Fight Fatalities Send Va Road Toll to 448
A roundup of Virginia traffic deaths reports eight recent fatalities expanding the toll to 448. Victims include a Hampton man in a collision on U S 258 and several others across the state, with a Virginia court partition suit also noted in Winchester.
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Associated Press
Hampton
Thomas Minor Wilkinson
U. S
Are Hampton
Wilkinson
Puaski
U. S. 11
Dublin
Arlington
Foster
Edward Lewis Kener
Kenmore
N. Y
Ashland
Ashland On 0. S. 1
Kener
Richmond
Roy Franklin Buckner Jr
Virginia
Cumberland
Cumberland County
Harold Lee Martin
Rt. 1
Dante
Norton
Martin
Nora
Dickenson County
Ohio
Vansant
Buchanan County
Jerry Raymond Baldwin
Ralph Harold Baldwin
Mt. Vernon
Europe Resort Spots Report Decline in American Tourists
Early hotel and agency reports show a about 10 percent drop in American visitors to Europe this summer, with larger declines cited in some agencies. Berlin tensions and President Kennedy’s call for dollar savings are cited as factors, while May figures show mixed changes for foreigners and Americans.
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Atlantic
Kennedy
America
Paris
Britain
Man
W. L Windler
American Express
Berlin
Algeria
Rome
Italy
Geneva
U.S
Netherlands
Miles to Head Virgonia Bar Association
Waldo G. Miles of Bristol named president elect of the Virginia State Bar Association at the 71st annual meeting in White Sulphur Springs W V Dr William T Muse of Richmond installed as president succeeding Robert J McCandlish Jr of Fairfax Muse dean of the University of Richmond law school previously served as secretary treasurer for 1912 years. Chosen as vice presidents were G R C Stuart Abingdon Howard B Anderson Halifax Julian Hickman Harrisonburg Hugh Morris Fairfax and Luther W White III Norfolk Charles A Blanton II Richmond elected secretary-treasurer.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Waldo G. Miles
Bristol
Virginia State Bar Association
Miles
William T. Muse
Richmond
Robert J. McCandlish Jr
Fairfax
Muse
Law School
University of Richmond
Bar Association
G. R. C. Stuart
Abingdon
Howard B. Anderson
Halifax
Julian Hickman
Harrisonburg
Hugh §. Morris
Luther W. White III
Norfolk
Charles A. Blanton II
Goldwater
Kingdom Come
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Winchester student wins National Methodist Scholarship
Charles W. Rinker Jr of Winchester Virginia a Randolph Macon College junior receives a National Methodist Scholarship covering tuition up to 500 for the academic session. He serves as Clericus president and chaired the Sunday Work Committee aiding ministers and prison and prison worship services. He is Handley High School 1959 graduate and Market Street Methodist Church member.
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Charles W. Rinker, Jr
Winchester
Virginia
Randolph - Macon College
Board of Education of
Onaypehalanahia
Fairmont Avenue
Randolph-Macon
Handley High School
Rinker
Market Street Methodist Church
Earthquake Devastates Agadir Area in 1960 March
A massive quake in March 1960 struck Agadir area causing about 12 000 deaths. The region, where quakes are rare, faces long recovery and relief efforts.
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Agadir
Mexico
Blizzard Hits North Island Transport Network In New Zealand
A blizzard swept central North Island blocking railway lines and two main highways between Auckland and Wellington. The army rescued 120 snowbound travelers and guided 100 skiers on Mt Raupehu to safety.
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New Zeland
New Zealand
North Island
Wellington
Mt. Raupehu
Omaha civic leader William J. Coad dies at 81
William J. Coad 81 prominent Omaha businessman and soil conservation supporter died Sunday. He chaired Omar Inc. bakery and formerly led Creighton University board of trustees and served in regional conservation efforts.
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Omaha, Neb
William J. Coad
Omaha
Nebraska
Omar Inc
Creighton University
Public Redistricting Hearings Set Across Virginia
Virginia aims to redraw General Assembly districts with two public hearings this week. The State Redistricting Commission led by Lawrence Hoover will hear input in Roanoke Tuesday and in Richmond Wednesday before presenting recommendations to Governor Almond by November 20. Current House districts range from 20,100 to 142,500 residents and Senate districts from 51,600 to 285,060, with an ideal per-delegate population near 40,000 and per-senator near 100,000 based on the 1960 census.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Commission
del Lawrence H. Hoover
Almond
Botetourt- Craig
Fairfax - Falls Church
Senate
Lee-Scott
Fairfax-Falls Church
Boston rocker known as chair that rocks the nation
The Boston chair with a high spoked back curved seat and floral trim gained fame in the United States being nicknamed the chair that rocks the nation for its popularity.
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Boston
America
Self-Styled Nazi Held in Newport News Bond Posted
A Hampton man, Harry J Connors Jr, is held in Newport News city jail on 1500 bond for possession of a workable German made sub machine gun. Authorities say he admired George Lincoln Rockwell and sought to form a quasi military unit. Connors was briefly with the Peninsula Civil Air Patrol before attempting his own group.
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Newport News
Hampton
Harry J. Connors Jr
George Lincoln Rockwell
Arlington
U. S
Roger Williams
Virginia Beach
Connors
U. S. Grand Jury
Civil Air Patrol
Peninsula Cap
Laws Celebrate 25th Anniversary in Town Gathering
Mr and Mrs James S Laws marked their twenty fifth wedding anniversary on July 30 at Tokas Inn Opequon with over 150 guests from Washington DC Maryland Pennsylvania Round Hill Purcellville and Front Royal in attendance The couple have two daughters Mrs Clyde Williams and Mrs Daniel Butts and ten grandchildren The bride is daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Moten of Purcellville while the groom is son of the Reverend Rafe Laws of the city
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Tokas Inn
Opequon
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Round Hill
Purcellville
Front Royal
Laws
Walker Moten
Mr. Laws
Rafe Laws
Clyde Williams
This City
Daniel Butts
Peru
Former newspaperman Richardson Wright dies at 75
Richardson L. Wright, 75, editor of House and Garden for 35 years and noted botany authority, died Sunday. A former newspaperman and novelist, Wright began his newspaper career in 1910 and was born in Philadelphia.
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Falmouth
Mass
Richardson L. Wright
House and Garden Magazine
Wright
Philadelphia
ABA Faces Fireworks Over Antisegregation Decisions
The 84th ABA convention opened in St Louis with a call for Southern states to end racial color lines in public treatment. The Bill of Rights committee led by Rush Limbaugh urged that constitutional rights are settled and segregation offends the Constitution. President Seymour warned emerging nations may choose freedom over communism as the convention attracts about 10 000 attendees.
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U.S. Supreme Court
American Bar Association
House of Delegates
Rush H. Limbaugh
Cape Girardeau, MO
United States
ABA
Kennedy
John C. Satterfield
Yazoo City
Miss
Satterfield
Mississippi Legislature
Mississippi Bar Association
Whitney North Seymour
New York City
Sylvester C. Smith Jr
West
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