Prosecution Wins Scott Case Points Roanoke Murder Trial
In Roanoke on June 29 the prosecution gained ground in the Lee Scott murder trial. The defense failed to admit a laboratory report on sex evidence and police photographs of Dana Marie Weaver’s battered body were allowed to be shown to the jury. Two Virginia Tech students testified they found Dana Marie with others near the church. janitor Alexander Roland found the body. Scott was arrested May 10 after classmates reported facial scratches from a struggle.
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Joanne Dru Granted Divorce From Crooner Dick Haymes
Actress Joanne Dru is granted a divorce from crooner Dick Haymes on grounds of extreme mental cruelty. Both artists signaled plans for new marriages as the ruling clears the way for Haymes to wed Nora Eddington Flynn.
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Reds Said Building Bases on Baltic Sea
Army intelligence sources said the Russians are building naval bases along Germany's northern Baltic coast between Rostock and Stralsund in Mecklenburg province. The bases would form a sea chain of communication to the Baltic States and Russia, enabling supply lines without routes through Poland. The area in the Soviet Zone north of Berlin is fenced and guarded.
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Nevada Resident Divorces Actor Errol Flynn
Miss Dato hints at divorce from actor John Ireland saying their marriage in New York on Sept 21 remains unsettled with no final answer. A private settlement covers custody and support for their three children.
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Errol Flynn
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John Ireland
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Union Rejects Plan in Hawaiian Waterfront Strikes
Honolulu reports the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union rejects a peace plan from a neutral board. Union leader Jack Hail says the waterfront strike may last at least another month. The board proposed 14 cent an hour raise. 200 plus stevedores have kept the docks idle in its 60th day.
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Clarksburg to Start Dial Phones July 23
Clarksburg will switch to a dial telephone system at midnight on July 23. T M Mathes manager for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co announced the changeover from manual switchboards. The project cost about 6 million dollars.
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Clerksburg
T. M. Mathes
Mathes
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Iran
Raw crab eating feat tops by man who eats daily
Baltimore report describes Gene Muscotiin of Craptown performing a raw crab eating stunt. Witnesses credit Lawrence Johnson of Chester with the feat, while Muscotiin showcases long practiced eating methods at his fish stall. He eats claws head and shell, comparing it to chewing corn, and notes a preference for raw fish and live lobsters when available.
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Gene
Smithers Man Fined In Roadside Trial
Rooby Teo Clemmans age 23 of Smithers faced a roadside hearing after pleading guilty to a drunk driving charge. State Trooper R K Price said the judge fined him $50 plus costs and revoked his license for six months due to injuries that slowed the court proceeding.
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Rooby Teo Clemmans
Smithers
Frank Durrett
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R. K. Price
Glenmons
Accident Aftermath Leaves Thelma Theopson Serious
Thelma Theopson, 44, wife of Hugheston Toompeon, remained in serious condition at Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery after a collision at Mill Creek Road and State Route 3. Earlier reports claimed a fractured skull, but doctors now say the skull is intact.
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