Speck Receives Death Sentence In Nurse Massacre Case
Richard Speck was sentenced to die by electric chair for the July 1966 murder of eight nurses in a Chicago townhouse dormitory. The ruling by Judge Herbert Paschen sets Sept. 1 as execution date if appeals fail, with automatic stay for Supreme Court review. Speck’s attorney vowed to pursue the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Peoria County
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Cook County
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South Chicago Community Hospital
Virginians Die in Vietnam Report Adds Three Names
The Defense Department lists three more Virginians among Vietnam casualties. Army Spec. 4 George D. Wallace of Dry Fork Pittsylvania County. Marine Lance Cpl. Fred V. Lee of Norfolk. Marine Cpl. Joseph P. Smith of West Point are named as killed in action.
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Defense Department
Army
George D. Wallace
Virginia Y. Wallace
Dry Fork
Pittsylvania County
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Lance
Fred V. Lee
John H. Wilkins
Norfolk
Joseph P. Smith
Emmett Smith
West Point
Dear Abby readers share tender home care moments
A collage of Abby letters reveals readers caring for aging mothers with patient humor and gentle tactics. A minister's wife questions RSVP etiquette, a sitter's mother urges caution about sick children, and a housekeeping reader recalls wa wa time with her mother to make baths pleasant.
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Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Sync., Inc
Abby
West Virginia
Controversy Over Union Proposal for Anglicans and Protestants
SAN FRANCISCO AP A proposal by Episcopal Bishop C Kilmer Myers to unite Anglicans and Protestants under the Roman papacy stirred mixed reaction across faith groups. The sermon cited Middle East war threats and Gulf of Aqaba blockade as prompts for unity.
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C. Kilmer Myers
Grace Cathedral
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Gulf of Aqaba
Nob Hill
James Pike
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Church of England
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Earth's Orbit And Rotation Speeds
The article notes Earth's orbital speed around the sun at 66 700 miles per hour and an equatorial rotation speed exceeding 1 000 miles per hour.
U S Jewish Communities Rally to Israel s Side
Jewish communities across the United States rallied to Israel as fighting began in the Middle East. Volunteers offered to fight and students planned to harvest crops in Israel. Brandeis students volunteered to go. loans would fund trips. An Israeli official said many offered to fight, but the consul general opposed sending volunteers. Israel Bond sales topped 13 million dollars in 50 cities. UJA set up an Israel emergency fund, with exact amounts to be released next Monday.
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Israel
Middle East
Washington
Lafayette Park
White House
Joe Shareen
St. George’s Syrian Orthodox Church
Indianapolis
Brandeis University
Boston
Atlanta
Southeast
Amnon Gil-Ad
Joseph J. Schwartz
FASTEETH Alkaline Powder for Secure Dentures
An advertisement promotes FASTEETH an alkaline powder that makes dentures firmer for eating and talking. It claims no gummy taste or gel like feel and helps control denture breath. The copy urges regular dentist visits and lists drug counters as retailers.
Free Replica Hearing Aid Ad From Sonotone Promotes SONET
An advertisement from Elmsford New York promotes the SONET in ear hearing aid as the smallest from Sonotone. It offers free non functional plastic replicas to demonstrate how it fits entirely in the ear with no cords or outside wear. The ad invites coupons and notes the device weighs under a tenth of an ounce including battery and was developed after 37 years of research.
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N.Y
Sonotone Corporation
Sonotone
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