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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 12 1959 the stars and stripes Page 7 Coal Carrier destroyer hit off East coast Norfolk a. A the de Stroyer gearing and a merchant ship collided off the Entrance to Chesapeake Bay. Both vessels proceeded Back to the Hampton roads Anchorage under their own Power. There were no injuries aboard either vessel. The gearing reportedly received a four foot Gash in its starboard Side behind the Bow. Three compartments were flooded. The Maiden bound from new port news va., to Boston with a Load of Coal sustained slight dam age to its Bow on the port Side but was not taking on water. The gearing commanded by cmdr John r. Tankey of Norfolk was escorted Back to port by an other destroyer also assigned to destroyer Squadron 4 based Here. Both ships reached port. The 7,000-ton Maiden skippered by capt James Lusby of Hyde Park mass., anchored off Newport news. The gearing was scheduled to Start unloading ammunition at Norfolk. Who d believe it anyway girl 14, slays dad in trick9 Royalton Minn. Up a 14-year-old girl has confessed that while pretending to be playing a game she tied her father in a chair blindfolded him and then shot him to death. Shirley Voeller said she talked her father into letting her tie him up to see How quickly he could free himself. She blindfolded him to make the game a Little harder for him she said All along Shirley said in a signed statement she had planned to kill her father because he was mean to her and her two younger Sisters. She fired three. Rifle bullets into his body. Drives to aider father Julius Vollers 44, was struggling to untangle himself from the ropes when his daughter shot him with his .22-Cal Rifle authorities  wounded he freed him self staggered to his car and Man aged to drive to a neighbor s Home. The neighbor mrs. John Poppen said Voeller gasped Quick get the men. One of the kids just shot . Poppen s husband and his brother got Voeller into their car. They drove him to a Hospital at Little Falls Minn., where he died. Sheriffs deputies found Shirley hiding in a Field. They also took her Sisters aged 10 and 11, int protective custody. A brother 17, was not at Home  
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