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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1959
Page
10
The Rev James Edward Klingaman of this city was listed in good condition at Kings Daughters Hospital Martinsburg after a Monday afternoon crash five miles south of Martinsburg on Rt 11. State police said he likely fell asleep at the wheel. His 1957 automobile was demolished with about 1800 dollars in damages.
Florida lawmakers approved a permissive measure allowing county school boards to segregate pupils by sex to address integration issues. Governor Leroy Collins signed the bill into law without comment, with no immediate plans for implementation.
The Boyce Amateur Contest attracts nine entrants for tonight at the Elementary School. The Parent Teachers Association sponsors the 7:30 event and a show by Jimmy McCoy and his Playboys. A grand prize will be awarded.
The report notes Florida enacted its second segregation measure this session after Collins approved another bill authorizing groups of citizens to establish private schools.
In Winter Haven Florida a family fishing trip ended in tragedy when a 12 foot boat capsized on Lake Marian. Father Raymond Adolphus Miller and three children Le throy 9 Shirley Jo 7 Andy Wallace 4 drowned. Mrs Miller Jimmy 8 Donnie 6 Randell 2 and two other children were rescued. Bodies recovered about an hour later.
The State Corporation Commission approved an 8.7 percent overall rise in liability insurance rates for private passenger cars in Virginia effective Aug. 1. The plan also raises commercial autos 12.9 percent and garage or dealer vehicles 18 percent with bodily injury liability up 12 percent and property damage liability up 4 percent. The commission rejected some Bureau requests and started a safe driver merit plan study while reporting 96.66 percent of Virginia motorists carry liability insurance.
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