Seven Fatalities Counted in State During July 4 Weekend
Virginia reported seven holiday deaths during the 78 hour Independence Day weekend with five on highways and two drownings. Included are James Wake 19 of Stor mont and Macarthur Cannon 8 of Richmond both drowned. The toll aligns with NSC forecasts though racing deaths exceed Memorial Day weekend figures.
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Virginia
James Stanley Wake
Stormont
Middlesex County
Robinson Creek
Urbanna
Macarthur Cannon
Richmond
Oakwood Cemeter
Lee Cannon
George Lee Cannon
National Safety Council
NSC
Two Of Three Fliers Escape Death in Crash
A Marine Corps ADS Skyraider on an instrument flight from Edenton NC to Floyd Bennett Field crashed near Quinby VA. Two of the three airmen parachuted to safety with facial and hand burns. the third died. Survivors received hospital care, then Navy treatment in Portsmouth VA.
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Quinby
Marine Corps
Edenton
N. C
New York
Nassawaddox
Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Naval Air Station
Floyd Bennett Field
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Navy Air Station
Chincoteague
Navy
Edenton Marine Base
Unsolved Glens Falls Youths Seek Skunk Problem Solved
Two boys in Glens Falls New York attempted to trap six baby skunks to fix a problem but failed. The item appears in a local notices section alongside advertisements for farm markets church revivals and community events.
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Glens Falls
N. Y.Y
Willow Lawn Farm Market Valley Avenue
One Die, Two Hurt in Roswell Race Car Crash
A 10 year old boy, Danny Lee Daniels, was killed and two other boys injured when a hot rod driven by Ronald M. Campbell, 24, lost control on a turn and struck a crowd of about 2,000 spectators in Roswell. Steven Smith, 14, was listed in critical condition and Robert Mendosa, 7, sustained lesser injuries.
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Roswell
N. M
Ronald M. Campbell
Danny Lee Daniels
Steven Smith
Robert Mendosa
Sizzling Weather and Busy Pools Mark Holiday Here
Hot Fourth of July weekend brings crowded Willow Lawn and Clarke Frederick County pools with 650 at Willow Lawn, over 200 swimmers at Winchester Golf Club and Rouss Park. Three non serious traffic crashes reported. one arrest for illegal fireworks. Police warn of heavy travel tonight as vacationers head home.
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Willow Lawn
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Winchester
Russell Potts
Chestnut St
Winchster
Frederick County
Clarke County
Berryville
L. P. Coverstone
Chevrolet
Foster Sinnett
Reynoldsville
W. Va
Ford
Herman Garrison
Coverstone
Garrison
Associated Press
Shadow of the Electric Chair Lifted from Father of Seven
James Fulton Foster a Greer South Carolina father of seven is no longer under a death sentence as the killer Rothschild confessed the Jefferson, Georgia murder. Foster awaits release after legal steps clear in about ten days. Rothschild named A D Allen as the finger man in the case and said Foster’s execution was on his mind. Horace Wood, Foster’s attorney, said the break came when a jail inmate said Rothschild mentioned killing a man in Jefferson.
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South Carolina
James Fulton Foster
Greer
S.C
Jefferson
Charles Paul
Rocky) Rothschild
Cairo
Foster
Rothschild
Columbia
D. C
Charles Drake
Kingdom of Heaven
A. D. Allen
Winder
Allen
James
Horace Wood
Poster
Atlanta
Jobless Farmer Admits A-Bomb Letter A Hoax
A 34 year old Ipswich farm worker William Stanley Whales admitted signing a letter claiming a U S pilot would drop an atomic bomb near England. He said he wrote to gain attention to grievances against the RAF but denies political motive. Police released him after questioning and no charges were filed.
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James F. King
London
Royal Air Force
U. S
England
Foreign Office
William Stanley Whales
Ipswich
Whales
Sovet
Jacob Malik
RAF
Moscow Radio
Britain
North Sea
Russia
Wheat Marketing Quotas Favored By Big Margin
Preliminary returns from the wheat referendum on the 1959 crop show 83.7 percent of voters support marketing quotas. In Maryland voting areas Frederick and Clarke Counties upheld quotas with 165,868 in favor and 32,342 opposed. Virginia reports 1,037 for and 165 against quotas. Eligibility covered growers producing over 15 acres.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Frederick
Clarke
Ezra Taft Benson
Virginia
Goldfine to Resume Testimony at House Subcommittee
Bernard Goldfine, resting after two days of testimony, aims to appear again Tuesday before a House subcommittee probing his dealings with federal agencies. Investigators note uncashd checks totaling 776000 issued over 16 years by his companies. He declined to discuss uncashed checks, citing irrelevance to the inquiry, while the panel pursues charges of favorable treatment linked to Sherman Adams.
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Bernard Goldfine
House
Boston
Goldfine
Subcommittee
Sherman Adams
Adams
Congressional
White House
Styles Bridges
RNH
John W. McCormack
Dmass
150 Battle Stubborn California Blaze
About 150 firefighters fought a stubborn wildfire 30 miles northwest of Fresno that had leveled more than 150 acres of grass and timberland. Ranger William Pennington said crews expected to control the fire today after it started on the grassy shores of Pine Flat Lake, likely caused by illegal fireworks.
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Fresno
Calif
California
Wiliam Pennington
Pine Flat Lake
Fireworks Plant Blast Kills Child and Injures 20 near Portland
A Signal Fireworks Co storage plant exploded early today near Portland, killing one child and injuring more than twenty. The blast damaged two houses, a motel, and shattered windows up to 30 blocks away. Fire officials investigate cause as residents seek shelter and medical aid.
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Portland
Ore
William Howe
Howes
Signal Fireworks Co
Thm
Dale Gilman
C. I. Starr
Fighting Reignites in Beirut and Tripoli Conflicts
Beiruts streets see renewed clashes as 80 rebels attempt breakout from Basra Moslem quarter and are repelled. Government forces hit rebel Saeb Salam’s house in Basta after hours of shelling with eight rebels killed. In Tripoli three killed and six wounded amid eight hours of fighting. unofficial truce persists.
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Lebanon
Basra
Saeb Salam
Basta
Salam
Associated Press
Tripoli
Maan Karami
Rashid Karami
Dulles and De Gaulle Hold Grave Private Talks in Paris
Secretary of State Dulles and Premier De Gaulle met in Paris for a long private discussion after formal talks. They reviewed European and Middle East strategy, with nuclear policy and possible French A bomb tests on the agenda.
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Dulles
de Gaulle
Europe
Middle East
Maurice Couve de Murville
Paul Henri Spaak
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Amory Houghton
Eisenhower
Philip Farley
U. S
France
Macmillan
Sahara
Atomic Club
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Congress
Dulles Annow
Washington
Moscow
We. Défense
Algeria
Lauris Norstad
Courve de Murville
Shenandoah Gas Co Faces Arrears Suit for 104949 Dollars
A suit filed in Corporation Court charges Shenandoah Gas Co with 104949.43 dollars in arrears for natural gas purchases from Atlantic Seaboard Corp of Charleston W V. Judge Elliott Marshall set July 16 to respond. Atlantic Seaboard says it signed a 1966 agreement to supply 3 3 million cubic feet daily from January 7 1957 to December 31 1976 under a Fed Power Commission approved schedule.
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Shenandoah Gas Company
Atlantic Seaboard Corporation
Charleston
W. Va
Elliott Marshall
Shenandoah Gas Co
Harry Benham
Atlantic Seaboard Corp
Hunton, Wiliams, Gay, Moore and Powell
Richmond
Kanawha
Rockville
Ber
Federal Power Commission
Atlantic Sea
Gerald Goodman Elected To Legion Command Post
Gerald Goodman won the post commanders house at American Legion Conrad Hoover Post 21 in a close vote over Eli Garber. Lawrence Bell won finance officer over Cecil Painter. Turner Sencindiver and others won Executive Committee seats. Several officers were unopposed.
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Eli Garber
Gerald Goodman
American Legion
Conrad Hoover
Lawrence Bell
Incubent
Cecil Painter
Turner Sencindiver
Willard Corrigan
Edward Shull
Harold Anderson
Nobel Pierce, Jr
Clayton Cochran, Jr
Godfrey Child
Edwin Pomeroy
Robert Newman
Randolph Gaunt
Upton Snider
Coleman Games
Elmer Lake
Charles Zuckerman
C. F. Schenck
Daniel Grimes
Jess Kiracote
Display Honoring Theodore Roosevelt Draws 215000 on Fourth
About 215000 people crowded the Potomac River shore for a three hour ceremony and a 45 minute fireworks finale. Maryland Governor Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin presided at the dedication of a nine acre island marking the 100th anniversary of Roosevelt's birth and paid tribute to the late 26th president. Secretary of Agriculture Benson delivered the principal Fourth of July address at a nearby waterfront amphitheater.
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Washington
Potomac River
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Maryland
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
McKeldin
Island
Benson
Monumorency Cherry Harvest Report at Local Orchard
Readable text notes cherry harvest at Merriman's Lane orchard with young trees no ladders needed. Kenneth Robinson and R & T Orchard on Middie Road are mentioned amid references to canoes and SOG.
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Iver
Kenneth Robinson
Merriman’s
Middie Road
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