Yale Receives $35 Million Mellon Art Collection
Paul Mellon donates a premier private British art collection to Yale University valued at about 35 million dollars. The gift includes 1,000 oil paintings and 3,000 watercolors plus 4,000 rare books, with a new gallery and library planned at a 6 to 9 million dollar cost.
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Yale
Mellon
New Haven
Conn
Paul Mellon
Yale University
Kingman Brewster Jr
Britain
National Gallery of Art
Washington
Andrew W. Mellon
the Treasury
Desegregated School Enrollments Double in Deep South
Government figures show 489 950 Negro students in desegregated schools in 11 Deep South states this year up from 216 600 last year. The data reveal 16.9 percent of all Negro students in these states in desegregated settings and note many remain in schools with 95 percent or more Negro populations.
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Washington
Deep South
Office of Education
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Airman Held On Murder Charge In College Town Shooting
Airman 1C Edward Washington from Langley Air Force Base is jailed on $10 000 bond for the murder of 18 year old Carl Lee Walker shot while walking home from a Berkeley High game with two friends. A Tuesday James City County Court hearing is scheduled.
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Airman 1.0
Langley Air Force Base
Williamsburg
Airman 1.C
Edward Washington
Carl Lee Walker
Berkeley High
Washington
James City
Walker
Betsy Ross Flag Claim Questioned by Historians
Historians have not been able to document the claim that Betsy Ross made the first American flag. The absence of verifiable evidence keeps the traditional legend in debate among scholars.
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Betsy Ross
Convicts donate kidneys to save two lives in Arkansas
Two Arkansas inmates Bill Watson and Ben Crippen, both serving life terms, donate kidneys to Doris Ratliff and Lillie Lewis to restore life. Surgeons at the University of Arkansas Medical Center perform Ratliff's transplant. Crippen’s donation to Lewis is planned within weeks. Doctors rate success chances slightly above 50 percent. The donors speak of self respect and helping others while remaining under guard.
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Little Rock, Ark
Bill Watson
Ben Crippen
Arkansas State Prison
Watson
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Lite de Rock
Doris Ratliff
Fayetteville, Ark
Crippen
Lillie Lewis
Earle
Ark
Rural-Urban Luncheon Draws 150 in Winchester
More than 150 Frederick and Clarke County farmers and Winchester Rotary members attended the annual Rural Urban luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. The event, organized by the Winchester Rotary Club and local farmers, featured Dr. James R. Nichols of Virginia Tech who urged farmers to consider feeding the world.
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Frederick and
Clarke County
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Winchester Rotary Club
James R. Nichols
Department of Dairy Science
The
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Rotary Rural Urban Committee
Clyde Logan
James Douglas
Frederick County
Rotary Club
William Huntsberry
Dr. Nichols
Penn State University
Toaster Beef Toasted Bites
A chef suggests to toast bread slices before topping with seasoned ground beef and broiling. Edges are covered with meat to prevent burning.
Detroit couple awarded five thousand dollars for canceled wedding
A Detroit couple, Mr and Mrs Alphonse B Resmer of Royal Oak, won 5000 against a hall that canceled their July 2 reception two days before the wedding. Judge George D Kent ruled the hall responsible for the scheduling mixup and damages.
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Detroit
Common Pleas
George D. Kent
Alphonse B. Resmer
Royal Oak
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