Supreme Court orders new state hearings for Chessman case
The Supreme Court divided 5 to 3 to order new state hearings for doomed convict Caryl Chessman, who argues the trial record was fraudulently prepared. Chessman, in San Quentin, was convicted in 1948 on 17 counts and sentenced to death.
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Supreme Court
Chessman
Washington
Caryl Chessman
San Quentin
California
John M. Harlan
Earl Warren
Los Angeles
Harlan
Carpenters' Treasurer Invokes Fifth Amendment in Indiana Case
Frank W Chapman, 300-pound general treasurer of the Carpenters Union, invokes the Fifth in response to questions about a $100,000 share in highway right-of-way profits. SenateRoads panel heard about special treatment for land purchases tied to the Tristate Expressway near Gary. Indicted former Indiana highway official William Doggett linked to the broader Indiana highway land scandal. Chapman Hutcheson and Blair subpoenaed to explain a special union bank account.
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Washington
Frank W Chapman
The
Carpenters Union
Indiana
Chapman
Smith
Frank M. Chapman
International
Union
Indianapolis
Tristate
Gary
Maurice A. Hutcheson
Carpenters
O. William Blaier
Mental Patient Chooses to Stay With Friends
Albert Steele 56 of Ipswich, who won 85982 in a football betting pot, will remain at St. Clements Hospital as a voluntary patient after 28 years. He said outsiders would bring scroungers and false friends, while the hospital offers true friends.
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London
Albert Steele
Ipswich
Steele
St. Clements Hospital
Pleas for Girard Trial at White House
Delegation from Girard presents to the White House their plea that William S. Girard be tried by an American court for the death of a Japanese woman. The move emphasizes seeking a local or national court proceeding rather than a military tribunal.
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Washington
William S. Girard
White House
Ottawa
Ill
Girard
Edward A. McCabe
Eisenhower
Pauling Urges Global Scientist Appeal On Nuclear Test Ban
Nobel laureate Linus Pauling calls for scientists from all nations including Russia to join his appeal to stop nuclear testing. He wants thousands of signatures from British French and other scientists to back a worldwide accord.
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Pauling
Appeal
New York
Linus Pauling
Press Conference Tonight Ties Amid Girard Case in Japan
Louis Girard and his wife Shirley appear on ABC TV tonight amid a controversial case in which Willie Girard, 21, is charged with fatally shooting Naka Sakai on January 30 at a firing range used by American forces in Japan. His lawyers seek to have him produced in U S court in Washington.
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Louis Girard
Shirley
ABC
Willie Girard
Naka Sakai
Japan
Girard
Congress
Tokyo
United States
U. S
Washington
Red River Flood Threatens Louisiana Farming Communities
Red River rises threatening East Point Crichton and Linsberg in Red River parish with 60 plus families fleeing and about 15 000 acres of farmland submerged. Levees are reinforced as crest nears May levels amid ongoing rainfall and flood predictions.
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Coushatta
Red River
George Wise
Red River Parish
Louisiana
East Point
Crichton
Linsberg
Two Dead and Seven Missing In Florida Gulf Storm
A tropical storm sweeping Florida from St. Petersburg to near the Georgia line caused two drownings and seven missing. Dade City resident Jack Flicker and his father survived after the 26 foot Kinnebar sank near New Port Richey. others were rescued or unaccounted for across Escambia Bay Destin Pass and surrounding areas.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
St. Petersburg
Gulf of Mexico
Georgia Line
Perry
Tallahassee
Charleston
S. C
Andrew Thygesen
Escambia Bay
Pensacola
Willard A. Jackson
Eglin Air Force Base
William P. Hill
Harold A. Dawso
Gulf
Destin Pass
Fort Walton Beach
New Port Richey
Kinnebar
Clearwater
Flicker
Jack
Dade City
Rain and Heat Forecast for Twin Cities Area
The weatherman predicts more rain and hot weather. Partly cloudy today tonight and tomorrow with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Temperatures rose to 92 yesterday with highs near 90 to 94 today and tomorrow and a low around 68 to 72 tonight.
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Twin Cities
Miracle Plane Crash Kills Four In Pacoima Home
A single engine Piper Tri Pac er hit a Pacoima house killing four aboard while eight birthday guests inside escaped unhurt. Neighbor Barry Worth, 30, described the moment as a miracle and urged action on planes flying overhead.
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Pacoima
Calif
Chico
San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles
Barry Worth
Enrollment steps for newborn at Louisiana Tech 1975
Official records note Karen Sue May born June 5 at Schumpert Sanitarium Shreveport enrolled in Louisiana Tech’s freshman class for fall 1975. Daughter of Fred H. May Jr and Lou Ropp May of Shreveport Miss Shirley Ann McDonald among 1300 graduates at Washington University in its 96th annual commencement.
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Louisiana Tech
Karen Sue May
Fred H. May, Jr
Shreveport
Schumpert Sanitarium
May
Lou Ropp
Tech
R. L. Ropp
Ropp
Shirley Ann McDonald
Washington University
Eisenhower Confined With Upset Stomach Suffering But Improving
President Eisenhower remained in bed at the White House after an overnight bout of nausea and vomiting. Doctors reported he was progressing very satisfactorily with stable vitals and no further nausea, while a Blueberry pie remark noted by officials drew attention as stocks fell on the news.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Howard McC. Snyder
John Foster Dulles
Thomas S. Gordon
House Foreign Affairs ‘Committee
New York
American University
Monroe Wins Court Tussle With Gas Co
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled the Louisiana Public Service Commission out of jurisdiction in United Gas Corporation's request for rate increases in Monroe. The decision annuls the district court ruling and permanently restrains the commission from hearing the case in Docket 6873 for gas rate revisions within Monroe.
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Monroe
Gas Co
Louisiana Supreme Court
Louisiana Public Service Commission
United Gas Corporation
Public Service Commission
Supreme Court
Commission
High Court
District Court
Jet Travel Boom Seen In Future
Washington passport chief Frances G Knight predicts a travel boom as jet transports enter full use with an impact around 1959 She expects the United States to need about one million passports annually to meet growing travel demand and says the country is entering a new age of speed and global access.
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Washington
U. S
Frances G. Knight
Passport Office
Asia-Origin Flu Reaches U S On The President Cleveland
A mild A-type influenza variant sweeping Asia has been found aboard the President Cleveland in San Francisco. Of 2,000 passengers and 357 crewmen, 96 cases surfaced with fever up to 104 and three to five day courses. Blood samples were taken for vaccine research as authorities note widespread outbreaks in India, the Philippines, and Japan.
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U.S. Public Health Service
Manila
Cleveland
Edgar Norris
Francis B. Galbraith
Galbraith
Ypell
India
Philippines
Japan
Outing Tragedy on Lake Lagert in Oklahoma
A weekend outing by six from Altus Air Force Base ended when their boat overturned on Lake Lagert. Four survivors were found on a sandbar early Monday. two others are missing and presumed drowned. All survivors wore life jackets. two missing did not. Authorities launched a large search after the six failed to return to their cars near Quartz Mountain Park.
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Altus
Okla
Altus Air Force Base
Lake Lagert
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Air Force
Don Baker
Quartz Mountain Park State Lodge
Lake Shore
Telephone numbers and hours for newspaper departments
The notice lists contact numbers for editorial circulation and classified departments and states hours from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. on weekdays and from noon Saturday to 8:00 a.m. Monday and on holidays. It includes dial telephone lines FA 3 0501 FA 3 1720 KA 3 2070 FA 3 3660 FA 3 4825.
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