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JURY ACQUITS RADIO SUSPECTS
DETROIT, April quesfion of killed Jerry Buckley and why?" remained unanswered today. A recorder's court jury turned verdict of acquittal in the cases of Ted Pizzino, Angelo Livecchi and Joe Bommarito The announced it had jury quitted Joe Bommarita on the first ballot taken Monday after the case had been placed in the jurors hands at 10:10 a. m. Angelo Livecchi was cleared on the fifth ballot. and Pizzino on the ninth. Bommarito and Pizzino were ao cused by the state of being two of the gunmen who entered the lobby of the Salle hotel at m. last July 23, and shot down Gerald E. Buckley, militant crusader for radio station WMBC. Two hours after he had announced the recall of the then Mayor Charles Bowles, whom he had attacked in his night ly broadcasts. Livecchi was accused by the state of signaling the gunmen. as they waited outside the hotel when Buckley was seated in the lobby and the scene was set for the assassin. ation. There was testimony during the trial to show that Buckley the scene of his death waiting at to keep an appointment made half an hour before in a telephone versation with woman Police have never divulged whether they know made that appointment In spite of stern warnings attendants any by court demonstration by spectators cheers when the were repeated dict of acquittal announced 50 o'clock tonight Mrs. Pizzino, came from New York weeks to be with her several ago husband. fainted in the arms of Al len W. Kent, Pizzino's attorney
WABASH BANK WILL MAKE PAYMENT TO DEPOSITORS
WABASH, Ind., April final 10 percent payment to deposit ors of the closed Citizens Savings & will be made within Trust company, the week ten days, it was next or here by Frank Plumannounced mer, attorney for the bank receiver of 70 percent was First payment made few months after the bank by the state and was taken over A ten percent payment was closed. six months later and made some percent payment about second ten will later. The next payment year close the bank records with depositors paid in full.