Medical Society Seeks Hearing on Blue Shield Plan
The Patrick Henry Medical Society requests a public hearing Feb 18 in Richmond to authorize Richmond Blue Shield to operate in Roanoke and Patrick Henry counties. They argue the Richmond plan is more versatile and progressive, with broader coverage for lower incomes, while Roanoke charges equal fees for all income levels.
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Patrick Henry Medical Society
Roanoke Blue Shield
Martins
Patrick Henry
Richmond Blue Shield
State Corporation Commission
Commission
Blanton
Roanoke
SCC
Egyptologist Sir Alan Gardiner Dies at 84
Oxford England AP Sir Alan Gardiner 84 renowned Egyptologist and Tutankhamen tomb explorer died Thursday. He was a leading authority on ancient Egypt and its language and served as research professor at the University of Chicago from 1924 to 1934.
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Oxford
England
Sir Alan Gardiner
Tutankhamen
Alan
University of Chicago
Jr Volunteers To Assist in TB Bangle Sale
Volunteers across eight Northern Virginia counties plan a bangle sale fundraiser for tuberculosis and respiratory diseases. Members from various clubs including the American Red Cross Junior Hospital Volunteers of Frederick County join the effort to urge citizens to contribute in the Christmas Seal drive.
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Tuberculosis and Health Assn
Virginia
American Red Cross Junior Hospital
Frerick County
Frederick County Tops Eight-County Christmas Seal Sales
Frederick County led the Tuberculosis and Health Association of Northern Virginia eight-county area in Christmas Seal receipts this week with 5750.25 dollars. Fauquier, Clarke, Loudoun, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren counties followed with varied totals. Overall eight-county sales reached 23246.41 dollars by midweek.
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Tuberculosis and Health Assn
Northern
Association
Fauquier
Clarke
Loudoun
Page
Rappahannock
Shenandoah
Warren
Attorney F Tudor Scripps Jr Dies in California
F Tudor Scripps Jr., 56, prominent attorney and member of the Scripps newspaper family, died after a long illness in La Jolla California. He was a nephew of E W Scripps founder of a newspaper group that became Scripps Howard Newspapers Inc.
Kennedy Threat Only Joke Says Texas Student
Russell W. McLarry, 21, jailed on a firearm threat charge against President Kennedy, insists he was joking. Investigators found no link to the assassination and Secret Service notes quote him as saying he was glad Kennedy was dead.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
Russell W. McLarry
McLarry
Secret Service
U.S. Atty
Barefoot Sanders
Dallas
Sanders
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Jack Ruby
Ruby
John F. Kennedy
United States
Charles’ ‘E. Kunkel
U.S
Episcopal Minister Dies At Leesburg
The Rev. Frank H. Moss Jr., 54, rector of St. James Episcopal Church since October 1950, died after a heart attack. Born in Philadelphia, he studied at Princeton and Virginia Theological Seminary, served seven years as an missionary in Japan, and earlier led Trinity Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg. He is survived by his widow Nancy Lancaster Moss and three sons.
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Frank H. Moss Jr
St. James Episcopal Church
Moss
Philadelphia
Princeton University
Virginia Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Japan
Trinity Episcopal Church
Fredericksburg
Nancy Lancaster Moss
States boast best record in holding down auto deaths
An Associated Press survey shows Rhode Island Hawaii Connecticut and Massachusetts lead in preventing auto fatalities. Rhode Island had the nation’s lowest rate at 9.9 per 100000. Hawaii 12.3. Connecticut 12.4. Massachusetts 13.6. national rate 22. Officials credit constant traffic safety efforts, modern highways, speed checks and public awareness programs.
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Rhode Island
Hawaii
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Tion
John H. Chafee
Charles W. Shields Jr
Governor’s Council On Highway Safety
James A. Iacoi
Eugene Fletcher
Honolulu
George Martin
John Myatt
Oahu
Virginia Bishop Criticized Over Civil Rights Stand
Fifteen members of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Roanoke sign a letter criticizing Bishop William H. Marmion of the Southwest Virginia Diocese for his civil rights stance. Marmion says he’s open to further talks to clear misunderstandings and address the church’s position.
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Roanoke
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Southwest
Virginia
William H. Marmion
United States
Wilbur L. Hazlegrove
Marmion
U.S
Woman and Grandchildren Die in Rural House Fire
An elderly woman aged 80 and her two grandchildren aged 7 and 4 died when a small rural home in Horsepen burned Thursday night. The children were identified as Fred and Bertha Jean Farmer. their mother Sarah Virginia Farmer suffered severe burns. Father and mother were treated for second degree burns at a Bluefield hospital after escaping with clothes on fire. The fire started about 11 p.m. in a frame tenant house on John B. Yates farm. cause not yet determined.
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Tazewell
Horsepen
Sarah Virginia Farmer
Fred Farmer
Bertha Jean Farmer
John Byrd Farmer
Bluefield
W. Va
Farmer
John B. Yates
Nutrient concept spans proteins fats vitamins and minerals
The term nutrient, common today, broadly describes the proteins carbohydrates fats vitamins and minerals that together nourish the body.
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