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Died. Osman Bator, 53, anti-Communist Kazakh guerrilla leader, who once declared himself "at war with the Soviet Union," was reported captured in February and accused of being an "armed agent of American imperialism"; by unspecified means of execution; in Urumchi, Sinkiang, China.
McGee's execution came at 1:01 a.m. (EST), five and one-half years after the crime. Last minute appeals to Chief Justice Fred Vinson and Justice Hugo Black had failed to gain a stay of the execution.
Eight professors have joined a movement to prevent the execution of Willie McGee, a spokesman for the Young Progressives said last night. McGee, a Negro, is scheduled to be executed at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow morning.
Mothers & Sons. Travelers arriving at Hong Kong from Shanghai told of people being hauled off trains and killed on the spot. Many an old grudge was being settled as servants accused former masters, employees denounced past employers, kinfolk bore witness against each other. The terror scorned the traditional Confucian concept...
Four political groups have entered the fight to stay the execution of Willie McGee, Negro convicted of raping a white woman, set for May 8, in Mississippi.