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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1836.
California Considers
Of Death Sentence
Abolition SATELLITE
MODEL
By WILLIAM FLYNN
San Francisco, Dec., 19.
California is considering the abolition
of capital punishment.
The demand that
executione i stopped
Into the estecution
as the pénally for capitai crimes chamber, and hid, øven sete be ended has been growing | herself in the death cheie when slowly during the part few the prison warden rushed to, the
secho and mumbled that another writ had been flod, another ni siny had been emmed,,
| years. Now, Du Assembly (leglaintive) committee is con- ducting exfensive hearings
the basis of future netion.
Opening
E.
SCARCELY ALIVI
here. the hearings Mr Lester
McMillon, member for Los Angeles, chair-back to hot cell, man of the investigating com- mittée declared: "Something Is radically
with wrong
the capital punishment. law 03 administered in California.“
in addition to the usual arguments that capital pumsh- Is inhuman, there had ment
situation In developed California, he added. which roises the question whether capital punishment is equitable. THREE CASES
The woman seemed scarcely alive as she was half carried
The High Court rejected the plea an hour later, and she returned to tho execution chamber to die.
0
cases
of
Three
have
focused public altention on the punish- which he been on In- !ment
solution in the area since the Legion was first settled by the explorers before 1776. Spanish One of them was the execution of Barbara Graham, a convicted
The other "guŋ moll." cases involve three men.
The case of Barbara Graham and one
the
men, Caryl Chessunum, involve legal as well as humanitarian questions. The
of the Case
other two men involved equitable justice.
There
question, according
judgment of the ortal jury and the appeal courts, that Graham was gulity of pistol whipping a woman to death during a robbery attempt. She had a long
record brushes with the law.
was to the
no
But when it came to the time for her to die in California's pale green gas chamber, there was an outery from the public that woman should not be executed for murder
Some of those who protested were attorneys. They fled a series of petitions with the State Supreme Court on the morning she WIK 10 die, Thereby deloying her execution several hours while the court disposed of the pleas.
Önce. Graham had walked from her cell in death row, had
·
إلى
Thi prolongation of her execution caused the public and the courts to reconsider the how many Umes a question stay
execution could be granted, The
Chessman has cuse of attracted international attention. More than eight years ago, he WON
to death sentenced
for kidnapping and assault of A girl who was a minora erline punishablo by death In California.
He
wrote several books which became best sellers. also studied law in his Death itow cell. With lus money and his legal
knowledge, he 174 staved off death for almost ten years. His case is now on its why to The United
States Supreme Court
Former inmates of Death Row cells,
whom with
Chessman time served executed.
They had
Hu
question of continual
supeal is also of concern to the Assembly committee, particulur- ly the question of who should
Dr Hagen, head of the US Naval Research Laboratory's Vanguard earth satelille pro. ject, shows reporters a model of the satellite at a press conference of the project, — Express
Photo,
Nixon Arrives In Vienna
}
the
11~
Vienna, Dec. 19. ner in which the Austrian people American Vice-President ; have given help to the res
fugees. Richard Nixon, sald on ar-
He referred also to rival in Vienna today that "generous and unselfish the United States was "fully fribution belog made by other determined" to take a "full peoples throughout the world," share" in meeting the needs and said at least 17 nailone had already received refugees and of Rungarian refugees in 20 had contributed financial or
other assistance. Austria.
HEARTFELT SYMPATHY
Austria
States consider it n privilege to add our own modest contribu tion to those of the people of Austria and other
free nations in helping to bring at least some of the spirit of Christmas to our friends from Hungary, who
Whis spend
Christmas from their homes".. France-Presse.
must
away
air today from Singapore, on
have been Nixon, acting us President
Saigon, Dec. 19. neither Elsenhower's personal represeIT, ' the money nor the legal learning|tative, said he intended to make
The British High Commis- Nixon said he had to fight there sentences,
brought sinner in India, Mr Malcolm ng accurate an estimate as pos- This
sible of the number of refugees 1.000 pounds of insulin for use MacDonald, arrived in Salgon by the United States
Brid Hungary, should be in prepared to receive, the changes together with cheques totalling his way to spend a holiday in
the
$460,000 for American volunteer | Cambodia. existing (US) law which would be
their aid, as a
#tangible symbol" of necessary for
Mr MacDonald intends visit- the "feeling the American people ing the admission to the United
States
fumous Angkor Wat have for and the financia; obligation the
for the refugees."
temple ruins, about which he is Ho added: "However, no
going
to write a book. United States should be pre-
amount of money or material
After a wook's holiday in pared to EDWING,
Anunce such appeais.
CHARGED JOINTLY
Then there is the third cuse of equal justice.
murder
ал
Two men were arrested for
during a robbery northern California. They were charged jointly.
One entered a plea of guilty, thereby escapiny the death penalty which is prohibited
له
under Was
under such
phew Californian Jaw.
Не sentenced to life Impriment with the possibility of
release un parole after 13 years.
His partner in crime entered
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES » plea of not gulity, was con-
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BAGGAGE:
victed of first degree
and executed.
murder
There are those who contend that in such a case there is a
standard of double
Justice in California.
In the United Stoles there are three means of administering dealth legally-banging, elec- trocution, and the gas chamber.
Ulah.
gives the condemned prisoner the choice Moyl of hanging or shooting of them choose shooting by a civilian Aring squad,
One State.
Опе man explained his choice with the question: "Which will cost the taxpayers most?"
"Hanging." he was told. "Okay, I'll take hanging." be replied.
MORE HUMANE
But the majority are not con- cerned about the cost. They belleve that death by the bullet is more humane.
California has invested 15,000 dollars in the gas chamber at
San Quentin prison. The cost of the sodium cyanide for each execution Is 15 cents.-China Mall Special.
U Nu Can't Touch Bo Tree
mon
Colombo, Dec. 19. Ceylon Premier, Solo- Bandaranaike said today that he had
per- an sönálly intervened in attempt to obtain per- mission for former Burmese Premier, U Nu, to touch the sacred Buddhist Bo tree at Anuradhapura in India..
Sunday, 23rd December, at 12.00 noon for the UNITED KINGDOM, vin, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, thence via the Cape of Good Hope. chler priest of the Buddhist Bri
The Premier fold a press co- ference that he had learned the
Maha Bodhi templo ni Anurad- Passengers are requested to send ALL Nu to enter the inner en-
hatt refused hapura
to allow BAGGAGE to the Hongkong & closure and touch the Bo tree. Kowloon Wharf Co's Godown No. 2 GATE, CANTON ROAD ENTRANCE. By Noon on Saturday, 22nd December.
VE A COURTESY Bandaranaike said he had sent..
a personal telegram to the chlor priest, asiding that if it wast
SPECIAL NOTE: With the exception of hand packages all poble, U Nu should be carried by passengers themselves, allowed to touch the trea "as a ALL BAGGAGE must pass through
the Wharf Co.'s Godown for loading vay to
on board by ship's slings only,
EMBARKATION: Passengers should embark between
9.80 and 11:00 am. on 23rd December
1956,
Subject to Alteration. With or Without Notice,
་་
ald
distinguished The Premier
that U Nu bord mada
similar request on a' previous visit, but had beora retud
The Benous Bo
Bo: free is be
Lamed to be the oldest tree in the world and favettorated, by Trukkinists was it was in its shade enlightenment
Preare
bute
PAID TRIBUTE The Vice-President paid tri- to the aid given to the Hungarians by the Austrians.
He said: "We are filled with schmiration for the selfless man-
can possibly express the heart-Cambodia, Mr MacDonald will felt sympathy that all of our return to India. people have experienced in these
In Singapore, the Commis- days of suffering for the stoner had attended the annual courageous people of Hungary." | conference of British governors, He concluded: "I can only say administrators and diplomats in
Asia.--France-Presse. that the people of the United
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
HE'LL BE KILLED-| JUMPING OFF A TRAIN AT THIS SPEED-NO-
FERDINAND
NANCY
I MUST PLAY MY LATEST ROCK-AND-ROLL
RECORD
JOHNNY HAZARD
WHE HAPPENED? SHAP 30. INTO.THAT.
BUT THE MAN LANDS IN A NET AT THE BRIPGE-
?
SURVIVED NINE GERMAN TORPEDOINGS
Miami, Dec. 19.
John Staniszewski, a merchant seaman known as "Indestructible John" because hó survived nine German torpedoings, is dead..
Ironically, Staniszewski, who that he would be released from Hived here, with his wife, was Ellis Island only to continstag killed in an explosion at sen, wir servico. That was when aboard the tanker, Amoco he met his wife. Maine, hear New Orleans, in the Gulf of Mexico,
But he lived long enough to receive what he waited most in Ilfe United States citizenship. Although 63, he cast his art vote in an election this your signifying the sticcessful end of a 44-year struggle to become a citizen.
BORN AT POZNAN
Born at Poznany, in Poland, in 1803,
when it was 口 German possession, ho rame 10 this country
at the age of 17 to escape conscription
the tnto German Army. Although be served with the United States Merchant Marine bver 35 years and in two world wars, he was, because of A technicality, á deportable allen.
Because of his knowledge of the English language, Stahlszow ski was mistaken for an Ameri-
OFFICE TO OFFICE
After their marriage, they began to fight together for his cizenship. It took 10 years going from office to affee, and
frpass
official to official, Before the necessary paper, some of which had been lost at BOR,
were collected and Court hear- ings completati,
In 1954,
he received bla citizenship and this year cast his first vote.-Chiba Mail Special.
French Use Artillery In Algeria
Algiers, Dec. 19.
French troops, supported by carried out a major
con when he first shipped on artillery, an American
His operation against Algerian re- vessel.
and Souma papers were stamped "American bels in the Blida ettizen." He thought
that sector, killing nine rebels and. another, meant that he was an American capturing citizen
In the Chabet El Ameur re-
During World War I, no one glon of the Kabyle Mountains, challenged him. He served in French
Troops continued
ab
the Merchant Marine, was tor-operation begun yesterday. pedoed
The toll of rebel losses in tho seven times, lost the foes of one foot and became operation todor rose to two dead
and four prisoners. partially deat
PERJURY
It was not until 1937 that an Immigration officer questioned his cuizenship Staniszewski was convicted of perjury for claiming citizenship.
A long period of uncertainty with the law began and con- tinued until World War II, when he received temporary papers allowing him serve again In the Merchant Marino,
Two more ships were tor- pedoed under him. Recuperat ing from injuries after tho second torpedoing, he learned
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
AT THE SAME TIME, THE OTHER MAN STARTS TO JUMP.
THE BRIDGE --THE NET~~
NOW
WOW--- THAT MUST
BE THE WORLD'S. JAZZIEST RECORD
- I AM A VOCTORA GİYE HIM AIR, MONI BACKAN, SIR 19 BADLY: HURTAK MUST GET HUR TO A - HOSPITAL AT ONCEE
???
BUT THE STRONG ARMS. OF LOTHAR FIND HIM!
1
In the Constantine region, French helicopter-borne troops
clashed with a rebel unit south- west of Bordj Rhedis, Fivo.
were captured,~~~~France- Presse.
rebels
MINERS STILL OUT
Kitwe, Doc. 19. The strike of 235 European miners at the Bancroft Copper Mine entered its eleventh day today with no sign of
алу imminent settlement.
The walkout is the result of a dispute · between the under- ground manager and 13 artlanna, -Chha Mall Spoutai,
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