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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1960

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Ike's Japan Visit Contested Yet Proceeding Says White House

The White House affirmed that President Eisenhower’s planned June trip to Japan remains on despite Leftist protests and safety concerns. Secretary Herter supported the plan, while Sen. Fulbright voiced lingering misgivings. The First Lady's hospitalization prevents her accompanying him.

Ike Japan White House Christian A. Herter Eisenhower Sen. J. William Fulbright D-Ark Senate Foreign Relations Committee Herter Fulbright Lisenhower Nobusuke Kishi Anne Wheaton James C. Hagerty Manila Barbara John Eisenhower Korea Philippines Formosa Pacific

Gas fumes used in death of Charleston man

Kanawha County Coroner Geff Lilly ruled Bascomb L. Herold death an act of self harm. The 4 year old Charleston man placed a plastic bag over his head with a hose connected to a gas heater, police were summoned by neighbors who smelled gas. He had been ill for years and was on vacation from the State Department of Em Security.

Kanawha County Geff Lilly Bascomb L. Herold State Department of Em- Security Ily Herold

Northfork Elects Mayor and Council in Bond Vote

Northfork voters chose Cecil B. Moore Jr. for mayor in a contest with Robert Anderson while approving a 150000 Welch bond issue to finance the Welch Loop project. The town council seats went to Moore supporters as the Independent Party defeated the People’s Party in key races.

Northfork Welch McDowell County Cecil B. Moore Town Recorder Independent Party Name Price Nethvoning Robert Anderson People’s Party Fred J. Murphy William C. Parnell J. J. Gillia Paul Miller Booker Thomas B. F. Howard Welch Loop Loop Howard Meyer Bell

Californias light primary tests Nixon and Brown

Californias light turnout in the Tuesday primary leaves Nixon poised to take all 70 Republican convention votes from California and adds 36 more from a South Dakota primary and a Connecticut GOP convention. Brown, denying presidential aims, is expected to win one Democratic convention delegate. New York and Hartford delegates loom as Insurgent Democrats challenge Tammany tied to DeSapio.

Richard M. Nixon Edmund G. Brown South Dakota Connecticut Brown New Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert H. Lehman Tammany Idaho Mississippi Montana Associated Press West Virginia Kennedy Los Angeles Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Stuart Symington Missouri Adlai E. Stevenson Hartford Edwin H. May Jr Nixon Chicago California

Cuban Refineries Balk at Soviet Crude Order

Two U S petroleum firms Standard Oil New Jersey and Texaco told the Cuban Petroleum Institute they will not refine Soviet crude as ordered. A third refinery, British Shell, reportedly sent a similar letter. No comment was available from the companies or Cuba. The institute had said on May 27 that Standard Oil New Jersey Texaco and British Shell each were allotted 300 000 tons of Soviet crude to refine this year.

Havana U.S Cuba Standard Oil New Jersey Texaco Cuban Petroleum Institute British Shell Standard of New Jersey

Spurrier Hearing Slated Thursday In Deputy Sheriff Shooting

James Ira Spurrier, 60, a railroad engineer and father of a Medal of Honor recipient, has a preliminary hearing set Thursday morning in Lebanon Virginia for the fatal shooting of a Russell County deputy sheriff.

Lebanon James Ira Spurrier Russell County

Jet and Helicopter Crash At Patuxent Kills Four

At Patuxent Naval Air Station a Navy jet collided with an Air Force helicopter killing four people. The helicopter had just arrived from Langley AFB to assist in a prior crash. The jet, an F8U Crusader, failed on takeoff from a hydraulic catapult and struck the grounded helicopter. One jet pilot survived with injuries. The bomber crashed into a wooded area near Great Mills High School, sparking fires and scattering wreckage.

Patuxent, Md Air Force Patuxent Naval Air Station Navy Langley Air Force Base Operations Department Next N FSA Federal Aviation Agency FAA Louisville Patuxent Leslie Cox Vienna

Florida Clue To Be Checked In Missing Engineer Case

Mrs. Frank F. Stringham traveled to Bastion Virginia to interview Frank Kidd the last person known to see her husband a week earlier Kidd described their conversation and a ride from East River Mountain to Bastion on June 1 Stringham had recent ties to Cape Canaveral and a missile installation Kidd warned Stringham may head for Cape Canaveral or Live Oak Florida Authorities have issued a 12 state alert and Florida police will be notified to watch for Stringham.

Frank F. Stringham Bastion Frank Kidd Stringham Kidd East River Mt Bastian Abot Cape Canaveral Flamie Live Oak Fla Sourcen Blue Virgina North South Carola Florida

Disaster Averted In Subway Blaze At Grand Central

A subway fire under Grand Central Terminal disrupted Lexington Avenue trains Tuesday trapping thousands in smoke. Transit Authority officials reported a prior warning by an inspector about fire hazards at a contractor site. Large disaster response units converged at 42nd Street and Park Avenue as passengers evacuated and authorities investigated the incident.

New York Lexington Avenue Grand Central Terminal Transit Authority

Eisenhower Visits Wife at Walter Reed Hospital

President Eisenhower visited his wife at Walter Reed Army Hospital Tuesday afternoon. The First Lady has been undergoing asthma treatment there since early in the week. This marked the President's first hospital visit since Saturday.

Washington Eisenhower Walter Reed Army Hospital

Radiation release reported after Bomarc launch fire in New Jersey

Air Force says radiation no danger to public after a Bomarc missile launching hull caught fire at an air base in New Jersey. Traffic was halted on nearby roads and state police warned of an atomic event as Defense Department experts assessed readings around 14 parts per million and the Ft. Dix training area was briefly cleared.

Air Porce Air Force Here Washington Ai Tor & In Reiger Defense Department Wolger

Senate defense bill boosts military funds in postwar mood

A Senate appropriations subcommittee added over 600 million dollars to the defense budget with further increases likely. The panel restored 298 million for a conventional carrier program, a victory for the Navy, while House action nudged the bill to about 90.3 million dollars above Eisenhower’s request.

Defense Washington Senate Howe Senate Appropriations Group Navy

Charleston Students Paint Huntington Sign Change

Charleston students unveiled a new Huntington city limit sign reading Welcome to Huntington West Virginia's Second Largest City The Charleston Daily Mail cites reliable authority that the change was made by the Charleston Mundeot Billboard Painting Commission during a Saturday night visit The revision follows early results showing Charleston nearing Huntington as the state's largest city with 82 054 to 12 s

Charleston Huntington City Huntington West Virginia Charleston Daily Mail Charleston Mundeot

Ronald Reagan Quits Screen Actors Guild

Ronald Reagan resigns as president of the Screen Actors Guild on Tuesday. He will shift from acting to pursuing production work and joining the ranks of producers.

Ronald Reagan Screen Actors Guild Hollywood Producers

Walkout Over Atlas Missile Bases Strikes Spur Taft Hartley Push

In San Diego 425 Convair workers joined a two day strike raising pressure as the IAM seeks a 1 cent hourly wage rise and better benefits. A Cape Canaveral denial followed as Atlas launch sites at five Air Force bases faced disruption and a meeting between IAM and Convair was set for 3 pm.

San Diego Calif Convair Division General Dynamics International Assa of Machinists Cape Canaveral Fla Air Force E. Marvin Sconyers Convair Washington John Stennis D-Miss Senate Atlas

Soviet Disarm Plan Presented At Geneva

The Soviet Union formalized a three stage disarmament proposal at the Geneva conference, calling for 12 to 38 months to complete certain measures and giving American forces 13 months to leave Europe. Valerian Zorin urged urgency and italics, while Western sources viewed the opening phase as unacceptable.

Geneva Europe Valerian Zorin Paris

Booth Brothers to Be Arraigned in Bank Holdup Case

Alexandria VA federal court set for arraignment of John H Booth Jr and William C Booth on charges tied to the May 31 Hamilton bank holdup. Judge Albert V Bryan appoints A Carter Whitehead as counsel.

Alexandria Tarewell Hamilton Albert V. Bryan A. Carter Whitehead John Hao William C. Booth

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