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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1960
Page
4
Daily Telegraph text fragment notes AP news use rights and local news publication. Mentions 1866 date, 1953 establishment, and address 412 Bland Street Bluefield with no clear event or outcome.
A devotional note cites II Corinthians 5 1 about earthly tents giving way to a heavenly building and joy in heaven. The piece quotes Hilys Jasper praising the Master over mansions as the saints seek eternal reward.
The piece argues espionage cultures shift from secrecy to openness as revelations emerge about spycraft. It cites Mata Hari and the U2 capture as emblematic moments, noting diplomats historically denied espionage roles while contending shadow agents remain essential despite changing norms.
An estimated 150000 people rallied in Tokyo against the United States and the new security treaty. The piece argues the protests are driven by communists and that Japan remains free under US support, denying puppet status and praising democratic progress despite regional tensions.
A Washington correspondent predicts campaign expenditures will rise as a campaign management challenge. The piece weighs how fund-raising may complicate strategy for presidential races.
The piece discusses whether prominent Democrats have encouraged Khrushchev to doubt negotiating with President Eisenhower ahead of a new Democratic administration. It cites Adlai Stevenson’s Paris interview promising major policy changes after the November elections, Stevenson’s subsequent denials, and new light from Howard N. Fowler about Boulay’s off the record remarks and the Mansfield News report.
The Daily Telegraph notes the Pocahontas Sales Company was formed with 5000 capital stock and T. S. Crockett among incorporators. Otis Bivens, praised Beaver High School debater, won the Henry Rodgin Medal. Jenkin Jones baseball beat Blyfield State Liners 6 to 2. Eileen King of Princeton VFW Bicycle Safety Club registered New members. N and W tracks blocked near Oakvale after 13 coal cars derailed with no injuries.
Interior Department faces a delaying battle as the Calvary of nudists led by the Apocalyptics seeks a convention in Hot Springs Arkansas. Officials defer to local rules and the park service grapples with a lack of guidance while a key administrator dies, prompting cautious statements on policy.
A California cult with headquarters in Holy City asks Chief Justice Warren to rule informally on federal laws about their doctrine. No word from Warren nor from the Interior Department. Washington officials hope to dismiss the matter as a clothes call.
National parties face internal feuding as Eleanor Roosevelt and Lehman allied liberals target Carmine De Sapio and Tammany Hall. Kennedy supporters clash with Adlai Stevenson backers while Mayor Wagner seeks neutrality and a possible vice presidential bid. Big Jim Farley hints at Kennedy backing as upstate factions push for reform within the mid Atlantic political landscape.
New York Democrats travel to the Los Angeles convention without a clear leader or unity. Governor Rockefeller wavers on endorsing Nixon, leaving both parties with leadership weaknesses. Nixon leans on other states as New York’s 45 electoral votes seem less pivotal. The Democrats contend with too many bosses while Republicans lack a decisive figure.
Hollywood gossip notes reveal William Talman’s ban on Raymond Burr rivalry on Perry Mason and future title tweaks. Simone Signoret mocks accident ward talk while Eli Wallach films in Reno with Monroe Gable and Clift. Suzy Parker returns to buy a London house post 20th Century Fox contract. Maurice Evans finances Macbeth and Rhinoceros Broadway plans spark cast shifts. Olivier struggles with funding as Zero Mostel joins Rhinoceros and Destry touring casts shift with Kazan to Lincoln Center.
Veteran actor Talman exits the Perry Mason play with Elia Kazan planning a exclusive project in 1982 and aiming to sign actors including Marlon Brando. Eva Gabor travels Europe for three months with wigs and husband while Mickey Rooney headlines a 150 minute vaudeville show. Peter Graves tours Australia and plans a London stop for an Edgar Allan Poe thriller.
The essay surveys major student demonstrations from 1919 China to 1959 San Francisco, noting how protests closed sectors, sparked movements like the Chinese Communist Party, and drew government scrutiny. It cites individuals from the University of California and Stanford, and discusses reactions to the House Committee on Un-American Activities and free speech tensions.
Drew Pearson notes Vice President Nixon seeks distance from Murray Chotiner as Chotiner runs in Beverly Hills for Congress. The column details three cases where Chotiner lobbied for clients, including Bowman Engineering, Hollywood Models, and Lloyd Construction, and notes Nixon spoke to several of Chotiner’s clients but no direct intervention is shown.
A noisy jumble of disjointed lines references a senator claiming officials are silent about a spy plane, lunchroom quips, a backwards costume in a Boston courtroom, and political peril around Jack Kennedy. The piece blends satire with vague political allusion and summer backdrops.
A poem bids farewell to a seven year room as one leaves for Boston with dignity. The speaker contrasts intimate knowledge of a room with the vastness of a town, urging a clean break and to leave nothing behind. It reflects on memory, love, and the ache of departure.
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