Death of Isaac Milton Smith Nine Death Sentences
Isaac Milton Smith of London Ohio died at his grandson Edson Myers home after a long life famed for avoiding the gallows nine times. Convicted in the 1890s for his cousin's slaying, he served seven years, later pardoned. He evaded death reports in Colorado Louisiana and was found in Texarkana in 1954. Survived by daughter Effie Mae Gill and other descendants.
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Edson Myers
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Louisiana
Texarkana
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Ranger 4 aims for moon with epic Atlas Agena launch
Cape Canaveral AP United States prepares its Atlas Agena B powered Ranger 4 for a moonbound flight to photograph and study the lunar surface. The mission includes a 60 hour journey, midcourse corrections, and a downlinked telescope camera to send images every 10 seconds.
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Goldstone
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No Steel Bill Says Kefauver Opposes Price Rollback
Senator Kefauver states he would not sponsor a bill to cut steel prices. He advocates public opinion and stronger antitrust laws as remedies. He notes a steel industry investigation by his subcommittee and considers an 80 day price change wait period and a Taft Hartley like 8 day cooling off period for wage increases.
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Washington
API
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Kefauver
U S Seaway Opens at Eisenhower Lock Entry Lead
The U S section of the St Lawrence Seaway opened for the 12th navigation season at 3 23 am. The Murray Bay became the first ship to enter the Eisenhower lock carrying 600 000 bushels of grain for Montreal. A prior crack in the lock sill delayed opening until repairs were completed.
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St Lawrence Seaway
Eisenhower Lock
Murray Bay
Canada Steamship Lines
Montreal
Earthquake Felt Near Pasadena Hits California Tech
A strong quake about 5 to 20 miles west or northwest of Pasadena was registered by Caltech seismographs. Dr Charles Richter of the seismology lab said no definite epicenter could be determined and estimated a magnitude of around 6.8 potentially dangerous.
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Charles Richter
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Three Emory Presbyterain College Students Missing In Lookout Cave
Three college students, James Mason, 21, Atlanta. Martin Huddleston, 20, Daytona Beach. and William Bartee, 20, Atlanta, disappeared during a cave exploration beneath Lookout Mountain near Trenton Georgia. Rescue teams from Chattanooga used rotation gear to cross a lake inside the maze and searched overnight after the car was found near the cave entrance.
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Atlanta
Martin Huddleston
Daytona Beach
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Presbyterian College
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Dade County
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Dave Evans
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Price Soprano Surprises Easter at Old Stone Church
In Cleveland, Leontyne Price attended Easter service at Old Stone Church and hummed along during No. 166. The Metropolitan Opera star, cited as a leading artist, later opens Tosca at the Met and is noted as a pioneering Black performer in New York opera.
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Mother Left Children Alone Die In Blaze
In Columbus Ohio a 23 year old mother went to buy Easter egg dye Sunday leaving four children at home. She returned to find the house on fire and two youngest, Mavis Spraggins age four and Alicia Neighbors age five months, died. Older brothers Junior six and Robert five were pulled from flames by a neighbor but survived.
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Robert
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Steaks Cooked at Room Temperature by Ultra High Pressure
Washington AP report says Nobel laureate Willard F. Libby described room temperature steak cooked in 10 minutes under 147000 psi using a hydraulic press. He noted egg white three minutes yolk ten and potatoes an hour, suggesting a high speed chemical reaction at extreme pressures. Libby, UCLA work with Alfred Darnell, cited presses reaching 60000 and 100000 atmospheres.
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Willard F. Libby
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Libby
National Academy of Sciences
University of California
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
Alfred J. Darnell
UCLA
Weather warms as rain needed for growth arrives
The Weather Bureau says temperatures will run about five degrees above normal this week with little rainfall through next weekend. A high in the 70s is forecast tomorrow after a low near 50. It will warm further by week’s end. Last night’s rain measured one tenth of an inch in Middletown. official high yesterday was 82 at 3 pm, overnight low 50 at 6:30 am.
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May Open Within 48 Hours
Washington AP reports thousands of U S sailors and ships prepare for atmospheric nuclear tests in the Pacific. Officials say the first blast could come within 48 hours as the United States resumes atmospheric testing for the first time since 1958. The USSR is expected to conduct its own series, with about three dozen U S tests anticipated in coming months. Topics include missile warheads radar effects neutron bombs and a potential underwater launched Polaris air burst test. President Kennedy tied testing to Soviet advances and urged an internationally inspected ban, which the Soviet Union opposes.
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U.S. Task Force 8
Pacific
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Congress
Public Libraries May Share In County Taxes
Ohio Attorney General McElroy ruled libraries may share in county classified property tax distributions. Responding to Summit County prosecutor Ballard, he said the funds may be used to buy property and build or equip free public libraries.
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Columbus. Ohio
Mark McElroy
John S. Ballard
Summit County
McElroy
Palms Wilted and Dream wither in California
SAN PEDRO, Calif. AP Henry C Soto stood by his palm fields staring at wilted 30 inch trees that were to fuel his dream of home tropical gardens and a million dollar annual income. Once a top landscape contractor with 190 workers the 30 acre operation in trouble after heavy rains and weed growth. Experts search for cause as flooding kills saplings and insurance prospects fade.
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San Pedro
Calif
Henry C. Soto
Soto
Khrushchev set for re election at Soviet session
Khrushchev, 68, was firmly in command as he prepared for re election as premier by the Supreme Soviet in a session likely to feature a major policy speech. He was expected to review domestic and world issues, with fallout from US atmospheric nuclear tests likely to be addressed and agriculture seen as a domestic concern.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
Khrushchev
Bride Comments Recipe Heist In Cake Debate
Bride says she took the cake recipe from a cookbook. Bridegroom retorts it never should have been there in the first place. The exchange highlights a kitchen misstep and playful feud. No further details are given.
Argentina Election Nullified as Peronists Barred
Unofficial sources report President Jose Maria Guido will declare null and void all elections since December 17, 1961, wiping out Peronist wins from March 18. Navy leaders pressed the move after late-night meetings, amid a broader crisis that toppled President Frondizi and aimed to preserve democracy by outlawing communism and totalitarianism.
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Jose Maria Guido
Navy
Gaston Clement
Palm dealer faces losses from large landscaping gamble
Soto estimates losses of 8 to 16 million little palms valued at about 3 million wholesale. He acknowledges it was a gamble, noting the appeal of buying a palm in New York City for 1.49. Soto, 41, plans to leave landscaping, saying his capital hinged on the trees and he started 19 years ago with 250 dollars, now back to 250.
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Soto
New York City
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