School Superintendent's Son Held in Williamsburg Robbery
John Gordon Adams twenty six son of Richmonds incoming school superintendent is held on armed robbery charges after a Sunday holdup at the Colonial Williamsburg Information Center netting twenty two thousand five hundred forty five dollars. A second suspect is sought in connection with the case. The elder Adams accompanied his son to police headquarters in Richmond and a bond of twenty five thousand dollars was set for a hearing in Williamsburg.
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Williamsburg
Richmond
John Gordon Adams
Colonial Williamsburg Information Center
Adams
Colonial Williamsburg
Newport News
Denbigh High School
Lucien D. Adams
Henry I. Willett Sr
Hearings on River Plan by WV and Virginia
Public hearings on the Potomac River Basin Compact will be held this week by the West Virginia Legislative Joint Committee on Government and Finance and the Commission on Interstate Cooperation. WV sessions occur Thursday at Martinsburg and Friday at Romney with Virginia hearings in Harrisonburg and Winchester.
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West Virginia Legislative Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
Court House
Martinsburg
Romney
Virginia
Harrisonburg
Winchester
War Memorial Building
West Virginia
Donald R. Andrews
TV Movie Highlights 4:30 p.m. schedule notes
The guide lists 1955 Ulysses with Kirk Douglas and cast amid Trojan War action and homefront suitors. Also springs 1957 Deadley Mantis about a giant mantis threatening a polar outpost, and 1950 South Sea Sinner featuring MacDonald Carey and Shelley Winters. Geraldine Page to narrate NBC Children’s Theatre Little Women ballet May 18 with 63 young dancers.
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Kirk Douglas
Silvana Mangano
Anthony Quinn
Rossana Postesta
Ithaca
Craig Stevens
William Hopper
MacDonald Carey
Shelley Winters
South Sea
Geraldine Page
NBC Children’s Theatre” Ballet
NBC Children’s Theatre
Louisa May Alcott
NBC
The Prisoner Returns May 29 on CBS in Color
The Prisoner starring Patrick McGoohan returns to CBS on May 29 from 8 to 9 PM in color. The kidnapped man trapped in a mysterious village uses wit to outsmart his captors as his past remains largely unclear.
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Patrick McGoohan
CBS Television Network
Lee County Officials Protest Cuts in Pay
Lee County officials confront proposed salary cuts by the Republican led Board of Supervisors affecting Democratic staff. The plan targets deputy treasurer and deputy commissioner of the revenue salaries from 6000 to 4800, plus payroll reductions and removals across offices. Board chair Bascom Waddel defends the move as population driven while others call it political.
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Lee County
Jonesville
J. K. Newman
Board of Supervisors
Newman
State Compensation Board
Bascom Waddel
Nominating Committee Named for Winchester Forum
Marvin E. Gore announces a Nominating Committee led by Mrs Duane Valentine for the Winchester Educational Forum. Members include Mrs William Gochenour Jr Mrs Eugene Gunter and Mr Lee Boppe. The group will report at the May 12 general meeting and open nominations from the floor are invited for president vice president secretary and treasurer.
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Duane Valentine
Marvin E. Gore
Winchester Educational Forum
William N. Gochenour, Jr
Eugene Gunter
Lee Boppe
Valentine
Couple Found Shot to Death in Virginia Estate
In Spotsylvania County, Daniel Torrice, 30, a Stafford County interior decorator, and Elizabeth Ruffin Smith, 28, heiress to the Massaponax Sand & Gravel Corp., were found shot dead at the Smith residence on her estate. A .25 caliber pistol was found at the scene. Autopsy pending with state medical examiner in Richmond. The couple were discovered by Smith’s 5-year-old son.
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Virginia
Spotsylvania (Ap
Stafford County
Spotsylvania County
Daniel V. Torrice
Elizabeth Ruffin Smith
Richmond
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Lennon
Paul Harvey
Dear
Burke’s Hospital Law Hospital
Storm
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Ulysses
Merv
Griffin
Flintstones
Lucy
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McHale
Newsnight
Truth Or Lancer
Julia Donald
Thief Skelton
Puseda
Doris Day
Martin
Perry
Agronsky
Mason
Joey
Joey Washington
Bishop
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Children’s Ballet Theatre
New York
Beetle Bailey
Winthrop
Blondie
Jackson Twins
Jill
Snuffy Smith
Jughaid
Miz Apperson
Jughridye
Nancy
Golly
Pigthoire
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