Virginia Trailways Bus Crash Kills Nine In Lynchburg Area
A Trailways bus carrying 86 passengers collided with a Railway Express tractor trailer on U.S. 29 in south central Virginia. Nine people died, including the bus driver Ralph J. Carter of Danville and passenger Robert W. Woodbury, with 32 survivors treated in Lynchburg hospitals. Passenger David Mims of New York described the chaotic scene and helped others escape from the wreckage.
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Altavista
Trailways
U.S. 29
Virginia
David Mims
New York City
Mims
Danville
J. Carter
Danville, Va
Robert W. Woodbury
Fetancpene N.G
Hunter Dismayed by Monkey Instead of Squirrel
In Loganport Indiana hunter Ray House bagged a monkey after aiming for a squirrel. The animal’s origin is unknown. Bus passengers identified include John D. Calhoun 27 Alexandria Virginia James William Jarell 43 Greenville North Carolina Annie Williamson 81 Blanch North Carolina Joseph Robertson Charlotte North Carolina Molly Taylor Washington District of Columbia Randall O Neill Ferguson Greenville North Carolina authorities seek the ninth victim’s identity.
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John D. Calhoun
Alexandria
James William Jarrell
Greenville
Annie Williamson
Blanch
N.C
Joseph Robertson
Charlotte
N. C
Molly Taylor
Washington, D.C
Randall O'Neill Ferguson
Third Night Of Gunfire In Pompano Beach
Third consecutive night of sporadic gunfire shakes the Negro area of Pompano Beach. Officers say shooters aimed to harass patrols, not hit people, near the June riots site. In Fort Lauderdale, police bolster patrols after Sgt. Harry Mawhinney was wounded.
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Pompano Beach
Fla
Fort Lauderer
Sunland Park
Harry Mawhinney
Pilot Uninjured In Plane Crash Near Mercer County Airport
William R. Anderson of Bluefield walked away uninjured after his single engine Piper cruiser crash landed in a clump of trees about a mile from Mercer county airport. FAA said the engine quit during approach and the plane suffered considerable damage.
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Bluefield
W. Va
William R. Anderson
Federal Aviation Agency
Anderson
Mercer County
FAA
Safe driving view from Beaumont truckers on accident causes
James D. Palmer and Bernard L. Sprinkle, veteran truck drivers and multiple award recipients, list impatience and negligence as major highway crash factors. They also say drunk driving leads to many fatalities.
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Safe Driving Beaumont
James D. Palmer
Bernard L. Sprinkle
Needlecraft pattern ad for crochet squares and books
An advertisement promotes a crochet square pattern in rounds using No 30 cotton with Pat 7357. It lists price 35 cents per pattern plus 15 cents for first class mailing, and offers patterns via Alice Brooks of Winchester Evening Star in New York. Also advertises Needlecraft catalogs and quilt books with prices and free patterns.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Needlecraft
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Ridgeway
Arden Road
State Line
Star
Jim Hamilton
Lynchburg
Ralph
Hunter
Logansport, Ind
Ray House
Pineapple Beauty
Pice Brooks
Ronald Mulford
VPI
Clarke County Soil Survey
Mike Franklin
Debbie
Kermit Rhoden
Berryville
Pel
Mit
Scotts
Windsor Blend
Windsor
By Y. A. Tittle
Y. A. Tittle
Reg
Smalts
Arden Center
Winchester
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