Now Stretch Ahead The Misery From Traffic Crash Victims
Danville families face long recoveries and mounting bills after a Christmas Eve crash that killed their baby. Doug Wilson and his wife endured severe injuries. Bates family member brain damaged while both households lose income. A Bates-Wilson Fund aids with daily needs but hospital debts remain large and insurance uncertain.
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Bill Johnson
Associated Press
Danville
Doug Wilson
Wilson
Randy Bates
Bates
Pittsylvania County
Co-Op Plans Membership Meeting for Winchester Aug 14
The Southern States Winchester Cooperative will hold its annual membership meeting August 14 at the Lee Jackson Restaurant. Local farmer members agreed at a recent conference to feature color slides of members’ farms, annual reports on cooperative operations, recognition of young farmers and homemakers, and elections for two new board members plus two farm home advisory committee members.
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Southern States Cooperative
Winchester
Lee Jackson
Southern States
Winchester Cooperative
Wallace Rebuffed at JCC Convention in Dallas
At the national Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting in Dallas many delegates opposed Alabama Governor George C. Wallace delivering the keynote address. Connecticut and Massachusetts contingents stayed away or seated as about 7 500 delegates gave Wallace a standing ovation, while he criticized the Supreme Court and civil rights legislation.
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Tex
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Alabama
George C. Wallace
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Wallace
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Robert E. Joyce
West Haven
High Court
Rights Workers Arrested in Moss Point Event
A civil rights spokesman said two volunteers Ronald Ridenour and Howard Kirchenbaum were arrested by sheriff deputies in Moss Point Mississippi. Local authorities denied knowledge of any arrests while attorneys prepared to represent them. The region also reported a burned civil rights meeting hall though a fire department listed only a brush fire.
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Jackson, Miss
Mosss Point
Mississippi
Bob Byers
Council of Federated Organizations
Moss Point
Jackson County
Pascagoula
Byers
Ronald Ridenour
Venice
Calif
Howard Kirchenbaum
Long Beach
L.L. N.Y
Ridenour
Kirchenbaum
Kennedy Survives Plane Crash Aide Says He Was Near Death
In Northampton Massachusetts an aide to Senator Edward Kennedy said the 32 year old Democrat had no pulse and almost no blood pressure after a plane crash. The pilot and Kennedy aide died and Senator Birch Bayh and his wife were injured. Kennedy remained immobilized in an orthopedic bed until early July for back healing.
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Northampton
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Edward Martin
Martin
Thomas F. Corriden
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Edward §. Moss
Edwin T. Zimny
Birch Bayh
Marvella
Notable World Figures In Brief Field Dispatch
Former President Harry S Truman cancels a St Louis trip saying it won’t be possible. Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone welcome another grandchild as their daughter Jean gives birth in Hollywood. Roy Wilkins criticizes teen violence in New York in the Amsterdam News, calling youths weak and disruptive. Paris reports Charles de Gaulle set to hold a news conference on July 23 after a Cabinet session.
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Hollywood
Jack Benny
Mary Livingstone
Benny
Jean
Robert Blumore
Wirth
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Topless Bathing Suit Entry Rejected by Legion Post
MCALLEN Texas AP The American Legion post chapter refused to admit an entrant in its annual bathing beauty review who wished to wear a topless bathing suit Blanche Doster executive secretary of the June 3 event declined to identify the contestant
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Mcallen, Tex
American Legion Post
Blanche Doster
Sir William Ramsay and the helium discovery on earth
Sir William Ramsay is credited with discovering the element helium on earth through his work with gases. His experiments revealed helium in natural gas and minerals, marking a milestone in chemistry and planetary science.
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Sir William Ramsay
Helium
Earth
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