New Champion Dissenter Justice Douglas Tops Court Ranks
Washington reports Justice Douglas is the Supreme Court’s leading dissenter for 1952-53 with 54 total dissents, 35 written opinions, and 19 dissenting votes without opinions. He led in dissents during nine months of term while also authoring 12 majority opinions.
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Clark
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Reed
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Gideons of State Gather in Roswell for Weekend Rally
The Gideons will rally in Roswell this weekend with events starting Saturday at 2 30 p m in Room A at the Chamber of Commerce and a 7 p m banquet at the Nickson venue. Carl Nelson of Denver will speak, and four thousand Bibles were placed in Chaves County in the past year. Sunday features Gideons in local church pulpits and dedications to close the event.
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Carl] Nelson
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Hot Spell Maintains Grip Across Wide South
The Associated Press reports little relief from a long heat wave across the South with nightly readings in the 90s and 100s in Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and California. Cooler spots included 37 at Pellston Michigan and 40 above at Sault Sainte Marie Michigan. The warm air was expected to spread to the north-central region while the Northwest remained cool and the Northeast saw seasonal temperatures.
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Arizona
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Nevada
California
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Northwest
Unemployed Man Kills Wife and Self in Cicero
Chicago report states 32-year-old truck driver George Nichols shot and killed his wife Mary 30 then killed himself in their Cicero home after hours of arguing over unemployment. Sister-in-law Anna Boyce 29 was wounded while attempting to intervene as Nichols fired at her before turning the pistol on himself.
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GOP chairmanship May Go To Trading Post Operator
Republican circles report that the GOP state chairmanship could be offered to Jack Cline, operator of a San Juan County trading post.
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Joe Albuquerque
Jack Cline
San Juan County
Successor to Be Chosen This Summer for Chairman Post
Incumbent chairman Harry Robins will not seek another term. A successor will be selected here in July or early August, marking a leadership transition.
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Harry Robins
Goose labeled oldest farm bird in history
A historic note identifies the goose as the most ancient farm bird. This belief emphasizes the bird's long domestication in agricultural settings and its enduring role in rural life.
Attorney Dan Marshall Appears With Edelman in Rosenberg Case
Atty Dan Marshall appeared yesterday with Morton Edelman acting as next friend to the Rosenbergs in the trial proceeding. The session included discussion on representation and ongoing rulings.
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Boy Admits Passing Of Disabled Woman In Sex Slaying
Eighteen year old David Gene Price confessed to fatally choking Betty Bagby 22 after intercourse then dropping a stone on her head. He told police they argued over a bus versus taxi and requested his mother bring comics and hot dogs. The body was found in a suburban wooded area with severe injuries.
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Atlanta
David Gene Price
Glynn Cowan
Betty Bagby
Price
Cowan
Man held on suspicion of murder after mutilation incident
Price told police he remembered nothing about the mutilation but said I could have done it. He was held on suspicion of murder.
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Price
Mau Mau Attack Kills Ten at Nairobi Farm House
Ten people, including six white residents, are believed dead after a Mau Mau assault on a rural farm house. Officials say 15 attackers burned the house in the Nairobi region.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Chamita Dam Financing Approved by Senate Panel
Washington lawmakers report the Senate Appropriations Committee approved 175000 for planning the Chamita Dam project after the House had refused to fund it.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Chamita Dam
House
One Day Stay in Rosenberg Case Also Delays Edelman Trial
Los Angeles reports that a pamphleteer and soap box orator who aided a one day Rosenberg execution stay won a one week stay in his own misdemeanor case. Irwin Edelman 54 faced Municipal Court on failing to register after a vagrancy conviction and cited emotional and physical involvement.
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Ethel Rosenberg
Irwin Edelman
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