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Evening star., 1963-03-21
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Lawyer Fights to Save
Man Who Prefers Death

State Court Of Appeals on legal
questions involving Woods in
sanity. His petition cited Su-
preme Court decisions in other
cases that two condemned men
lacked the requisite mental ca
pacity to be executed,
Mr.. Dorsen filed his request
for q stay of execution after
State and Federal courts in
New York had rejected a SINH
lar request by other counsel.
Two lower Federal courts al
ready hive turned Mr.. Dorsen
down.
MOcked the Judge
While Mr.. Dorsen is trying
to save Woods life. New York
prison officials will be pre-
pairing to take it.
From death row, WOOD mas
declared he wants no inter-
ference with his execution.
81 have had three stays Of
execution thus far. one auto
matte beyond my control } and
two effected by we'll -intentioned
lawyers as 'do-gooders.'
"I want no more"
The 51-year-old Wood, who
even Knocked the Judge who
sentenced him to die, was sent
TO the death house for Staying
two elderly pensioners during
a wine drinking spree in
Queens in 1860.
He was then out on parole
after serving II years for beat
ing a man to death in Elmira,
N. Y, In 1912.
Later Wood confessed to
having killed a 16-year-old
girl in 1925 and an Elmira
woman in 1888.
Evening star., 1963-03-21
Tuno Poison Believed
Present in Only | Can

Health authorities said today
there was "little doubt" that
a rare type Of seafood poison
-clostridium botulism, Type
E-caused the deaths of two
Detroit women who died after
eating canned tuna fish last
week.
George T. Daughters, De-
troit chief of the Food and
Drug Administration, said Type
E botulism was isolated from
the lid of the can in question
and from the intestinal con-
tent Of the first victim"
The FDA official told news
men: "The chances of finding
another contaminated can ap-
pear to be slight. It may be
that we'll never know how only
one can was involved"
positive" Identification
The Associated Press re-
ported that Ralph Johnson
the FDA's bacteriologist at De-
troit, said the toxic organism
found was positively identi-
fed as Type e, a rare type
generally associated with ma
rine life from extremely cold
waters.
Health authorities declared
that apparently the one can
was the only tainted container
among thousands of pure tins
The two Detroit women had
eaten tuna from a can bearing
the A8P food chain label.
Mr.. Daughters said tests OF
many other cans in a West
Coast shipment to Detroit area
A6sP supermarkets showed no
impurities. Ard there have
been no other reports Of botu-
lism food poisoning in Detroit
or in other parts Of the coun-
try.
Taken From Shelves
The ASsP food chain cleared
all canned tuna bearing its
own label - whether marked
with the code or not-from
its shelves. The tuna linked
to the Detroit deaths was
among 26,400 cans Of tuna
packed the same day by the
Washington Canning Corp. of
San Francisco.
The suspected bacteria needs
a near-absence of oxygen
bearing air to grow and become
toxic. Ordinarily the bacteria
would be killed in the canning
process.
Although some kinds of food
poisoning are not rare in home
canned vegetables. Food and
Drug Administration spokes-
men could not recall a poison
ing traced to a commercially
canned product since the mid
1920s. s-.ss
Symptoms of botulism usually
begin with blurred or double
St. Paul recorder., 1963-09-12
SPo RI S
BY BILL BROWER

a night singer He also is a tback ON the
Philadelphia Philadelphia
night club circuit for his anssy firmly
himself as one Of the most exciting the National Football
League
back hoh returning puns occasionally getting
from scrimmage But last
previous game
He played
ill proved good
ripped OFF 23O6 receptions
there wasn't a dun yard among
Now the Eagles cooking deViment opposition,
with Brown the throttle. the business a
pass option This will make him more dangerous and the opposition
wary
doubt that Brown has the speed to throw fear in the
heart of secondary Once he has maneuverng he's the devil
proved 1O5-yard
against the Cleveland Browns two 1t for the agles 27
to 20 Tny fitted 80 yards against the Washington Redskins with
kickoff and 80 yards against the St Louis Cardinals with missed
Field goal.
played college NIuniCe
tvo-vvord explanation speed gdron
panic"
He adds:
panic footsteps fearing might caught
behind. Fear give the extra urge"
Brown thought he hmbled the NIL He was
picked
Packers fhled pms acquired
tag lombard a4ft
Eagles signed agent
bargain
Harry outstanding
Philadelphia Sports
Nick sboc said he earned distinction by hard work desire
The thinks nearly filled potential
why other NIL likely TO find him in their hair often this
just good 26year-old
artuate athlete you'd meet THE
playing supposed fnnber
couldn't let them And the behind
start confidence and I couldn't let them down"
mostly spot duty Eagles
btters demanding know player Browns ability ree
gated 10
After he proved that he could the mail with the rest of the
NILS Brown has developed into proficient blocker 1t
thought that the gaff that department
Tim is Brown came by
after played Tiny grade
orphan Sailors
Home KnigItstown,
At Ball State he basketball letter. for
o forget
St. Paul recorder., 1963-09-12
Minute Men
To Sell Hockey
Season Tickets

The Minneapolis Minute Men
will sell Minneapolis Bruins hoe
key season tickets, officials of
both organizations announced Sat
urday.
The Minute Men will conduct a
contest among their membership
similar to those used to sell Min
nesota Twins and Vikings season
tickets in past years.
THE Minneapolis Minute Men
are pleased to endorse and active
ly support the new Minneapolis
Bruins hockey club" Howard Run
yam, Minute Man president, said.
I'VE feel the Bruins are a splen-
did addition to local sports activ-
titles and fill a much needed void
in the wintertime sports schedule, d"
Runyan continued. THE Boston
Bruins are 100 percent behind the
Minneapolis club and we hope our
organization can help the Bruins.
Our goal is a minimum of 300
season tickets" Runyan concluded.
The top two statesmen will watch
a Stanley Cup playoff game at
Chicago or other National Hockey
League city.
Seventy Minneapolis and subur-
ban area businessmen comprise the
Minute Men.
The Bruins home opener at the
arena is October IL against Om-
aha
St. Paul recorder., 1963-09-12

ing Ted Williams 24-year old re-
cord Of most homers by a hrBt-
season player in the American
League, 81.
He has long since wiped OFF the
books the clubs old mark for most
homers in a season by lefthand-
ed batter, the 20 hit by Mickey
Vernon when the team was still In
Washington in 1854.
With his 31st homer Hall bet
tered a club record Of 80 homers
by a Rookie Bob Allison In 1859.
Allison won the Rookie of the
Year Award. Hall also equalled a
league record Of 81 home runs set
by Ted Williams.
Among his other credits:
He has far and away more hon-
ers than any other lefthanded hit
ter in the AL. He has more runs
batted in than any other AL.
centerfielder, SO, and is second in
runs scored, IS.
Since attaining regulars status
on June 8, Ousing the respected
Lenny Green, Jimmie has hit at a
.292 clip, raising what had been a
.1S5 average to a more dgnified
.27O.
It wouldn't be stretching a point
too much to say that often as jim
mie Hall has gone this season so
have the Twins gone. He has
knocked in runs in 40 different
games and the wins have won 28
of them, or 70 per cent.
Jim also has won games In the
field In the early weeks, he was
used as a late-inning defensive re-
placement for Harmon Killebrew
and Green because of his slin with
the glove.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-09-12
ELSToN HOWARD IS YANKEES
STRATEGIST; HE EVEN CALLS THE
PITCHES FOR ACE Whitley FORD

firms his confidence in the veter-
ans - like Ford. With Howard
behind the plate, Yankee pitchers
seldom err. Opposing batters have
to beat them on merit. This doesn't
happen often.
Yet HOward's great value to
the Yankees Is not restricted to
catching. He L. n terrific hitter,
as Wen. He hits with power to
all fields. His work behind the
plate equipS him with n keen
foresight as q batter. When q
pitcher winds and unwinds, El-
lie has a pretty good idea Of
what's coming.
There was a time, though, when
according to batting coach Wally
Moses, Howard was homer-con-
scious." He wanted to hit every
ball out Of the park. Moses got
Howard to go more for base hits
especially on balls pitched away
from his power. Moses also con-
WINGED him not to spread his legs
so far apart. The closer stance en-
abled Ellie TO move his legs more
freely and follow the pitch Of the
ball. He Is now a terrific line drive
hitter, and he still gets his share
Of homers.
At present - with the Yankee
power boys, Mickey Mantle and
Roger Maris, out of the lineup with
injuries - Howard leads the club
in batting and in homers. AS of
Friday Aug. 23), he was hitting
at a .2SS clip, with "a homers and
SO RIBS. His closest competitor,
averagewise, was Bobby Richard
son, with a .2S1 mark. Newcomer
Joe Pepitone trailed him in hon.
ers, with 20, and in RIBS, by one
Howard Is plainly carrying the
load for the Yanl1s, behind and al
the plate.
Sports shorts: A year ago, Sar
Francisco Giants pitcher Juan
Marichal was well ON his way tC
becoming one of the National
Leagues winningest pitchers, I'm,
til he was sidelined toward the end
of the season with an injury. De.
spite the sidelining, however, Mar.
ichal wound up with 18 victories
more than the majority of the MI
hurlers who pitched the entire
season. Now the crafty Dominican
with the high kick and big over.
hand curve ball is again on his
way to the big" season He
bagged his goth victory last week
and seems a cinch TO emerge a "a,
game winner, at least He is
the workhorse of the Giants mound
staff Even before the initia
gun for the encoming 1868 season
NFL and AFL teams are plagued
with injuries.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-09-12
The
BELL
By Jesse Bell

The University Of Omaha has
hired what Is believed TO be the
first Negro to hold a head coach
ing job in Nebraska.
Don Benning returned to his
alma mater as head wrestling
coach, assistant In football and
counselor for athletics. He was q
two sport athlete while an under
graduate at Omaha University. In
1858 his senior year Don was
named the most valuable wrestler
at Omaha.
The new coach is a native of
Omaha where he graduated from
North High School. He was the
athletic director at one of the
Y.M.C.A.'s in that town.
Eleven young ball players OF
color in both the American and
National Leagues this year are
contenders for the 1868 Topps
Rookie All-Star Team. The fifth
annual Rookie All-Star Team is
sponsored by Tops Chewing Gum,
Inc, publishers of the famous base
ball trading cards.
The Negro rockies eligible for
the 1868 team In the National
League are: Jim Ray Hart, third
baseman, San Francisco Giants;
Ellis Burton, outfieIder, Chicago
Cubs; Tommy Harper, Outfielder,
Cincinnati Reds; Wilbur Stargen,
OutfieIder, Pittsburgh Pirates;
Jim Weekly and Jim Wynn, out
fielders, Houston Colt ass and
Jesse GOnder, catcher, New York
Nets.
Leading contenders in the Amer
lean League are: Tommy McCraw
first baseman, Chicago White Sox;
George Smith, second baseman,
Detroit Tigers; Gates Brown, out
fieldre, Detroit Tigers; and Fred
Valentine, outfielder, Baltimore
Orioles.
This is the time of the year for
choosing baseball All-Star teams
and naming Most Valuable play
ers. We each have our choice and
with good cause. Hank Mauer
the ex-Yankee outfielder, more re-
Gently Manager of the Kansas City
entry in the American League and
presently Baltimore Oriole coach
has his own choice.
In a recent article in The Christ,
ian Science Monitor Hank men.
toned: THE M.VP. will be 6
Yankee, of course, and it shouldn't
be hard. Just ask yourself: who
could Ralph Houk least afford tC
lose? And you come up with the
answer: Elston Howard. They haC
replacements for fellows like Man.
tie and Maris, but they just DOM
have a catcher with Howard's al
around ability and leadership
Yoki (Berra) can't go that otter
St. Paul recorder., 1963-09-12

Rookie OF the Year Candidate
which have helped the Minnesota
team so much this year.
Currently Hall at this writing
leads all rockies in the homerun de-
partment with 31-and has a slug
ging percentage of $40 which is
more than any other first year AL
player.
An outstanding glove man with
IL assists (second only to Boston's
Carl YaStremsld among AL. out
fielders), the speedy Hall is MAX
ing his contribution to the Twins
drive for second place with an out
standing performance every day.
With % games left at this writ
ing (Sept. 8, am, Hall appears to
have an excellent chance of smash
St. Paul recorder., 1963-09-12
BY Charles J. Livingston


the plate, hands thrust forward
with fingers vertical as a target
for the faSt-balBng left-hander on
the mound.
The catcher was Elston Howard
Of the naughty world champions
New York Yankees, one Of the
most tabled bail clubs in the his
tory Of sports. The pitcher was
young Al Downing. Al was facing
the Chicago White Sox. The scene
was ComisEey Park, where the
enterprtsing Bill Veeck once mixed
baseball with high jinls and other
eye catching g4mnicl1s.
The batter was Dave Nicholson,
boosted as the Pale Hose new
power boy. In the outfield stands
the operator was all set to set off
the booming scoreboard which
Veeck had installed during his
days as Sox prexy. 1t never
sounded because the Howard
Downing combine proved too much
for Nicholson. He struck out on a
low, inside curve BAH.
The man who masterIninded
Nicholson's exit from the plate to
the dugout was, Of course, How
ard. He had done the same thing
to numerous batters while catch
ing for the YanlIs. He is the Yank-
ees On-field strategist.
1t is no secret that Yankees
pitching would have failed this
year and several other times in
the past had 1t not been for
Howard, a nine-year veteran
with the Bronx BOmbers. In
those nine years, Ellie has been
the Yankees second string cat
cher (behind the celebrated Yogi
Berra), a utility first baseman
and Outfielder, and now the
Yankees No. backstOp. He took
over from Berra in 1861. He is
today the best catcher in the
American League, and perhaps
In all baseball.
In this particular game in the
Sox balliwick, Downing, taking his
cue from Ellie, was hitting "the
spots, or corners with amazing
accuracy. Yet this same Downing
had been virtually as wild as a
bull when the Yanl1s first brought
him up from Richmond in the In
ternational League in 1862. How
ard had settled Downing down, u
as he has done with the Bill Stat
fords, the Ralph TerTy's the Jim
Boutons and other young, Yankees
hurlers over the years. Most of
them were wild-eyes, ambitious
youngsters who wanted desperate
ly to be great Yankee pitchers
but who had little more than two
or three stock pitches, mostly fast
balls and curves. Howard made
them giant killers.
Over and over Howard drilled
1t into their nuggins that the
only way to subdue the power
boys is to keep 'em off bal
ance." mix up your pitches"
he kept repeating, you just
can't throw past 'em all the
time" Like his former great
catching adversary, Roy Camp
amelia, Howard operates on the
philosophy Of seldom feeding a
sIugger the same pitch in sue
cessiOn. "Come high" drop 1t
around his knees" Float away
(Outside)", "COme tight lin
side)," Break (curve) him., or
Buzz (fastbalD him. Ellie
would signal his pitchers. They
seldom question his judgement
and, as a rule, reap success In
the Twin column"
Even the talented veteran
Whitley Ford often permits How
ard to call his pitches" Wher
Whitley is hampered by his trad
ftional early-season sore arm, Ell
lie chides him about being overly
ambitious in the use of his basi
caIly fast ball. use the breaking
stuff and save your arm," Howarc
would caution Whitley.
And 50 it is with Howard. HI
counsels the youngsters and reaf
St. Paul recorder., 1963-09-12
Twins Jim Hall
Top Rookie Of
YeoF Condid0fe

Jim Hall, the Minnesota Twins
candidate for outstanding Rookie
Of the year deserves lot Of praise
for his fine hitting and fielding
St. Paul recorder., 1963-09-12

The Philadelphia Phillies Of the
National League have a very prom
Using youngster at their Magic
Valley farm club in Idaho.
Alex johnson, a left fielder, is
only 20 years old and in his second
year of organized baseball but he
is the current runs batted in, total
bases and home run leader of the
Pioneer League.
Figures up until Wednesday,
August % showed Alex hitting
1892 with lat hits in 443 times at
bat. He has hit "a home runs. His
team is presently leading the
Pioneer League.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-09-12

anymore and (John) Blanchard
hasn't caught enough"
Il think Howard will make 1t
by a comfortable margin - that
is" he added grinning, IF the
writers are on the ball"
I agree with Hank, however lets
wait and see what the writing pros
have on the ball. -.
Another old prize fighter who
has taken 10 the movies is former
light heavyweight champion Arch
lie Moore. Archie will play a dram
attic role in Perry Mason" story
called The Case of the Drowsy
Mosquito, filmed for CHS. tele-
vision network airing during the
fail season.
This will not be Arches first
film venture. He appeared in the
movie "Huckleberry Finn" two
years ago.
Kodiak mirror., 1963-09-20

area were planted with Crawling at the same time, but no repirt of fishermas success have been receiv- ed as yet.
 Crawling can be taken on small dry flies and small flashing lures. It is hoped that fishermen will contact the Spirit Fish Biiligist at the fish hatchery on the Naval Station when and if they make a successful Crawling catch from local waters.
Kodiak mirror., 1963-09-20
Red Henderson To Train Navy Waves

Shore Patrolman BM2 Red Hen derson, well known law enforce ment agent for the military here in Kodiak for the past several years departed Kodiak Minday to report to his new duty assignment at Bainbridge Naval Training Cent CT in Maryland.
 He expects to return to Kod-
Kodiak mirror., 1963-09-20

iak on April 25 to make his home here again
 He will be accompanied by his wife, a local girl, to his new duty station where he will be training WAVES at the WAVE Boot Camp.
Kodiak mirror., 1963-09-20

ies exiotic to Kodiak waters, into a lake. in the Pasagshak Poist area. Crawling, 10 ii 10h inches have been taken from this lake this week, one year from the time they were planted as F inch fry.
 Two other lakes in the Kodiak
Kodiak mirror., 1963-09-20

According to a recent Depart ment of Highways bridge inven- tory. there are 696 highway bridges in Alaska. None are on Kodiak
Kodiak mirror., 1963-09-20
ELKS TURKEY SHOOT"

(continued from page 3 six entries.
 Cost of entry will be $2.80 per person total with $1.8O for the three games and $1 to the turkey fund.
 Rules are: l. bowl three games on a handicap basis (3/4 of 20O). 2. Each women entrant gets to double her first frame score. ct is possible to score SO in the first frame.)
Kodiak mirror., 1963-09-20
Kodiak Now Has New Specie Fish

She Sport Fish Division of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announces the successful introduction of Crawling, a spec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18
Fire Damages
z Row Houses
In Alexandria

A fire seriously damaged one
house and the attic and roof
Of a second in Alexandria early
today.
Officials said the blaze broke
out about 1920 am. in the
kitchen Of a house at SOC Glib
bon street, rapidly engulfed the
two-story frame building and
spread to the upper portions of
the adjoining home at 504 Glib
bon street.
Firemen soon brought the
blaze under control, but it took
about four hours to quell the
fire altogether in the old row
houses in downtown Alexandria.
In the process, a chimney at
sos collapsed and a brick struck
1t. William E. Brown of Engine
Company No. 4 on the arm,
fire officials said. He was taken
to Alexandria Hospital but was
released after treatment.
Battalion Chief Samuel L.
Cameron said the cause of the
fire is still undetermined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18
TuWes Attends
Christmas Purty

Gov. Tawes Of Maryland and
other Democratic State Off
Gals had a meeting with Mont
gomery County Republicans
yesterday at Kenwood Country
Club but the talk was all about
Christmas.
The occasion was an annual
Christmas party given by
william Prescott Allen, pub
Usher of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Tribune, for political
and civic leaders and young
sters.
In honor of the children,
Santa Claus sent one of his no.
ho-ho-iest helpers to deliver
presents-later identified as
Don R. Kendall, chairman OF
the Republican State Central
Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18
Expanded Welfare Program for DC.
SIoshed by House-Senote Conferees

The total welfare budget of
$23.1 million was a sizeable
chunk of overall spending of
1913 million recommended in
the District by the conference
report.
But the direction given the
Commissioners program by the
Senate-primarily at the insis-
tence of Senator Byrd-was
missing. He conducted exhauS-
tive hearings and was deter
mined to reduce the Junior Vii
lage population by increasing
foster home care and encourag-
ing parents to be responsible
for their own families.
The Senator stopped short,
however, of the new unem-
ployed parents program, argu-
ing that giving relief to en-
playable but jobless men would
keep them on a permanent
dole. This program was defeat
ed after emotional debate in
both the Senate Appropriations
Committee and the full Senate
It never was before the House.
Representative hatcher,
chief house conferee said the
majority of house conferees'
thought the program should be
in the bill. Senator Byrd
claimed the item was not nego-
table under Senate rules be-
cause it was not in the budget
passed by either house.
1T would be in order in the
House" Mr.. hatcher believed.
1t was understood that the
jobless parent program was
used as a negotiating tool by
House conferees, however. Even
if they favored the program in
conference, House approval of
welfare spending already re-
jected by the additionally
more liberal Senate was almost
an impoSsibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18

The conference committee
allowed only enough money to
give relief to 9,467 cases, an
original estimate revised by &C
tual experience this year. This
was in line with the inSistence
of House conferees throughout
difficult work sessions that no
funds be spent over original re-
quests of the District Commits
SionerS.
A new demonstration project
to put homemakers to work
among public assistance fami-
lies was out. A staff of eight
was to instruct and guide
mothers in household manage
ment and child care.
Perhaps the major new pro-
gram saved in the budget was
broad day care services for
children of mothers who are
trying to earn their own way.
Services would be provided to
children who could be released
from institutions or foster
homes and reunited with their
families with day care. Chill
dren whose mothers are in
training for employment, seek
ing work, or are earning made
quate salaries on jobs also
would be helped.
Some 70 new jobs would be
created in the conference COM
promise budget at Junior VIII
lage, the city's over-crowded
home for dependent children,
Most of the new workers would
be counselors, teachers or So
cial and medical workers.
About $248,000 was cleared
by conferees to build a cottage
at Junior Village as one of the
last formal requests President
Kennedy sent Congress. Money
for a Junior Village kindergar-
ten sought by the Senate was
lost in conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-18

Nearly $50 persons were eva
cuated safely from the Francis
Scott Key Hotel during a
three alarm fire last night.
No one was injured by the
fire at the hotel, located at 900
Twentieth street NV. However,
several guests inhaled smoke
and were given oxygen and
treated at nearby George WASH
ington University Hospital.
A cigarette discarded by a
65-year-old hotel painter
caused the multi-alarm blaze,
according to District Fire Off
Gals.
Although it was confined to
the basement of the eight story
hotel, dozens of guests on the
upper floors had to be rescued
after their rooms were filled
with heavy smoke.
Karl Kindelberger, Sc, of
Canton, Ohio, said he waved a
white towel from his top-floor
window until he was rescued by