Verdict Expected In Grace Brown Arson Trial
A three day arson case in Frederick County Circuit Court ends today with a verdict anticipated in the Grace H. Brown trial. The defense argues Brown had no knowledge of the fire at Kernstown Motel and did not enlist James Franklin to set it. The trial moved to its third day as character witnesses and expert testimony were heard.
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Grace H. Brown
Frederick County
Brown
Kernstown
James Franklin
Stephens City
Milton Harris
Winchester
George Conrad
Harrisonburg
Franklin
Commonwealth
Witneses
Witnesess
Carl Brown
Roy Harper
Frank Kitchin
Strasburg
John Chapman
Woodstock
Frank Tavenner
Jules Weber
Robert Wright
North Carolina
Graham Leslie
Lexington
Jack Marsh
William Starkey
Starkey
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Church Women Oppose Virginia Private Education Amendment
The Virginia Council of United Church Women announced opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment allowing tax funds for private schooling. They urged Gov. Stanley to appoint a bi racial commission to align with the Supreme Court decision. Twenty four state legislators backed contingency tuition grants tied to local public school maintenance.
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Richmond
Virginia Council of United Church Women
Gov
Stanley
Supreme Court
Church Women
Frank R. Crawford
Farmville
Church
Virginia
Nearey
Roanoke Times
Girl's Body Found Eight Miles From Where Airman Died
The body of 16 year old Patricia Kalitzke was found shot in a rocky ravine eight miles from the lovers lane where Air Force airman Lloyd Duane Bogle was slain. Both victims were shot in the head. Bogle’s wallet held $5. Investigators pursue a possible love triangle while denying robbery or sexual motives.
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Girl
Great Falls
Mont
Air Force
Patricia Kalitzke
Montana
Lloyd Duane Bogle
Waco
Tex
D. J. Leeper
Patricia
Bogle
Leeper
A.c
Doubleday Chooses Berryville for Large Printing Plant
New York publisher Doubleday & Co. selects an 80 acre site on the Berryville Clarke County line near Route 7 for a large new printing plant expected to employ about 400 people. Excavation is underway on the former apple orchard. A full announcement is anticipated within ten days with chamber talks postponed.
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Doubleday & Co
New York Book
Berryville
Clarke County
Route 7
Bank of
Doubleday
Chamber of Commerce
Clarke County Board Urges Yes Vote on Constitutional Convention
The Clarke County Board of Supervisors unanimously urges Virginia voters to vote FOR calling a constitutional convention on January 9. The resolution warns that the Supreme Court ruling against school segregation threatens the public schools and the states' existence and supports backing the amendment to preserve the school system. Board members listed are William M. Fenton chairman Edward B. Lee Hobson C. McGehee and Robert Lee Withers.
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Clarke County
William M. Fenton
Edward B. Lee
Hobson C. McGehee
Robert Lee Withers
Dr. Hugh Clark Named President of Memorial Hospital Medical Staff
At Memorial Hospital annual meeting last night Dr. Hugh Clark was named president of the medical staff, succeeding Dr. E W Lacy Jr. Dr. E C Stuart Jr was elected vice president, succeeding Dr. Clark. Dr. George E Troxell was re elected secretary and Dr. M D Custer Jr was elected treasurer. Chiefs of services will be named and committee chairmen appointed at the February staff meeting.
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Hugh Clark
Memorial Hospital
E. W. Lacy, Jr
E. C. Stuart, Jr
Clark
George E. Troxell
M. D. Custer, Jr
Leesburg Girl Testifies Beating Before Courthouse Shooting
Sylvia Miller an 18 year old Leesburg stenographer testified at the Balcom general court martial that she was beaten in his Alexandria apartment seven weeks before she was shot at the post officers club. She described an envelope with nude photos handed by Balcom's roommate and said Balcom confronted her outside the club with a pistol. The trial spans counts of aggravated assault giving false information and attempted murder.
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FT. Belvoir
George E. Balecom
Alexandria
Sylvia V. Miller
Leesburg
Balcom
Miss Miller
Nashua
N. H
Jay M. Gang
Bal
Prince Rainier of Monaco Engaged to Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier III of Monaco announces his engagement to Grace Kelly, Hollywood star, amid palace celebrations. The couple, 32 and 26, met on the Riviera during To Stop a Thief filming and plan marriage as Monaco’s citizens await a potential succession.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Prince Rainier
Grace Kelly
Hollywood
Miss Kelly
John B. Kelly
Philadelphia
The
Riviera
United States
Rainier
Mediterranean
France
Prince Rainier III
Principality
M. Paul Noghes
Kelly
Rainer
Prince Louis II
Louis
County School Board Backs Amendment in Virginia Call
The Frederick County School Board passed a resolution in favor of a constitutional convention to amend Section 141 based on the Gray Commission report. The board states that public schools will benefit from the proposals and urges calling the constitutional convention. A separate classified ad seeks a counter and check worker for Cain Cleaners in Stephens City.
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Frederick County
Virginia
Gray Commission
No Commission On Public Education
Cain Cleaners
Stephens City
Four in Family Die of Suffocation in Bluefield Fire
Railway employee J Kenneth Bandy his wife Shirley and two children Sarah 11 and Charles Kenneth 7 died from suffocation in a smoldering blaze at their two story Bluefield home. Fire Chief Barnett said the fire started likely in the living room and burned unnoticed for some time. Bodies were found in a front bedroom front hall and bathroom positions. The family had moved from Richlands a year earlier. Bandy worked as a road engineer for Norfolk and Western Railway out of Williamson West Virginia.
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Bluefield
J. Kenneth Bandy
Sarah
Charles Kenneth
J. A. Barnett
Randy
Shirley
Fund
Dudley Memorial School
Barnett
Richlands
Bandy
Norfolk and Western Railway
Williamson, W. Va
Episcopal Church Has Taken No Stance on Referendum
Alexandria delegate-elect James M. Thomson said the Episcopal Bishop of Virginia Frederick D. Goodwin told him the church has taken no official stand on the Monday referendum. Thomson noted ministers' campaign activity has caused consternation in churches as the vote on amending Section 141 to preserve segregated schools nears.
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Alexandria
James M. Thomson
Virginia
Frederick D. Goodwin
Thomson
Virginia Episcopal
No New Candidates In Democrat Primary Filing
No new candidates filed for mayor or the Common Council as the Democratic primary deadline passed. Five contenders vie for the Second Ward council seat, three for mayor, and three in the First Ward with incumbents largely stepping down in a crowded field.
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Common Council
City Democratic Committee
Richard Rosenberger
Orville Wine
E. Willian Argenbright
Charles Zuckerman
Edward Gale
Oliver G. Cramer
Smalts
Fred Brumback
Mr. Wine
Hoye Riley
William F. Schenck
J. Ben Cather
Laurens Jones
Harold Rowe
Lion Attacker Injures Trainer in Osaka Ring Incident
In Osaka an 8 year old lion leaped on lion tamer Mitsuo Ando from behind. Attendants restrained the animal with poles as Ando was dragged from the cage amid panicked 600 spectators. He suffered a neck bite and claw marks to the head.
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Osaka
Japan
Mitsuo Ando
Ando
Eisenhower Says Budget Will Be Balanced This Year
President Eisenhower announced the budget would balance this fiscal year and next. He touted a bright national outlook and outlined a broad program including road aid, farm reform, school construction, slum clearance, civil rights expansion, Hawaii statehood, Alaska statehood prospects, and immigration law revisions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Congress
Hawaii
Alaska
Greece
Italy
Key West
Fla
Grace Kelly and Mrs Paley Lead 14 Best Dressed Women
The New York Dress Institute named Grace Kelly and Mrs William Paley as the top two in its 14 person list of best dressed women. The roster includes Duchess of Windsor, Princess Margaret, and other social figures such as Mrs Winston Guest and Mrs Henry Ford I, reflecting a mix of fashion icons and aristocratic titles.
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Mrs. Paley
Grace
Kelly
New York
New York Dress Institute
William Paley
CBS
Grace Kelly
Barbara Cushing
Mainbocher
Miss Kelly
Duchess of Windsor
Princess Margaret
Byron Foy
Paris
Rodolfo Crespi
O'Connor
Rome
Winston Guest
William Randolph Hearst, Jr
Jacques Balsan
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Arturo Lopez—Willshaw
Countess of
Quintanilla
Oveta Culp Hobby
Henry Ford I
Bus Segregation Objection Sparks Mass Arrest in New Orleans
In New Orleans last night an objection to segregated seating led to the arrest of 72 Negroes after Xavier University students refused to sit behind a white‑ Negro sign on a city bus. Driver Francis Roux halted the bus after a basketball game with Dillard and called police. One unnamed Dillard student was booked for inciting a riot and disturbing the peace.
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New Orleans
Xavier University
Francis Roux
Xavier
Dillard
James J. Serpas
Roux
Glenn P. Classen
Albert Dent
Fanny Carver
Former Harvard Research Assistant Acquitted in Contempt Case
Leon J. Kamin, 27, a former Harvard University research assistant now with Queens University in Kingston Ontario, was acquitted today by Federal Judge Reiley Aldrich of contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about Communist affiliations. The public hearing occurred two years ago when Kamin declined to testify before Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s subcommittee. Kamin admitted membership in the Communist party from 1945 to 1950.
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Boston
Leon J. Kamin
Harvard University
Reileey Aldrich
Congress
Kamin
Queens University
Ineston
Ont
Joseph R. McCarthy
Rwis
Senate Permanent Investigations
Virginia Weather Forecast and Local Notices
Fair tonight in Virginia with lows 20s to 30s and Friday sunny high near 43. Also local notices include tire sales at Southern Tire Service and a fire company meeting with officer elections. Community shop clearance events list winter clothing sales at Peter Pan Children’s Shop and dress shop promotions.
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Virginia
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
Peter Pan Children’s Shop
N. Loudoun St
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Leota Baker Simkhovitch
Directors of Women’s Organization
Marianne’s of
Rouss Fire CO
John J. Hawse
Margaret L. Hodgson
Sears, Roebuck and CO
MACY
Clarke Board
Dr. Clark
Winchester Evening Star
West Va
Beyond Va
Prince of
County School Board
Episcopal
Electoral Board
Clerk of the Court
State Board of Elections
M. B. Clowe, Jr
H. W. Butler, Jr
H. W. Butler & Bro
Claude B. Smalts
William M. Battaile
B & M Chevrolet
Lion Attacks
Ike
Harvard
Communist Party
Southern Tire Service
Handley Campus
MiLady
Friendship Fire Co
Orin Ritter
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