Virginia Nip Joint Raids Net About 500 Arrests
A weekend crackdown by a 60 member task force plus ABC and IRS agents swept Norfolk Portsmouth and Chesapeake arresting about 500 people on charges ranging from disorderly houses to moonshine sales. Most arrestees posted bail as raids continued into Sunday night. Police said most arrested were Negro and hundreds of gallons of whisky were seized.
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Norfolk
Portsmouth
Chesapeake
State Alcoholic Beverages Control Board
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
Internal Revenue Service
ABC
Funeral notices for Sutherland and Sykes in Virginia
Walter D. Sutherland, 67, of Castlewood, Va., to be buried at Temple Hill Cemetery after a 2 p.m. service at Lebanon Baptist Church led by three ministers. Masonic graveside rites by Castlewood Lodge 231. J W Sykes, 63, Cleveland, Va., to be laid to rest at Russell Memorial Cemetery after a 2 p.m. service at Cleveland Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Charles Comer. remains moved from Lebanon Funeral Home. Adults with nephrew pallbearers.
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Sykes
J. W
Bill
Cleveland
Cleveland Baptist Church
Charles Comer
Russell Memorial
Lebanon
Lebanon Funeral Home
Sarah Windbush
Floyd St
Bluefield
Ironbelt Christian Church
Stuart
Don L. Graves
Jack Creek
Patrick County
Robert
Teresa Cox
Lugo
Moody Funeral Home
Local News Note From Bluefield Daily Telegraph
A fragment from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph mentions Associated Press dispatches and local news publication details. It references TR Printing Co and Katz Agency advertising, with addresses in Virginia.
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I Prin Co
Bland Se
Diva
Associated Press
Pews
Sanday
Szand
Katz Agency, Inc
Deaths and Funerals in Virginia and West Virginia
James Whited 87 of Honaker Virginia dies after lingering illness in Abingdon hospital. Survived by six daughters two sons four brothers two step sons and one sister with services at Honaker Funeral Home and burial in Clark Cemetery. Other notices include Sarah Dangerfield Steel 86 of Steeles Wyoming County and Laura Owens 72 of Cleveland with services in Lebanon and Russell Memorial Cemetery respectively. Also listed are Emmett Peck 58 of Swords Creek and Charles Waldron seven year old Hamp ton Roads student, with funeral homes handling arrangements and multiple relatives named.
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James Whited
Honaker
Abingdon
Russell County
Charles Whited
Mary Jamison
Raven, Va
Rosie Bell
Vivian Mutter
Holston
Hattie Cooper
Roanoke
Willie Martin
Morengo, C
Effie Whited
Bluefield
Garnet Whited
Claude Whited
Raven
Bud Whited
Doran
Felix Whited
Swords Creek
Rash Whited
Claude Ray
Abe Ray
Wille
Honaker Funeral Home
Perry Herndon
Clark Cemetery
Sarah Dangerfield Steel
Steeles
Wyoming County
M. Riffe
Welch
James
Rebecca Smith Freeman
A. H. Hodges
Princeton
J. B. Thomas, Jr
Pineville
L. A
R. E. Dangerfield Ofraeger
John Dangerfield
Circleville
Ohio
Bertha Trent
Jacksonville
Fla
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
G. R. Moxley
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Laura E. Owens
Cleveland
Primitive Baptist Church
John R. Owens
Bill S
Jack T. Owens
Joe Ella McGlothlin
Portsmouth
Roy C. Breeding
Melvin W. Price
Ada Porter
Kingsport
Ten
Emmett F. Peck
Richlands
Frank
Mariah Griffith Peck
Edna Wilson Peck
Buford Whitt
May Mary Helen Hicks
Mansfield
Edward C. Peck
Garfield Peck
Mary Ann Peck
Harvey
Claude Peck
Kurst-Scott Funeral Home
Charles Monroe Waldron
Arch
Lilian Crabtree Waldron
Hampton Roads
McDowell County
Nancy
Linda
Betty
Edwinia Waldron
Robert Waldron
U. S. Army
Fort Knox
George
Quil Foster Dies at Home in Gary
Quil Foster of Gary died Saturday night at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Sinkford Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone.
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Quil Foster
Gary
Sinkford - Richardson
Keystone
William Beaman Dies in Welch Hospital
William Beaman of Bartley died Sunday at 7 30 a m in a Welch hospital. The body will remain at Fanning Funeral Home in Welch pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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William Henry Griffith
Hattie Jones
Ingleside Road
Tazewell County
Henry I
Sallie Griffith
Mary Griffith
Grover
Frank
Andy Griffith
Baltimore
Princeton
William Beaman
Bartley
Welch
Fanning Funeral Home
Griffith to Defend Welter Title Against Wales Boxer
British promoter Jack Solomons signed Emile Griffith to defend his world welterweight crown against Brian Curvis of Wales in a 15 round bout set for June in Wales. Griffith earned the match after stopping Chris Christensen in nine rounds in Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
Jack Solomons
Emile Griffith
Brian Curvis
Wales
Solomons
Gil Clancy
Griffith
Virgin Island
Denmark
Chris Christensen
Aiken Eyes Canadian Rift Study by Senate Panel
Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee Chairman George D. Aiken says the U S Canadian dispute is unnecessary and aims to uncover why the State Department voiced dissatisfaction with Canadian defense plans. The hearing will review Canada choosing nuclear weapons or conventional arms for continental defense amid diplomatic tensions with Canada.
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Washington
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Senate Foreign Relations
Canadian Affairs
State Department
Aiken
Canada
United States
Aikens
Continental
John G. Diefenbaker
Dean Rusk
Juveniles Arrested In Charleston Terrace Theft Case
Two Bluefield boys aged 12 and 11 were in custody on suspicion of robbery related to the theft of a wallet containing $120 and ID papers from A. M. Sutphin on Charleston Terrace. Sutphin reported the incident while en route to his home, and the youths are to be interrogated today by Juvenile Officer Charles Hudson.
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Bluefield
Charles Hudson
A. M. Sutphin
Charleston Terrace
Sutphin
Rail Clerks Refuse Mediation in Southern Pacific Strike
SAN FRANCISCO AP A union spokesman said the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks will not mediate further as they push toward a possible Monday strike against Southern Pacific. General chairman James Weaver said there is no chance to call it off unless the company signs the union’s demanded agreement.
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San Francisco
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Southern Pacific Railway
James Weaver
Union
Southern Pacific
Demonstrators Killed as Nicaragua Election Tensions Rise
In Managua clashes between national guardsmen and antigovernment demonstrators left one dead, seven wounded, and others jailed as tear gas and rifles erupted during protests over a vote seen as extending the Somoza regime. Opposition leader Aguero faced riot charges and house arrest amid allegations of election manipulation.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Somoza
Fernando Aguero
Aguero
U.S. State Department
Washington
Organization of American States
Rene Schick Gutierrez
Somoza-run
Liberal Party
Somozas
Wintry Wave Halts Traffic As Cold Front Grips Nation
A severe cold front brings subzero readings from Minnesota to Illinois and beyond. Ice coats highways and a 20 inch ice layer stops barge traffic on the Illinois River. Windy, cold conditions prevail from the Southeast to New England with snow and rain in Maine.
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International Falls
Minn
Key West
Fla
Hibbing
Starved Rock
Ill
Illinois River
Great Falls
Mont
Missouri
Indiana
Gulf of Mexico
Washington, D.C
Florida
Georgia
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Louisiana
New England
Maine
Caribou
Eastport
Mize To Hear Negro's Plea At Mississippi University
U S District Judge Sidney C Mize will hear a second plea for admission to the University of Mississippi. Dewey Roosevelt Greene Jr of Greenwood filed suit claiming eligibility under the Meredith order. Registrar Robert Ellis cited Greene as not qualified after two admission attempts. Greene served in the Navy and later studied at Mississippi Vocational College while working as a photographer for the Mississippi Free Press.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
U.S. Dist
Sidney C. Mize
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Dewey Roosevelt Greene Jr
Greenwood
Miss
U.S. District Court
Greene
Meredith
University
Robert Ellis
Mississippi Vocational College
Mississippi Free Press
Jackson
Britain Fears De Gaulle Plans
Britain expresses concern that Charles de Gaulle aims to make France a third force and arbiter between East and West. Sir David Ormsby Gore warns of a potential Paris Moscow alliance while French envoy Alphand says de Gaulle seeks a strong Europe, not neutrality.
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Washington
Britain
United States
Charles de Gaulle
David Ormsby Gore
France
Soviet Union
de Gaulle
Paris
Ormsby Gore
Herve Alphand
Moscow
Alphand
Europe
Weather forecast for West and Virginia regions
Fair and cold Monday in West Virginia with highs from 22 to 28 in the north and 2 to 32 in the south. Increasing cloudiness and not so cold Monday night with more clouds and a chance of snow in the afternoon Tuesday. In Virginia, sunny and cold Monday with highs from 26 to 38 and 32 to 38 in the southeast, lows in the low 20s in the mountains. Monday night fair and not so cold. Increasing cloudiness and rising temperatures Tuesday.
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Pacific Coast
Washington
California
Rockies
West
Virginia
Huntington High senior named Junior Miss West Virginia
Bette Joann Kirtley 17, a Huntington High School senior, was chosen Junior Miss West Virginia from 11 candidates. She will represent the state in the National Junior Miss contest in Mobile, Alabama, March 9 to 16.
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Huntington
Bette Joann Kirtley
Huntington High School
West Virginia
Mobile
Ala
Budget Cut Possibilities Highlight Halleck Press
Rep. Charles Halleck and Sen. Everett Dirksen said they can trim $3 billion from the $52 billion 1964 defense budget, enabling tax relief without a deficit. They spoke on NBC Meet the Press about the GOP budget plan and federal aid to education.
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Washington
Charles A. Halleck
House
Halleck
Indiana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
Congress
NBCTV
Meet the Press
Dirksen
Republican Party
Ev and
Charley
Drrxsen
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
GOP Causus
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Nevil Marshall
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Parkersburg
Mary Bolton Marshall
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Ichmon Cleaners and Laundry
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