Death Penalty Faces Decline Across United States
AP discusses the shrinking use of capital punishment as murder rates rise. It notes 270 murders last year with only 15 executions, recalls 1935 figures, and lists states that have abolished or limited the death penalty including Michigan, Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, and others with New York retaining police on duty cases.
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Maggie Savor
Apstal
United States
Michigan
Alaska
Hawaii
Maine
Minnesota
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Oregon
Iowa
West Virginia
Vermont
New York
Great Britain
Sellin
FBI
J. Ed
Hoover
Richard H. Kuh
Mississippi sees improved race climate as NAACP plans voter drives
In Jackson Mississippi an NAACP official notes better racial climate over one year and outlines a summer voter registration push with about 50 black and white businessmen joining local branches. About 250 NAACP veterans will work in Mississippi cities for short periods. Abolitionists call the death penalty brutal and barbaric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gordon
Jackson
Miss
UPI
NAACP
Mississippi
Gloster
Evers
UPT
Canton
Debate on capital punishment and deterrence in modern society
The discussion covers death penalty effectiveness, criminologists' views on murder types, and cross state trends. It notes Alabama's high homicide rate, Vermont's low rate, and claims about the punishment's deterrence and risks of executing the innocent, plus ongoing Mississippi voting rights actions and NAACP monitoring amid tension.
First In Flight TV Aboard 1932 Western Air Express
In May 1932 a Western Air Express Fokker Trimotor flew 3000 feet above Los Angeles displaying a Loretta Young film on a small cabin screen. Engineer Gerhard Fisher demonstrated airborne television aided by Harry R. Lubke, pioneering in flight entertainment before jet age innovations.
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Washington
Loretta Young
Western ‘Air Express
Western ‘Airlines
Los Angeles
WGXAO
Harry R. Lubke
Don Lee Broadcasting System
Fisher
Western
Maine Towns Withdraw From Surplus Food Plan
About 30 Maine communities pulled out of a federal surplus food program over the past year. The withdrawal follows concerns raised by state officials over how the program was being used and its aims beyond food distribution.
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Maine
Augusta
Loretta Young
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