Autherine Lucy Expelled From University of Alabama
Birmingham Alabama February 1957 Autherine Lucy the 22 year old Birmingham co ed was expelled from the University of Alabama amid unproved charges of conspiratorial mob action. Judge H Hobart Grooms had ordered readmission by Monday and the NAACP officials expressed surprise at the action while awaiting attorney Thurgood Marshall.
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Birmingham
Ala
Autherine Lucy
University of Alabama
Board of Trustees
U. S
University
National Assn. For Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Thurgood Marshall
Miss Lucy
Marshall
Tuscaloosa
Andrew Thomas
Alabama
Supreme Court
Grooms
Marilyn Monroe Fines Paid in Beverly Hills Case
Marilyn Monroe DiMaggio pleaded guilty to a 1954 traffic ticket and paid a total of 55 dollars. She paid 5 dollars for driving without a license and 50 dollars for failing to appear. Judge Charles J. Griffith lectured on equal application of laws. Announcement: Sally Patton returned to Alecia Beauty Salon staff.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Marilyn Monroe DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio
Miss Monroe
New York
Judge Griffith Snap
Sally Patton
Alecia
Glover Service Station Permit Battle Hits Court Ruling
Winchester Corporation Court Judge Elliott Marshall ruled Section 16 Chapter 10 of the city code unconstitutional for requiring council approval of filling station permits. The order directs Revenue Commissioner Taylor Barr to issue the permit to John D. Glover for a station on W Amherst St if proper form and no legal violations. A decision on appeal is pending, with Common Council likely to act at the March 13 meeting.
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Winchester Corporation Court
Elliott Marshall
Commissioner of Revenue
Taylor Barr
Glover
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Common Council
Dorothy G. Allen
Public and
Public Safety Committee
H. W. Butler
Allen
Butler
Corporation Court
Storm damage expected to top three hundred thousand locally
Reliable estimates place insured and uninsured losses from last Saturday's windstorm at 250000 to 300000 across Winchester and surrounding counties. The General Adjustment Bureau set up a temporary storm office at 136 N Braddock St to process inspections and claims quickly.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
General Adjustment Bureau, Inc
Winchester Stock Insurance Companies
N. Braddock St
General Adjustment Bureau of Winchester
Winchester Association of Stock Insurance Agents
Adjustment Bureau
Southeastern Department
Weather Bureau says April windier than March in historical report
The Weather Bureau's climatological extremes report shows April as the windiest month with records such as Mt Washington New Hampshire's wind gusts of 231 mph on April 12 1934 and a 186 mph max speed for one minute. It also notes long calms at Alnwich Castle England and top rainfall figures at Mt Waialeale Hawaii and Cherrapunji India.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
Mt. Washington
N. H
Alnwich Castle
Northumberland
England
United States
Libby Islands
Maine
Azizia
Tripolitania
Africa
Death Valley
California
Wynoochee
Wash
U. S
New $1 Minimum Wage Takes Effect Across U S Today
Washington reports the federal minimum wage rose from 75 cents to $1 an hour effective today. About 2.1 million workers earn below the new floor with an average increase around 13 cents. Regions from Maryland to Texas see major boosts, affecting industries including lumbering textiles and clothing. Local enforcement promises strict adherence by the Labor Department.
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Washington
U. S
Congress
Labor Department
Maryland
Texas
Dixie
Eisenhower
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Newell Brown
Virginia to raise polio vaccine age limit to fourteen
Virginia health commissioner Dr. Mack I. Shanholtz says he will urge raising the vaccination age from ten to fourteen. He seeks to expand access to the Salk vaccine as more doses become available and plans a quick advisory committee meeting after the General Assembly.
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Richmond
Mack I. Shanholtz
Shanholtz
Virginia
State Health Department
General Assembly
Thoma Heads Bar Association Here
J Edward Thoma was elected president of the Winchester Bar Association at its annual meeting after a dinner at the Winchester Golf Club. He succeeds J Sloan Kuvkendall. New officers include Harry R Kern Jr vice president Henry Whiting treasurer Dabney Watts secretary. W E Edwards named to the Board of Control. George G Snarr Jr added as a new member. Guests included Judge Elliott Marshall W E Armstrong and Duncan Gibb of Front Royal.
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J. Edward Thoma
Winchester Bar Association
Winchester Golf Club
J. Sloan Kuv ¥Kendall
Harry R. Kern, Jr
Henry Whiting
Dabney Watts
W. E. Edwards
Board of Control
George G. Snarr, Jr
Winchester Bar
Elliott Marshall
W. E. Armstrong
Duncan Gibb
Front Royal
Israeli Official to Speak at B'nai B'rith Lodge Banquet
Moshe Erell first secretary of the Israeli Embassy in Washington will be the principal speaker at the Lt. Morton J. Bloom Lodge 1298 B'nai Brith installation banquet. Marshall Novick of Winchester will be installed as president, with officers Robert Elin Abe Cooper Joseph Samuels and Sam Jacobson. Erell, born in 1923 in Poland, immigrated to Israel in 1926 and served as a captain in Israel's War of Independence. He later held senior posts in the Israeli Foreign Ministry and arrived in Washington as First Secretary in 1954. He is married with one child.
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Moshe Erell
Washington, D. C
Morton J. Bloom
Aith
George Washington Hotel
Marshall Novick
Winchester
Nathan Platt
Strasburg
Robert Elin
Martinsburg
W. Va
Abe Cooper
Erell
Ministry For Foreign Affairs
Sweden
Western Europe
Israeli Foreign Ministry
Washington
Hall Predicts Nixon Will Be Running Mate
Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall predicted Vice President Nixon would be President Eisenhower s running mate for another term. He called them the greatest team and warned Democrats health tactics would backfire. He announced a two million dollar TV radio campaign and noted Eisenhower s forthcoming national address.
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Washington
Leonard W. Hall
Nixon
Eisenhower
Hall
National Committee
Fisenhower
U S Says One of World's Unhealthiest Countries
Dr Paul Dudley White, Eisenhower medical adviser, told a House subcommittee that the United States is among the unhealthiest nations. He blamed lack of exercise for heart disease, not just diet or smoking, and urged more physical activity and sensible work limits.
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Washington
United States
Paul Dudley White
Eisenhower
White
American Heart Assn
House
National Health Institutes
Eisenhower seeks renomination despite health setback
President Eisenhower signed into primaries in Wisconsin and California while Democrats challenge his claim that he can perform duties as well as before. He described himself as a recovered heart patient and outlined a restrained campaign with no barnstorming, relying on mass communications.
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Dems
Washington
Eisenhower
Ike
Wisconsin
California
Telvision
White House
U. S
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Voice of America
GOP
San Francisco
Check A Board Store Saturday noon closings ahead
The store will close at noon each Saturday starting March 3. The Friendship Fire Co announces its regular monthly meeting for Thursday night March 1 at 8 pm in the fire hall with mention of very important business.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
Rouss Fire CO
John J. Hawse
Middletown Fire Hall
Middletown Grange
Criticism of Hospital System Heads for Assembly Showdown
Long smoldering criticism of the State Mental Hospital System's business operations heads to a Virginia General Assembly showdown. Gov. Thomas B. Stanley proposes divorcing business management from Commissioner Joseph E. Barrett's administration, stemming from a 1954 business manager appointment. The move draws mixed reactions from lawmakers and echoes a push for a more efficient system under direct gubernatorial oversight.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
Thomas B. Stanley
Joseph E. Barrett
Stanley
House Appropriations
Barrett
Appropriations Committee
Brydon
E. Walton
Fire at Potts Building Kills Two In Early Morning Blaze
Fire officials say two people died and a third was seriously affected by smoke in a three story wooden building at 307 Highland Ave yesterday. The blaze started from an oil stove in the Martin apartment and caused the building to be evacuated. no fire escapes or extinguishers were found during a later inspection. Mrs Ruth Shanholtz improved slightly in Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for Herbert Jones and Minnie Martin are scheduled.
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Russell Potts
Highland Ave
Friendship and
Sarah Zane
Ruth Shanholtz
Millwood Ave
Memorial Hospital
Miss Minnie Martin
Herbert Jones
Mr. Jones
Miss Martin
Taylor Barr
Martin
Virginia Weather Forecast for Winchester Area
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with a low around 40. Friday brings mostly cloudy skies, warmer temperatures, and scattered showers. High today 55, year ago 66. Sunrise at 6 44 AM, sunset at 5 05 PM. Moonrise 11 28 PM. Dam and last quarter noted.
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Virginia
Winchester
Bae
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U. of Alabama
Marilyn Monroe
Frederick Clarke
John D. Glo
Yver
W. Amherst St
A. C. Slonaker & Son
Barr
Public Safety and Public and Local Improvements Committees
U.S
B'nai B'rith
Rush
RED Cross
Troop 1
Boy Scouts of America
Grace Lutheran Church
George Sardellis
Gus Sardellis
Harry Ratlief
William Ratlief
Tenderfoot
Harry
Del
George Cochran
Staunton
Potts Building
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