Enduring delay in death penalty cases from 1960s
The piece reflects on delayed executions of James Latham, George York, Richard Hickock, and Perry Smith. It argues the hangings won’t revive victims, condemns their on‑death‑row existence, and questions the justice system’s lengthy delays despite clear guilt and confessed crimes. It cites fair trials and counsel as delaying factors and calls for reform.
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James Latham
George York
Richard Hickock
Perry Smith
Lansing
Grandmothers in the Eye of a Posted Story
A reader shares a playful column about grandmothers in today’s culture. The piece contrasts fragile stereotype images from stories with a modern, humorous view of active grandmothers who enjoy bridge, golf, and bowling, wearing colorfully dyed hair and driving a sports car with bucket seats.
Embezzling Now a Billion Dollar Industry
Hal Boyle notes embezzling has become a billion dollar business in America with typical embezzlers a 36 year old parent earning about 160 dollars weekly. The column blends jokes and trivia on presidents marriages older than their wives and assorted absurdities.
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New York
America
U.S
George Washington
Millard Fillmore
Benjamin Harrison
Warren G. Harding
Equator
North Pole
Java
East Indies
Robert Frost
Stampede at Rally Kills 24 in Veracruz Stadium
AP report from Jalp a Mexico describes a crowd of 5 0 stampeding after a political rally honoring Governor Fernando Lopez Arias of Veracruz. A speaker invited villagers and farmhands to escort the governor home for a dance festival, but gate jams and a panic caused a fatal crush with 24 dead and 33 injured.
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Jalapa
Mexico
Fernando Lopez Arias
Veracruz
Johnson Faces Test as World Leader In 1965
President Johnson, focused on domestic issues, faces crucial foreign tests in 1965. He must shape policy toward the Soviet Union at the UN, and salvage Vietnam amid NATO strains, while managing evolving Kremlin leadership and Congo crises.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington AP
Johnson
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
United Nations
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Congress
Dallas
Texas
Peace Corps
Nikita Khrushchev
Vienna
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Harold Macmillan
London
Ngo Dinh Diem
Southeast Asia
Red China
World Organization
U.N
NATO
United States
Europe
Congo
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Reynolds reluctant witness in Bobby Baker probe
Drew Pearson reports Don Reynolds, star witness in the Bobby Baker investigation, showed reluctance to testify before the Senate Rules Committee. Background reports from State Department and Air Force portray Reynolds as unsuitable for official service and a security risk due to past misconduct and illicit activities in Berlin and elsewhere.
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Washington
Don Reynolds
Bobby Baker
Everett Jordan
Saxapahan
N. C
Reynolds
John Williams
Delaware
Rey
Nolds
Don
Senate Rules Committee
Williams
Dick Tracy
Johnson
Sen. Williams
Matt McCloskey
FBI
James F. Fitzgerald
Reynold
Fitzgerald
Tack Anderson
Bil McClead
State Department
Air Force
Department of State
United States
Security Review Board
U.S
Conml
Berlin
FSO
Foreign Service
Germany
Austria
Seven Children Die In Baltimore Fire
In Baltimore seven children died when a two alarm fire swept two rowhouses in the crowded eastern city area. The fire department said the rest of the occupants had been evacuated and the blaze was under control.
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Baltimore
Garden City Telegram publication details and rates
Garden City Telegram published daily except Sunday and five holidays by The Telegram Publishing Company in Garden City Kansas. Rates list carrier and mail options for Finney and surrounding counties with annual and weekly charges. Associated Press license and publication rights noted.
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Telegram Publishing Company
Mil Brown Marvin Smith Gar
Associated Press
Garden City
Kansas
Finney, Lane
Scott
Wichita
Greeley
Hamilton
Kearny
Grant
Haskell
Gray Counties
Telegram Motor
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Zurich
McMillan
South Carolina
U. S. Military Academy
U. S. Army Reserve
HI Vitas
Garwjest
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