Chessman Dies at San Quentin After Prolonged Battle
A-b-PRESS-TELEGRAM reports Charles Chessman was pronounced dead at 10:12 am in the San Quentin gas chamber after a lengthy legal fight. Witnesses described a quiet scene as the condemned man faced execution, while appeals and protests surged from supporters across the nation. Chessman, famed for lifelong crime and controversial death-row appeals, had survived 22 years of notoriety and authored four books.
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Walter D. Achuff
Fred R. Dickson
Chessman
California
Supreme Court
San Quentin
Immedi
Davis
U.S. Dist
Louis R. Goodman
Goodman
California Supreme
Sen
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
Boodlum
Los Angeles
Death Row
Gas Chamber
Sgt
C. W. Nelson
Daryl Chessman
Police Near Capture Of Lana’s Girl In Long Beach
The juvenile bureau and Lt. Robert Deaton report a stakeout at a North Tang Beach home as a Long Beach teen dies after attempting to borrow money from her foster mother to fund a runaway trip. Miss Wilson calls for directions and a station attendant later sees a car with three girls, but police cannot locate it. Steve Crane appeals publicly for his daughter Cheryl to contact him.
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Long Beach
Miss Wilson
North Long Beach
Pacific Coast Hwy
Deaton
All Am
Walnut Ave
Steve Crane
Cheryl
Horseman Halted in Caryl Protest
A Long Head machinist rode a white horse in front of the Los Angeles State Ridge protesting the execution of Caryl Chessman. Vern Krohn, 1667 Cota Ave, was cited by police and ordered off the street. He said the protest sought science and reason over punishment and revenge.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles State Ridge
Caryl Chessman
Brown
Werel
Vern Krohn
Cota Ave
Krom
Krohm
Silver
Grand Ave
May Day World Displays Marked Protests and Parades
Reports from across the globe mark May Day with worker demonstrations and large parades. In Moscow Khrushchev presided over a major display, East Berlin showcased a militarized parade, and West Berlin saw Willy Brandt urging unity. In Peiping, Budapest, Warsaw, Prague, and Prague crowds celebrated with flags, balloons, and public pledges, while the Pope issued a rebuke of atheistic communism from the Vatican.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
East Germany
East Berlin
Walter Albrecht
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Germany
Peiping
Redio Peiping
Budapest
Warsaw
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gonulka
Prague
Antonin Na
Bishop Bradfield Dies at 62 in Wells England
Dr Harold Bradfield aged 62, bishop of Bath and Wells, died Sunday in Wells England. He was among the bishops who officiated at Queen Elizabeth II coronation seven years ago.
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Wells
England
Harold Bradfield
Bath and Wells
Bradfield
Queen Elizabeth
Turkish Riots During NATO Summit Spark Police Clash
Turkish students clashed with police near the Hilton where NATO leaders stay as a 3,000-strong force dispersed demonstrators. Turkish Foreign Minister Zorlu warned the protests were driven by a few groups with political aims and did not shake NATO support. Eisenhower urged restraint but warned no quick results in talks with the Soviet Union.
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Hilton Hotel
NATO
Fatin Rustu Zorlu
Herter
Eisenhower
Paris
Oete
Ex-FTC Chief Dies at 63 in Washington
Harry A. Babcock, 63, retired director of the Federal Trade Commission, died Saturday of a heart attack. He served with the FTC for 26 years.
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Washington
Harry A. Babcock
Federal Trade Commission
Babcock
FTC
Clark Denies Payola Involvement Amid Testimony
Testimony shows Clark denied taking payola on his ABC shows while admitting a record firm tied to him paid other Philadelphia DJs. He said ABC pressured to soften wording about Mammarella in his affidavit, and ABC executives questioned by Kelly noted they relied on Clark’s affidavit to keep “skirts clean.”
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Fale
ABC
Kelly
Subcommittee
Philadelphia
Counst
Robert W. Lishman
Mammarella
Nelwork
Pimples Beware Campho-Phe nique Quick Shield
The piece urges early treatment of pimples using CampHo-Puschguel antiseptic liquid to form a protective ring around blemishes. It claims the product does not stain skin and can be worn under makeup, promoting rapid healing and prevention of reinfection. A call to always keep CampHo- PHENIQUE on hand is included.
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