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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1959
Page
2
Fragmentary clipping presents a Bible verse from Daniel 6 22 about God sending an angel to shut the lions mouths. The source text is partial and includes stray letters and names. No clear event or person beyond the biblical reference is established.
The piece analyzes East West brinkmanship ahead of Geneva talks with Khrushchev and Gromyko assessing Western readiness to fight over Berlin. It notes past Soviet errors in Korea and Greece, denial of ultimatums, the lingering call for a summit, and Eisenhower’s stance that a summit requires tangible progress from foreign ministers.
Starkweather refused to answer a final statement request as deputies watched. He entered the execution chamber at 2 01 am and sat in the chair while guards stood by. Electrodes were attached and the green cartan prepared, ending the condemned man's final moments.
A coalition of northern Democrats asks the Senate to add amendments to extend the Korean War era tax rates on liquor tobacco and vehicles while tightening loopholes. Proposals include cutting oil and gas depletion allowances reversing dividend tax cuts restricting business entertainment deductions and imposing withholding on interest and dividends.
Charles Starkweather, 20, confessed killer of 11 people, was executed in Nebraska’s electric chair early today. Doctors pronounced him dead at 2:05 am after receiving multiple shocks. prison physician Dr. B A Finkle collapsed and died shortly before the execution. Dr. P E Getsher and Dr. George Lews, Jr. assisted at the death chamber.
Attorney General Will Wilson ruled that the weekly Lubbock television games Orbit and Space are not lotteries under state law because participants are not required to pay to play. Winners at Orbit may play Space, and the games resemble Bingo with no entry fee.
The article suggests a Geneva nuclear conference running alongside the foreign ministers meeting as a path to summon a summit. It notes slow progress yet highlights occasional breakthroughs where positions are not fixed in advance, arguing progress toward disarmament would pressure Western leaders to accept a summit.
In New York the United Steelworkers Wage Policy Committee weighed an industry proposal to indefinitely postpone a strike affecting about 500 900 workers. Industry seeks a one year wage freeze with no strike deadline, while warns of plant closings if no agreement is reached by June 30. David Jo McDonald to present company plan. Cooper presses for truce with ten day notice option.
A proposal to drop next Wednesday would impose an annual expense near three billion dollars for the treasury. The plan hinges on adjustments to budgeting and the timing of payments.
A survey at the 220th annual Rock River Conference reports 74 of 376 northern Minnesota churches answered the question on integration, with 61 of 74 replied yes and 13 voting no, reflecting cautious progress amid 176,000 church members across 20 counties.
Washington officials report the Senate committee voted to repeal a 10 percent personal travel tax. The move follows a narrow vote amid intent to extend pre or corporate tax rates, with an expectation rates would otherwise fall automatically in July.
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