Boys State Fails To Adopt Pupil Placement Plan
Segregation dominated the annual American Legion Boys State meeting in Blacksburg as Governor-elect Reese Smith urged a joint session to discuss school policy. The Senate passed a pretend pupil placement bill 16 to 3, but the House did not act, while voting age was lowered to 18 in one measure. The Girls State assembly also passed no legislation.
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Blacksburg
American Legion Boys State
Reese Smith
Norfolk
Boys State
House
Senate
Smith
Boys State General Assembly
General Assembly of Virginia
Girls State
Virginia
Eisenhower Helps Son Move Into Farm Home Near Gettysburg
President Eisenhower assisted Maj. and Mrs. John Eisenhower as they settled into a renovated schoolhouse on the 500 acre Gettysburg area farm. John and Barbara arrived from Washington with Mary Jean while David, Barbara Anne, and Susan were already with their grandmother. The president golfed 18 holes with Brig. Gen. Arthur Nevins, dined with neighbors, and noted experimental cooking equipment and a coal package from Washington.
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Eisenhower
Maj
John Eisenhower
John
Barbara
Washington
Mary Jean
David
Barbara Anne
Susan
Arthur Nevins
Nevins
Eisenhowers
Washneton
Secret Service
Graduation Exercises Close Two States On Red Campus
Two states held separate graduation ceremonies today closing their academic year on the same campus setting.
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Red
Mass Funeral Held For Five Drowned In River
A mass funeral was held at 2 p.m. for five relatives drowned in the Shenandoah River near Riverton in a boating accident on Wednesday. Victims: Gladys Mae Drummond 41 Stephens City. Bessie Odessa Strickler 43 Riverton. Charles Strickler 7. David Ray Williams 11. Robert Wayne Lansberry 6. Burial followed at Prospect Hill Cemetery Front Royal.
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Shenandoah
Riverton
Gladys Mae Drummond
Stephens City
Bessie Odessa Strickler
Charles Strickler
David Ray Williams
Robert Wayne Lansberry
Front Royal Methodist Church
Roger Snyder
Prospect Hill
Front Royal
Drummond
Crockett Williams
Eltie Allen Williams
William Bryan Drummond
Ruth Odessa Dennis
Lake Charles
Betty Ann Vanderbridge
Washington, D. C
Alice Frances Wolverton
Winchester
Gail Barton
Janet MacAleshire
Sandra Lee Drummond
Carol Sue Drummond
Ollie Williams
G. G. Williams
Vienna
Monroe Williams
Winfield Harrell
Byrd Leaves $50,000 Estate For Widow Marie
Papers filed with the probate registry reveal Admiral Richard E. Byrd left a $50,000 personal estate to his widow Marie Byrd, naming her as beneficiary.
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Byrd
Boston
Richard E. Byrd
Marie
Editor Is Vesper Speaker Tomorrow
The Union Vesper Services will be held on the Miller House Lawn of the First Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Fletcher C. Lester, editor of the Christian Sun and curator of Elon College Memorial Library in North Carolina, will be guest speaker for the event conducted by the First Congregational Church.
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Union
Miller House
First Baptist Church
First Congregational Church
Fletcher C. Lester
Christian Sun
Memorial
Elon College
North Carolina
Television listings spanning channels four to seven
A dense timetable lists programs across Channels 4 5 17 9 7 with shows from Traffic Court and News to sports, movies and talk theater. Notable titles include I Love Lucy The George Sanders Musical Theater Red Dragon Gunsmoke Lewn performances and The Tonight Show style segments.
Local Stocks and Livestock Prices Move in Mixed Markets
Quotations from White Weld and Co. list stocks including American Furniture Bank of Clarke County and Edison Potomac Edison with par values. Livestock markets show hogs, sows, and lambs with price ranges and week-to-week changes. Chicago USDA notes higher barrows and gilts, steady to higher sows, and cattle with strong to weak shifts across grades.
Livestock Prices Reported From Baltimore Trade
Cattle prices show slaughter steers and heifers 25 to 50 lower while cows fall 25 to 50. Bulls rise to 25 higher. stocker and feeder cattle steady. High choice to prime fed steers 860 to 1200 lb 26.00 to 26.50, bulk 24.50 to 26.00. most mixed good and choice 22.50 to 24.50. Vealers steady with some choice up 50 to 1.00. calves mixed.
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USDA
Baltimore
Navy Transport Plane Vanishes Over Italy Amid Sparse Clues
A U S Navy twin-engine PV2 vanished yesterday on a 1,400 mile Casablanca Morocco to Treviso Venice run with 12 aboard. Bad weather stalls searches in northern Italy as officials fear a crash in the mountains. crew names withheld.
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Milan
Italy
U. S. Navy
Casablanca
Morocco
Treviso
Venice
One Man Convicted in County Court Case Postponed
In Frederick County Court, Ray Osborne Welch pleaded guilty to drunken driving, was fined 150 dollars plus costs, and received a 30 day suspended jail term on 12 month motor vehicle law compliance. Court also postponed Charles William Musselman’s murder indictment to July 25 due to missing witnesses. The Musselman case stems from a May 11 accident on Rt. 50 near Gore that killed Wanda Summerfield.
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the Commonwealth
Ray Osborne Welch
Welch
Robert O'Neal
Charle William Musselman
Chambersburg
Musselman
Rt. 50
Gore
Wanda Summerfield
Bluemont
Jesse James Summerfield
Barbara
Carl Summerfield
Floyd L. Brill
Harry le
Notable names listed for local political committee roles
Dane, Frank Allison, W. F. Artrip, Sr., Albert C. Lacy, Lewis Mc Donald, Claude M. Hershman, Gilbert F. Dove, Jr., Mrs. Garnetta Anderson, Randolph Robinson, Granville Sydnor, Jr., and Win Fred Beckner are named as participants in the community group or vote advisory panel.
Rebels Strive To End 13-Game Winless Run
Winchester Rebels travel to meet Williamsport at Mary Landers Diamond after a 13 game skid in South Mountain League play. Players meet at Buchers Service Station at 11 a.m. with game time set for 1 30 p.m. on the road to a possible first win.
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Winchester Rebels
Williamsport
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Channel 17
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Lawrence Welk
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Buccaneers
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G. Storm
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