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<• WEATHER «■ Clear to partly ckwdy and rather warm this afternoon and Tuesday, with a few isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers Generally fair and mild tonight. THE RECORD IS FIRST VOLUME 6 TELEPHONE^ 3117 - 3118 DUNN, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 11, 1956 FIVE CENTS PER COPY I SCENES AT DEATH INQUEST — Mrs. W. M. Keene, Jr. of Costa, the former Audrey Dorman, seated at right, is shown here at the inquest held last night telling how her husband shot and kill ed her employer, Robert Godwin, whom Keene said was “breaking up my home.” The killing occurred after Keene awoke and found his wife sitting with Godwin in his car at Keene's home. The attractive young woman said, however, she knew of no reason why her husband should kill God win. Left to right are: Coroner Grover C. Hen derson, Assistant District Attorney Glenn L. Hoop er, Jr., Mrs. Robert Wood, a neighbor, Mrs. Keene, in stripped dress; and Rural Policeman Clarence Moore. In photo below. Coroner Henderson, At torney Hooper and another man examine death weapon and bloody sheet being held by Policeman Moore. (Dallly Record Photos. CLAIMS HE WAS "BREAKING UP MY HOME" Coats Man Charged With Killing Wife's Employer Patsy Ruth Home; Reappears After 7-Day Absence « Pat~y Ruth Baker, an 18-year old Erwin girl missing from her home without word for more than arweek, arrived home on the bus rf J p. m. Sunday. , "Just went sightseeing, said’ Patsy Ruth who had disappeared at approximately 12 p. m. on Sat urday, June J. The sheriffs office Dunn pohce and the SBI were in* vMitigating her absence at the time she reappeared. Patsy Ruth said she had gone off on impulse with two married girl-friends to New York City. She w«a “scared" to write home. She planned today to go back to work at Erwin Mills. CHICAGO —Some 12,000 doctors from over the nation are expected to gather here Monday for the five-day, 106 annual meet ing of the American Medical Assn l W. M. Keene, Jr., 38-year )ld Coats business man, last t night was ordered held for , the grand jury under $5,000 sond in the slaying of Robert 3odwin, 38, manager of a Soats grocery store. Rural Policeman Clarence E. Moore testified at an inquest con ducted Sunday night bv Harriett Coroner Orover C. Henderson that Keene freeiv admitted the shoot ing and charged that the slain man "was breaking u» my home." Keene's attractive young wife swore at the inquest, however, that .die knew of no reason for the kin in* and no motive for it except that her husband was drinking at the time. WORKED FOR GODWIN Mrs. Keene had been employed as a clerk at City Market where Godwin served as manager. Hie store is owned by Godwin's broth er. Clem H. Godwin Keene is em ployed bv R. M. Turtlngton, gen eral building contractor. Policeman Moore corroborated 'rnnMnned On Pare Two* TO BE INTERVIEWED ON WCKB Tony Pastor Plays Here Tuesday Nite Famed orchestra leader Tony Pastor, who will play for a dance Tuesday night in the Dunn Armory, will be in terviewed Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock by Herb Al len on his popular “Mail Bag" program over WCKB. “The Moll Bag" is one of the most popular diec Jockey programs heard in this section at the State and Pastor will appear on it by special arrangement. (Canttoed On rage Eight) Town's Top Salesclerk Is Sought An employe of the month is to be chosen by a secret committee of the Retail Merchants Associa tion. The salesperson who wins this title will receive a certificate and a bonus check of $10 from his em ployer. President Ed Black, who has ap pointed a committee to snake the first selection in the new contest, said the qualities of helpfulness, {Continued Op Pace Eight) Heavily-Cut Foreign Aid Bill Passes WASHINGTON (IP — The House overwhelmingly pass ed heavily-slashed $3,800, - 000,000 foreign aid bill today despite President Eisenhow er’s warning that it would “seriously impair” U.S. se curity. The measure. which now goea to the Senate, was approved by a rollcall vote of 273 to 122. The House acted after rejecting, 147 to 52, an attempt by ftep. -Law rence H. Smith <R*SKk) to send the bill back to the House Foreign Affairs Committee for further study WAIT S1IY-4TE ACTION The administration is counting on the Senate to re-tore at least part of the #1400,000.000 slashed from Mr. Eisenhower's original *41000,000.000 request by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The House sustained the com mittee desoate a series of warn ings by Mr. Eisenhower and hlk top military and diplomatic ad visers that such action would imperil the safety of the free world and the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. as,' Hop** bilUtoould authorise an expendi ture of 2 billion dollars in military aid and almost 2 billion dollars in economic aid in the 1957 fiscal year to bolster 54 free nations in the world struggle against com munism. REJECT LONG-RANGE AID Mr. Eisenhower had asked for $3,000,000,000 in military aid and #1.900,000.000 in economic aid. The House also rejected Mr Eisenhower's request for author ity to make long-range foreign aid commitments. But it wrote Into the bill a declaration that Con gress intends to continue to help free nations as long as Russia threatens their independence. Hr 'mmiM sm mmmmmt SEART OK—President Eisen >wer flashes his famous smile as he is photographed at the White House Photographers an nual dinner in Washington Some 10 hours later James Hagerty, White House press secretary, announced that Mr. Eisenhower is suffering from an “upset stomach and head ache” and has canceled all ap pointments foe the day. The announcement added that “nothing is wrong with his heart* _ __ Woman, 40, Fired; Cuddled Boy, 17 LEAMINGTON, England <W —A 40-year-old mistress of a Wolf Cub Pack, admitted today she was fired because she kissed and cud dled with a 17-year-oM Boy Scout. "I realized she was falling In love with me.” confe-eed Dorothy Long, “But it was too late then to stop him.” ‘ Him” was patrol leader David Rooke, 23 years her junior. “The truth is I am in love with Dor othy,” he Said. Oub Mistress Long said the af fair was limited to kisses and cud dling on trains and country walks. She was dismissed yesterday. President lakes 40-Foot Stroll On Doctor's Arm - WASHINGTON (IP — Pre sident Eisenhower walked 40 feet in his hospital room today “and has resumed a light schedule of duties,” press secretary James C. Hagerty annoounced. Hagerty said the President con ferred this morning with presiden tial assistant Sherman Adams for about 10 minutes and decided sev eral matters. He said the President, who walked 30 feet Sunday with two attendants supporting his elbows, walked 40 feet today. Dr. Isidor Ravdin, a member of the operat ing team who performed the oper ation Saturday morning, supported "just slightly.” He said the President experi enced some pain during his walk but less than on his first attempt. After the walk, Hagerty said Ad ams arrived with other White House staff members. They conferred in the lounge of the presidential suite with Dr. Ravdin, Maj. Gen. Leon ard D. Heaton, who performed the actual surgery and Maj. Gen. How ard McC. Snyder, the President’s personal physician. NIXON IN CHA£ Adams, the staff and the doc tors discussed what sort of pro gram the President should follow. Then Adams entered the bedroom and was alone with the PresliWft for about 10 minutes. Hagerty said the following deci sions were reached “as a result of the governor’s (Adams) discus sion with the President/’ 1. TO hold the regular weekly National Security Council meeting at the White House Thursday with Vice President Richard M. Nixon presiding. Nixon has presided on several occasions in the past. 2. To hold the conference on fit ness of American youth at Anna polis, Md., as scheduled June 18 19, but to cancel the President’s address. Nixon will preside, as he had been scheduled to do. Hagerty (Centtned on Page Five) HESLIP BACK IN HARNETT FOR TRIAL Accused Trigger Man In Brutal Killing Returned Edsel Heslip, Detroit Ne gro, who is charged with the fatal shooting of Private Sammie Long., Fort Bragg Negro soldier, on Dec. 16, 1954, today was held with out bond in the Harnett County Jail at Lillington on a first degree murder char ge. Heslip allegedly pumped three bullets into Long s body and then threw him out on a lonely road toj die near Olivia. As Heslip and Dorothy Long, wife erf the slain man, sat in the car by the highway watching his writhing body and waiting for him to die, he was picked up by a passing motorist and rushed to a Font Bragg Hos pital. He died about two hours after the shooting nfithout regain ing consciousness. Heslip was arrested in Detroit a few days afterwards on informa tion furnished by Harnett Sheriff Claude R. Moore He has been in custody exactly 18 months and four days. Sheriff Moore. Rural Policeman 3. E. Sturgill and Assistant District Attorney Glenn Hooper, Jr. rent to Detroit and returned Hais ip after he lost his battle against returning to North Carolina for trial. EXPENSIVE ATTORNEYS Relatives of Heslip have em ployed A. R. Taylor, Robert B. Morgan. W. A. Johnson and tDun can C. Wilson as attorneys to rep resent Heslip at the next criminal term of Harnett Superior Court on August 29th. Dorothy Long, who confessed the (Continned on Page Five) Famous Orchestra To HiiliiaHi Play For Dunn Dance ROMANCE?—Sing« Hvto Presley, »1, roU, teen-age set, end Judy Powell Sprecketo, 3ft objects of romantic gossip after It was discovered ■m-nrirg other’s nags. Pictured above to Lam nor issued routine denials of romantic Interest k* - Jady to the former wife of sugar heir Adplpb Spredcsto. Soviet Invitation Is Rejected By Ike WASHINGTON «Pl —. President Eisenhower today re# jected a tentative Soviet invitation for all the American! military chiefs of staff to visit Russia this month. He left the door open for a possible later visit. Press secretary James C. Hag erty told a news conference “the! problem was discussed with the President" by Sherman Adams, his assistant., sometime after 10 a. m. today and the President himself made the decision. Hagerty said the Soviet Union sought to learn the unofficial at titude of the United States toward i possible invitation for the other three chiefs of staff to join Air Chief Nathan P. Twining on a risit to Moscow on Soviet Aviation aay June 24. The Soviet Union was told that his would be "impracticable now out that a reply to a future invl tatlon would depend on me cir cumstances and on Twining1* re port on his visit. The reply, as relayed by Hager— ty to newsmen, had two Importhnt conditions for any visit: l. It was “not likely that more than two members’* of the Joint Chief would visit Russia at any one time. •Jpj 2 Any visit “woulo be with the understanding that their ariflfctMto within the Soviet Union would be so arranged as to permit maxi mum time outside Moscow for Visit* to those activities of spepial Interest to their own services.“ JUWI sMet Man Admits Savage Slaying Of Beauty ^ PASADENA, Calif., <IP» — Police said a 25-year-old \ hunted man gave himself up in a nearby beach city and confessed to the savage knife slaying here of his pretty 19-year-old girl cousin-by-marriage. Detective Oapt. Carl Lindhofan said Kenneth Alfred Pashtoy was booked on suspicion of murder after he surrendered through & telephone can in Newport Beach and admitted to the brutal mur der of Pasadena secretary Marilyn Fink. Lindholm and other Pasadena officers went to Newport Beach and returned me suspect They quoted him as unemotiooafij saying: •‘I felt like killing someone, so I killed her. I had to kin ■«ome» one” Then, soberly, he added: •X had nothing against her per sonally ... I just did it* ';M Lindholm said toe ewpeet also admitted that he had Intended to murder her previous to to# ing. ADMITS KILLING “You can’t help me ... I killed,* girt in Pasadena,” police quoted the susipect as saying. *‘I did it . . . whenever X see a pretty gilt Bk* that. I get an urge.” Pashby, a Monrovia. Oalil. resi dent whose mother live* in Deo Plains, HI., had been sought by Pasadena police for questioning «ince early Friday morning Then Miss Fink's mutilated and nearly nude body was found in a bed room at her grandparents’ P* a dena home, where she lived. breast cut off Miss Fink was stabbed sever il times in the throat and one nf her breasts was cut off by bar savage killer Police Bald the *i— tint's neck also was broken ai d that She had been criminally as saulted. v Her body was found bg her-ijj -rand father, Fred C. Mark (Continued on Page five m
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