Hoffa Vows Massive Washington Lobbying Drive
Hoffa pledges a mammoth Washington lobbying operation to back Teamster goals and to mobilize workers for a new five year term. He criticizes Kennedy administration moves, targets AFL-CIO leadership, and calls for stronger organizing in the South amid unemployment and economic concerns.
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Teamsters
Afl-Cio
Hoffa
John
Washington
Congress
South
America
U.S
West Virginia Toll Rises With Drowning and Fatalities
The holiday death toll climbs as 14 year old Carmen Allen Lee drowns while aiding a boy crossing the Potomac near Romney. Three highway deaths follow a two car head on crash on U S 11 near Martinsburg, plus a train strike fatality and a fatality in Marietta Pennsylvania.
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West Virginia
Panhandle
Romney
Carmen Allen Lee
Lee
Potomac River
U.S. 11
Martinsburg
Francis A. Kershner
Marlowe
Rosetta Wilkinson
Marietta
Thomas D. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Kershner
Flag Symbolizes Spirit And Hope Of Freedom
Bluefield readers reflect on the American flag as a symbol of freedom and progress for diverse groups from labor to farmers to children. The piece celebrates national unity and individual meaning, noting various perspectives and ends with a prompt to return to Page 2 for more.
Heavy Traffic Pushes Holiday Death Toll Toward Record
The National Safety Council warned the Independence Day period could set a summer record as traffic deaths rose past 500. NSC executive vice president George Stewart cited heavy traffic and reckless driving, noting 374 traffic deaths and 629 total for the four-day weekend in 1950, with earlier tests indicating 538 deaths for a mid-June period.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
George Stewart
NSC
George C. Stewart
Hemingway death questioned as accident or self harm
Ernest Hemingway died at 61 in Ketchum Idaho from a personal safety related gunshot wound to the head. Authorities left undecided whether the death was accidental or self-inflicted and said there would be no inquest. Funeral plans were private and could occur as early as Wednesday depending on his son Patrick’s arrival from Africa.
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Ketchum
Idaho
Ernest Hemingway
V.K
Hemingway
Patrick
Africa
Our Lady of the ‘Snows
Atkinson
Bishop Father Of 9 Is Slain, Neighbor Held
In Seoul a bishop and his family are targeted as Gen Pak Chunt-hi restructures South Korea. A neighbor is held after the slain bishop and his nine children are found murdered in what authorities label a political era.
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Pak
Chang
Seoul
South Korea
Pak Chunt-hi
Strate
Admitting Killing Bolton A Neighbor Charged
In Tazewell County a 43 year old coal miner Jack Crockett of Bishop Virginia is jailed on murder charges after Robert Lee Bolton 43 was shot early Monday in his driveway. Crockett surrendered at 4 a m while investigators probe motive and multiple pellet wounds.
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Tazewell County
Clarence Davis
Robert Lee Bolton
Bishop
Tazewell
Jack Crockett
Davis
Bolton
Crockett
Adae
Wade S. Coates
Foster Vence
Ancill Sayers
Bodies Of 2 Brought From River Near Cleveland Va
The bodies of two men, John Ed Jackson and Jack Presley, both of Cleveland in Russell County, were recovered from the Clinch River near Cleveland after a boat overturned during trotline setting. A third man, Don Musick, swam to shore and gave only partial details, in shock, per the Russell County Sheriff's Department.
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Clinch River
Cleveland
John Ed Jackson
Jack Presley
Russell County
Don Musick
Candidates Disavow City Board Slate in Bluefield
Two independent candidates for the Bluefield City Board of Directors disavowed a circulating slate of five nominees ahead of the July 5 election. Angelo Monaco and Earl Yeager stated their names were used without permission and they reject any association with the slate.
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Bluefield
Angelo Monaco
Earl Yeager
Monaco
Yeager
Dag Hammarskjold Rejects Soviet Troika Demand
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold rejected applying the Soviet troika principle to the UN Secretariat. He outlined proposals for reshaping senior leadership responsibilities as Moscow presses for a three man triumvirate of Western, Communist, and neutral nations to replace him.
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United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Soviet Union
U.N
Hammarskjold
MacArthur Returns to Philippines in Triumphant Welcome
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur arrived in Manila to a crowd of over 500000 supporters amid Independence Day celebrations. He thanked the Philippines and recalled his wartime leadership, promising a leading role in ceremonies and a state dinner at Malacanang.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
U.S
MacArthur
Luneta Park
MacArthurs
Malacanang Palace
Japan
Truman
Mis
Awa
Honshu
Tokyo
Carlos P. Garcia
Fes
Tive
Manila International
Philippine
Carlos Garcia
International Airport
Welch Man Killed In Norfolk Wreck
Tom Melnick a 25 year old Welch West Virginia sailor attached to Patrol Squadron 8 at the Norfolk Naval Air Station was killed when the car he rode in swerved to avoid a vehicle and wrecked on a one lane dirt road in Norfolk.
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Tom Melnick
Welch
McDowell County
Norfolk, Va
Norfolk
German Communists Refuse Church Plea
East German authorities refused to run special trains to bring West German delegates to a Protestant rally in West Berlin. The West German railways confirmed the decision, noting the trains would traverse 110 miles of Soviet controlled lines.
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Frankfurt
Germany
East Germany
West Berlin
Cool Off Ordered In Sea Strike Ends 80 Day Pause
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order delaying the sea strike with an 80 day cooling off period. The order targets major unions, halting the multimillion dollar walkout that affected over 90 000 mariners and risked national health and safety. President Kennedy sought court relief to stop the costly stoppage amid fears of famine in Hawaii and rising unemployment.
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New York
National Maritime
Sylvester J. Ryan
National Health and Safety
Ryan
Jude Charles E. Clark
U.S. Court of Appeals
Hampden
Conn
Kennedy
Judge declines ban on badges at Nation al Electric Coil
A Columbus Common Pleas judge refused to order union workers to stop wearing badges reading I honored the picket line during a three month strike at National Electric Coil Co. He noted lack of jurisdiction and said such disputes are for the NLRB, while the company may seek a reconsideration.
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Columbus, Ohio
National Electric Coil Co
Common Pleas
Kenneth L. Sater
U.S. Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Sater
Carl Tangeman
National Electric Coil
Tangeman
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Moose
Liks
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Supreme Miliary Council
Song Yo-chang
Park Chi-ok
Seoul Radio
Song
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Yun Po-sun
Junta
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Ruth Hurley Bolton
Elizabeth Ann
Doris Jean
Barbara Lee
Delores Jaunita
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Lana Sue Bolton
Kenneth Larry
Christopher James
Roger Dale Bolton
George Bolton
Rossville
Alexander Methodist Church
Charles Dillon
Grandview
Bluefield - Tazewell Road
UMWA
Peery - St. Clair Funeral Home
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Troika
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International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots
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