Virginians Win Rhodes Scholarships in South Selection
Virginia claimed two Rhodes Scholars in Atlanta as Josiah Bunting III of Virginia Military Institute and William Walker Lewis Jr. of Virginia Tech won the prestigious awards for postgraduate study at Oxford. Bunting, 23, from Litchfield Connecticut, captains the VMI swimming team and leads the school music society. Lewis, a physics major and tennis captain at Tech, is the son of a Va Tech professor and president of Omicron Delta leadership.
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Richmond
Virginia
Atlanta
Josiah Bunting III
Virginia Military Institute
William Walker ‘Lewis Jr
Virginia’ Tech
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Oxford City
England
VMI
Bunting
Litchfield
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Tech
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Woman's Society Christmas Party Set by Swarts
The Woman's Society of Service will meet Saturday at 8 p.m. for the annual Christmas party with hosts Mr. and Mrs. Mimer Swarts and Rev. and Mrs. John Ekg.
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Woman's Society of Service
Mimer Swarts
John Egk
Kyoto and Tokyo clashes injure 76 in student protests
In central Japan and Tokyo police and students clashed during demonstrations against a government bill to expand state university powers. About 800 students protested in Kyoto with 34 slight injuries. 17 police and 20 students were slightly hurt overall, with five seriously hurt.
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Tokyo
Kyoto
Japan
Giraffe Sue Dies at Memphis Zoo During Cold Snap
Sue the pregnant giraffe at the Memphis Zoo died after a night of severe cold. She was found shivering and did not respond to treatment the next morning.
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Memphis, Tenn
Sue
Memphis Zoo
Castro Loses Rum to Russians
In Nassau Bahamas an AP report quotes a Cuban fleeing to Andros Island saying Fidel Castro loses support as Soviet troops arrive. The man bluntly claims the Russians took all the rum, symbolizing waning backing for Castro.
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Castro
Nassau
Bahamas
Fidel Castro
Mastic Plant
Andros Island
Cuban unrest and peasant resistance amid Castro regime
An Istanbul reporter says 90 percent of Cubans dislike the Reds with resistance groups forming though not uniting. He cites farm collectivization anger, scarce rations, and student criticism while noting two Russian camps and Castro’s limited public appearances.
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New York
Havana
Istanbul
Cuba
Gubhams
Police Forces Reinforced In Queenstown
Reinforced police patrol Queenstown after racial violence left a white officer hacked to death and seven Africans shot. Three white policemen and six Africans were hospitalized as authorities pursued the suspects following a train search that led to clashes at the railway station and nearby streets.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Queenstown
German Actress Christine Kaufmann Wins Court Contract Approval
Christine Kaufmann aged 17, a German film actress linked to Tony Curtis, won court approval for a contract with producer Harold Hecht. The deal pays $1,750 weekly for at least 10 weeks to make one film, with options for six more films and a top salary of $10,000 a week. The court also ordered a 20 percent savings from gross earnings.
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Los Angeles
Christine Kaufmann
Tony Curtis
Harold Hecht
Miss Kaufmann
Curtis
Swart urges white unity in South Africa amid unrest
In Pretoria Charles R. Swart called on white South Africans to stand together against forces seeking to drive the white man and his culture out. The address opened the annual bas platlee celebration as part of government events.
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Associated Press
Charles R. Swart
South Africa
Pretoria
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Warsaw
St. John
Poland
Ecumenical Council
Vatican
Georgi Mosolov
Mosolov
Red Star
Jimmy Durante
Chicago
Durante
Fewer Paralytic Poliomyelitis Cases Reported This Year
Atlanta report from the Communicable Disease Center shows 677 paralytic polio cases in the first 49 weeks, down 169 from the same period last year. Comparisons: 846 in 196? and 2,215 in 1960, 5,553 in 1950.
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Atlanta, Ga
L.cte
United States
Queen Elizabeth II Attends Palace Dance With Staff
In Buckingham Palace a jovial evening unfolds at the annual servants party. Queen Elizabeth II wears a diamond tiara and dances with her cook as aides and palace staff join in the merriment. The Duke of Edinburgh dances with one of the palace staff in attendance.
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London
Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Buckingham Palace
Admiral Sir John Dun Tier Dies in London
London AP reports Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Henry Dacres Dun Tier died Thursday. He was British naval commander in chief in the Mediterranean during the Allied invasions of Italy and southern France.
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London
John Henry Dacres
John
Mediterranean
Italy
France
Fire deaths in Virginia claim two lives in separate blazes
In Fredericksburg Mrs. Bessie Patton, 84, died when her home on Virginia 17 burned yesterday. It marked the second fire death in the state that day. Lt. Cmdr. Jewel A. Knoeckel, 44, a retired officer, also died in a separate fire.
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Fredericksburg
Bessie Patton
Virginia
Cmdr
Jewel A. Knoeckel
Louisiana Sugar Cane Crop Damaged by Freezing Weather
The American Sugar Cane League reports about 4.81 million dollars in damage to Louisiana sugar cane from freezing weather. Gilbert Durbin, league general manager, cites significant crop losses and estimates the impact on growers and processing.
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New Orleans
American Sugar Cane League
Louisiana
Gilbert Durbin
Crop Maturity Terms Given Amid Cold Thursday Morning
A report notes a portion of the harvest still in the field as temperatures fell to 12 to 16 degrees Thursday morning. Authorities emphasize frost risk and potential yield impact for late season crops.
Freeze Splits Cane Warns of Severe Weather Risk
A farmer warns that a split cane caused by freezing weather is the worst possible damage to the crop. The quote highlights the vulnerability of cane plants to low temperatures and urges concern over upcoming cold snaps.
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