This Week In '66

 

With Lynn Peril

This is the week in 1966 when eight young women, six student nurses and two visiting exchange nurses from the Philippines, were murdered by a madman in Chicago. You can read about him elsewhere; here we're going to talk about the victims. Also in the news this week: a pair of May-December marriages draw comparisons. 

SHOW NOTES

“Delmore Schwartz,” New York Daily News, July 14, 1966, 61. 

Freeman, Alex, “How Sinatra’s Kids Feel About His New Bride,” Detroit Free Press, July 31, 1966, 28. 

Getze, George, “Trainers Thump TV Slump; Young Adults Called Flabbiest Generation in Nation’s History,” Los Angeles Times, July 12, 1966, 31. 

Goodyear, Sara Jane, “Hunt for Clews in Killing of Eight Nurses on S.E. Side; Neighbors Tell of Awakening to Tragedy,” Chicago Tribune, July 15, 1966, 1. 

“‘Newlywed Game’ Pits Couples in Daytimer,” The Daily News Leader (Staunton, Virginia), July 8, 1966, 13. 

“The Murder Story Unfolds,” Detroit Free Press, July 16, 1966, 32. 

Wiedrich, Robert, “Detailed Report of Terrible Crime; The 8 Nurses: 5-Hour Killing,” Chicago Tribune Magazine, July 23, 1966, 9.