Supreme Court bars death by hanging jury in Witherspoon case
The Supreme Court ruled five to four that a jury exclusion policy based on religious or conscientious scruples against capital punishment is unconstitutional. Justice Stewart led the majority saying a death sentence cannot be imposed by such a tribunal. The decision affects the Witherspoon case from Illinois where 39 veniremen were excluded. Justice Black dissented. The court did not rule on the death penalty itself and kept provisions allowing challenges for cause to jurors with objections to capital punishment. See SUPREME Page 10.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
William C. Witherspoon
Hugo L. Black
Akron
Ohio
Dick Gregory
Richard Daley
Chicago
Los Angeles
Witherspoon
Mitchell Stone
Woman Injures Self and Five Children Near Levelland
A woman on a farm eight miles southeast of Levelland went berserk Sunday night injuring herself and five children. Deputies say she beat them with soft drink bottles metal pieces and a transistor radio. Neighbors called. ambulance took all to Levelland for treatment. Children required head stitches. one is seriously injured. The woman was placed under observation at Levelland Clinic and Hospital.
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Levelland
Hockley County
Levelland Clinic
Loot Tops $1100 in Two City Burglaries Reported
Burglars broke a skylight at Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. on East 19th Street and stole over 1100 in cash checks and tools. Police found a money bag with 1092 cash and checks and loot from vending machines. A Shamrock service bag of receipts was found. another liquor-store robbery caused 1670 in beverages and a pistol. Deputies probed both incidents and a separate drive-by reported.
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Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
E. 19Th St
J.T. Martin
Shamrock
Ave. H
A. K. Smith
Slaton
Bell
Weevil Liquor Store
Slaton Hwy
Angel Castro
E. 19Th
FM. Rd
W. E Garets
25Th St
Flash Flood Hits Corpus Christi With Nearly Eight Inches Rain
A cloudburst dumped about 7.78 inches of rain on Corpus Christi causing flooding and impassable streets. A flash flood warning for within 50 miles of the Gulf Coast was issued as a woman was helped to safety from rising water. Cooler air then brought record low temperatures to parts of the Panhandle and South Plains before sunny skies raised temperatures later.
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Associated Press
Corpus, Christi
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Texas
Corpus Christi
Aransas Pass
Texas Gulf — Coast
Northwest
Panhandle
South Plains
Lubbock
Midland
Alpine
Dalhart
Amarillo
New Mexico
Hobbs
Roswell
Clayton
Vietnam Leaders Killed in Saigon Gunship Rocket Strike
In Saigon a US helicopter gunship fired a rocket into a South Vietnamese command post killing seven officials tied to defense of the capital in a Viet Cong assault. The blast also hit a police chief and mayor among others as confusion spread over who ordered the attack and whether gas rounds followed. The incident occurred during a broader urban fight in Cholon as Viet Cong remnants faced South Vietnamese forces.
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Saigon
UPS
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
van van Cua
Vietnam
Cholon
U.S
U.S. State Department
Las
Ipost
Nguyen. van Luan
Dao Ba Phuoc
Plane and car crash at Tompkins County Airport injures two
A twin engine plane and a car collided Sunday at Tompkins County Airport causing serious injuries to the pilot David Petty of East Greenwich Rhode Island and minor injuries to Louis A Muniz 21 of Santurce Puerto Rico. A witness described the plane failing to clear cars on an access road to the airport.
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Refugio
Ithaca
N.Y
Mobile
Tompkins County
David Petty
East Greenwich
R.I
Tompkins County Hospital
Louis A. Muniz
Santurce
P.R
Record Memorial Day Traffic Death Toll Tops 600
The Associated Press reports Memorial Day traffic deaths reached 610, a weekend record, with 158 water deaths, 121 drownings, and 37 boating fatalities. The National Safety Council had estimated 625 to 725 deaths. officials say the toll remains too high and urge greater safety. Weather improved nationwide, though driving remained hazardous in parts.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Florida
Abby
Widow laid to rest on Stow Acres 18th green
Edward Faber of Mansfield loved golf and requested burial on the Stow Acres Country Club course. He died February 14 at 62, and a dusk funeral observed at the 18th green with flowers and two golf balls in the grave.
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Stow
Mass
Cap
Edward Faber
Mansfield
Stow Acres
Faber
Weather map report leads readers to page 11
A weather map report directs readers to page 11 for full conditions and outlook. The note indicates additional details are filed there, guiding readers to consult the specified page for comprehensive meteorological information.
Community yard turns play into landmark for kids
Avalanche Journal reports Bragg’s front yard transformed into a children’s playground. A 30 foot spiral slide dominates the lawn with a connected menagerie of monkey bars, three merry-go rounds, a swing set, another slide, a squirrel cage and a trampoline. The yard also features large hydraulic lifters and a time tunnel for imaginative play.
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David
Butler Avalanche
Journal
Bragg
S.uch
Lawmakers Convene Early For Rockwall Hall Day
Texas legislators convened a day early in Austin to honor state officials including Senator Ralph Hall as governor for a day. Governor Connally set to address a noon joint session after the two-day session opens, with tax program unveiling likely to shape spending.
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Austin
UPY
Rockwall
Ralph Hall
Senate
Hall
John ‘Connally
Preston Smith
Connally
Jack Sprat
Liberating Looting Temptation Sweeps South Vietnam
In Saigon reports describe widespread looting as South Vietnamese soldiers seize radios from Chinese stores. A sergeant retrieves a radio and warns about taking too many as street fighting continues with Viet Cong snipers nearby.
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Saigon
Drea
Tered
LOQ’ Ong
Liquor store robbery ends with gunfire injuring suspect
In South Stockton a liquor store robbery ended with a clash at the counter. Clerk Fred Larsen wrestled a bottle from the assailant and fired, hitting one attacker as a second man fled. Police quoted witnesses and noted one suspect wounded.
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Stoor
Stockton
Fred ‘Larsen
Larsen
Ted Wada
Grid Star
Abby Aims Tampa Bay As Hurricane Threat Grows
Trop ical storm Abby strengthened into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and aimed at Tampa Bay area Florida with up to 80 mph gusts. Forecasters warned it would cross Florida and emerge near Daytona Beach as hurricane conditions spanned a 200 mile coastal strip from Marco Island to Tarpon Springs.
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Miami
Fla
Abby
Gulf of Mexico
Florida Peninsula
Atlantic
Daytona Beach
Tampa
Eceather’ Bureau
Coas
Marco Island
Tarpon
Springs
Mexico
Yucatan — Peninsula
Robert H. Simpson
The
Hurricane Center
Cuba
Pinar del Rio
Isle of Pines
Offi
Ciass
Florida Keys
Florida
Gulf
Cape
Kennedy
Keys
Tank Misses Portland Rose Festival Car Race
Portland inport soldier Peter Pittock entered his tank in the Rose Festival races from Vietnam but was disqualified for failing to submit the entry fee. Officials verified the form was properly filled but rejected the entry for the missing payment.
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Portland
Ore
Pfe
Peter Pittock
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Thomas E. Bragg
Pauline Warner
Robert Page
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Tank
Convalen
Pan Theaters
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