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Leonard's troubles. His father
suggested a trip to Florida
Leonard said he was all for
that.
With her in-laws there
Hazel felt free to leave. She
went to see Supt. Blackburn
who told her an appointment
had been arranged with a psy-
chiatrist. Both Mr.. Blackburn
and Mrs. Redden felt better
almost as if they were con-
graduating each other on the
decision to seek expert help
1t was now about 1920.
Left Home Suddenly
And at home. Leonard Red
den suddenly asked his father
to buy him a carton of cigar
cites. On the way out, the
father turned and there was
Leonard backing his car out
of the side driveway. He gunned
the motor and left. waving
back.
At 1924. Leonard Redden
broke in on Harriet RobSon's
geography lesson with a shot
gun. Some children snickered
1t looked like a joke. Leonard
yelled, You're not going to
hang me-"
And he shot the teacher al
close range and children
screamed and some ran to hide
in the coat closets and the
teacher Slumped over a desk
and her blood stained her grade
book and her glasses tumbled
and broke on the floor and she
slipped of the chair and died.
Leonard Redden raced I'D
the ramp to the second floor.
Silas McCaffrey, a janitor, saw
his wild eyes-"He looked white
and scary crouched with that
gun like a crazy hunter stalk
ing"
Don't shoot me. Leonard, "
Mr.. McCaffrey pleaded.
Il won't. ST." Leonard said.
He raced into the fifth-grade
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faster and faster and getting
more agitated. Suddenly Hazel
Redden felt her whole world
tremble as her husband was
saying:
You know, during the war
I killed a lot of people I didn't
know just because they wore
the wrong uniform. Those peo-
pie hadn't done a thing to me
but there are people here who
have.
If this thing keeps up, I'm
going to get me a couple Of
teachers and then myself"
Hazel jumped out of bed,
saying she would dress and go
out and get some help
You stay here" her husband
warned. If you tell anyone
anything, you'd better stay far
away from me-" - 49,
Knew Then He Was Sick
Hazel Redden's mind was
spinning.
Nov he was threatening
me-" she recalled. But I kept
thinking-or hoping-it was
just talk. I knew then he was
sick, but I didn't guess how
much. So I told no one, first
because he had threatened me
and, second, because I wanted
him to see l was respecting his
wishes. Anything to keep HIM
from getting riled up that way"
Tuesday night, January 26,
Leonard led his wife into the
bedroom, locked the door and
began another long tortured
session about gossip-about
what they said that she said
that he said that you said .
and on through the night.
Wednesday night, again,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07

arranged an appointment with
DR.. Allen jackson, the Red
dens' family physician. At the
doctors office, Leonard talked
lncoherently part of the time,
but then for the first time on
his long winding path of self
imposed torture. he admitte.s
he was having mental trou-
ble."
DR.. Jackson said he would
get him an appointment with
a psychiatrist in Muncie. Leon
ard said that would be fine.
He came home to find his
wife on the phone talking to
Mrs. Robert Neel, wife of their
minister.
What we're you talking
about-me?"
mo. I was telling her we had
to talk to Ora Crawford of the
church committee to get the
Monograph fixed"
Who's Ora Crawford"
Hazel trembled. Her hus-
band had known Ora Crawford
for many years. Reality was
slipping away.
Suddenly Leonard burst into
tears. chung to his wife, crying
You've got to help me. You've
got to help me-"
Hazel said she would call his
parents, who lived in Corydon.
Ind, 200 miles away. She did.
Leonard was moaning.
They're going to sue me. On
Thursday, there's going to be
a trial. I'm going to be put in
Jail"
who's going to sue you?"
Past Joking Stage
You know, Harriet Robson.
Hazel asked his permission
to go to Harriet's and straight
en- the whole thing out. Leonard
agreed. Hazel went.
Harriet laughed. Tell him."
she said. Il won't sue on Thurs
day. I'll wait until Friday.
Maybe We can joke him out
Of this nonsense"
Hazel said this whole night
mare was long past the joking
stage.
She hurried home, vaguely
fearful of what she might find.
Leonard fell at her knees,
sobbing. His wife said he should
take the sedative DR.. Jackson
prescribed. Leonard suddenly
stiffened. Its hard telling
what DR.. jackson put in those
pills" he said. THE deck is
stacked against me and I may
as well toss in the towel"
She finally persuaded him to
go to bed that Monday night,
that last night. When he went
up, Hazel secured the house,
hiding knives and shotgun
shells. Then she walked the
floor, read, drank coffee, forced
herself to stay awake the en-
tire night.
And suddenly it was Tues
day, February 2.
Leonard's parents arrived
around $50 am. and they all
talked, Tor the first time, about
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-ost Tuesdoy, Leonard o.. Redden
principal Of erode schools in Hart
ford City, Ind. took q shotgun Il
school and killed two teochers. Ther
he went to o woods and killed him,
self with the some gun. Whot i'm
kind Of mon wos outwordly gentle
kind Leonard Redden? Whot i'm,
PEELED him to turn killer? Who
wos it like to live with him? Wer'
there any clues thot his pIueic
foeode wos about to explode. Here
on Associated Press writer reveal,
the strange story behind leonorc
Redden, suddenly killer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07
BY SAUL PETIT

Associated Press Newsfeatures Writer
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. Feb.
Sit was 1924 am. and Har-
riet Robson's fifth grade class
was running slightly behind
schedule.
The children were still on
Page 1872 Of the geography
book. somewhere "along the
coast of Alabama and Missis-
sippi."
Many had their reports On
the previous lesson out on the
desks ready for delivery.
"Sponges are obtained by div
ing or dredging :" Historic
st. Augustine" Animals of
Florida am going to re-
port on reptiles :"
On Miss Robson's desk, the
usual assortment. Texts, pen
ellis, the teachers compact
daily plan book" and the usual
note that began. Max was alb
sent from school yesterday be-
cause ."
According to her plan book,
Harriet Robson had six min
uteS left before the language
period began. And there were
the arithmetic papers, half
graded, name in the upper left
hand corner, title in the center,
date in the upper right. Shir-
ley'S was next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03

The two underpasses still may
be built eventually.
Still undecided is the role of
the Washington baseball club
in the new stadium. The Red
skins have signed rental terms
with the Armory Board, but
action by the Griffith family,
which controls the Senators is
being held up by lawsuits aimed
at preventing the sale Of Grif-
fifth Stadium. The suit, accord
ing to ball club attorneys, may
be settled this month.
With the appearance Of the
Redskins assured for next Sep
TENDER, Arthur j. Bergman,
stadium manager. already is
angling for another local at
traction.
Watching the construction Of
the stadium recently, he said
he could see no reason why the
1865 presidential inauguration
should not be held there.
WED have a crowd Of TO-
000," he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03

Raymond E. otterback, police
reported.
The crash occurred about
3:45 pm. at the intersection Of
State Routes 67S and 75S at
Fort Valley, according to
Trooper j. w. Petefish.
The driver of the other car
was listed by police as Charles
c. johnson of Seven Fountains,
Va.
Mrs. Otterback, for the past
80 years, was assistant secretary
of the Walcott-T Taylor Co. sta
tionery and Office equipment
firm in the Mills Building here
but was planning to retire this
fall. Office associates reported.
Mr.. otterback, purchasing
agent for the Sheraton-Park
Hotel, was hurt in the collision,
but his injuries were not serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otterback lived
at the North Chevy Chase adj
dress for about 10 years and
recently acquired a summer
home near Winchester, friends
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
Robbery Victim
On Seventh Street
May Go Blind

A 54-year-old carpenter. who
lost one eye as the result of
a severe beating by two men
who robbed him of $3.50, may
lose his other eye, according to
doctors at Freedman's Hos
pital.
Mack Nash, of 1927 Sixth
street NV, was attacked by
the two robbers as he was
leaving a house in the 1900
block of Seventh street NV.
late Saturday, police said.
Doctors were forced to re-
move one of his eyes yesterday
because it had been hopelessly
damaged when he was beaten
about the face by his assail-
ants.
They expressed fear that his
other eye also was hopeleSsly
damaged and may have to be
removed.
Mr.. Nash, who said he is
self-employed, told police he
had been visiting a friend at
the Seventh street address and
was returning home when he
was attacked. He said his at
tackers struck him from be-
hind.
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Stodium Opening in 81 to Draw
1850 Cars in First Traffic Test

stadium such as football will be
held at times when the East
Capitol street area is otherwise
relatively free of heavy traffic
Saturday or Sunday afternoon.
Baseball games, meanwhile,
would be played at night during
the week-long after the after
noon rush hour.
One problem for officials
currently involves pedestrian
trafiic from a lot northwest of
the stadium site which is about
to be cleared of five tempos.
Original plans called for an
underpasS for pedestrians from
this lot to the stadium to avoid
traffic on Twenty-first street,
Funds for the underpass were
knocked out by Congress.
Congress also ruled out funds
for another underpass which
would have run from a land
scaped area in front Of the Ma
tional Guard Armory to the
main entrance Of the stadium.
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Candidate Views Vary
On County School Quiz

to get individual candidates
committed to this program.
II think it was quite clear
from the questions what they
wanted" said Mrs. Lucille Maui
rer.
They would like very much
to sell their viewpoint, and who
wouldn't" said Stanley r.
Green.
All candidates said, however,
that they did not feel they
were being "pressured" by the
teachers group, which includes
an estimated 2,700 potential
voters among its members.
Mrs. Betty Miller, assistant
executive secretary of the
MEGA, noted the question
naire was the same type as the
one sent out by the teachers
organization prior to the cleo
ton two years ago.
Answers Are Qualified
Most of the candidates said
they answered yes to all or
almost all of the MCEA's queS-
tons but qualified or explained
most of their answers.
They were are questions you
could hardly answer with a
no." said Mrs. Lucy Kicker.
Mrs. Maurer said she felt the
"crux of the problem" in an
swering the MEGA questions
was one of timing.
She said that while all the
programs might be good, it
might also be impossible to put
them all into effect at once.
Most candidates said they
preferred the essay-type test
presented by the league.
II was better able to expand
on my views" said Charles F.
James.
Candidates said they thought
most school problems too COM
pick to be answered yes or no
and said they appreciated the
opportunity to air their posi-
tons more fully.
The league asked such ques-
tons as: Should major effort
be made to expand the able
learner program? Please ex-
plain.
Another question was: How
would you propose to meet the
anticipated sharp increase ID
enrolment at Montgomery
County Junior College?
One candidate, Mrs. Anne P
Orleans, who has been a sub
stitute teacher in county
schools, said queStionnaires
balanced each other.
Answers to the MEGA and
league questions will be printed
by the two groups for release
shortly as aids for voters in the
school board race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
BY JOHN McKELWAY
Star star Writer

Early next September, two
contests will be held at the
Districts new $40 million sta
dunn on the bank Of the Ana
costa.
Meeting for the first time
will be an estimated 1880 au-
tomobileS, 100 buses and 200
taxis.
Also scheduled for the grand
opening is a professional foot
ball game between the WASH
ington Redskins and probably
the Baltimore Colts.
District highway and stadium
officials are confident, however,
that no colossal traffic jam will
result. Granting there will be
difficulties that first game, they
m aintain the stadium will
handle traffic smoothly.
rev staolumS, they say, have
as many surrounding roads to
handle rush traflc.
The setup is termed a "flex-
ible" one. Certain streets west
and northwest of the stadium
can be made one-way, carrying
traffic either in or out of the
stadium. And leading directly
east from the stadium is the
East Capitol Street Bridge, cap
able of handling 400 vehicles
an hour.
Traffic officials also point out
that the major events at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
Calvert Span Fall
Kills Women, so

The body of a 6O-year-old
woman who apparently had
jumped from the Calvert Street
Bridge was found yesterday by
a National Geological Park po-
liceman.
The victim was identified BY
Metropolitan police as Miss
Beulah C. Newhouser, who had
lived at BOIL Ontario road NV,
for the last II years. She is
survived by a nephew, Robert
Neu hauser, Of 1922 Porter
street NV.
Police said Miss Newhouser
left a note. found in a pocket
Of her dress, stating that she
felt she was "unwanted." Her
body was found at 1853 am.
under the west end of the bridge
by Zoo Police Pvt. George H.
Adams.
Homicide Squad detectives
listed the death as a suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03

between Arson street and Sec
ond avenue about 11:15 pm
Saturday, according to Police
Pvts. Richard Kitterman and
William Felix.
Three passengers were in
jured. Frank B. Wilkinson,
10, Of 1917 Woodside parkway,
Silver Spring, was admitted to
the Hospital with a broken leg
and abrasions. Michael A. De
Simone, Is, of 1906 Matey
road, Silver Spring, and Arthur
v. Englert, 400 Browning court
Silver Spring, were treated at
the hospital and released.
Mr.. Sheplee was q teller at
the Silver Spring branch Of the
Citizens Building and Loan
Association of Montgomery
County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
Adventist PurIey
Opens Tonight

The annual fall Ministerial
Council of the Potomac Con-
ference, Seventh-day Adventists,
will begin at 7:30 o'clock to-
night in the Takoma Park
MD Adventist Church.
Pastors, district superintend-
ents, Bible instructors and staff
members Of the conference will
attend the meeting, ending
Wednesday. The Potomac Con-
ference includes Virginia, Dis
trict of Columbia and the Mary
land counties of Montgomery
and Prince Georges.
Howard j. Capman, confer
ence president, will direct the
council. Elder Lewis e. Len
helm, president of the Columbia
Union Conference of Adventists,
will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
INJURIES FATAL
TO AREA YOUTH

A Silver Spring youth died
in Washington Sanitarium, Ia
koma Park. early today of
injuries suffered in an auto
accident Saturday night on
Sixteenth street extended in
Montgomery County.
County police said the dead
youth, Michael John Sheplee,
10, Of 1907 Takoma avenue,
was the driver of a car which
went out Of control on a curve
and plunged over a 50-foot
embankment near the Summit
Hill Apartments.
The accident occurred on the
southbound side Of the stretch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
POLICE SEEK
DAMAGED CAR

Maryland State police today
continued a search for a lethal
weapon-an automobile with a
damaged fender mirror, spot
light and radio aerial.
The unknown car is believed
to have struck down and in
jured a young airman early
yesterday on State Route 5
just north of Charlotte Hall,
St. Marys County.
Trooper Henry Underwood
said the hit-run victim, Airman
Cornelius M. Cruz. who is as
signed to the Patuxent Naval
Air Station. was found at 3
am. by a passing motorist,
lying on the shoulder Of the
highway.
He was taken to the air sta
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
By DANA BULLEN
Star stan Writer

Montgomery County School
Board candidates have mixed
feelings about the quizzing they
are receiving from the Mont
gomery County Education As
ISOLATION and the League of
Women Voters.
Both groups asked the can
didates to answer lists of ques-
tons on school matters. The
inquiries were arranged differ
emily, however.
The MEGA asked for yes or
no answers and allowed can
didates space to explain their
answers. The league asked
essay-type questions.
Like students in the class
room, some candidates found
they liked one type of question
and some found the other easier
to handle.
MEGA Queries
The MEGA asked candidates
If they would support improving
libraries to national standards,
duty free lunch periods for
teachers, higher salaries for
teachers and administrators,
more counselors. clerical aids
for teachers and other items
Some candidates said the
nine questions asked by the
MEGA appeared to have been
designed to indicate what the
group, which includes SO per
cent Of the county's teachers,
wants and represented an effort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
oyExpIores
BuiIdineJob,
FuIIs35Feet

An s-year-old Kensington
(Md) boy today was a little
stiff and a little sore, but
otherwise intact after falling
IS feet down a chimney shaft
at an apartment project yes
terday.
His mother, Mrs. Edward
Eisner Of 3511 Perry street,
said her son Rodney slept late
this morning as a result Of his
ordeal. But she said she planned
to send him to class at the
third grade in Holy Redeemer
School if he felt up to it.
Rodney and his sister, jeanne,
II, were exploring a building
project in the $500 block of
University boulevard, near their
home, yesterday afternoon
when the accident happened.
The two children were on the
unfinished third floor when
Rodney crawled into an open
ing.
His mother said he thought
1t was only few feet deep but
1t turned out to be the chimney
shaft. Rodney fell IS feet but
hit the concrete floor below on
his feet. At the bottom, he
found there was no opening.
He was trapped.
But jeanne ran for help and
thea got her parents. Kensing-
ton volunteer firemen reached
the scene quickly, lowered a
rope to Rodney and told him
how to step in the loop and
hold on.
They pulled the boy to safety
and then, for the first time, he
cried a little.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
PEDESTRIAN DIES:
CITYS 61st DEATH

Junior johnson, 40, died last
night at Casualty Hospital Of
injuries received when he was
struck by a car on Fourteenth
street NV. on Saturday, police
reported.
Mr.. johnson. Of 1912 Thir-
tenth street NV, was struck
as he stepped from q streetcar
loading platform at v street.
The driver. Henry Monroe, 80,
Of ITS California street NV,
was not charged. but will ap-
pear at a coroner's inquest.
1t was the Districts 6Ist
traffic death this year, COM
pared to As at this time last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
SickIes to Speak

Delegate Carlton r. Sickles,
Democrat of Prince Georges
County, will speak at q meeting
of the Brentwood Democratic
Club at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
home Of Mrs. Helen Schatz,
1908 Thirty eighth sire e t,
Brentwood, on questions to be
on the ballot in the November 8
general election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
North Chevy Chase Woman
Dies in Virginia Accident

ton hospital, where he was
reported in fair condition with
head injuries. Navy doctors
said the airman's condition was
such that he couldn't talk to
police.
Clues found at the scene in
clude parts Of an auto spot
light, q rear-view fender mirror
and q radio antenna. Police
believe the airman was hitch
hiking back to the Naval Air
Station when struck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
MARYLAND BRIEFS
Unit Gets
New School
Estimate

BALTIMORE, Oct. 3 (AP).-
A Legislative Council committee
has been told that Maryland
school systems will need s3o5
million for construction in the
next i've years to meet enroll
ment expansion.
DR.. Charles w. Willis. super
intendent Of schools for Har-
ford County. provided the es-
innate to the Committee on
Taxation and Fiscal Matters
from studies he made for the
State Department of Education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
Upper Marlboro Shop
Not Closed by Fire

The Dolores & Marie Beauty
Shop at 4007 Water street, Up
per Marlboro. Md, is continu-
ing business despite a stubborn
fire which damaged a nearby
laundromat Saturday.
Mrs. Dolores Gray, an owner
Of the shop. said the portion
Of the building occupied by the
shop was not damaged by the
fire as reported in one edition
Of Saturdays Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
Law for Loymen

A parliamentary law course,
How to Keep Order Without
Losing Your Mind" sponsored
by the Montgomery County De-
partment Of Recreation, will
begin this week.
The six-week course will be
held at two locations: from 10
to 1880 am. on Thursdays at
the Bethesday-C Chevy Chase
Recreation Center, and from 8
to $3.50 pm. Tuesdays at the
Rock Greek Recreation Center
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
Short to Speak

Assistant Secretary of the
Army Dewey Short will speak at
Ia Observation-Disclosures din
|ner October 10 at the Univer-
sity Of Maryland.
The $25-a-plate Embarrassing
affair will start at 7:30 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
Beauty Contest

The Wheaton Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring a Miss
Wheaton contest to be held No
vember %. Women in the
Wheaton area between Is and
Is years old will participate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03
Mountuin-Top River

FORT PAYNE, Ala.-Little
River on Lookout Mountain,
near Fort Payne. is the only
United States river that runs
its entire course atop q
mountain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03

North Chevy Chase (Md) woman died crash
in Shenandoah County Va, yesterday ~
Virginia State police said Mrs Edna D. Otterback, &c. of
9002 Spring Hill lane killed instantly the headon COLI
SION She passenger car driven by husband
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-03

Maybe you can decide
which agency most de-
serves your support, but
like most people, you'll
find this decision almost
impossible they ore
oil so essential to the
WeII-beine Of our COM
munity. And thot's the
whole ideo Of UGF. Your
one gift once q year is
efficiently distributed to
all l47 agencies, with the
least cost Of fund raising.
You are only asked to give
once we urge you,
think twice, and give gen.
erousIy.
Evening star., 1960-08-07
Program Listines

5-StorIishs Theoter. Movie.
IA Hours. Sentimental Jour
ney." 1916. A dying womon
adopts child for her husbands
soke. Moureen O,Horo. John
Poyne.
7-World News. McCoffrey.
9-News. Weather. Sports.
Mudd. Douglas. Doniels.
ll:1O
7-Weosher. Sports. News.
Allen. SieeeI. MoIkie.
ll:l5
4-News. Weather. Sports.
COLOR. Rosh. Forester. Simpson.
9-The Lote Show. Movie.
ia Hours. The Good Forth"
1887. Peoh Bucks greet novel
of famine, pIoeue and the fight
for survival in Chino. Poul NUM-,
Wolter Connolly.
Evening star., 1960-08-07
TUESDAY

1l:25
7-Baekstsse. Bunny Wneck.
1880
4-Jaek Poor Show. Variety.
Hugh Downs sings. Guests: Cliff
tChorlie Weoverl Arquette,
Dorothy Lomour, Alex King.
7-Seienee Fiction Theotev.
Zochoy Scott stors.
1900
7-FolIow Thot Man. Crime.
RoIph Bellony stors. tRePeotI.
1890
5-Newsbeof.
1.-The Lords Preyer.
100
4-InspiEotion.
9-Meditution. WeotheF.