Televised execution proposal sparks Texas death penalty debate
Foreman urged televised executions as a way to end capital punishment arguing it would trigger abolition nationwide. He told lawmakers that public sentiment would shift against the death penalty if such an event occurred, while others warned against dismantling deterrence. The hearing, spanning hours, featured testimony from law officers and professors amid calls for a life imprisonment alternative.
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Percy Foreman
Foreman
Texas
The
Mouse
Charles Whitfield
Shouston
Clarence Darrow
Percy ‘Foreman
U.S. Supreme Court
Huntsville
John Silber
University of Texas Philosophy Department
Silber
Lloyd Lunsford
South
Ouston
FBI
Leslie Ashley
Whitfield
Lewis Berry
Austin
Sheriff's Association of Texas
A. C. Howerton
Major oil firms report higher earnings in '64
Houston AP report notes 12 of 14 leading oil companies posted increased 1964 earnings despite price pressures. Sinclair and Tidewater fell. Indiana Standard and Sun Oil gave specifics on price erosion. Executives cite higher sales volume and production costs as factors limiting gains, with cautious outlooks for price structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max B. Skelton
Standard Qi} Co
Ndiana
Sun 681 Co
John Swearingen
Indiana Standard
Swearingen
Sun
Robert Dunlop
W. K. Whiteford
Gulf Oi Corp
Station sale approved for KVOD Albuquerque by Colorado Radio
The Communications Commission approved the sale of KVOD Albuquerque to John Walton Jr of Colorado Radio Car for 155000. Walton also owns KVIT FM TV 2 Amano and RVKM AM TV in Monahens Texas.
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Washington
The
Communications Commission
KVOD
Albuquerque
Colorado Radio Cor. Ia
John Walton Jr
Walton
KVIT
Amano
RVKM
Monahens
Tex
Hospitals Stay Open Through June 30 Amid VA Shakeup
Senate Veterans Affairs subcommittee unanimously approves a resolution to keep all federal veterans hospitals and offices operating through June 30 as a White House review panel is named. The measure preserves status for the current fiscal year and raises the hospital funding ceiling from 125000 to 170000, with implications for new facilities and staffing.
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Washington
Senate
Ralph Yarborough D-Tex
Senate Veterans Panel
Congress
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Continental Oil Co
Dunlop
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American Petroleum Institute
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East Texas
Baytown
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