Tractor Trailer Blast Kills Six Probed in Pa
A massive pre-dawn explosion at a Pocono reptile farm leveled buildings and killed six, including three firemen. Investigations by Monroe County District Attorney ICC and PUC probe the crash. driver Albert Koda was questioned after reporting tire blowouts and a fire. About 150 snakes escaped or were moved. most were later accounted for.
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Marshalls Creek
Dist
James P. Marsh
Monroe County
Pocono Mountain
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Stroudburg
Pottsville
Forestdale
N.Y
Pocono Reptile Farm
Albert Koda
Port Carbon
Koda
State's Attorney Named Judge in 5th Circuit
George F. Abbitt Jr. Appomattox County commonwealth's attorney was named judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit by Gov. Harrison to fill the vacancy from Judge Joel W. Flood's death. The appointment runs until 30 days after the next General Assembly session. The circuit covers Appomattox Buckingham Charlotte Cumberland and Prince Edward counties. Abbitt, 57, previously served as substitute trial justice and was county board chair from 1942 to 1948. He is a brother of Rep. Watkins M. Abbitt.
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Richmond
George F. Abbitt Jr
Appomattox County
Commonwealth
Harrison
Abbitt
Joel W. Flood
General Assembly
Appomattox
Buckingham
Charlotte
Cumberland
Prince Edward Counties
Flood
County Board of Supervisors
Watkins M. Abbitt
Appomattox High School
University of Richmond
Murder Trial Continued in Henrico Court
The murder trial of William A. Hall Jr. 65 of Richmond was postponed to July 24 by Judge E Ballard Baker to allow Hall to secure new counsel. Hall had dismissed prior attorneys after a dispute over representation. He is charged with shooting Frank T. Wheeler 51 in a restaurant where Wheeler sat with Hall’s wife.
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Richmond
William A. Hall Jr
Henrico County
Hall
Frank T. Wheeler
Wheeler
Father Poor Second to Mom In Mother's Day Greeting
Western Union reported handling about 250000 greetings to Dad this year, roughly half the volume of Mother's Day cards. The note suggests Father’s Day lags behind Mother's Day in card sales and sentiment.
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New York
Mom
Western Union
Dad
Alfalfa Weevil Impacts First Cutting Across County
Frederick County Agent reports the first alfalfa cutting was hurt by a weevil requiring sprays before and after harvesting. Dry weather limits control leaving only slight chance for a second cutting despite current general containment.
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Frederick
Salem firm submits low bid on parkway spur project
Roanoke based Albert Brothers Contractors Inc. bid 267 418 dollars for the 2.4 mile Blue Ridge Parkway spur to Mill Mountain and 1.1 miles of Chestnut Ridge camping area roads. The apparent low bid was filed yesterday and sent to the National Park Service for review.
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Roanoke
Salem
Mill Mountain
Chestnut Ridge
Albert Brothers Contractors Inc
National Park Service
King Cancels Appearance Over St Augustine Tension
Dr. Martin Luther King cancels an appearance in Norfolk due to racial disorder in St. Augustine Florida. Several hundred people had gathered for a mass meeting sponsored by the Virginia unit of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference where King was to speak, with Rev C T Vivian noting the St Augustine situation requires his stay there.
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Norfolk
St. Augustine
Fla
Martin Luther King
Virginia
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
King
Rev
C. T. Vivian
Atlanta
Turkish ex-colonel spared as fellow plotter is executed
Talat Aydemir, 47, won a temporary reprieve moments before scheduled execution for the 1963 coup attempt in Ankara. His aide Fethi Gurcan, 42, was executed after declining clemency requests amid a pending anti capital punishment bill.
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Ankara
Turkey
Talat Aydemir
National Assembly
Fethi Gurcan
Aydemir
Tokyo
China
Hainan Strait
Hainan Island
London
Ian Henderson
Buttler
Britain
Butler
Foremer Company
Hull Fish Merchants Protection Associat
Booklet Names Hampton Area Black Board candidates
Governor Harrison received a Know Thy Neighbor committee booklet listing five qualified Negroes for state boards and commissions in the Hampton area. Harrison previously said he would appoint the best qualified individuals regardless of race or religion. The remark about bankruptcy relates to a different note about a fish merchants association. CAIRO AP German rocket expert says UAR pursues space program with first satellite launch several months away.
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Richmond
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Hampton Area
Harrison
Rev Bruce A Macbeth to Lead Highland Memorial Presby Church
The Rev Bruce A Macbeth of Yonkers New York has accepted a call to Highland Memorial Presbyterian Church and will begin his duties tomorrow. He is a Davis and Elkins College graduate with a BA in history and political science and earned a BD at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He was ordained June 14 by the Hudson River Presbytery. The Macbeths, formerly Miss Susan Gore of Clearbrook, live at 15 Peyton Street.
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Bruce A. Macbeth
Yonkers, N. Y
Highland Memorial Presbyterian Church
Mr. Macbeth
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins
W. Va
Louisville Prebyterian Theological Seminary
Louisville
K.Y
Hudson River
United Prebyterian Church
United States of America
New York
Macbeth
Susan Gore
Clearbrook
Peyton St
Notable Figures Reach Across Time and Borders
Former President Dwight D Eisenhower spoke with fifth graders on office experiences and the national conventions. Anatoly Dobrynin and wife motor toured the Rocky Mountain region planning Yellowstone and Grand Teton visits. Jan Peerce treated for a torn ligament in New York and expects to resume singing in four weeks. Japan exports 1.8 million sewing machines annually.
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Spokane, Wash
Choviet
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Rocky Mountain
Yellowstone
Grand Teton
Spokane
Denver
Cash Mountains
New York
Jan Peerce
New York City
Lisbon
Portugal
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