Seven Slayings Lead to Kansas Hangman Appointment
James Latham age 23 Maurice Wille Tex and George York of Florida face execution after the U S Supreme Court refused to review their case Their spree across Texas Florida Illinois Utah in 1961 included seven victims with robbery as motive and racial tensions cited by the killers They endured a lengthy appeals fight and now await Tuesday’s planned hangings.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas
James Douglas Latham
Maurice Wille
Tex
George Ronald York
Jacksonville
Fla
U.S. Supreme Court
William H. Avery
Latham
York
Texas
Florida
Illinois
Utah
Army
Russell
Otto Ziegler
Perry Edward Smith
Richard Eugene Hickock
Herbert Clutter
Holcomb
Ziegler
Althea Ottavio
Patricia Anne Hewitt
Valdosta
John A. Whitaker
Tullahoma
Tenn
Albert E. Reed
Litchfield
Ill
Edwardsville
Martin Drenovic
Granite City
Rachel Moyer
Craig
Colo
Edward J. Guidroz
Baton Rouge
Ft. Hood
Mauriceville
Price Latham
Plant City
Guidroz
Whitaker
Reed
Peters Station
Drenovic
Chain of Rocks
Mississippi River
Missouri
Grantsville
Wallace
Denver
Miss Moyer
Gransville
Salt Lake City
Steeleville police fines for speeding and conditions
Steeleville police fines issued to Donald E. Alms for speeding and to Leonard R. Bixby for driving too fast for conditions each totaling 15 dollars.
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Steeleville
Donald E. Alms
Leonard R. Bixby
Poll Tax Rift Spurs House Senate Vote Rights Compromise
Capitol Hill rushes to bridge the gap between House and Senate voting rights bills over poll taxes. The House backs an outright ban, while the Senate favors court testing of legality. Administration and leadership oppose a statutory ban, civil rights groups press for the ban, and Humphrey likely to aid a pact.
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Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey and Space Twins Steal Show at Paris Air Show
Humphrey and the Gemini astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White captivated visitors at the Paris air show, beating the Russians who boasted Yuri Gagarin and a 250 ton transport plane. A planned meeting with Gagarin was canceled as he was reportedly too busy. The U S delegation, including the vice president and spouses, helped restore U S prestige after a recent B58 crash killed its pilot.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Paris
Yuri Gagarin
Gagarin
Humphrey
White
McDivitt
Gegarin
U.S
Fiat 19 crashes at Paris Air Show killing nine
A Fiat 19 small Italian plane crashed after a demonstration at the Paris International Air Show, killing nine people and wounding four. The craft struck parked cars in a lot as spectators watched from the north-south runway, officials said. The White and McDivitt astronauts had departed the field moments earlier.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward H. White II
James A. McDivitt
Soviet Delegation for Helsinki Peace Conference Named
The 41 member Soviet delegation to the Helsinki world peace conference next month includes writer Ilya Ehrenburg cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova and Nobel physicist Nikolai Basov. It is led by writer Alexander Korneichuk.
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Helsinki
Finland
Ilya Ehrenburg
Valentina Tereshkova
Nikolai Basov
Alexander Korneichuk
Unique Parade in Jacksonville Protest Shows Internal Failings
In West Jacksonville a 19 block march of about 100 Negroes protested internal community failings. The demonstrators urged cleanliness in homes yards and selves and urged that Negro children remain in schools to aspire higher. About 50 area residents joined.
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Jacksonville
Fla (Ap
Malaysia completes jet strike aircraft negotiations
Kuala Lumpur reports Malaysia has completed talks for jet strike aircraft to bolster its air force. No supplier named though Canada is among likely sources. Marion police brief notes James Moake fined 105 dollars for drag racing.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Canada
Marion
James Moake
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Horseshoe Development Corp
Franklin, Arkansas
Ozarks
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Arkansas
Arkansas Tourist and Recreation Committee
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Izard
Strawberry River
Franklin
S. Wall and
E. Walnut
Carbondale
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MR. Clean
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Murphysboro
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