Chessman loses bid for clemency to spare execution
S perspective: California and U S Supreme Court deny Philip Chessman clemency bids ahead of his scheduled Friday execution in San Quentin gas chamber. His lawyers plan a rehearing as Gov Brown weighs possible reprieve if court recommends it. Chessman has faced 12 years of appeals without success.
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Caryl Chessin
Iday
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California
Ed G. Brown
San Quentin Gas Chamber
Jocencary Crenen
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Su- Court
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Supreme Court
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X15 rocket plane completes steep dive test at high G
The X15 rocket plane underwent a near vertical dive test with pilot Crossfield pulling more than six Gs. The test explored high stress and pull-out capability before the craft would reach speeds around 4000 mph and altitudes near 00 miles.
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Wards Air Force Base
Tornado damages buildings and farm homes in rural Louisiana
A Wednesday night tornado damaged buildings and destroyed farm homes in rural Louisiana. One car was buried under a sign, and several injuries were reported. A wide area was placed under a tornado alert.
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Louisiana
Kickoff Rally Plans for Waggoner Carr in Lubbock
About 100 Lubbock businessmen met at the Lubbock Hotel to organize a rally launching Waggoner Carr’s campaign for attorney general. A barbeque is set for March 8 with Carr as the primary speaker. Organizers expect 5 000 plus attendees at the Municipal Auditorium. Charles Maedgen Jr with the sponsoring group led the planning. Chas A Guy editor The Lubbock Avalanche Journal chairs the program committee along with Ralph Krebs and Asher Thompson.
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Waggoner Carr
Carr
Charles Maedgen, Jr
Maedgen
Chas. ‘A. Guy
Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Weather Bureau
Dave Wheeler
Weather‘ Bureau
Communist Ideology Critiqued by International Lecturer
An international expert denounces communism as dishonest and greedy and warns it seeks global conquest. The speaker BoaY allemnoon Schwarz from Austra ly will present at Monterey and address Lubbock Christian College at 7 20 Friday morning open to the public at the Cap Hotel watch.
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Monterey
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Eee
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Rosia Ie Thompson
Hunt of Lubbock
S. Rcan
Cap Hote
Hich
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Minis
Tabilene
Ylona el Halles
Agua Denver
Eisenhower Announces Nationwide Defense Plan and Tour
President Eisenhower outlined a robust national defense program and announced a forthcoming trip starting next week. He rejected charges of weakness and promised to discuss security measures in a nationwide address.
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C. Douglas B. Cornell
Ashington
Eisenhower
Safe burglary at Whitharral Co-Op Gin nets 2230 dollars
Texas investigators and Hockley County officers probe a professional safe burglary at the Whitharral Co-Op Gin in which 2230 dollars in cash, mostly small bills, was stolen from a vault. A farm supply adjacent store was entered but left with only 13 cents. The safe was blown with nitroglycerin by suspects who left two drilled floor holes and two sacks containing money.
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Avabacche-Journal Whitharral — Ee Towney County
Texas Rangers
Whitharral Co-Op
Hockley County
Weir
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Renfrew
Lubbock
W. Borders Jr
Clifford Williams
Williams
Midland oilman acquitted in Dallas bank fraud case
A Dallas jury took six hours to acquit oilman Fred A. Davis of aiding a bank officer in a Dallas federal district court fraud case. Davis remained stone faced as the verdict was read. Davis’s family and friends erupted in cheers.
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A. Davis
Caret Natal
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Davis
Stone
Wesliny
Death Sentence Reversed in Odessa Slaying Case
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the death sentence for Roosevelt Wiley in the 1958 Coke County murder case after finding juror misconduct. Wiley, convicted of killing L. H. Canada in March 1959, faced life or death. A new trial was unlikely in the Odessa area, with further action possible in San Angelo.
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Roosevelt Wiley
H. Canada
Coke County
Lu Usan
High Court
W. A. Morrison
Wiley
Victor H. Lindsey
George EB. Gilkerson
Justin Kever
San Angelo
High ‘Court
San Angelos
Travis “Shelton
William R. Shaver
Eisenhower Defends Acknowledges No Misleading Charges
President Eisenhower rebuked charges of misleading the public over defense plans and weapon funding. He defended U S postwar deterrence efforts and argued opposition claims misstate his administration’s intentions. He contrasted wartime rebuilding with ongoing scientific and military development.
Dictionary Mildkile Age Defined by Tightened Belts
A brief editorialish note defines the Mildkile Age as a period when men tighten belts to accommodate expanding stomachs. It suggests social changes linked to body shape and fashion, with a light, humorous tone.
Talented youth in jail linked to art contest samples
Betty Jo Anne Bascue a 17 year old girl sent art samples to a national contest while authorities report she is jailed in St Joseph Missouri honeymooning with her husband in a nearby cell over a bad check charge. Her husband serves time for car tampering. Also a Tokyo Bay piracy report notes bands stealing scrap metal from freighters and barges across canals and rivers with 150000 tons of scrap stolen in recent months.
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Betty Jo- Anne Bascue
St. Joseph, Mo
OKYOP
Tokyo Bay
Supr
Yoshiro Ami
Ami
Pistol Point
Japan
Air Force probes training manual linking churches to communism
Congressional and Air Force investigations launched into a training manual that connected American churches with communism. The manual, ordered withdrawn Feb 11 after protests by the National Council of Churches, argued Americans have no right to secrecy in security matters.
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James F. Donovan Fashington
UPI
Air Force
Dudley
C. Sharp
National Council
Churches of Christ
U.S.A
Ain
Sharp
Tornado Outbreak Rips Houston Port Arthur Areas
A rash of tornadoes and funnel clouds struck the Houston area and nearby cities, damaging farms and buildings. In Port Arthur and Beaumont winds reached 46 mph with gusts to 78 mph, injuring seven people in coastal storms as another twister hit Beauxbridge, Louisiana, near Lafayette, with five houses down.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Lake Charles
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SouthTexas
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Jerald
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Tex
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Herman Wyerys
Charles Lambert
Lambert
Crowds Gather Outside Buckingham Palace for Royal Birth
Reports from London say crowds surged at Buckingham Palace as excitement built over Queen Elizabeth II potentially giving birth to her third child. A nurse arrived to assist, doctors prepared for summons, and the royal medical team canceled appointments to respond to the anticipated delivery, the first for a reigning monarch in 103 years.
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Elizabeth
Loverdue
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