Governor Brown seeks four year moratorium on death penalty
Sacramento reports Gov. Edmund G. Brown urged the California Legislature to approve a four year moratorium on capital punishment with exceptions for repeated killers and those who murder peace officers. Assemblyman Lester McMillan filed the bill and Brown defended abolition as a step away from barbaric practice. Brown contrasted California with New York and argued deterrence is minimal as most murders avoid the death penalty.
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Gov. Brown
Sacramento
UPS
Edmund G. Brown
California
Lester A. icMillan
Los Angeles
McMillan
Assembly
San Quentin
Brown
State Senate
New York
Rusk to Conduct News Conference
Secretary of State Dean Rusk will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. in Washington. This will be his 18th general news conference since taking office two years ago.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
John Birch Society Growing Despite Bad Publicity
The Anti-Defamation League says the John Birch Society expanded its membership to an estimated 50 000 to 60 000 by late 1961 despite public disavowals by founder Robert Welch and weak impact on the 1962 elections. The report cites campaigns against alleged leftist influences in schools churches and libraries a push to impeach Chief Justice Earl Warren and boycotts of merchants selling Polish goods from Communist countries. It warns the group can influence local campaigns and pressure officials and clergy in small communities.
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Washington
UPT
John Birch Society
Anti - Defamation League of
B’nai B'rith
Birch Society
Robert Welch
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B'nai B'rith
Bearded Judo Figure Faces Murder Charge
Bearded judo expert James Edward Baker, 40, arraigned in West Hollywood on murder charges for the shooting death of Robert Ingram, 41, amid a dispute over Baker’s friendship with Ingram’s wife. Baker claims self defense after Ingram produced a .38 revolver. autopsy confirms a gunshot wound to the head. Ingram owned the Jamaica Inn in Corona del Mar.
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Calif
UPI
James Edward Baker
Robert Ingram
Baker
Sheriff's Deputies
Ingram
Harold Kade
Jean
Sherif
Ingram Sudenly
Violin Prodigy Delights Las Vegas Patrons At Plush Horse
Darlene Gray a 14 year old violin prodigy from Las Vegas performed at the Plush Horse Restaurant on East Sahara Avenue. She is a Western High School freshman and daughter of Barton Gray her teacher and a famed concert master. The event was organized by Boyd B. Ashcraft Jack Ravetti Sr and Jack Bosarge to spotlight local talent. Her instrument the De Beriot Del Gesu Guarnerius is valued over 50000.
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Las Vegas
Plush Horse
East
Sahara Avenue
Miss Gray
Barton Gray
Alta Drive
Western High School
Boyd B. Ashcraft
Jack Ravetti Sr
Jack Bosarge
Long Junkets Okay for Solons
The House Rules committee approved travel for Space Committee members to junket anywhere including the moon. Chairman Howard W. Smith noted a possible trip to the moon but warned Space Chairman George P. Miller that the usual State Department bag man would not be accompanying them with funds. Space was one of five of 20 committees cleared for travel beyond U S borders.
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Washington
Dow Jones closes with varied range across sectors
UPI reports a volatile session in New York with the Dow Jones averages showing mixed open and close figures. Trading activity includes 431,800 Industrials, 298,400 Railroads, and 591,600 Utilities transactions, with a final close near the day’s highs.
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New York
UPI
Dow-Jones
NY Closing Stocks List Recap of Stocks and Percentages
A dense rundown of listed stocks including Aluminum, Ford, General Electric, IBM, U S Steel, Apple, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Texaco, Sears, Westinghouse and many others with trailing percentages or figures. The list blends company names, industries, and minor numeric figures. The overall item reads as a catalog of closing stock quotations and related notations from a NY market page.
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ACF _ Indus
Allied Strs Alum Ltd
Alcoa Alum Am Air Lin
Amn
Can Amn Cyan Am Motors
Amn Smelt
AT & 7
Tob
Amn Vise
Ampex Co
Anacen Co
Armeo St Armour Co
Atchsn Top Aveo Corp
Bendix Av Beth Steel
Boeing Air Borden Co
Borg Warn Burroughs Campb Soup
J. Cater Trac Celanese Co
Chrys Corp Cities Sve Coig Palm Col Brd Sys
Colum Gas
Edison Containers
Corn
Crane
Crown Zell
Curtiss Wr
Deere Co
Doug Airc
Chem DuPont Co
Paso
Cemini
Minti
Johns Man
Jones & L
Kaiser Alu
Libby Men
Macy R.H
Wu Ra
Pac Light
Pan Amn
Dav Penney
JC Penna RR
Pepsi Cola
Phet Dodge
Philip Mor
Philips Pet Proc & G
Radio Corp
Raythn Mig Repub
Rexall Drg
Reyn Met
Rey Tobac
Richfid Oil Safeways
St.Regis Pa Schenney
Sears Rock Shell
Sinclair Ol
Soocony
Cai
Pactic
Sperry Ran Ltd Brand Ltd
Ind Ltd
Pkq
Stude Pack
Swift & Co
Tenn Gas
Texaco Inc
Texas
Thiokol
Abe
Fortune Found After 2 Die of Malnutrition
In Augusta Maine an elderly man and woman Perley Grover 76 and Charlotte Beals 91 died from exposure and malnutrition after the home was found unheated with meals scarce. More than 100000 in cash and bank deposits were hidden in a candy box beneath the kitchen sink including 99000 in banks and 3114 in cash. The bodies were discovered last Friday with no sign of foul play and the medical examiner cited cold exposure and malnutrition with heart disease as causes.
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Kennebec County
Atty
John A. Lund
Perley Grover
Charlotte Beals
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