Second Tazewell Brothers Charged in Bank Robberies
Two Tazewell County men John Henry Booth and William Oliver Booth are jailed in Alexandria awaiting a federal grand jury on charges of bank robbery and armed robbery. They allegedly held up the Farmers and Merchants National Bank in Hamilton Virginia for 5750, plus robbed Randy Beavers Grocery in Baptist Valley, and fled through multiple states before capture.
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Tazewell County
Alexandria
John Henry Booth
William Oliver Booth
Bandy
U.S
Henry St. John Fitzgerald
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Hamilton
Randy Beavers
Baptist Valley
FBI
Tazewell
Amonate
Glenwood Park
Mercer County
Fort Eustis
Lucille Grey
Hamton
William Booth
Washington
Khrush Says Hell Help Powers See Captive Son
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev reportedly promised Oliver Powers aid to visit his captive pilot son Francis G. Powers after a telegram implied such help. Powers plans to travel to the Soviet Union as soon as arrangements allow to see his son, with his wife unable to accompany him.
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Khrush
Hell
Powers
Son
Norton
Nikita Khrushchev
Oliver Powers
Soviet Union
Francis G. Powers
Mont
Russia
Khrushchev
State Department
Washington Post
Informaon
Centennial Bill Approved by Senate Cooperation with 1963 West Virginia Centennial
The Senate approved a House backed resolution authorizing federal cooperation in the 1963 West Virginia Centennial Celebration. The action clears the way for federal support of state events and commemorations.
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Senate
Washington
West Virginia
Kidnapping Sentence Delayed At Abingdon
L C Wilson of Kingsport Tennessee pleaded guilty to abducting a Kingsport couple and forcing them to accompany him to Washington County Virginia where the man was slugged with a shotgun and the woman raped. The sentencing in U S Western District Court was postponed until June 15.
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Abingdon
Ing
L. C. Wilson
Kingsport
Tenn
U. S. Western District Court
Wilson
Washington County
Pasternak Remembered At Simple Moscow Funeral
In Moscow Boris Pasternak is buried in a quiet ceremony with over 1,000 mourners. Critics credit him as an absolute democrat while noting Soviet backlash after winning and rejecting the 1958 Nobel Prize for literature. Vladimir Asmos delivered the graveside tribute. An unidentified student lamented the ban on reading his great book.
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Moscow
Boris Pasternak
Soviet Writers’ Union
Pasternak
Doctor Zhivago
Vladimir Asmos
Asmos
Leo Tolstoy
Arrests Expected In Kidnapping And Wounding In Mingo
State trooper W R Dyer said arrests are expected soon in the kidnapping and wounding of Magistr Frye near Williamson. Frye, 3, said three men forced him into a mountainside area tied him to a tree then returned and shot him. He was struck in the back of the head but freed himself and sought help. His condition was listed as good Thursday.
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Frye
Green Ball Of Ice Falls From Sky Near Woman
A 22 year old Cambria County house wife Dixie Lewis in Portage heard a loud whoosh and saw a large green ice ball fall to the ground and break into dinner-plate sized pieces. Police say the ice smelled like soap and was collected for analysis. A weather bureau spokesman doubts any storm activity and suggests ice from an airplane wing as a possible source.
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Johnstown
Cambria County
Dixie Lewis
Portage
Victor Fukas
Pittsburgh
Weather Bureau
Henry Rockwood
U. S. Weather Bureau
Khrushchev Proposes Global Ban on Nuclear Launches
In Moscow Khrushchev introduces an eight page plan to ban launching nuclear weapons from ships planes rockets and space satellites In a surprise move he writes to leaders including Eisenhower amid concerns over the Paris summit collapse Western diplomats call for study of the proposal and its potential impact In Geneva the Soviet envoy seeks rights to inspect US research devices and rejects cooperation with non nuclear explosions in Russia
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Paris
United Nations
Khrushchev
America
Geneva
United States
Russia
Foreign Office
U S Forces In Global Alert
Secretary Gates disclosed a worldwide alert exercise began at 11 p m Wednesday night and will run for several days. The plan activates standby facilities and tests communications as part of an alert condition kept at all times. Joint Chiefs urged more no notice alerts to maintain readiness.
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Secretary of Defense
Thomas Gates Jr
Gates
Paris
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joint Chief of Staff
Senate approves veterans insurance bill in Senate vote
Charleston AP reports Senator Jennings Randolph says the Senate passed a bill to reopen one year World War I and Korean veterans aged 64 and under for National Service Life Insurance up to 10000. The measure, co sponsored by Randolph, passed 7 votes and would be funded by premiums not the government.
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Charleston
Jennings Randolph
D-Wvas
Washington
Senate
Randolph
House
Lions Open Convention Today in Bluefield WV
The 38th Annual West Virginia Lions Convention opens today in Bluefield with about 600 members. Highlights include Stahr and Sturm talks, officer elections, banquets at Bluefield Auditorium, and sessions at the West Virginian Hotel Ramsey School.
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West Virginia
International Association of Lions Clubs
Dudley L. Simms
Charleston
Lions International
Charles C. Warren
Bluefield
Henry T. Witty
Nitro
T. Courtney Tanner
Stahr
Sturm
West Virginian
de Stahl
Hiram King
Ball
Association
Ramsey School
Robbery at Cheatwood General Store in Eigood
Police probe a robbery of the Cheatwood General Store in Eigood, reported Thursday morning. The theft included 1700 dollars with 61.55 in post office funds, four checks, a pistol worth 82, and remaining cash. only owner and two sons knew the safe combination.
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R. BR. Cheatwood Geners
Eigood
Elgood Post Office
Cheatwood
Wyoming Boy Dies From Crash Injuries
An 11 year old boy from Brenton Wyoming County died Thursday at Miners Memorial Hospital Man from injuries suffered May in a one car crash near Baileysville Police reported John Paul Steel lost control of his car on the highway near Baileysville the car struck a tree He is survived by his parents Scott and Mrs Steel of Brenton Robertson Foglesong Funeral Home handles arrangements incomplete.
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Brenton
Wyoming County
Miners Memorial Hospital
Man
Baileysville
John Paul Steel
Scott
Steel
Brenton Robertson - Foglesong Funeral Home
Mercer GOP Names Joe Shaffer Chairman With New Aides
Mercer County Republican executive committee re elected Joseph Shaffer Jr a Princeton attorney as chairman at a meeting in Princeton. Assistant chairmen were elected from each magisterial district Scott Lilly Oris Barton C W Murphy L L Martin and Dr Richard Lilly. Subby Currence named publicity director. Two vacancies filled Jack Davis from Ward 6 and Mary Ellen Blue from Ward 8 with one seat in Ward 7 still to be filled.
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Joseph €. Shaffer Jr
Princeton
Mercer County
Republican Executive Committee
Bee Peck
Scott Lilly
Beaver Pond
Oris Barton
Fast River
C. W. Murphy
Rock
L. L. Martin
Richard Lilly
Plymouth
L. L
Currence
Jack Davis
Mary Ellen Blue
Gates Answers Critics on U2 Spy Flight and Soviet Threat
Defense Secretary Thomas S. Gates Jr dismissed as a Cold War bluff a Soviet threat to strike bases housing U.S. planes. In testimony to the Senate committee, Gates defended the U2 reconnaissance flights, noted intelligence gains, and warned military factions in the USSR could misjudge consequences of nuclear war.
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Washington
U. S
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Soviet Union
Gates
Khrushchev
Marshal Rodion Y. Malnovsky
USS
Amd
United States
Cates
Ussr
Pact 2
Central Intelligence Agency
Defense Secretary
Khrush Writes Demo Leaders Message with Attendees
Khrush writes to Khrushchev as Adlai Stevenson and Sam Rayburn join in the message. Also present were Senate Foreign Relations chairman and other lawmakers from Texas and Arkansas.
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Khrush
Johnson
Khrushchev
Adlai FE
Sali House
Sam Rayourn
Tex
Sean J. William Pulbeight
West Virginia Flag Unfurled At MCV Ceremony
Virginians attended the ideal school as officials unfurled the West Virginia state flag above MCV in a local ceremony. Citizens gathered to witness the display and celebrate state pride.
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West Virginia
Stolen Plane Crash Kills Two Boys in Pomona
Two runaway brothers aged 12 and 14 vowed to learn to fly or die trying. They hot wired an old Piper Tri Pac er at Cable Airport and died when the four seat craft plunged into a schoolyard. A small brown dog perished with them.
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Pomona
Calf
API
James
Teee Ae
Cable
Upland Construction
Emerson
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