Supreme Court ruling signals major death row changes
The Supreme Court decision bars automatic juror exclusion for anti cap penalty views and voids death sentences from biased juries. It affects 486 US inmates on death rows, with Texas officials predicting a near end to the death penalty in practice. Speck and Witherspoon cases await further action as states review sentencing and appeals.
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Richard Speck
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Speck
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Witherspoon
Supreme Court
Texas
Crawford Martin
Huntsville
Tex
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Humphrey Runs in South Dakota Primary as Johnson Backing Urged
In South Dakota Hubert H. Humphrey pressed his bid for 1968 primary votes though not on the ballot. Supporters urged voters to bypass Kennedy and McCarthy and back Johnson with a delegate slate pledged to the President but supporting Humphrey.
Sellers and Ekland split after 20 year marriage
Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland announced their separation while Sellers was in Rome. Ekland had left an Italian holiday and reportedly returned to her Stockholm parents. The couple, married in 1964, have daughter Victoria, age three, staying with Ekland's parents.
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UPI
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Sellers
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Stockholm
Victoria
Weather Outlook Norwalk Missouri Mostly sunny and warm into midweek
Weather shows mostly sunny skies and warmer temperatures with highs in the 80s on Wednesday. Tonight remains fair and mild with low temperatures in the 50s. Monday temperatures reach 73 in Norwalk and 50 for the low. Humidity at 8 am 81 percent, 2 pm 56, 8 pm 53. Precipitation for the past 24 hours ended at 8 pm is 0.15 inch. Sunrise 5:55 am, sunset 8:56 pm, moon phases today 1:52 pm moonrise, 2:17 am Wednesday moonset. Births report a Norwalk boy to Charles Roth and wife, a girl to Richard Zeller, and a boy to James Carter. Deaths note Mrs. Anna M. Roth, age 67, of Bellevue.
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Charles Roth
Richard Zeller
Corwin St
James C. Carter
Whittlesey Ave
Cyclist Killed in Berlin Heights Crash
A car and a motorcycle with two young men collided at Sixth and South Streets in Berlin Heights Monday night. The motorcycle driver Eugene Kilbride 27 of Huron was thrown from the bike and died on arrival at Elyria. The Berlin Heights police reported Kilbride was dead on arrival.
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Kilbride
Elyria
Ritz
Perkins
Norwalk Briefs Highlight Horse Ban and Zoning Fee Talks
Solicitor Frederick Waugh plans two ordinances for the Norwalk City Council including a ban on horse riding on city sidewalks and a zoning fee increase requested by the Planning and Zoning Commission. A New London teacher pleaded no contest to trespass and assault charges in Huron County Court, with fines totaling 125 dollars and several suspensions.
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Frederick Waugh
Norwalk
Planning and Zoning Commission
New London
Huron County Common Pleas
Wesley Ritchey
Robert J. Vetter
Ritchey
Valerie Solanas shoots Andy Warhol in studio attack
Warhol, famed for his Campbell soup can paintings, was shot by Valerie Solanas a 28 year old actress and SCUM member in his Times Square studio. Doctors described a 50 50 chance of survival as Solanas surrendered to police after the incident. Mario Amaya was wounded but not seriously.
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UPI
Andy Warhol
Valerie Solanas
Warhol
Miss Solanas
Times Square
Mario Amaya
London
Empire
Empire State Building
Chelsea Girls
Turn On Light Petition Eyed By Olena Trustees
Eight residents delivered a petition signed by 30 favoring turning on a street light in Olena while opponents Leroy Palm and Walter Caton attended the May 20 trustees meeting. Trustees schedule a June 17 hearing to hear both sides and a September public meeting may be held. The light on Route 250 east side near Greenwich Milan Townline Road is one of nine new lamps installed earlier this year.
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Olena
Bronson Township
Leroy Palm
Walter Caton
Palm
Caton
Greenwich-Milan- Townline
May Brings Wettest Month In 12 Years For Norwalk
Norwalk's May rainfall reached 5.97 inches the wettest since 1956, with May average at 3.5 inches. The record May total dates back to 1895 at 8 inches. Last Wednesday saw 2.04 inches in a single day while May had 21 rainy days and below normal temperatures. A separate police report notes tires stolen from a 1963 car on Mill Street, valued at 50 dollars.
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Norwalk
May
George Scott
Mill St
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