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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1963

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Tragic Giles County Crash Claims 16 Year Old Boy

Jessie Dewayne Montgomery of Newport in Giles County died after a single vehicle crash on State Route 700 near Newport. Stanford Lewis Stump, the driver, was jailed on charges including driving while intoxicated. Montgomery was pinned in a creek after the pickup went off the road. Funeral services are set for Friday at Sherry Memorial Christian Church in Newport.

Giles County Giles Memorial Hospital Pearisburg Newport Wytheville Jessie Dewayne Montgomery Charles W. Montgomery Stanford Lewis Stump Young Montgomery D. W. Orfield Montgomery William Montgomery J. C. Porterfield Sherry Memorial Christian Church Williams-Jamiston Funeral Home Pembroke

Kennedy Visits Ailing Newborn Son In Boston Hospital

President Kennedy visited his premature newborn Patrick Bouvier Kennedy at the Children's Hospital Medical Center in Boston after the infant, born by Caesarean at Otis Air Force Base, developed idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome. The baby, baptised that day, remains in an incubator with doctors monitoring his condition. Mrs. Kennedy is staying at Otis and will visit as advised.

Boston Kennedy Otis Air Force Base James E. Drorbaugh Children’s Hospital Medical Center Salinger Otis John Scahill Otis Afb Patrick Bouvier Kennedy Patrick J Joseph Patrick Kennedy John Bouvier Massachusetts

Missing Man Found In River Near Raven Virginia

Raymond Newberry, 44, of Raven, Virginia, who disappeared Tuesday afternoon, was found dead in Clinch River near Raven at the Dicken son Hole. Rescue divers ruled accidental drowning likely from an epileptic seizure as his knife and hat were found on the bank. He leaves a wife Arlene and two sons Danny and Ronnie. Farmer's Funeral Home of Richlands handles arrangements.

Raymond Newberry Raven Dickenson Hole Clinch River James Mullins Richlands Mullins Newberry Arlene Newberry Danny Ronnie Newberry

West Virginia Week Forecast Expect Near Normal Temperatures

The Weather Bureau predicts near normal temperatures in West Virginia from Wednesday night through Monday. Normal lows run 57 to 62 degrees and highs about 81 to 86. Showers totaling a quarter to a half inch expected over the weekend.

the Weather Bureau West Virginia

Key Firemen Get Summons From Wirtz

Washington AP The 156 chairmen of the AFL CIO firemen and enginemen meet next week to press for a possible agreement in the four year feud over work rules. Secretary Wirtz notes this group must be present if talks yield a settlement as Congress weighs intervention to avoid a nationwide rail strike.

Washington (Ap Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz Congress J. L. Shattuck Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Shattuck Kennedy Senate House Interstate Commerce Commission

Farland to Decide on Politics After Panama Posting

Retiring U S ambassador Joseph Farland said he will move to Morgantown West Virginia at month end and then decide whether to enter politics. He cited differences with Edward Martin and Teodoro Moscoso but denied a row, and said the dispute was not over aid suspensions for Panama. He resigned to avoid a desk job in Washington.

Panama City U.S Joseph Farland Morgantown W. Va Farland Edward Martin Inter - American Affairs Teodoro Moscoso Alliance For Progress Panama Foreign Service Washington

Nations Sign Test Ban Pact Opens Worldwide

The nuclear test ban treaty opens to all states with Australia leading signings in Washington as President Kennedy sends ratification to the Senate. Envisioned universal participation includes Britain and the Soviet Union, with France and Red China remaining outside.

Washington Australia Kennedy Senate White House Andrew Hatcher U.S France Red China Britain Soviet Union United States London Moscow U.S. Senate Russia

Mississippi runoff looms as Johnson and Coleman clash

In Mississippi the runoff race for governor pits Lt. Gov. Paul Johnson against former Gov. J P Coleman. With most precincts reporting Johnson leads Coleman by about 20,000 votes amid predicted emphasis on race. Both men previously resisted Negro enrollment at the University of Mississippi and are seen shaping strategy around segregation issues.

Johnson Coleman Charles Sullivan Robert Mason University of Mississippi Hattiesburg James Meredith Ackerman Clenon King King Meredith

Fourth Final Report By SEC Due Today

The SEC releases the third of four installments to conclude a two year study. It examines the mid 1962 stock market break, credit use in buying securities, mutual funds, and self regulating mechanisms in the industry.

Washington

Duvalier claims rebels crushed in Haiti invasion

Port au Prince reports say President Duvalier's regime forced the rebel force across the border into the Dominican Republic after hours of fighting in north Haiti. Government and exile sources dispute the outcome, with Cantave reportedly still active in Haiti and Cap Haitien area contested.

Port AU Prince Haiti Francois Duvalier Dominican Republic Leon Cantave Duvalier Santo Domingo Cap Haitien Gonaives George J. Figaro Figaro Meillac Ft. Liberte Dominican Fort Liberte Cap , Haitien Artibonite Plain

Torrential rain floods Buffalo and suburbs. thousands evacuated

Torrential rainfall swamped Buffalo and eastern Cheektowaga forcing evacuation by boat of about 300 people. Four inches in 52 hours caused extensive damage to viaducts, schools, and streets with power outages and halted buses. Federal aid possible as emergency declared by Mayor Kowal and Governor Rockefeller.

Buffalo N.Y Puffalo Chester Kowal Nelson A. Rockefeller

Delegates Seek Unity At Hiroshima Nuclear Conference

Delegates from China and the Soviet Union momentarily set aside clashes to keep the Hiroshima ban the bomb conference from collapsing. They halted a heated debate on the Big Three partial nuclear test ban after a show of unity, while internal drafting committees faced friction and the conference faced possible dissolution.

Hiroshima Japan Red

Virginia GOP Faces Hurdles for Presidential Primary

Virginia Republican state chairman Horace E. Henderson said legal hurdles must be overcome for a state presidential preferential primary next year. He noted Virginia law does not authorize such primaries and a committee will study changes needed, likely requiring General Assembly revision.

Richmond Virginia

Bodies Found In Wreckage Near Elkhurst West Virginia

The missing private plane with two Ohio men aboard was found wed night near Elkhurst seven miles southwest of Clay West Virginia. Victims tentatively identified as Ernest Pelizzari 51 of Sebring Ohio and Edward Beltrami 50 of Alliance Ohio. Civil Air Patrol had searched central West Virginia after bad weather halted a Florida to Alliance flight. The pilot radioed Charleston airport for heading then was not heard from again.

Clay W.va Elkhurst Here Federal Aviation Agency Ernest Pelizzari Sebring Ohio Edward Beltrami Alliance West Virginia Civil Air Patrol West Virginia Florida Charleston

Negro Leaders Report Mixed Reactions To Civil Rights Lobbying

NAACP delegates in Washington found Capitol Hill receptions cordial yet the lobbying outcome unclear. Thomas Cobbs of Portsmouth NH reported Senator Norris Cotton’s responses as noncommittal and pages of words with little action on civil rights.

Washington Capitol Hill National Association For the Advancement of Colored People NAACP Thomas P. Cobbs Portsmouth N.H Norris Cotton

Officials In On State Insurance

Charleston AP reports two state officials confirm Beckley National Guard Armory insurance with a company tied to them. Secretary Burdett and Commissioner Nuckols said about 98 percent of 880 420 coverage was reinsured with other firms. DFC in Beckley awarded the contract.

Charleston Beckley National Guard Armory Joe F. Burdett Jack A. Nuckols Diversified Fire and Casualty Co DFC Beckley Royal Indemnity Co Burdett Diversified Mountaineer Corp State Armory Board Armory Nuckols Raleigh Insurance Agency, Inc Royal

Special election quip from Virginia governor on dog Ricky

Gov Albertis S Harrison Jr joked at the Federal Court Clerks Association that a special gubernatorial race would have seen a dog win if Ricky the German Shepherd, accused of killing sheep, had run. He noted pardons do not extend to dogs and the case was remanded for mercy.

Norfolk Virginia Albertis S. Harrison Jr Harrison Federal Court Clerks Association Ricky Robert Y. Button Court of Origin

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Jessie D. Montgomery Pierre Salinger Farmer's Funeral Home of Wirtz Mississippi SEC Claude Raymond Foreign Affairs Leon Can‘tave Cheeklowaga Canada Meyer Memorial Hospital Cheektowaga N. Y Abby Princeton Eee A Goren Graham Hiroshima Trace Communist Party Peking Uri Zhukyovy American Reinsurance Co New York City American Employers Co Boston, Mass Commerce and Industry Insur
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