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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1963
Page
2
Berlin reports 154 621 visitors on December 29 the largest day since holiday visits began with about 17 000 cars at five wall holes. Traffic jams formed as West Berliners returned from the eastern sector amid heightened border tensions and allied concerns over West Berlin autonomy.
In Jacksonville a hotel fire trapped guests including Miss Axum and chaperone Fielden. Fielden recounted finding a man and woman unrescued in Axum’s room as smoke filled the corridor. Firemen removed the couple as rescuers and Axum’s status remained uncertain.
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Deaths include Howard G Harris 6 of New Bramwell Road Bluefield and Phil Clark of Bramwell. Thelma Brown of Richlands. Howard Brewster of North Tazewell. George Swindall and other local residents. Funeral services and burial plans follow in Monte Vista Cemetery Oak Grove Cemetery Grandview Memorial Gardens and family plots with arrangements by Linkford Richardson Funeral Home and Clintwood-Colley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Lydia Deel 84 of Prater Va died at daughter Elsie Clevenger’s home in Royal City Va. Survivors include three daughters five sons and many relatives. Services held at home today with Elders Henry Looney Basil and Evans Bailey officiating. Burial in family cemetery. Funeral home in charge. Mrs. Margaret Cordelia Parks 65 of Wyano ke died in Memorial Hospital Princeton after a yearlong illness. Survived by husband Harrison Parks a daughter Bernice Ross a son Harvey Parks seven grandchildren one great grandchild and three sisters. Funeral Tuesday at Mount Olive Church Lashmeet with burial in Mount Olive Cemetery. Body at Seaver Mortuary Princeton and will be moved to church an hour before service.
Joe L. Lewis formerly of Bluefield died Sunday in Pineville Community Hospital Pineville Kentucky. Survived by spouse Elvie P. Lewis three sons Jack L. Lewis Norris Lewis of Bluefield Herbert Lewis of Mount Clemens Michigan one daughter Mrs Guy Ratcliff of Bluefield four stepchildren and three grandchildren. Burial at Monte Vista Cemetery near Bluefield with Masonic services in Pineville Cemetery scheduled Tuesday at 4 30 p m.
Charles J King age 77 of Rock died at Bluefield Sanitarium after a stroke. He was a Floyd County native, retired miner, son of the late James M King and wife. Survived by daughter Josephine Cooke of Harve de Grace Maryland and brother James King of Sweet Springs Monroe County. Call Bailey Funeral Home Princeton until 7 30 pm today then body to Aberdeen Maryland for tentative funeral Thursday.
Funeral services announced for Charles Thomas Kincanon 63 of Pearisburg at Pearisburg Baptist Church with burial in Magnolia Cemetery Norfolk. Lady Horton Murphy 83 of Tazewell to be held at Wilbur Methodist Church with burial Maplewood Cemetery. Burkie Shutt 73 of Sandlick to be held at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton with burial Brown Cemetery Beckley Road.
In Durban South Africa a holiday bus plunged from a bridge into a river killing eleven white passengers and injuring more than thirty. Officials say the vehicle went off the bridge into the valley.
The Emerald Room fire spread quickly with guests screaming for help as smoke filled the hotel. Fire Chief Remedy and others died amid the blaze, the worst local disaster in Jacksonville history as survivors sought refuge at a church and nearby hotels. Norman Sloan and family survived after staying calm and praying.
The National Coal Policy Conference praised 1963 coal gains with production near 450 million tons and better transport to markets. It urged continued policy reform while warning the Atomic Energy Commission’s push toward nuclear power risks the industry’s future.
Patriarch Alexei of Moscow and all the Russias has approved a meeting between Patriarch Athenagoras I and Pope Paul VI. Church sources say Alexei cautioned the meeting not be treated as a summit. Athenagoras must obtain Orthodox churches approval before visiting the Holy Land.
The $500000 College Union at Bluefield State College is complete and ready for occupancy on January 6. Financed by the Housing and Home Finance Agency, it includes $30000 in furnishings designed for college use and will house a cafeteria, snack bar, lounges, game room, activity rooms, offices, theater, private dining room, bookstore, gift shop, and post office to enhance student life. Dedication ceremonies are planned soon.
Miami report says a Cuban exile boat with four seized bombs was stopped by customs agents and Coast Guard. Dr. Orlando Bosch claimed the arms were to be used in a strike on Revolutionary Plaza during Castro’s fifth anniversary address. Four men were detained then released. investigation of neutrality law violations continues.
Richmond police seek two men who robbed taxi driver Otha E. Mason 56 tied him with his belt and stole $8 a Christmas watch and a pen after driving him around the city. Mason escaped and called police.
The Gra-Y Club of Bluefield will travel to Welch today aboard the Powhatan Arrow. YMCA Secretary Fred McCoy says about 35 boys are expected to ride. The train leaves Bluefield at about 1 15 p.m. and returns in the late afternoon.
The forecast calls for variable cloudiness and snow flurries in West Virginia Monday with very cold highs from 15 to 25. Tuesday remains cloudy and cold. In Virginia mountains expect some cloudiness Monday with fair conditions elsewhere and cold highs in the 20s to 30s. Tuesday turns cloudy and cold.
The Kashmir government in Srinagar announced a 21000 reward for information leading to the return of a sacred hair believed to be from the prophet Mohammed. The theft triggered day long rioting with two deaths, a police station and several buildings burned, and broad strikes across the Muslim majority region.
British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas Home tells Glasgow television he believes genuine co existence with the Soviet Union is nearer and peace is on the road. He also says nuclear war is now morally and physically impossible and he will press for balanced general disarmament during New Year holidays in Scotland.
Har vy L. Johnson a 73 year old Princeton man charged with murder in the shooting death of Jesse Brown of Lewis Street Princeton will have a preliminary hearing today at 10 am before Squire Jim Belcher State police said The fatal shooting occurred at Dad's Place High Street Princeton Brown was shot in the chest at 6 20 pm and died later at Memorial Hospital Johnson allegedly returned fire after Brown began shooting Investigators said Brown and Johnson had prior disputes Johnson was being questioned Sunday night The victim's body was taken to Lugo's Funeral Service Bluefield Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
In Vienna the Bulgarian radio linked Thomas R. Blackshear of the U.S. legation in Sofia to alleged spying by a former Bulgarian U.N. official. It said no proof Blackshear participated in espionage. Ivan-Asen Georgiev, 56, pleaded guilty to spying for the CIA in a Sofia trial.
In a nine day span at a north coast holiday area near Durban a 21 year old medical student Barbara Strauss had her right foot bitten off while waist deep in the water. She was taken to a hospital. Earlier a 15 year old boy was injured and a man lost a leg in the same waters.
The Soviet Union’s Baltic Line said on Sunday its ships completed 100 round trips to Cuba during 1963. The announcement highlights sustained maritime links between the two nations amid ongoing Cold War tensions.
Cambodia's head of state Prince Norodom Sihanouk warned Sunday he may ally with Communist China if the West does not guarantee Cambodian neutrality. He spoke to 10,000 in Phnom Penh during a three day national congress and urged international talks in Geneva to ensure sovereignty for Cambodia and neighboring Laos. He hinted a possible shift would affect U S Cambodia relations though no immediate impact was seen.
Elmer Elijah Neal of Rogers Street Bluefield was treated for a fractured arm and bruises at Bluefield Sanitarium after an attack on North Mercer Street late Saturday. Archie Rozzell Perry Gray and Neal face charges and a hearing before Squire Charles Caffee in Bluefield is scheduled.
A former convict named William Blackburn 25 of Chicago identified after police shot him following a liquor store robbery and car theft. Blackburn on parole from Missouri Penitentiary was killed in a South Side exchange of gunfire with two patrolmen after a chase. The liquor store owner Thomas Pyrus said Blackburn robbed his store taking 1000 dollars. The stolen automatic was taken from Rev. Jerome Staniszewski of Toledo Ohio. Blackburn formerly lived in Raleigh County West Virginia.
Time Magazine names Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Man of the Year, noting he dominated the year's news and left an enduring mark on history. He is the first African American to receive the honor since the tradition began 37 years ago.
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