Capital Punishment Sparks Talk In Kansas
Gov. George Docking and Atty. Gen. John Anderson clashed briefly over capital punishment at a state Executive Council meeting in Topeka. Docking called anyone who supports hanging a plain murderer, prompting Anderson to ask if the issue was on the agenda, to which Docking replied he was warning them to campaign on it if desired.
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Anderson
Paul Shanahan
Docking
Garden City
June Anderson
Hickory Street
Jaycees
Shoemaker
Driving Skills Shine In Teen-Age Road-E-O
A group of 11 Ottawa High seniors competed in the Jaycee Teen-Age Road-E-O. Charles Shoemaker led with 337 points, followed by Roben Schneider 330 and John Johnson 319. Shoemaker will face Kansas winners while Jake Docking warned him about traffic rules as he leaves the event.
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Ottawa High School
Jaycee
Charles Shoemaker
RFD
Shoemaker
Roben Schneider
RFC
John Johnson
Oak
Kansas
Open House Draws 2700+ For Osawatomie State Hospital
Side Swipes notes nearly 2,700 people attended the Osawatomie State Hospital Open House yesterday marking a culmination of weeks of anticipation for patients. Family and friends visited, toured departments, viewed patient crafts and films, and attended ceremonies honoring Dr. Francis A. Carmichael. Scheduled events this week include Registered Nurses Day May 3 and Physicians Day May 5.
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Kansas
Osawatomie State Hospital
George Zubowicz
Francis A. Carmichael
Osawatomie High School
Community Hospital
Eisenhower to address foreign policy at televised dinner
President Eisenhower will deliver a major foreign policy address tonight at 9 pm CST from a dinner sponsored by the Committee for International Economic Growth and the Committee to Strengthen the Frontiers of Freedom. The program will be broadcast on radio and television.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Committee For International Economic Growth
Committee To Strengthen the Frontiers of Freedom
Fair and warmer county forecast with mild conditions
Weather forecast shows fair skies and a slight warm trend this afternoon and tonight. High near 75 this afternoon, low around 53, Tuesday partly cloudy and mild in the 70s. Weekend variables include Saturday high 54 and Sunday highs mid 60s with cool nights. historical dates note record highs and lows for this date.
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Bop
Death row cases loom over council meeting remarks
State treasurer George Hart asked about Daryl Chessman’s fate as the council met. Docking reported Chessman was executed and lamented Governor Pat Brown would be blamed. Anderson criticized Docking for commuting the death sentence of 21 year old Joe Spencer for beating a 59 year old woman to life imprisonment.
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Chessman
Docking
Pet Brown
Anderson
Bobby Joe Spencer
Spencer
NATO Ministers Endorse Plan On Disarmament
NATO foreign ministers meeting in Istanbul amid martial law endorsed Western disarmament proposals for the Soviet Union. The gathering, as Turkish students clashed with troops near City Hall, heard U.S. Secretary of State Herter relay Eisenhower’s Paris summit caveat. Western unity supported but with cautious expectations about rapid results.
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Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
Adnan Menderes
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
United States
Selwyn Lloyd
Geneva
Britain
France
Italy
Canada
Khrushchev
Officers Link Up To Nab Two Topeka Burglars
Franklin and Osage County officers teamed to arrest Jamison Dickey Cain youths 16 and 17 after break-ins in Pomona Quenemo Osage County and Lyndon. Police blocked routes west of Lyndon capturing them at K-68 US 57 junction. They face charges in Pomona and Osage County for multiple burglaries including Bolen Grocery Corner Cafe Wiley Variety Davis Service Station and an attempted Poston Grocery break-in.
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Franklin and
Osage County
Topeka
Franklin County
Max Gilmore
Pomona
Polmona
Gilmore
Quenemo
Paul Reed
Charles Scott J
Osage City
Frosty Gregg
Robert Bennett
Melvin Moore
Reed
Scott
Gregg
Lyndon
Osage
Bolen
Wiley Variety
Davis
Poston
Frost Nips Ottawa Vegetation on Sunday Morning
Ottawa recorded a 32 degree low as John P. Kelsey notes some vegetation damaged by frost. The day did not reach a May 1 record, with 25 degrees logged in 2009. The Weather Bureau forecasts sunny conditions today with possible showers in parts of Kansas by Tuesday night.
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Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Presbyterian Pastors Of State Meet In Junction City
A statewide meeting of Presbyterian pastors will be held in Junction City tomorrow and Wednesday. The consultation on stewardship and promotion is a pilot national event. About 200 people are expected, including Dr. Glenn W. Moore and Dr. John Thompson Peters of New York, general secretaries of Presbyterian entities.
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Junction City
Kas
Presbyterian Church
Junction
City
Glenn W. Moore
New York
General Council of
The
John Thompson Peters
Presbyterian Department of Stewardship and Promotion
Civil Defense Alert To Sound Tuesday At Noon
An alert as part of a nationwide Civil Defense exercise will sound at noon for three minutes. All radio and TV stations will be off the air for 30 minutes. The all-clear will come at 12 30 p.m according to Civil Defense officials.
Ottawa food control contract awarded to List and Clark
Sen Andrew Schoeppel's office announced after noon that Stage 2 of the Ottawa food control protection works has been awarded to List and Clark Construction Co of Kansas City. The contract amount is 1 919 252 dollars. Notification came from the Army Engineers in Washington.
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Andrew Schoeppel
Ottawa
List & Clark Constructtion Co
Kansas City
Schoeppel
Army Engineers
Washington
Polio Shot Drive Announced For County Courthouse
The county health office will open Wednesdays 4 to 6 pm in May to provide polio shots at no charge for those unable to pay. Dr. J. R. Henning notes under 21 require written parental permission. slips available at the courthouse office. Timetable: second shot one month after first, third seven months to a year after second, fourth one year after third.
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J. R. Henning
Dick Clark Admits Knowing About Payola
Washington AP Dick Clark testifies he knew since November that Mammarella the former Americal Bandstand associate produced had accepted money from record companies Clark says Mammarella admitted payola at a late night meeting November 1915 He denies intent to misinform the committee and its investigators about Mammarella's actions The subcommittee resumes questions after a four hour session and an investigator testifies American Broadcasting Co relied on Clark sworn statement denying payola involvement
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Washington
Dick ‘Clark
Yola
Clark
Anthony Mammarella
Sinnce
Philadelphia
Mammarella
House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
James K. Kelly
American Broadccasting Co
Mayor Proclaims National VFW Week in Ottawa Kansas
Kenneth Andrews declares May 17 1960 to May 23 1960 as National VFW Week praising the Veterans of Foreign Wars for community service and Americanism efforts. He notes the group’s 61st anniversary in 1960 and urges citizens to honor its service and wish it success in future endeavors. The proclamation is dated April 30 1960 and signed by Attest: Donald R. Capper.
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United States
America
V.F.W
Freedoms Foundation
Kenneth Andrews
Ottawa
State of
Kansas
National V.F.W
Veterans of Foreign Wars
City Hall of
Donald R. Capper
Chessman Dies After Long Fight to Avoid Death Penalty
Daryl Chessman died in the San Quentin gas chamber at 10:12 a.m. PDT after a 12 year bid for a stay, with courts denying appeals and a 30 minute delay request too late. He faced kidnapping with bodily harm convictions from Los Angeles in 1948 and became a global symbol in the capital punishment debate.
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Apple Green
Chessman
Missed Stay Of Execution By Minutes In San Quentin
Cary Chessman narrowly missed a 30 minute stay of execution when a wrong telephone number delayed the judge's call to San Quentin Prison. Judge Louis Goodman sought delays after a petition arrived at 9:55 a.m. as the lethal gas had already been released. a prior plea from the California Supreme Court had been denied minutes earlier.
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San Francisco
Cary Chessman
U.S
George T. Davis
Rosalie Asheer
Dhame Ibers
California Supreme Court
Final Statement From Chessman Before Execution At San Quentin
Caryl Chessman spoke to San Quentin warden Fred Dickson denying he was the red light bandit blamed for terror in Los Angeles. He faced two death sentences for kidnapping with bodily harm tied to January 1948 crimes and sent seven personal letters to be mailed. chessman remained unrepentant about the broader criminal record but said no bitterness toward the staff.
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Eleanor Black
Los Angeles
Chessman
Walter D. Achoff
Fred R. Dickson
Dickson
San Quentin
Calif
Caryl Chessman
Dickson S
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Daryl Chessman
California
Supreme Courts
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William ©. Douglas
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