Anti-Castro Rebel Beaton Executed By Firing Squad in Cuba
The anti-Castro rebel leader Manuel Beaton aged 30 and two accomplices were condemned to death by a military tribunal for crimes against the state. The verdict came after a 17 minute deliberation with execution planned after midnight at an unspecified site. Beaton and his brothers and associate were accused of killing a Castro officer at Oriente and linked to gunfire at Camp Libertad in Havana.
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Santiago
Cuba
Manuel Beaton
Beaton
Fidel Castro
Cipriano Beaton
Felipe Martinez
Francisco Tamayo
Oriente Hills
Argentina seeks U.N. Security Council meet over Eichmann dispute
Argentina will request a special U.N. Security Council session to press Israel on the Eichmann case. Argentina accuses Israel of violating sovereignty and expects Ambassador Mario Amadeo to file the complaint with Council president Tingfu F. Tsiang. Israel has refused to return Eichmann to Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
Argentina
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Adolf Eichfmann
Eichmann
Mario Amadeo
U.N
Tingfu F. Tsiang
China
House Approves D C Voting In Elections
The House approved a proposed constitutional amendment to grant District of Columbia residents the right to vote for president and vice president. The measure now heads to the Senate, then requires three fourths of state legislatures to ratify for national effect.
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Washington
District of Columbia
House
Senate
Five men vie for three council seats in local race
Incumbents J. P. Williams Powell Royall Jr. and M. H. Lowe Jr. received 328 353 and 401 votes respectively as the three re elected councilmen. Newcomers W. C. Banner and Robert E. Howell trailed with 261 and 255 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Williams
Powell Royall Jr
M. H. Lowe Jr
W. C. Banner
Robert E. Howell
Wytheville council seats filled with Austin and Vernon
In Wytheville Hayden L Austin won 360 votes and John F Vernon 308 to capture two council seats while incumbent J K Lindamood trailed with 305 and Paul Houser with 220 as mayor S M Spiller chose not to run. In Marion Mayor G B Benit was re elected unopposed with 620 votes while councilmen Peyton Barnett 354 Arthur Ozburn 323 and Walter Francis 353 were all returned to office.
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Wytheville
Hayden L Austin
John F. Vernon
J. K. Lindamood
Paul Houser
S. M. Spiller
Marion
G. B. Benit
Peyton Barnett
Arthur Ozburn
Walter Francis
Saltville mayoral and council results in tight Va. races
In Saltville J. Q. Peoples was unseated by 230 vote margin. Incumbent councilmen Campbell 232, Sauls 215, Shannon 162, Totten 200, Warren 19 percent reelected. Newcomer Frye won the mayoral post vacated by Bunts. In Chilhowie Berry unopposed at 191 votes. councilmen Ball 157 and Bonham 119 reelected. Alfred Farmer defeated incumbent Cole 139 to 115 for a seat.
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Saltville
J. Q. Peoples
Unce
R. D. Campbell
J. W. Sauls
C. B. Shannon
W. J. Totten
R. L. Warren
L. S. Frye
M. L. Bunts
Chilhowie
Kelly W. Berry
H. T. Ball
J. B. Bonham, Sr
Alfred B. Farmer
S. A. Cole
Court Refuses NAACP Appeal in Richmond Case
The Virginia Supreme Court dismissed the NAACP appeal from a State Corporation Commission order to reveal books and records. The bond filed May 13 missed the legal deadline, ending the bid to block inspection of membership names and contributors. The federal suit over disclosure remains active with Judge Bryan involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Supreme Court
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored Peacle
NAACP
State Corporation Commission
SCC
Oliver W. Hill
Albert W Bryan
Bryan
Osteopathic Grads Take State Exams
Twelve osteopathic medical graduates appeared for West Virginia state board exams in Charleston on Tuesday seeking licenses to practice. Six WV natives included Dr. Carolyn Beyer and Dr. Robert Beyer of Huntington. others hailed from Hamlin Chapmanville Hinton and Charleston. Licenses hinge on completing a one year internship. next board meeting is at White Sulphur Springs this October.
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Charleston
Osteopathic Medical Colleges
West Virginia
State Board of Osteopathy
West
Chapmanville
Harry R. Thomas
Hinton
Clayton E. Whetmore
White Sulphur Springs
Eisenhower Opens Far Eastern Trip Amid Tense Philippines Bond
President Eisenhower begins a 20 day tour of the Far East stressing strong Philippine ties and unity with the United States. He warns of possible early attacks by Communist China near Formosa and faces expected protests in Japan over Kishi and the security treaty as he travels to Okinawa and Tokyo.
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Eisenhower
MacArthur
Philippines
United States of America
Formosa
Formosa Strait
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
Okinawa
Tokyo
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with a chance of a few showers in northern areas and highs around the 70s. In Virginia expect warm humid conditions with scattered thunder showers mainly east, highs in the 80s and cooler 70s in the mountains, with Thursday partly cloudy and less humid and a few evening mountain showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Virginia
Laraine Day Divorces Leo Durocher in Mexico
Actress Laraine Day, 39, obtained a Mexican divorce from Leo Durocher, former Brooklyn Dodgers manager. They married in 1947, separated in 1999, and a May property agreement in Los Angeles governs child support and custody. Day will keep adopted children Milinda Michele, 16, and Chris, 15, with Durocher providing 250 dollars monthly until age 21.
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EL Paso
Tex
Laraine Day
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles
Durocher
Miss Day
Milinda Michele
Chris
Miguel Guerra
Juarez
Mexico
Lamar Johnson
Johnson
Hope Audrey Welnak Johnson
Veterans Ousted in Pulaski Voting as Newcomers Take Seats
In Pulaski Virginia voters ousted two veteran incumbents after a dispute over recreation needs and elected three pro recreation newcomers led by Bill B. Flint with 728 votes. Gallimore 764 and Eugene Nuckols 728 won seats along with incumbent Woodson Cummings 675 as mayor C V Jackson secured 881 votes.
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Pulaski
Bill B. Flint
Clause 3
Gallimore
Eugene Nuckols
Woodson Cummings
W. A Larson
W. F. White
Lowman
George H. Johnston
C. V. Jackson
Counterfeit 20s Recovered in Ohio and West Virginia
Treasury agents and Brooke County deputies recovered five more counterfeit twenty dollar bills, raising the total to 22 in circulation. Two suspects, William R. Wheatley and Lawrence J. Perlatti, both of Cleveland, Ohio, were arrested after a counterfeit two dollar bill incident and await federal action in Columbus. Authorities had counted eleven thousand dollars in phony notes tied to the pair, much of which was found in their possession.
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Wheeling
Treasury
Brooke County Sheriff's Deputies
Steubenville
Ohio
Andrew P. O'Malley
William R. Wheatley
Lawrence J. Perlatti
Cleveland
Brooke County
Columbus
Wheatley
Peraltt
Princeton Woman's Club Meeting At Elk's Home Today
The Princeton Woman's Club will meet at the Elk's Home at 2 p.m. today. President Mrs R E Harbert presides. Treasurer Mrs T E Calloway collects annual dues. Parliamentarian Mrs M A Cassidy interprets revisions to the constitution. Helen E Dunfee collects Top Value Stamps for a Mercer County Exceptional Children project. Various members present plans for brochures and a family picnic, with sales of silver cleaner and mem ber recruitment.
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Princeton Woman's Club
Elk’s
R. E. Harbert
T. E. Calloway
M. A. Cassidy
Helen E. Dunfee
Mercer County
A. W. Turner
West Virginia
C. F. Phalen
Glenwood
W. J. Roney
H. B. Wells
Harbert
West Virginia Democrats Unite at Charleston HQ Opening
State Democratic Chairman Hulett C Smith assured unity for victory in 1960 at the Charleston headquarters opening. The Beckley party executive announced the state convention at Civic Center on Aug 12 with a fundraising banquet that night. Ray Hage of Huntington will coordinate platform drafting and Charles McElwee of Charleston will oversee convention arrangements. The quadrennial convention sets a new party platform.
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Charleston
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
Beckley Party
Civic Center
Ray Hage
Huntington
Charles McElwee
Carolina Community Home Holds Vespers
The weekly vespers at the Carolina Community Home were directed by Mary Cooper. The Bethel AME Church junior choir joined with Miss Doris Trigg directing. The group sang several spiritual numbers as Mrs. Ora Trigg spoke on Missionary Work and Our Christian Duty. Next week Mrs. J. W. Lawrence will conduct the services.
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Carolina
Mary Cooper
Bethel AM. E
Doris Trigg
Ora Trigg
J. W. Lawrence
Princeton Girls Are Nominees for Governor and State Office
Bonnie Barbakow of Princeton and Judy Vickers of Follansbee lead as governor candidates after Rhododendron Girls Late primary. Federalist and Nationalist tickets also nominate state officers including secretary of state and attorney general with multiple candidates for each post.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
Bonnie Barbakow
Princeton
Judy Vickers
Follansbee
Rhododendron
Miss Barbakow
Miss Vickers
Board of Public Works
Sharon Herkle
Weirton
Phyllis Carp
Charleston
Ellen Joseph
Mary Ann Lindsey
Parkersburg
Barbara Gibson
Grantsville
Rose Angela Milner
Huntington
Ann Shaffer
Ellen Gates
Beckley
Karen Philippi
Cameron
Sylvia Turner
Buckhannon
Supreme Court
Betsy Bowers
New Martinsville
Sue Conrad
Mary Jane Nutter
Salem
Rita Tietranordi
Sharon Story
Helen Cunningham
Weston
Colleen Gibson
Elkins
Carol Hershman
Ripley
Carol McCoy
Carol Ritter
Navy confirms patrol plane over Soviet freighter off Cuba
Atlantic Fleet says a Lockheed P2V patrol plane from Jacksonville spotted the 5,500 ton Soviet freighter Dolinsk on May 7 about 100 miles east of Havana during a routine patrol over international waters. Navy notes it did not harass the ship and cannot confirm Castro's referenced flight.
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Norfolk
Navy
Cuba
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Fidel Castro
United States
Castro
Jacksonville
Fla
Matanzas
Havana
Clubs Meet To Plan Bluestone Valley Fair At Spanishburg
Plans for the Bluestone Valley Fair at Spanishburg were launched at a meeting of the fair association and Mer cer County 4-H Clubs held at Spanishburg High School. The August 11 12 13 dates were set and committees formed. J. K. Lilly was elected president Carl Barton vice president Mrs James Meyers secretary Jack Nester reporter and Mack Wimned by the July meeting.
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Spanishburg
The
Fair Association
Mercer County
Spanishburg High School
J. K. Lilly
Association
Carl Barton
James Meyers
Jack Nester
Mack
Kiwanis Club Plans Summer Recreation
Kiwanis members in Green Valley met to outline summer recreation programs directed by Ralph Crandall. The plan calls for playground activities at Glenwood School and Ceres School with sessions on Wednesday and Friday at Glenwood and on Tuesday and Thursday at Ceres.
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Kiwanis Club
Green Valley
Glenwood Kiwanis Club
Caffee
Ralph Crandall
Glenwood
Ceres
Stondere
81 Year Old Twins Die Almost Together in West Virginia
Hayden Dotson aged 81 and his sister, also 81, died within five hours of each other in Ellenboro after Dotson suffered a heart attack at 5 p.m. and his sister died at 10:30 p.m. They had lived in Toll Gate and Parkersburg respectively and were the sole surviving siblings of their family.
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Pennsboro
W. Va
Ellenboro
Hayden Dotson
Dotson
Toll Gate
Ritchie County
Parkersburg
Deaths and Funerals in Wise County and Nearby Areas
Mrs Ida Loretta Hughes of Swords Creek Va dies after long illness in Richlands hospital. Survived by four sons, seven daughters, siblings, and in laws. Funeral at Swords Creek Methodist Church with burial in Russell Memorial Cemetery. Also noted are death notices for W F Nickells of Royal City and Mrs Ollie E Olinger of Saltville with service details and burials.
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Ida Loretta Hughes
Swords Creek
Richlands
Carterton
Charles and
Ellen Grizzle Evans
Sam H. Hughes
Sam
Jim
Hoover Hughes
Paul Hughes
Jaeger
John Steele
Ruth Hughes
Bluefield
Charles Wyatt
Henry Wysor
George Colvard
Bristol
Rosa Wilkerson
Nema Pollard
Wise
Swords Creek Methodist
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Lebanon
Honaker Funeral Home
Honaker
W. F. Nickells
Royal City
Bertha Church Nickells
Bill Rowe
Glenn Shortridge
Elizabeth Dawson
Grundy
John
McKinley Nickells
Harve
Tockland
Infant son of Roby A. Church dies in Welch
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Roby A Church of Northfork died Monday night in Welch Emergency Hospital. The body will remain at Bennett Funeral Home at Northfork.
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Virginia
Grundy
Roby A. Church
Northfork
Welch
Bennett Funeral Home
Funeral for Mrs. Claude D. Price in Princeton
Funeral services for Mrs. Claude D. Price of Princeton are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the First Methodist Church with Pastor Dr. Ross Me Chung officiating. Burial will follow at Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Pallbearers include Bill Bowling Frank Bowling Donald Moore Robert Carr Pat Fl more and John Whittaker. Cassidy Sunday School Class and Ruby Bailey Circle members will carry flowers.
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Markey Freeman
Emerson Brewster
Horsepen
Will Freeman
Russell Boothe
Frank Brewster
Logan Hill
Bluefield
Sam Curtis
Swannanoa N. C
Choram Howie
Inkster, Mich
Missley Freeman
Ernest Freeman
Skygusty
Edd Bowman
Burkes Garden
Incumbents Win Seats in Radford Council Race
In Radford Virginia two incumbents were re elected to the city council and Mayor W E Gilbert was defeated. Dr Theron Maas led the ticket with 1116 votes while incumbent Frank Smyth won 757 and Robert S Irons earned 949. Mayor Gilbert polled 500 of 2397 total votes. Other losers were George Cook 523 George Effier 555 and W Miller 518.
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Radford, Va
Radford
W. E. Gilbert
Theron Maas
Frank Smyth
Robert 5S Irons
Gilbert
George Cook
George Effier
W. ©. Miller
Mayor Re-Elected To Sixth Term In Dublin
Dublin Virginia mayor Frank Flanagan won a lopsided victory on Tuesday, polling 110 votes to James Franklin Smith 35. Incumbent councilmen R Kerr Farmer Harry Henderlite R Cecil Jr Charlie B Duncan Frank Zeigler and Richard L Evans were unopposed.
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Dublin
Frank Flanagan
James Franklin Smith
R. Kerr Farmer
Harry Henderlite
R. Cecil Jr
Charlie B. Duncan
Frank Zeigler
Richard L. Evans
Barbara Eisenhower Birthday Comes Early
Barbara Eisenhower turns 34 in Manila on Wednesday due to the international date line, a day before her four children in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, can celebrate back home. The AP report notes the time difference makes the birthday occur earlier in the Orient.
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Manila
Barbara Eisenhower
Orient
Gettysburg
Senate trims housing bill to 1.98 billion dollars
The Senate Banking Committee cut the housing bill to 1.9815 billion dollars, removing 200 million as veto pressure looms. Key cuts include 150 million from veteran direct loans and 50 million from a 120 million farm fund, while 350 million in urban renewal grants remain. The bill still exceeds Eisenhower’s preferred spending.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Congress
Senate Committee
Federal National Mortgage Assn
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
Freak Accident Hurts Mullens Woman Eye in Mullens Yard
Mrs. Howard Bennett suffered partial vision loss in one eye after a grapevine sprang up and lodged in her eye while she was cutting vines in her Mullens yard. Dr. J E Blaydes of Bluefield removed the vine and warned vision could improve with proper treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Bennett
Mullens
Virginia Poultry Market Report Harrisonburg VA
Virginia live poultry and eggs market notes adequate for fair demand. Slaughter estimates for Virginia processors Tuesday at 214,750 head, down 58,650 from last Tuesday. Farm prices: broilers 24 3 4 lbs to 17 18 cents per lb, fowl heavy hens 18 20 lbs, light hens 7 9 lbs. Turkeys none reported. Eggs firm on large, weaker on mediums, steady on small. Receipts declining, grade B large 24 24 1 2 percent.
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Harrisonbug, Vaww
VDA
Virginia
Merger Good Says Bluefield Directors For Nickel Plate Link
The Bluefield Board of Directors endorsed the Norfolk and Western and Nickel Plate merger, praising faster freight service and easier passenger travel as beneficial to the area. The meeting approved two Princeton business licenses and sent several street and alley issues to City Manager Whit tle for action.
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Bluefield Board of Directors
Norfolk and Western Railway
New York, Chicago, and St. Louis
Norfolk, Va
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Louis
Great Lakes
Princeton
Cook
Young
Bluefield
F. Gravely
Augusta St
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Gravely
Randolph G. Whittle
Lloyd Middleton
Young St
Young Street
Whittle
Noell to Deliver Opening Address at Key Club Meet
William A. Noell Jr. of Bluefield will open Key Club International's 17th annual convention in Boston July 3-6 and deliver a keynote address July 5. The event gathers 16 officers and trustees from high school Kiwanis clubs with nearly 50,000 members in the United States and Canada. The four day gathering will also elect 1960-61 international officers led by current president C William Nelson of Melbourne Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Noell Jr
Bluefield
Key Club International
Boston
Key Club International Board
Toronto
Ontario
Key Club
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis
United States
Canada
C. William Nelson
Melbourne
Florida
Nelson
Notice of Sale of Stockman Tire Service Property
Trustee will sell tangible and intangible personal property of Stockman Tire Service beginning at 10:00 am on June 2, 1960. The sale includes a cola machine, safe, two metal cabinets, store fixtures, showcases, air compressor, hydronic remover, battery assortments, miscellaneous equipment, and assorted merchandise with value to be ascertained prior to sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockman Tire Service
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