Slayer Of Norfolk Woman Sentenced To Die In Electric Chair
Timmons was sentenced to die in the electric chair for first degree murder in the death of Mrs. Ann Bannon of Norfolk after a jury convicted him in April. Defense motions to set aside the verdict failed, with arguments over crime-scene photographs and admissibility of rape evidence. Commonwealth’s Attorney Fred Whitehurst defended the photographs as material to the case.
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Blusfield
Timmons
State Penitentiary
Ann Bannon
W. K. Mevin
Sott
Mapp
Commonwealth
Alfred Whitehurst
Whitehurst
Katmai Volcano Erupts After Half-Century Dormancy
Katmai Volcano in the Alaska peninsula near Kodiak erupts intermittently after being dormant since 1912. Navy pilots report ash spewing high into the sky as Mt. Katmai lies in the Katmai National Monument known as the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
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Kodiak, Alaska
Katmai
Navy
Mt. Katmai
Alaska Peninsula
Kodiak
Katmai National Monument
Monument
Mt. Trident
Martin Mountain
Dancing Ban Reaches Saigon And South Vietnam
Reported in Saigon the new morality law bans dancing across official and foreign venues. U S military hotels briefly held rooftop dances but Vietnamese police began cataloging dancers. Some clandestine gatherings persist with rumors of underground speakeasies amid ongoing enforcement.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Vienamese
Vietnamese American Association
Patricia Ruth Clark
Des Moines
Iowa
Ex-Reporter Named To Med School Post
Howard L. Lewis, formerly with the Charleston Daily Mail, is named administrative assistant to the vice president of the West Virginia University Medical Center. The WVU graduate, 30, will serve as information officer and publications adviser, WVU President Paul A. Miller said.
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Morgantown
Howard L. Lewis
Charleston Daily Mail
West Virginia University Medical Center
WVU
Lewis
Paul A. Miller
Beckley Area May Get Plant
U S Senator Robert Byrd says a multi million dollar pilot plant could be built in the Beckley area if Operation Bootstrap coal research succeeds. The first phase costs about 750000 with 450000 from the Office of Coal Research to speed work. If phase one succeeds by year end a pilot plant design and construction would proceed employing about 50 people.
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Charleston
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
Interior and Related Agencies
Senate
Office of Coal Research
House
Beckley
Stops Constipation Due to Aging Colon
An old advertisement explains aging colon muscles cause constipation and promotes COOLONAID as a three part remedy. It claims prevents hard waste, tones colon muscles, and gently stimulates lower colon reflexes. The copy notes overnight relief and hospital safety for expectant mothers with a 43¢ introductory size.
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Norfolk, Ve.ap
Norfolk
Richard Timmons
Linwood B. Tabb Jr
Olithe
Bluefield, VA
Ryland R. Weisigen
Eastword
George
Shorty
Crabtree
Westword
Oas
Royal Crown Gola Co
Nehi Bottling CO
S. Viet Nam
Med School Post
Zenith
Goodykoontz
Corner South
Bland Bluefield, W. VA
Ady
Shaffer Maytag
Bluefield
Shaffer Maytag Co
Princeton
Mercar St
Welch New Bus Terminal
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