Navy Drops Six Warships and Three Upgrades in Budget Cut
The Navy canceled six new warships and the modernization of three others to save nearly half a billion dollars. Secretary Gates cited rising costs for labor materials nuclear power and missiles as reasons. Eliminated projects include two destroyer escorts four guided missile frigates and conversions to an amphibious carrier and two missile cruisers. The loss of work can be offset by assigning ships to affected yards under the 1959 budget starting July 1.
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Washington
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Thomas S. Gates
Gates
Sgt Gibson Finishing Police Classes at Louisville Institute
Sgt Robert R Gibson of the Bluefield Police Department graduates from a 12 week police science course June 13 at the Southern Police Institute Louisville Ky. He is the first Bluefield officer to graduate from the institute which serves officers from 17 states and 11 foreign countries among 468 graduates of the long term courses.
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Southern Police Institute
Louisville
Gibson
James W. Carrie
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Carl E. Jackson
Little Rock, Ark
Robert R. Gibson
Bluefield
Southern Police Re University of
N and W Coal Loadings Rise Sharply for Week
For the week ending June 7 the Norfolk and Western Railway hauled 16 747 cars of coal, up 1 407 from the prior week’s 15 340. The total was 5 527 more than the same week last year’s 22 274, with daily outputs listed as 2520 Monday 3281 Tuesday 3758 Wednesday 3785 Thursday 2868 Friday and 535 Saturday.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Virginia Side Towns Elect City Officials
Nine municipalities in Giles and Tazewell Counties vote on city officials today. Giles County ballots are cast in Pearisburg Narrows Pembroke Rich Creek and Glen Lyn while Tazewell County votes in Cedar Bluff Richlands Pocahontas and Bluefield. A $350000 bond issue for a new filter plant and expanded water supply is on Tazewell’s ballot. Al Krutsch, Dartmouth football captain, also plays rugby.
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Giles County
Tazewell County
Pearisburg
Narrows
Pembroke
Rich Creek
Glen Lyn
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Tazewell
Interstate 79 route tied to three states study
A tri state committee of highway engineers from West Virginia Virginia and North Carolina will coordinate planning for Interstate 79 linking the West Virginia Turnpike to near Elkin North Carolina The group aims to prepare one route location report by early fall with regional representatives including Pat rick C Graney George E White Jr M L O Neale D B Fugate J P Mills Jr W H Rogers Jr Robert J Kimley Fugate chairs the panel
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Charleston
West Virginia
Patrick C. Graney
George E. White Jr
M. L. O’neale
Graney
West Virginia Turnpike
Elkin
North Carolina
Bureau of Public Roads
Canton
Ohio
Virginia
D. B. Fugate
J. P. Mills Jr
W. H. Rogers Jr
Robert J. Kimley
Loyal Dog Fido Dies After 14 Years Waiting for Master
In Luco di Mugello near Florence the white mongrel Fido died after years of faithful waiting at the bus stop for his dead master Carlo Soriani. Soriani saved him as a pup after wartime river rescue. Fido had earned a gold medal for loyalty and was a city favorite who slept under the bus after it ceased running.
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Luco DI Mugello
Italy
Fido
Borgo San Lorenzo
Carlo Soriani
Soriani
Mugello
Florence
Borgo
Luco’s
Luco
Borg
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Samuel Goldwyn JR
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