Rockefeller visit reinforces Nixon support in North Dakota
North Dakota GOP leaders welcome Nelson Rockefeller as a strong president friend while sticking with Richard Nixon as this year's party choice. Rockefeller says he is not on a personal scouting trip and is in North Dakota to help Gov. John E. Davis in the tight U S Senate race.
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Tests Required For Temporary Permit In Ohio
Columbus AP report says starting June 6 all applicants for temporary driving permits must pass a test including all parts of the full driver exam except the behind the wheel portion. The plan, used in 10 central Ohio counties on an experimental basis for about two years, followed by 12,888 of 46,124 applicants failing the initial preliminary exam last year.
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Scout Leader Stringham Missing in Bland County Search Expands
Jack Stringham, a devoted Scout leader, was last seen heading south near Bland while officials search East River Mountain and surrounding areas for clues. A fruit stand operator reported a tall slender man in a white shirt seen hitchhiking nearby, but no identification or exit details were obtained.
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Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Area
Obituary notices report funeral services for Boyd Blanchard Wilson at Edwards Memorial Presbyterian Church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Other obituaries note services for Estelle S. Tuck Emma Blankenship Nellie Ward Miles and additional memorials.
Funerals for AUSTIN and PATTON Readied in Virginia and Keenan
Funeral services for AUSTIN Sanders A. of Tazewell Virginia are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Wesleyan Methodist Church with Rev Kenneth Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery after the body is returned from Greever Funeral Home. Robert A. PATTON of Keenan will be honored Sunday at 2 p.m. at Fairview Christian Church with Rev W M Bowling presiding. Burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers include Carl Sibold Frank Sibold and Fred Sibold plus George Flower Ellis Givens and Clyde Neel. Honorary pallbearers are Modern Woodmen of America members.
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Miss Trula Stowers, 59, dies after long illness
Miss Trula Mae Stowers formerly of Ceres Virginia dies Friday at Norfolk General Hospital Virginia after a lengthy illness She was a Virginia schoolteacher for 32 years retiring five years ago Survivors include brother Claude S Stowers Bland Virginia and sisters Hattie M Stowers and De Wagner Portsmouth Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Newberry Funeral Home Bland
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Newberry Funeral Home
McFarland Former Princeton Resident Dies After Heart Attack
Jack McFarland a former Princeton resident died at his Clearwater Florida home after a heart attack on Thursday. He is survived by his wife the former Lillian Cook of Fairmont a daughter Mrs Charles Johnson of Cambridge Massachusetts a son Sam McFarland at home three brothers TR McFarland Princeton John McFarland Pocahontas Va and William McFarland Glen Burnie Md and three sisters Mrs Luther Turner Bluefield Mrs Joe Bary Welch and Mrs Frank Hudgins St Petersburg Va Funeral rites will be held Saturday at 2 p m in Clearwater with burial in that city.
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University Buys 2 Homes For Coeds
Morgantown AP President Elvis J Stahr Jr of West Virginia University said two homes costing 46,500 dollars were bought in the past week to house 30 to 35 coeds starting next fall.
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Khrushchev Attacks Eisenhower Dulles Ahead of US Elections
Khrushchev lambasted the Eisenhower Dulles partnership at Sverdlovsk Hall calling Eisenhower dangerous as head of a great nation. He mocked Geneva and Paris summit conduct and noted U2 scrutiny during a Russian propaganda briefing. He warned a harsh campaign might backfire by aiding the opponent.
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Micamold Plant Still On Strike In Tazewell Virginia
About 500 to 600 workers at Micamold Corporation of Virginia plant in Tazewell remain on strike over a new two year contract to replace the expired pact. Management plans to reopen Monday for any workers capable of performing duties while dispute persists.
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Awards Given At Richlands High School Commencement
Ten graduating seniors at Richlands High School were honored Thursday night at Ernie Hicks Stadium. Top honors went to Carol Altizer English Peter Allen mathematics Lorene Brown science Dickie Cranwell social studies. Citizenship awards were given to Shirley Hollman and Kenneth Robinette. Martha Ringstaff and Roger Stevenson received the I Dare You award. Carol Altizer and Barbara Steele earned first and second honor medals. Arschell Williams received a special commendation for four years of perfect attendance.
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Pocahontas Baby Dies in West Virginia Wreck
Nine month old Gloria Louise Williamson of Columbus Ohio and Pocahontas Virginia died in a one car crash on West Virginia 80 near Gilbert. The infant was traveling with her parents to Pocahontas to visit relatives when the vehicle left a wet curve. Ronnie Williamson the driver was uninjured and his wife suffered minor injuries. State police said the car ran off the road.
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Columbus
Lions International leader Dudley L Simms Visits Charleston
Dudley L Simms president of Lions International and Goodwill Ambassador travels for the annual meeting in Charleston. Sessions run from 8:20 am with breakfast to 1:30 am open discussion, followed by instruction schools, a 12:30 pm luncheon, 6 pm banquet and ball, and a Sunday necrology at Ramsey School with officer elections at the West Virginian Hotel.
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Poca Engineer Whitworth Dies in Pocahontas
John Lawson Whitworth 73 of Pocahontas Virginia, a retired Pocahontas Fuel Co. engineer who served from 1911 to 1964 except for World War I, dies. Survived by Hulda Phelps Whitworth and four sons, funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at Pocahontas Methodist Church with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. body to church service after transfer from Pocahontas Union Funeral Home.
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Williamsburg
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Booton
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Not So Says Critics Rally Against Khrushchev
Senate leaders and several lawmakers reacted to Khrushchev's tough rhetoric with concern for peace and unity. Senators Mansfield Gore Javits Aiken voiced opinions on whether his verbal assaults threaten U S interests or American domestic politics amid Cold War tensions. Nixon, tied to Eisenhower in attacks, was described as feeling the political heat from the exchanges.
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Weather notes for West Virginia and Virginia fair with warm highs
The Associated Press reports West Virginia will have fair weather with highs around 85 to 90 this Saturday, followed by partly cloudy skies and possible thunderstorms in the north Sunday evening. Virginia expects partly cloudy conditions with warm, humid days Saturday and Sunday, highs in the 80s.
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Cary Held On Murder Count In Wythe Court
George Cary, 18, of Ivanhoe, Va., bound over to the July Wythe County grand jury on a murder charge for the May 31 stabbing of Herbert Hoover Webb in Radford relatives yard. Cary did not testify, pleaded not guilty, and arresting officers testified. The case stems from a dispute between two boys. The Wythe County Circuit Court opens July 18. the jury convenes a week earlier.
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Ninth District Demos To Elect Chairman
Democratic Committee members of Virginia's Ninth District meet in Abingdon at 2 30 p m Saturday to elect a chairman and possibly a State Central Committee member. They will replace C S Carter of Bristol who retired two weeks ago after more than 40 years in the post.
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Yugoslavia accuses Red China of aiding Cold War foes
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia on Friday accused Red China of giving direct aid to the most reactionary adherents of the cold war in the present world. The statement came from Yugoslavia's government in Belgrade, via AP.
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Legislature study panel to tour states on natural resources
A West Virginia study committee on Natural Resources will tour Minnesota and Pennsylvania this month to study conservation needs and the proposed state Natural Resources Department. Leaders Sen Hans McCourt and Del Dan Wells said subcommittees will visit Minnesota for three days starting Thursday and Pennsylvania on June 15 and 16, with July 11 and 12 set for Columbus Ohio. The panel plans to file a report 90 days before the January legislative session.
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Second Bristol wreck victim dies adds to Virginia toll
Two more people died in Virginia traffic incidents bringing the year toll to 290, 27 below last year's figure. Victims listed include Mary Alice Vincill, 26, of Bristol Rt. 3, who died Friday morning as the second victim in a May Bristol wreck, and Mark Christopher Moore, age 3, who died at the scene. Betty Jo Wright of Bristol drove the 194 sedan involved.
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Fort Knox Holds Billions in Gold Bricks
About 12 billion dollars worth of gold bricks are stored at Fort Knox, totaling roughly 900000 bricks, a massive reserve safeguarded by U S authorities.
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