Virginia Girl Dies After Coma That Lasted Eight Years
Brenda Erickson of Rileyville died at age 14 after remaining in a coma since a tonsil operation on November 26, 1952. Her parents kept vigil in Virginia and Luray as prayers and Christmas plans continued. a brain condition was given as the cause. She will be buried after a 2 p.m. funeral at Bradley Funeral Home in Luray.
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Rileyville
Fiee
Little Erickson
Brenda
Milton Erickson
Virginia
Luray
Erickson
Bradley Funeral
Soviet Rocket Chief Nedelin Killed In Accident
Moscow AP report says Marshal Mitrofan Nedelin, 57, head of Soviet rocket forces and deputy defense minister, died in an aviation accident while on duty. His successor is Marshal Kirill Moskalenko, 60, commander of the Moscow Military District.
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Moscow
Mitrofan I. Nedelin
Strategic Rocket Force
Kirill S. Moskalenko
Nedelin
Khrushchev
Francis Gary Powers
Sverdlovsk
Kennedy urges full release of information on public truths
Senator Kennedy blasted the Nixon administration for concealing procurement, aid, and foreign policy data. He cited an USIA opinion survey and demanded the full public report be released, noting Nixon claimed the facts were older while Kennedy said the study was recent. Freshman Harvard football practice drew 98 candidates with 15 at quarterback.
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Kennedy
United States Information Agency
Nixon
Harvard
Peterson's Ointment touted for pile relief in ads
An old Buffalo druggist created a cooling ointment praised for quick relief from itching and burning of piles. The advertisement claims wide fame and offers a 55 cent box or 85 cent applicator tube with a money back guarantee.
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Buffalo
Peterson
Dance Saturday to Aid Boyce Fire Hall Dedication
Final plans for the first dance in the new Boyce Fire Hall to benefit the Boyce Volunteer Fire Co. Johnny Norris and his country band from Purcellville provide music for the 8 p.m. event Saturday. The brick hall, built at about $30,000, was dedicated Sunday.
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BOYCE
Boyce Volunteer Fire Co
Johnny Norris
Purcellville
Nixon to Rally in Ohio as Campaign Stages Key Swing
Nixon draws big crowd in Cincinnati and travels to Columbus and Toledo as he bets on Ohio's 25 electoral votes plus wins in California and Pennsylvania to reach the 269 needed. The campaign cites Kennedy opposition lines and addresses Quemoy and Matsu while Lodge touts experience against Khrushchev.
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Nixon
Empire State
Harry Truman
New York
Ohio
California
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Dayton
Columbus
Toledo
Cincinnati
Garden
Lodge
Herbert G. Klein
Klein
Cincinnati Post and Times- Star
Scripps-Howard
Kennedy
Hamilton County
Eisenhower
Cleveland
Robert A. Taft
Quemoy
Matsu
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
South
United Nations
Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Cuba
West German jets buzzed royal airliner near frontier
West German Defense Ministry probed two Sabre jets after they reportedly came within about 50 feet of Queen Elizabeth II’s Comet on a flight home from Denmark. Co pilot Flight Lt. Stevens said the jets turned and passed directly above the royal plane in excess of 1 000 mph, risking a fatal collision. Buckingham Palace confirmed the queen and Prince Philip were unaware until informed later.
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Bonn
Germany
West German
Defense Ministry
Britain
West Germany
Luftwaffe
Buckingam Palace
Prince Philip
NATO
U.S
Denmark
Frank Stevens
Stevens
London
Lions Club Fall Conference Saturday in Winchester
Delegates from 43 clubs attend the Lions International District 24A fall conference at the George Washington Hotel in Winchester. District Governor Ford C. Plitt presides with remarks by Mayor Claude Smalts and a banquet featuring guest Harold P. Nutter, 1933 Lion and 1951 International President, from Camden New Jersey.
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Lions International
George Washington Hotel
Ford C. Plitt
Winchester Club
Bernard Groves, Jr
Ralph Cain
Charles Dorton
Clarke County
William Boyce
Eddy Joyce
Eugene Dunn
Richard Carter
Richard Chapman
David Childs
Cephas Hook
Lawrence Garver
Robert W. Newlin
Claude Smalts
Winchester
Lions
Plitt
Harold P. Nutter
Nutter
Lion Nutter
Camden
New Jersey
Fishburne Military Academy
Waynesboro
University of Delaware
Temple University Law School
Nutter Mortgage Service
N. J
Philadelphia
Toll in Windsor blast rises as numbers shift
The Windsor morgue listed nine bodies recovered after the blast, but later doctors reported seven. Civil defense workers, ambulance crews, construction teams, firefighters, police and Red Cross volunteers battled through crowded streets around the store site to aid victims.
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Windsor
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Ninth Grade Plans Benefit At Douglas
The ninth grade at Douglas High School will host a wedding and talent show tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the school. Net proceeds support the homecoming celebration. Refreshments will be sold after the show.
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Douglas
the Douglas High School
White House decision on withheld report in question
Hagerty declined to discuss the report and referred reporters to public statements by President Eisenhower. Rep. Moss said Allen was checking with the White House about releasing the report, while Eisenhower urged no one mislead the nation’s standing in a San Francisco address.
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White House
Hagerty
Allen
John E. Moss
D-Calif
House
Roderick
Eisenhower
San Francisco
Kennedy
Apples Scattered As Three Trucks Collide on Rt. 11
A three-vehicle crash on Route 11 near Donald Busey in Gerrardstown West Virginia involved a 1944 Ford carrying apples owned by National Fruit Product Co. The truck overturned scattering apples and injuring the driver who was taken to Martinsburg hospital. Other vehicles included a 1954 International and a 1957 White tractor trailer. The incident caused fence damage and left the Ford a total loss.
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Donald Busey
Gerrardstown
W. Va
Martinsburg
L. P. Coverstone
National Fruit Product Co
National Fruit Orchard
Inwood
Coverstone
Earl Yost
Shenandoah Junction
Jennings Strawderman
Lost River W. Va
Super Service Motor Freight Co
Ford
Clarke ASC Officers Re-Elected In Berryville
Clarke ASC county committee members were re-elected Monday. Chairman for a second term is Arthur D. Weiss of Berryville. Vice-chairman William S. Whyel of White Post. Regular member Denzil Kackley of Berryville. First and second alternates are Orie J. Royston of Boyce and John D. Hardesty of Berryville.
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Berryville
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Arthur D. Weiss
William S. Whyel
White Post
Denzil Kackley
Orie J. Royston
Boyce
John D. Hardesty
North Carolina Beats Notre Dame 12 7 Ending 10-Game Slump
North Carolina toppled Notre Dame 12 to 7, snapping a 10-game losing streak against the Irish this season and securing the victory in a hard fought matchup.
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North Carolina
Notre Dame
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Boyce Fire Hall
Associated Press
U. S
Baltimore Livestock
Baltimore
USDA
Lions Club
Spacemaker
E. Boscawen St
Clarke Asc
Rt. 11
Stephenson
Memoriam
Harry W. Ebert
Harry
the Automobile Dealers of
R. E. Smith
C. H. Schutte, Sr
C. H. Schutte, Jr
Fred Ritter
Henry Kern
Richard Kern
E. Earl Shade
Charles Pine, Sr
Charles Pine, Jr
John Chapman
Joe Schroth
Howard Melton
H. F. Nelson
Wm. M. Battaile
Northern
Va. Power Co
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