Chessman Case Stay Debated By California Court
San Francisco reports the California Supreme Court weighing a stay in the Daryl Chessman case. The court gave no decision on whether to uphold or set aside the stay, with no arguments presented today. Chessman, author of a best seller, was convicted of kidnapping and sex terrorism in Southern California six years ago and faced imminent execution.
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San Francisco
VT —States Supreme Court
Phil S. Gibson
Daryl Chessman
Chessman
J. We Elite Viel
Ban Lranrisao
Cork Chessman
Hk Peath
California
Cherence Lion
Gener
Ort
Officer Kills Crazed Man Holding Woman With Rifle
In Wattle Rock Arkansas an off duty officer shot and killed a crazed carpenter who held a woman hostage with a rifle. The man had entered Mrs. Lynn Callihan’s home and demanded not to be taken alive. He threatened to die and resisted surrender as residents tried to deescalate the situation. The encounter ended when the officer fired multiple shots, ending the hostage crisis. The assailant, identified as 48 year old Ward, was an escapee from the Arkansas State Hospital.
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H. B. Long
Little Rock
Ark
Gene Smith
Long
A. D. Lynn
Mrs. Lynn
Smith
Ile
Arkansas
Lynn
Ted
Tourille
A. Lewis
Mrs. Lyon
Beer
Car of Murder Suspect Seen in Pomona Chase
Police linked a suspect in a fatal shooting to a 1947 car found abandoned near Garfield Avenue in Pomona. Detectives Horton and O’Brien traced the Altambra man, believed to have killed his wife Betty and wounded her father, to the vehicle after residents reported it parked for days.
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Pomona Upi
Altambra
Chiara
Jamesi Horton
Victor O'Brien
Folies
Manson
Tts
Betty
Fig
Chiades
Gime
N. Garfield Ave
Avanti
Tlansan
Hartson
Turncoat defense seeks brainwashing testimony at Fort Sam trial
Defense lawyers at the Fort Sam Houston general court martial for Cpl. Claude Batchelor claim brainwashing influenced his actions in North Korean camps and will call Dr. Joost A. Meerloo as a witness. They argue Batchelor believed his conduct was patriotic, while others note his aid to sick and hungrier prisoners during captivity.
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San Antonio
Tex
Claude Batchelor
Netherlands
Joel Westbrook
Joost A. M. Meerloo
New York City
Psychological Department of
The
Netherlands Army
Batchelor
Portsmouth
Ohio
Col. Manes
Meerlo
United States
Adams
Robert. D. Collett
Onawala
Fort MacArthur
Calif
Edward Clevenger
Salem
Ore
Collett
Judy Garland Announces Third Child Expectation
Hollywood reports actress Judy Garland said she expects a baby next April. Garland and producer husband Sid Luft recently returned from a Europe vacation. Garland has two daughters from prior marriage to Vincente Minnelli and Luft. Luft has a son from a previous marriage.
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Hollywood
Judy Garland
Sid Luft
Europe
Miss Garland
Vincente Minnelli
Luft
Cow Smashes Cafe in Mouscron Youths Vow Curb
A cow escaped from a dairy facility near Mouscron Belgium smashed furniture at The Golden Ox cafe today causing minor property damage. No injuries reported as local authorities contain the incident and begin cleanup.
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Mouscron
Belgium
Continuance Granted in Conspiracy Case In Denver
Federal Judge Jean Breitenstein granted a continuance to Oct 20 for six alleged Communists charged with conspiracy to teach violent overthrow of the government. The defendants include Arthur Bary Harold Zepelin Lewis Johnson and Mrs Anna Bary who was ill. Also named are Patricia Blau Joseph Scherrer and Maia Scherrer.
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Denver
Jean S. Breitenstein
Anna Bary
Amateurs Sail Boat to Pole
The Monte Carlo schooner with a crew of 10 amateurs reached Boston claiming they may be the first to near the magnetic North Pole. Fireboats welcomed the ship as priests and officials noted they gathered data to show proximity to the pole, about 1150 miles south of the true pole. The expedition, financed by Wilbur S Dow, faced ice dangers and was aided by Canada's Labrador after an ice jam during the voyage.
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Boston
SPI
Daniel Linehan
Boston College
Weston
Wilbur S, Dow
Short Hills
N. J
New York
Canada
Labrador
Northwest Passage
North Pole
Sees Court Too Hamilton Man Faces Sentence
Hamilton Ontario man Joseph McShane, 70, goes before court today on charges for taking a $1.50 pair of reading glasses from a department store. At arraignment he said he took them only to see his way out of the store.
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Hamilton
Joseph McShane
McShane
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