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dition was described as "undeter-
mined" due to the possibility of head
injuries. he signed a release and
went home.
He was rushed to Carried at am
today by his brother, Jack Shapiro
and admitted with a skull fracture
Police said the driver of the car
which struck Mr.. Shapiro was Or
vile E. Thompson, 30, of 1913 P
street Sc.
Six Fort Belvoir WaD soldiers
swan to safety early today after
their car careened from the Rich
mond highway just below Alex
andria and plunged into Hunting
Creek. They are Danny Under
wood, who, police said, was driving
the car; Henry Bernstein, Bernard
Daley, Charles Farmer, Fred CAL
tron and Ed Leckey.
Only Slight Injury.
The automobile was completely
submerged. The only injury result
ing from the accident was a finger
cut received by Daley.
The accident occurred at a point
where Hunting Greek Bridge was
widened to accommodate two-lane,
separated traffic The project was
completed less than a week ago.
Five young persons were injured
when their car sWerved off Glebe
road in Alexandria and crashed into
a tree. Police said the driver was
Benjamin F. Mosher, 81, of 1926 Stu
art street north, Arlington, who suf-
fered severe head cut.
Others in the car and their injur-
les were Miss Julia Fuget, II. of the
Presidential Gardens Apartments,
Alexandria, fractured left ankle;
Miss Doris Fuget, l8. of the same ad-
dress, cuts on her head and neck:
James Watts, 20, of 1712 Buchanan
street south, Arlington, and William
w. Baggett, "a, of 1341 l. street NV,
both of whom escaped with minor
cuts and bruises The injured were
treated at the Alexandria General
Hospital.
Two Hurt in Taxi Crash.
A collision between two taxicabs at
Rhode Island avenue and Twelfth
street NE. resulted in injuries to
two persons. One Of the drivers.
Thomas Miller, 40, of 916 Massachu-
sets avenue NV, was treated at
Casualty for a knee fracture and
cuts on his body.
John Sutherland, %, of 300 C street
NE, passenger in the other cab,
was taken to Sibley Hospital with
chest coptusions and slight knee
injury. The driver of the second
cab, James Smith, %, of lis E street
Sc, was charged at the Twelfth
precinct with reckless driving.
John E. Edlin, 13, colored, 26 Fifth
street NE, received severe leg in
juries in a freak collision between
two trucks at Fifteenth and Har-
ward streets NV. One of the We
hicles, operated by John A. War
rem, 20, colored, of 800 A street NE,
rolled backwards. after stopping at
the intersection for red light. and
crashed into Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Co. truck, driven
by A. M. Corbin of Arlington, Va.
Boy on Truck Injured.
The injured boy was riding on the
back of the truck driven by Warren.
The latter was charged with driving
with defective brakes.
Policeman Edward T. Elliott, 35,
of the ninth precinct, who lives at
1921 Ridge place Sc, was injured
in crash at Tenth and G streets
NE. His car collided with a truck,
which, police said, was driven by
William Swami, 1920 Sixth street
Sc. The policeman was treated at
Casualty for cuts and bruises on his
legs and arms and a slight brain
conclusion.
Three-year-old Norman Hancock,
14l5 E street Sc, received leg
fracture when he ran into the side
OF car while playing in the street
at Kentucky avenue and E street
Sc. He was treated at Providence
Hospital.
A truck loaded with more than
1000 gallons of milk crashed into the
rear Of a southbound A. B. & w.
bus today on the Richmond High
way near the airport, slightly in
juring colored passenger and
shaking up several others.
The bus had stopped to permit
an occupant to get off when the
truck crashed into the rear and
careened off the road into a ditch
The injured passenger is Paul Jack
son, Is, of 1908 Sixth street NV.
The truck driver, Lewis Wharton,
20, OF Franconia, Va, was not hurt.