Governor asks Legislature to abolish death penalty in California
Gov. Edmund G. Brown urged lawmakers to end capital punishment calling it a gross failure. He argued it harms the vulnerable and minorities and deterred neither the innocent nor the wicked. The message notes resistance and Chessman case context. Senate panel head Edwin J. Regan sees little chance of floor debate.
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Sacramento
Calif
Edmund G. Brown
Caryl Chessman
California
Chessman
Los Angeles
Brown
Edwin J. Regan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Beauty Queen Kicked Off Be Our Guest Show
Mary Ann Mobley, Miss America 1959, is fired from CBS TV show Be Our Guest after a brief appearance run. Producers Perry Cross and George DeWitt declined comment as Mobley, 23, reflects on the setback and vows to continue pursuing Broadway with renewed study in drama singing and dancing.
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New York
Show Business
Mary Ann Mobley
George DeWitt
Perry Cross
DeWitt
Cross
Miss Mobley
Brandon
Tax Scheme Is Uncovered In Coffeyville Area
Five distributors in Kansas and Missouri were named in a gasoline tax evasion scheme uncovered by Montgomery County Attorney Tongier. The Co-Op Refinery of Coffeyville had nine employees involved and two refinery dock workers resigned. Audit will determine full extent and names remain confidential for now.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Kansas
Missouri
Len Tongier
Montgomery County
Tongier
Department of Revenue
Clarence Malone
Independence
Parsons
Springfield
Co - Op
Tangier
Sorry He Started Fuss Over Cranberries
MEXICO CITY AP The man who started the fuss about tainted cranberries says he feels sorry for growers I now drink cranberry juice for breakfast instead of tomato juice Dr B T Shaw of the U S Agriculture Department disclosed this at a reception Tuesday night where he was honor guest It was Shaw who first noted that parts of the 1959 cranberry crop from Oregon and Washington were contaminated by a weed killer that can produce cancer in rats He said there was no doubt the weed killer was being used improperly but he did not believe it was dangerous Tests proved that a person would have to eat 350000 pounds of cranberries a day to endanger cancer
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Mexico City
B. T. Shaw
U.S. Agriculture Department
Shaw
Oregon
Washington
4-H Winners Compete Again at Franklin County Event
Purple ribbon winners from Saturdays Franklin County 4-H fair will compete again March 5 at the high school auditorium. Project and activity talks winners from more than 60 participants include James Dunn Judy McClure Sarah Brockway and Ann Wakeman. Top two will advance to a March 12 regional contest at Baker University. other contenders listed.
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Franklin County
Les Sallee
Sallee
James Dunn
Judy McClure
Sarah Brockway
Ann Wakeman
Baker University
Nancy Hewitt
Lois Stinson
Tharon Hornburger
Carol Baker
Jane Leach
Jill, Jefferies
Betty Pope
Loig Stinson
Jill Jefferies
Car Production Running Ahead
Detroit report shows passenger car production this year nearly 300,000 units higher than last year. Main gains come from four models not built a year ago Valiant Falcon Corvair and Comet totaling 191,107 since January 1. Chrysler Corp adds about 94,000 more cars, excluding the new Valiant, with Dodge up 50,000 as a leading contributor.
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Chevrolet
Ford
Studebaker-Packard
Detroit
Valiant
Falcon
Corvair
Comet
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Dodge
Ike Turned Down Atlas Missile Long Shot Plan
Washington AP reports the Air Force canceled plans to launch a boosted Atlas missile nearly 9000 miles from Cape Canaveral toward the Indian Ocean. Unconfirmed reports suggest President Eisenhower personally rejected the test, possibly to avoid during his Latin American tour.
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Ike
Washington
State Department
Air Force
U.S
Central Asia
Pacific Ocean
Soviet Union
FBI Keeps Mum On Coors Disappearance
The FBI declined to comment on progress in the Adolph Coors disappearance case in Golden Colorado. Coors 44, chairman of the Adolph Coors Co. brewery vanished 22 days ago and his wife asked agencies to withdraw to speed contact from possible kidnapers. The sheriff’s office says it has not re entered the case. FBI Denver chief Scott Werner refused to comment.
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Golden
Colo
FBI
Adolph Coors
Coors
Adolph Coors Co
Sheriff's Office
Scott Werner
Denver
Nitrigon Gingerich Liquid Feat at Pomona Kansas
A brief item notes Nitrigon Gingerich Liquid feat connected to Pomona Kansas with PH MO 5 2236 or 9 F 21 references indicating contact or record numbers. The fragment mentions a location and two numeric identifiers linked to the event or listing.
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Pomona
Kansas
Advance notice on Pacific shots and Atlas flight target
The report notes advance warning on Pacific shots and outlines the Atlas flight target area. It casts the long-range test as a potential propaganda effort to surpass Soviet distance achievements.
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Pacific
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