Hoffa Attack Shocks Court in Conspiracy Trial
A man armed with an air pistol fired at James R. Hoffa in Miller Courtroom. The pellets missed as Hoffa wrestled the assailant to the floor. Warren Swanson, 28, of Washington DC, claimed a vision compelled the act and was ordered to Springfield MO for medical treatment.
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Nashville
Tegan
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Warren Swanson
Washington, D.C
Swanson
U.S. Dist
William E. Miller
Springfield
Miller
Jimmy Hoffa
Washington, D. C
Nashville, Tenn. General Hospital
Snowblanket Hits Southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia
State police warn motorists to proceed with caution as heavy snow sweeps Mercer Bluefield Tazewell Giles Buchanan Lee Dickenson and McDowell counties. Up to five inches reported in Bluefield with lighter totals elsewhere roads slick and hazardous. Strong winds and continued snow flurries expected with lower 30s in West Virginia and cooler conditions in Virginia.
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West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Mercer
Wailic
Bluefield
Giles County
Tazewell County
Wytheville
Virginia
Tazewell
Buchanan, Lee
Dickenson
Pineville
Welch
McDowell County
Jerry Rustow
Eleanor Brewer
Lizz Harman
Lee Hopkins
Wogt
Jobless Rate At 1962 Peak
Washington AP reports a November jump in unemployment to 3.8 million, with teen job seekers driving the rise. Employment fell by over 900,000 but remained near a monthly record as the economy shows uneven improvement. Seymour Wolfbein cites lack of strong hiring but says the economy is holding up overall.
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Washington
Labor Department
Seymour Wolfbein
Wolfbein
Kennedy backs Stevenson in Cuban crisis dispute
President Kennedy writes to Adlai Stevenson to reaffirm his confidence and praise Stevenson for his United Nations role during the Cuban crisis. The White House release follows a controversial Saturday Evening Post article portraying Stevenson as soft on Cuba, which Stevenson rejects as inaccurate.
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Washington
Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
U.N
Stevenson
United Nations
Saturday Evening Post
Adlai
Pierre Salinger
White House
Security Council
Cuba
Pickets Mass In Kentucky
Armed state troopers blocked more than 200 pickets at Blair Fork Coal Co in Leatherwood Kentucky as tension rose in the region. UMW District 30 President C E Beane urged workers to return to their jobs and end unauthorized picketing during a Tuesday radio address. Gov Bert Combs and UMW officials attended a Morehead meeting to urge calm and curb violence.
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Hazard
Kentucky
United Mine Workers Union
Morehead
C. E. Beane
UMW
Blair Fork Coal Co
Leatherwood
Blair Fork
Southern Labor Union
Bert Combs
Labor
Carl Cabe
Beane
Carson Hibbitts
Norton
Mining
Cabe
Woman Victim Of Fire In Bluefield Avenue Home
A 65 year old Bluefield woman died from a bedroom fire in her home at 701 Bluefield Ave. last night apparently caused by a smoking cigarette. Fire Chief E L McClure said the bed and mattress were consumed while the room sustained heat and smoke damage. Damage was about 500 dollars and the body was taken to Hawkins Funeral Home with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Goldie Peery
Bluefield Ave
E. L. McClure
Bluefield
Bluefield Avenue
McClure
Jacksonville
N. C
Hawkins Funeral Home
Gullion
Bluefield Sanitarium
Virginia man kills wife then himself in Bluefield home
A 39 year old Bluefield Virginia man and his 31 year old wife, parents of eight, were shot to death at their residence Wednesday morning. Police and medical authorities ruled the incident murder and suicide.
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Bluefield
Community Tree Seeks $6,000 for 2,000 Local Children
Police identify victims in a double tragedy as Charles Gullion and wife Mary Grace Johnson Gullion. Gullion killed his wife with a .25 caliber pistol and then died by his own hand after leaving a note citing domestic difficulties. Funeral plans and survivor details are announced as authorities investigate at Bluefield and Dudley Memorial Mortuary.
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Uee
Brown Denies 1948 49 Break-In In Bluefield Case
Bluefield policeman Roby Brown 46 testifies in his defense denying writing a confession to the 1949 1950 break in at Bluefield Furniture Co and denying involvement in the November 1948 burglary. He names Charles Fox and Ted Land as suspects and says Fox implicated him while Brown says he faced investigators at Princeton barracks.
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Bluefield
Roby Brown
Brown
Bluefield Furniture Co
Princette
Charles Fox
Ted Land
Fox
Land
Guthrie
E. D. Bazzie
W. R. Dyer
Green Valley
Princeton
Phad
Joe Sanders
Brown, Fox
Bluefield Furniture
Weekend chill with rising temps early next week forecast
Extended forecast shows near normal lows 23 in the north and 30 south with highs 43 north and 48 south. Colder Thursday and over the weekend, then rising temps early next week. Precipitation expected one quarter to three quarters inch with snow likely in the mountains, plus scattered flurries Thursday.
Mine Welfare Dispute Near Settlement In West Virginia
Picketing miners and coal operators in Southern West Virginia move toward a settlement in a three week strike over 40 cent royalty payments to the United Mine Workers Union. About 1 000 miners lost welfare benefits after welfare cards were canceled.
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UMW
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Rusty Lawson
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