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Show PLANE PILOT IS SENTENCED A young army pilot was sentenced sent-enced Saturday for the death of Earl W. Nepple, Los Angeles hotel ho-tel operator and former Bingham resident. Second Lieutenant Howard How-ard E Stittsworth was identified by witnesses as pilot of a ground-skimming ground-skimming training plane that bounced down U. S. highway 89 near Wittman, Ariz., June 12, ana decapitated Mr. Nepple, as he drove toward Phoenix. Lt Stittsworth, whose home is in Wakefield, Kansas, was found euilty of all counts, including murder, and was ordered confin-pd confin-pd for life at hard labor. Second Lt. Dean C. fundings-band fundings-band 23, of Grand Forks, N. p., Kr officer in the plane with Stittsworth, was convicted of violating flying regulations. |