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Killer Dies Todayresolution conde government’s h; 29 at the first s legislature.Mr. SmallwooiSAN QUENTIN, Calif. (API-One of the coldest killers California has ever known is to dietoday.Stephen Nash, 36, goes to the gas chamber for two Southern California killings. He brags that he has killed at least 11 persons, and police believe him. He laughs as he describes the killings.Governor Edmund G. Brown, who opposes capital punishment, was amazed by Nash’s long history of offences, but refused clemency. He asked that a committee be appointed to study suggestions for revising California’s legal definition of insanity.A Los Angeles jury convicted him in February, 1957, for murdering 10-year-old Larry Rice of Santa Monica and John Berg, 26, of Long Beach. Both had been stabbed to death. The boy’s body was found under a pier, The body of Berg, a hairdresser, was found in his apartment.Nash, who admitted being a homosexual, said sex was involved in all of his crimes.“It was just for kicks,” he said in San Francisco after a grand jury indicted him for another slaying. “It’s always justfor kicks.”Nash horrified policemen when he described his killings. He has been so obnoxious in prison that he had to be moved to a segregated cell on deathrow.“The others were about ready to kill him,” associate warden Walter D. Achuff explained. “He would keep them awakenights, reciting in a loud voice the full and foul details of his crimes.”With no relatives and no friends. Nash had not a single visitor since entering death row April 4, 1957.He refused spiritual comfort, but ordered a last dinner of steak, pie, coffee and some sandwiches to nibble on during the night.terview after tl his Liberal govlt; personal victory Conservative L Hollett in St. Jol the motion is fu the 36-seat Hou: duce the resoluti Canada.”He said he wo the country to c But he said “For Margaret'sOrchid CorsFrom AmeriBALMORAL. Scotland (Reuters)—A corsage of orchids from an unidentified American aroused curiosity here Thursday night on the eve of Princess Margaret’s 29th birthday.The Queen’s younger sister was the centre of birthday greetings pouring into Balmoral Castle from all over the world. The orchid corsage was to be among them.The Aberdeen florist filling the order refused to name its sender. However, the orchid - buyer wasj reported to have sent the fun-loving princess two dozen red roses recently.FAMILY GATHERINGThe princess will mark her birthday today at a family gathering. It will include the Queen and Prince Philip.spent a little tinv ever, they haveThe “if and w ture wedding bel is a favorite among some BriFrom his top s of the Federatioi trologers, Willia predicted Marga this year. Tucker likeliest date asBeliev lt;Ne
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