Young Escapees Nabbed After Abducting Cabbie
Two youths aged 16 and 17 escaped from Eastern State Hospital, abducted cab driver Worley D. Edwards, and were captured in Richmond after a car pursuit. Police recovered the cabbie’s money and items. They face kidnapping, armed robbery, and grand larceny charges and will be transferred to Southwestern State Hospital in Marion.
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Williamsburg
Eastern State Hospital
Southwestern State Hospital
Marion
Richmond
Yorktown
Colonial Parkway
Worley D. Edwards
Edwards
Howard H. Ashbury
Eastern State
Statue of Liberty sculptor Bartholdi statue unveiled
A bronze figure of Frederic August Bartholdi will be unveiled on October 28 near the Statue of Liberty base marking the 75th anniversary of the statue dedication, Bartholdi’s most celebrated sculpture.
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Frederick August Bartholdi
Bartholdi
Gypsy Rose Lee to Lead The Threepenny Opera Tour
Gypsy Rose Lee signs for a seven month, 16 city tour as lead lady of The Threepenny Opera. The cast plans a legendary off Broadway return with Lee's burlesque charisma and singing style. Tour opens September in Toronto with stops in Detroit Cincinnati and more across the U.S. and Canada.
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New York
Gypsy Rose Lee
Roc
Pat Mure
Lee
Capalbo
Gypsy
Toronto
Detroit
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
W.lmington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Montreal
Chicago
St. Paul
Omaha
Des Moines
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Boston
Washington
Trovatore
Members of Holiday in Japan Troupe Return to Homeland
AP film writer reports the Holiday in Japan troupe returning from Las Vegas after a 25 month run. Shirley MacLaine hosted a farewell party. 16 original cast members and Nisei augmented the troupe with stories of grueling schedules and uneven profits. Shirley resumes house mother duties while Steve Parker travels to Manila for a new show.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood ‘Ap
Japan
Steve Parker
Las Vegas
Parker Hilltop
Shirley
Japanese Imperial Gardens
Vegas
United States
South America
Dallas
Rio de Janeiro
Rosario
Argentina
Hollywood
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Houston
Parker
California
Steve
Manila
Philippines
K Company joins Maryland Civil War sham battle event
K Company of the 5th Virginia Infantry joined a Civil War reenactment in Mt. Savage Maryland with a sham battle and VFW anniversary. Participants included First Sgt. John H. Quick and several sergeants and privates from Roanoke and nearby areas. Other units from Maryland and Virginia joined, and Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Caldera of the U S Air Force greeted the troops afterward.
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5Th Va. Inf
Mt. Savage
John H. Quick
Rollin Larrick
Wilbur Moffet
James Massey
Fred Stotler
William Rickard
Bobby Bowen
Walter Bowen
John Bradsen
Terry
Company K
George Bow Walter
Columbia
Ohio
de Michas
Long Yalan
John Quick
Sgt
Quick
Handley School
Maryland Volunteer
Hagerstown
Maryland
Cumberland, Md
Virginia
Front Royal
Joseph D. Caldera
U. S. Air Force
Barbara Jenks to visit Florida as Honorary Fire Chief
Miss Barbara Jenks of Berryville will travel from Washington, D C to Melbourne Florida with her mother for a week long visit. The trip includes tours of Cypress Gardens McKee Jungle Gardens and Radar Corporation plus a missile base visit at Cape Canaveral. She is a junior at Richmond Professional Institute majoring in commercial art and an accomplished horsewoman who teaches riding lessons.
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Barbara Jenks
Berry- Shenandoah Applevas
Fla
William L. Jenks
Berrville
National Airlines
Washington, D.C
Florida City
Boyd R. Richards
Melboune Beaches ‘Association
Radar Corporation
Melbourne
Brevard
Cape Canaveral
Miss Jenks
Richmond
Navy Widower and Widow Plan Carmel Mission Marriage
A Navy chief petty officer with ten children and a widow with eight plan to marry September 9 at the Carmel Mission. Beardsley, stationed at Monterey, and Helen North, both from California, say 18 children approve. Their Carmel home is being expanded to accommodate the family.
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San Leandro
Calif
Carmel Mission
California
Francis Louis Beardsley
Navy
Helen North
Beardsley
Carmel
Navy Postgraduate School
Monterey
Fourth R added to school curricular
A National Education Association survey shows public schools nationwide adding a fourth R rigor to curricula this fall. Increased emphasis on reading writing and arithmetic spreads to foreign language, space age science and how to study courses with examples from Davenport Beverly Hills and Parma among others.
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Washington
National Education Association
NEA
Coast Coast
Davenport
Iowa
Beverly Hills
Calif
Auburn
N.Y
Harvey, Ill
Mt. Lebanon
Cheyenne
Wyo
Farmingdale
Union City
N.J
Medford
Mass
Yale
University of Ilinois
Seh
Parma
Ohio
U.S
Santa Cruz
Y’arion
Laredo
Tex
Boise
Idaho
Tyler
Bloomfield
Reno
Nev
Casper
Bearly Hills
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Dunes
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Teresa
Michael
Kent, Ohio
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Mt. Vernon
Alexandria
Dana Wis
Honolulu
Hawaii
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1502Nd Air Transport Wing
Hickam Air Force Base
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Fisher
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