Fire Destroys Home In McDowell County Fatal Blaze
A 44 year old McDowell County man, Winfred Thomas of Helena, died in a weekend home fire between Davy and Asco near Welch. The 2:30 a.m. blaze destroyed his frame residence before firefighters arrived. police say the cause appears accidental. Thomas was found in bed, and his wife was away in Cleveland, Ohio. The body is at Fanning Funeral Home in Welch and funeral plans are pending.
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Winfred Thomas
Helena
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Asco
Thomas
Fanning Funeral Home
Broadway Skating Rink
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Carnegie
Glassport
Clairton
Airdrop by 82nd Airborne Near Joanna Causes Panic
A massive drop of about 6,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division occurred near Joanna South Carolina. The operation caused panic as jeeps and trucks collided with parked cars and damaged spectator stands with few injuries reported.
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82Nd Airborne Division
Joanna
S.C
Koreans Hit US Outpost in Two Hour Battle
North Korean raiders attacked an American outpost on the Korean front using whistle signals to guide their assault. Thirteen U.S. soldiers faced seven attackers in a two hour firefight with grenade blasts. Three Americans suffered minor injuries. no Communist casualties reported.
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U.S. First Cavalry Division
Korea
Demilitarized Zone
Companions Laugh As Boy Drowns in Farm Pond
Ivory Wilson, 17, of Murfreesboro Tennessee, visiting Haymarket, drowned after companions on the Bobby Tyler farm pond near Virginia 601 ignored his cries for help. Witnesses said he swam across the pond, called for aid, and disappeared as friends laughed, with the Lake Jackson rescue squad recovering the body in nine feet of water about 15 yards from the fall.
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Prince William County
Ivory Wilson
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Gene Wilson
Wilson
Bobby Tyler
Virginia
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Arlene Downgraded From Lethal to Tropical Storm
Hurricane Arlene, spotted by satellite and confirmed by Navy aircraft, weakened to a tropical storm before reaching the Leeward Islands. Forecaster Gordon E. Dunn cautioned that the storm's circulation persists and poses potential threat.
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Arlene
South Atlantic
U.S
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Leeward Islands
Guadeloupe
Antigua
Gordon E. Dunn
Miami Weather Bureau
ICC Reluctant to Rule on Railroad Work Rules
Washington AP The ICC chairman Laurence Walrath said the commission can handle the railroad work rules dispute but does not want the responsibility. He noted the ICC would accept the task only if Congress agrees with the President that it is the proper solution. The interview followed Kennedy’s proposal for binding rulings during a two year period unless a negotiated settlement is reached. Walrath cited past mergers as giving the ICC relevant experience yet admitted being unhappy with the arrangement.
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Walrath
Kennedy
Bank Robber Pair Sought After Hot Springs Heist
In Southwest Virginia and Tennessee police hunt two armed bank robbers, John Edward Miller of Rutledge Tennessee and Ronald A. Copeland of Knoxville, linked to the July 9 Citizens Bank of Hot Springs heist. Miller used a child as a shield during a state trooper confrontation. his wife and Copeland’s wife face charges.
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N. C
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Rt. 3
Rutledge, Tenn
Ronald A. Copeland
Knoxville
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Copeland
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Holston
Washington County
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U. S
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Tenn
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Citizens Bank of
Informer Valachi Reveals Cosa Nostra Structure For Fbi
FBI guards Joseph Valachi a 60 year old informant who provided the Justice Department with unprecedented details on the Cosa Nostra. He outlines the organization’s discipline and maps its network across multiple U.S. cities and identifies Vito Genovese as top boss while confirming Apalachin 1957 events. The case links to narcotics investigations and Senate probes pending further actions.
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Apalachin
N.Y
Vito Genovese
Genovese
Atlanta
Vital Talks With Khrush After Ban Signing Explored
In Moscow Sunday U S and British delegations prepared to press for follow up talks with Premier Khrushchev after signing a partial nuclear test ban treaty. Rusk and Home planned discussions with Khrushchev amid East West dispute and Moscow Peking rift.
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Moscow-Peking
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Germany
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Home
St. George's Hall
The
U.N
U Thant
Cuba
Gagra
Hisroshima
Ward's Ghost Haunts Britain After Ward Death
Britain confronts the fallout from Dr. Stephen Ward's death and vice trial. The 50 year old osteopath died after a failed suicide attempt amid ties to high society. He had spoken with Lord Denning about the Profumo affair.
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London
Stephen Ward
Britain
Tornado Rips Glassport Area Killing Two Injuring Dozens
A storm with 90 mph winds tore through Glassport Pennsylvania and nearby towns, killing two men in the Petrosky Hotel and injuring about 70 others. Reports call it a tornado though officials hesitate, as debris blocked roads and emergency crews searched for victims.
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Pittsburgh
U.S
Lloyd Greinert
Glassport High School
William Petrosky
Petrosky
Robert Marton
McKeesport Hospital
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