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Elizabeth Duncan Executed at San Quentin

Aug. 8, 1962 - Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan (pictured in 1959), a jealous mother who was convicted of hiring two laborers to kill her...

Billy Cannon Re-Signs with Oilers of American Football League

Aug. 8, 1962 - Billy Cannon signed a new contract for more than $100,000 with the Houston Oilers today, and officials of the American...

U.S. Monitoring Situation in Cuba

Aug. 8, 1962 - United States officials said today that they had no information that Soviet soldiers had been landing in Cuba. Experts in...

Yankees Bomb Twins, 14-1, End 3-Game Skid

Aug. 7, 1962 - The Yankees ended a 3-game losing streak today with an 18-hit assault that crushed the Minnesota Twins, 14-1. It was New...