Shaver Death Sentence Halted by Confession Hoax
The Supreme Court reversed Shaver's first conviction, retried him, and he was again sentenced to die for the crime. An 81th hour confession by cellmate Donald Summers halted the execution even as a grand jury and federal court found no substantiating evidence. The San Antonio district attorney called Summers' confession a hoax.
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Belton, Tex
UPI
Jimmy Shaver
James K. Evetts
Bexar County
Evetts
Grapeland, Tex
Shaver
Chere Jo Horton
San Antonio
E. H. Talbert
Supreme Court
Donald Summers
Summers
Grand Jury
Federal Court of Appeals
Dairy Farmers Face Pain From Price Support Cut
Bernard Brenner reports from Rochester Minnesota on a large dairy co op that buys 1 5 million pounds of milk daily from 3 000 members The price support cut may cut 1 5 million dollars from members paychecks this year Farmers with paid for farms will tighten belts while debt laden younger operators face trouble Experts see farms growing larger and fewer and bulk tank pickup rising The Rochester district hopes and fears political effects include potential Democratic gains but local observers expect the district to stay Republican
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Rochester, Minn
Rochester
USDA
Co-Op
Rochester Co-Operative
UPI
German Chief Visits Grand Canyon Areas
President Theodor Heuss of the German Federal Republic toured the Grand Canyon this week and called the view overpowering. Heuss sketched in the national park during a break from his coast-to-coast tour amid a heavy schedule.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Theodor Heuss
Vocational Nurses Course Set July 1
Seventy prospective students have applied for the Licensed Vocational Nurses class to start July 1 at Medical Center Hospital Odessa. The program is a joint effort of Odessa College Medical Center Hospital and Midland Memorial Hospital and will graduate June 30 1959. An advisory board will screen applicants aged 18 to 50 who have at least a 10th grade education.
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Medical Center Hospital
Jamesena Sullivan
Odessa College
Odessa
Midland Memorial Hospital
Midland
Stanton
Crane
Borger
Monahans
Iat Medical Center
Midland Memorial
LVN
Sullivan
Isparks Memorial Hospital
Fort Smith
Ark
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
University of Colorado
Denver
Jo Norment
Brackenridge School of Nursing
Austin
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Sherwood Village
Ariel
Children’s Knit
Manhattan
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Sherwood
Maureen Ryan
Chicago
United Press International
By Bernard Brenner
Ofi Farm Editor
Sonoton I
Odeosa
George W. Crane
Washington
Tetons
Berkshires
Ozarks
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ST. Louis
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