Chessman cremated without religious rites in California
The body of Caryl Chessman was cremated in San Rafael after he issued a final letter on juvenile delinquency from San Quentin. His ashes were sent to Glendale where officials refused entombment due to his agnostic stance. Chessman died under a kidnapping and robbery sentence and denied being the 198 Red Light Bandit.
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Calif
Caryl Chessman
San Quentin
Mary Crawford
San Francisco News- Call Bulletin
Chessman
Tamalpais
Funeral Home
Gordon Roadanal
San Francisco
Glendale
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Lewis K. Gough
West Texas Hist Assn Meeting Sets Talks at Abilene
The West Texas Historical Association hosts a 1925 Abilene gathering with papers on Fort Buffalo Springs Texas Border Post and Buffalo Trails in Texas. Speakers include Elizabeth Gibson Dr. Havins James Day Zane Mason and Sandra Myres with hosts from Hardin-Simmons Texas Tech and Midwestern University.
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Lubbock
Elizabeth Gibson
Coleman
Coleman County Welfare League
T. R. Havins
Brownwood
Texas
Havins
Howard Payne College
Theronne Thompson
Henrietta
Fort Buffalo Springs
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
West Texas
Grant
Dave Shanks
The
Austin American-Statesman
Buffalo Trails
John Berry
Clyde
James M. Day
Howard County Junior College
Big Spring
Zane Mason
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Texas Frontier
Howard Lackman
Arlington State College
George Thomas Howard
Sandra L. Myres
S. D. Myres
S. D. Myres Saddle Co
West Texas Historical Assn
Holden
R. N. Richardson
C. C. Rister
Clifford B. Jones
R. C. Crane
Association
Hardin-Simmons
W. E. Brown
ACC
Fred R. Cotten
Weatherford
Ernest Lee
Kenneth F. Neighbors
Joseph Grba
HSU
Ernest Wallace
Robert C. Cotnner
S. V. Connor
Texas Tech
Escar F. Duke
Hardin Simmons
John N. Cravens
Midwestern
Floyd Ewing Jr
Bryan Lovelace
Edward McMillan
Wayland College
James T. Padgitt
San Antonio
J. W. Williams
Considine on Britain and U S leadership in world affairs
A reader letter argues Britain has paid heavy wartime costs and asks the United States to resume leadership roles. It warns against renewed nuclear programs, notes Britain’s diminished resolve since Suez, and emphasizes fiscal limits and wartime fatigue influencing foreign policy expectations. The writer recalls Trafalgar Square protests and questions Britain’s willingness to lead.
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New Jersey
Ritain
America
Britain
Trafalgar Square
John Bull
Spending figures in Texas race show big loan reliance
Spending continued from page one shows candidate receiving 5530 in contributions and 15875 in loans. His opponent Rep. Jerry Sadler of Palestine lists spending 8664 and gifts of 335.
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Jerry Sadler
Palestine
Looney sues over AG campaign reports in Texas runoff
Bob Looney files suit in the 151st District Court against Atty. Gen. Will Wilson and candidate Waggoner Carr alleging false campaign contribution and expense reports. He says expenses filed with Secretary of State were far short of actual amounts and accuses both Wilson and Carr of receiving large unreported corporate and oil contributions.
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Wilson
Carr
Looney
Judge fines teens for vandalizing vending machines
County Judge Polk Shelton fines three teenagers $31 each after warning them they may be violating the good neighbor policy for using Mexican 10 centavos coins to slug vending machines.
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Austin
UPI
Polk Shelton
Czechoslovak Leader Arrives for Talks in Moscow
President Antonin Novotny arrives in Moscow for discussions with Soviet leaders. Polish Premier Wladyslaw Gomulka and East German Premier Otto Grotewohl had arrived last week for talks with the Soviet government.
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Moscow
Antonin Novotny
Czechoslovakia
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Otto Grotewohl
East
Femany
Skunk Attacks Girl. Killed by Witness in Texas Yard
Motely Girl three miles southeast of Whiteflat, eight miles north of here, was bitten by a skunk that jumped from a barn. Mrs Taylor and Mrs Wilkinson, sisters, fought the animal off after it pinned the girl. The child was taken to Traweek Hospital and released but must receive rabies treatment pending state health report. Reports say skunks have lately chased dogs nearby.
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Whiteflat
Here
Traweek Hospital
State Health Department
Solons Aim to Curb Payola Ties in Hearings
Congressional committee hearings probe payola practices and seek strict limits on payments to DJs to promote records. The panel cites ABC executive staff and notes Alan FreedTestified about a $40,000 yearly contract and mandatory advertising purchases to back rock shows.
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Page One
Goldenson
Moss
Alan Freed
ABC
Commonwealth Leaders Avoid Public Rebuke of South Africa
London dispatch says the Commonwealth prime ministers chose private talks with South Africa and its foreign minister Eric Louw to address apartheid. The decision emerged at the conference opening behind locked doors, with South Africa asserting sole responsibility for its domestic policy.
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London
Commonwealth
South Africa
Free Association of Nations
British Empire
Eric Louw
Louw
Nigerian lawyer VJaja Wachuku elected House speaker
VJaja Anucha Wachuku, 42, a Nigerian who studied law at Trinity College Dublin and was admitted to the Irish bar, has been elected speaker of Nigeria's House of Representatives in Lagos.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Vjaja Anucha Wachuku
Dublin
Trinity College
House of Representatives
Canadian Indians donate funds to UN relief agency
Canadian Indians at Fisher River Reserve in Manitoba donated 16.37 to UNRWA for Palestine refugees, following a 24 contribution last Christmas. The Reverend E C Prenselaar of Preserve's United Church of Canada Mission said a radio broadcast by a Canadian soldier who served with UN Emergency Force in Gaza sparked the interest.
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United Nations, N.Y
Fisher River Indian Reserve
Manitoba
UN Relief Agency For Palestine Refugees
E. C. Prenselaar
Preserve
United Church of Canada Mission
iGaza Strip
Calcutta Moves to Curb Frequent Processions
Calcutta authorities plan a rule to outlaw overly frequent processions that disrupt traffic and city life. Officials say the measure targets repeated marches causing congestion.
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Calcutta
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