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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1961
Page
1
Kennedy and Khrushchev open a two camp summit in Vienna amid cautious optimism. Both expect limited gains, seeking mutual understanding while avoiding Paris style collapse as Kennedy aims to project firmness and reduce tension with the Soviet leader.
President Kennedy wrapped up talks in Paris praising Charles de Gaulle for backing West Berlin against force. After six meetings the leaders issued a communique noting broad agreement and a strengthened U.S. position for Vienna talks with Khrushchev.
Mercer County has been selected by the U S Forest Service for a wood products market development center and federal demonstration forest. Sen Robert C Byrd announced the 450 000 appropriations to start the project and outlined plans for an administrative building and lab on the county farm near Princeton. The site includes 50 acres and the nearby Camp Creek State Forest with an initial staff of eight to ten scientists and about 30 operators.
Rep. William E. Miller won unanimous election as Republican national chairman and immediately attacked President Kennedy on foreign and domestic policy. The New York lawyer from western NY pledged party unity, warned about Red China in the United Nations, and said he has no commitment to any 1964 presidential candidate.
Twenty three Bluefield men seek nomination for five seats on the Bluefield Board of Directors in the Municipal Primary Election June 13. District tallies show seven from District 3, six from District 1, four from District 2, and three each from Districts 4 and 5. Voters pick five candidates with at most one per district. top two in each district advance to the July 5 general election, and the district winner gains a seat.
In Ciudad Trujillo Domini can forces report one assassin killed and three captured after the assassination of Rafael Trujillo Sr. A mastermind ex-Brig Gen Juan Tomas Diaz remains at large. The funeral drew Catholic rites in San Cristobal as the nation braces for political shifts led by Rafael Trujillo Jr. and a new government slate.
Federal judge issues a halt affecting bi racial rides as reported by the Associated Press. The action involves a court ruling halting a transportation policy or practice under review, with details limited in this summary.
George S. Kaufman famed Broadway wit dies at his Park Avenue home after a series of strokes. The writer collaborated on classics like The Royal Family Dinner at Eight and The Man Who Came to Dinner. He was 71.
Thelma Wallace Dalton 57 of Bluefield Va died Thursday night at Bluefield Sanitarium Funeral services Sunday at 2 pm at Maple Hill Cemetery with Rev Glenn F Lippie officiating She was a former elementary school employee and church and education association member Surviving are husband Lewis H Dalton daughter Mrs Vann Johnson son Dr John C Dalton and siblings including C A Wallace and Mrs J M Alexander The body lies at Wagner Funeral Home Bluefield Va awaiting calling hours after 1 pm Saturday
Washington AP A CIA spokesman denied reports that Allen W Dulles chief of the Central Intelligence Agency has resigned or is about to resign The denial followed earlier chatter and a Taylor task force inquiry into CIA changes tied to the Cuban invasion affair.
Statewide forecast calls for below normal temperatures Friday night through next Wednesday with lows about 6 degrees under normal 51 in the north and 56 in the south and highs 77 north and 82 south. Weekend cooling continues into early next week with showers around Tuesday totaling one-third inch.
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