Churchmen Seek Clemency for Chessman in Death Penalty Case
A group of 14 citizens led by two high church officials urged Governor Knight to grant executive clemency for Caryl Chessman. They argued that executing him would set a dangerous precedent expanding capital punishment to new crimes and noted Chessman has not killed. Chessman is to die in the gas chamber July 30 for rape kidnapping and robbery, under California's Little Lindbergh Law.
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Los Angeles
Caryl Chessman
Goodwin J. Knight
Chessman
California
Gerald, Kennedy
Donald Tippet
Southern and
Northern California Baptist Conferences
Burglary Question Prompts Police Advice and Reunion Tale
A police lieutenant answers a reader’s burglary question with a call to hold fire and contact authorities. The report also follows Henry Sahlin’s reunion with his Los Angeles mother after 23 years, amid various city briefs from Kansas City to Vancouver.
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Henry Stewart Sahlin
Bradley University
Peoria
Ill
Virginia Torgerson
Los Angeles
Fire drives nude club occupants from grounds
Fire swept through the Cull Canyon area driving seven people from Sequaian Nudist club grounds on Thursday. Firemen reported three young women among those fleeing. all were fully clothed.
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Oakland
Red Chinese Premier Chou En Lai visits East Germany
Chou En Lai arrived in East Berlin from Geneva for a visit invited by East Germany. He was greeted at Schoenefeld Air Field by Otto Grotewohl and escorted by armed police to the Pankow government residence. He plans to visit Warsaw Moscow and Ulan Bator on the trip home to Peiping.
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Berlin Vpl
Chou En-Lai
East Berlin
Geneva
East Germany
Soviet
Schoenefeld
Otto Grotewen
People's Police
Pankow
I Chou En-Lai
Chou
Warsaw
Moscow
Ulan Bator
Mongolia
Peiping
China
Russia
Commando Raid Ends in Maltan NATO Exercise Finale
Nearly 1,000 British and French commandos led by a Greek admiral carried out an assault landing at Malta at dawn ending a four day NATO air sea exercise. The operation was overseen by NATO Secretary General Lord Ismay.
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Valletta
Malta
Wri
Mediterranean
NATO
Lord Ismay
Post Office Notice Hints At Next Delivery Change
Fragmentary OCR reads like a postal notice with a likely upcoming change at a post office under an unnamed official. Details are unclear but imply official action affecting mail service or hours.
Dodge and Plymouth Selloff Ahead of 1955 Models
Dealers push 1954 Dodges and Plymouths at big savings as they clear stock before 1955 arrivals. The ad touts beauty, stock car records, and Miss Universe prize association, offering hundreds of dollars off with limited inventory and extended hours.
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