Death of South American girl linked to ant poison
Alexandria coroner to issue death certificate by self-inflicted cause. Seventeen year old Josephine Guzman of Bogota, Colombia died after stomach poisoning at Alexandria Hospital. Poison traces found in her stomach matching a bottle at her home amid a quarrel with her sister.
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Alexandria
Josephine Guzman
Bogota
Colombia
Alexandria Hospital
Fairfax County
John A. Sims
Miss Guzman
Search On For Eight Escaped Convicts
A state police search extended across Gilts County and nearby areas for eight convicts who escaped from Camp 31 after overpowering a guard. The fugitives were said to have stolen a 1949 automobile and may have fled toward West Virginia near Bluefield. The escapees assaulted the guard at about 11 am yesterday and took his shotgun and pistol.
Colonial Beach To Study Discrimination Suit At Council Meeting
Colonial Beach officials plan to study a federal court discrimination suit filed by Negro residents over access to beach facilities. Town Attorney George F. Mason Jr. will prepare recommendations for Thursday's council session. The suit seeks injunction against the mayor and town for racial exclusion from public bathing areas and denial of equal facilities for Negroes.
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Colonial Beach
George F. Mason, Jr
United States District Court
Richmond
Aircraft Carriers To Join U. S. Forces
NORFOLK witnesses a sailing day as three aircraft carriers and three destroyers depart, with ships Midway Keppler Norris and McCaffey heading to the Mediterranean. Fred T. Berry also sails to join the European fleet. Mindoro sails to Quebec with 380 reserve midshipmen aboard, while Palau travels off the Virginia capes.
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Mediterranean
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Keppler
Norris
McCaffey
Fred T. Berry
Mindoro
Quebec
Canada
Palau
Virginia Capes
American Relations in East Discussed at UVA Panel
At the University of Virginia, a session of the seventeenth institute of public affairs covered American relations with Europe and the Far East. Ambassador-at-Large Philip Jessup and Canada’s ambassador Wrong spoke, with Wrong critiquing Soviet imitation of Western material achievements and Jessup addressing Korea.
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Charlottesville
Europe
Far East
University of Virginia
Seventeenth Institute of Public Affairs
Philip Jessup
Oe Wrong
Amlx
United States
Wrong
Jessup
North America
100000 Man Military Buildup Advised by Senators
Senators were told a 100000 man increase in the armed forces is planned at an initial cost of 350 million dollars as the first step toward victory in Korea. Current strength stands about 1,370,000. The figure was reportedly given before the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of a briefing by General Omar N. Bradley and service chiefs. They aimed to explain delays in deploying heavy equipment and troops to slow Communist advances.
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Washington
Korea
Senate Armed Services Committee
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Autos Damaged In Collisions Here
An estimated 125 dollars in property damage resulted from a collision at 8 30 a m yesterday on Piccadilly Street 50 feet East of Braddock Police identified the cars and drivers as a 1948 Chevrolet driven by Mac Pettigrew of Yatesboro Pennsylvania and a 1940 Oldsmobile driven by Charles T Duke of Rt 2 Berryville Police also investigated a Saturday accident at Braddock and Amherst Streets involving a 1936 Plymouth coupe driven by Archie T Ebersole Mt Williams and a 1939 Chrysler driven by Hugh T Netherton Rt 1 Winchester with 50 dollars damage to each vehicle.
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Braddock
Mac Pettigrew
Yatesboro
Charles T. Duke
Rt. 2
Berryville
Amherst
Archie T. Ebersole
Mt. Williams
Chrysler
Hugh T. Netherton
Rt. 1
Winchester
Luttrell Reunion Set for August in Collinsville
The 30th Luttrell family reunion will be held in Collinsville Virginia on August 13. Milton M. Luttrell announced the event inviting all relatives to attend the annual gathering.
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Luttrell
Collinsville
Milton M. Luttrell
Whitacre Cadet Takes Training at Fort Monmouth
Cadet Harold B. Phillips of Whitacre attends six weeks of intensive Signal Corps ROTC training at Fort Monmouth New Jersey. An undergraduate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute he is among about 600 cadets in specialized communications training at the home of the Signal Corps.
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N. J
Harold B. Phillips
Whitacre
Signal Corps Reserve Officers Training Corps
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Phillips
Signal Corps
Park to Open Until Midnight in Winchester
Winchester Recreation Commission voted in regular session last night to keep the Senseny Board Park area open until midnight. Officials had been locking gates at 10 p.m. Members discussed recreation needs of colored citizens and several proposals may be presented to Winchester Council tonight.
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Winchester Recreation Commission
Senseny Board
Winchester Council
Three Estates Appraised in City Will Heirship Noted
Three estate appraisals total 47805 dollars. Ada Bliss Hollingsworth is valued at 17027 with appraisers Carl T. Cather Howard A. Holland and Elnora C. Barr Ivy H. Ritter is valued at 1527 by John J. Hawse Wilbur Johnston and John Quick William F. Courtney is valued at 29351 by Ralph Ware Harry Murphy and Coleman Dunn Under Courtney's will his widow and sons Ralph and William are heirs with residences in Washington and Keyser respectively.
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Ada Bliss Hollingsworth
Carl T. Cather
Howard A. Holland
Elnora C. Barr
Ivy H. Ritter
John J. Hawse
Wilbur Johnston
John Quick
William F. Courtney
Ralph Ware
Harry Murphy
Coleman Dunn
Mr. Courtney
City
Ralph
Washington
William
Keyser
Belgium Congo Seeks Skilled Workers for 10 Year Plan
Belgium's Colonial Ministry launches propaganda to recruit Belgians for the Congo. The first phase of a decade long development program targets engineers doctors and agricultural technicians to staff the colony.
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Brussels
Belgium
Congo
Winchester Memorial Hospital Admits List
New admissions at Winchester Memorial Hospital include Mrs Hilda H Levi of 1118 Valley Ave and Mrs Mildred Kline of 129 E Cork St. also listed are Mrs Grace K Bull and several others from Front Royal Front Royal area to Wardensville St Marys.
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Hilda H. Levi
Valley Ave
Mildred Kline
E. Cork
Services Held for Dorsey M Funk at Jones Funeral Home
Final rites for Dorsey F Funk were conducted at 2 p m yesterday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Harvey Dailey of Sperryville and Rev W E Eisenberg officiating. Burial followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included Robert Bywaters, Dalton Carpenter, Landon Boyer, Ray Brumback, Nelson Robinson and Kenneth Robinson. Music was provided by Rev and Mrs Harvey Dailey, Mr and Mrs Oscar Compton, and Mrs Landon Boyer with songs “No Shadows Yonder,” “Some Sweet Day” and “Nearer My God To Thee.”
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Dorsey F. Funk
Jones Funeral
Harvey Dailey
Sperryville
W. E. Eisenberg
Mount Hebron
Robert Bywaters
Dalton Carpenter
Landon Boyer
Ray Brumback
Nelson Robinson
Kenneth Robinson
Oscar Compton
Four-Man Scottish Party Climbs Nanda Devi Peak
A four man Scottish mountaineering team led by W. H. Murray begins ascent of Nanda Devi in India. The 23 645 foot peak is the Himalayas third highest.
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Nainital
India
Himalayas
W. H. Murray
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