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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1956

Page

2

Tito says McCarthy resolution not to blame US Yugoslavia

In Moscow President Tito rejects that the McCarthy resolution to end U S aid to Yugoslavia threatens relations with the United States He asserts friendship will continue and invites renewed dialogue Tito reiterates adherence to the Kremlin and cites US Yugoslavia ties as solid Khrushchev and Kennedy also flag diplomacy while visa restrictions and Iron Curtain jokes color the Moscow visit

Tito McCarthy U.S Yugoslavia Moscow United States Kremlin Gression United Ee Russia Senate Sen Knowland Washington Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Kenn America Kennedy Marshal Tito Eisenhower

Normal Weekend Weather Nears With Warm Friday

Huntington area forecasts near normal temperatures for the weekend with warmer conditions Friday, cooler Saturday, and warming again Monday. Showers expected Friday night or Saturday totaling 1% to 4 inch. Normal highs run about 69 degrees in southern West Virginia and 68 in the northern part of the state.

Huntington Weather Bureau West Virginia

Diamonds Run With Bandits Steal 211000 in Gems

Three gunmen in dark goggles and caps raided a New York gem brokerage, binding two employees with belts and tape and obtaining 211000 in diamonds and gems. The victims Albert Schmitt and Eugene Sevy were tied and released within minutes, losing two briefcases with cut and uncut stones and their wallets.

New York Albert C. Schmitt East Fayson Lakes Sox Eugene New Schmitt Traders Sevy Corp Oliverms Sixth Ave Greenwichee

Admiral Joy Dies at 61 in San Diego Naval Hospital

Admiral Charles Turner Joy former truce negotiator for Korea and 37th Naval Academy superintendent died at San Diego Naval Hospital at 61. Funeral with full military honors to be held in Annapolis next week. burial in Navy Memorial. Diagnosis listed as leukemia.

Annapolis Charles Turner Joy Korea Naval Academy San Diego Naval Hospital Joy Naval Academy Cemetery United Nations Academy St. Louis Naval My Pennsylvania Woodrow Wilson France Naval Proving Ground Dahlgren

West Virginia Youth Killed In Chicago

A Sandville, West Virginia youth Herbert Lively, 18, visiting Chicago, died after a horse trade near Lincoln Park on May 19. He was thrown from the horse and found beside a tree with fatal brain injuries.

Chicago Herbert Lively Sandville W. Va Lincoln Park Jeani Ward

Steel Wage Talks Begin Cautiously

In New York on June 6, wage talks opened between the United Steelworkers of America and major steel firms United States Bethlehem and Republic Steel. Negotiators met at the Roosevelt Hotel with a tense but cordial atmosphere and no statements issued as proceedings began. parties plan to reconvene tomorrow at 9 a.m. A failure to reach agreement by June 30 could trigger a general strike by about 650,000 steelworkers. The union seeks a 22-point package including a substantial direct wage increase over the current average of $2.46 per hour.

New York Hotel Roosevelt United Steelworkers of America United States Bethlehem and Republic Steel Corporations United Automobile Workers

Noted Author Politician Hira Bingham Dies at 90

Hira Bingham former senator to Connecticut and chairman of Truman administration’s Loyalty Review Board died today at Doctors Hospital aged 90. He was a 9 year Senate member under Coolidge and Hoover and led the Loyalty Review Board from 1951 until its abolition. Bingham, a Honolulu native 6 feet 4 inches, was known for South American explorations and teaching geography and history at Yale Harvard and Princeton.

Hira Bingham Connecticut Truman Administration Sistice Review Board Ho Ee Doctors ‘Hospital Senate Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Nat Aioe Loyalty Review Board Truman Eisenhower Honolulu South America Yale Harvard Princeton

House Debates Foreign Aid Cuts in Major Battle

President Eisenhower warns a deep cut to foreign aid could be tragic while House leaders seek restoration of about half the 1.109 billion cut by the Foreign Affairs Committee. Speaker Rayburn and party leaders push for full 4.9 billion budget amid bipartisan concerns over mutual security and national interest.

Washington House Eisenhower Congress Rayburn Dtex House Foreign Affairs Committee Richards DSC Foreign Affairs Committee United States Harrison A. Williams D-Nj

Unemployment Drops In State This Year

West Virginians received unemployment compensation totaling $571 851 in May down from $674 377 in April and $1 347 220 in May last year. Veterans' benefits under a 1952 adjustment act were $128 529 in May versus $150 744 in April and $29 123 a year earlier. State trust fund balance stood at $60 149 890 on May 31, up from $57 678 890 on April 30 and $57 168 078 at end of May 1955.

Charleston West

Adlai Backers Seem Assured Of Presidential Nomination

Adlai Stevenson said California’s victory over Estes Kefauver virtually assures his nomination by the Democratic Party. Harriman and Kefauver remained in the race as delegates tallies showed Stevenson leading with 266 votes to Kefauver’s 166, with others including Harriman and Lyndon Johnson still in play. Harriman voiced cautious optimism about a November victory. The Associated Press tally projected 1,372 convention votes with 686 needed to clinch the nomination.

Associated Press Adlai Stevenson Averell Harriman New York Stevenson California Sen Estes Kefauver Tennessee Sa Soe Perwesa Kefauver Harriman Kefauver Alaska District of Columbia Oregon Florida Washington P*eisenower Montana South Dakota Lyndon Johnson Texas Frank Lausche Ohio Stuart Symington Mennen Williams Michigan Ellender Chavez Lehman D-Ny Neuberger D-Ore Chicago Gav San Francisco Adlai E. Stevenson Kefauwin Acena Aiaecee Ilinois Eisenhower Vennaenes Stevenson-Kefauver Pon Ceaiatne Eiht Mfissahower Gon

Virginia to Convene Session on Gray Study for School Integration

Governor Stanley said Virginia will call a special General Assembly within 90 days to consider Gray Commission recommendations and other proposals on school integration. The move follows the Supreme Court ban on segregation and aims to address funding for private schooling and related measures.

Richmond Virginia Stanley General Assembly Gray Commission Stany Supreme Court Govd William M. Tuck D-Va Abbott Appomattox Tuck Abbitt Segrega Tuck J. Lindsay Cn Jr Paler T. Justin Moore Prince Edward County Prince Edward W. Lester Banks National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People Assembly Garland Gray Waverly

Eisenhower proposes reciprocal high level visits with Moscow

President Eisenhower outlined a plan for reciprocal exchange visits with the Soviet Union while defending foreign aid funds and denying personal intervention in Republican primaries. He indicated openness to inviting Soviet officials if allowed by Congress and questioned how Tito's Moscow reception affects U S policy. He also asserted the president should not interfere in Senator Wiley’s term and supported extending courtesies to Soviet officials on the same terms as American visits.

Washington Eisenhower Moscow Congress Centre House Foreign Affairs Committee Wiley "Regis Wisconsin United States Nathan Twining Air Force Twining Gen. Twining Senate Knowland California Zhukov Khrushchev Bulognin Malenkov American People of Congress

Stevenson wins California boosting Kefauver Harriman alliance talks

California delivers a blow to Kefauver as Stevenson captures 61 convention votes with a clear lead in the race. Kefauver vows to continue the fight with Florida and California primaries remaining, and talk of an alliance with Harriman surfaces amid the shifting Democratic contest.

Kanawha County Case Cuts Polio Toll Half

West Virginia reports ten polio cases for the week ending June 2 1956 an increase of one from the prior week. One case originated in Kanawha County and the State Health Department lists ages and identities of persons in its weekly disease report.

Kanawha County Charleston State Health Department West Virginia Health Department

N W to Reconsider Pullman Discontinuation

Norfolk and Western plans a final decision next week on whether to drop the New York Pullman car amid an $11 million passenger deficit last year. Local officials and Bluefield groups argue the move harms community prestige and press relations, while freight profits sustain the railroad.

Norfolk and Western Railway New York H. C. Wyatt Bluefield Pullman Sanoke Wyatt C. E. Blair Bert Smith Norfolk and Western United States The Daily Telegraph Roanoke W. W. Walker B. B. Houseman Pocahontas Ass'n Reno Howard Welch Jerome

Connecticut Yank Fined Following Street Bath

A Kensington, Connecticut visitor, Edward J. O'Brien, 34, was fined 25 dollars after police found him bathing in Collins Avenue Miami Beach. He was singing "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More" and was naked, with indecent exposure dismissed. He faced a separate drunkenness charge.

Miami Beach Fila Edward J. O’brien Kensington Conn Ronald Minerdini O’brien Collins Avenue

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