Memphis Cop Granted Disability Pension After Killings
Eight years after patrolman John Thomas Cursey shot two liquor store robbers he faced a life of addiction and separation. The Memphis pension board awarded him a $5,500 yearly disability pension for psychological injuries, supported by psychologist Dr. Lindley Hutt Jr. who described severe anxiety and depressive neuroses. Cursey recalled the killings and reflected on the duty to kill, while his career collapsed due to alcoholism and job loss.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
John Thomas Cursey
Cursey
City of Memphis’ Pension Board
E.W. Chapman
Memphis
Lindley Davis Hutt Jr
Pension Board
Sandusky Woman Hurt In Crash At Mason And Patten Track
Two-car collision in Erie County left Norma Whidden 20 Sandusky injured and taken to Good Samaritan Hospital while Betty Schaffer 45 Milan claimed injuries but declined treatment. Schaffer cited for failure to yield at Mason and Patten Track roads.
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Erie County
Norma Whidden
Sandusky
Good Samaritan Hospital
Betty Schaffer
Milan
Mason and Patten
Berlin Heights
Lawsuits Filed Over Bar Fight and Boat Drowning Cases
Multiple civil actions filed in Huron County Common Pleas Court involve a Norwalk bar fight at the Nite Life with claims of injuries and intoxicated service, a drowning case against Willard boat owner Pflieger, a Bellevue traffic crash linked to Mennel Milling Co, plus local government notices.
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Norwalk
Donald Orth
N. West St
Robert Burger
Marshall St
Marilyn Wise
Nite Life Bar
Carol A
Raymond Buckhannon
Orth
Burger
Ms. Wise
The
Buckhannons
Thomas A. Shepherd
VFW
Willard
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Ohio Casualty Insurance Co
Hamilton
Francis J. Pflieger
Pflieger
Arnold Shepherd
Swanton
Fostoria
Bellevue
James M
Katherine Loch
Mennel Milling Co
Lawrence Ward
Lochs
James Loch
Ward
Mennel Milling
East Main Street
Loch
Hospital Admissions and Discharges and Local Grain Prices
Hospital admissions list with names from Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital including Paul Long Jr and Mrs Lillian Peat among others. Discharges include Janice Ortner and Catherine Griffin plus several Norwalk residents. Also notes local grain prices for wheat corn oats and soybeans with specific cents per bushel.
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Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Paul Long, Jr
Monroeville
Lillian Peat
Norwalk
Harriet Morrow
Greenwich
Rosetta Moore
James McAffee
Wakeman
Cheryle Bickley
New London
Jack Harges
Harry Briggs
Collins
Janice Ortner
Berlin Heights
Henry Couch
Catherine Griffin
Doris May
Fire damages shed at 94 State St residence
Firefighters extinguished a blaze on a workbench in a shed at the B J Mc Donald residence 94 State St Thursday morning and confined damage to beaver board paneling. Investigators noted torch and grinder use nearby earlier in the week.
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B.J. McDonald
State St
McDonald
Sylvia Raymore
N. Pleasant St
Ashland Man Sentenced in Bad Check Case
Ashland resident Jerry Liggett Jr was sentenced in Huron County Common Pleas Court for a bad check totaling 259.20 written to Carpet Outlet. Indicted last November he pleaded guilty and received a six month suspended jail term plus one year probation with restitution to cover the bad check.
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Jerry Liggett, Jr
Ashland
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Liggett
Huron County
Taiwan to Buy Ohio Soybeans in $25 Million Deal
A Taiwan trade delegation planned to sign contracts for 108000 metric tons of Ohio soybeans worth 25 million dollars as part of a 250 million two month shopping tour. Sen John Glenn met the delegation at Port Columbus International Airport and wished them success. They will stay in Ohio for one week to explore large agricultural industrial and transportation equipment purchases.
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Columbus
UPI
Taiwan
Ohio
United States
Port Columbus International
Police Prevent Suicide After Mental Patient Surrender Pills
Police convinced a mentally ill 19 year old, Esteban Sanchez Jr, to surrender his pills after a phone plea and a home visit. A doctor advised a specific pill to administer, calming the man before hospital transport. Sanchez was arrested on a bench warrant for failure to pay a fine.
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Esteban Sanchez, Jr
State St
Norwalk
Monroeville
Sanchez
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Virginia
Route
Linz’s Restaurant
Kudros
Bellevue, Ohio
S Chemical Corp
Charles Reed
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New Haven
Robert L. Reising
U.S. 20
Charles W. Keith
Lorain County
Huron
Firelands
Penneys
Fe SM
Korea
Sport Oxfords
Mer’s
Scienne
John Lindenberger
Bessie Oates
Ransom Case
Clifford Brock
Valerie Houck
Buddy Samples
Audius Hall
England
Steve Riddick
Benedict Ave
Health Center of
Kaiserwells
Sun
Huron County Administration
Milan Avenue
John Glenn
Knights of Columbus Hall
Fisher Wayside Furniture
Rt. 20
West
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