Doctor sought after girl's dismembered body found
New York AP report details the discovery of a murdered 19 year old student Barbara Soframento in the sewer of Dr Harvey Lothringer s Queens home and office. Lothringer 41 fled Sunday and later allegedly arranged sewer cleaning while under police surveillance for abortion charges.
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New York
Queens
Harvey Lothringer
Auth
Barbara Soframento
College of New Rochelle
Westchester County
Dr. Lothringer
Frank D. O'Connor
Rose
Rapist To Get Mental Exam In Virginia
Rich mond judge orders six physicians three chosen by Snider's defense and three by state to assess the mental state of Frank Snider Jr. He was sentenced to death in 1956 for raping a nine year old Roanoke girl and has been on death row. A stay of execution was granted pending the commission's findings. Snider, 37, is described by lawyers as insane or feeble minded, and questions of court jurisdiction arose over the stay.
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Richmond, Va
Richmond
Frank Jimmy Snider Jr
Roanoke
Snider
M. Ray Doubles
Hastings Court Part II
Doubles
Gadsden, Ala
State Penitentiary
Snyder
Virginia
Pineville Post 154 Tops JL Brawley District Track Meet
Pineville Post 154 Explorers won nearly all events at Mullens track day. Fourteen Pineville boys competed as Lions Club sponsored group. George Cook won running broad jump and led relay victory with Carlos Spencer Ronnie Stiltner Dennis Viars in 400 yard relay. Stiltner swept 75 and 100 yard dashes while Ned Rogers won sack race and Paul Revere relay. Rogers Hedinger Cook and Danis won three legged race. Looney and Riling took the two-man event.
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JL. Brawley
Cubs
Mullens
Post 154
Explorers
Pineville
Mullens Athletic Field
Lions Club of
George Cook
Ronnie Stiltner
Dennis Viars
Carlos Spencer
Viars
Ned Rogers
Paul Revere
Rogers
Jim Hedinger
A Cook
Tommy Danis
David Looney
Charles Riling
Earthquakes Hit Dagupan and Manila Regions at Dawn
Two strong earthquakes struck Dagupan City in Pangasinan Province near Manila, rattling northern Luzon at dawn. The Philippine News Service report notes an underground hissing sound prior to the tremors. no deaths or injuries were reported.
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Manila
West Virginia Times Rates Notice
Public notice lists daily and monthly rates for classified, display, and mining ads in the Bluefield Telegraph. Rates appear to reflect standard regional pricing with sample figures and publication details.
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The
Daily Telegraph Praag Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Conten Iy Ak
West Virginia
Kennedy Seeks Tax Cuts and Labor Day Session Talks
President Kennedy weighed how hard it is to set a priority list for his Congress. He said many measures are vital and a simple plan may not suffice. He addressed France United States aid questions and denied pledges to overthrow governments. He cautioned on unemployment and the Social Security health program and noted states lack enabling legislation. He commented on Mexican ambassador remarks and avoided controversy.
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Congress
Kennedy
France
Spain
X15 Flight Reaches 3716 MPH in Curve Maneuver
Edwards Air Force Base reports Joe Walker piloted the X15 rocket plane to 3716 mph. The flight tested atmospheric maneuverability and landing guidance for future spacecraft, with smoke filling the cabin and a creaking sound from the structure during a nine minute mission.
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Walker
California-Nevada
Mass Senate Battle Joined at Massachusetts Party Convention
Massachusetts Democrats open a three day state convention with the Kennedy McCormack contest for the U S Senate endorsement. Ted Kennedy and Edward J McCormack Jr compete for the party’s endorsement and a top spot on the September primary ballot.
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Massachusetts
Kennedy-McCormack
U.S. Senate
Senate
Kennedy
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Edward J. McCormack Jr
Atformney
John W. McCormack
U.S. House
Worcester
George C. Lodge
U.S
Laurence Curtis
R-Mass
Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
United Nations
Eisenhower
Byrd and Randolph Back Food Aid Move in Senate
Senators Robert Byrd and Jennings Randolph, both Democrats from West Virginia, joined the majority in a 56 to 34 vote to adopt the Mansfield-Dirksen amendment. The amendment restores to the foreign aid bill the President’s authority to ship surplus foods to Yugoslavia and Poland.
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Senate
Kennedy
Yugoslavia
Poland
Virginians Oppose Foreign Aid Food Shipments Vote
Senators Byrd and Robertson of Virginia joined the minority as the Senate approved 56 to 34 the Mansfield-Dirksen Amendment restoring President Kennedy's authority to ship surplus foods to Yugoslavia and Poland.
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Washington
Byrd and Robertson
Virginia
Senate
Kennedy
Yugoslavia
Poland
Scouts to Attend Three Camporees This Weekend
Jack L. Lewis announces three Boy Scout camporees in the Appalachian Council region. Bluefield units join Camp Roland near Bastian Virginia with Leon Martin directing and Paul Oliver assisting. Shawnee area led by Fred Williams at New Hope Road Princeton. Cherokee area at Camp Shanklin Ferry Bozoo with Larry R. Brown directing. All events begin Friday afternoon with registration and run through Sunday noon with camping and merit activities. There is no cost to attendees.
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Jack L. Lewis
Appalachian Council, Inc
Bluefield
Camp Roland
Bastian
Leon Martin
Paul Oliver
Princeton
New Hope Road
Fred Williams
Giles-Monroe
Larry R. Brown
Pearlsburg
Extremist group burns Algiers University in renewed terror
In Algiers the Secret Army Organization set fires using phosphorous devices gutting the main university building and destroying a library and labs. Four Moslems die in street violence as a seven day truce collapses. dissident leader Jean Georges Sarradet pleads for peace while urging Western intervention.
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Algiers
Algiers University
Secret Army
Jean Georges Sarradet
Algeria
Edmond Jouhaud
Paris
Sarradet
Jacques Garcia
Oran
Bone
Akers
Autopsy Hints Homicide in Estes Probers Case
Rep. Florence Dwyer urged a subcommittee to accept the autopsy findings indicating homicide. The panel, seemingly along party lines, passed a motion to relieve.
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Florence Dwyer
R-N.j
Soviets Move To Meet Threat In Global Trade Fight
J M Roberts outlines how the Soviet Union aims to counter Western Europe’s Common Market by expanding centralized planning and substituting Communist products in nonaligned regions. He notes uncertain futures for Britain, the Commonwealth, former French colonies, and Outer Seven partners as the US negotiates and world trade realigns.
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J. M. Roberts
Associated Press
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow
Western
Europe
Russia
Africa
Britain
Austria
Greece
Switzerland
Deaths and Funerals in McDowell County and Surrounding Areas
Obituary notices for Henry Perry Mitchell Sr 82 of Keystone and Aubrey Russell Kountz 73 of Sarton outline survivors and funeral plans. Also listed are details for Julian C Taylor 65 of Roanoke and Edward C Toler 70 formerly of Princeton with service times, burial sites, and family pallbearers.
Mercer County Juvenile Court discussed at Bluefield meeting
Judge Howard M. Jarrett spoke at a Bluefield Council of Social Agencies session at the Salvation Army outlining Mercer County Juvenile Court priorities. He described detention quarters, juvenile delinquency trends, and state plans for better supervision of incorrigibles.
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Mercer County Criminal Court
Howard M. Jarrett
Bluefield
Bluefield Coucil
Salvation Army
Mercer County
Howard Meadows
Gene Richardson
Department of Public Welfare
Princeton
Ethel Liddle
Golden Age Club
Harold Hinson
Red Cross
Quota Club
iCivic League
Cancer Center
Boy Scouts
Heart Council
Pinkie Elswick 3 Dies After Long Illness in Grundy
Pinkie Elswick three year old of Grundy Virginia dies Wednesday in a Richlands hospital after a long illness. Survived by mother Josie Fletcher Elswick of Grundy and five brothers and eight sisters. Body moved from Grundy Funeral Home to mother’s residence. funeral Saturday at 1 PM in Grundy with Orville Collins officiating. burial in family cemetery at Grundy.
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Pinkie Elswick
Grundy
Richlands
Josie Fletcher Elswick
Thomas and
Kennis
Roanoke
Landon Elswick
Norfolk
Cecil Elswick
Tockland
Hassel Elswick
Ocie Compton
Salem
Stella Fleming
Slam. Baw
Orville Collins
Bus Swerves Off Road Into Woods Near Chester
A passenger bus traveling from Richmond to Petersburg veered off Harrogate Road near stop 43% in Chester and into the woods. None of the 12 aboard was seriously injured, though a Colonial Heights woman was treated for minor injuries at a Richmond hospital. The bus, leased from Carolina Trailways, swerved to avoid a car.
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Chester
Richmond
Petersburg
Here
Colonial Heights
Richmond - Petersburg
Carolina Trailways
Harrogate Road
Reverend James E. Scales Dies at 72 in Welch Hospital
Rev. James E. Scales 72 of Anawalt died Thursday in a Welch hospital where he had been a patient after a heart attack two days earlier. His body was taken to Lugo's Funeral Service pending funeral arrangements.
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James E. Scales
Anawalt
Welch Hospital
Lugo
Harry L. Hill
J Luke's Hospital
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Co
Pocahontas County
Joseph and
Mary McMillan Hill
Elia Myrtle Anderson Hill
William A. Hill
Richwood
H. L. Hill Jr
Huntsville
Ter
Minnie Wyatt
Wil G
H. W. Shockey
Martins
Carol L. ‘Shockey
Double Gates
Funeral for Russell C. Lockhart in Jaeger
Russell C. Lockhart of Jaeger funeral Friday at 2 p.m. in Seaver Chapel Princeton Rev Bill Withers officiating. Burial in Athens Cemetery. Pallbearers include John Auville Verner Auville Shirley Auville James Oxley John Peck and Otis Mann.
Funeral services set for James Lee Smith in Princeton
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p m in Burke Memorial Baptist Church for 18 year old James Lee Smith of Princeton who died in an automobile mishap on Airport Road Wednesday evening. Rev W Jenkins will officiate with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be members of the church Young Men's Sunday School class and flowers will be carried by the Intermediate Sunday School class. The body returns to the grandparents home on Butler Street and will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Friday. Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton handles arrangements.
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Aubrey Russell Kountz
Sarton
Monroe County
Mount Herman Baptist Church
D. C. Craft
Broyles Funeral Home
Union
Larry Pence
Richard McNeer
Woodrow Collins
Ralph
John
Basil Weikle
Julian C. ‘Taylor
Watauga St
S. W
Roanoke
Oakey
T. E. Landis
Monte Vista Park
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Taylor
Lewis Gate Hospital
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
Greene Memorial Methodist Church
American Legion Post No
Vivian DeVault
Carroll Quillen
Miami
Fla
Sherwood Jackson
Crittenden
C. H. Blow
Margaret and
Wilmoth Taylor
Portsmouth
Pauline Frank
Edward C. Toler
Princeton
Way Mays
Vevaco
Shiloh Baptist Church
Cleo Brown
Charleston
Alfonso Toler
Castle Air Force Base
Calif
First Baptist Church
United
T. J. Reed
Carbon Cemetery
Leonard Johnson Funeral Home
Marmet
James Lee Smith
Airport Road
Burke Memorial Baptist Church
Rev. W. Jenkins
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Russell Smith
Butler Street
Sea Monster Turns Out To Be Seaweed
A 45 foot serpent like sea monster off Hokkaido was identified as seaweed. US Navy personnel and Yoshihteru Nakamura of Hokkaido University say the creature was a misread and likely a decaying weed drift from Puget Sound.
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Tokyo
Hokkaido
U.S. Navy
Yoshihteru Nakamura
Marine Life Research Institute of
Hokkaido University
Yoshiaru Tsuruga
Pugett Sound
Wash
High School Grads Urged to file for ACT exams Saturday
Morgantown June 9 last day to register for graduates planning to enter West Virginia colleges requiring or recommending the ACT. The test on June 23 will be offered at 14 centers including Beckley Concord Athens Elkins Fairmont State Glenville Marshall Potomac State Shepherd Shepherdstown WVU and others. Institutions listed will use ACT results for admissions and financial aid eligibility with priority for strong records.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
West Virginia University
J. Everet Long
WVU
Beckley College
Concord College
Athens
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins
Fairmont State College
Glenville State College
Marshall University
Huntington
Potomac State Colege
Keyser
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
West Liberty State College
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
West Virginia State College
Institute
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon
Beckley
Bluefield
Concord
Fairmont
Glenville
Marshall
Potomac State
Salem
Shepherd
West Liberty
West Virginia Tech
West Virginia State
Red Wall Slump Crashes Down Slope Into West Berlin
Part of the Red Wall dividing Berlin toppled about 20 six foot square concrete blocks sliding down a slope into the French sector of West Berlin.
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Red Wall
Berlin
West Berlin
Basement May Be CD Center in Bluefield
City Manager Randolph G Whittle said the Municipal Building basement in Bluefield may become a Civil Defense center for emergencies. A survey across Mercer County identified 57 suitable locations for Civil Defense needs though not all are fallout shelter capable. Representatives from the Department of Defense and the US Corps of Engineers joined the discussion with local officials.
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Bluefield
Randolph G. Whittle
Mercer
Civil Defense
Bluefield Police Department
Whittle
Peter Sweda
Department of Defense
Office of Civil Defense
Region 2
J. S. Bobbitt
Mercer County Civil Defense
US. Corps of Engineers
Pioneer Spirit Laments Lost Ethos at Kiwanis Meeting
C B Woolwine of Bluefield Va spoke to Bluefield Kiwanis on Spirit of America Past and Present calling citizens torchbearers of liberty while lamenting a missing pioneer spirit. He urged guiding youth toward past while lifting future and right actions as members welcomed guests and marked birthdays.
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C. B
Bernie) Woolwine
Bluefield
Masonic Temple
Bill Bowers
Ben Yates
Barnes Gillespie
Denver
Colo
Gospel Singers To Perform In Bluefield Sunday Program
The Gospel Singers of the Greater Zion Baptist Church Logan will appear in two events Sunday in Bluefield. They perform at 3 p.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church and will be guests on Viola Clark's gospel music program on WHIS TV at 1 p.m.
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Gospel Singers
Greater Zion Baptist Church
Logan
Bluefield
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Viola Clark
Whis-Tv
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Angelo L. Lanz
R. H. Hearne
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Lillydale
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Josephine McNeer Kountz
Giles Memorial Hospital
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Jack Kountz
Sinks Grove
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Zenith
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Virgie Hammonds
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Beaver
Aan
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Salt Sulphur Springs
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Baltimore
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Jarrett Council
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