Strangulation Proved As Cause Of Virginia Death
A 16 year old Maryland girl, Shelby Jean Venable, was found face down in a Virginia stream last Thursday. Loudoun County pathologist Dr. Oscar B Hunter Jr said strangulation was clearly established by autopsy. He noted she was not alive when placed in the water and did not drown.
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Washington
Shelby Jean Venable
Maryland
Virginia
Loudoun County
Oscar B. Hunter Jr
Shelby Jean
Hunter
Venable
Chevrolet Leads Auto Production As Industry Lags Behind Last Year
Detroit reports that Chevrolet remains behind 1955 levels while GM's overall output nears a milestone. Ford division totals rise to 649,863 cars and 149,150 trucks for 1956 through June 16, with Chrysler and Plymouth showing declines amid factory stoppages. Buick leads Plymouth in year to date output with 305,441 to 229,170.
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Detroit
Rewell
General Motors
Ford
Ford Division
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Plymouth
Buick
Eisenhower Nixon Meet Quietly Amid Health Talks
President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon conferred privately at Walter Reed Army Hospital and Nixon said there was no discussion of the President’s political future. Nixon emphasized that only the President can speak on possible changes to his candidacy as Eisenhower debates his next steps.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Ike
Richard Nixon
John Foster Dulles
James Hagerty
Dulles
Seattle Girl Slayer: 12YearOld Boy Held in Murders
Seattle police report a 12 year old boy, Ray John Barker of a near by home, admitted involvement in the killing of Kathryn Ruoff 41 year old daughter of State Rep Richard Ruoff. The body was found under floor boards in an abandoned garage after a large search. The case rests with King County Juvenile Court with possible transfer to Superior Court.
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Kathryn Ruoff
Ray John Barker
Little Kathryn
Richard Ruoff
Herb Swindler
BeeKaCty
King County Juvenile Court
William G. Boe
East Bee
Broken Home
Charles C. Carroll
Carmi Meske
Ray
Escaped Watchman Returns to Prison Passage
A night watchman who escaped two weeks ago was on his way back to the State Penitentiary today in Moundsville. Officials said the unwatched guard was recaptured or escorted back to custody as he moved toward the prison.
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Moundsville
State Penitentiary
Stanley BOE To Decide On Policy For Segregation
Governor Stanley and the State Board of Education will meet to decide whether to establish a policy on school segregation for 1956 57. Gov Stanley met with State Sen Garland Gray who heads the Gray Commission and discussed commission business and potential general session plans.
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Richmond
Stanley
State Board of Education
Garland Gray
Waverly
State ‘Commission On Public Educatio
Gray
Hurricane Honey’s Swim Sparked Town Water Alarm
In Hurricane West Virginia officials worried after a pile of women’s clothing was found at Mill Creek Lake water supply. Fire Chief J W Chapman borrowed a boat to search the lake while a water works employee warned the nude swimmer, who later confessed she undressed but fled before entering the water.
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W. Va
Mill Creek Lake
J. W. Chapman
St. Albans
Louisiana Will Fire Advocates Of Integration
Pro segregation forces gain limited support from Louisiana legislators while Miami Negroes reject a bus boycott. North Carolina State College and United Presbyterian Church move toward integration. Virginia Hanover County bonds face legality questions after school desegregation ruling. Federal orders compel UNC system to admit Black undergraduates, and Raleigh students gain entry through court orders.
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Associated Press
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Miami
Fla
Montgomery
Ala
Tallahassee
North Carolina State College
United Presbyterian Church In North America
Richmond
Vie Supreme Court
All Out
Er Circuit
Leon M. Bazile
Hanover County
Supreme Court
Bazile
Virginia
Hanover
Greensboro
U. S. Supreme Court
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
State College
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Scientists reveal wand to save drowning lives
A glass wand applied to the solar plexus emits tiny electrical pulses to move the diaphragm and control breathing. Developed by Barrow Laboratories with physicians, the device promises use in drownings, gas asphyxations, asthma, and other breathing issues. Portable battery units are planned for beaches and ambulances, with a 14 by 16 by 20 inch 40 pound cabinet model shown at a congress exhibit.
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Alton L. Blakeside
New York
Barrow Laboratories, Inc
Branford, Conn
Frank Gray Jr
New Haven
Congress of the World Federation
Peter Barrow
Shevetertes
Batronics
Radiation Glow From Watch Threat to Future Generations
Dr H Bentley Glass of Johns Hopkins told a House subcommittee that even luminous watch dials emit radiation that could affect future generations. He warned shielding evacuees offers little protection from long term genetic damage and cited dental X rays as less risky than abdominal or fluoroscope exposure.
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Washington
Congress
H. Bentley Glass
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore University
Glass
Johns Hopkins
No Agreement Expected Soon By Negotiators
The United Steelworkers Wage Policy Committee authorized negotiators to call a strike in the 650,000 man steel industry if no contract is reached by June 20. They accused the Big Three firms of a take it or leave it offer and of bad faith bargaining.
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New York
United Steelworkers of America Today
McDonald
David J. McDonald
Egypt’s Nasser Raises Flag Over Suez Canal Celebration
Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser led a national celebration as the green flag flew over the Suez Canal marking end of British occupation. Crowds cheered while Russian MiG planes and a 21 gun salute marked the ceremony at Navy House Alexandria and Cairo. Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov attended, amid arms talks and regional tensions.
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Port Said
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez Canal
East Contin
Nasser
Navy House
Dmitri Shepilov
Cairo
Red Chinese Official Urges Birth Control
Hong Kong reports Health Minister Li Teh Chuan told Peiping radio that Red China should widen birth control for its 600 million people. He said the move is necessary for the health of mothers and the better upbringing of children, addressing the National People’s Congress in Peiping.
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Hong Kong
Red
Paddy Wagon Escapee Excused by Police Court
In West Virginia on June 18 Wilbur W. Reynolds told Police Court he was jailed on a drunkenness charge when the paddy wagon door rattled open at a light. Believing they had reached headquarters he exited as the officers drove away.
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W. Va
Wilbur W. Reynolds
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