Plan to Build Underground Air Defense Center Stymied
Complex plan to place NORAD command in a mountain underground bunker faces steep costs and limited support. Gen. Laurence S. Kuter argues centralized defense requires protection from first missile salvo, while Air Force leaders question the project and no final decision has been made.
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Washington
Air Defense Command
Laurence S. Kuter
North American
Colorado
Kuter
Air Force
Thomas D. White
Congress
NORAD
Dudley C. Sharp
SAC
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
Pentagon
High Command
Air Defense
Cheyenne Mountains
GOP Picks Hallanan For West Virginia Nomination
West Virginia Republicans rallied behind Walter Hallanan at a Charleston gathering as the party aims to repeat the 1956 Democratic crossover vote. Speaker Robert H. C. Kay praised Hallanan while others urged Democrats to back reform, with plans for a “Democrats for Good Government” drive to win the state ticket.
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Underwood
Hallanan
Charleston
Robert H. C. Kay
Walter Hallanan
Big Walter
West Virginia
Louchery
Neely
Bradley's Offers Wide Bridal and Dress Collection
Bradley's features a sale on hats from 1.00 to 4.95 and a large selection of suits and dresses. The catalog highlights new hats and veils, wedding outfits, and sport clothes priced around 3.95, inviting shoppers to Bradley's Bridal Shop for wedding needs.
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Bradley's
Bradley
Pope Sets Up Unity Council Ahead of Ecumenical Council
Pope John XXIII established 11 commissions and secretariats to prepare for the Roman Catholic Churchs forthcoming ecumenical council. A dedicated secretariat will assist Protestants and Orthodox Christians in following the council. Dates and specific unity discussions remain unsettled as preparatory work is projected to span two years.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
John
Ecumenical Council
Secretariat
Vatican
Pocahontas Cub Scout Leader Named For Coming Year
Mack Saunders of Pocahontas Virginia is named Cub Scout leader for the coming year. Announcement came at a Pocahontas Cub Scout meeting where Mrs. Frank Loos introduced the new Cubmaster. Den One staged Showboat Circus with Terry Butt, William Tell, and others. Den Two presented a minstrel show with Ricky Saunders and more. Scouts displayed articles at the trading post with gifts for mothers. Bob Catpins were given to Stuart Mullin and Bobby Saunders. Walter Wise and Jan Pearson earned Wolf badges.
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Mack Saunders
Pocahontas
Poahontas
Frank Loos
Dens One
den One
Port Captain
Terry Butt
William Tell
David Farley
Topsy Turvy
Eddie Harman
Horseradish
Mike Simmons
Linvburger
Mike Mussalow
Steward
John Roncaglione
den Two
Mr. Jackson
Ricky Saunders
Stonewall
Buddy Soos
Paul Porterfield
Jan Pearson
Walter Wise
Lasses
Carlton Stallard
Amos
Stuart Mullin
Andy
Bobby Saunders
Singing Conclave at Big Stone Gap Today
The 39th annual Tri-State Singing Convention runs Sunday June 12 from 10 a m to 4 p m in Bullitt Park Big Stone Gap Virginia. Park officials expect 10 000 to 12 000 attendees and 30 to 40 singing groups making it the region s oldest and largest event of its kind.
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Bullitt Park
Big Stone Gap
Five-State
Park
Alfred Land Returns With Another Back Page Ad
The reader notes a second special advertisement featuring Alfred Land on the back page of the issue, described as a humorous addition in the paper.
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Alfred Land
Funny Paper
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
Partly cloudy and warm with humidity high in the 80s for Virginia and west Virginia. Sunday brings showers and thunderstorms across most of the state with warmer conditions. Monday features continued warmth and scattered storms in the afternoon and evening.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Virginia
Presbyterian Men In Joint Session Dinner Meeting
Men from First and Westminster churches plan a joint session dinner at Westminster Church on June 8 starting at 6 p m The Rev Frank Rowley of Christ Episcopal Church will discuss Christ and Communism Garland Yates will greet attendees Arnold Porterfield will respond Eddie Steele will introduce visitors Paul Thomas II will lead singing Garland Bruce will play piano Corky Sarver will give the devotional and Porterfield will introduce the speaker Rev C P Whiteley will deliver the benediction
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First Presbyterian Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Westminster Church
Washington
Albemarle Streets
Frank Rowley
Christ Episcopal Church
Garland Yates
Arnold Porterfield
Eddie Steele Paul Thomas, II
Garland Bruce
Corky Sarver
Porterfield
C. P. Whiteley
Three Die As Small Plane Disintegrates In Storm
A small plane broke apart in a Florida thunderstorm and crashed near Daytona Beach killing three aboard. Victims were pilot Leon Flowers and Mr and Mrs K H Lee of Columbia South Carolina. Wreckage scattered along the intercoastal waterway 12 miles south of the city. bodies found within 50 feet of each other. Witnesses reported a flash of lightning and a loud thunderclap. The plane belonged to Investments Unlimited of Columbia South Carolina.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Leon Flowers
K. H., Lee
Columbia
S. C
Investments Unlimited
Here
Mistrial Declared In Virginia Insurance Case
A Roanoke federal jury deadlocked after six hours of deliberation over a $23 000 insurance liability claim. Judge Ted Dalton declared a mistrial, setting the stage for a new trial later term. The suit by Robert Roles seeks to collect the prior Giles County verdict against Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America. Roles contends A&M Used Car Co. granted Carter permission to drive. A&M owners testified they forbade Carter from driving due to lack of license.
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Roanoke
U. S. District Court
Ted Dalton
Robert Roles
Roncevert
W. Va
Giles County
A&m Used Car Co
Pearlsburg
A&m
Walter Harvey Carter
Goldbond
Roles
U. S. 11
Pearisburg
Narrows
Carter
James W. Akers
Daniel H. Munchie
Year of No Internal War Urges Johnson at Luncheon
Sen Lyndon B. Johnson urged an election year without internal warfare in a prepared speech to the Broome County National Dinner Club in Binghamton New York. He said there would be little point in winning and losing a nation and warned Communists count on this year as an election year. He urged Americans to prove them wrong.
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Johnson
Binghamton, N. Y
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas Democrat
Broome County National Dinner Club
Senate
Senate group seeks funds for five West Virginia armories
The Senate Appropriation Committee was asked to provide construction funds in the 1960 61 fiscal year for five new National Guard armories in West Virginia. Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia announced from his Washington office that he recommended the funds in the proposed budget.
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Charleston
Senate Appropriation Committee
National Guard
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
D-Wva
Washington
Broadway Has First Fatality From Equity Producers Strike
New York reports the Broadway blackout after a dispute ends in the closure of Finian's Rainbow and 21 other shows. Equity demands a pension funded by producers, who offer a shared plan. the strike leaves 49 actors out of work and negotiations paused.
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New York
Broadway
Actors Equity
Finian
Rainbow
Equity
Bluefield State Announces Two Consecutive Workshops
Bluefield State College unveils two three week workshops for teachers. The reading session runs June 20 to July 8 directed by Louise Thompson of Charleston. The art session runs July 11 to July 29 directed by Harriet Brock from New York City Schools.
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Bluefield State College
E. J. Scrafford
Reading
Louise Thompson
Charleston
Harriet Brock
New York City
G. A. Browder
Bluefield
W. E. Hebert
Telephone executive to address Bluefield Rotary
H. E. Hussey, president of General Telephone Company of the Southeast, will speak at the Bluefield Rotary Club weekly luncheon to discuss Communications. The meeting starts at 12 15 p m at the West Virginian Hotel.
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H. E. Hussey
General Telephone Company of the Southeast
Bluefeild Rotary Club
Hussey
West Virginian
Labor dispute delays plant workers in Tazewell
About 530 mostly women employees at the Tazewell plant failed to report to work after a new contract raised wages six to nine cents per hour. The gap arose among local members though UMW District 50 and management agreed on the deal. A special union meeting was called for Monday at 7 AM in the Tazewell Union Hall.
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Livingston
District 50
UMW
Beckley
Tazewell
Charles Sheen
UMW 50
Princeton
Union Hall
Deaths and Funerals in the Region
Obituaries list Matt Justice of Panther age 68 with many survivors and funeral in Greenbrier Freewill Baptist Church. Other notices include Carrie Umberger Atwell near Ceres Va cremation and services at Bethany Methodist Church, James Dalton Daniels of Bell Gardens Calif, Ella Mae Warden of Rich Creek and John Robert Arrington near Haysi with services and burials planned.
Two Local Residents Die in West Virginia Area
Louie Berta eighty five of Kyle dies in Welch Emergency Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Hungary he came to the United States in 1915 and lived in Kyle since 1919. He retired in 1940 from Lynchburg Coal and Coke Co. in Kyle and belonged to William Penn Freemason Lodge at Pocahontas Virginia. Surviving are two stepsons four grandchildren and a brother in Hungary. Barbara Hayes seventy six of Horsepen dies in a Tazewell hospital. Survivors include two sons Gilbert and William Hayes a daughter Mrs John Nunley and nineteen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren. Funeral rites were held Monday at Horsepen Christian Church with burial in Horsepen Cemetery. The body will lie in state at Pocahontas Union Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Matt Justice
Panther
Moundsville
Raymond Johnson
C. A. Justice
Elvie
Dennis Justice
Banner Justice
Columbus
Ohio
Zeb Justice
Danville
Vergie Charles
Blackie Va
Maggie Justice
Paynesville
Meadie Stacy
Patty Cassidy
Saeger
Carrie Umberger Atwell
Near
Ceres
Leland S. Atwell
Glenn Shufflebarger
Gray Repass
E. F. Umberger
Bethany Methodist Church
W. F
James Dalton Daniels
Bell Gardens
Calif
Richlands
Crockett
Lena Dalton Daniels
California
Jewell Ridge Coal Co
Consolidation Coal Co
Seaboard
Ida Baldwin
P. R. Young
Tazewell
R. M. Brown
Johnson City
Tenn
Randall Gregg
Lenoir
N. C
Parker Crum
W. T. Bailey
Homer Simpson
Charles Magness
Hurst - Scott Funeral Home
S. C. Frye
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
John Robert Arrington
Haysi
Millie Arrington
Lara Rasnick
Bee
Haske
W. H. Arrington
Graden Arrington
Honaker
Martha Robinson
Au Gres
Mich
Mae Selfe
Detroit
Bonnie Edwards
Birchleaf
Clintwood
Louie Berta
Kyle
Welch Emergency Hospital
Hungary
Berta
United States
Old
Lynchburg Coal and Coke Co
William Penn Fraternal Lodge
Pocahontas
John Arvas
Joe Arvas
Cleveland
Joe Berta
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Barbara Lovena Hayes
Horsepen
Gilbert Hayes
William Hayes
North Tazewell
John Nunley
Horsepen Christian Church
Horsepen Cemetery
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Funerals for Stowers Gloria Williamson and Palmer
Funerals held for Trula Mae Stowers of Norfolk at Bethany Methodist Church with burial in Ceres Cemetery. Gloria Louise Williamson eight to ten months old of Pocahontas to be buried in Bryant Cemetery after a service in Poca. Herbert R Palmer of Hinton to be honored at Ronald Meadows Funeral Home with Rev J Townley Davis officiating and burial at Resthaven Cemetery. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hinton chapter will serve as pallbearers.
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Stowers
Trula Mae
Norfolk
Bethany Methodist Church
Ceres
Palmer
Herbert R
Hinton
Ronald Meadows
J. Townley Davis
Resthaven
Princeton
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Summer Speech And Hearing Clinic To Start Here June 21
The Mercer County Society for Crippled Children and Adults opens its annual eight week summer speech and hearing clinic June 21 in Bluefield at Wade Elementary School from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. five days weekly. Therapists will assess each child first week to tailor therapy. Robert Knezevich of Tucson and Thelma Richmond of Dunns will conduct the clinic. Miss Richmond will teach in Mercer County schools next fall.
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Mercer County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
L. D. Grubb
Bluefield
Wade
Highland Avenue
Robert Knezevich
Tucson
Arizona
Thelma _ Richmond
Dunns
W. Va
Miss Richmond
Mercer County
Nadine the Third Tropical Storm Nears Philippines
The Philippines reports Nadine, its third tropical storm in 10 days, about 310 miles east of Luzon with winds near 35 mph. Nadine moves northwest at 12 mph toward the Batanes Islands and Formosa, per Ma nila Weather Bureau.
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Manila
Philippines
Luzon
Nadine
Batanes Islands
Formosa
Former Congressman Fugate Elected Democratic Chairman in Virginia
The Ninth Virginia District Democratic executive committee chose Thomas B. Fugate of Ewing as chairman with Robert H. Hughes of Dante as vice chairman. W. N. Neff of Abingdon was named treasurer and Mrs. Crockett Gwynn of Marion secretary. They plan active roles in congressional and national campaigns and expect Harry Truman to speak in the district during the fall campaign. exact date and site are pending. The committee will meet twice yearly in February and September, with extra meetings as called.
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Abingdon
Ninth
Virginia Congressional District
Democratic Executive Committee
Thomas B. Fugate
Ewing
Robert H. Hughes
Dante
Fugate
C. S. Carter
Bristol
W. N. Neff
Crockett Gwynn
Marion
Harry Truman
Truman
Central Committee
Bluefield Bankers Attend Stonier School of Banking
G Ross Boyce and A A Modena of Flat Top National Bank will attend the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University New Brunswick New Jersey from June 13 to June 24. The ABA run program will enroll about 1000 bank officers from 44 states plus DC and Puerto Rico.
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Bluefield
Stonier Graduate School of Banking
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
N. J
American Bankers Association
G. Ross Boyce
A. A. Modena
Flat Top National Bank
States
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Y's Men Hear Talk By Dr Samir Shabb Of Bluefield
Dr Samir Shabb of Bluefield will be the main speaker at the Bluefield Ys Men weekly meeting Tuesday night at 6 pm in the Bluefield Auditorium Restaurant. Bill Dillon will introduce him as he presents slides and vocal descriptions of his native Lebanon.
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Samir Shabb
Bluefield
Bluefield Y
Bluefield Auditorium
Shabb
Bill Dillon
Lebanon
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