Street Singer Killed After Refusal to Sing
In Philadelphia a street singer Morris D. was killed when he refused a request for a song. Police said Davis was struck on the head as he performed on house steps and died before reaching a hospital. Three men, William Herron 20 Willie Kirce 20 and James Canada 21, were arrested and charged with murder and robbery.
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Philadelphia
Morris D
Davis
William Herron
Willie Kirce
James Canada
Mt Pleasant News Briefs Highlight Local Visits
Mt Pleasant notes several visitors with relatives in Harrisonburg and Edinburg. Kathy Alexander and Bonnie Arnold joined Linda Lake for supper. Johnny Brewer and two sons dined with Vernon Milhon. Dorothy Rynard of Edinburg visited Christine Milhon’s family. Conard family visited relatives in Pennsylvania. Mt Pleasant Sunday School attendance reached 75 on Oct 7, church near capacity with new building expansion hoped to bring more worshippers.
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MT. Pleasant
Clayton Milhon
Harrisonburg
Kathy Alexander
Bonnie Arnold
Linda Lake
Dorothy Rynard
Edinburg
Christine Milhon
Court to speed up reopening of Prince Edward schools
NAACP attorney Samuel W. Tucker said the 4th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeal will be asked to hear the Prince Edward v. NAACP case at its November term to speed the court-ordered reopening of Prince Edward schools closed since 1959. He also noted plans to oppose Charlottesville officials' bid for a further stay on a ruling ending part of the pupil placement plan allowing transfers to minority schools.
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Lewis
Prince Edward
Virginia
Tucker
NAACP
4Th Circuit
Alse
Charlottesville
General's Wife Katherine Downs Johnson Dies in Mexico City
Mrs. Katherine Downs Johnson, 44, of Washington D C, wife of Brig Gen Chester L Johnson U S embassy Army attache, died Friday after a brief illness in Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Katherine Downs Johnson
Washington, D.C
Chester L. Johnson
U.S
Notice to the Public on Insurance Rating Amendments
The National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters and Mutual Insurance Rating Bureau seek approval from the State Corporation Commission for amendments to the automobile liability rating manual. Proposed basic limits and premiums for private passenger autos show an overall 10.8 percent increase, with bodily injury liability up 16.6 percent and property damage liability down 0.3 percent. Class 115 on Territory Arlington Norfall includes these changes.
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National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters and
Mutual Insurance Rating Bureau
State Corporation Commission
Arlington
Fairfax Counties
Norfolk
Richmond
Lynchburg
Newport News
Roanoke
Petersburg
Relativity
Bureau of Insurance
Blanton
Virginia
Commission
National Bureau OF Casualty Underwriters Mutual Insurance Rating Bureau
Bowling Alley Burglary Nets Over $100
Deputies investigated a weekend crime wave with Northside Bowling Lanes on Richards Ave. hit for about $100 mainly in change after three pinball machines a coin cleaner and a petty cash drawer were opened. Laundro-Mat nearby also lost change while Gulf Oil Co distributors and Check A Board Store suffered minor losses.
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Northside
Richards Ave
Osborne Renner
Robert L. DeHaven
Gulf Oil Co
Rt. 11
North
W. Boscawen St
J. Thomas Boyd
Painter Killed In Plunge From 80 Foot Tower
Phoenix New York AP Carlen McAllister 27 Petersburg Virginia foreman with Petersburg Tank and Iron Co. died after slipping and falling eighty feet from the water tower top in Oswego County. A fellow worker heard him yell for help but could not reach him.
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Painter
Phoenix
N. Y
Carlen McAllister
Petersburg
McAllister
Negro Leaves U. of N. Mexico After Housing Rejections
Omer Ahmed a 28 year old Somali student at the University of New Mexico left campus housing efforts after trying for more than 50 apartments. He cited discrimination with landlords telling him they do not rent to Negroes. Dr Sherman Smith said others offered to rent but Ahmed wanted to find his own place. He had attended New Mexico last year, lived off campus, and left to go to New York for the summer.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Omer Ahmed
University of New Mexico
Sherman Smith
Ahmed
Smith
New Mexico
New York
American Singer Don Everly Hospitalized in London
American pop singer Don Everly was reported improving today and in satisfactory condition after a second hospitalization in London within 12 hours. The hospital did not release the diagnosis of the 25 year old performer.
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London
Don Everly
Sing
Everly Brother Hospitalized Briefly Before London Tour
A spokesman said the singer appeared to be hospitalized for a day or two more after his wife reported food poisoning symptoms. The Everly brothers were to open their British tour in East London Sunday night with Phil Everly performing solo.
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Everly Brothers
London
Phil Everly
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Johnny Brewer
Charles Conard
Pennsylvania
Arlington Norfall
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Negro
U. of N
Mexico
New York, N. Y
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun
Winchester
Insurance Corp
Member
Federal Home Loan Bank System
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