William and Mary Senior Wins Miss Virginia Title
Audra Jean Stark, 21, senior at the College of William and Mary in Norfolk, won the 1956 Miss Virginia crown at Virginia Beach. She edged seven rivals Sunday night and will compete with state winners in Long Beach California July 12 to 22 ahead of the Miss Universe selection.
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Audra Jean Stark
Virginia
College of William and Mary
Norfolk
Long Beach
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NAACP Rejects Miami Bus Boycott Plan
NAACP leaders in Miami say a boycott will not be pursued. Instead they will file suit in federal court to challenge Miami's bus segregation laws. A 400-strong meeting adopted a resolution condemning boycotts as untenable and calling for Black drivers on key routes and legal action to end segregation.
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National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
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Driver Acquitted After Shaving While Driving
London judge finds John Fairrie not guilty of driving while not in a position to have proper control. An engineer showed an electric razor used in the car as evidence while Fairrie contended he maintained control at up to twenty miles per hour.
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John Fairlie
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Fairlie
Visitors Postpone Action on Negro Girl's College Admission
The University of Virginia Board of Visitors delayed ruling on a Black applicant to Mary Washington College Fredericksburg until the next regular meeting in September or a possible summer session. The board also named Dr Margaret Lee Hargrove dean of women and classics and authorized a committee to study a site for the Northern Virginia branch.
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Charlottesville
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
University of Virginia Board of Visitors
Margaret Lee Hargrove
Womeni
Mary Washington
Theniversity
Northern Virginia
Harcrove
Printed Pattern 4865 Half Size Dress Pattern Ad
Advertisement for a Printed Pattern 4865 offering half sizes 14 7 and 16 with yardage details and tissue directions. Encourages sending 35 cents plus 5 cents postage for first class mail to Anne Adams at Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept New York.
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Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Polio Hope Rises In Virginia As Vaccination Edges Down
Richmond a State Health Department official predicts this summer's Salk polio vaccination push will curb infantile paralysis. Dr Maron Romaine notes Virginia's polio toll for 1956 is 12, far below 1955, with a third of 123 cases involving unvaccinated eligible children. Vaccination reduces exposure, he says, and 35 percent of Virginians up to age 19 and pregnant women have had at least one shot. If 50 to 75 percent of eligible groups are inoculated, epidemic risk drops significantly.
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Maron Romaine
Department
Virginia
Romaine
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