11 year old from Tazewell dies in Mercer pedestrian crash
An 11 year old boy from Tazewell County Va. was killed in a pedestrian traffic accident on Route 102 near the Virginia border. The driver Richard Bolin 16 of Nemours Mercer County WV was not charged. The incident occurred as several youths walked along Route 10 near Wolfe Bluefield area.
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Betancourt
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Two Charged In Charleston Robbery And Brutal Beating
A 2 year old man and a 16 year old boy face armed robbery and attempt to kill charges after a week old robbery in Charleston. They admitted beating and robbing 50 year old John Crouse at a drive in then dragged him to Elk River where a shotgun was fired. They threw him into the river and attempted to tie his feet with wire.
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Texas Hit By Twisters and Rain
Tornadoes and heavy rains lashed Texas causing farm damage near El Campo and Eagle Lake with five inches in Bracken Ranch while cities like Amarillo and San Antonio faced street flooding. No injuries reported as storms spread from coast to inland areas across the state.
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Surgeon Must Pay Patient for Left Sponge after Breast Cancer Operation
A Norfolk surgeon was ordered to pay 6900 to a 34 year old patient for negligence in not informing her of a sponge left in her armpit after a January 1957 breast cancer operation. The judge found no negligence in the operation itself but held the doctor liable for failure to disclose the risk and for related damages.
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Scarce Leads In $368000 Motor Vehicles Theft Reward
Charleston report says a $35000 reward for information in the $368000 cash theft from the Motor Vehicles Department has drawn few leads. State Police Lieutenant E L Roush said he was surprised by the lack of contact and noted rewards of this size usually generate many calls. A crank call joke urged sending the reward to a personal address.
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Walkout Threat Looms Over Disarmament Talks
In Geneva the Communist bloc warned it would break off the ten nation disarmament talks until after President Eisenhower leaves office. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian Zorin said the bloc has shown patience but cannot wait endlessly. Officials urged that negotiations are dead while Eisenhower remains in the White House, while Zorin accused the United States of using the conference to push an arms race and seek unilateral gains. Accusations followed a speech by Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Jiri Nosek alleging Western hypocrisy.
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Pioneer V Signals Send Clear Readings From Deep Space
NASA reports Pioneer V, launched March 11, remains active about 2.17 million miles from Earth. The probe sends renewed, clear radio signals detailing temperatures and space conditions as the Jodrell Bank station in Manchester monitors the data.
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Herter Accuses Khrush of Meddling and Optimism on U S Foreign Affairs
Secretary of State Christian Herter accuses Nikita Khrushchev of meddling in U S affairs and expresses cautious optimism about U S foreign policy. He asserts Japan's Western alignment remains strong while noting uncertainty over Soviet influence on the upcoming presidential election and ongoing Cold War tensions. The report references Cuba and inter American committee actions.
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Revolution Plot Feared After Caracas Blast Kill 3
In Caracas a remote controlled dynamite blast near President Betancourt's motorcade killed three and wounded eight. The attack halted air travel as authorities sealed borders and convened an emergency cabinet session. Col Ramon Armas Perez was killed. Betancourt survived with minor injuries.
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Romulo Betayecourt
Iy Seace Cacaves
Lightship Rammed and Sunk in N Y Harbor
An Ambrose lightship guarding the New York Harbor entrance was rammed and sunk in fog by the freighter Green Bay. All nine Coast Guard crew escaped on a life raft, and the Green Bay rescued them. The incident marks the first sinking of a lightship here since 1822.
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