236 Road Deaths Reported During Independence Day Holiday
The Associated Press reports 236 traffic deaths by 6 p.m. Wednesday as Independence Day travel grows. Drownings total 132 and 53 in miscellaneous accidents. overall toll 421 through Sunday midnight. State totals list fatalities by location and type.
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Seven of one Arkansas family die in Michigan crash
In Copemish Michigan seven members of a Paragould Arkansas family were killed when their car collided head on with a truck while returning from a farm cherry harvest. An eighth family member was critically injured and two other survivors were in serious condition at a Frankfort Michigan hospital. The victims included Bynum Collins 55 Florence Collins 45 and five of their children Linda 14 Gray 13 Harold 10 Thomas 9 and Terry 5. Dennis 3 survived with injuries along with cousin Clara Collins 13 and the truck driver Warfield Laws 52. Wesley Collins, the father of Clara, identified the dead at the scene.
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Wilkins challenges city zoning to win permit for store
Winchester businessman James R. Wilkins filed a suit in Corporation Court seeking a building permit for a 100000 dollar retail food store on the south side of West Amherst Street. City inspector Milam says the site is zoned residential in Area D. Wilkins argues the lot is suited only for commercial use and a big parking lot would accompany the project. The suit seeks a ruling that the zoning ordinance is invalid and asks for permission to build.
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Mundt predicts civil rights compromise for which the South can live
Senator Mundt of South Dakota predicts a mid August compromise on civil rights featuring voting guarantees for Negroes and other minorities. He says the deal will be palatable to the South and not rammed through by force. Mundt contrasts with Knowland who sees a longer Senate fight and possible round the clock sessions.
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Virginia GOP Convention Nominates Dalton For Governor
The Virginia Republican convention backs Ted Dalton for governor with Horace Henderson as running mate for lieutenant governor as the party pushes states rights. The panel weighs the attorney general spot amid Democrat shifts and a pending platform on school integration.
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Court Briefs Filed in Girard Case for Transfer to Japan
The U S government argues Girard has no right to release while the Supreme Court reviews whether he should be tried by U S or Japanese authorities. The Justice Department maintains the district court erred in blocking transfer to Japanese custody for trial.
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Almond Rejects Assignment Plan in Virginia Race
Virginia Attorney General Almond rejected pupil assignment plans as a means to preserve separate schools and said such plans cannot safeguard public education from integration. He tied the issue to the governor’s race, noting Dalton’s willingness to run, and pledged a thorough debate if nominated.
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Paris Heat Wave Forces Police to Shed Coats
Paris officers briefly stripped jackets during a record heat wave with temperatures near 95 degrees. The city ruled coats off for belt wearers only, while those in suspenders kept outer garments on as the heat soars.
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Eisenhowers Welcome Guests for Quiet Holiday at Gettysburg Farm
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower hosted guests at their Gettysburg farm over the holiday weekend. Gen. Alfred Gruenther and W. B. Alton Jones arrived with neighbors Brig. Gen. Arthur Nevins and George Allen. Golf and bridge were enjoyed in gusty wind as Gruenther, returning from disaster area work, prepared to report on Cameron Louisiana relief needs. A minor auto accident near Gettysburg Club caused no injuries or police report.
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Korean Boy Killed by U S Soldier in Inchon
A U S Army accident at a pipeline post in Inchon left 3 year old King Young Ho dead when a carbine bullet pierced his head. Pvt Ronald E Fassett is reported in a state of shock as a board of officers investigates the incident. Col Joseph V Smith expressed regret and sympathy to the boy’s father Kim Chin Chou.
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Three-Wanting Sparks In Virginia Att Gen Race And Kremlin Claim
Virginia voters face a three way race for attorney general with Atty Gen hopefuls Harrison Almond and Whitehead vying as Gop fields a rival. In Moscow Khrushchev denounces Malenkov Molotov and Kaganovich as traitors while ousted leaders face party purge and peace rhetoric.
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Man With 4 Cents Slain by Robber In Fit of Rage
Midland Texas report says 15 year old Robert Earl Mayfield confessed to shooting and killing a 56 year old man, Joe Raymond Hampton, after Hampton robbed him and showed he had four cents. Mayfield stated he was not bothered by the killing.
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