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Charleston Gazette in Charleston, West Virginia

05 Jun 1959

Page 7

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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1959

Page

7

Starkweather Chair Escape Attempt Fails

Condemned killer Charles Starkweather failed in a Thursday bid to delay his execution. Three federal judges rejected his writ of habeas corpus and declined to stay the sentence, with no new date set as state officials prepare.

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Omaha Charles Starkweather Nebraska Nebraska Atty C. S. Beck State Supreme Court John Greenholtz U.S Circuit Court of Appeals Harvey M. Johnson Joseph W. Woodrough Martin D. von Oosterhont Sioux City Iowa Starkweather Federal District Court Lincoln
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Eight Injured in Triple Truck Collision Area

Eight people were injured when a heavy dump truck and a smaller vehicle collided on a steep incline in Area A near a new bridge under construction by the State Road Commission. Dewey Bott, 45, of South Charleston, the dump truck driver, suffered minor chest injuries and was treated and released. Several youths and adults from South Charleston received bruises or abrasions. Mary Jo Bowling of South Charleston earned a master's in secondary education at George Peabody College in Nashville.

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State Road Commission Dewey Bott Kentucky Ave South Charleston Bott Thomas Memorial Hospital Nashville Tenn Mary Jo 'Bowling W.va Pital Stanley Siemaczko George Peabody College Price St South Charles
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