Atom Bomb Child Hiroko Tomita Turns 17 In Hiroshima
Hiroko Tomita born minutes before the August 6 1945 atomic blast marks 17 years today. Her family recalls the rescue amid ruins as Hiroshima rebuilt into a city of 465000 and her parents affirm no war and peaceful prayers.
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Hiroko Tomita
Hiroko
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Yaeko
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Ota
Hiroshima Business School
Tomitas
Tomita
World Peace Memorial Park
Man Charged With Murder Found Dead in Jail
Newport News police report Mathews Bowens, 33, found dead in his jail cell an hour after being charged with murder in the shooting death of neighbor William Baltrip, 42. Autopsy in Norfolk showed no external injuries. Baltrip died from a 12 gauge shotgun blast during an argument.
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Newport News
Mathews Bowens
William Baltrip
Norfolk
Baltrip
Ludlum seeks theater relics for memorial stage center
Paramus New Jersey Robert Ludlum targets bricks or stones from demolished theaters for a memorial wall or pavement at a new stage center opening in September. The project plans to embed relics from old venues into the design to honor theater history.
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Paramus
N.J
Robert Ludlum
Ludlum
Spain Denies Holding 4 000 Political Prisoners
MADRID AP Spain's Ministry of Information rejected a Daily Herald report claiming 4000 political prisoners. The government said Spain has 14731 prisoners total, with 736 under sentence for crimes against state security, representing 50 per 100000 inhabitants, among the world's lowest rates.
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Madrid
Spain
Ministry of Information
London Daily Herald
Cross Roads News Briefs Highlights Local Visits
Mr and Mrs W R Berryhill of Portsmouth were guests of Mrs Esta McKee. J B Fletcher and family visited near Cumberland Maryland. Funkhouser released from Cumberland Hospital. R L Hahn Jr with US Navy in Boston spent weekend with parents. Eugene Hahn family also visiting. Oates of Keyser called on W J Line. E R Prickett visited Sine home en route to Fairmont. Cordelia Hicks remains a patient at Winchester Memorial. Fairview Lutheran Sunday School picnic held at Cacapon State Park.
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Cross Roads
W. R. Berryhill
Portsmouth
Esta McKee
J. B. Fletcher
Junior Funkhouser and
Boston
Mass
Robert Hahn
Eugene Hahn
Emma
Kay
Allen
David
Mary
Lester Oates
Keyser
W. Va
W. J. Line
E. R. Prickett
Fairmont
W Va
Norfolk
Cordelia Hicks
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Fairview
Nine Weekend Road Deaths In Virginia
The Associated Press reports nine weekend fatalities on Virginia highways, lifting the annual toll to 502, 50 more than a year ago. Victims include Mary Phipps Cox of Independence and Lee Andrew Booker of Farmville, among others across the state and Navy and civilian drivers.
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Independence
U.S. 58
Lee Andrew Booker
Rt. 2
Farmville
Young Booker
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Newport News
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Ashland
Kentucky
Gary Lee Woods
Woods
Tidewater Drive
Norfolk
Ohio
Adel Holt Rowe
Lorain
Culpeper Hospital
Banco
Madison County
Virginia 231
Lawrence W. Colley
Rt. 4
Covington
Roanoke
Virginia Louise Bowen
Owen Allen Smith
Montgomery
Ala
Georgia
Celeste Walker
Augusta
Fredericksburg
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30 Pass CPA Examination In Richmond Area
The State Board of Accountancy announced that 30 candidates passed the CPA exam held May 16 to 18. Winners include John E. Traylor and Kenneth N. Orange of Richmond among others in Arlington Falls Church Luray Charlottesville Alexandria McLean Springfield and Chantilly with several receiving certificates.
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State Board of Accountancy
Certified Public Accountant
John E. Traylor
Kenneth N. Orange
John F. Noll
Caspar L. Harris Jr
Chantilly
James I. Blanks Jr
Luray
Herbert L. Cohen
Arlington
B. Roland Freasier Jr
Barry J. Gluck
Edwin C. Hoover
Falls Church
Francis L. Johnson
McLean
Joe W. Johnson
Vincent W. Lambers
Robert N. Levine
Charlottesville
John R. Lumsden
Alexandria
Gary K. Michael
Springfield
Lyle D. Mosso
Raymond J. Poskaitis
Fred J. Rauscher
Jerome M. Landing
Frank V. Subalusky
Larry W. Toler
Fisherman Dies On Shenandoah
Dorsey West Radcliff, 69, of Blue Ridge in Boutetourt County, was found dead Saturday in the Shenandoah river near Front Royal after a fishing trip with Floyd P. Duvall and Howard W. Duvall. preliminary medical exam points to natural causes.
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Front Royal
Dorsey West
Radcliff
Blue Ridge
Boutetourt County
Shenandoah River
Floyd P. Duvall
Roanoke
Howard W. Duvall
Troutville
Duvals
Winchester
Mets Slump: 20 Losses in First 30 by One Run
The New York Mets dropped 20 of their first 30 games this season, with 1 run deciding each loss.
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New York Mets
Stephenson News Briefs Reflect Local Family Calls
The column lists visits and calls among Stephenson residents and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Prince of Great Falls and Ada Snapp of Martinsburg are among visitors. Other outings include picnics on Cacapon River and trips to Gaithersburg, Shippensburg, and Powell’s Fort Valley.
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Maia
Stotler
Amos Prince
Harry Prince
Great Falls
Ada Snapp
Martinsburg
W. Va
Virgil Prince
Lohn Clevenger
Winchester
Whitacre
Mire Whitacre
Barher
Baltimore
Ann LaRue
Bertha Ashwood
Cacapon River
George Travers
Gaithersburg
Shippensburg
Lucille Armel
Sharron
Dorothy Anderson
Debbie Travers
Powell’s Fort Valley
Bernie Travers
Tom Kelh
Gales Ferry
Conn
American Shakespeare Festival to televise fund event
The American Shakespeare Festival participates in a closed circuit TV telecast on November 29 for the National Culture Center project. A $100-a-plate New York dinner accompanies the telecast of An American Pageant of the Arts with proceeds shared by the Festival and the Center.
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Stratford
Yale Yale Oliver Hailey and Minnesota James Lineberger Play Winners
Oliver Hailey of Yale and James Lineberger of Minnesota won the 10th annual National Collegiate play writing Contest. Scripts came from 147 students in 75 colleges. Hailey's Child's Play was best in the full length category, Lineberger's Now We Are Free topped the one act group.
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New York
Oliver Hailey
Yale
James Lineberger
University of Minnesota
Hailey
Lineberger
Britons on Broadway Review in New York
Three London actors from the West End revival Kynaston Reeves Geoffrey Lumsden star in an adaptation by Ronald Millar of C P Snow novelizing the play.
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New York
London
Vi Ews
Kynaston Reeves
Geoffrey Lumsden
Ronald Millar
C.P. Snow
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