Navy Drops Six Warships and Three Modernizations
The Navy canceled six planned warships and three modernization projects to save nearly half a billion dollars. Secretary Thomas S. Gates cited higher labor and material costs and the rise of nuclear power and missiles, noting cancellations affect two destroyer escorts four guided missile frigates and conversions for one amphibious carrier and two guided missile cruisers. The loss of work should be offset by new ship awards to affected yards under the 1959 budget starting July 1.
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Washington
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Thomas S. Gates
Gates
Police Sergeant Gibson to Graduate From 12 Week Institute
Sgt. Robert R. Gibson of the Bluefield Police Department will graduate from a 12 week police science and administration course at the Southern Police Institute in Louisville Kentucky on June 13. He is first Bluefield officer to complete the program in a class of 31 from 17 states.
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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 Instiute
University of Louisville
Isville
N W Coal Loadings Show Sharp Increase
The Norfolk and Western Railway reported coal loadings for the week ending June 7 totaling 16 747 cars, up 1 407 from the prior week’s 15 340. This week’s total trails last year’s by 5 527 cars with daily output listed as Mon 2 520 Tue 3 281 Wed 3 758 Thu 3 785 Fri 2 868 Sat 535.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Virginia Side Towns Elect City Officials
Nine municipalities in Giles and Tazewell counties vote for city officials today with polling in Pearisburg Narrows Pembroke Rich Creek and Glen Lyn in Giles and Cedar Bluff Richlands Pocahontas and Bluefield in Tazewell. Voters also face a $350000 bond issue to fund a new filter plant and expand the water system in Tazewell. 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 eyed by tri state highway group
A committee of highway engineers from West Virginia Virginia and North Carolina will plan the proposed Interstate 79 linking the WV Turnpike to near Elkin NC. WV officials include Pat C Graney George E White Jr and M L O Neale. Virginia's D B Fugate chairs with J P Mills Jr and NC members W H Rogers Jr Robert J Kimley.
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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
Fido the loyal dog dies after 14 years awaiting master
LUCO DI MUGELLO Italy AP Fido a white mongrel with brown ears died Monday after 14 years of faithful waiting at the bus stop for his master Carlo Soriani who died in World War II An Allied air raid shattered the Borgo San Lorenzo factory and ended Soriani s daily routine The bus return each night brought no reunion but Fido continued to wait under the bus in Luco s square Local residents fed him and kept him company until his death.
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Soriani
Borgo San Lorenzo
Mugello
Florence
Fido
Borgo
Luco’s Square
Luco and
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Russell S. Fisher
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City of Louisville
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Rockefeller Foundation
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N&w
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Sonens Net
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Walter Winchell
Ben Gazzaro
Marion Brande
Denton Weber
Yeller
Samuel Goldwyn JR
Alan Ladd
Olivia Dehavilland
Proud Rebel
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Dean Jagger
David Ladd
Cecil Kellaway
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