Medford mail tribune., July 24, 1963, Image 3

MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
WEDNESDAY," JULY 24. 1963
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rintv Saframpnln nnlirpman
was shot to death Tuesday
night when he attempted to
stop two holdup men at a
supermarket where he was
shopping with his family.
A lone highway patrolman
arrested the two suspects min
utes later thanks to quick
thinking by the victims's son
and a suspicion citizen.
The police department iden
tified the slain officer as Eu
gene Edgar McKnight, 38, a
16-year veteran on the force.
Summer Storm
Lashes Alabama;
Tornadoes Strike
By United Press International
A severe summer storm
lashed Alabama early today
with hail, heavy rain and
sharp lightning.
The Birmingham, Ala.,
weather bureau radar was
knocked out of service by the
lightning. A large tree was
blown onto a two-story apart
ment building at Bessemer,
Ala., 15 miles southwest of
Birmingham.
The worst of Ihe thunder
storms were in north-central
Alabama. Trees were uproot
ed and power lines were
down with one inch hail re
ported in the southeast sec-
lions of Huntsville, Ala.
Huntsville got 1.09 inches
of rain in six hours, and
Charleston, S.C., received .85
inches.
Two rare heat-caused torna
does struck Port Arthur, Tex.,
on the Gulf Coast Tuesday
night. One hit an old yacht
club and sank one boat. The
other turned over a trailer.
Damage was placed at $7,000,
Hailstorms slapped Georgia
Tuesday afternoon. One-inch
stones fell near Atlanta.
A tornado cloud was sight
ed in the Missouri river bot
toms north of Jefferson City,
Mo., earlier Tuesday during
high winds and heavy rains.
Debris Cleared
Residents of Midland, Pa.,
cleared debris from a flash
flood which sent up to seven
feet of water surging inrougn
homes and business places
early Tuesday.
For the 24 hours ending
Tuesday night, Detroit, Mich.,
got 1.17 inches, Pittsburgh,
Pa., .69 inches, Chicago, .42
inches, Little Rock, Ark., .40
inches, and Seattle, Wash.,
.41 inches.
Tn Wisconsin Gov.
SPACEWOMAN Woman astronaut hopeful? Nope, just a
process server, Margo St. James, wearing her sportscar driv
er's hair preserver. Miss St. James models a space helmet
like device which she constructed from two salad bowls to
protect her beehive hairdo when she's driving around in
her sportscar. The top of the car was stolen from her rec
ently in San Francisco. (UPI)
Off-Duty Police
Officer Slain in
Sacramento Holdup
Sacramento-IUIMi - An off- He was shot in the back of
me nem in me penning iui
of the supermarket.
The suspects were identified
as James Leslie Turner, 30,
and Harry Schader, 28, both
prison parolees from Oakland,
Calif. Police said they admit
ted the shooting.
Police officials said Mc
Knight, in plain clothes, was
standing behind Turner in the
checkout line at the market
when Turner ordered the
checker to empty the till of
almost $1,000.
McKnight followed the two
men out of the store, grabbed
Schader around the neck with
his left arm and covered
Turner with his service re
volver, which he held in his
right hand.
Police said Schader wrench
ed loose, knocked McKnight
down and shot him. The two
suspects jumped into , a car
and sped off. ' . ,
. McKnight's son, Terry, 19,
witnessed the shooting and
took the license number of
the car. Moments later, a su
spicuous householder reported
to police that two men had has
tily parked one car near his
home and sped off in a red
car parked in the lot of an
other market a few blocks
away.
Highway patrolman Jack
Morris spotted the red car
on U. S. Highway 40 north
of Sacramento and gave chase.
The suspects stopped and sur
rendered to Morris without
resistance.
Turner and Shader were
hnnknH nn charges of murder.
armed robbery and the theft
of the getaway car.
Testimony Starts
In Federal Court
w T Krsterson. Klamath
Falls, the defendant in a suit
brought by Capital Sky Park,
a California company, testi
fied as an adverse witness
vesterdav afternoon in the
Mcdford term of U.S. district
court, which opened in the
post office building.
Th miirl trial is a rcscis-
.inn nu in which Capital
Sky Park seeks to rescind or
n rnniract with Kester-
iii,Y,inr a ripfpetive title. I
'"jsterson is being sued as
an individual and as head of
the corporation, Pacific Truck
Rental company. Fred Hale,
Sacramento, also testified
TnncHav
Capital Sky Park,, with
headquarters in Sacramento,
ic sekinp ranee nation oi ine
Mh Kesterson and
Tn Wisconsin UOV. iinm ------ - . . .
Reynolds asked Srf.S
to Sri six more counties- Two more attorneys were
; -ii ... d.,,shi i nrfm ttort tn practice in fed-,
disaster areas. He" said crops ieral court at the Tuesday ses
aisasiti , Uinn TIipv were Ouentin D
nave been u r - le;amalh f.,,,, and
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Cheltenham, England - 'I PI'
- Bartender George Pugh
stood bravely at his post Tues
day when a swarm of more
than 3.000 bees invaded his
pub and sent all the cus
tomers running for cover.
London - m - Detective
-Mnf Knnorintnndpnt John
n,i Pnsp. who smashed a Lon
don vice ring, will become
-hinf n( Qmtlanri Yard's mur
der squad, it was announced
Tuesday.
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