Self-Defense Ruling Clears Louisa County Man in Slaying
Henry Clay Mickey, 44, was acquitted of murder in the shotgun slaying of Robert L. Amos near the North Anna River after testifying he fired through a car window to defend himself when Amos fired toward him. An FBI report noted pellet spread and a 0.23 blood alcohol level in Amos.
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Spotsylvania
Louisa County
Richmond
Henry Clay
Mickey
Robert L. Amos
Amos
North Anna
Louisa
B. W. Davis Jr
FBI
State Chief Medical Examiner's
Canary Islanders use whistle language silbo on La Gomera
The Canary Island community on La Gomera uses the whistled silbo language to talk over long distances while Spanish remains the ordinary spoken language. The rugged terrain has historically made travel hard, reinforcing the need for a remote communication system.
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Canary Islanders
la Gomera
Canary Islands
Few Christians Distinguished By Conduct Says Clergyman
Buck Hill Falls Pa A church leader told a World Council of Churches meeting that Christians show little moral superiority over others The Rev Dr D T Niles of Ceylon executive secretary of the council Evangelism Department said the motive for evangelism has shifted from fear of damnation to living without Christ He added the driving impulse is the sense that Christians are in Christ and work with the Lord within them
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Buck Hill Falls
U.S
Niles
Jesus
Christ
Accomplished Silbadore's Distances Noted
The text notes that a skilled silbadore can ordinarily be heard three miles or more, and occasionally much farther than this.
Senator Refuses To Reveal Names In Labor Case
Senator Goldwater refuses to name United Mine Workers officials and a Pennsylvania coal company. He has asked the Senate Rackets Committee to probe alleged collusion and profits from coal mined on leased properties in Luzerne County. The committee chair agrees it is premature to disclose names before preliminary inquiry.
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Washington
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
United Mine Workers Union
Pennsylvania
Senate
Goldwater
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Balloon Releases Propaganda Pamphlets Over Norway
Norwegian navy officials report a mysterious balloon released propaganda pamphlets over southern Norway on Wednesday. The papers appeared in Russian or Hungarian and may have urged refugees to return home. The balloon drifted from the southeast toward the North Sea, with authorities trying to keep the incident quiet.
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Oslo
Norway
North Sea
Madison Driver Stalls Wagon On Snowy Hill Then Dashes
During a fresh snowfall two men saw a woman stop her station wagon on a hill. She got out spread sand in front of the front wheels then returned and drove away promptly.
Senate hearing sparks citizen protest on right to work
In Indianapolis during hearings on right to work bills, Sen. John C. Ruck elshaus (R) received a letter from a citizen opposing the measure. The note reads I am opposed to this back to work law.
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Indianapolis
John C. Ruckelshaus
Mexico City Roads to Yucatan Open by Mid 1958
Communications authorities say highways will be open from the capital to the Yucatan by mid 1958. Work is advancing on gaps along the route. In the meantime cars may reach the peninsula by riding railway flatcars for part of the journey.
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Mexico City
Yucatan
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