Elizabeth Taylor Granted Blood Transfusions in London
Elizabeth Taylor, gravely ill with pneumonia, has developed anemia and is receiving blood transfusions. Dr. Carl Heinz Goldman cited concerns about her blood and noted she remains in a fragile state at the London Clinic, with a long recovery ahead possibly a year.
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London
Elizabeth Taylor
Carl Heinz Goldman
Goldman
Miss Taylor
Hollywood Star
Cleopatra
Middleton Price
Strange New Dog Found Homes After Abandonment
A stray dog described as having a terrier head a raccoon tail small feet and an elephantlike rear was taken in after being found in the country Mrs James Swiger of Kinzel Drive contacted SPCA Agent Ervin Cleveland for rabies shot and license tag guidance He identified the dog s breed from the description and provided details. A tragic wedding day crash near Elkins West Virginia killed James Lindsay 22 and his sister in law Ellen Martz 22 while bride Mrs Lindsay 18 was hospitalized with injuries and the pair had been married here that Friday The marriage license remains with the Clerk of the Corporation Court Peyton J Marshall awaiting return.
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James Swiger
Kinzel Drive
Ervin Cleveland
SPCA
James Lindsay
Youngstown
Ohio
Ellen Martz
Windham
Elkins
W. Va
Lindsay
Corporation Court
Peyton J. Marshall
Maids of Honor Chosen for Apple Blossom Festival
Susan Payne Eddy and Susan Ray Kuykendall named as Maids of Honor to Queen Shenandoah XXX IV for the Apple Blossom Festival April 27 to 29. Both Wynchester residents, aged 20 and 21, attend Longwood College and Salem College respectively. They will accompany the Queen at festival events and the Grand Feature Parade.
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Susan Payne Eddy
Susan Ray Kuykendall
Shenandoah
G. Frank Stinnett
Department of the Queen
Winchester
Miss Eddy
Warren S. Eddy
Jefferson St
Handley High School
Longwood College
Farmville
Longwood
Rotunda
Blast Wrecks Filling Station Injuring Four in Front Royal
Four men were injured when a Blue Ridge Esso station in Front Royal exploded while cleaning a grease pit. Thomas Campbell 21 and Leonard Pomeroy 22 suffered burns and shock. both were in good condition. Barry Simonpeth and Robert Campbell also treated and released. The blast damaged the building, sent debris across the area, and rerouted traffic as fire crews controlled the scene.
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Front Royal
Warren
Martin
Front Royal Volunteer
Rts. 55
South Royal Avenue
Abe Silek
Blue Ridge
Truck Runs Off Mountain Road Kills Miner Eight Hurt
A truck ran off U. S. 58 in southwest Virginia killing coal miner Charles Ritchie of Sandy Ridge and injuring eight others. The weekend toll included Robert Jackson Watkins and Wayne H. Banton plus four other deaths in the state.
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Associated Press
U. S
Virginia
Charles Ritchie
Sandy Ridge
Robert Jackson Watkins
Rt. 8
Axton
Martinsville
Henry County
Watkins
Wayne Henry Banton
Keene
Oilville
U. S. 250
Goochland County
Robert A. Antol
Hopewell
Arthur G. Hungate Jr
Roanoke
Kenneth William Davis
Stevenson Talks With Nkrumah On Congo Crisis
U S Ambassador Adlai Stevenson met Ghana President Kwame Nkrumah to discuss the Congo crisis and planned a follow up with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. Dag Hammarskjold would also confer with Nkrumah as the UN General Assembly resumes. Nkrumah urged Africa led solutions and proposals include a new all African UN command in the Congo to disarm troops and reconvene Parliament.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.S
Adlai Stevenson
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Congo
Andrei Gromyko
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Nkrumah
General Assembly
Cm Skjold
Hammarsk
Kitona
Bainana
David Ormsby-Gore
Tibet
Hungary
U. S
U. N
U N Forces Withdrawing After Matadi Fighting
In Leopoldville Congo the U N soldiers withdrew from Matadi after 24 hours of bitter street fighting with Congolese forces. Two Sudanese soldiers were killed and thirteen wounded with twelve missing. a Canadian signal captain is also missing. The U N seeks negotiations to restore a garrison, with force as last resort.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
U. N
Congo
Matadi
United Nations
Boma
U.N
Ottawa
New York
Dag Hammarskjold
Round Table
Malagasy
Madagascar
Antoine Gizenga
Oriental Province
Cleophas Kamitatu
Gizenga
Kasavubu
Joseph Tleo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Kennedy says Peace Corps may serve on home front
President Kennedy proposes Peace Corps could aid in the United States as well as abroad. He notes using volunteers in slum areas and education retraining, with R. Sargent Shriver also appearing to discuss domestic service during the White House broadcast.
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Washington
Kennedy
Peace Corps
White House
Roosevelt
United States
R. Sargent Shriver
Warm March Days Clash With Snowiest Past Aprils
The 75 degree second day prompts cooler temps expected tomorrow afternoon with a Friday to Saturday shower outlook. Weekend rain totals 0.52 inches, March total 0.52, year 8.07 inches. March average 29.7 degrees? The piece notes historic same date weather in 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959 with varied highs. Apple blossoms may arrive early if unseasonable warmth continues.
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Mercury
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Tornado Outbreak Strikes Midwest Killing Four and Damaging Towns
A rash of tornadoes swept the Midwest killing eight month old child and two adults near Stanton Tennessee and injuring several. Mayme Mansfield 68 died in Kokomo Indiana as storms demolished a truck terminal and damaged homes. Eight smokestacks toppled at Austin Indiana with multiple injuries. Litchfield Illinois also suffered damage as a trailer was hurled and residents injured.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Stanton
Tenn
Kokomo
Ind
Mayme Mansfield
Indiana
Austin
Illinois
Litchfield
US Navy ships ordered back to Congolese waters
A U.S. Navy task force on a goodwill voyage was redirected to Congolese waters to assist the United Nations if needed. The group includes two destroyers, two landing ships, and an oiler, previously bound for Capetown to end their Atlantic tour near West Africa.
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Washington
United Nations
State Department
Department
Capetown
South Africa
Matadi
U.N
Lincoln White
World Organization
White
United States
Congo
West Africa
Congo Republic
Tornado Warning Extends Across Mid Atlantic Corridor
The Weather Bureau issued a tornado forecast for parts of West Virginia Maryland and Virginia. A line of intense thunderstorms moving east from eastern Ohio was expected to grow in number and strength this afternoon. Tornadoes large hail and damaging winds feared from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. along a 60 mile belt from Front Royal Virginia to northeast of Norfolk Virginia.
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Atlanta
Weather Bureau
West Virinia
Maryland
Virginia
Ohio
Front Royal
Norfolk
Tornadoes Cause Damage Across Illinois and Midwest
A tornado and heavy winds damaged Jerseyville and Effingham properties, with a Chicago South Side twister killing one and injuring about 100. Snowstorms crippled Nebraska Iowa Minnesota and the Minneapolis area, with up to six inches falling in five hours, ice sheets on roads and widespread utility outages across multiple states.
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Jerseyville
Effingham
Illinois
Chicago
South Side
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Weather Bureau
State Patrol
Ilt
Gravois Arm
Lake of the Ozarks
Pacific Northwest
Cascade Mountains
Mt. Hood
Washington State
British Columbia
Confederacy Calls 100000 Volunteers for Months Service
The Confederate cabinet completed its formation as the Civil War enters a new phase with a call for 100000 volunteers for months service to bolster Southern forces.
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Confederacy
Kennedy Seeks Extra Million to Combat Crime and Delinquency
President Kennedy ask Congress for 1.158 million dollars to bolster the Justice Department against organized crime and juvenile delinquency. The request includes 540 thousand for adding criminal division attorneys and 618 thousand for the Bureau of Prisons to expand juvenile delinquency programs and reeducation efforts for youths in federal custody.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Justice Department
White House
Bureau of Prisons
Hospital Dinner Set Friday At Winchester Memorial
The Winchester Memorial Hospital dinner will be this Friday March 10 not April 10 as previously listed. The news release also announces a $1 million building fund campaign for an expansion program and notes no funds will be asked or accepted at the dinner. Reservations are already full with no more accepted after tomorrow.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Star
Paso
Te Hospital
Amenah
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Salem
International Reactions Club
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Salemite
Dale Carnegie
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Howard Johnson
George Washington
South End Fire Co
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