Princeton Childs Death Probed
An autopsy at Bluefield Sanitarium raised the possibility of foul play in the death of Georgia Virginia Brown, six months old, who died after being taken to Princeton Memorial Hospital by her mother Stella Mae Brown and father George Albert. State and county police, along with the state troopers and the sheriff, pursued a joint investigation with questioning of the parents and others close to the case.
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Princeton
Bluefield Sanitarium
Georgia
Virginia Brown
Princeton Memorial Hospital
Stella Mae Brown
George Albert
L. P. Mullins
Mullins
Clyde White
Air Force space chief resigns criticizes senior scientists
Col. William C. Davis, a key Air Force space planner, resigns after 17 years and blasts senior scientists for hindering U S space research progress. He cites overconservatism on advisory panels and plans to join Turbo Dynamics Corp as VP for research in a new Minden facility. Davis lives in Annapolis with his wife and four children.
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Washington
Air Force
William C. Davis
Pentagon
Davis
U. S
Soviet Union
Deat
California Institute of Technology
Lloyd Berkner
J. J. Rabi
Joseph Kaplan
U.S. International Geophysical Year Committee
Turbo Dynamics Corp
Agencies Win Major Funding For 17 Independent Agencies
The Senate approved a 6.106 billion dollar appropriations bill to finance 17 independent agencies for the coming year, with the Veterans Administration receiving about 4.945 billion. A 14 percent 4.870 billion White House and executive agencies allocation was also approved, while 589 million recommended by President Eisenhower for the federal employers retirement system was stripped. The White House package includes 750 thousand dollars for the Civil Rights Commission start up. The House figure exceeded the Senate by about 1.6 million.
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Washington
Senate
White House
House
Veterans Administration
Eisenhower
U. S
New
Civil Rights Commission
Army Secretary Seeks 55000 More Troops Into Budget Fight
Army Secretary Brucker and Gen Maxwell Taylor told a senate appropriations subcommittee they need 55000 more soldiers than the administration allows for the coming year. They said they remain bound by a higher decision while noting past proposals favored by the Army. McElroy approved 870000, down from an initial 925000 request, leaving a 870000 strength target for the year starting July 1.
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Wilber Brucker
Gen
Maxwell Taylor
Senate
Washington (Ap
Brucker
Maxwell D. Taylor
Emy HooReyn
House
Defense Department
Pentagon
Dennis Chavez
D-Nm
Army
Rioting in Cyprus strains NATO allies and sparks curfew
Fresh clashes between Greek and Turkish Cypriots push the death toll to six as Britain imposes curfews. Greece threatens action at the NATO council in Paris while Cyprus debates independence or partition amid Britain's plan for self government.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
API
NATO
Britain
Greece
Turkey
Isle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Council
Paris
Athens
Middle East
French Report 591 Algeria Rebels Dead
French authorities said 591 Algerian nationalist rebels were killed last week as Premier Charles de Gaulle toured Algiers. They reported 123 captured. De Gaulle urged integration of Algerian and European elements and called rebels to join elections he promised. About 3,000 nationalists were killed by French forces in May, similar to April.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gaulle
Ex-McDowell Deputy Pleads Guilty In $6000 Embezzlement
Mrs. June Darlington former chief deputy in McDowell County Sheriff's Office pleaded guilty in Welch to embezzling over $6,000 while in office. Judge I Mann Litz held the case for sentencing Thursday and she seeks probation. Darlington extradited from San Mateo California where she lived with her son since leaving office December 31 1956. She had a $7500 bond and faces civil suits totaling $6312 61 in another case.
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McDowell
June Darlington
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
Darlington
McDowell County
Welch
San Mateo
Calif
B. M. Stone
Liberty
California
Stone
New
House Votes 665 Million for Jobless Aid Curtailments
The House approved 665.77 million dollars to fund unemployment compensation extensions, sending the bill to the Senate and then President Eisenhower. The plan allows states to extend benefits by 13 weeks, with states choosing to participate and repay later. Several states already moved to participate or extend, while some governors said no action yet.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Eisenhower
Appropriations Committee
Pennsylvania
New York
Rhode Island
Michigan
Massachusetts
Maryland
Minnesota
Indiana
U S Pressures East Germany Over Return of Missing Soldiers
The United States seeks direct talks with East Germany on the return of nine U S soldiers after their Sikorsky helicopter crashed in Soviet occupied territory. East Germany demands recognition and says the case tests Washington’s stance. The nine are identified with officers from California Pennsylvania Ohio and Texas with one lieutenant listed as missing.
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Berlin
East Germany
United States
U. S
Soviet Union
3Rd Armored Division
West Germany
East Berlin
West Berlin
Britain
France
State Department
Washington
U.S
Bonn
Big Four Air Safety Center
Frankfurt
George E. Kemper
Escondido
Calif
James R. Zeller
Mount Joy
Allan A. Brister
Wyncote
Paul E. Jones
Cleveland
Ohio
Pentagon
Mike Ellis
Mel
Vera Ellis
Bremen
Germany
Jones
Corpus Christi
Tex
Westigrook
Jacksonville
Fla
Eisenhower and Macmillan Open Atomic Talks at White House
In Washington the two leaders began three days of informal discussions focusing on air missile bases for Britain and shared atomic matters. They spoke briefly to reporters after a 2 hour session, denying any tentative agreements and stressing the talks were exploratory.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Macmillan
White House
Britain
Dulles
Asst
C. Burke Elbrick
G. Frederick Reinhardt
Harold Caccia
Norman Brook
Foreign Office
Dep
Patrick Dean
F. A. Bishop
U. S
Mansfield Sprague
Nathan Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Labor Measure Draws Eisenhower Administration Opposition
The Eisenhower administration through Secretary of Labor Mitchell opposes the pending Senate labor bill aimed at curbing union corruption. The committee bill endorsed by Senator John McClellan would give rank and file members more control and tighten reporting of union finances. No date was set for Senate consideration, but Lyndon B. Johnson indicated it would get high priority.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Mitchell
Senate
John McClellan
D-Ark
Lyndon B. Johnson
Supreme Court Weighs Wyoming Child Custody Case
The Supreme Court will review a Wyoming County order directing James Martin Boggs to surrender his 2-year-old son James Jr. to Billie Dean Boggs to travel to Ohio where she resides. The mother had started habeas corpus proceedings in the lower court.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Wyoming
James Martin Boggs
James Jr
Billie Dean Boggs
Ohio
More Humid Weather Due Mountain State
Huntington AP reports West Virginia will see warm humid conditions with scattered showers from Tuesday through Saturday. Expect average moisture of about three quarters of an inch and temperatures near 70 degrees in the north over the next five days.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Eisenhower to Khrushchev on atomic test suspensions
President Eisenhower sent a reply to Khrushchev's latest proposal on suspending atomic tests. The White House did not release the text immediately but said the letter would be released around 10 a.m. Tuesday. Hagerty described it as a short note.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
White House
U.S
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Death claims Hubert Cassell veteran Pocahontas Fuel official
Hubert A. Cassell 67 a 47 year Pocahontas Fuel Co veteran died at Bluefield Sanitarium after an illness of over a year. Native of Patrick County Va he retired as division superintendent and helped found Itmann memorial church named in his honor. Survived by wife four daughters two sons and several siblings. Funeral Wednesday 2:30 p.m. Main Street Methodist Tazewell with Maplewood Cemetery burial Bramwell Masonic Lodge to handle graveside rites.
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Hubert A. Cassell
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Bluefield
Patrick County
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Boissevain, Bishop
Itmann
Cassell
Cora Dancy
Chicago, Ill
Maggie Anderson
Radford
Kate Albert
McCoy
Brenna Albert
Whitethorne
Main Street Methodist Church
Tazewell
Paul P. Martin
George Fox
Maplewood Cemetery
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Bramwell Masonic Lodge 45
De Gaulle Conducts Napoleonic Cabinet Meeting in Paris
Premier de Gaulle chaired a 45 minute cabinet session described as Napoleonic in tone. He announced nonconformist appointees including Rene Brouillet to the Vatican post and Guy Lamassoure as Corsica prefect, with a military staff style briefing noted by aides. Diplomatic talk of an East West summit remained unconfirmed.
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Paris
de Gaulle
U. S
Armory Houghton
Houghton
Harvard
Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Macmillan
United States
America
Fourth Republic
Andre Malraux
Napoleon
de Galle
Vatican
Raoul Salan
Algeria
Rene Brouillet
Holy See
Guy Lamassoure
Corsica
Mediterranean
Grand Rapids Cops Use Loaded Dice Found at Convention
Grand Rapids police tested 600 pairs of educated dice confiscated from two nondelegates at an engineers convention. Some dice were loaded to fix outcomes. some shooters could predict sevens, while others guaranteed seven never appeared. No money changed hands during the test on company time.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Grand Rapids
Raven Woman Wins Big on The Price Is Right
Miss Robinette, a 3 year Raven Virginia woman with a heart condition, won gifts valued at about 32 000 dollars on The Price Is Right including 7500 dollar mink coat 6000 dollar diamond watches and a 10000 dollar sponsor gift. She plans to marry Clifford Lane of Raven after the announcement in Richlands.
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Raven
NBC
Aks
Winer
Speidel Company
Miss Robinette
Nick Robinette
Richlands- Raven
Richlands
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