Beauty Controversy Follows New Orleans Beauty Winner
Barbara Jean Floyd, famed New Orleans beauty winner, attempted suicide in a gas-filled apartment after a quarrel with her mother. Police note unhappiness since a 1948 hotel lobby incident with her former husband, pilot George Gauthen, who says he was duped and spanked during their marriage.
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New Orleans
Barbara Jean Floyd
Edward
B. P. Floyd
Herman
Barbara Jean
George Gauthen
Cauthen
Miami
Arsenal Worker Commits Suicide After Siege in California
Everett Walker a 21 year old Bennecia arsenal worker killed himself after wounding two deputies and holding 25 officers at bay for an hour in Valleyjo California. Police used tear gas stormed the barricaded apartment as Walker fired grenades and shot two rifles and a shotgun lay nearby. Deputy sheriffs Henry McGuire and Floyd Albrecht were injured by shrapnel.
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Valleyjo
Calif
John Thornton
Everett Walker
Bennecia
Walker
Jean
Ellen Shryack
Guam
Thailand Restores Official English Name After Siam Period
On May 11, 1949 the government announced the country’s official English name would be Thailand, reversing the prior Siam designation used 1939 to 1945 after adopting a new constitution.
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Thailand
Siam
Alternatives Considered For Virginia School Year Length
Fredericksbury reports on the Conference on the Public and the Public Schools where proposals include lengthening instruction days or a 111 month school year. Deficiencies cited include crowded classes weak guidance, and lack of alphabet instruction affecting spelling and reading. M L Carper Martinsville superintendent presented a consensus report based on funds from over 400 participants.
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Fredericksburg
M. L. Carper
Martinsville
Speaker Lashes At Loan to Spain
In Blacksburg a State Department official said Russia’s veto won’t stop the United Nations from acting against aggression in Korea. Assistant Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned the UN will not be frustrated by vetoes and doubted Malik could prevent effective action.
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Blacksburg
Russia
United Nations
Korea
State Department
Dean Rusk
Institute of Rural Affairs
Jakob A
Malik
Geoffrey Chaucer as Britain’s first self-styled poet laureate
Geoffrey Chaucer is identified as the first figure to call himself Britain’s poet laureate. The note highlights his self styling and historic role in English literary tradition.
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Britain
Geoffrey Chaucer
Three Arrested Found Not Guilty in Virginia Beach Raid
Three men Harry Sizer William L. Brothers and L Acree Crump were found not guilty of aiding and abetting a nuisance at Melody Inn Virginia Beach on 31st Street. Brother was found guilty on two counts of selling whisky illegally with 100 fine and 30 day jail terms on each, suspended. also acquitted on possessing whisky in a restaurant.
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Virginia Beach
ABC
J. Davis Reed, Jr
Harry Sizer
William L. Brothers
L. Acree Crump
Melody Inn
31St Street
Brothers
Justice Reed
State Polio Toll Rises to 274 in Virginia
In Virginia a young expectant mother and two infants died of polio yesterday, pushing the state's toll to 274. The report notes rising cases across the state and cites health officials urging precautionary measures and vaccination.
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Richmond
Virginia
Death toll details in Wythe County and surrounding areas
The report notes that some of the stricken totals reach 274 with two deaths in epidemic Wythe County which accounts for about half the state's cases at 120. The deceased are listed as Mrs. Charles Jackson of Wytheville Gregory Allen Funk four of Wythe County and David Lee Stevens two of Pembroke Giles County.
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Wythe County
Charles ©. Jackson
Wytheville
Gregory Allen Funk
David Lee Stevens
Pembroke
Giles County
Speaker Says U N Will Stop Aggression
Clarke T. Robb, chairman of the Virginia Social Democratic Party, urged Virginians to pressure their congressmen to oppose any loan gift or bribe to Francisco Franco. He warned each dollar loaned to Franco loses a thousand friends among farmers and workers in Spain France and worldwide. Robb also opposes sending a U S emissary to the Vatican.
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Richmond
Clarke T. Robb
Virginia Social- Democratic Party
United States
Vatican
Fort Monroe Closed to Public
Fort Monroe in Virginia has been closed to the public as a security measure. Barricades and guards block entrances. only official business or essential maintenance workers may access the post amid heightened security during the Korean crisis.
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Fort Monroe
Army Field Forces
P. P. Goode
Olq
Jefferson Davis
Lower Peninsula
Negroes Swim At Colonial Beach
Negro residents led by Richmond lawyer held a swimming party at Colonial Beach public beach, a site previously whites only. The town said facilities had always been open to Negroes in response to a federal lawsuit filed by Martin A. Martin of Richmond. The group planned to swim today, and Mayor Norman Brewington said the beach would not be closed to them.
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Colonial Beach
Richmond
Martin A. Martin
Martin
Norman Brewington
Bya
Attempt on Yugoslav Diplomat Occurs on Vienna Belgrade Train
Five armed men attacked Yugoslav diplomat Vlara Mocnik traveling from Vienna to Belgrade. The assailants, Yugoslav anti Tito refugees, broke into her compartment near Werndorf. Mocnik activated the emergency cord. Austrian officials and conductors restrained the attackers, who were arrested at the next station and Mocnik completed her journey to Belgrade.
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Vienna
Austria
Movnik
Belgrade
Bridges Takes The Witness Stand
In San Francisco Harry Bridges will testify again to avoid jail as a menace to the Korean war effort. Federal Judge George B. Harris ordered an unusual Saturday session as Bridges defended his anti war stance and bias against pacifism. Bridges faces perjury conviction tied to his 1946 naturalization while free on $25,000 bail pending appeal.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
George B. Harris
Bridges
C-I-O Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Emperor Bao Dai May Not Return to Vietnam
In Saigon and Paris there is speculation Bao Dai will not return as chief of state of Vietnam. French officials say reports are unlikely and doubt the claim. Bao Dai left Saigon June 24 for France and is at Vichy, with no clear plan to return amid political sensitivity.
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Saigon
Indochina
Bao Dai
France
Vietnam
Paris
Foreign Office
Vichy
Gia Nt
Dalat
Firemaking Keeps Traditions Alive Among Bolivian Simono
The Bolivian Simono Indians preserve a passing of a burning brand through generations, keeping a traditional firemaking art alive.
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