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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1963

Page

2

Khrushchev Pushes Chemistry Investment Plan Amid Agriculture Woes

Premier Khrushchev rallies Communist aides in Moscow to push a 1964 65 investment plan focused on chemistry and fertilizer irrigation to ease the agricultural crisis. The plan, approved last week, will be publicly unveiled at the Supreme Soviet session beginning December 16. The move follows years of planning struggles and a bleak wheat harvest that forced large Western wheat purchases.

Moscow Khrushchev Party Supreme Soviet Cew Kazakhstan Teen Mar

Navy Tug With Four Aboard Lost Off Newport in Thick Fog

A Navy tug with four men aboard disappeared early Sunday near Narragansett Bay after leaving Prudence Island for Melville. Coast Guard and Naval vessels, aided by radar-equipped tugs and a 65-foot Coast Guard boat from Bristol, search the fogbound bay as efforts continue.

Newport R. I Narragansett Bay Coast Guard Navy Prudence Island East Passage Melville Castle Hill Bristol

One Is Hurt In Trailer Wreck South Carolina man injured in tractor-trailer crash near Bluefield

Robert J. Snodgrass 23 of Moncks Corner S C suffered a head injury and was hospitalized for observation after a tractor-trailer loaded with lumber left U S 52 on East River Mountain and overturned. The accident happened about 7 p m Sunday 1 7 miles from Bluefield city limits. Vehicle damage was estimated at about 5000. The Holly Hill Lumber Co of Holly Hill S C owned the truck.

South Carolina U. S. 52 East River Mountain Bluefield Robert J. Snodgrass Moncks Corner S. C Bluefield Sanitarium R. L. Sturms Snodgrass Holly Hill Lumber Co Holly Hill S.C

China reports bigger rice harvest despite drought

Tokyo dispatch says despite the worst drought in six decades followed by typhoons and heavy rains, China's Kwantung Province harvested more rice than last year according to the New China News Agency. No yield figures were provided for the province's 5.2 million acres.

Tokyo China Kwantgung New China News Agency NCNA

Sabine Vaccine Drive Administers 343162 Doses

Richmond area records 343162 Sabin Oral Polio vaccine doses given on Stop Polio Sunday reaching about 82 percent of eligible residents. Vaccines came on sugar cubes with pink tint or as drops for younger children, with smooth lines at clinics despite rain and crowd control by off duty police and fire crews.

Richmond Richmond Area SPS

Richmond Man Arrested After Second Store Theft

Samuel Durant of Richmond was arrested after a Saturday night double theft at a grocery store. Detectives said he first stole about 70 cents of groceries and was shot at by the proprietor, then returned hours later, triggering more gunfire as he fled with around $38, before being captured and charged with both thefts.

Richmond Samuel Durant James E. Hammond Durant

Plumbing Thieves Caught When They Forget The Water

In Syracuse New York two amateur plumbers Sam Gary and Robert L Chapman were arrested after attempting to steal a kitchen sink without shutting off the water. Rose Mancini alerted the Fire Department when water poured through her ground floor store and apartment. Police found the pair on the second floor with pipe wrenches and the sink they sought to remove. They were jailed on burglary charges.

Syracuse N. Y Rose Mancini Fire Department Sam Gary Robert L. Chapman

Cuban Held In Lieu Of Bond For Threat To Johnson

Omar Padilla a 19 year old Cuban stock clerk was held in lieu of 25000 bail after being arraigned on illegal possession of a .22 rifle and for allegedly threatening to shoot President Johnson He admitted buying the rifle and firing 40 rounds at a Loft Building target and told friends Kennedy was responsible for lax security and that he would shoot Johnson

NEW York Johnson Herbert H. Lehman Omar Padilla Secret Service Padilla John F. Kennedy Dallas

Italian Railroader Fined For Thievery

Ricardo Moribioli, 37, formerly in a Milan Venice rail yard, ran seven trains between Milan and Venice last August. A Venice court fined him eight dollars for theft and acquitted him of a potential disaster charge after railroad workers testified he drove very well indeed.

Venice Italy Riccardo Moribioli Milan

Puncture wounds fear in missing man case

COPS COMB 19 chest wounds within two and a half inches could kill. Dozens of clues came to the Sheriff’s Department but all proved false. No missing persons report except one, a woman’s tip about a man missing three days. the sheriff noted the man was jailed for drunkenness.

Sheriff’s Department Wyoming

Bullets and Bomb Hit Home In Dawson Voter Drive

A house used by African American voters' registration organizers in Dawson was hit by bullets and an explosion. Mrs. Daniels was treated for a foot wound from glass or a bullet. The blast damaged a bedroom, shattered windows, and left the home with extensive damage. Police and the FBI opened inquiries into the incident.

FBI

Concord College Students Recover After Car Crash

Five women students from Concord College in Athens were hospitalized after a one car crash on State Rt. 20 near Princeton Saturday. None were critically hurt and all were improving Sunday. Names include Cora Voglesong Harrisonsburg PA 21 Nancy Hill 20 Man Frances Stout 20 Racine Kay Garner 22 St Albans Betsy Gibson Brautigam 22 Jaeger Bluefield Sanitarium and Memorial Hospital Princeton treated them.

Concord College Athens Cora Sue Voglesong Harrisonburg Nancy Hill Man Frances Stout Racine Kay Garner St. Albans Memorial Hospital Princeton Betsy Gibson Brautigam Jaeger Bluefield Sanitarium State Rt. 20

Plane crash witnesses describe lightning strike and fiery wreck

Cheryl Ann ter 17 and Lindell recount a four engine plane hit by lightning as it dropped parts on a road. Debris scorched fields and a crater formed, with no sign of life at the scene despite nearby residents helping.

Ter Cheryl Ann Frank Porter Porter Frank Lindell

Plane crash near Philadelphia prompts rescue rush

Lightning and fire trucks greeted the scene as state police and spectators clogged roads hindering officials. About 10 Civil Aeronautics Board investigators headed to the crash while an FAA spokesman said the aircraft waited at 5000 feet near Wilmington Delaware before attempting approach to Philadelphia International. An unconfirmed report said the pilot radioed we are going down in flames. The crash time was 8 58 to 9 p m EST cited by Andrew T Nonnemacher.

Civil Aeronautics Board Washington FAA Newcastle Del Philadelphia International E.S.T Andrew T. Nonnemacher Greater Wilmington Airport Nonnemacher

Obituaries and Deaths in Tazewell and Surrounding Areas

Multiple death notices detail the sudden passes of Ida Ellen Lowe 69 of Tazewell VA Fula M Lowe and Gus Crouse 56 of Richlands VA plus Hazel Rosenweig and Mary Adline Lambert. Services set for Tuesday at Liberty Church Wharncliffe Gillespie Cemetery and Tower Church with multiple survivors listed and arrangements by local funeral homes. Memorial and obituary notices indicate families and locations across Tazewell Richlands Welch and Mercer counties in a compact death report.

Funeral service set for Floyd Keene

The 15 year old Floyd Keene of Jewell Ridge Va was accidentally shot while hunting Saturday A funeral is planned Tuesday at 2 p m at Brown Mountain Church with Rev H D Hampton officiating Burial will follow in Brown Ridge Cemetery Keene was a ninth grade student at Whitewood High School Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs William E Keene five sisters Edna Shirley Mary Yuanita and Helen Keene and his paternal grandfather Howard Keene The body was moved from Hurst Scott Funeral Home to the residence Sunday afternoon

Ida Ellen Lowe Rt. 1 Tazewell George W. Lowe Billy Lowe Cedar Bluff Thomas M. Lowe North Carolina Helen Sayers Richlands Morma Whitlow Dante, Va Olivia Hearn English Audrey Coda Sharpless Liberty Church Liberty W. E. Mustard Gillespie Cemetery Greever’s Robert Anderson Josephine Mable Hatfield Robert Luther Hatfield Wharncliffe Mingo County Church of God Mary Lou Noe Frances Lendero Doris Northern Ashtabula Gayle Washington, D. C Sue Hatfield Dillard Hatfield Lakeland Fla Lloyd Hatfield Oakland Cal Roger Hatfield Columbus Stephen Hatfield George Blackburn Bluefield Octavia James Newtown Mongo County John Hatfield Howard Hatfield Warncliffe French Hatfield Columbus, C Tower Church Orville Collins Julian Cline Hatfield Cemetery Adams Funeral Home Gilbert Wayne Ringstaff Crouse Donald T. Fitzgerald Mount Hope John Felts Jackie Crouse Robert Lavender Abbs Valley Charles Pruett Pounding Mill Miller Christian Charles R. Crisp Baltimore Francis Mack Newark Del Brown Mountain Brown Ridge Jewell Ridge Floyd Keene H. D. Hampton Keene Whitewood William E. Keene Edna Shirley Mary Yuanita Helen Keene Howard Keene Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Addison Exie May Clyde Addison Kent’s Ridge Richlands Tabernacle Grat Horton George Jackson McClothlin Gray Branch Farmer Funeral Home Bill Addison

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Subscriber Rates Notice

The notice lists subscription rates by carrier for daily and Sunday editions and notes the paper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Advertising with Katz Agency as representative. It provides a local address and contact telephone number for inquiries.

Bluefield Audit Bureau of Advertising Katz Agency, Inc

Funeral notices from Tazewell and surrounding areas

John George Williams 41 of Tazewell Va died today and burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery following 2 p m service at First Baptist Church. Rosa Smith 70 of Richlands Va dies with service at Hurst Scott Funeral Home and burial at Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery. Exie May Addison 50 wife of Clyde Addison of Richlands Va to be buried at McClothlin Cemetery after service at Richlands Tabernacle.&#13.

Ironmen Win Title With 31 21 Victory Over Toledo

Wheeling uses quarterback Tom Kennedy to win the UFL championship. Kennedy throws three TDs and passes for 229 yards as Toledo struggles on a muddy field. Final score 31 21 with key TDs from Bland and Stark interception return.

Toledo Ohio Wheeling United Football League Tom Kennedy Ironmen Kennedy Los Angeles State Tornadoes Doug Maison Dave Glinka Jim Tiller Maison Secon John Greiner Carl Crawley Tom Bland Bob Stark Kennedy-to-Bland

Chiefs Dominate Broncos 52-21 in Cold AFL Showdown

Kansas City's defense blocked three punts and made two interceptions to fuel a 52-21 AFL win over Denver. Len Dawson threw three TD passes, Frank Jackson caught two and scored another on a 22 yard reverse, as the Chiefs earned their first league win in two months in frosty, windy conditions.

Kansas City Chiefs Denver Len Dawson Frank Jackson Jackson Dave Grayson Duane Wood Sherrill Hendrick Bobby Hunt Broncos Gene Mingo Houston

Giardello Plans Easy Start Before Tiger Title Rematch

New middleweight champion Joey Giardello said he will rest after his 15 round win over Dick Tiger and then take a non title fight in Paterson for promoter Lou Duva. He hopes for a summer rematch with Tiger and a larger venue as promoter Murray Goodman staged the event in Atlantic City drawing about 12,000 fans and $100,000. Tiger earned about $38,000 with a $5,000 guarantee from Jersey Jones. Giardello took around $12,000.

Atlantic City N.J Joey Giardello Dick Tiger Giardello Paterson Lou Duva Ee A Tiger Murray Goodman Goodman Garden State Sports Corp Convention Hall Jersey Jones Papp Philadelphia Cherry Hill Paul Cavalier Joey

Veterans Insurance Dividends To Be Paid Early

President Johnson ordered $234 million in veteran insurance dividends to be paid early in January to boost the economy. The 1964 dividends will be accelerated from their usual staggered, policy anniversary dates, a move previously used by Kennedy in 1962 and 1958.

Washington Johnson John F. Kennedy

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