Jury Still Out In Love Slaying
MERIDIAN MISS AP An all male jury resumes deliberations at 9 am in the trial of former Sheriff Lawrence King charged with murder in the love triangle slaying of deputy William Kelly. The case went to the jury Thursday afternoon with no verdict after about six hours. The state seeks the death penalty. if convicted and mercy is recommended or no penalty is agreed, King faces life. Two Negroes Alex Morris and Pink Townsend pleaded guilty to murder. Morris testified the pair entered the courthouse last January 2 as Kelly worked on records. Morris said he hit Kelly with a hammer after Townsend was thrown over Kelly by his partner. The defense argued robbery as motive. prosecutors called King the evil brain behind Alex Morris murder. Defense presented no witnesses. trial began Monday.
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Meridian
Miss
Lawrence King
William Kelly
Henry Lee Rodgers
Montgomery County
King
Kelly
Alex Joe Morris
Pink Earl Townsend
Morris
Townsend
J. W. Gipson
Dist. Atty
Chatwin Jackson
Alex Morris
Rodgers
Delayed Request For Marriage Certificate Sent Photostats
Pearle Smith of New York wrote 26 years ago to the Orphans Court clerk asking for a marriage certificate copy. A postcard said one dollar for a certified copy. The card was returned with two dollars, no reason given, and the clerk sent photostat copies of the application and certificate.
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Philadelphia
Pearle Smith
New York
Orphans Court
Stuffed Briefcases Red Observers Had Busy Time At Army's Display
Washington Evening Star reports Soviet military attaches at the Army convention in Washington filled bulging cases with defense data. Four Soviet officers and two Polish officials gathered new hardware details, including a Til4 tracked recon vehicle and a Nike Zeus variant. An Army spokesman noted seven items never seen by the public, while the observers carried credentials but data remained non-classified.
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Washington
Washington Evening Star
Soviet Union
U.S
Moscow
Jerry O'Leary Jr
Army
Ex Premier May Head Laos Rebel Government Choice
Radio Vientiane said Lao army rebels will ask former premier Souvanna Phouma to head a new neutral government. He would lead a cabinet aiming to balance ties with both sides while Somsanith resigns. Rebel Capt. Kong Le seeks a neutral regime and Luang Prabang as seat. Laos remains a strategic buffer in Southeast Asia.
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Laos
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Radio Vientiane
Souvatma Phouma
Kong le
Vientiane
Souvanna Phouma
Luang Prabang
Tiao Somsanith
Souvana Phouma
Somsanith
Lrang Prabang
Revolutionary Committee
Southeast Asia
Red China
Viet Nam
Thailand
North Viet Nam
United States
Eisenhower to Speak in Philadelphia and New York on Monday
President Eisenhower will make non political speeches during a one day flight to Philadelphia and New York on Monday September 26. He will address about 3,000 delegates at the National Institute of Certified Accountants convention in Philadelphia and later speak to trustees and guests of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships at the Belleview Stratford Hotel. He will then fly to New York for a formal evening speech at the Golden Jubilee dinner of the National Conference of Catholic Charities.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Philadelphia
New York
White House
National Institute of Certified Accountants
Belleview- Stratford
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships
International Exchange Group
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Newspaper advertising surpasses other media by far last year
Advertising expenditure last year reached 3.517 billion dollars in newspapers, exceeding combined TV, radio, magazines and outdoor advertising. The data highlights newspapers as the dominant medium in the media mix.
Marriage Cries and Campanella Split Shocks Wife
Glen Cove New York AP Roy Campanella explains the end of his 13 year marriage amid emotional terms. He accuses wife Ruthe of wanting freedom while Ruthe denies the claims saying she has stayed faithful and attempted to care for their family. The couple lives apart under one roof as custody fights and trust issues surface.
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Glen Cove
N.Y
Roy Campanella
Roy
Ruthe
Brooklyn Dodgers
Campy
Long Island Sound
Campanella
David
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