West German bodyguard of Erhard arrested on war crimes
Ewald Peters, a bodyguard linked to Chancellor Ludwig Erhard, was arrested in Bonn on war crimes charges. He is suspected of participating in the mass slaughter of Jews in southern Russia during World War II. Details remain undisclosed. Peters, a former high official with the West German Bureau of Criminal Investigation, was suspended pending investigation.
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Bonn
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Ewald Peters
Erhard
Johnson
Texas
Peters
Russia
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Central War Crimes Office
Ludwigsburg
Washington
Johnson Ranch
Rome
Segni
Lewis Perdue Seeks Constable Post in Beaver Pond District
Lewis Perdue announces candidacy for constable in the Beaver Pond District for the May Democratic primaries. He will not seek re election as magistrate, noting he can serve residents in rural areas better as a constable. Perdue previously served as Beaver Pond magistrate since 1959 and as deputy sheriff 1945 49.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Perdue
Bluefield
Squire Perdue
Beaver Pond
Progress Report On Interstate 77 Advancing
At a Wytheville Great Lakes To Florida Highway Association meeting J A Williams reports Interstate 77 in Virginia and West Virginia is in an advanced engineering stage. He notes Ohio's bond issue for interstate highways and five miles of I 77 under NC contract to be finished by fall. Dodd Mortensen says WV Commissioner Burl Sawyers will soon provide a detailed I 77 status update.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Wytheville
J. A. Williams
Ohio
North Carolina
Dodd Mortensen
Burl Sawyers
Britain swears in first Negro policeman in Gloucester
Astley Blair aged 27 was sworn into the Gloucester local force as Britain's first Negro policeman. Blair previously served five years as a policeman in Jamaica and will work as a special constable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
England
Astley Blair
Britain
Blair
Jamaica
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces its founding in 1893 and notes morning publication by the es con rues Co. at 412 Bland field West Virginia with Associated Press affiliation and subscription rates for carrier and mail editions.
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Es Con Rues Co
Bland
Field
W. V
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau
Red China Seeks German Oil Aid for Self-Sufficiency
Bonn reports China negotiations with West German firms led by Deutsche Erdoel AG to develop oil, drill, and build refineries and petrochemical plants. Peking seeks seismological and geophysical surveys while German firms prefer long term, incentive-based exploration and deny firm guarantees until oil is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
China
Peng Oe
Deutsche Erdoel Ag
West Germany
Germany
Ems River
Rhineland Palatinate
Bavaria
Deutsche Erdoel
C. Deilmann
South America
Middle East
North Africa
Libya
Algeria
Spain
Sinkiang
Mongolia
Russia
Peking
Prakla
Hanover
Beckley Sewege Approval Sought
North Beckley Public Service District seeks PSC permission to buy Lilly Sanitary Inc sewer disposal plan and operate as a sanitary utility. Project cost 1 806 990 with 950 950 federal grant and 819 850 revenue bonds. PSC took the case under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
North Beckley Public
Seven Babies Die In Melbourne Day Nursery Fire
Seven sleeping babies perished in a Melbourne Temples Town day nursery fire Friday. The cause remained unknown as investigators began the inquiry into the deadly blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne Australia
Melbourne
Templestowe
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
The Associated Press reports rain ending early Saturday in West Virginia with considerable clouds remaining and highs in the 40s. Virginia sees rain mainly in the east and north Saturday morning, then clearing with highs in the 50s east of the mountains and 40s in the mountains, followed by fair and mild Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
West Virginia
Virginia
Vepco Edison Firm to Build 500000-Volt Power Line
Virginia Electric & Power Co and Potomac Edison System announce a 500000-volt transmission line from Mount Storm West Virginia to Dickerson Maryland. The route would cross northern Virginia and Clarke County, moved north after protests from Virginia hunt country landowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond, Va
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Potomac Edison System
West Virginia
Potomac River
Virginia
Potomac Edison
Frederick County
Clarke County
Vepco
Virginia Hunt Country
Mount Storm
W. Va
Dickerson, Md
Ranger 6 advances amid diodes and sterilization debate
Ranger 6 faced continued push toward the moon after two craft missed. Officials blamed 35 cent diodes faultier in Ranger 5 tests and replaced them with 5 to 6 dollar parts. Previous Rangers were sterilized to prevent earthly germs, but Ranger 6 avoided baking to protect electronics. A spokesman said lunar surface contamination is unlikely due to heat and solar radiation.
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Moon
Earth
Health Care Vote Divides House Over Employer Pay Clause
The House rejected an amendment to require no payer type to be allowed to fund health care plans, with a 58 to 35 vote. Debate highlighted disagreements over payroll deduction financing and support from labor groups, unions, and medical associations. The $156.26 million operating budget passed the House, slightly above board recommendations, with notable contrasts in college and university allocations and a Senate finance hold on a separate tax bill for horse tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del. J. Bernard Poindexter
D-Cabell
Huntington
House
Medical Association
Del
Callie Tsapis
D-Hancrek
Miss Tsapis
West
Finance Committee
Senate
Virginia University
Marshall University
Marshall
Fairmont State
Glenville State
Liberty State
Shepherd
Concord
Annual Heart Fund Drive Starts Today Mercer County
The Heart Fund drive begins in Mercer County with R. W. Wilkinson as chairman. Bluefield Junior Woman's Club members Betty Lou Mabe Betty Go forth Martha Becraft and Mrs Carl Van Martin will place coin collectors in local businesses and collect containers for the Mercer County Division of the West Virginia Heart Association. Harold Brewster is Bluefield events chairman and Ann Tinder is special events chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
R. W. Wilkinson
Bluefield Junior Woman's Club
Betty Lou Mabe
Clu
Betty Goforth
Martha Becraft
Carl van Martin
West Virginia Heart Association
Harold Brewster
Bluefield Events
Charman
Ann Tinder
Mrs Mills to Speak at Union Baptist Church Sunday
Mrs Geneva Mills will be guest speaker Sunday at 3 p.m. at Union Baptist Church on Wilson Street. The service will feature a baby contest gram and music by the Bethel Senior Choir. Rev H L Wade is pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Mills
Union Baptist Church
Wilson Street
Bethel Senior Choir
Rev
H. L. Wade
Virginia GOP challenges tax law in federal court test
A group of Republican lawyers in Roanoke gathered to draft a federal court challenge to Virginia’s substitute poll tax legislation passed in November. J Livingston Dillon of Pearisburg said a three judge court will hear the case after filing, no later than Feb 19. The law, effective Feb 18, imposes voting qualifications that Dillon calls unconstitutional.
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Roanoke
Virginia
J. Livingston Dillon
Pearisburg
General Assembly
Restrictive Dillon
Bills Introduced In West Virginia Legislature
CHARLESTON AP Additional bills are listed for consideration in the West Virginia Legislature. Proposals include validating filings for nomination before February 1, terms, safety belt use for 1965 models, funding medical care for indigent counties, sick leave for teachers, a pay raise for teachers with bachelor degrees, and retirement benefit increases for early retirees. The cigarette tax remains at six cents per pack, generating about $12 million annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
Watson
Supreme Court
Mason County Court
Singleton
Wilson
Pyles
Chorale Sings For Bluefield Audience
The Roger Wagner Chorale entertained a large Bluefield crowd at Ramsey School in a Friday concert. It was the third of four Community Concert Association events this season in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Wagner
America
Bluefield
Ramsey School
Community Concert Association
Labor Board Orders Collective Election
The National Labor Relations Board ordered a collective bargaining election for 25 production and maintenance employees of West Virginia Mine Service Inc. in Kimberly Fayette County. Workers will vote February 5 on representation by the International Association of Machinists AFL-CIO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
National Labor Relations Board
West Virginia Mine Service Inc
Kimberly
Fayette County
W. Va
International Association of Machinists
Afl-Cio
Nestor Withdraws From Court Race
Denny Nestor of Princeton has withdrawn as a Democratic candidate for Mercer County Court. He cited medical advice but said he hopes to seek political office in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denny Nestor
Princeton
Mercer County Court
Nestor
Fleshman to Speak at Bethel A M E Zion
Rev A R Fleshman of Bluefield Va will be guest speaker at Bethel A M E Zion 901 Bland St on Sunday at 3 pm The Senior Choir will sing Stewards Board No 1 sponsors service Rev R L Nance is pastor of the host church.
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A. R. Fleshman
Bluefield, Va
Bethel A.M.E
Bland St
Stewardess Board No. 1 of
Bethel
R. L. Nance
Road fatalities rise in state this year to date
State Police at Charleston report 35 road fatalities on West Keog highways this year to date, compared with 23 killed on the same date a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Deaths and Funerals in Clifton and Gary Areas
Andrew Lewis Peck, son of Hadford and Nancy Peck of Clifton Farms Cedar Bluff Va, dies in a Richlands hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Orville Peck and Mrs Eula Reynolds. Funeral at grandparents residence Saturday 11 a.m. Rev Porter Cordle officiates. Burial Reynolds Cemetery Swords Creek. Also funeral rites for Mrs Estella Brown former Gary resident 25 years Saturday 11 a.m. Conley Chapel Church Gary. Burial Restlawn Memorial Estates Littlesburg Road. Mrs Brown died Saturday January 25 Philadelphia Pa. She is survived by husband Isaac Brown three sons Mason Brown George Brown Isaac Brown Jr Trula Mash Louie Jackson two sisters Ella and Georgia Horton. Pallbearers Euclid Lodge F&AM Gary and OES members to carry flowers. Page Funeral Home Welch in charge.
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Andrew Lewis Peck
Hadford
Nancy Reynolds Peck
Clifton Farms
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Orville Peck
Eula Reynolds
Swords Creek
Farmer Funeral Home
Pecks
Porter Cordle
Reynolds
Estella Brown
Gary
Conley Chapel
W. R. Brown
C. H. Davis
S. A. Hairston
Restlawn Memorial Estates
Littlesburg Road
Brown
Philadelphia
Isaac Brown
Order of Eastern Star
Mason Brown
George Brown
Isaac Brown Jr
New York City
Trula Mash
Louie Jackson
Saginaw Mich
Ella
Georgia Horton
Sparta
Tenn
Euclid Lodge
F&am
OES
Page Funeral Home of
Welch
Funeral for Mrs Rebecca Lankford in Princeton Chapel
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Rebecca Lankford of McKinley Avenue Princeton are re scheduled for Sunday at 2 30 p m in George W Seaver Chapel Princeton with Rev Leonard Repass officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers include Dennis Radford Allen Radford David Hall Eugene Hall Tommy Bibey and Fred Weiss. Nieces will carry flowers.
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Lankford
Rebecca
McKinley Avenue
Princeton
George W. Seaver
Leonard Repass
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Dennis and
Allen Radford
David and
Eugene Hall
Tommy Bibey
Fred Weiss
Neices
McKinney Seeks Re Election for East River Justice Seat
Princeton resident John P. McKinney announced his candidacy for re election as justice of the peace in East River District. He will file in the Democratic primary. McKinney cites 31 years as constable deputy sheriff and JP in Mercer County and notes his long service. He is pastor at First Methodist Church Princeton and member of the Princeton Athens Kiwanis Club, residing at 105 Wallace Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. McKinney
Justice of the Peace
East River District
McKinney
John P McKinney
Princeton
Squire McKinney
Mercer
Bluestone P-TA Meets Monday At Bramwell High
Bluestone High School in Bramwell will host a Parent Teaching Association meeting Monday at 7 p.m. Mrs Dorothy Bryson president says the Mothers March starts at 6 p.m. and a report on the march will be presented at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluestone High School
Bramwell
Dorothy Bryson
Britain asks US aid in Cyprus peace effort
Britain sought American help on January 24 after failing to quiet Cyprus fault lines between Greeks and Turks. London cited reluctance to act as peacemaker due to its colonial past, while US officials note quieter Cyprus as peace talks proceed. Two Marine battalion landing teams are in the Mediterranean in routine rotation.
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Great Britain
Britain
United States
London
Cyprus
U.S
Mediterranean
Mrs Bonnie Kay Ross Dies at 43 in Weyanoke
Mrs Bonnie Kay Ross 43 lifelong Weyanoke resident died Friday at Princeton Memorial Hospital. She leaves husband Kenneth E Ross five children Billy D Ross Daisey Mae Pansie Marie Munsey D Ross and Phillip B Ross one grandchild and brother Harvey Parks. Funeral Sunday 2 p m Mount Olive Church Lashmeet with Rev E E Boyd officiating burial in church cemetery. Friends may call Seavet Mortuary Princeton after 2:30 p m Saturday and body will be in church at 1 p m Sunday.
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Bonnie Kay Ross
Kenneth E. Ross
Weyanoke
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Harrison Parks
Margaret Lesler Parks
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Billy Ross
Chicago
Ill
Daisey Mae
Pansie Marie
Munsey D
Phillip B. Ross
Harvey Parks
Mount Olive Church
Lashmeet
E. E. Boyd
Church
Seavet Mortuary
Princeton
Obituary for Charlie Crockett VanDyke of Grundy Virginia
Charlie Crockett VanDyke 90 lifelong Buchanan County resident died Friday in Grundy Hospital. Survived by five sons including Harlan Remines and C C Van Dyke Jr of Grundy Joe Van Dyke Columbus Ohio Arthur VanDyke Marengo Ohio. four daughters Eva Skeens Sarah Hibbitts Lilly McCoy Louise McMullins. 42 grandchildren 56 great grandchildren nine great great grandchildren. Body to be moved Saturday to Hibbitts residence Lower Mill Branch for Sunday 2 p.m. funeral at Hibbitt Cemetery with Rev H A Wolford officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Crockett VanDyke
Grundy
Buchanan County
Grundy Hospital
Harlan, Remines
C. C. van Dyke Jr
Joe van Dyke
Columbus
Ohio
Arthur VanDyke
Marengo
Eva Skeens
Sarah Hibbitts
Lilly McCoy
Pikeville
Louise McMullins
Detroit
Mich
Virginia Funeral Home
Hibbitts
Lower Mill Branch
H. A. Wolford
Hibbitt Cemetery
Johnson Farm Plans Outline and 1964 sugar policy review
President outlines farm bill with 5.8 billion budget for next year down 1.1 billion from this year. Plan focuses on farm income via broadened payments and looser sugar sales, plus five year Food for Peace extension and expansion of the food stamp program. Brannan subsidy approach for cotton wheat milk and potatoes is revived to aid market income.
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Pri
Food For Peace
Johnson
Charles F. Brannan
Harry Truman
The
Treasury
Deeds and Suit Filed at Mercer Clerks Office
Four property transfers and one divorce suit were filed at the Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton. Transactions include J. E. Hamrick to Lance Bowman for Beaver Pond District Lot 195 at $100 and Monte Vista Cemetery transfer to Albert Bailey for half Lot 28 Section 0 at $300. Also Roselawn Cemetery sale to Mattie Williams for Lot 68-C and Lot 65-D at $450 and Emory Pettry to Minnie Whittaker for Laurel Fork tracts at $3,000. The suit Mary Ellen Cheeks by Mary Hudgins vs Clarence Cheeks Jr. requests divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Princeton
J. E
Virginia
Hamrick
Lance
Anna Lee Bowman
Beaver Pond
Roselawn Cemetery
Mattie
John L. Williams
Emory J
Mary Opal Pettry
Minnie S. Whittaker
Laurel Fork
Plymouth
Monte Vista Cemetery
Albert E
Edith M. Bailey
Mary Ellen Cheeks
Mary Hudgins
Clarence Cheeks Jr
Youth Fellowship Drama Workshop at Welch First Methodist
Members of the Bluefield District Methodist Youth Fellowship hold a drama workshop today from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. at the First Methodist Church in Welch. Three classes cover drama worship recreation and conducting programs. Instructors include Mrs Faye Martin Big Creek High School War Mrs Bil Deal Coalwood and Roy Henderson Trinity Methodist Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Methodist Youth Fellowship
First Methodist Church
Welch
Faye Martin
Big Creek High School
War
Bil Deal
Coalwood
Roy Henderson
Trinity Methodist Church
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Ranger
Union Church
GOP
Dillon
GOP Central Committee
Williamsburg
Chorale
Labor Board
Fleshman
A.M.E. Zion
United Fund
Joseph P. Burley
Fairmont Foods
Greater Bluefield United Fund
Max Kammer
K. R. Lehman
Kresge
G. F. Walker
Soverign Pocahontas Co
Nick Amell
A. D. Coppinger Jr
Joseph Burley
C. Goodman Jones
Harman Kirchner
E. R. Phelps
F. Allen Rutherford
John C. Shott
H. Edward Steele
George F. Walker
Mrs
Luestone
P-Ta
Charlie Vandyke
Johnson Farm
Ameria
His-Fm
Annie
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