Duchess Remains At Duke's Bedside During Recovery
The Duchess of Windsor stayed by the Duke's side at Methodist Hospital in Houston as he recovers from a major abdominal operation. The 70 year old former king is resting comfortably though in pain relief, with intravenous feeding continuing and his own tea allowed in small amounts. The duchess, 68, gave an interview to the London Daily Telegraph while not discussing his condition, and hospital officials limited interviews and photos of the couple.
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Houston
Tex
Duchess of Windsor
Methodist Hospital
Michael DeBakey
India
Mabel Elliott
London Daily Telegraph
DeBakey
Christmas Services at First Church of God on South Street
Christmas services at the First Church of God on South Street observed both morning and evening on Sunday December 20 led by Rev. Clay Dunaway. Morning worship at 10 50 features congregational carols and a sermon titled An Angel with Gods Message. A Christmas cantata Wonderful by Haldor Lillenas is performed at 7 p m with Jack Rash directing and Mrs Vance Young as organ accompanist.
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Church of God
South Street
Clay Dunaway
Haldor Lillenas
Sanctuary
Jack Rash
Vance Young
Vienna’s historic coffee houses face payment crisis
Vienna’s iconic coffee houses, long regarded as cultural havens for leisure and conversation, are now facing financial strain as owners report widespread nonpayment and mounting debts threatening their survival.
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Vienna
Western Plot Charge Hurled
At the United Nations Security Council the Soviet Union denounced the U S Belgian Congo rescue as monstrous and claimed Western powers planned dismemberment of the country. Fedorenko accused 10 000 Congo civilians killed by mercenaries and paratroopers, while other delegates disputed the charges as Western aggression. Some African nations supported condemnation, others urged peace talks and regional mediation.
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United Nations, N.Y
Soviet Union
Congo
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
U.N. Security Council
Moise Tshombe
Belgium
Fedorenko
Council
United States
Britain
U.S
Island of
Ascension
Stanleyville
Oscar Kambona
Tanzania
Nigeria
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Tshombe
Dey Ould Sidi Baba
Wheeling Steel faces tough period under new leadership
Norton Simon replaces top managers at Wheeling Steel Corp and forms a three member review committee to probe past events. The firm plans to suspend preferred stock payments, skip common stock payments, and warns earnings may slump with a multi year path to dividends. Simon criticizes former president William Steele and discloses a $140,000 salary plus retirement and other compensation. The committee will examine contracts and supplier ties including Blaw-Knox, M A Hanna and Cleveland Cliffs connections. Autoworkers use of steel noted as 20 percent of U S production.
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NEW York
Wheeling Steel Corp
Norton Simon
Wheeling
Simon
William Steele
Steele
Wheeling Board
Blaw-Knox
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Rebecca McConnell
Barbara Campbell
Donald Early
Tommy Nester
Susan Dantzler
Charlotte Williamson
Christy Early
Rebecca Williamson
Alice Scott
Edna Hitt
Randy Robinett
Biff Early
Mark West
Carolyn Mattox
Libbo Simmerman
Amy Dean
Jerri Ball
Eugene West
Frank Jarrell
Jim Bow Godwin
Katy McCulloch
Jenny Carriker
Ann Giampocaro
Linda Pruett
John Smith
Rodney Ellison
Donald Douthat
Christine Rogerson
Beverly Wesley
Garland Bruce
Ella Nash Jarrell
Russell Stover
Hankla’s Pharmacy
Bland St
Bluefield, W. Va
Isis
RCA Victor
Shumate
Commerce St
Eureka BI
Raleigh Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Ecutive
M. A. Hanna Co
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co
Jor Ventures
U. S
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