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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1958
Page
1
The government reported May employment up to 64,061,000 and unemployment at 4,904,000, a drop of 216,000 from April. The rate fell to 7.2 percent, with long-term joblessness easing to 1,750,000. Officials warned June or July could see a rise as students enter the labor force.
The Senate Labor Committee approved 12 to 1 a bill to reverse basic labor laws and set up a union democracy code with full financial disclosures by unions. It would amend Taft Hartley, require annual officer reports, and use secret ballots for officer elections while drawing mixed reactions from McClellan Kennedy Goldwater.
The 87th annual Improved Order of Red Men session and 56th Pocahontas session wind up at the Matz Hotel Bluefield with officers to be elected at 9 30 a m The 250 members from across West Virginia attended activities Friday and Saturday including memorial addresses and a banquet and dance
Mae Deaton longtime Bluefield businesswoman owner of the Mademoiselle Shop died at 9 30 p m at University Hospital Charlottesville Va after a long illness She came to Bluefield from Pocahontas and is survived by four sisters Bertha Deaton Hubert L Rogers George A Taylor all of Bluefield and C E Nauman of Richmond Funeral arrangements were pending at Hawkins Funeral Home chapel.
In Menominee and surrounding towns the list of tornado casualties falls to 28 as officials finish cross checks with recovered bodies. Governor Vernon W. Thomson states all possible aid is being provided and adds Clark County to disaster declarations. Disaster loan offices will open in Colfax as Red Cross confirms a child’s death was counted thrice and a truck driver survived. Kenneth M. O Connor notes adequate food housing and clothing for now.
Washington AP report says pilots worry about mid air collision risks and reduced fighting proficiency after a surge of near miss allegations by airlines. Inspectors from Norton and George AFBs note civilian flights violating prohibited military airspace and urge tighter controls.
Witnesses told the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee that Max Rad dock hired a private detective to obtain derogatory information on AFL-CIO President George Meany and other top union leaders in 1955. Harold Danforth testified he withdrew from the project after failing to uncover Raddock’s true aims. McClellan accused Rad dock and some Carpenters Union officials of a hidden profit from a book deal.
Prime Minister Macmillan's airliner returned to London after engine trouble in the No 1 engine two hours into the flight toward New York. The plane landed on three engines with a second craft ready for transfer if extensive repairs are needed.
Del. J. Paul England of Pineville withdraws from the Wyoming County Democratic renomination race. The three term state delegate cites health and his duties as a Pineville High School teacher and private insurer as reasons to stop an aggressive campaign. England, elected in 1952 54 and 56, chairs the Insurance Committee.
Huntington AP reports general fair weather across West Virginia for the next five days with scattered showers unlikely to exceed a fraction of an inch. Temperatures will run about 3 to 4 degrees below normal, with a warmer spell expected Sunday and again midweek, while cooler on Monday.
Secretary of State Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Soviet Union would like to ease its armament burden and that patient, sound diplomacy might yield significant agreements. He warned a summit in the near term is unlikely and noted talks in Moscow have not yet produced decisive results. He cited Soviet willingness to join scientific studies on halting nuclear tests and to discuss neutralizing Antarctica for scientific use.
The Navy conducted a brief test of a Polaris experimental rocket over the Atlantic near Cape Canaveral. The orange tipped missile broke apart shortly after takeoff and tumbled in a white vapor trail as ships searched for debris. Navy officials said the rocket was maneuvered as planned and entered a spin after its solid fuel was exhausted.
Marine James S. Wiley a 22 year old from Athens remained in fair condition after surgery to remove a bullet from his midsection He was wounded by a .38 caliber pistol bullet last Sunday morning at Club 52 in Bluewell An operator Sam Lavine and a patron Donald Turner were involved in the shooting both men are from Bluefield Wiley was hospitalized at Bluefield Sanitarium in very critical condition until hospital staff said his condition improved
FBI agents in Pittsburgh captured three youths tied to a Bluefield and Concordia burglary ring that stole interstate goods from Consolidated Motor Freight on Stadium Drive. One suspect resisted, firing at an officer who returned fire. another escaped, later surrendering. Loot included televisions and radios, with most recovered from a grave-side stash as vigil kept overnight.
President Eisenhower designates John A. McCone of California as the new Atomic Energy Commission chairman to succeed Lewis L. Strauss whose term ends and who may remain as a member until Senate action. McCone’s confirmation faces uncertain opposition despite support from Senate Republicans. Strauss leaves after a praised record amid debates over nuclear test policies with Secretary Dulles favoring a pause toward a global ban.
Premier de Gaulle states Algeria will be run by himself with Gen. Raoul Salan as delegate-general and the military junta to yield authority. He meets junta leaders in Oran and returns to Paris. factions resist and some extremism hints at further action while Salan delays. De Gaulle orders public safety committees to stop running the country.
Federal judge set July 14 for arguments on desegregation in Prince Edward County as NAACP seeks to end school segregation next fall. The move extends the nationwide push, with Norfolk and Newport News hearings planned, and discusses congressional state control over schools. Judge Hutcheson noted a prior Dallas ruling as a caution.
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