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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1964
Page
1
At the 56th annual governors conference Scranton faces questions on stopping Goldwater as he leads the Republican field. Eisenhower Nixon Rockefeller Rom ney Hatfield and Miller gather with Thruston Morton to shape the nomination outlook.
Pearisburg lawyer J Livingston Dillon announces he will not seek the Republican nomination for U S Senate, leaving Donald Stegner as a candidate at the Richmond convention. Rumors center on Frank McCann as a formal entrant, with GOP efforts shaping a Goldwater-supporting Virginia delegation to the San Francisco convention.
West Virginia Gov. Wally Barron said Appalachian state governors favor Georgia Governor Carl E. Sanders for their new chairman. Barron released a poll of 10-state executives at the National Governors Conference in Cleveland. A meeting to name a successor was to be called after the conference, with no date set. a Monday Appalachian governors meeting was canceled due to absentees.
Roger Lee Buchanan, 15, of Lumberport, pulled the trigger on a rifle in a stray incident and was killed instantly. His companion, Donald Cottrill, said Buchanan believed the weapon would not fire. The two boys were Lee and Cottrill.
Pearlie Blankenship Kidd 39, daughter of Eu la Blankenship of Bluefield, is back in West Virginia under $10,000 bond after waiving a hearing in Washington and being charged in the May 23 robbery at the Blankenship home on East Wayne Street. Two teens were wounded but not gravely hurt.
William Henry Elliot of Washington D C was killed Saturday on a construction site in Alexandria when a road grader ran over him. Police will pursue further inquiry though an initial investigation suggests he was struck by the blade and knocked under the wheels.
CHARLESTON AP The West Virginia GOP chose Colby S. Weaver Jr. as state chairman while re electing Rep. Arch A. Moore Jr. as national committeeman Weaver cast the deciding vote to elect Priscilla Humphreys as national committeewoman over Perle Harman in a 35 35 tie The committee set Aug 8 for the State Republican Convention and left the venue undecided Local and state party officers were also elected and re elected with several new faces entering posts
Aldie Collins of Red Barn Hollow, Roderfield, was shot in the face at his home around 5 p.m. by Wesley Collins, his 23 year old brother, who fled into nearby woods and was arrested. The fatal dispute over a debt led to the murder charge pending bond and preliminary hearing. The body was taken to Fanning Funeral Home in Welch.
Ike shifts to win over liberal faction as Goldwater faces weak opposition. Arch Moore keeps his national post while Jack Weaver leads the Charleston area GOP. Dillon chooses not to challenge Byrd. A nudist camp opens in West Virginia and De Gaulle cites Red China in peace talks. A Jacksonville storm causes minor damage with no serious injuries.
A U S unarmed reconnaissance jet was shot down by Communist ground fire in central Laos. The pilot parachuted to safety and a search is underway. State Department said flights would continue and is coordinating with the royal Lao government on steps to protect Americans.
The Associated Press tally shows Barry Goldwater with 524 delegates toward the 655 needed for the nomination, gaining 22 in Washington state, 20 in Alabama, 4 in Hawaii, and 4 in Virginia. Rockefeller holds 121, Scranton 8, and Lodge adds votes as the contest advances.
Former President Harry S. Truman, in the Saturday Evening Post excerpt from My First 80 Years, says he delayed removing General MacArthur as Far East commander by two years. He recalls warning Kenneth Royall to discipline the general if he did not obey.
After a four year contract ended a 99 day Essex Wire Corp strike in Hillsdale negotiators and Gov. Romney announced a settlement. IUE Local 810 will vote on ratification as guards are reduced and recalls begin. The pact includes a four year term and recall provisions, while wage talks centered around 2.43 dollars per hour.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen ratified a five union rail labor accord in Chicago, finalizing provisions from an April 22 Washington agreement with President Johnson. It ends the nationwide strike threat and grants pay raises, layover funds, and holidays for hourly workers while allowing railroads to reduce crew levels on certain self-propelled track machines.
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle defending France's recognition of Communist China as essential for world peace. Huang Chen, Beijing's first ambassador to Paris, presented credentials at the Elysee Palace as Paris and Peking establish formal relations. Huang urged broader cooperation in politics, economy, and culture.
A tropical low in the Gulf of Mexico surged toward the Florida coast causing severe storms in Jacksonville. West Side emergency units faced numerous accidents as rain hail and floods overwhelmed streets. No serious injuries were reported amid widespread flooding and power outages.
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