Confessed to Murder After Lie Detector Test
Theodore F. McClure, who narrowly escaped the electric chair, confessed to killing Nicola Salup during an attempted 1947 holdup after a lie detector test. The unofficial court of last resort, in Detroit and Lansing with magazine backing, declared him guilty, supporting the parole commission's stance against clemency.
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Columbus
Theodore FR. McClure
Ohio Penitentiary
McClure
Cleveland
Alex Gregory
Detroit
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Lemoyne Snyder
Lansing
Mich
Criminol Gist
Thomas Smith
Smith
Snyder
Court of Last Resort
Nicola Salup
Ohio State Pardon and Parole Commission
Born Today May 12 Could Grow With Willpower
Born today May 12 you show talent requiring assiduous cultivation to reach success. You lack self-confidence and lean on others. Stand on your own feet when deciding for improper advice could bring consequences. You have ambition but struggle to know how to achieve it. Cultivate willpower and determination. You influence others if you learn to use it. You are loyal almost to the point of rashness.
FIX IT YOURSELF Your Handy Man
The piece advises painting preparation techniques such as mixing, thinning, and stirring paint to a creamy consistency. It notes pouring back and forth between containers, stirring to prevent pigment settling, and final stirring before application. It hints at reader-submitted repair tips. Canary Aims High Bremerton report notes Mrs Hawkins canary laid eight eggs, a new record for the bird.
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Canary
Bremerton
Wash
James G. Hawkins
Man loses $2 bet and life in Ohio River swim attempt
In Portsmouth Emmett Whaley 39 a truck driver bet fellow Raymond Glenn 47 that he could swim from the Portsmouth Fullerton ferry landing to the Kentucky shore for two dollars. Whaley disappeared after entering the river about 100 feet from shore as a spectator reported the struggle. Police were alerted by a youth who saw a man in distress in the river.
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Portsmouth
Emmett Whaley
Raymond Glenn
New Boston
Portsmouth Steel Co
Whaley
Ohio
Portsmouth-Fullerton Ferry
Kentucky
East End
Genn
Glenn
Youths Admit Killing Man to Rob Taxi for Theft
Knoxville report shows Avery Cusick 23 and James Barder 16 confessed in Knox County jail to murdering Ray Bennett 45, father of six, to steal his taxi for a tavern robbery near Lenoir City. They hailed Bennett by feigning illness, then shot him. Police found Bennett’s body in the taxi after a highway crash.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Avery Cusick
James A. Barder
Lenoir City
Cusick
Barder
Ray Bennett
Bennett
Knox County
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