Execution Stay Two Minutes Too Late
San Quentin Calif two minutes too late Gov Goodwin Knight refused a last minute stay for Burton W Abbott the kidnap slayer of 14 year old Stephanie Bryant. Abbott died in the San Quentin gas chamber at 11 18 am after legal efforts failed. The condemned man was strapped into the chair at 11 15 am and the lethal pellets were dropped moments later. The case hinged on circumstantial evidence linking Abbott to the girl's disappearance and death.
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Stephanie
Charles Bryan
Berkeley
Alameda
Trinity County
Bank Manager Held Guest Of Robbers In Staten Island Sapling Escape
Augustus M. Pynn, manager of the Mariners Harbor branch of Richmond County National Bank, was abducted by three men who drove him to a wooded area and handcuffed him to a sapling. He gnawed the tree for three hours until it broke. The robbers did not enter the bank, but a separate $5,000 supermarket robbery occurred nearby as police were contacted.
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Richmond County National Bank
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Truck Blocked By Motorist Hit By Train
Los Angeles report says George John Ward honked as Regay Fy motorist blocked a turn around and a Southern Pacific freight train struck Ward's truck and trailer. Ward said he could not move off the tracks because a traffic signal was changing. The motorist drove on as the signal flipped. Ward received treatment for head cuts.
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George John Ward
Southern Pacific
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Kaplan Hand Lets Top Score Ride in Rubber Bridge
Edgar Kaplan wins a Life Master’s rubber by doubling a three spade contract after North opens with a minimum and South raises. Kaplan’s defense gains 200 points when East and West miss a four diamond game, yielding a near top score in match points.
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Missing Auto Dealer Returns To Face Charges
Elizabethtown dealer Charles Craig, missing since August 1 1953, is back to face embezzlement and fraud charges in Bladen County. Sheriff John 3. Allen said Craig was found in Roanoke Virginia. Bond set at 10000. Charges total about 20000 and the firm later closed.
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N. C
Bladen County
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Allen
Charles Craig
Roanoke
Craig
Columbia
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Virginia
Money Isn’t Everything Says Whitehead Accepts Pay Cut
Whitehead remarks the teaching post was burdensome and will take a pay cut from 7600 to 6400 dollars annually. The decision reflects financial constraints and the impact on the role.
Nixon Visits Rome on 72 hour goodwill trip
Vice President Nixon arrives in Rome for a three day visit and will meet President Gronchi and Premier Segni. He and his wife will have a private audience with Pope Pius XII. Nixon’s Libya talks and Middle East stance are noted before his Tunisia stop en route home.
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Libya
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