Man Claims Police Tortured Him After He Tried to Aid Negroes
Eric Weinberger, a 30 year old Norwich Connecticut man, testified before Eleanor Roosevelt led civil rights inquiry that Tennessee police tortured him with an electric probe after he aided evicted sharecroppers seeking to vote. He described 72 hour detention, beating, wrist clamp, torn pants, finger torture and pinched nerves during fingerprinting. The hearing highlighted alleged police brutality and FBI action delays amid ongoing civil rights protests.
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Man
Washington
Eleanor Roosevelt
Tennessee
Eric Weinberger
Norwich
Conn
South
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Washington Post
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Roger Baldwin
The
American Civil Liberties Union
John Culbertson
Greenville
S.C
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Americans For Democratic Action
Telford Taylor
Kenneth Clark
Freedom Riders
FBI
Weinberger
Brownsville
Tenn
In Memoriam Miller T Dunn 1941 Remembrance
In loving memory of Miller T Dunn who passed away twenty one years ago on May 23 1941. His wife recalls the enduring memory and constant affection that remain in her heart.
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Miller T. Dunn
Texan 82 Finds Calm View Of Economic Upset
Robert L Thornton Sr at 82, chairman of Merchants National Bank of Dallas, urges calm amid stock market losses. He says economies adjust, business remains sound, and Americans can buy, despite wage debates and government policy jitters. He plans to fish after work.
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Dallas
Tex
Wall Street
Robert L. Thornton Sr
Mercantile National Bank of Dallas
Thornton
White House
MacArthur Receives Circumnavigators Club Award
New York AP Gen. Douglas MacArthur was awarded the Circumnavigators Club Order of Magellan for roles as soldier engineer statesman educator and author. Club president George F. Pierrot presented the medal as MacArthur cautioned about space age challenges and domestic ills.
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NEW York
Douglas MacArthur
Bomb kills four on Algiers waterfront
A time bomb in a pickup exploded on Algiers waterfront killing at least four people and wounding about six. One European died. most victims were Muslims. Crowds fled to Casbah as FLN volunteers aided the wounded. Police say Muslims refused European ambulances and hospitals. Calm returned within 30 minutes. Separately, 15 plastic bombs exploded in Maison Carree, damaging Muslim-owned stores with no injuries reported.
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Algiers
Casbah
National Liberation Front
FLN
Maison Carree
Marines Shift Marksmanship Unit to Virginia
The Marine Corps plans to move its marksmanship training unit from Camp Pendleton California to Quantico Virginia rather than to Camp Pendleton. The shift aims to place training closer to major match sites and will allow reallocation of 1.539 million dollars for a rifle range and armory at Quantico. Major General C R Allen testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction.
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C. R. Allen
Marine Corps Quartermaster General
Quantico
County Building Permits Total $51 900
County records show building permits issued in the past week totaling 51 900 dollars. Daisy L Hoover doing business as Daisy and Reds Tavern requests an kitchen and bath additions for 900 dollars. Ray DuBrueler on Rt 3 files two projects in Wea Villa for 10 000 dollars each. T G Adams on Rt 3 plans two homes in Echo Village for 20 000 dollars. Harry S Ritenour in Stephens City repairs a barn for 2 000 dollars. Thomas H and Dolores DeHaven on Rt 5 propose a frame home in Cedar Grove for 9 000 dollars.
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Daisy L. Hoover
Daisy
Red’s Tavern
Ray DuBrueler
Wea Villa Subdivision
Imperial St
T. G. Adams
Echo Village
Harry S. Ritenour
Stephens City
Thomas H. and
Dolores DeHaven
Cedar Grove
Cadet Lowe Named Virginia Tech Corps Leader For Fall
Milton West Virginia native The new Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets commander will be D S Lowe. He is 1963 senior class president studying business administration. Other officers named include H S DeHart and Townsend J Smith Jr both of Blacksburg.
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Blacksburg
David S. Lowe
Milton
W. Va
Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets
Lowe
H. Sykes DeHart
Townsend J. Smith, Jr
Harrisonburg
Madison College
G. Tyler Miller
Wilson Hall
David H. Medford
William B. Spong, Jr
Portsmouth
Virginia
Waynesboro Studies Downtown Parking Plan
The city commission on redevelopment and housing authority reviews a downtown parking plaza plan covering about 3.5 acres in Waynesboro. The study concentrates on redevelopment potential and urban access improvements for the central district.
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Waynesboro
Commission On Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Grand Jury Will Convene Monday in City Hall
A county grand jury will convene Monday at 9 30 a.m. in City Hall with members including Frank W Bailey George B Masters and W R Strader Jr The panel will inspect local matters and hear cases as part of the regular process. A separate public hearing on the budget is scheduled for Monday at 1 30 p.m. by the Rockingham County Board of Supervisors. The budget calls for a 2 70 real estate tax levy extending into the fifth year of the fiscal plan starting July 1.
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Corporation Court
City Hall
Frank W. Bailey
George B. Masters
W. R. Strader, Jr
George W
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County Board of Supervisors
Declaration sealed in helium filled enclosure after 1924
A historical note states the declaration was stored in a helium filled enclosure and kept sealed after the year 1924. It emphasizes the unusual preservation method and the postwar era context of safeguarding the document.
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National Safety Council
Winchester
James M. Jordan
Charles M. Dick
Merle D. Moore
A. Ryland Conner
William R. Mitchel
Norwood W. Dusing
James F. Huyett
Max E. Geddes
Maurice W. Eckman
J. Floyd Wine
Wilbur R. Johnston
Taylor F. Simpson
Jonas O. Chamberlin
William C. Larrick
George C. Coffman
Joseph R. Miller
Ronald M. Laign
Douglas W. Sirbaugh
Charles E. Manuel
Willis R. Wolfe
Charles E. Clark
John R. Gregory
Mit
Department of Justice
Bertie
Terminix
McPhail Paint and Glass CO
Millwood Ave
Sam Dawson
AP Business News
Texas
MacArthur
Magellan
Stuart M
Perry, Inc
Marines
Lake International Harvester
I.H
Pearson Equipment CO
Luray, Virginia
Richmond
Virginia Bankers Assn
Hot Springs
H. Ewing Wall
Sam M. Fleming
American Bankers’ Assn
Frank R. Barnett
Julius C. Bernstein
New Jersey
Winchester Park & Shop
Bermuda Shorts
Budget
HOE Shoe Center
S. Loudoun
Branner, William H. Courtney Arthur V. D'Onofrio, and
Lucy K. Nordheim
MR. Wells
Bankers Mortgage Company
N.W
Washington, D. C
Pifer Stationery
Shoecenter
Baker & Anderson
Elec. CO
Free Farm Service, Inc
Wardensville, W. VA
Miller & Anderson
Montgomery Ward & CO
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Winchester Southern States
Stephens City Co-op
Stephens City Southern States
Strasburg Co-op, Inc
Strasburg Southern States
Winchester Co-op
Northern Virginia Power
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