Negro Found Shot to Death in Essex County Well
TAPPAHANNOCK AP A 30 year old Negro, Hoyt Pierce, was found shot to death Monday and dumped in a 25 foot well on the property of Thomas C. Jones. Pierce, a resident of Tappahannock and father of six, had been missing since Sunday. Police searched from about 5 am and found the body hours later. no arrests were reported early today.
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Tappahannock
Essex County
Hoyt Pierce
Pierce
Thomas C. Jones
Virginia Conservative candidate warns of Marxist orbit
Roanoke AP wrote that Virginia Conservative Party gubernatorial candidate William B. Story told supporters Monday night that voters cannot trust either major party to protect personal freedoms. He warned that unless action is taken the country may slide toward communist influence and a loss of a free society.
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Roanoke
Virginia Conservative Party
William B. Story
Conservative Candidate Gets Support in Virginia Race
Maj. Gen. Charles A. Willoughby, retired Army chief of staff for Gen. MacArthur, endorsed the Virginia Conservative Party in a telegram to the 10th District chairman praising candidate William J. Story Jr. for fearless independence attracting nationwide attention.
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Richmond
Charles A. Willoughby
Army
MacArthur
Virginia
Willoughby
William J. Story Jr
Negro Teachers Seek Court Order Reinstatement in Giles County
Seven Giles County Negro teachers who lost their jobs last year asked the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to order their reinstatement. The case highlights desegregation impacts in Virginia. The teachers cite discrimination and seek reemployment, while officials had outlined a vacancy-based remedy.
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Richmond
Giles County
U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Virginia
South
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Michie
Nstead
Negroes Told To Boycott State Fair
Richmond NAACP leader E L Slade Jr urged Negroes to stay away from the Virginia State Fair as anti Negro literature linked to George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party circulated at the event. Court action was planned to halt further distribution, citing fears the material could become explosive.
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Richmond
Virginia
Proge
E. L. Slade Jr
NAACP
George Lincoln Rockewell
American Nazi Party
Rockwell
Slade
Callahan Blames Democrats for Distorting College Opportunities
Republican lieutenant governor candidate Vincent Callahan accused Democrats of distorting the true picture of college opportunities for high school students during a Monday speech in Sterling Loudoun County. He said Democrats offer little encouragement for graduates to pursue college, while a GOP win in November would assure Virginia students of the finest state college education.
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GOP
Virginia
Holton Attacks Eisenhower Nixon Democrats in Virginia
Linwood Holton denounces the Eisenhower Nixon Democrats as scurrybacks who shift to the winning party in Virginia elections. He claims Godwin leads a comfortable status quo and cites Godwin’s 1959 50s resistance fight as evidence his leadership would not improve schools.
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Linwood Holton
Virginia
GOP
Scurrback
Sigma Delta Chi National Professional Journalism Society
Holton
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Bec
Godwin
Eisenhower
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