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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1964

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Vansant Teenager Dies in Wreck Near Grundy Virginia

Lois Turner of Vansant died when a convertible overturned into a creek on Route 619 near Leemaster six miles from Grundy. Patricia Compton 20 and Joyce Gilbert 14 were injured. both were treated at Vansant Clinic in serious condition. The crash occurred as the car attempted to pass a coal truck. Turner was ejected and the vehicle crushed her skull. Police continued the investigation.

Vansant Buchanan County Leemaster Grundy Lois Turner Patricia C. Compton Joyce Gilbert Gilbert Robert Baxter Haysi Leemaster Road Miss Turner Grundy Funeral Home

West Virginia superintendents oppose civil rights policy

Five southern West Virginia county superintendents from McDowell Mercer Jefferson Wyoming and Raleigh urge the State Board of Education not to act on a proposed civil rights and integration policy. They say integration is complete and their districts have been peacefully integrated for eight years.

Charleston West Virginia State Board of Education McDowell Mercer Jefferson Wyoming Raleigh State Human Rights Commission Supreme Court Union George Bryson McDowell County Robert Kuhn Wyoming County Bryson Human Rights Commission

Senate Defeats Revisions to Civil Rights Bill Amid Rapid Votes

The Senate, led in a bipartisan fashion, rejects multiple amendments to the civil rights bill. Only clarifying changes pass, many by voice vote, as cloture ends the Dixie filibuster and limits speeches to one hour per senator. The 48 to 33 roll call blocks Sen Stennis from ruling McClellan's amendment germane.

Washington Senate Sam J. Ervin Jr John Stennis D-Miss John L. McClellan D-Ark

Untitled fragment captures worn newspaper scan clues

A fragmentary OCR reading lists scattered sections and page numbers such as Classified Princeton Comics Society Crosswords Sports Editorial Weather and TV. The text is incomplete and provides no clear events or names to summarize.

Abby Graham Princeton

Eisenhower Distances Self From Puppeteer Image in Goldwater Debate

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower says he is not seeking to block or promote anyone in the Republican nomination race. He criticizes aspects of Barry Goldwater's conservative stance while denying reports that he is manipulating the contest. In another note, Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton plans to announce Friday his bid for the GOP nomination, according to sources.

Gettysburg Dwight D. Eisenhower Barry Goldwater Goldwater Harrisburg Pennsylvania William W. Scranton Scranton

Eisenhower backs open GOP convention in San Francisco

Dwight D. Eisenhower told The Associated Press his priority is a wide open convention in San Francisco next month and a platform to strengthen the party for the November race against President Johnson. He said he does not oppose Barry Goldwater but aims to unite the GOP behind the nominee. He outlined a plan to pick up the pieces after the convention and support the eventual candidate.

Eisenhower Associated Press San Francisco Johnson Goldwater

Big Powers Hover Near Asian War

AP News examines Cold War tensions in Southeast Asia with Red China the central threat. Ho Chi Minh relies on Chinese and Soviet arms. Viet Cong and Pathet Lao fight in South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia while Sihanouk shifts toward Mao. Sukarno rallies Indonesia and Malaysia under crisis, as Khrushchev and Mao plot. The parlor game of brinkmanship continues for 18 months.

AP News Southeast Asia Soviet Union Red China United States China Khrushchev Hanoi Viet Nam Laos Cambodia Ho Chi Minh Moscow Peiping Mao Tze-tung Korea South Viet Cong Pathet Lao Saigon Pathet Norodom Sihanouk Mao Asia South Viet Nam United South China Sea Indonesia Malaysia Borneo Sukarno Tunku Abdul Rahman

German worker goes berserk at Cologne school killing teachers

Walter Seifert, 40, a mentally unstable lathe operator, attacked Cologne-Volkhoven Elementary with a homemade lance and flamethrower, fatally wounding teachers Gertrud Bollenrath and Ursula Kuhr and injuring about a dozen children. He died later in hospital after police shot him and he ingested poison.

Cologne Germany Theo Hochstein Walter Seifert Cologne- Volkhoven Seifert Gertrud Bollenrath Bollenrath Ursula Kuhr Annemarie Langohr

House approves hefty federal pay boost for top officials

The House reversed a March vote and passed a bill to raise salaries for 1.7 million federal workers by 533.2 million dollars total. The plan boosts Cabinet members and top aides by 7500 annually, Cabinet officers receive 32500, and top civil service pay rises 22.5 percent, with enactment next January.

Washington House Congress Senate Cabinet United States Supreme Court Morris K. Udall D-Ariz

State Board seeks 2.5 million in college bond bids

The State Board of Education called for bids for nearly 2.5 million dollars in bonds to finance construction at two state colleges. The package includes 2 million dollars for three dormitories and a larger dining hall at West Liberty State College.

Charleston State Board of Education West Liberty State College

Congress Raises Pay Sparks Family Disapproval

Members of the Telegraph-ere House vote to increase annual pay from $22,500 to $30,000. The move prompts jokes about Congress as a glamorous but troublesome choice, with some families labeling lawmakers as the black sheep.

House Congress

Nude swimwear sparks fashion debate across stores

AP Fashion Writer reports designers like Rudi Gernreich and Bill Smith showing sheer topless swimsuits and see through dresses driven by buyers in major stores such as Neiman Marcus and Lord & Taylor. European buyers push openness whileBras­sieres councils defend support.

Neiman-Marcus Altman's Hess Bos Lord & Taylor Henri Bendel

Marina Oswald questioned on threat to Nixon

A source linked to the Kennedy assassination inquiry said Marina Oswald was questioned about a report that Lee Harvey Oswald threatened to kill Richard Nixon. She reportedly refused to discuss her testimony and did not confirm room locking details. Kennedy was slain on November 22 in Dallas.

Washington Kennedy Marina Oswald Richard M. Nixon Lee Harvey Oswald Nixon Dallas Republi Can Oswald Jack Ruby

Concord Receives 350000 Gift for Arts Center

Concord College in Athens receives 350000 toward construction and equipment of a new arts center named The Oakey Logan Alexander Center for the Creative and Performing Arts. The gift brings total project funding to about 2 million with 1650000 state funds already allocated.

Oakey Logan Alexander Ethel Witherspoon Alexander Concord College West Virginia

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