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MALPRACTICE SUIT

In an ironic twist of fate, a lawyer in a malpractice case against two Riverside Hospital doctors had a heart attack in the court room, and was saved by the quick work of the defendants.

Lawyer William Hamilton, 73, had his heart attack while making the final arguments in the case, and after being attended to by Drs. Barney Olive and Stephen Rogers, was rushed to Riverside Hospital. As a full recovery is expected, the trial is set to resume next week.

ALUMNI FESTIVAL

The Liberty University Alumni Association announced plans for a spring festival that, combined with individual pledges, will help fund the university library.

Games, contests, a barbecue lunch, and, depending on whether the team makes the play-offs or not, an exhibition baseball game, are just some of the many activities being organized. Alumni president Bobby Don Willis said these types of affairs contribute to making the university a better educational institution.

PROTEST

A group of citizens led by Pastor Wilbur Straking, infuriated at a Liberty University biology class’ teaching evolution, have organized a protest at the state capital next Monday.

Pastor Straking, of the Ever-Faithful Church of the Living Water, is being joined by 25 fellow Christians in his protest of evolution in the public school system, as they all believe such teachings are against America’s founding principles. The specific professor in question, as well as the university president, would not comment on the event.

LAWSUIT

Negligence charges were filed May 22 against Amburn’s Produce Market after a local slipped on some stray green beans, breaking a hip and incurring other substantial bodily and mental injuries.

The Circuit Court suit, including damages of $100,000, was filed by Ellie Maston in response not only to the medical consequences of the April 1 incident, but also to the resulting loss of income.

AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED

The presidents of Ambrose Steel Company and the local steelworkers union have reached a compromise that will avert the steelworkers strike scheduled to begin at midnight of March 2.

The organized strike would have halted production at Ambrose and laid off 457 steelworkers, but has luckily been avoided due to the promise of an increase in wages, among other terms of agreement to be discussed at tonight’s reconciliation meeting.