California Panel Backs Death Penalty Repeal Setback
In a marathon 12 hour hearing the California Senate Judiciary Committee defeated Gov Brown's bill to repeal the death penalty by 8 7 votes. The vote marked a setback for reform efforts and referenced Daryl Chessman as a lingering figure in the debate.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Edmund G. Brown
Senate Judiciary Committee
Daryl Chessman
Edwin J. Regan
Senate
Chessman
Brown
All-Lawyer
J. Miller Leavy
Los Angeles
Barbara Graham
Harley O. Teets
San Quentin
Leavy
Graham
California Supreme Court
A. L. Wirin
Dist
Atty
Roy Gustafson
Ventura County
New Sugar Law Debate Hits Cuba Link As Congress Considers Change
Washington AP report says Rep. Harold D. Cooley and administration sources discuss a proposed sugar law change with Cuban implications. The plan would shift 200 000 tons from Cuba to U S growers and transfer 200 000 tons of Puerto Rico quota to Cuba if Puerto Rico underfills. Officials deny it targets Cuba and stress agricultural reasons.
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Washington
Harold D. Cooley
D-Nc
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
U.S
United States
Puerto Rico
4-H Club Week Observance in Hocking County
On page 12 of today's Daily News 4-H club members and advisers describe why 4-H work is constructive for Hocking County youth. The articles mark National 4-H Club Week observed March 5 12 with varied club activities.
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Hocking County
Daily News
New Snow Blade Arrives In Time For Snowfall
The city purchased a 9 foot front mount snow plow blade for 390 dollars formerly used by Fairfield County road department. Service Director Ed Rutgers said it was tested on drifted Oak Grove Cemetery roads and on Walshending Ave hill in South Logan after the new snowfall.
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Ed Rutgers
Fairfield County Road Department
Oak Grove Cemetery
Walhending Ave
South Logan
U S Delays High Altitude Berlin Flights Tangle with Adenauer
The United States will not resume high altitude air corridors to Berlin, a reversal that could complicate President Eisenhower’s upcoming summit talks with German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. Secretary of State Herter announced the decision, noting no operational need to fly above 10 000 feet and citing Soviet objections and safety concerns.
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Washington
U.S
West Berlin
Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Berlin
Soviet Union
Paris
Christian A. Herter
Bonn
Herter
Britain
France
Finch Trial Report The Jury Is Still Out
In Los Angeles County court, Dr. R Bernard Finch aged 42 and Carole Tregoff aged 23 face murder and conspiracy charges in the shooting of the doctor’s wife. The jury remains out on sixth day amid tense deliberations with possible death penalty sentences.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Snow Closes Six County Schools in Hocking Valley
Three inches of fresh snow shuts six area schools Carbon Hill Murray City Laurelville South Bloomingville Green and Marion due to slick roads. County and state crews plow sand and salt lanes while forecasts warn of more wintry mix and cold in the day ahead.
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Hocking Valley
Carbon Hill
Murray City
Laurelville
South Bloomingville
Green and
Marion
Rts
Hocking County
State Highway Department
Mr. Groundhog
Ohio
Cincinnati
Columbus
Cleveland
State Highway Patrol
Jackson
Wilmington
Piqua
Marietta
Kentucky
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma Panhandle
Lebanon
West Union
Peebles
Franklin
Jefferson
Scioto County
Brown County
Vinton County
Vinton County Man Found Dead In Snow clutching Lantern
Earl Page 73 left his hillside Vinton County home Sunday night to buy a horse and was found Wednesday near his front gate with a lantern in his hand. Officials ordered an autopsy and believe a heart attack caused the death despite the cold and blowing snow.
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Mcarthur
Ohio
Earl Page
Vinton County
Here
Four-Year-Old Foster Girl Faces Adoption Fight
In New Jersey, Alice a gifted four year old remains with foster parents the Combses as a court weighs her future adoption. The state opposes the placement citing concerns about development and suitability amid intense media attention and questions from officials.
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Old Bridge
N.J
Richard Comby
Alice
Combses
State
Trenton
California
Canada
Jet
Combs Ranch
Dick Combs
Mine Rescuers Push Toward Trapped Workers in Holden Mine
Logan West Virginia AP reports mine officials extended the target time by a few hours to reach 18 men trapped four miles inside Island Creek Coal Co No 22 Mine at Holden after a slate fall and a smouldering fire. Officials say the fire is under control and rescuers will move as rapidly as possible amid cold, snow, and ongoing danger.
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Logan
W.va
Island Creek Coal Co
Holden
Indonesia Officials Probe Palace Strafing
Army officials seek links between antigovernment rebels and the air force pilot who strafed President Sukarno's palace. Investigators say the pilot acted from a personal grudge. Sukarno and his family escaped injury as 2nd Lt. Daniel Maukar fired on the Jakarta palace and nearby fishing settlement, wounding eighteen.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Air Force
Sukarno
Daniel Maukar
Batavia Harbor
Castro Seizes Moa Bay Mining Co Properties
Havana reports the Castro government moves to seize multimillion-dollar Moa Bay Mining Co assets to prevent a shutdown by American owners. Sources say the action targets the company’s properties and operations.
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Havana
Cuba
Moa Bay Mining Co
House OKs Logan Armory Construction
The U S House approved a military construction bill by 407 to 4. It includes 150000 for a new National Guard armory at Logan and 165000 for Logan and Lancaster armories split with the Army Reserve. Senate passage and final approvals follow.
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U. S. House of Representatives
Washington
National Guard
Logan
Lancaster
Army Reserve
U.S. Senate
House
Senate
School Kiddies Bruised In Bus Truck Mishap
About 25 to 30 schoolchildren were injured none seriously when a tank truck skid into a Heath village school bus on a snowy county road near Newark Ohio. All injured were taken to Newark City Hospital with bangs and bruises reported.
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Newark
Ohio
Heath
Newark City Hospital
Fulton School
Storm Strikes Ohio and Region Paralyzes States
A major snowstorm moves through Ohio and surrounding states with heavy totals in the south and up to two feet in parts of Kentucky and Illinois. Governors declare emergencies as snow disrupts travel, schools close, flights cancel, and National Guardsmen assist crews and emergency services.
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Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Lake Central Airlines
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Mississippi
Ohio
Appalachians
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Illinois
Indiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Nebraska
Georgia
Iowa
Idaho
Powell Jr. on trial for income tax evasion in federal case
AP reports government aims to prove fraud of greater value than the current charges against Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. on income tax evasion tied to 1951 and 1952 returns involving his wife Hazel Scott. The three counts allege $3063 owed.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
D-Ny
Hazel Scott
Logan pioneer descendant John Rochester dies at 85
John Rochester 85 descendant of Logan pioneer family died in his sleep at 2 30 a m at 272 N Orchard St Logan He worked 60 years in Logan Main Street retail including 45 years with Ideal Grocery He helped found J Rochester & Sons the old family store in the 1830s Burial at Oak Grove Cemetery Funeral Saturday at 2 p m Roberts Funeral Home with Rev Earl F Schottke officiating He is survived by wife Jen ny M and son Robert.
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John Rochester
Logan
Orchard St
Mr. Rochester
Ideal Grocery
J. Rochester & Sons
Hocking Valley
Cases Drug Store
Rochester Corner
West Virginia
Kentucky
Thomas W
Harriet Robbins Rochester
The
Presbyterian Church
Jennie M
Robert
Logan Daily News
Washington D. H. Record-Herald
Roberts Funeral Home
Earl F. Schottke
Oak Grove Cemetery
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Ind
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