Overseas Murder Ruling May Increase Confusion
The Supreme Court freed two American women who killed their soldier husbands overseas, ruling civilian juries must hear murder cases. Dorothy Kraeger Smith in Japan and Clarice B. Covert in England were tried by military courts, sparking questions about future trials for lesser offenses and potential effects on status-of-forces agreements.
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Supreme Court
Dorothy
Kraeger Smith
Japan
Clarice B. Covert
England
Martia
Justice Black
Caprie
Clark
Congress
United States
Costly Promise Backfires in Girl Scout Cookie Sale
In Longmont Colorado a man promised to buy a box of cookies for every box his two Girl Scout daughters sold. The two girls sold 66 boxes, and the father kept his pledge buying 66 boxes for 29 dollars and 70 cents.
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Longmont
Colo
Graham and Helpers Track Seekers Who Respond
In New York, Billy Graham’s crusade reports about 60 percent of responders as converts while 40 percent are reaffirming church members or seekers. A follow up system assigns counselors to inquirers, urges nightly return, and collects decision cards, with local ministers then contacted for ongoing follow up. Graham notes some respond out of curiosity or emotion, and admits difficulty predicting long term church engagement, while praising the overall value of the crusade.
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New ‘York
Billy Graham
Christ
Bers
Graham
Inquirer
British Weekly
England
London
White student enters state Negro college in the South
Rodney Jaye Miller, 23, became the first white student at North Carolina A&T College as a summer student. His enrollment ends months of indecision after announced plans to attend a Negro college. Miller hopes to transfer back to NC State College in September.
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Greensboro
N.C
iNegro College
Rodney Jaye Miller
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College
United Press
Speeding Chase Ends With Fine in Lander
James Gazewood was fined $20 for speeding after Patrolman Rex Minshall testified. Gazewood followed an officer at 80 miles an hour while the patrolman rushed on an emergency call in Lander Wyoming.
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Lander
Wyo
James Gazewood
Rex Minshall
Gazewood
Former Slave Celebrates 107th Birthday in Paris Home
U Miriah Brown known as Granny and Dutch, born in Mississippi, marked her 107th birthday with a party at her daughter Melissa Gray's Paris home. She was born on a Mississippi plantation, raised by the Hutchison family, moved to Texas after emancipation, never used a cane, and enjoys fish and ice cream. She has six children, ten grandchildren, and a large extended family across Paris and Dallas.
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Paris
Tex
Miriah Brown
Mississippi
Lissa Gray
Granny
W. A. Hutchison
Dutch
Mollie Reasno
Melissa Gray
Myrtle Carter
Film-tycoon poser given ten years hard labor
HONOLULU UP report says Ross T. Earlywine age 21 of Cleveland Texas was sentenced to 10 years at hard labor after pleading guilty to impersonating a Hollywood film producer. He also faced a Schofield Barracks court martial for desertion AWOL breaking restriction forgery larceny and passing bogus checks. He was arrested for passing 750 in bad checks here while posing as a producer and promising island women movie contracts. He had been AWOL from Fort Carson since December 1956 and fled Schofield before recapture. He received a dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay with sentence subject to review.
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Honolulu
Ross T. Earlywine
Cleveland
Tex
Army
Schofield Barracks
Earlywine
Fort Carson
Colo
23Rd Army Division
Pentagon
Double Trouble Cancels Atlantic City Dance Event
Local bandleader Ray Mathis phoned a dance chairman to cancel an engagement of his musicmakers. He cited two musicians contracting the mumps as the cause. Miss Jean Wertzberger, chairman of the Jefferson Dance Club, questioned the reason.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Ray Mathis
Jean Wertzberger
J Jefferson
Mathis
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