Torture Slaying Mother and Teens Convicted in Likens Case
A jury in Indianapolis convicted Gertrude Baniszewski of first degree murder and her daughter Paula of second degree murder. Baniszewski's 13 year old son John was convicted of manslaughter, while all five defendants faced murder charges in Sylvia Likens death. The state sought the death penalty. Miss Likens, 16, died after two weeks of beating, burning, branding, and starvation in the Baniszewski home.
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Gertrude Wright Baniszewski
Paula
Negroes Plan Protests at U S Steel Plants Nationwide
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will stage demonstrations at U S Steel Corp facilities nationwide to press for better opportunities for African Americans. Henry R. Smith Jr. of the Pennsylvania NAACP says Birmingham, Alabama, home to the company’s largest Southern operation, will be a focus.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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Henry R. Smith Jr
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Standard String Quartet Instrument Types
The article notes three primary instruments in a string quartet: violin, viola, and violoncello. It emphasizes their roles as the core components of a typical quartet arrangement.
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Violin
Viola
Violoncello
Clay thanks draft board ahead of London title defense
Cassius Clay publicly thanks President Johnson and his draft board for time to defend his heavyweight title in London against Henry Cooper at Open Arsenal Stadium. He seeks conscientious objector status while draft appeal is studied in Kentucky. Actress Ann Sothern faces a traffic violation after a two car crash near Coconut Grove Playhouse. Police report no serious injuries. Senator Douglas releases 1965 income and holdings. Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee reportedly separated. Billy Graham criticizes sexual obsession in U.S. and Britain ahead of London preaching tour.
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London
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Henry Cooper
Open Arsenal Stadium
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Kentucky
Ann Sothern
Coconut Grove Playhouse
New Vice President Named at Urbana University
University of Illinois trustees approve Dr. Eldon Johnson 57 as vice president and chairman of the U S Council on Extension and Public Service. He will take the post August 1 succeeding Dr Shannon McCune who resigned to lead the University of Vermont.
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