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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1957
Page
7
In Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Herbert V. Walker refused a proposed settlement that would end smear articles and drop charges against Fred and Marjorie Meade. Trial is set to begin Friday with a lengthy proceeding expected.
The World Series games were first televised in 1947. This marked the advent of televised baseball bringing the championship to a national audience.
State Police report 24 deaths this weekend with Louie M. Boyd of Manguin and Dolphus G. Cox as a passenger in a non collision wreck on U S 360 near Mechanicsville. Felde F. Harrison of Gladys died of natural causes after a Saturday crash on US 501 in Brookneal. Virginia’s year toll reaches 478, seven higher than last year.
WINNIPEG Canada CN Railway officials said two boys ages 6 and 8 loosened a switch causing a Montreal to Vancouver transcontinental train to derail east of Winnipeg. The crash injured 86 people and damaged rail and cars, with 16 still in hospital.
A commentator notes that premarital blood tests yield about one positive case per 10 000 tests. Health experts question cost effectiveness as labs charge about $3 plus possible physician fees.
Channel listings detail a dense slate across channels 4 5 1 6 with soap operas news talk and Westerns featuring programs such as Behind Badee on channel 4 Billy Johnson Show on channel 5 and Cisco Kid on channel 5 plus classic serials and game shows like Name that Tune on channel 5 and Clown Corner on channel 1 Space for late night movies theater of stars and other performances appears throughout with theatrical films The mixed listing provides show names hosts actors and times in a dense telecast guide style.
In Lynchburg's annexation suit, Campbell County seeks about 1.19 million dollars while the city offers under 655 thousand for debt, improvements, and lost tax revenues. Boundary lines misplacement prompts court to order final maps follow decreed lines as contention over 7.35 square miles in Campbell and 3.06 in Bedford.
The homing pigeon GI Joe earned fame for delivering a lifesaving message on October 18 1943 that halted a planned attack on Colvi Vecchia Italy. The message said the village had fallen to British forces prompting the cancellation of the mission. He later received the Dickin Medal in England from the Lord Mayor of London.
In Galax Virginia James E Turner a 35 year old North Carolina laborer emerged from a seven hour double amputation in satisfactory condition after being run over by a freight train. Surgeons amputated his entire right leg and the left foot and ankle. The Winston Salem Negro suffered extensive scalp lacerations and numerous abrasions as witnesses said the engine and 22 cars passed over him when he stepped from a truck onto the tracks.
Don received a rare bravery honor likened to the Victoria Cross, marking him as the first non-British recipient of the award for exceptional human bravery.
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