The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-02-01

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AIRLINE CRASH-The crash of
a French airliner near Paris with
70 on board, resulted in injuries
to so persons.
8 DIAMONDS-A diamond neck
lace in New York was sold for
1886, 900. 1t was part of the estate
of the late Mrs. John E. Rovensky,
whose jewelry has brought more
than two million dollars.
KILLED TWO SISTERS - Ed
ward Bedwell 81, Chicago skid row
dishwasher admitted killing the
two Grimes sisters, age IS and Is
after he claimed he kept them in
cheap hotels.
TRAPPED BY SNOW - In a
lonely Rocky Mountain railroad
station, 10000 feet up near Den
yer, 90 trainmen were trapped by
snow which blocked two-engine
train.
BUILDING EXPLODES - Fol-
lowing gas leakage in a hard
ware store in Roselle, Ill. an ex-
plosion killed five people, injured
others, and broke all the windows
in block. Leakage caused when a
gds main broke while post holes
we're being drilled.
SEVEN DIE-Explosion of
surplus tanker in Alameda, Calf,
resulted in death of seven and in
juries to so. The vessel was owned
by the Government, and chartered
to the Marine Transport Assn.
CIVIL WAR OBSERVANCE -
A bill to call for nationwide OBJ
servance of the start of the Civil
war in 1861 has been co-sponsored
by two Northern Republicans and
two Southern Democrats. "
CHILDREN $1,000 EACH-Otto
Sick of Hamilton, Ontario, living
in a tent with a wife and six chill
dren, and unemployed since De-
cember, wants to sell the children
for $1,000 each as the only means
Of providing for them.
WINS $4,000 - Charles Van
Doren, an English instructor boost
ed his winnings on a TV quiz this
week to 1922, 900. Taxes would take
about $s5, 900.
100 LAWYERS-Of 204 who.
took examinations for the Virginia
state bar, only 100, or less than
half passed the examination this
week. =
DOCTOR FINED-E. D. Burke,
81, a 300-pound negro doctor in
Norfolk was fined $525 for con-
cealing the cause of death of a
young negro woman who died of an
abortion. The woman who perform
ed the operation has been given
three years in prison Two ne
groes in Norfolk have been arrest
ed for the killing and robbery of
David Weinstein, a merchant.
$4,000 FOR A CHURCH-W. G.
Mennen, Jr. of the famed toiletries
of New Jersey, has contri-
buted $4,000 to the fund being
raised for the restoration of Old
St. Luke's church in Smithfield, Va.
which is to cost about 100000.
This church is called the "oldest
church standing within
its original walls"
TWO BILLION SCHOOL AID
The President has proposed. that
two billions and 70 millions be pro-
vided by the Federal Government
to aid citizens and states for
schools. This of course is fine
wedge to enforce de-segregation as.
it most likely would require that
it be spent only on schools where
whites and negroes are mixed.
GUARD TEMPEST-Men of the
National Guard and their friends
have worked themselves into a
other because Secretary of De-
tense Wilson gave utterance to
what most folks already knew, but
wouldn't admit-that the guard
has been used as a means of dodg-
ing the draft in recent wars. Odd
isn't it, when the truth hurts. A re-
port this week says draft boards
more than 300 persons.
who aft .r having joined the Guard
neglected to keep up with their
drills, which speaks for itself, that
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