Estes Conviction Overturned Over TV Telecast At Trials
The Supreme Court split 5 to 4 to overturn promoter Billie Sol Estes's Texas conviction because the trial was televised. Justice Clark wrote that televised trials deny due process and can prejudge juries, while Justices Harlan Brennan Stewart Black White dissented in part.
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Texas
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John M. Harlan
William J. Brennan
Brennan
Potter Stewart
Hugo L. Black
Byron R. White
Justice Stewart
Black
White
Stewart
Dave Walters Named Boys State Mayor In New Mexico
Roswell youth David Walters ran as Federalist for Coronado mayor while Artesia’s Terry Means sought Armijo and Artesia’s David Waldrip aimed for Castillo mayor. Eight cities select mayors today as Boys State builds toward Thursday elections and a gubernatorial inauguration.
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New Mexico
Boys State
David Walters
Coronado
Terry Means
Armijo
David Waldrip
Castillo
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David Macias
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Cortez
John Zimmerman
Hobbs
Mendoza
Ronald Stevens
Albuquerque Manzano
Monterrey
Sam Ortega
Belen
Montezuma
Bill White
Lovington
Trujillo
Ron Curry
Albuquerque Sandia
Bob Stover
Terry Cannon
Carlsbad
Jerry Montoya
Albuquerque Valley
Joe Jacobs
William Schifani
Albuquerque Highland
Raton
George Noseff
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Jack M. Campbell
Mine Explosion Traps 200 Miners in Yugoslavia
In Belgrade a methane gas blast tore through a central Yugoslav coal mine trapping about 200 workers. Tanjug reported 55 dead and seven rescued as crews searched for survivors.
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Yugoslavia
Tanjug
Wives Jubilant As Gemini 4 Returns Home After 4 Day Flight
Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White landed aboard the USS Wasp after 97 hours, 57 minutes in space completing 62 orbits and 1,609,684 miles. Wives in Houston celebrated the successful mission as medical checks began aboard the carrier.
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Edward H. White
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Cape Kennedy
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Clarence C. Fiske
Gemini 4 Mission Ends With Safe Splashdown
The Gemini 4 crew McDivitt and White returned after four days in space. A lost computer would have automated a maneuver, but ground controllers completed the task. The USS Wasp confirmed radio contact with the capsule as it splashed down. The crew reported fatigue yet remained healthy and satisfied with a 100 percent mission success.
Judy Holliday dies at 41 in New York cancer death
Oscar winner Judy Holliday known for Born Yesterday has died at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. She was 41, had fought cancer for years, and had undergone surgery in 1961. Holliday starred as Billie Dawn on stage and screen and won the 1951 best actress Oscar.
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Judy Holliday
Junk Dealer
Babe
Miss Holliday
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Billie Dawn
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
David Oppenheim
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Fair Raise For Military Is Requested
Secretary of Defense McNamara urges Congress to approve a $446.586 million pay increase for military personnel as fair to troops and taxpayers. He advocates a 4.3 percent boost for those over two years of service and a 2.7 percent raise for newer enlisted members to aid retention and counter cost of living.
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Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Supreme Court Voids Communist Labor Union Ban
The Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a federal law making it a crime for a Communist to serve as a labor union official. Justice Earl Warren wrote the 5-4 majority opinion. Justice Byron White dissented, joined by Clark Harlan and Stewart.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Byron R. White
Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Sky's Limit on Dining Aboard USS Wasp
Gemini 4 astronauts McDivitt and White planned to dine aboard the aircraft carrier Wasp for about 36 hours after four days of space diet. Cook Petty Officer John H. Jones said no menu is drafted yet and he will ask the astronauts what they would like to eat.
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