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The Dayton Citizen
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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In New York, Mrs. Carmen Torresola and Mrs. Rosa Collazo, wives of men involved in the attempt to assassinate President Truman, were released from jail after conspiracy charges were dropped due to lack of evidence. Their husbands: one slain, the other awaiting trial for killing a guard.
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NEW YORK--Mrs. Carmen Torresola, 21-year-old widow of the gunman who was slain in an attempt to assassinate President Truman, was released Wednesday after 51 days in jail, and conspiracy charges against her were dropped for lack of supporting evidence. U. S. Commissioner Edward McDonald also released Mrs. Rosa Collazo, 42, whose husband, Oscar, is awaiting trial in Washington on charges of slaying a Blair House guard, who aided in preventing the assassination.
Three others implicated in the case are still facing conspiracy charges.
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New York
Event Date
Wednesday
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mrs. carmen torresola released after 51 days in jail, conspiracy charges dropped for lack of evidence; mrs. rosa collazo released; her husband awaiting trial for slaying a blair house guard; three others still facing conspiracy charges.
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Mrs. Carmen Torresola, widow of the slain gunman in the assassination attempt on President Truman, and Mrs. Rosa Collazo, wife of Oscar Collazo awaiting trial for killing a guard, were released by U. S. Commissioner Edward McDonald after conspiracy charges were dropped due to lack of supporting evidence.