Knowland Opens Door to Amendments on Civil Rights Bill
Senator Knowland says the Senate may amend the House civil rights bill and would consider limited jury trial provisions. Southern Democrats vow opposition and a possible filibuster while supporters urge moderation. Senator Douglas defends the measure as a necessary safeguard of existing rights.
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Calif
Senate
Dixie
House
Russell
Douglas
Tll
Double Drownings Reported Across Virginia Region
A two car collision on U S 301 near Richmond precedes a series of drownings in Virginia. Rev Thomas Franklin Page 42 and his daughter Constance Elizabeth 19 died at York River aiding Page’s 14 year old son Randolph. Robert Collins 26 of Alicia Arkansas drowned at Crystal Lake Notto Way during a family outing. Susan G Tennant 4 of Fairfax drowned at Woodside Lake Tyson’s Corner while wading. Lawrence D Vaught 21 of Roanoke died after being struck by a Norfolk and Western Railway freight train. Holiday death count period defined as 6 p m Wednesday to midnight Sunday.
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York River
Yorktown
Williamsburg
Thomas Franklin Page
Constance Elizabeth
Republican ticket alignment shapes Virginia state posts
Dalton leads GOP with push for separate schools but opposing the Stanley plan to cut funds for integrated districts. Horace Henderson of Williamshore fielded as lieutenant governor candidate after a near upset of Robeson in the 1st District. Possible attorney general contenders include J Livingston Dillon Giles Linwood Hilton Rorke Joe Gillespie Taze well and Ralph Lincoln Smyth.
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Dalton
Govering
Horace Henderson
Wiliamshore
Rep. Robeson
J. Livingston Dillon
Giles
Linwood Hilton
Rorke
Joe Gillespie
Tazewell
Ralph Lincoln
Smyth
Republicans Name Delegates to State Meeting Tomorrow
James L. Bowman of Stephens City and Mrs. T. A. Williams of Middletown were elected delegates to the state Republican Convention to be held tomorrow in Roanoke at a Frederick County mass meeting this week. Alternates named are Dr. T. A. Williams of Middletown and George E. Scheulen of Stephens City. Mr. Bowman was named temporary chairman of the Frederick County meeting held in the Courthouse. Vice chairmen were named as follows Alfred Snapp Opequon Robert Hockman Shawnee and Robert Sager Back Creek.
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James L. Bowman
Stephens City
T. A. Williams
Middletown
Roanoke
Frederick County
George E. Scheulen
Mr. Bowman
Alfred Snapp
Opequon
Robert Hockman
Shawnee
Robert Sager
Back Creek
Curb Market to Operate Tomorrow at Local Parking Lot
Curb Market will run from 6 30 to 9 30 am Saturday featuring cured meats eggs green beans beets cherries lettuce radishes pickles onions apple butter and baked goods. The market sits on the parking lot at E Boscawen and Kent streets with Clarence Fietcher as market master.
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E. Boscawen
Kent Sts
Clarence Fietcher
Virginia convention to keynote by Gov Cecil Underwood
The Virginia convention will be keynoted tomorrow by West Virginia Governor Cecil Underwood. The report cites Jeffersonian ideas from the Kentucky resolutions of 1798 and accuses the Supreme Court of overstepping its powers, warning of court actions to usurp amendatory authority shared by states.
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Cecil Underwood
West Virginia
Jefferson
Kentucky
Supreme Court
New York
Byrd Urges Return To Fundamentals At Dan River Mills Event
Senator Byrd warned that federal courts and the Supreme Court have usurped legislative powers while addressing Dan River Mills 75th anniversary ceremonies in Danville. He joined Rep. Tuck and Dan Daniel in linking Khrushchev era shifts to global unrest and urged citizens to be the voice of the nation. More than half of Danville’s 50 000 residents attended the three day observance.
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Danville
Sen
Byrd
D—Va
Dan River Mills
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Federal Court
Federal
Land
Supreme Court
Rep
Tuck
Dan Daniel
Legon
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
America
Daniel
Sedition Punishment and Appellate Regulation Power
Fragmentary text notes two states, Pennsylvania and Illinois, and their powers over sedition punishment and appellate procedure regulation.
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Pennsylvania
Illinois
Hot July Forecast For Southern U.S.
The Weather Bureau forecast predicts higher than normal temperatures for July across the southern half of the nation, the Ohio Valley, and the middle Atlantic states. It also calls for below normal temperatures in the northwest quarter and near normal elsewhere, with heavier precipitation expected in the Pacific Northwest, Northern Plains, and extreme Southeast.
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Suitland
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Weather Bureau
Pacific Northwest
Northern Plains
Grass Fire Reported On Front Royal Road
A grass fire about 11:30 a.m. on Front Royal Road near the W. B. Shaffer farm spread from burning trash. The Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call from Jake Everhart and reported three feet tall grass and danger to nearby outbuildings. Firefighters credited a bucket brigade for control.
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Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department
W. B. Shaffer
Jake Everhart
Front Royal Road
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