Common Market splits over Britain's role in Europe
Western Europe's Common Market frayed over Britain’s inclusion with France opposing closer ties. Six-nation bloc led by West Germany stalled talks with no agreement reached, delaying plans to align beef rice dairy markets and grain prices among France Italy Belgium Holland Luxembourg and the UK.
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Brussels
Belgium
Europe
Britain
France
West Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Bonn
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Common Market
Italy
Holland
Luxembourg
Con O'Neill
Maurice Couve de Murville
Poca Man Held On 2 Traffic Charges
Wade Harold 21 of Pocahontas remained in Bluefield City Jail Friday night on charges of drunk driving and hit and run after a collision at McCulloch Alley and Russell Street at 8 a.m. Friday. The southbound Harold vehicle struck Henry Kessler of Princeton’s car, pushing it into a brick wall. Harold fled but was captured at the Trailways Bus Terminal before trial in Municipal Court on Monday.
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Pocahontas
Vaman
Bluefield City
McCulloch Alley
Russell Street
Wade Harold
Henry Kessler
Princeton
Kessler
Harold
Trailways
Wesleyan Board Censures Outright Over Firing Controversy
West Virginia Wesleyan College trustees voted to silence a former board member who accused the administration of outside labor interests and liberal influence in the dismissal of economics professor Harold Hughes. Hughes faces dismissal next spring over alleged interference by his ultra conservative views in the classroom.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
West Virginia Wesleyan Board of Trustees
Harold Hughes
Dr. Hughes
Harold G. Cutright
Hughes
Homecoming Planned At Methodist Home Greeneville Event
Holston Methodist Home in Greeneville Tennessee will hold a homecoming on the third Sunday in June with no program due to dining facilities limits. Picnic grounds are available and attendees may bring their own meals for the day.
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Holston Methodist
Greeneville
Tenn
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Ad Rates and Contact Info
Bluefield Daily Telegraph details subscription rates by carrier and mail within West Virginia and other zones. The notice lists 7am audit bureau membership and contact avenues including Belaphone 227-6171.
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Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Mailix
West Virginia
Audit Bureau Adventist Representative
The
Gay Agency, Inc
Belaphone
Ex Monroe Man Drowns in New Jersey Picnic Incident
Kester Madison Arthur 48 of East Brunswick N J formerly of Waitville Monroe County drowned Thursday at 4 p m during a picnic in East Brunswick Born in Waitville he was the son of Clyde W Arthur of Gap Mills and the late Mary Goodman Arthur He was a member of Laurel Branch Methodist Church Survivors include his father two sons Dallas and Larry Arthur of Covington VA one brother Marcus Arthur of Gap Mills two sisters Mrs Violet Collins and Marie Arthur of Peterstown and his step mother Mrs Lerne Arthur of Gap Mills The body is to arrive at Broyles Funeral Home Union tonight Funeral arrangements are incomplete
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East Brunswick
N. J
Waitville
Monroe County
Clyde W. Arthur
Gap Mills
Mary Goodman Arthur
Laurel Branch Methodist Church
Dallas
Larry Arthur
Covington
Marcus Arthur
Violet Collins
Marie Arthur
Peterstown
Lerne Arthur
Broyles Funeral Home
Union
Wilsie D. Iddings
Lee St
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Floyd County
Lafayette Iddings
First Baptist Church
Brotherhood of Railroad
Rose Carter Iddings
Ronnie Iddings
Beckley
Oaka Iddings
Eustis
Fla
Curtis Iddings
Floyd
Martha Jane Lawrence
Bertie Iddings
Verne Stuphin
Pilot
Malcolm Fuller
Monte Vista Park
Mercer Funeral Home
Levi Walker Neel
Gratton
Bluefield Sanitarium
Tazewell County
R. R
Mary Walker Neel
Ethel Buchanan Neel
Barnes Neel
Johnny Blessing
Bastian
Richard Snapp
Burkes Garden
Wallace Yates
Dickie Reynolds
North Tazewell
George
Reese Neel
Cove Creek
Addie M. Marrs
Della Peery
N. Tazewell
Mount Olivet Methodist Church
Raleigh Ireson
C. W. Breese
Church
Roscoe Gillespie
W. R. Harman
Sam Bourne
Russell
Frank Buchanan
Sam
Bowen Cox
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Vehicle crash nets jail for Fanrock man
Jordon C. Brewster, 23, of Fanrock Wyoming County, was sentenced to 12 months in jail and fined $110 in a fatal wreck case. He appealed and remains free on bond pending a September Circuit Court hearing. His car, driven on the wrong side, collided with another vehicle. seven year old Marty Dean Brewster, his nephew, died Thursday after a Welch Hospital stay.
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Jordon C. Brewster
Fanrock
Wyoming County
Brewster
Marty Dean Brewster
Welch Hospital
Ray C. Stover
W. Preston Wilson
Prewster
Russell School Bids To Be Opened June 26
In Lebanon Virginia bids will be opened June 26 by the Russell County School Board for a 35 classroom Honaker Elementary slated as the county’s largest. It will serve students from Honaker Drill Big A Mountain and Finney and should be ready for the 1964 term at an estimated cost just under one million dollars.
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Lebanon
Russell County School Board
Honaker
Drill
Big A Mountain
Finney
Local Lodge To Host Legion Ceremonial
The Legion Ceremonial of Mer cer Legion 136 Fifth District Loyal Order of Moose will be held this Sunday at Moose Hall in Princeton Lodge 1521. The meeting starts at 1 p.m. with officer elections at 2 p.m. followed by installation and a Legion banquet for all Legionnaires and their ladies. A dance honoring the Legionnaires will follow with music by the Melody Masters. All Legionnaires and their ladies are invited.
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Mercer Legion 136
Fifth District
Loyal Order of Moose
Princeton Lodge
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Melody
Legionnaires
West Virginia Traffic Deaths Rise to 138 This Year
State Police at Charleston report 138 deaths on West Virginia highways to date, down from 150 at this time last year.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Rees Wins Move To Transfer Trial For Appeal Of Conviction
Melvin Davis Rees, denied a Supreme Court review, wins transfer of his murder conviction appeal from Virginia to the Federal District Court in Alexandria. He awaits execution in Richmond after a 1961 Spotsylvania Circuit Court conviction. Judge Lewis granted the transfer. full hearing and stay request pending.
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Melvin Davis Rees
Supreme Court
Carroll Jackson
Federal District Court
Rees
Virginia State Penitentiary
Richmond
Spotsylvania Circuit Court
Oren R. Lewis
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
U. S. Supreme Court
Cleveland Grads Receive Diplomas
Russell County School Superintendent G H Givens awarded 29 diplomas to the last class at the present Cleveland High School in Cleveland Virginia. Forty years earlier Givens opened as principal presenting the first class with diplomas. Next year’s seniors will graduate in a new one million dollar building set to open this fall housing grades six through twelve.
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Cleveland, Va
Russell County
G. H. Givens
Givens
Cleveland
West Virginia Resources Staffer Speaks at Lions Club
Mrs. Maxine Scarbro, coordinator of the Natural Resources Department in West Virginia, addressed Bluefield Lions Club at the West Virginian Hotel luncheon. She showed slides of the state’s tourist attractions and scenic beauty. The club donated 250 to the YM YWCA building fund and 150 to the Bluefield High School band for the Centennial Tour aiding the state's 100th birthday celebration.
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Maxine Scarbro
Natural Resources Department
West Virginia
Bluefield Lions Club
West Virginian Hotel
Ymywca Building Fund
Bluefield High School
Pope John XXIII Clings to Life Amid Last Agony
The Vatican reported Pope John XXIII in perilous condition as doctors rushed to aid him. Relatives arrived at the papal apartment while thousands in Rome prayed in St. Peter's Square and churches across Italy.
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Rome
St. Peter's Square
Pope John
Sotto Il Monte
Papal
Raimondo Manzini
L’osservatore Romano
Manzini
Vatican Radio
St. Peter’s Square
Papal Apartments
Italy
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Milan
Pope
Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini
John
Gunshot Fatal Claims Life of 65-Year-Old Edgar McCloud
Edgar McCloud aged 65 died in a Huntington hospital Friday from a gunshot wound suffered Tuesday at his Lincoln County home. Police investigated the incident as a fatal shooting with no immediate motive disclosed.
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Huntington
Edgar McCloud
Lincoln County
Barron Addresses Graduates in West Virginia
Gov Barron urged high school and college graduates to finish school to secure jobs and build better futures for themselves and families. He spoke at the West Virginia Industrial School for Girls and later at Fairmont State College praising higher education and the need for quality teachers.
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Salem
W. Va
Barron
West Virginia
Fairmont State
McDowell County Honors 701 Graduates in Nine High Schools
In McDowell County nine high schools held 701 commencements last night at 8 p.m. Most programs were at the schools, except Welch High at Eubank National Guard Armory. Welch: Dr. Kermit Hunters. Jae ger High: Dr. Cloyd Armbrister. Northfork Elkhorn: George W. Bryson. Big Creek High at War: Senator Robert C. Byrd. Kimball High: Dr. Naomi Garrett. Gary High: E. B. McCue. Ex celsior High: J. C. Cooper. Gary District High: brief talks by about 30 graduates. Elkhorn High: Leon P. Miller. Welch attorney.
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McDowell County
Welch High
Eubank National Guard
Welch
Kermit Hunter
Hollins
Jaeger High School
Cloyd P. Armbrister
Concord College
Northfork Elkhorn
George
Officers Installed By Princeton Athens Alumnae Delta Zeta
The Princeton Athens Alumnae Chapter of Delta Zeta held its May meeting at Mrs. Vernon Dunns home with Mrs. William Lilly presiding New officers were elected Betty Moody president Ott Fredeling vice president Charles Riley secretary Robert Collins treasurer Gordon Ball publicity chairwoman Pat Kelly recommendations chairwoman and Louise Gentry philanthropy chairwoman Final reports were given Virginia Hatcher appointed to State Day committee Dessert was served Those present included Mrss Joe Stinson Norman Riley Robert Collins William Lilly Ott Fredeking Mitzie Lawrence Lane Fowler Geraldine Hill Joyce Hill Marguerite Miller and others
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Princeton-Athens
Delta Zeta
Vernon Dunn
Bluefield Road
William Lily
Betty Moody
Ott Fredeling
Charles Riley
Robert Collins
Gordon Ball
Pat Kelly
Louise Gentry
Philanthrophy
Miss Ball
Virginia Hatcher
Joe Stinson
Norman Sir Charles Riley
William Lilly
Ott Fredeking
Mitzie Lawrence
Lane Fowler
Geraldine
Joyce Hill
Marguerite Miller
Lewis' Former Wife Seeks Higher Alimony in Baltimore
Sophie M. Lewis, former wife of Dr. John L. Lewis Jr., petitions to boost the $500 monthly alimony and child support from a 1960 divorce. She cites his about $40,000 yearly income and $350,000 to $500,000 in wealth, noting a February divorce settlement of $7,500 to his second wife. They reside in Roland Park, Baltimore, with a 17 year old daughter and a 1 year old son.
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Baltimore
John L. Lewis Jr
United Mine Workers
Sophie M. Lewis
Harman family rites set at Grundy Church
Rufus Ashworth Harman 59 longtime Mountain Mission School teacher Grundy Va died Friday in a Grundy hospital. Survived by wife Laura Stacy Harman a daughter Martha Virginia Cassell two sons Rufus Alford Harman and John Newton Harman IV a half brother Eugene Orr and other relatives. Funeral Sunday 1 30 p m Church of Christ with Rev Clarence Greenleaf and Rev Charles Sublett officiating burial Maplewood Cemetery Tazewell.
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Mountain Mission School
Grundy
Fork Union Military Academy
Lynchburg College
University of North Carolina
Tazewell County
Rufus A
Mary Shelburne Harman
Laura Stacy Harman
Martha Virginia Cassell
Bel Air
Rufus Alford Harman
Waynesboro
John Newton Harman IV
Colorado Springs
Colo
Eugene Orr
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Church of Christ
Clarence Greenleaf
Charles Sublett
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell
Grundy Funeral Home
Price Madison Wires
Vansant
Ocie Osborne Vires
Edgar Vires
Fred Vires
Silver Spring
Isabel Vandyke
Jack Greenleaf
Virginia Funeral Home
Mabel Weddle
Williamson Hospital
John W. Weddle
Williamson
Rhea F. Moore Sr
W. A. Blackburn
Hazlett
N. J
Clarence Ireson
Funeral services for Cecil Ann Fanning Sunday in Princeton
Funeral plans for Cecil Ann Fanning of 217 South Walker Street Princeton are set for Sunday at 2 30 p m in the George W Seaver Chapel Princeton with Dr L B Huston officiating Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery Friends may call at the mortuary after 2 p m today Pallbearers are Ernest Crawford Trevor Hazelwood Richard White Hedley Peters and Robert and Larry Fanning
Death notices for Lorenza Dell Burton in Bland Virginia
Lorenza Dell Burton 71 of Route 2 Bland Virginia died Friday at home. Survived by wife Ada H Burton a son Robert of Bland a granddaughter five sisters N D Dillon Bluefield Alice Painter Z L Painter Bland Kyle Thompson Beckley Wade Thompson Roanoke. Ducted Sunday at 2 PM in Newberry Funeral Chapel Bland Rev C V Duff will officiate burial in family cemetery.
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Route 2
Bland
Ada H. Burton
Robert Burton
N. D. Dillon
Bluefield
Alice Painter
Z. L. Painter
Kyle Thompson
Beckley
Wade Thompson
Roanoke
Newberry Funeral Chapel
Mrs Margaret Kelley Bell 96 dies in Pennsylvania
Mrs. Margaret Kelley Bell age 96 longtime Bluefield resident died Tuesday at the home of her daughter Mrs. Helen Hypes in Thomasville Pennsylvania Other survivors include son John W Bell of Overbrook Pennsylvania and sister Helen E Kelley of McSherrystown Pennsylvania Funeral and burial rites will be held today in Abbottstown Pennsylvania
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Grace English Bobo
Logan St
Bluefield
Mount Olive Baptist Church
J. J. Howard
Harvey Doggett
Best Lawn Memorial Estates
Cliff Dandy
Sam Holland
John H. Lewis
S. M. Spicer
Jasper Bailey
William Jones
Don Brooks
Church Missionary Society
South Carolina
Bobo
Calantha Lodge
Coalwood
James F. Bobo
Edward English
Buffalo
N. Y
Arlie Lee
Greensboro
N. C
James Bobo Jr
New York City
Castor Bobo
Spartanburg
S. C
Bud Sexton
Salisbury
Lugo
Margaret Kelley Bell
Helen Hypes
Thomasville
John W. Bell
Overbrook
Helen E. Kelley
McSherrystown
Abbottstown
Taft official to address West Virginia Industrial Conference
Lawrence H. Rogers II executive vice president of Taft Broadcasting Co. will speak at Marshall University next Tuesday. He previously led WSAZ Inc. Huntington and helped form the West Virginia Economic Agency. The conference is sponsored by Morgantown and Huntington chambers, state chambers, Marshall and WV universities, the State Department of Commerce and the WV Industrial Development Association. Four workshops cover industrial development and a post lunch session focuses on industrial revenue bonds.
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Huntington
Lawrence H. Rogers II
Taft Broadcasting Co
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Marshall University
Rogers
Wsaz Inc
Taft
West Virginia Economic Agency
State Department of Commerce
Morgantown
State Chambers of Commerce
Marshall
West Virginia Industrial Development Association
Rusk Warns West Not To Relax Amid Sino Soviet Rift
Secretary of State Dean Rusk cautioned that Western nations should not ease pressure over Sino Soviet tensions. He said the dispute may widen the cold war, while praising Western unity and new nations rejecting communism. Rusk noted European unity, NATO nuclear issues, and rising diplomatic negotiation readiness as longer term Western strengths.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
West
Soviet Union
China
Rusk
Nation’s Business
Europe
United States
U.S
NATO
German French Treaty Okayed By West German Parliament
West Germany’s Bundestag gave final approval to the January treaty with France championed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer. The pact aims to end centuries of enmity and will take effect in July, committing both nations to aligned policies and regular high level meetings.
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Bonn
Germany
Charles de Gaulle
France
Konrad Adenauer
Bundesrat
Tennessean Won’t Face Murder Trial
Frank Dyer an eight year old who spent 21 years in a state hospital for the criminally insane will not be tried for the 1931 slaying of his sons. Dist Atty Gen Clarence Blackburn said age and time in confinement justify the decision. He was declared mentally competent two weeks earlier and left Central State Hospital for the first time in 31 years before being taken into custody in Knoxville.
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Knoxville
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