Nebraska Supreme Court sets June 12 execution date
The Nebraska Supreme Court fixed June 12 as the new date for the execution of Charles R. Starkweather. The 20 year old killer has admitted involvement in 11 killings and previously had multiple dates set aside. Attorneys said habeas corpus petitions were filed and appeals continued through federal courts before this state ruling.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Supreme Court
Charles R. Starkweather
Starkweather
Greenholtz
Nebraska
C. S. Beck
Guy Starkweather
Governor Earl Long faces mental health hearing in Galveston
Probate Judge Hugh Gibson schedules a sanity hearing for Earl K. Long on June 16 in the Galveston County courthouse annex. A battery of court appointed attorneys may represent the Louisiana governor as his counsel, with Long free to choose his own. The hearing could be canceled if Long agrees to continued treatment.
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Galveston
Tex
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Hugh Gibson
Gibson
Long
Galveston County
Texas
Adrian F. Levy Sr
Fine Bedford
Jean Hosey
Jack Gremillion
Baton Rouge
Hos
Sniper Is Slain By State Officer Near Kodak Coal Site
A Kentucky state trooper killed a sniper, Bobby Jenkins Jr. of Wicco, after the man fired several times near a loading ramp at Kodak Coal Co. in Montgomery Creek. The confrontation followed gunfire on trucks hauling coal. Stamper Collins, a mine resistence leader, is mentioned in connection with the event.
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Hazard
Kentucky
Bobby Jenkins Jr
Wicco
Kodak Coal Co
Montomery Creek
Kodak
Stamper Collins
United Mine Workers
States Rights Bill Cleared for House Action
The House Rules Committee unanimously approved moving a states rights bill to the floor to limit federal courts from striking down state laws. Sponsor Rep. Howard W. Smith and Judiciary Committee members defended the measure as reaffirming states sovereignty, while critics warned of potential confusion and argued it restates long-standing law. President's opposition cited by Rep. Miller and Rep. Libonati highlighted debate over the bill’s necessity and impact.
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Washington
UPI
House Rules Committee
House
Howard W. Smith
D-V
Senate
Supreme Court
Steve Nelson
Smith
Judiciary Committee
Rules Committee
William E. Miller
R-N.y
William P. Rogers
Supreme
Roland V. Libonati
D-Iii
Hudson named vice chairman of Red Cross fund drive
At the National Red Cross meeting in Atlantic City E Roland Harriman announced Harry H Hudson a former Ouachita Parish Red Cross chapter chairman now living in Baton Rouge is the new vice chairman of fund raising for Louisiana.
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National Red Cross
Atlantic City
E. Roland Harriman
Monroe
Louisiana
Harry H. Hudson
Ouachita Parish
Red Cross
Hudson
Baton Rouge
Delhi Student Jean Williams Named Home Economics Club President
Officers Jean Williams of Delhi a Northeast student was named president of the college Home Economics Club. Other officers are Jeanette.
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Jean Williams
Delhi
Northeast
College
Jeanette
Federal court orders Atlanta public schools to desegregate
A two judge federal court in Atlanta granted an injunction against racial discrimination in school admissions and ordered the city to present an integration plan within a reasonable time. The court, citing Supreme Court doctrine, held segregation unconstitutional and noted the plan need not start immediate or by the 1959 60 term pending appeal.
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Atlanta
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
Georgia
Opinions differ on Longs political future in Louisiana
Lawmakers express varied views on Gov Earl Long's condition after his stay in a Galveston Texas psychiatric clinic. Some expect a political return, others fear his influence may be diminished, with none ruling out his enduring role in the Long dynasty.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Galveston, Tex
Long
Long Dynasty
Gov. Long
Seven Indicted in Smuggling Plot Ties to Batista Coup
A federal grand jury indicted seven individuals including Dominican consul Augusto Ferrando, Miami policeman Joseph Sguori, and Tampa pilot Samuel F Poole Jr on charges of conspiring to smuggle weapons to the Dominican Republic to aid a Batista comeback. Co-conspirators include Charles Colle alias Larry Lamarca and Sidney Neubauer among others. The seizure occurred May 22 at Miami International Airport on a plane loaded with guns and ammo, with payments allegedly offered to officials to ship arms.
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Miami
Fla
Tampa
Jay
Dominican Republi
Miami International
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Batista
Dominican Republic
Charles Colle
Larry Lamarca
Union
N.J
Sidney Neubauer
New York
Augusto Ferrando
Joseph Sguori
Leonard Trento
Newark
Dominic E. Bartone
Toledo
Ohio
Cleveland
Samuel F. Poole Jr
Bartone
Poole
Julio Laurent
Cuba
Liquori
Ferrando
William B. Lankford
Wallace Shanley
Armas
Two Patients Killed at Central Louisiana Mental Hospital
An unnamed patient at the Central Louisiana State hospital in Pineville beat two male patients to death on a violent ward. The assailant was restrained with leather cuffs. both victims died before post mortems at Charity Hospital. Authorities noted few disturbances in the newer buildings compared to the older wards.
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Alexandria
Louisiana State (Mental
Grady Kelley
Pineville Hospital
Pineville
Kelly
Rapides Parish
Charity Hospital
Central
Trains Collide Near Sao Paulo Killing 43
Two speeding commuter trains collided head on at a station just outside Sao Paulo during rush hour. At least 43 people were killed and more than 100 injured as rescue workers struggled amid twisted wreckage and scattered debris. Officials blamed a line switch error for the disaster.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
UPD
Herter Attacks East German Spy Network at Berlin Talks
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter charged that East German communists have organized about 226000 spies and informers to overthrow freedom in West Berlin and West Germany. He argued a Soviet plan to make West Berlin a free city cannot match 1948 49 blockade tactics and used Western counter intelligence data to back his case.
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Geneva
UPI
Christian A. Herter
West Berlin
West Germany
Free Countries
Herter
East Germany
Russia
Berlin
West
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kremlin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Free World
Federal Republic of
Ger
Plot To Blow Up Passenger Train Fizzles in Des Moines
A suitcase with dynamite capped and fused by an expert was placed on Rock Island tracks in Des Moines before a 200 passenger train passed. The fuse was lit twice but failed to detonate, likely due to wheel contact. No injuries. A Rock Island official rode in a special car.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Rock Island
R. E. Johnson
Chicago
West Des Moines
George Shuck
Des Moines
Weekend Thunder Showers Forecast for Twin City Area
The weatherman predicts afternoon and evening thunder showers in the Twin City area this weekend. Yesterday’s high reached 73 and low 65. Thursday’s highs and lows were 79 and 65, with Arkansas residents also expecting drizzly weather and little temperature change.
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Twin City
Mercury
Arkansas
Milwaukee Tragedy: Truck Hits Family Crossing Street
Mrs. Imogene Kleppin kneels beside her 3-year-old son Danny moments after he his 2-year-old sister and their 12-year-old aunt started to cross a Milwaukee street and were struck by a truck. Two other children were killed.
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Imogene Kleppin
Danny
Milwaukee
Desiard Street Parking Ban Sought by Monroe Group
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce traffic committee urged eliminating parking on DeSiard Street from South Grand to Sixth and nearby blocks. They proposed off street meters as a substitute to ease congestion and improve access, presenting eight street removals to Mayor W L Howard and the City Council.
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The
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
DeSiard Street
South Grand
Sixth Street
DeSiard
Tilialialtu
Monroe
W. L
Howard
North Grand Street
De-Siard
Jefferson
Catalpa
Grammont
Wood
Chamber
Work Slated For Bayou Bartholomew Improvements Backed
A Pine Bluff public works panel approved 50000 dollars for a Bayou Bartholomew re study from Pine Bluff to Sterlington to improve the stream. Ouachita River Valley Association vice president H K Thatcher said Congressman W F Norrell expects Senate approval. The Bayou flows from Pine Bluff into the Ouachita River at Sterlington under the 1950 flood control act.
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House Public Works Committee
Pine Bluff
Ark
Sterlington
H. K. Thatcher
Ouachita River
Congress
Thatcher
Pentagon Reveals Names Of 1943 Bomber Crew On Plane Found
The Pentagon released Friday the names of crewmen aboard a B24 bomber last seen 16 years ago after an amazing desert landing in Libya. The wreckage was found recently by geologists with no trace of the crew. An Air Force spokesman suggested the crew may have bailed out during a Naples raid in 1943 and the plane landed on its own.
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Washington
Pentagon
Air Force
Wiesbaden
Germany
Naples
Army
Soluck
Libya
Crossett father of three dies after Lonoke shooting
An 84 year old Crossett man, Eugene Watt, 34, shot his estranged wife Dixie Nell Watt in a motel near Lonoke and died two hours later. Mrs Watt is in critical condition. The couple’s three children aged 10, 8, and 4 were unharmed, and Watt later died at University Hospital Little Rock. Funeral plans set for Crossroads Cemetery in Crossett.
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Crossett
Ark
Lonoke
Little Rock
Warren C. Minton
Eugene Watt
Dixie Nell Watt
Roscoe Bryan
Highway 70
Watt
University Hospital
Larry Eugene
David Richard
Donna Gayle
Hot Springs
Jones Funeral Home
R. M. Watt
Alvin Watt
Everett Watt
Edward Watt
Elizabeth Neal
Gladys Hamm
Robbie Lee Bryant
Police Crack Down on Cuban Revolt Plot
Police in Santiago Cuba said they arrested 12 former Batista men in raids on five hideouts and seized arms ammunition uniforms and war materiel. Two gun battles occurred as authorities thwarted a prison break during a night of terror amid rising opposition to Castro's regime.
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Santiago
Cuba
UPI
Fidel Castro
Batista
Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Dominican Republic
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Ing
Italy
Air Corps
Mortuary Service
Frankfurt
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