Thompson Found Guilty Of Murder In St Paul Case
Thompson 36 was convicted of arranging his wife Carol s 34 killing nine months after the murder in their St Paul home. A six member jury found him guilty of first degree murder and he received a life sentence. The state said he hired the killer for love of another woman and over $1 million in life insurance. He faces possible appeals and bond discussions while jailed pending transfer to Stillwater.
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Hyam Segell
Jackie Olesen
Dick W. C. Anderson
Anderson
Norman Mastman
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Johnson's Busy Day at White House Ends With Swim
Washington AP reports President Johnson kept a full schedule in his White House office, meeting aides and aides while moving personal papers and planning calls. The Johnsons will not move into the White House yet, and Jacqueline Kennedy with Caroline and John Jr. have relocated to a Georgetown home borrowed from Harriman.
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Lee Oswald
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Probe Committee Asks For Additional Powers
Washington AP Probers of President Kennedy’s assassination seek sweeping Senate powers to compel testimony and grant immunity. The Russell Cooper measure, backed by Warren Commission members, would allow federal court enforcement and punish noncompliance. The plan arrives as Texas ends its own inquiry, with FBI files already in hand.
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Kansas faces reallocation of House seats after Supreme Court ruling
Kansas legislators may cut in county representation if following the Supreme Court urged equal proportions formula. The court deemed current apportionment invalid as unequal, likely reducing seats to one per county in 105 seats, with Sedgwick Wyandotte Johnson Shawnee and Reno gaining multiple seats. Legal challenges loom under one man, one vote concerns.
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Pearl Harbor Memorial Observes Day With Informal Ceremonies
At Pearl Harbor the battleship Arizona memorial, sunk December 7, 1941, marks Memorial Day with informal rites. Navy salutes are unofficially held, wreaths placed, and garlands cast over the harbor as 2,300 dead are honored. The flag atop Arizona flies at half mast for the first time since World War II in tribute to lieutenant John F. Kennedy.
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Weather Outlook Diminishing Winds Then Colder Night
Diminishing winds tonight with clearing skies and colder air. Sunday will be fair and cool with overnight lows near the upper 30s and Sunday highs in the upper 40s. Yesterday’s high was 69, low 44. Today’s low 44, high 40 last year, with a record high 65 set in 1946 and record low 2 in 1909. Hourly figures show temps from 38 to 68 through the day and night.
Tany's Toot Anyone care to challenge Arza to a game of checkers
A brief note invites readers to challenge Arza to a game of checkers, signaling a light community pastime or social event. It presents a simple, direct call to participate and test skill against Arza.
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Arza
Stunned by abusive telegrams hits Goldwater in wake of Kennedy death
Chicago Tribune reports Barry Goldwater and ally Senator John Tower have been stunned and deeply disturbed by a flood of abusive telegrams and letters after President Kennedy's assassination. The outpouring is reshaping Goldwater's political recalibration and whether Tower pursues a GOP presidential bid.
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Louisiana Holds First Election Amid Kennedy Assassination
In New Orleans the Louisiana Democratic Party named its gubernatorial candidate as the nation's first statewide election after President Kennedy's assassination. If no candidate secures a majority, a runoff primary is set for January 11. Morrison, Long, and McKeithen are leading contenders amid civil rights tensions.
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Delesseps S. Morrison
AP to Publish Book On Kennedy Assassination
The Associated Press is preparing a book titled The Torch Is Passed detailing the Kennedy assassination and aftermath. The Herald offers it to readers at $2, with delivery starting around December 30.
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The Letter Santa Did Not Get The Letter
In Richmond Virginia AP reports that some letters addressed to Santa at the North Pole with ZIP code 99701 arrived at the desk of Postmaster John G Mizell. The letters were marked No such p.o. in state and returned for better address.
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Santa Claus
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Defeated Man Cries Unfair at NFO Convention
Forrest Nave Jr., 57, of Lexington Missouri, the beaten candidate for the National Farmers Organization presidency, charged irregularities and said he was not given a chance to present his program to delegates. Nave resigns from the NFO after losing to Oren Lee Staley of Rea Missouri, who won a ninth term with 4774 votes to Nave’s 581.
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Forrest Nave Jr
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Oren Lee Staley
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Staley
Arza Fogle Wins State Checkers Championship in Great Bend
Arza Fogle, a modest farmer and writer for Elam's Checker Board, won the Kansas state championship in Great Bend after a 32-move final. He treks a storied history in checkers, recounting local rivalries and past state tournaments, and plans a future history of the game while musing on next year’s event.
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