus reports Elkton Maryland based AP story on Pan Am Flight 214 that crashed near Philadelphia. The cockpit voice recorder captured Capt George Knuth or John Dale saying Clipper 214 is going down in flames. FAA officials reviewed the tape.
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Larry Osius Elkton
Pan American Airways
Philadelphia
Here
Baltimore
Puerto Rico
Maryland
Paul Alexy
George Knuth
Huntington Station
N.Y
John R. Dale
Port Washington
Alexy
Elkton
Federal Aviation Agency
214
New Castle
Del
Pennsylvania
National Airlines
Roger
Suburban Hospital to Add Six Story Wing in Be thesda Expansion
Montgomery County's Suburban Hospital plans a six story addition next summer raising beds from 30 to 400. The old facility will be partly demolished and integrated with the new wing while operations continue. Two earlier wings completed in 1956 and 1959 cost 1.3 and 1.8 million dollars respectively as part of a decade long expansion. The hospital will also hold a 20th anniversary open house this Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. on the old Georgetown road. Perry G Miller Harvard professor of American literature and renowned historian of ideas died at 58 after a probable stroke.
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Montgomery County
Georgetown Road
Bethesda
Idea Man
Cambridge
Mass
Perry G. E. Miller
Ideas
Miller
Harvard University
Diahann Carroll praises parents after childhood struggle
NEW YORK AP Diahann Carroll credits her success to a subway motorman father and a nurse mother who worked with disturbed children. She recalls an exceptionally happy childhood, regrets not finishing college, and notes her rise through singing, TV, Broadway, and films. She and her husband are divorced. she lives with daughter Suzanne in a modest Midtown apartment. Polaris A3 submarine missile scores 15th success in 16 launches at Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports the achievement Monday night.
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New York
Diahann Carroll
Subway
Miss Carroll
Diahann
Metropolitan Opera
New York University
Diahana
Lou
Suzanne Ottilie Kay
Cape Kennedy
Fla
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E. Patrick MO
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St., Frederick
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