Arlington Admits 12 More Negro Students Under Ruling
Federal Judge Albert V. Bryan told the Arlington County School Board to admit 12 more Black pupils to three formerly white schools. He added seven to Stratford Junior High, one to Patrick Henry Elementary, and four to Washington-Lee High, citing uneven application of criteria to both races and ordering new class allocations as of the upcoming term.
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Alexandria
Albert V. Bryan
Stratford
Washington-Lee High School
Patrick Henry
Bryan
Stratford Junior High School
Hunt Continues For Man Wanted In Rifle Slayings
Police search in Bassett Virginia for ex convict Earl Smith wanted for the rifle slayings of his brother in law 8 month old niece. Tip about a driver offered 20 to help Smith flee. Airports watched highways patrolled to keep him in Henry County. Victims Marvin Lee Whorley and his daughter Marjorie were killed. Smith had been released from federal reformatory after 30 years.
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Bassett
Virginia
Earl Smith
Smith
Henry County
Marvin Lee Whorley
Marjorie
Billboards Recall 1916 Drake Oil Well Centennial in Clarke County
The Down Crier notes a large billboard on Route 11 near Valley Pike featuring the Drake oil well in Titusville marking the industry centennial. The Mees, living nearby, recall the first well and the Drake shrine as the 1916 memory returns to the valley. A ram rides home in Berryville sparking smiles as a teen explains the animal’s transport. Justice of the Peace Carl Pope misses one petition deadline while delivering the second in person. A cloudy mild weekend looms with light rain expected tonight. District Softball crowd data from Senseny Park shows 1,350 attendees last night, averaging 3.5 cents per fan.
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CY Mee
The
Valley Pike
Route 11
Drake
Titusville
Mees
Senseny Park
No Additional Candidates Filed Before Deadline Passes
Frederick County reports no new candidates for the November 3 general election by the deadline. In Clarke County Paul H. Pope seeks re election as Justice of the Peace Chapel District. In Frederick County Gainesboro District shows only one contest with L R Omps defending against Paul L Luttrell for Supervisor. Back Creek District sees Hurl Himelright unopposed after winning a tie in the primary. Associated Press notes at least 13 House of Delegates and five State Senate contests nationwide, none in this area.
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Clarke County
Paul H. Pope
Chapel
Frederick County
Gainesboro
L. R. Omps
Paul L. Luttrell
Luttrell
C. E. Garber
C. M. Rosenberger
Back Creek
Himelright
Associated Press
House of Delegates
State Senate
Virginia
Socialite Heiress Says Kidnaping Story Was Hoax
A New Jersey socialite heiress admitted her kidnapping tale from Newark airport to Chicago was a hoax. Jacqueline Gay Hart 21 broke down under questioning by her father and an FBI agent before confessing. The FBI checks all phases of the story as authorities note inconsistent physical evidence and a lack of signs of a struggle. Hart and her fiancé Stanley Gaines 25 were to marry August 29 and are reportedly with doctors in Chicago.
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Chicago
New Jersey
Newark
Jacqueline Gay Hart
Ralph A. Hart
Colgate - Palmolive Co
FBI
Miss Hart
Grant Park
Touneau
Hart
Short Hills
N. J
Stanely Gaines
Fayetteville
W. Va
Gaines
Consumers Keep Economy Going Upward
New York AP reports consumer demand drove a strong economy with anticipated record corporate sales. Auto makers Ford Chrysler American Motors and Studebaker-Packard posted high profits and 125000+ cars rolled off lines.
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New York
Chrysler
General Motors
National Swimming Pool Institute
Burlington Industries Inc
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central
Three Judge Court to hear Norfolk election contest
A three judge court will hear the first formal bid in 40 years to challenge Norfolk politics. Twenty plaintiffs seek to strip Breeden, Childress, and Howell of their nominations, targeting eight precincts with about 4,400 Negro voters under a 1919 Virginia law.
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Norfolk
House of Delegates
Edward L. Breeden Jr
House
Calvin H. Childress
Henry E. Howell
Breeden
Baldwin
Howell and Childress
Reid M. Spencer
Senate
Hal J. Bonney Jr
W. I. McKendree
Bonney
McKendree
Ernest L. Sutton Sr
Spence
Boston Industrialist Freed After Federal Probe Action
Bernard Goldfine, Boston industrialist, leaves Washington court as Judge James W. Morris suspends a $1,000 fine and a one year jail sentence and places him on two years probation. The judge acted after a former sub committee investigator was found to have eavesdropped in Washington. The judge warned that if called again Goldfine must answer the 18 questions he refused to answer previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Goldfine
Boston
Washington
James W. Morris
Goldfine
Peter Nielsen Found Alive After Virginia Kidnap Alert
The FBI announced 79-year-old Peter M. Nielsen, once thought abducted by two escaped Virginia convicts, was found alive in his car on Route 19 in Strabane Township Washington County Pennsylvania. The two felons fled on foot after the car was located. The suspects James E Hall and Connie E Plott were at large, with Hall held on murder and Plott on forgery charges.
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Washington
FBI
Peter M. Nielson
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Nielson
Washington, D. C
Fairfax County
Strabane Township
Washington County
James E. Hall
Rocky Mount
Connie E Plott
Severn Md
Hall
Plott
Gov Earl Long Sues Time Inc for 6 Million Libel
Louisiana governor Earl K Long files a six million dollar libel suit against Time Inc alleging a Time magazine report declaring he had gone crazy damaged his reputation and political standing. He seeks one million dollar damages in multiple categories including mental pain privacy invasion and loss of confidence.
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Livingston
Earl K. Long
Time, Inc
Long
New York
Baton Rouge
Time
Life
Fortune
Time Magazine
Earl Long
Nixon Visitors Meet Soviet Officials at Agricultural Show
Vice President Richard Nixon toured the Soviet agricultural and industrial exhibition in Moscow. He received a warm reception from about 5,000 visitors except for one heckler who challenged Soviet oppression while Nixon urged free speech. He met with Anastas Mikoyan and Frol Kozlov, luncheoned with minister Vladimir Matskevich, and planned a private dinner with Nikita Khrushchev. Nixon also prepared a trip to Poland to meet Gomulka amid Captive Nations Week tensions.
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Moscow
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
U.S
Anastas Mikoyan
Frol Kozlov
Uzbek
Soviet Union
Vladimir Matskevich
Matskevich
U. S
Nikita Khrushchev
Senate
Khrushchev
Llewellyn Thompson
Poland
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Siberia
U.S. Exhibition Grounds
Herter May Ask Long Recess of Berlin Talks
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter may propose a long recess of the Big Four conference next week unless the Soviet Union softens its terms for Berlin. The nine week parley shows deep Western and Soviet rift on a Berlin settlement as Gromyko pushes for a German peace committee opposed by Western powers.
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Geneva
Christian A. Herter
Soviet Union
Berlin
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Herter
West Berlin
Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
London
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Brussels
Paris
Lloyd
East Germany
West Germany
Miss Universe Crown Won By Japanese Fashion Model
Akiko Kojima of Tokyo won Miss Universe in Long Beach becoming the first Orient al winner. Runners up were Jorunn Kristiansen of Norway Terry Lynn Huntingdon of the United States Pamela Anne Searle of England Vera Ribeiro of Brazil. Kojima will test for movies in Hollywood next week.
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Long Beach
Calif
Japan
Leggy
Akiko Kojima
Long Beach Memorial Auditorium
Tokyo
Norway
Jorunn Kristiansen
California
United States
Terry Lynn Huntingdon
Mount Shasta
Ucla Coed
England
Pamela Anne Searle
Miss Searle
Brazil
Vera Ribeiro
Rio
Hollywood
Kojima
Colombia
Luz Marina Zuluaga
Gladys Zender
Peru
Debra Hurricane Pummels Texas Coast With 100 MPH Winds
Hurricane Debra struck the Texas coast with winds up to 100 mph and heavy rains causing six foot tides. The storm flooded low areas, isolated Galveston Island, and forced more than 2,500 people to seek shelter. Warnings covered a wide coastal sector as gusts weakened north of Houston.
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Galveston
Tex
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Orange
Weather Bureau
Calveston Island
Houston
International Airport
Galveston Bay Area
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U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Hunt
Main Street
Berryville
Carl Pope
Chapel District
Richmond
State Electoral Board
Capitol
Charles John Salisbury
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Virginia Commission On Public Education
Peter Nielson
Gov. Long
Pine Motor Co
Eisenhower
Shirkey
House of Good Food
Sunnyside
Kiwanis
Little Mountain Church
Cedar Grove
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