Life Begins At 73 as Spokane Man Freed
Chester Lee Thompson, freed at 73 after 46 years in an asylum, recalls a 1906 murder case sparked by a rejected romance. He was once charged with first degree murder but acquitted by reason of insanity and later released. doctors call him benign, though he aims to live quietly on his late father’s funds.
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Spokane
Wash
Chester Lee Thompson
Thompson
Chester Thompson
Eastern State Hospital
Tagoma
Harvey, Phipps
Ajian
Spokane Valley
George Mead Emory
Emory
Wil H. Thompson
Seattle
Walla Walla
Lan
G. Lee Sandritter
Charl Hotte Whittlesey Fitz
Steerable Satellite Program Explored by U S Officials
In a reveal tied to Titan booster plans Gen Curtis LeMay and Sen Stuart Symington discussed a steerable satellite concept as an advanced research project. Proposals from Boeing North American North American Aviation and others could lead to a manned ballistic craft with space platform controls, aiming at a test flight in six to seven years.
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Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Congress
Senate
Appropriations
Gen
Curtis. LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Gen. LeMay
Symingson
Earth
Douglas
Boeing Airplane Co
West Coast
Boeing
Air Force
North American Aviation, Inc
Northrop Aircraft, Inc
California
Bell Aircraft Corp
Republic Aviation Corp
Workers Strike at British Motors Idles 25000 in Britain
About 25,000 auto workers at the British Motor Corp factories were idled after two strikes at one plant disrupted assembly. Management laid off roughly half the total force as the walkout halted key production late Thursday night in Birmingham England.
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Birmingham
England
British ‘Motor Corp
Eight Children Die in Rural Home Fire Tragedy
Hollis Oklahoma reports a deadly blaze that killed eight children and injured several family members. Fire started in a downstairs living room, candles or gasoline cited. parents Rendell Modle and Everett survived, while two brothers died in the fire. The town mourns as investigators piece together the cause.
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Hollis
Okla
Upagal
Billie Ann
Carrol
Dwight Eugene
Nathaniel
Shirley
Alfred Wayne
Howard
Nathan
Charles
Tallman
N. Y
Oklahoma
Rendell Modle
Ously
Everett
Viola Sanders
About
Ram
William Modle
70Th St
ST. Paul
Minn
Indiana Ave
Semastic Tay
Fresno Ge
Ricky Bateman
Koch
Helen
Diana Ave
Paramount
Lexington
Stiles- F
Clara
Mathy
Los An
Los Angeles
Geles General Hospital
Harold Harkins
Flamet
Edwards Airstaurant
E. Hunsaker
Bellflower
Solwas
Tunisia
Bizerte
United
France
France Threatens Action Over Tunisian Border Clash
The French army blocks Tunisian movement near Bizerte with guards patrolling roadblocks. France vows to feed troops blockaded in Tunisia and blames Tunisia for potential incidents. Christian Pineau announced in Paris that Tunisia asked for a UN Security Council meeting to address a border village bombing, seen as aggression by Tunisian ambassador Mongi Slim.
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Bizerte
France
Tunisia
Christian Pineau
Paris
National Assembly
Felix Gaillard
Security Council
New York
Mongi Slim
Navy curtails shipyard funds amid re pressurization debate
Navy plans to limit shipyard funding while pressing a repressurization program to protect the facility from flooding. The matter drew positions from the United Services Committee and involved Long Beach oil operators and a voluntary Union Pacific Generals program, with the panel pledging only minimal appropriations until a concrete plan is approved.
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Navy
Long Beach
Harrison
Cboe T
Union Pacific Co
Generals, Petroleum Co
United Services Committee
City chiefs press action on antisubsidence program
City officials refused to comment on the Navy proposed suit but agreed the sharp cut in the appropriation request should be more than a gentle hint for both city and state to proceed with the antisubsidence program quickly. Mayor Raymond C. Keaier said he hoped the request would keep the yard at maximum efficiency and that every subsidy should be pursued.
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Navy
Raymond C. Keailer
Louisiana Loses Three Racial Pleas
New Orleans City Manager Sam J. Vickers said the Fifth Circuit rulings on desegregation require the city and state to speed up legislation and litigation. The decisions address funding and access across schools, colleges, and parks while urging compliance with integration efforts.
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New Orleans
Sam J. Vickers
U. 8
Louisiana
Flanders urges new military setup over school desegregation
Senate discussion centers on a plan by Senator Ralph Flanders to empower a National Security Council to oversee a broader wartime strategy. The proposal would limit desegregation orders and keep African American students from entering LSU and other campuses via state boards, citing a need to align with strategic military requirements and court rulings. The plan includes assigning authority to military chiefs and a park improvement association to regulate access for Black students at park sites.
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WA Shun Lun
Ralph Flanders
National Security Council
LSU
iSoutheastern
Southwestern
Kelfeese
Hace
Sail North London Leads Final Soviet Antarctic Group Home
The second and final group of members from the Soviet Antarctic expedition, part of the Mirny base crew, is en route home, Moscow radio reported Thursday.
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London
GEI
Antarctica
Mirny
Moscow Radio
Building Permits See Wide Range Of Local Constructions
Building permits list a flurry of projects across the area including homes, additions, fencing, and renovations. Notable entries include new dwellings at 635 EL 30th and 6550 DeLeon, additions at 379d Gate and 2909 Hnay, and a patio at 379d Gate. Contractors mentioned include H.-P. Hansen Son, No-Way Construction Co., Criner Gonstraerton Co., and Bulldery Nast with architects Donald A. Davis and others. Estimated costs range from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars.
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Davis
Ton
H.-P. Hansen
Son
O. Hall
San AL Buckie
Harbas
Court Gritford
Crooks & Endsles
Clely Parsons
Douglas Benwell
Gerenios
Ay Ponte Geimm
Qerenitos
No-Way Construction Co
Jeontinciar
Milo & Brown Jr
Rutgers
Lloyd
Miller
Vermont
Criner Gonstraerton Co
Robert G. Townend
Dacelling
DeLeon
L. Peper
Donald L. Culp
Peppere
Oad
Bulldery Nast
Anol Notdine
Cerritos
Crane 1.68 on 128 Buffums
Crane 1.68 operates on 128 Buffums with store hours 9 30 a m to 9 30 p m Fridays 2 noon to 9 pm
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Buffums
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British Motors
Western Airlines
Palm Springs
Santa Ana
Ac Ee
Flanders
Louisiana State ‘University Board of Supervisors
Louisiana ‘State Board of Education
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Army
Air
Provement’ Assn
Keen N Force
Groes Aivey
Eealtes
Russ Sail North
Agicom
Eee
Peta
Aig
Ek Ray
Duffums
Denier
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