Suspect Taken to Crime Scene in Ogden Utah
In Ogden Utah Ray Dempsey Gardner the confessed slayer from Butte Montana was escorted from the jail on a secret mission to the spot where 17 year old Shirley Gretzinger was found murdered. Gretzinger's nude body was found strangled on the city outskirts with a paper wad in her throat and intimate clothing tied around her neck. Gardner had confessed to the murder of Sue Horn earlier this week.
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Ogden
Utah
Butte
Mont
Ray Dempsey Gardner
Shirley Gretzinger
Gardner
Sue Horn
Resignations From Two City Posts Leave Organization Leaderless
The Idaho Public Employes association loses its leader as W. J. Speir resigns as Pocatello water superintendent and R. J. Maples quits as Idaho Falls city engineer. The note mentions a separate Ogden inquiry but omits direct linkage.
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Idaho Public Employes Association
W. J. Speir
Pocatello
R. J. Maples
Idaho Alls
Mexican suspect arrested in Junction City bludgeoning case
Utah police say an unidentified Mexican was arrested at the Greyhound Bus Terminal on a tip from Ogden detectives as a suspect in the August 31 bludgeoning of Lyn D. Mortensen in Salt Lake City. Mortensen, 45, died hours after his bruised body was found near Ogden following a brawl on 25th Street. Detectives questioned the man in Salt Lake City. no booking reported hours after the arrest.
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Salt Lake City
Greyhound
Ogden
Junction City
Lyn D. Mortensen
Mortensen
Forest Fire Causes Range From Carelessness to Bottles
In Pullman Washington forest fire officials cite varied causes from careless behavior to unusual incidents. A 14 year old girl admitted starting fires to attract boys while a bottle left in a tree focused sunlight to ignite brush. A 4200 acre Wahkiakum County fire began when a felled hemlock slid into a cedar log, friction igniting surrounding brush.
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Pullman
Wash
C. Montgomery Johnson
Keep Washington Green Association
Johnson
Washington
Port Orchard
Wahkiakum
Keep Washington Green
Forest Service
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Chicago Ornithological Society
South America
Emmett R. Blake
Chicago Natural History Museum
West Indies
Cen
el Sad
Sen Ree AI
Ring Bologna
Kerr Mason Jars
Libby
DOE
Okay Food Centers
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Fiov
Soo
OKAY
Okay’s
Okay Food Center
Schlitz
Aero Club
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