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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1960
Page
3
West Virginia Crime Commission opened its first hearing on payroll irregularities alleged in the State Road Commission Clay County project. SRC officials testified about limited bookkeeping lapses later corrected.
Le Gault, a pulpwood cutter near Engadine in Upper Michigan, fought a medium size black bear that attacked him from behind. He jabbed the bear in the eyes with a knife, taking injuries including a torn arm and teeth marks, then walked back to his home with his son driving him to the hospital.
The city of Wheeling gains a Supreme Court hearing to determine if its sewer system falls under Public Service Commission oversight. A Sept 7 PSC appearance is ordered in reaction to Wheeling’s petition seeking dismissal of a J&J Land Co case demanding sewer extension to a subdivision.
New York AP reports Freedom of the Press Day observed across the Western Hemisphere. Inter American Press Association president William H. Cowles notes progress in the ongoing fight for freedom of expression since the day began in 1933.
Public service notice asks readers to request a free booklet about higher education supply and demand. It invites inquiries to a Times Square address in New York for a booklet produced with The Advertising Council.
Washington report says the United States will supply Britain with the Skybolt air launched ballistic missile when developed. Secretary Gates and British Defense Minister Watkinson announced a minute of understanding after talks, confirming cooperation in Skybolt development for Royal Air Force use.
RL W. Buskirk assumed duties as West Virginia director for the Federal Housing Administration. He succeeds a predecessor who resigned months earlier to enter private business. Buskirk will oversee a staff of 27 employees managing the government insurance program for private and public housing.
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