Three Boys Rescued From Old Tazewell Mine Near Jewell Ridge
Three young Tazewell County boys Harold Wyatt 12 Jackie Wyatt 9 and Alfred Bradford 14 were found by Richlands Rescue Squad after 28 hours underground in the abandoned Jewell Ridge Number One Mine near Jewell Ridge Va They were wet cold and hungry and were taken to Richlands hospital for a precautionary check up More than 100 persons including rescue squad members police and volunteers aided the search which began Thursday afternoon May 30 after the boys wandered from their homes.
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Tazewell County
Jewell Ridge
Harold Wyatt
Jackie Wyatt
Alfred Bradford
Richlands
James Mullins
Noel Stallard
Jewell Ridge Coal Co
Jewel
John Bradford
Mullens
Grat Wyatt
159 Deaths Set Record For 1 Day
The Memorial Day traffic toll reached 159 deaths in a 30 hour period from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Thursday, far above estimates of 90 to 130. The figure below 1962’s 107 and 1951’s 81 record low for a single day.
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National Safety Council
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Connecticut
Aniionville
Glendale
Utah
Lach
Associated Press
Virginia Crash Kills 2 Women
A U S 1 crash of three cars near Carmel Church in Caroline County, Virginia, killed two Richmond women, Mrs. Earl H. Armentrout and Mrs. Alfred I. Kirsh. Armentrout was the widow of a gambling figure slain in 1957. The 1963 highway toll rose to 352, up from 318 a year earlier.
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Virginia
Earl H. Armentrout
Alfred I. Kirsh
Richmond
Armentrout
Carmel Church
Caroline County
Five Day Warm Spell Then Cooler Temps Ahead
The Weather Bureau forecasts warmer weather through the weekend with a cool down early next week. Night and daytime temperatures are expected to run 3 to 6 degrees above normal, with normals around 50 to 56 for lows and 77 to 82 for highs in the region.
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West Urges Khrushchev Test Ban Study On Inspections
President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan reported to have proposed a scientific study with on-site inspections to detect sneak nuclear blasts. The plan aims to resolve disputes over whether current detection methods suffice and keep pressure on Khrushchev amid stalled talks. Secretary Rusk signaled a method to clarify diverging views through technical inquiry. The Russians oppose intraterritory inspections while accepting limited on-site visits as political bargaining.
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Khrushchev
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Harold Macmillan
Moscow
Macmillan
U.S
Dean Rusk
Rusk
New Mine Opens in Mingo County by Island Creek Coal
Island Creek Coal Co. opens a new mine three miles north of Matewan in Mingo County. Vice president N. T. Camia says it will employ about 70 men and produce 2,000 tons daily from the upper Thacker seam. It is the third Island Creek mine opened recently, with two others in Logan County.
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West Virginia
Island Creek
Centennial Train Starts On Tour West Virginia
The West Virginia Centennial train named West Virginia on Wheels, a nine car display unit, opened in Washington with Gov. Barron’s wife Opal cutting the ribbon before a ceremony. It then tours 63 stops in 92 days across the state, with railroads donating the train and guards/hosts guiding visitors.
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West Virginia
Opal Barron
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J. C. Kamburg
Lincoln
Negroes Freed in Tallahassee protest case
In Tallahassee Florida Circuit Judge Ben Willis dismissed contempt charges against 222 Negro demonstrators who had protested white theater segregation. The order allows peaceful picketing with limits before the Florida and State Theaters, signaling a major civil rights victory and promising ongoing action if demands are not met.
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Fla
Circuit Court
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Tobias Simon
Miami
Simon
Florida Theater
State Theater
Buchanan Man Electrocuted in Virginia Coal Mine
Ralph Stacy of Roseann Virginia was fatally electrocuted at Panther Creek Coal Co Mine in Roseann after touching a live wire. Survived by wife Hazel, daughter Donna Rene, son Ralph Stanley, sister Tennessee and eight brothers. Funeral set for Monday at 1 p.m. with burial in Walford Cemetery. arrangements by Virginia Funeral Home of Grundy.
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Buchanan County
Panther Creek Coal Co
Roseann
Ralph Stacy
Stacy
Adam Stacy
Hazel Stacy
Donna Rene Stacy
Ralph Stanley Stacy
Tennessee Stacy
Virgil
Lee
Ernest
Henry
Estel
Boyd
Walter Stacy
Delbert Justus
Cloyd Bailey
Walford
Virginia Funeral Home
Grundy
Evidence Indicates Thresher Has Pieces Intact But Split
Navy captain said underwater pictures and other evidence suggest the sunken Thresher remains in one piece with contours intact but badly split at least at one point. The Thresher sank with 129 aboard during a roe test dive about 220 miles at sea.
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N. H
Thresher
Frank A. Andrews
Robert D. Conrad
Boston
Navy
Roe
U.S. Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Norfolk
Washington
Naval Court of Inquiry
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Slowdown urged for a new NATO nuclear fleet plan
Labor leader Patrick Gordon Walker urges President Kennedy to slow the drive for a jointly owned nuclear navy with Britain and allies. Rep. Francis E. Walter, 69, dies in Georgetown Hospital after leukemia diagnosis. he chaired the House Un-American Activities Committee and coauthored the McCarran-Walter Act.
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Britain
Kennedy
West Germany
Patrick Gordon Walker
U.S
Francis E. Walter
Dpa
Georgetown University Hospital
Walter
Easton
Pennsylvania
House Committee On UN
House
Committee On UN
Pope John XXII Fights For Life In Vatican
Vatican reports the 81 year old Pope remains gravely ill with peritonitis and an internal stomach growth. He briefly regained consciousness to bless relatives before the Vatican signaled little hope for recovery as prayers spread worldwide.
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John XXII
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Angelo Dell’ Acqua
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Argentina Hit by 24 Hour General Strike
Argentina faced a near complete 24 hour general strike called by the CGT to protest unemployment and rising living costs. Rail and port traffic stopped, buses and trucks idle, factories idle, while hospitals and utilities remained functioning under government watchful restraint.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
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