Paris Strangler Confesses Killing 11 Year Old Boy
Lucien Leger a 27 year old nurse confessed to smothering Jean Luc Taron saying pity moved him. He claimed to have written 58 letters to police and press in a bid for publicity amid doubts by investigators. The boy vanished May 26 and body was found May 27 in Verrieres Woods near Paris. Leger was arrested after a car incident and interrogation.
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Republicans Battle Over Civil Rights Plank In Platform Committee
In San Francisco, Goldwater and Scranton backers clash as the 100 member platform committee debates pledging the GOP to support the civil rights law. Scranton seeks constitutional endorsement while Goldwater and Rhodes urge restraint citing Supreme Court final arbiter. Scott supports Scranton and warns of floor fights. Khrushchev returns to Moscow after a Nordic tour focusing on China tensions and East European unrest.
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China
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R-Wis
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Eisenhower survey finds GOP backs civil rights law
A UPI survey shows strong support among rank and file Republicans for the civil rights law recently passed, with only a small minority backing Sen Barry Goldwater in opposition. Separately violence erupts in several cities as tensions flare between whites and Black communities, including Selma Alabama and St Augustine Florida, with police restoring order.
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Weather and Marriage Licenses Face Mixed News
Mostly sunny and a bit warmer today with partly cloudy skies tonight and a mild Tuesday. High 82, low 58. Marriage license applications list several couples from Norwalk Willard and Cleveland. Death notices include Charles Brenneman June Sisinger Frank Wood James Huber Ella Dawson.
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Norwalk
Darlene A. Staley
Michael C. Todd
Cleveland
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Daniel
Willard
Raymond T, Weidinger
Margaret D. Wunder
Bill R. King
Linda F. Barnett
Charles E. Brenneman
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June Sisinger
Greenwich
Frank E. Wood
Berlin Heights
James F. Huber
Reed St
Ella M. Dawson
Willard Man Stabbed in Tavern Parking Lot Fight
Willard, Ohio man Raleigh Davie, 25, is listed in fair condition at Willard Municipal Hospital after being stabbed four times in the back during a Saturday night fight at the Peek-A-Boo Tavern parking lot. Doctor reports a lung piercing wound. Bonecutter, Shelby, stabbed twice in hospital after treatment. Deputies say the incident began with an argument. both men involved.
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Holiday Toll Sets New Record During Fourth of July
Traffic deaths reached 492 from 6 p.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, surpassing the 1960 high of 422 and bringing total holiday fatalities to 724 with drownings, plane crashes, and other accidents. California led states with 76 deaths, followed by Michigan 38 and Texas 37. Sheriff John Borgia noted possible self defense in the Bonecutter case pending further findings. MEET LISA at Norwalk as the Gene Holter circus crews repair a broken truck en route to the Huron County Fair on Sept 17. Animals including camels and elephants featured at the fairgrounds.
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