Stringham Is Located After Amnesia Disappearance
Bluefield engineer Jack F Stringham who vanished June 1 has been located in Florida with his wife reporting he sounded normal. He was last seen in Bluefield on June 1 and had been traveling with William St Clair from Hillsville Va to Roanoke and Florida before a return toward South Carolina. Mrs Stringham plans to meet them in Columbia today to obtain details of his condition and whereabouts.
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General Telephone Company of
Northeast
Bluefield
South Bluefield
Bastian
William St. Clair
Roanoke
Hillsville
Florida
Tennessee
St. Clair
Jacksonville
Man Wanted For Slaying 6 Is Shot
UNION New Jersey police say Michael Fekecs, a 25 year old Hungarian refugee linked to six slayings, was shot and wounded by Patrolman Walter J Leamy on a dirt road off Oakland Avenue after opening fire on officers. Police tie this case to four killings in North Brunswick last January through ballistic evidence.
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Elizabeth General Hospital
Walter J. Leamy
Aga
Irvington City
Dlesex County
T.ward J. Dolan
Fekecs
North Brunswick
Union
Vauxhaull Road
Oakland Avenue
Michael Barry
Leamy
Dolan
Stratojet Explodes In Flight Over Florida Everglades
A six engine MIAMI Stratojet bomber exploded during a training flight Tuesday night over the Everglades. Officials said three crew were aboard at Homestead Air Force Base. Two survivors parachuted and were rescued by the Coast Guard in Miami.
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Miami
Fla. 7
South Florida Everglades
Homestead Air Force Base
Coast Guard
Big Democratic Convention Demonstration and Civil Rights Platform
The largest show at the Democratic National Convention occurred with Adlai Stevenson arriving at the Convention Hall. The platform features a strong civil rights plank which southern delegates oppose. The U S Justice Department reports no federal violations in the May 10 Logan County primary but Wayne County inquiry remains incomplete. Khrushchev declares the Monroe Doctrine dead and U S cannot bar communism in the hemisphere. The U S accuses Russia of shooting down an American plane outside Soviet air space. Bluefield Board sets August 16 for public hearing on switching from district to at large citywide board elections. City seeks bids to pave seven streets in phase two of summer program. Plumbers license fee proposal of 75 is repealed by the Board. city attorney to draft a new ordinance setting the annual fee.
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Bluefield
Board of Directors
Phil Lilly
US Rejects Congo Plea for Troops Amid Congo Crisis
Washington rejected a Congo request for American troops to restore order, while keeping a UN role option open. Officials noted no US casualties and indicated 1800 missionaries remain in danger zones as evacuations proceed.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
U. S
State Department
U N Task Force to Be Sent Into Congo
The United Nations decided to rush an administrative task force with security experts to the Congo to restore order after the unrest.
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U.N
Congo
United Nations
N.Y
Democrats Will Ballot Tonight U.S. Issues Severe Warning
The United States delivered a formal protest to the Soviet Union after an American Air Force reconnaissance bomber was shot down. Washington demanded the immediate release of two surviving crew members and the return of Capt. Willard G. Palm’s body. The note asserted the mission over international waters was legitimate and warned of possible further action.
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Willard G. Palm
SS. K
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
United States
Giles County Sheriff Indicted Over Taxi Driver Shooting
Giles County grand jury indicted Sheriff John E. Hopkins on a malicious wound charge related to a shooting of taxi driver Peter Lambert a month earlier. Hopkins, 49, remained free on a $10,000 bond as his circuit court trial was set to begin next Monday.
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Pearisburg
Giles County
John E. Hopkins
Narrows
Hopkins
A. L. Farrier
Peter Lambert
Harman
Commonwealth
Chester J. Stafford
Lambert
Eisenhower Signs Bill for State Armory Funds
President Eisenhower signed a bill appropriating 994.855 million dollars for military construction for the new fiscal year. Armory funding listed includes West Virginia National Guard projects in Elkins Hinton Montgomery Spencer Charleston and others plus Army Reserve in Bluefield Clarksburg.
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Washington
Eisenhower
West Virginia
National Guard
Elkins
Hinton
Montgomery
Spencer
Charleston
Army Reserve
Bluefield
Clarksburg
Dickenson Election Fraud Charges Dismissed by Three Judge Panel
A special three judge court in Dickenson County Virginia dismissed GOP charges that Democrats manipulated mail ballots in the county elections. The ruling found no proven fraud but criticized the practice as improper. about 270 mail ballots were examined with only 87 directly proven.
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Dickenson
Clintwood
GOP
Jaycees Seek At Large City Directors in Bluefield
The Bluefield Jaycees urge the city to replace district elections with a five member at large city board. A public hearing was set for August 16 with Go forth and Fowlkes voting to proceed. The proposal stems from a yearlong charter study and includes guidance from Modena and others.
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Bluefield Jaycees
Bluefield City Board of Directors
Jaycees
Jaycee
Henry C. Goforth
L. C. Fowlkes
Employed And Jobless Both Increase In June
The Labor Department reports June saw employment rise by 1.4 million to 57.0 million while unemployment grew by 1.0 million to 4.423 million, lifting the civilian labor force by 2.3 million to a record 73.0 million. Teenagers drove most of the rise as youths enter the workforce amid the postwar baby boom.
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Labor Department
Seymour Wolfbewan
Wolfman
Suualbon
Democratic platform outlines broad national strength program
The platform spans 15 000 words covering foreign and domestic issues. It stresses civil rights at home and countering Communist aggression abroad, advocates a national peace agency for arms control, and supports avoiding diplomatic embarrassments like the U2 incident. It pledges a full use of federal power to back these aims.
No One Hurt In Political Duel Between Kennedy and Johnson
Los Angeles AP reports a lively duel between Democratic front runners John Kennedy of Massachusetts and Lyndon Johnson of Texas at the Biltmore Hotel. The exchange featured verbal sparring and light barbs as both staged their campaigns with no physical harm.
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Los Angeles
John Pitagerald Kennedy
Massachusetts
Lyndon Barnes Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Kennedy
Roby
Biltmore Hotel
Democratic convention scene in Los Angeles shifts votes toward Johnson
Report from a downtown hotel shows John Johnson surging toward the Democratic nomination as Kennedy gains on the first ballot. Delegations from California and Kansas pledge solid support, with Adlai Stevenson arriving amid a festival mood while delegates debate favorite son votes and platform actions.
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John
BR. Johnson
Massachusetts
Texas
Strate Califeria
I Johnson
Kennedy
Arella
Democrats
Leroy Collinge
Plorvia
Caldernia
Edgunr G. Brown
Symington
Johnson
Luctic
Kansas
George Docking
Democrat Platform Calls For Equal Access Across Society
The platform asserts government action to curb discrimination in voting, education, employment, housing, and public facilities. It hints at broader social changes including private schools, aiming for desegregation and universal access, while warning of shifts in civil rights enforcement.
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