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...seldom commonplace but, even so, as Sherlock Holmes might have observed, from the outset the case possessed some curious features. On the afternoon of Jan. 8, a neatly dressed, well-spoken man posing as an insurance agent appeared at the door of Mrs. De-Witt Romaine in Leonia, NJ. Then, brandishing a knife and a gun, the man forced his way inside and tied up the three occupants. Remarkably, his accomplice was a young boy who appeared to be no older than eleven or twelve and whose long, sandy-colored hair gave him a somewhat girlish appearance...
...Died. James J. Braddock, 68, heavyweight champion of the world (1935-37); in North Bergen, NJ. After a promising start as a middleweight in the '20s, Braddock's luck faltered. During the Depression he worked on the docks and went on the dole, but he kept on fighting -and losing. After a surprise victory in 1934, he disposed of three strong contenders for the heavyweight crown and earned a shot at Champion Max Baer's title. Braddock skillfully outboxed Baer for 15 rounds, winning a unanimous decision and Damon Runyon's sobriquet "the Cinderella...
Cedar Grove, NJ...
Divorced. Tony Bennett, 45, nightclub and jukebox balladeer; by Mrs. Patricia Bennett, 39, a former model; on grounds of desertion; after 19 years of marriage, two children; in Hackensack, NJ. The singer, whose longtime pal, Sandy Grant, gave birth to their daughter last year, was hit to the tune of $92,500 a year in alimony and child support...
...film, titled . . . And Anybody Else Who's Listening, is the work of Producers Maynard Clark and Arthur Miller of Princeton, NJ. They acquired the tape by chance and set out to learn more about Craig by interviewing his relatives and friends. Then they filmed the apartment he had shared with Dave (and where he had begun experimenting with marijuana before moving to LSD). They also worked in some of the Gardner family snapshots and home movies and added some moving comments by Craig's younger sister Gayle...