Cliff Lad Drowns After Raft Incident at Stacy Va
A 16 year old Buchanan County youth Clifford Stacy drowned in about 30 feet of water near Stacy Virginia while swimming with friends on a homemade raft. Rescue Squad found the body two hours after it sank around 8:29 p.m. and transported it to a Grundy funeral home.
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James Mullins
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Dolls
Rockhouse Mountain
Smith Branch
Slate Creek
Mullins
Paul Elswick
Grundy
Barter Talks Open In Cuba
Four American farm machinery experts opened their tractors for prisoners barter talks in Havana. They met Cuba's President Osvaldo Corticos and held a preliminary conference. Officials declined to discuss prospects for success amid a two day deadline.
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Morrison Named OAS Ambassador to Latin America Ties to New Orleans Trade Gate
President appoints Morrison 49 known as Chep to the OAS post after a career in Louisiana politics. He helped found International House and the International Trade Mart to push New Orleans as the U S gateway for Latin American trade.
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International House
International Trade Mart
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Latin America
Paraguay Promises Open Free Elections
Ambassador Adlai E Stevenson said Stroessner promised free elections open to all Paraguayans at home and abroad. Kennedy envoy arrived for a two day visit. Stevenson hinted that more U.S. aid would follow if democratic procedures are restored.
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Chile
Adlai E. Stevenson
Paraguay
Alfredo Stroessner
Newcomers Win in North Tazewell Town Election
Two newcomers joined the North Tazewell council as incumbents Roy Brewster and L. H. Honaker lost seats. Incumbent Mayor James W. Witten Jr. was reelected without opposition. Four other council incumbents Iveson Wilson Gemmell and Yost were re elected.
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James W. Witten Jr
Co. G. Dunlappe
Jack Repass
Roy Brewster
L. H. Honaker
J. C. Iveson
Jennings Wilson
Charles Gemmell
W. R. Yost
Indo European origin theory rests on no surviving samples
Scholarly note asserts Western languages stem from a single parent tongue Indo Euro yet no original samples have ever been found. The claim highlights gaps in linguistic evidence and ongoing debates among philologists about ancient proto languages.
Deaths and Funerals in Virginia Community
Obituary notices announce Sidney Otis Nash of Springville Va and others. Nash 60 owner of Nash Esso in Bluefield Va dies after heart ailment with services at Springville Christian Church and burial at Monte Vista Park. Also listed are other local deaths including Max Jarrett and relatives with funeral details and burial plans.
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Sidney Otis Nash
Springville
Death notices and funeral rites in Grundy area
Obituaries for William Muncy Ratliff 89 of Grundy and Mary Rose Reed 29 of Powhatan, plus other local deaths. Services at Grundy Methodist Church and Mercy Seat Baptist Church with burial in local cemeteries. Surviving family members and pallbearers listed. multiple funeral home arrangements noted.
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Powhatan
Mercy Seat Baptist Church
B. J. Morgan
R. M. Harris
Oak Grove Cemetery
Charles Reed
Jeanette
Kay
Florence ‘Reed
Addie Reed
Sam Reed
Margaret Reed
Bennett Funeral Home
Northfork
Salvation Army to end commodity distribution in Mercer County
The Salvation Army units in Bluefield and Princeton will stop distributing federal surplus commodities in Mercer County. Captain Harold Hinson said funding shortfalls and lack of budgeted support forced the decision after attempts to secure aid with local boards and councils. Bluefield distribution ends June 20 and Princeton in July.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Mercer County
Harold Hinson
Hinson
Charleston
Harman elected mayor in Tazewell Virginia race
James Harman wins the Tazewell mayoral race with 410 votes to Cecil Neal 156 and Henry Perry 35. Council seats go to Jack W. Cecil W R Larimer and A L McCall. defeated candidates include Henry Kinser W T Peery and W H Vandyke.
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Tazewell
Cecil
Neal
Henry Perry
Harman
Perry
Jack W. Cecil
W. R. Larmier
A. L. McCall
Larimer
McCall
Henry Kinser
W. T. Peery
W. H. Vandyke
Funeral service for Sam C at his home on Virginia Avenue
A funeral service for Sam C will be held Wednesday at 2.30 p.m. in Dudley Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Glen Lippie officiating. The burial is planned at Hopewell Cemetery in Boone, North Carolina, on Thursday at 11 a.m. Pallbearers are listed as Dr. P. P.
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Margaret Osborne Nash
Harman Masonic Lodge
Bluefield
Esther Nash
Janet Gail Nash
Si Nash Jr
Jesse Harman
Roanoke
Clarence
W. E. Harman
Albany
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J. A. Wallace
Jeff Puck
Frank Hurt
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Josh
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Edgar Collins
Panther
Dora Stevenson
Murphy, Va
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Mohawk
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Lena Mounts
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Oma Estep
Clearandy Hill
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Estep
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Arista
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Princeton
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Middlesboro
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Roselawn Memorial
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Newport News
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Morehead State Teachers College
Morehead
CIT Corporation
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Norma
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Schumacher
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Clinchco
Creed Fleming
Dillard, Vernal
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Fremont
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Earl Felming
Elkhorn City
Ira Mullins
Counts Chapel
Ealy Ridge
James Ramey
Enoch Rose
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Clintwood
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Virginia Avenue
Dudley Memorial Chapel
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Hopewell
Boone
N. C
P. P
Citizens' Ticket Unopposed in Athens Municipal Election
The Citizens' Ticket ran unopposed in Athens Mercer County Tuesday. Mayor B Rouse Cook and councilmen Fred Parker William Eddings Dr James Gatherum W M Bondurant and Joe Freidl had no opposition.
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Athens
Mercer County
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B. Rouse Cook
Fred Parker
William Eddings
James Gatherum
W.M. Bondurant
Joe Freidl
N Y Power Failure Paralyzes City in Heat Wave
A massive blackout hit New York City during the hottest day of the year. Power was restored in stages with major outages in Times Square and Broadway venues, elevators stalled, and subway riders trapped briefly before crews revived service by nightfall.
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Times Square
42Nd
77Th Streets
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Inmate’s Term Reduced by Court for Break and Enter
Franklin Cox had his sentence cut from 1 to 15 years to 1 to 10 years after an appeals bench ruled the extra five years exceeded the statutory term for breaking and entering. Cox pleaded guilty in 1959 in Wyoming County Circuit Court to breaking and entering and says the circuit court added five years.
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Mate
Franklin Cox
Cox
Wyoming County
Mrs Ward Speaks At Vesper Services In Bluefield
Mrs Julia Ward served as guest speaker at vesper services under Mrs Ann Wilson at the Bluefield Community Center Monday night. Her topic was The Good Music was furnished by the prayer and Miss Jules Wilson read. The Rev Norman Burton of Bethel AME Church will be next week's guest speaker.
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Julia Ward
Vere
Ann Wilson
Bluefield Community Center, Inc
Indonesia President Visiting In Peiping
Indonesia President Suharto in Peiping meets with Chairman to discuss bilateral ties and regional concerns amid ongoing diplomacy with Japan and other powers.
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Indonesia
Peiping
Tokyo
Suharto
Wait Report In Woman's Death
Albert Wells, 72, of the Princeton area, is jailed for investigation pending autopsy results. An autopsy at Bluefield Sanitarium found no clear foul play. Wells, crippled and crutchbound, was with Mrs Jarrells and her daughter, who found Jarrells dead from apparent suffocation in a bedroom after a night of heavy drinking. Wells remains under investigation as slides and blood reports are awaited.
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Albert Wells
Princeton
Bluefield
Charleston
Bazzi
Bazzie
Jarrells
Cravens Funeral Home
Montcalm
Raleigh Polio Case Upholds State Totals
One new polio case in Raleigh County last week raises the state's total to three for the year, while measles cases climb to 5,938 nationally with 564 new reports. The Health Department notes the measles total more than doubles the 2,476 cases at this time last year.
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Charleston
Raleigh
State Health Department
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia sees partly cloudy skies, warm and humid with scattered showers. Highs 85 to 90, Thursday cooler in the north than the center. Virginia turns variable cloudy, hot and humid with scattered thundershowers mainly Wednesday afternoon and night. Highs near 87 Wednesday.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Principal To Attend Educational Meetings
J. A. Hubbard, principal of Tazewell County High School, will attend the Annual Conference of Secondary School Principals at Hampton Institute in Virginia June 14 to 16, with the theme New Approaches for Better Learning Opportunities. He then attends a week long evaluation workshop in Virginia June 19 to 23, organized with the State Department of Education and the Southern Education Foundation to train in evaluation criteria. The report notes a separate event in City, New Jersey, June 25 to 30, in the northern part, for warmth.
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Tazewell County High School
Hampton Institute
Hampton
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State Department of Education
Southern Education Foundation
City
N. J
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