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Texas Editor Saw 189 Men Executed (UPJj -Huntsville Item editor Don Reid read: I couldn't deep and I al ways Reid, 65, editor of the weekly newspaper published in the city where Texas has executed Its 30, I9M. pas wound up reading lie Bible. Yo what are they for better tomorrow or what? attended hli last execu tkm the last in Texts July condemned men since 1924, expressed relief at the Supreme Court's ruling Thursday outlawing the death sentence is cruel and unusual. Reid uaw his first execution in 1038 and still remembers it. don't remember his name anymore," he said.

"I bcr his getting down on his knees iri of the chair and praying. He asked everybody to forgive him. "Then he sat in the chair on his own. Most of them do. 1 guess they are resigned to the llmt this is Ihe end and there Is a better life somewhere else." Over the years, many prison ers on Death Row confided In "There wasn't my thing until ual about It," Reid said.

"Th man walked in, sat down in got It. It took about six minute to do the whole thing." The state executioner was prison who has died since the 1964 execution. Th itate paid him $25 for each mi be electrocuted. byWcW mat, ded killed man said. Jerry Boyer hie ago office said there was no Immediate explanation for he collision Thursday.

A seven man National Transportation Safety Hoard team Is in 'estimating. Chess Champion Warned of Blacklist Held. He was the only reporter at many executions. "In my- own opinion and I could have been wrong but after you talk to them enough you see things that didn't come out in their trials, I felt over the years that perhaps a dozen were completely innocent," he said. Reid said executions got a little easier to watch but he never got used to them.

"I couldn't sleep after one," lie said. "They always executed them right after midnight, The law says between midnight and sunrise. The reason they executed them right after midnight was so they didn't have to stay up all night long. "I always came home and VA Hospital Nurse Retires Veterans Administration llos pital today will bid farewell to its post-operative recovery su pervisor and nurse with the longest tenure 19 years a various posts in the institution Opal Casey of 5701 Lawrence whose career milestones include originating nursing at Fort l-o gan near Denver In 1946, has served the federal government for 30 years, Gifts, (lowers and confections decked a hospital party lielt Thursday in her honor when a letter of citation and service award pin were presented by Richard Griffin, acting hosplta director. Miss Casey, characterized as the "Sgt.

Casey kind, firm hu gentle," by her fellow nurses AmaibKUAM iAK) Tne president of Ihe World Chess federation has threatened American champion Bobby Fischer with blacklisting following reports he It holding out for a cut of the gate receipts from jls World Series with Boris Spassky of Russia. Dr. Max Euwe, world federation president and veteran grandmaster. laid Thursday night that If the 29- year-old American falls to ap- Sunday for the start of the vorld chess championship In Reykjavik, Iceland, he stands to lose his rights to play for the Activities Set For the Holiday Trot out the ol' fishing pole or pack a picnic lunch. Go watch the youngsters at the city pools or lake in a rodeo, 1 that's your fancy.

An old-fashioned celebration of the Fourth of July will be available to all who ire of work for the holiday Tuesday. Lake Meredith about an hour's drive north-- will be waiting for the fishing line, skier or wating enthusiast, while Palo Duro Canyon to the south offers a never ending challenge to the nature lover and hiicr. The outdoor musical drama "Texas" will be performed at 8:30 p.m. In the Pioneer Amphitheatre of the canyon. The Will Rogers Range -Riders Rodeo will have Its Cna performance of a four-day run at 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday at the ro- riprt ffrrtnnXr 4 Planes Collide in Light Haze; 13 Killed Aourille Friday. June VS. Vfii NEENAH, WIs. (AP) two turboprop Jets col- In ilr all appirenll; persons a boa re Winnebago County Coroner, Duane Moore said there were' no apparent survivors from men tad Iwo pissengers. The itre was live miles of icienfly good visibility" North Central Flight 290 or Atr with Wisconsin Flight The fuse- inly a light haze, a Federal lages fell Into Lake Wltmebago Administration spokes and only one body had been re- o( the FAA'B covered the search from Shoboygan (a Appleton oil flight from Green Bay tocrosscd over northern Lake Oshkobb.

carrying, three called off at dirk Thursday, The North Central Convalr, which had a capacity of 48, was Air Wisconsin DcHaviUnd Otter, which had a capacity of is, was occupied with six passengers and two crewmen en route Mnnebago shortly after the tforth Central aircraft "was entering a preliminary approach pattern contact to the Oshkosh airport," Boyer said, Donald Byers of the FAA said the altitude of the planes after originally taking off from Chicago's O'Hare airport. Paths of the two craft Instruments aboard the craf could not be determined mill were recovered tnd checked. i- Divert said the fuwUgei were ftlll Intact (bout half 3j, mile apart hi 20 feet of water (n lake southwest of Green Bay. Scores of boats, many them operated by fporti fish- 5 ermen, moved into the area i- after the crash. About a dozen when the collision occurred ii including Neenai and Menasha policemen and volunteers, probed the water.

plans to visit friends at Trcs nitos, N.M., ana brothers in Professional baseball San Angclo, Abilene and Lulv bock before travel to Europe year. She served in the Army Nurse Corps, training medic.il corpsmen prior to Pearl Harbor. She was graduated from the John Scaly College of Nurs- Galvcston and entered services in September of IMI. transferring in 1953 to Amarillt ing at federal spend the holiday out of town, with the Amarillo Giants In Alexandria, hut various son- ball and hardball games will be available. Grand finale to the celebration for many will be the free Globe-News Fireworks Show scheduled to begin at Dick Bivins Stadium when the sun goes down.

The orld title "not only this tim ut perhaps forever. 1 Fischer was seen Thursda ight at New York's Kenned irport, but Icelandic Airline '1 he did uc Reykjavik. When newsmen ried to him, bis body, uards fended the molf. The next flight from New to Iceland is tonight. But Fischer In the past has refused fly on the Jewish Sabbath, sundown Friday and 1 undown Saturday.

Informed sources in Reykjavik said that Fischer informed tie Icelandic Chess Federation hat he wouldn't play unless he 30 per cent of the gale ceeipts. This would be In addi- lon to his share of the $125,000 jurse and 30 per cent of the ecelpts from the sales of tele- rislon add film rights already agreed to. The Icelandic federation was reported seeking a compromise negotiations with Fred Cramer, former president of he American Chess Federation, who is acting as Fischer's advance man. The Ice- andcrs said they have already spent about $200,000 on preparations, and if they meet Fischer's demand they can't break even. The gate receipts probably will be considerable.

Hatches will be played three to six days week in a sports paltce with scats at $5 each And the series is expected to last two months. Euwe said he didn't expect the Icelandic Chess Federation to meet Fischer's demand. He added that it would have grounds for legal action against the American challenger if he 'didn't show up Sunday. wil1 don't like Mr. Fischer in 2 Persons Treated For Wreck Injuries After suffering minor injuries two-car collision Thursday afternoon, two Amarlllo residents were treated and released from Northwest Texas Hospital.

Hoyco Campbell, 25, of 914 M. Carolina and Normu Kin caid, 20, of 2108 W. 4th, were injured at 12:45 p.m. Thursday when their car was in collision with iinoiher vehicle at the intersection of Line Avenue and Western. The driver of (he other car Linda W.

Whitney, 25, of 370 Une Ave, was southbound when she turned east onto Line Avenue. Campbell's vehicle was northbound. Campbell, who was thrown against the steering wheel, suffered facial bruises, Miss Kincaid suffered In juries to the buck and head. REWARD REWARD KANEKELON Tom Anna Maria Dutch Doll NOW 24.95 3.88 24.95 3.88 24.95 3.88 24.95 3.88 511 MANY SmiS AND COIORS A rkh reward can be ycuri if you will take Ihe time to ilop by and lee many advantages in wearing a wig. One of the biggest advantage! Right Now it the price you woutd pay for a Venkelon wig at Amarillo't outitanding wig thop.

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In 1971, according government report. our chess world," said Euwe. 'He's a good player but every Jay we are getting another ultimatum from him like this." The young American waged a relentless campaign to push championship chess toward the financial leagues hitherto reserved for the Namalhs, the Hulls and the Seavers ol professional sports. It is a campaign in which he gets no coop- eralion from the Soviet cham- rose from MS! in 1960 to $1,164 pjons, who already enjoy the status of public heroes, well subsidized by their government 115 HIGH, 38 IXW NEWyYORK (UPI) The 4.04 Million Cars Recalled by Ford DETROIT (AP) Ford Mo-! tor In biggest safety re- 1 call campaign to date, has called back 4,04 million ve- ilcles to replace two shoulder bell grommels that cost only icnnies apiece. According to P.E.

Bcntnn Ford's customer service division general manager, a small percentage ot the grommets, which fit on the slud that attaches the shoulder harness lo the lap belt, have broken with repeated usage. Breakage prevents Ihe user reported Wednesday by the National from clicking the harness into a a Service excluding locked position, but the com Alaska and Hawaii was 115 pany said Thursday that no re degrees at Needles and Palm Springs, Calif. Today's low was 38 degrees at Evanslon, Wyo. ports have been received of in. juries because of this problem.

The campaign covers all the J.S.-built passenger cars except convertibles and 1370 Mavericks. It also includes Hanch- eros, a special pickup truck built on the Ford Torino chassis. An additional 330.000 vehicles in Canada and overseas arc involved. To correct the problem, Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealers will replace each plastic fronl seal shoulder holt yrommel with neoprenc "0" ring rctaln- rs, Ford said tbat on the basis of a small number of earlier complaints the company converted, to "0" rings on Its 1972 model cars instead of grommets. The earlier complaints at the time were believed to be isolated company's 1970 and 1971 model cases, the company said.

Death Started With a Bang For Last Executed in U.S. By FETCH M. KELLY DENVER Mongtv 48, died strapped lo Ihe metal chair In Colorado's gas a blindfolded and clutching a rosary, June 2, 1967. The Monge execution was the United States' last before the Supreme Court outlawed death "I remember was pile when he sit down in Uie gas chamber chair," Cox said in clephone Interview. "A couple of guards strapped him Into the lie was blindfolded then.

He was dressed in a pair of shorts and canvas shoes." A hush settled throughout the penalties Thursday as cruel and nenitenl'ary, Cox said, as the to save him from the chamber. Ho dismissed unusuil punishment, Monge, condemned to die because he bludgeoned lo death his wife and son, slabbed a daughter to death and strangled another son, resisted nil efforts gas his attorneys and said he wanted lo be hanged nt high noon. Newswriler Kobcrl Cox of the San Diego, Union covered the Monge execution as a reporter for United Press International, He said it "took only miratM, but to seemed like hours." convicts, Including the four on death row who had waved goodbye to Monge minutes wailed lo hear the trap doors open Wow the chair ani drop the cyanide pcllcls. "AH of a sudden, Ihere was this resounding bang when the trap doors dropped and Ihe pills went Into the acid. "The fumes rose.

Thcfe was groaning (from Monge). lie seemed lo struggle quite a when the gas started. They sah short time, continued, but the struggle "I turned away. couldn't witch. I.

sat there and slumped body." Cox went down to the warden's office and filed his story. Then he and a television newsman went lo a bar outside prison. "I had two double shots of whiskey," he said. "When I finished, I was as sober as 1 was before I had them." Former Warden Wayne K. Patterson, who pulled the lever dropping Ihe cyanide below the 12-ycarold chair, said later he regarded (he caeculim As revenge "to satisfy disinterested public," He said when he pulled the lever he thought ol Mongo's victims.

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