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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1964
Page
10
In Dallas AP report, four Texas lawyers push to file bills of exception before the appeal deadline for Jack Ruby. Henry Wade visited Ruby, amid claims of unethical contact. defense notes Ruby seeks a lie detector test to prove no link to Oswald’s assassination.
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In Fort Worth AP coverage Frances Whitley of Corpus Christi, 18, and Sammi St Williamson, 26 22 36, Yorktown represent Texas Tech and dancing aspirations. Whitley, former Miss Majorette of Texas, wowed with a sparkling solo. Williamson won the swimsuit award as 58 contestants move to the final phase tonight.
The Constitution Party planned to choose its presidential nominee today in Houston. Front runners included Curtis B. Dall, national chairman from Philadelphia, who said he is not a candidate but is seen as likely. W Frank Horne of Ren ton Wash was also mentioned with talk of a Dall-Horne ticket. Gov. George Wallace had withdrawn, leaving Dall and Horne as leading figures. The platform urged strict civil rights limits, end federal aid to education, repeal taxes, balance the budget, control federal reserve stock purchases, restrict immigration, and oppose UN treaty acts and foreign aid. Dall expressed sympathy for Lyndon Johnson and joked about returning to ranching if he became president.
University of North Dakota geologists dig for 80 million year old dinosaur remains in southwestern North Dakota. A student mapped the area last summer and uncovered a partially exposed Triceratops skeleton about 20 feet long and 10 feet high, per Prof. F D Holland.
Los Angeles AP reports Mrs Ednah Race Capron won an interlocutory divorce decree after a 55 year marriage. She described years of self-made clothes and daily complaints from her husband and restrictions during illness. Capron, 74, received a $16 million settlement believed to be the largest ever.
In Superior Court Thursday, Cattie Stray faced cruelty charges against her husband, multimillionaire George H. Capron, 79. She testified he offered a million dollars to be rid of her after she broke her leg last year, then learned of a $30 million fortune her lawyers uncovered after filing for divorce.
Thel Henry Steele reports in Newport Beach that Capron and his wife Mrs Capron reached a divorce settlement with Mrs Capron receiving the Newport Beach home a 180000 apartment house and 860 acres at Laguna Niguel on the southern California coast. Capron was granted an option to buy back the land for 16 million between January 30 and February 28 1965. Contested details include ownership of a 3 million estate built through property trades and a high prior settlement record set by Greg Sherwood Dodge in a separate case.
East Harris District Cub Scouts to compete in a Saturday swim meet at Baytown Elks Lodge pool. Registration starts 8 a.m. for Cubs, with three age groups. Each Cub may enter up to three events and ribbons awarded for top three in each event.
BLOUNTVILLE Tenn AP William Stubbs 32 of Rochester NY was convicted a second time Thursday of murder in the 10 year old death of Mrs Alex G Holm of Texas City Texas A jury of 12 men and a woman recommended a 20 year sentence The state sought the death penalty Stubbs was granted a new trial after serving 10 years of a 15 year term from 1954 for kidnapping the Texas couple from a roadside park Mrs Holm was slain and her husband wounded Federal Judge William Miller granted a habeas corpus petition last December on grounds Stubbs court appointed attorneys failed to appeal his first conviction Stubbs testified he engaged in friendly conversation with the couple after forcing his way into their car at gun point saying he believed Holm attacked him He said Holm shot at him after looking in the rear view mirror Transcript of the first trial quoted Holm saying his wife killer looked in the rear view mirror and started shooting
Peppery Dallas Republican leader Edward T. Dicker former Texas legislator launches GOP for Johnson drive. He plans Republican clubs in Dallas and Texas to support Lyndon B. Johnson and oppose Barry Goldwater, criticizing him as arrogant. Dicker also denounces the Republican civil rights plank while backing Johnson’s presidency.
President Johnson told 52 000 cheering Boy Scouts in Valley Forge that the government exists to protect freedom and enlarge opportunities for every citizen. He defended federal power against Goldwater's push for limits, while a banner nearby read Goldwater 61. The speech followed tragedy as life scout Jay Leckley was killed by a bus and two assistant scoutmasters were killed earlier in the week. After the jamboree, 52 000 scouts left for home by bus, plane, and auto as the city emptied of tents and traffic.
CHICAGO AP Mrs Tillie Majezek 72 died after 11 years of scrubbing to win her son’s release from a murder conviction. She raised 5000 and offered a reward for the real murderer. An investigation found a key witness lied at the trial. Joe Majezek was pardoned in 1945 after nearly 12 years. A movie Call Northside 777 was made from the incident.
English girl Rice Davies linked to Christine Keeler scandal may appear in a Drextco City nightclub after being approached for a sineine engagement. The report notes Thursday the potential engagement was discussed with a promoter in the area.
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