Florida Kidnapper McCall Denied Pardon By State Board
Franklin Pierce McCall, 21, who abducted five year old Jimmy Cash and caused the child’s death, fails to gain clemency from Florida's Pardon Board after a 18 minute hearing. The board, led by Governor Cone, postponed execution to at least the week of July 18. The cash family opposed mercy. McCall remains on death row at Raiford State Prison.
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Fila
State Pardon Board
Franklin Pierce McCall
Jimmy Cash
State Supreme Court
McCall
Florida
Pardon Board
Fred F. Cone
James Bailey Cash
Miami
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ralford State Prison
Second Water Conservation Order Issued For Pen Mar Area
A new order directs residents of Pen Mar and Routerville to conserve water as reservoir levels near the mountains drop to danger point. This follows a previous order issued two weeks earlier amid a repeat shortage despite recent rains. Separately at Southern Methodist University students tested the myth of a blind sixth sense and found no supporting evidence.
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Omidtais
Pen Mar
Routerville
Southern Methodist University
Plea Of Prisoner Refused By Court
Pittsburgh judge William McNaugher denies parole to William Halfhill 45 of Emmitsburg Md after a six month sentence for carrying two .38 caliber pistols. Attorney Samuel Strauss says Halfhill went to hunt bullfrogs but was arrested before hunting. The judge notes frog hunting requires different calibers and appearances.
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Pittsburgh
William McNaugher
William Halfhill
Emmitsburg
Halfhill
Samuel Strauss
McNaugher
Mayor Seeks Federal Grant for Civic Building Project
City Council authorized Mayor W. Lee Elgin to apply for a federal grant to fund about $150,000 of a new municipal building on the present City Hall site. Hagerstown would cover 65 percent with the federal remainder. A citizens meeting yielded no objections to the plan, with a second meeting possible if approved. The council also set a five day written notice rule to limit city liability for curb and paving damages, blaming property owners for past issues. Bids for a central equipment building stoker were opened but the contract award was deferred.
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W. Lee Elgin
Hagerstown
Firemen to Meet on July 20 for Hall Financing Plans
Members of the South End Fire Company will meet at the fire hall on Wednesday evening July 20 at 7 30 for discussing financing plans toward erecting a new fire hall this year. Bids on the general contract have been received but no contracts awarded yet. If a plan is decided, contracts may be awarded by month end with work starting soon after. The project is projected to cost about 27000 and foundation is already completed.
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South End Fire Company
Three Found Dead in Bed at Maple Grove Farm
Three people were found shot to death in beds at a Maple Grove farm west of Osseo Minnesota. Kenneth Oswald his wife Paula and hired man Paul Kujawa were discovered by Kenneths father Charles Oswald. No signs of a struggle were found and a suspect linked to recent trouble with the Oswalds is being sought. Deputy sheriffs cordoned the area as a stolen auto and ransacking of the Oswald farm are noted.
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Osseo
Minn
Maple Grove
Here
Kenneth Oswald
Paula
Paul Kujawa
Oswald
Charles
Kujawa
Minneapolis
Fred Kraemer
Oswalds
John Wall
Depution
Neal R. Dorsey Opens Modern Market at 21 East Franklin
Neal R. Dorsey, once owner of multiple meat and grocery stores in the city, launches a new modern market at 21 East Franklin Street, signaling expansion in local retail.
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Neal R. Dorsey
Franklin Street
Fatal Auto Crash Claims Md. Girl Pedestrian Life
Betty Jane Palmer six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Emerson Palmer was fatally injured when struck by a car on the Mt Airy highway near Westminster Maryland. Juanita Starner seven was with her when the accident occurred as driver George Wagner eighteen swerved to miss them. The impact sent the car into a fence and it overturned. The Wagner family is involved in the incident.
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Westminster
Betty Jane Palmer
Emerson Palmer
Mt. Airy
Juanita Starner
George Warner
Starner
Wagner
Kate Wagner
Senators Try to Block Western District Judge Nomination
Sens Carter Glass and Harry Byrd announced in Lynchburg that they will oppose in the Senate the confirmation of Floyd Robert e of Bristol as the second General Judge for the Western District of Virginia. The White House named Judge Roberts on the recommendation of Representative John W. Flinsagan Jr. the Ninth District's reformist congressman.
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Carter Glass
Lynchburg
Harry Byrd
Senate
Floyd Rob
Erte
Bristol
Virginia
White House
Roberts
John W. Flinsagan
Escape Injury In Railway Crash Near Helron North Dakota
William C. Schafer, division freight agent of the Western Maryland Railway, and his family escaped unharmed when part of the track gave way during a cloudburst near Helron North Dakota on July 4. The 16 car northbound train of the North Coast Limited on the Northern Pacific Railway plunged into water as coaches were derailed. the Schafer family, including daughter Geraldine, were shaken but not injured. The wreck forced rerouting and delays for their planned tour.
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William C. Schafer
Western Maryland Railway
Helron
North Dakota
Schafers
Schafer
Miles City
Montana
North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific Railway
Geraldine
Youth Pleads Guilty in Cincinnati Murder Case
Fifteen year old Lindberg Trent pleaded guilty through counsel to a murder charge in the May 29 attack that killed Shirley Ann Woodburn. Waiving a jury trial, he faces three Common Pleas Court judges with Aug. 3 set for testimony to determine degree and penalty.
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Cincinnati
Lindberg Trent
Shirley Ann Woodburn
Common Pleas Court
Alfred Mack
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