Honor Farm Inmates Escape With Guard's Car Near Sandusky
Three inmates overpowered guard Robert E. Wallace at Osborn State Honor Farm near Sandusky tied his hands and ankles and locked him in a room. They fled in his 1969 Oldsmobile after stealing four revolvers and $42, and were later sought by a four state alarm. Wallace was hospitalized for observation after the escape.
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Osborn State Honor Farm
Sandusky
Robert E. Wallace
Park Ave
Norwalk
C. H. Byrd
Wallace
Byrd
Smith & Wesson
Toledo
Russell Schmitt
Honor Farm
John Kemp
John Sorosiak
Cook
Sorosiak
State Higway Patrol
Gillette
Wyo
Mansfield Reformatory
Stormy Weather Claims Two in Ohio Tornadoes
Storms transit Ohio with torrential rain and tornadoes causing two deaths. James and Shirley Fisk were killed by lightning while working in a Guernsey County farm field. Tornadoes touched down in Ashland and Summit counties as crews responded to downed trees and wires.
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United Press International
Ohio
James
Shirley Fisk
Guernsey County
U. S. Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Ashland County
Summit County
Oldest Living Person Named Tatzumbie Dupea Aged 120
Tatzumbie Dupea of Los Angeles, born July 26, 1845 in Lone Pine California, reached age 120 Saturday and was placed in the possibly oldest living person category. The Piute Indian carries the name meaning becu ul star. UPI telephoto.
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Tatzumbie Dupea
Los Angeles
Tatzumbie
Lone Pine
Calif
Defendant Goes To The Top
Clyde man arrested at the Pizza House on a drunk and disorderly charge. He refused to show a license, demanded a police station lineup, and invoked his right to one call. He placed a long distance call to J Edgar Hoover in Washington. Hoover did not accept the charges.
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Clyde
Norwalk
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Washington, D. C
Hoover
Weather outlook with clouds and temperatures for Norwalk
Mostly cloudy and cooler with a chance of showers or thundershowers today. Highs in the 70s. Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Fair and mild Tuesday with highs in the upper 70s. Mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday. Southwest to west winds 12-18 mph, shifting to northwest tonight and Tuesday. High 85 in Norwalk, Low 63. Marriage license applications listed for Ronald A. Martin and Marilyn R. Diehm, and William D. Tolson and Sharon G. Hoskin.
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Norwalk
Nixon pledges U S defense of Thailand during Bangkok visit
President Nixon in Bangkok pledged the United States would defend Thailand against any attack and tied Vietnam policy to allied commitments in Southeast Asia. He praised Thai troops in Vietnam, noted U S bases and a heavy security presence after guerrilla attacks, and said Asia must shoulder more peacekeeping duties. He arrives from Jakarta on a seven nation tour and will stay three days to discuss Vietnam and regional security.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Bangkok
Nixon
United States
Thailand
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Jakarta
Asia
Pacific
Suharto
Indonesia
Philippines
Phumiphil Adulyadej
Laos
Pathet Laos
Pan Fah
Two Charged In Slaying In Searsville Shoot-Out
Two Sandusky men were charged with carrying concealed weapons after a Saturday shoot-out near an after-hours bar in Searsville Perkins Township left John Woodridge Ross dead and Melvin Farrell wounded. Ross was killed by a chest shot and reportedly wounded in the leg. Farrell was in satisfactory condition after surgery.
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Searsville
John Woodridge Ross
Lorain
Joseph A. Butler
Erie County
Ross
Butler
Melvin Farrell
Sandusky
Providence Hospital
al Hess
John Eddie Ross
William Roger Simmons
Dixie Avenue
Perkins Township
Good Samaritan Hospital
Benny Johnson
Tim Philon
Johnson
Philon
McCarthy Begins Divorce Proceedings After Senate Exit
Columnist Drew Pearson reports Senator Eugene J. McCarthy of Minnesota has started divorce proceedings from Abigail McCarthy after revealing he would not seek re election. The couple married in 1945 and have five children. The senator told his wife he would not be coming home and lawyers had begun drafting divorce papers.
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Washington
UPI
Drew Pearson
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Pearson
McCarthy
Abigail
Senate
Brass blamed for Pueblo loss in military brass criticism
A House armed services subcommittee approved a report faulting military brass rather than the Pueblo crew for the 1968 capture by North Korean forces. The four month study examined events before during and after the Jan 23 1968 incident.
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Washington
UPI
House
Armed Services
Special
The Savage Storm special issue arrives with July flood coverage
The Reflector publishes a 24 page supplement The Savage Storm on July 4 5 flooding that ravaged the area. It is available in today’s paper at no extra charge and 2200 extra copies are on sale at 10 cents each without the regular issue.
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Kate Moore
Holtz
Lt. Byrd
Bernice Gera
Jackson Heights
N.Y
New York-Pennsylvania
Auburn
Ronald A. Martin
Attica
U.S. Army
Marilyn R. Diehm
Willard
William D. Tolson
Salem
Sharon G. Hoskin
Wakeman
Cheryl Worcester
Wakeman Village
Bay Village
Albert Tont
Huron County
John Borgia
Summit
Stark Counties
Brass
Pueblo
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