Another Puzzling Chapter in Hickock Smith Case
The Garden City Telegram editorial laments the slow pursuit of justice for Perry Smith and Richard Hickock as their legal team subpoenas five local reporters for a Topeka U.S. District Court appearance. It notes media connections, the irony of compensation for state witnesses, and argues the public’s impatience should press for justice rather than blood.
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Perry Edward Smith
Richard Eugene Hickock
Holcomb
U.S. District Court
Topeka
Hickock
Smith
Dionne sisters tale sparks controversy over family cruelty
A harsh critique of the Dionne sisters and their parents charges the sisters’ story as a sensational broadcast of private family matters. The piece questions motives, noting four sisters faced chores while denying a narrative of abuse, and mentions Yvonne as a nun who repudiates the tale. It argues publishers profited little beyond 80 pieces of silver.
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Dionne
McCalls’ Magazine
Dionne Sisters
Tai
Yvonne
Celebrities All Fear Failure, Hal Boyle Says
Hal Boyle surveys more than a thousand famous figures over two decades and finds celebrities share a fear of anonymity and failure. They crave assurance, surround themselves with sycophants, and are marked by a need for dramatic timing. Some are generous, others stingy, with Braddock named as a grounded exception.
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New York
Codey Island
Pal
George S. Patton
Douglas MacArthur
Charles de Gaulle
Everett Dirksen
Ilinois
John F. Kennedy
Fell
Frank Sinatra
Ator
Bob Mitchem
Marilyn Monroe
Gen
Omar Nelson Bradié¢y
Corvair
Corvette
Chevrolet
Space power and Cold War rhetoric collide in briefing
U S and Soviet leaders edge toward banning weapons from outer space while Air Force generals press for a militarized space program. Gromyko hints at possible agreement with Rusk, urging priority on space weapons amid Soviet satellite advances and U S concerns about strategic disadvantage.
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Washington
State Department
Pentagon
Dean Rusk
Gromyko
Otter Space
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rushchev
Russia
Cuba
United States
New York
Distaff Side observes Finney County Courthouse life
A casual tour inside the Finney County Courthouse reveals coffee breaks, small office antics, and personal touches. Edna Richardson signals coffee on the sheriff’s floor, Lil Valenzuela receives a portable TV for her birthday, and others craft miniature grain elevators for a future Wichita meeting. Ruth Towlea reviews shifting district maps from 1939, Mae Purdy’s clerical charm noted, and welfare traffic brims. Courthouse payroll delays hit payday, with commissioners meeting October 6.
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Finney County Courte House
Beth
Edna
Mra
Debbie) Richardson
Lil
Rudy
Valenzuela
Register of Deeds Office
Wichita
Register of Deeds Association
Leona Henderson
Ruth Towlea
Garden City
G. Mae Purdy
District Court
Mae
United Fund
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