Uphold Slayer's Sentence
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Frank Earl Senk for first degree murder in the 1961 killing of 13 year old Mary Jane Benfield. The defense argued Senk was not informed of his right to remain silent before signing a guilt statement. Justic Michael J. Eagen authored the majority opinion.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Earl Senk
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Senk
Lenk
Columbia County
Mary Jane Benfield
Centralia
Supreme Court
U. S S. Supreme Court
State Court
Justic Michael J. Eagen
Herbert B. Cohen
RFK Confirms Shapp Campaign Plans
An aide to Senator Robert F. Kennedy confirms he will campaign for Milton J. Shapp in Pennsylvania and for other Democrats seeking Congress seats. No dates or locations set, but Oct. 15 or the weekend of Oct. 8 are likely. Shapp had previously said Kennedy and Vice President Humphrey would campaign for him.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Congress
As Kennedy
Shapp
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Alligator Wrestles Back at Mid-South Fair
Dell Winders an alligator wrestler lost an afternoon bout after a gator played possum and bit his leg. He recovered at Methodist Hospital and planned to wrestle the gator again on stage with an Indian companion. An Oneida Indian from Wisconsin helped remove the animal before Winders won the match. Confucius born 551 B.C.
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Memphis
Winders
Wisconsin
George Green
Romney on Spot as British protestors march outside HQ
In London demonstrators marched to the Labor party headquarters and accused the U S government of complicity in the Vietnam War. Governor Romney, visiting Britain, addressed the crowd seeking clarity on U S policy while a young child questioned the meaning of the protest. A pensioner from Dorking carried a placard urging a boycott of American goods citing blood on them.
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Lansing
Mich
London
George Rom
Britain
Ney
Michigan
Labor Party
Romney
Republic
Wilson
Viet Nam
British Hair Stylist Sassoon Fights U S Hairdressing Rules
Victor Sassoon, Britain's top society hair stylist, called American women’s hairdos a bad joke as he fought a ban on barbering in New York. He blamed archaic licensing and politics, vowed to change U S standards, and criticized exams as asinine.
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U.S
New York
Britain
Victor Sassoon
Sassoon
United States
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