Romania to Free Thousands of Political Prisoners by Year End
Deputy Premier Alexandru Birladeanu announced in an AP interview that Romania will pardon most political prisoners by year end and release about 7 674 inmates since 1931. Western diplomats call the move aimed at winning Western favor and note Romania’s stance against the Soviet Union amid de Russification policies.
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Birladeanu
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Comecon
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Economic Association of East European States
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Gheorghiu-Dej
Fair Officials Plan Steps to Boost Amusement Area
New York AP reports World Fair attendance in the amusement area is sagging despite plans to cut prices and install brighter lights. Thomas Deegan, chairman, says daily raffles, band concerts, and circus parades will be added and undressed girls blamed not for the slump. He cites attractive foreign and state pavilions drawing visitors away while overall attendance nears the five million target.
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Fair
Thomas Deegan
The
Fair Corporation
Deegan
Optometrists Honor Bluefield Doctors at WV Convention
Dr. William Greenspon received the award of merit while Dr. Jay S. Rodgin earned a distinctive service plaque during the 57th annual West Virginia Optometric Association convention at Blackwater Falls State Park.
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Jay S. Rodgin
Bluefield
West Virginia
Optometric Association
Greenspon
Rodgin
Blackwater Falls State Park
Local Newspaper Rates and Circulation Information
Public notice announces Bluefield Daily Telegraph pricing including a $26.00 yearly subscription with rates for other regions and a furnished application. Audit Bureau of Circulation involvement noted.
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W. Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circular Agency, Inc
Mrs Sophia Zyweiski Dies at 98 in Pocahontas Va
Mrs Sophia Zyweiski 98 of Pocahontas Virginia died Sunday in a Bluefield hospital. Survivors include son Joseph Zyweiski and daughter Mrs Mary Shumate both of Pocahontas, brother Vincent Zyweir of Elizabeth New Jersey, 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Rosary tonight at 7 30 at Pocahontas Union Funeral Home conducted by Father Paul Laub. Requiem mass at St Elizabeth Catholic Church tomorrow morning time to be announced. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Pocahontas
Bluefield
Joseph Zyweiski
Mary Shumate
Vincent Zyweir
Elizabeth
N. J
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Paul Laub
Father Laub
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
Woodlawn
Lakewood Cox
John Knowles
Frank Soos
Tom McKavich
Noah Shumate
Mike Rocchetti
Obituary notices for Swiney, Dobrich, Johnson, Buck, and Miller
Several local obituaries report deaths Sunday through Thursday. Charles Swiney of Breaks Va, 16, died at home after a long illness with service by Rev Bruce Mullins at Breaks cemetery. Louis Dobrich, 71, near Spanishburg, died suddenly of a heart attack. services at Spanishburg Baptist Church with burial at Bowling Cemetery. Camma Jane Johnson, 66, of Davy, died in Welch hospital. funeral at Davy Methodist Church with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Mary Meek Buck of Nashville, Tenn., mother of Bluefield resident Mrs Henry Warden Jr, died at Vanderbilt Hospital. services Monday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Thomas E Miller of Mount Hope, brother of Mrs Frank Stepp, died at Beckley Veterans Hospital. funeral and Mount Tabor Cemetery burial followed.
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Breaks
Jimmy Swiney
William
Clayton Swiney
Pearl Swiney
Ann Swiney
Elkhorn City
Clarence Sims
Memphis
Louis Dobrich
Spanishburg
Rt. 1
Rock
Mercer County
Germany
Jane N. Dobrich
Spanishburg Baptist Church
Roger McCormick
Bowling Cemetery
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
Camma Jane Johnson
Davy
Welch Hospital
G. W
Bill) Johnson
Davy Methodist Church
Rebacah Lodge
Lewis Clower
Jackson
Mich
Allen Clower
Garden City
P. T. Martin
Mechanicsville
Mary Meek Buck
Nashville, Tenn
Henry Warden, Jr
Bluefield
Vanderbilt University Hospital
Charles Malone Jr
Arlington
Tex
Warden
Ted Davis, Jr
Nashville
Holy Trinity Luthern Church
Cosmopolitan Funeral Home
Thomas E. Miller
Mount Hope
Frank Stepp
Ridgecrest Road
Veterans Hospital
Beckley
Mount Home Hope
Mount Tabor
Beavers Carrie burial service at Tazewell church
Funeral for Mrs. Carrie Beavers 64 of Tazewell Va conducted today at 2 p.m. at Main Street Methodist Church with burial in Beavers Cemetery Clif field Va Pallbearers named Bud dy Brittain Charles Beavers John Beavers John W Gillespie Harman Beavers Ray Caldwell Bud Johnson
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Tazewell
Main Street Methodist Church
Beavers Cemetery
Cliffield
Buddy Brittain
Charles and
John Beavers
John W. Gillespie
Harman Beavers
Ray Caldwell
Bud Johnson
Fashion Exhibitors Start Annual Show at Bluefield
The Bluefield Fashion Exhibitors opened their three day show at the Bluefield Auditorium with fall back to school clothing lines. About 55 salesmen will display over 125 lines of apparel from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Sunday through Tuesday, led by Nathan Adelman as president of the group.
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Nathan Adelman
Bluefield Group
Theft Of Car Reported In Bluefield Police Files
A stolen auto report tops a list of theft vandalism and accident cases at the Bluefield Police Department. The incident involved Billy Lundquist of Wisconsin staying at Commercial Hotel whose 1958 green and white Chevrolet four door was stolen from Raleigh Street lot, valued at $500.
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Billy Lundquist
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Raleigh Street
Cabinet Members Attend Church With Johnson
President Johnson attended Sunday service at National City Christian Church with two cabinet members. Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges and his wife and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall and Mrs Udall joined Johnson, who used a church fan amid humid 90 degree heat. Dr George R Davis noted the attendees and welcomed the distinguished visitors.
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National City Christian Church
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Udall
Unseated Kubitschek Arrives in Madrid on Private Visit
Former Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek, stripped of political rights and his Senate seat in Brazil’s purge, arrived in Madrid from Rio de Janeiro on a private visit with 53 federal congressmen who lost seats. He plans to travel next to New York for lectures.
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Brazil
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New York
Flops to Fame for Immaculate High Castoff Carol Faylen
Carol Faylen, 15, a Los Angeles student who failed to win roles at Immaculate High, lands the eldest Crosby daughter in Bing Crosby's new ABC TV comedy series launching Sept 14. Crosby personally ran the auditions and Faylen outscored more than 25 rivals.
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Nana
Los Angeles
Carol Faylen
Immaculate High School
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Abc-Tv
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Burial Insurance Sold By Mail Ad Claims Easy Qualification
An advertisement promotes Central Security Life Insurance Co burial policies by mail for ages 40 to 90. It promises potential coverage of $1000 or more, no medical exam, and self cancellation, with no agent contact and free information.
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Central Security Life Insurance Co
West Rosedale
Fort Worth
Texas
Summer School Starts Today at Bluefield State College
A nine week session opens with guest professors among the twenty workshop leaders and instructors. Ralph Bird of Matoaka High School will lead Modern Mathematics, Franklin Hawkins of South West Virginia High School will teach Social Science, and D. W. McCormick of Bramwell High School will conduct West Virginia history geography and government. Registration starts at 8:00 a.m. and runs all day.
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Ralph Bird Matoaka
Bird
Franklin I. Hawkins
South West Virginia High School
John R. Rankin
Hawkins
Livingstone College
New York University
West Virginia
D. W. McCormick
Bramwell High School
McCormick
Goldwater Opposes Civil Rights Bill Without Revisions
Senator Barry Goldwater will vote against the civil rights bill unless it is materially revised, his campaign director Denison Kitchel said on Meet the Press. Kitchel notes Goldwater supported 1957 and 1960 bills but opposes unconstitutional federal overreach in public accommodations and private employment provisions.
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Barry Goldwater
Sen
Goldwater
Denison Kitchel
NBC
Meet the Press
Kitchel
Arizona
Senate
Sore throat cases surge in Mercer County health report
The Mercer County Health Department reports 236 septic sore throat cases last month per Acting Health Director Dr J J Mahood. Other communicable diseases listed include flu 121, upper respiratory infections 81, strep throat 77, rubella 63, mumps 30, rubella 42, pneumonia 12, chickenpox 11, and minor totals for gastroenteritis animal bites mononucleosis roseola influenza meningitis gonorrhea and scabies.
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Mercer County Health Department
J. J. Mahood
Virginia Toll Reaches 402 Amid Six New Deaths
The Virginia highway fatality count rose to 402 for the year as six more deaths were reported by State Police. Victims include Newport News residents Gordon Savage, 14, and Michael Hale, 22, killed in a two car crash on Virginia 168. Henry Lethanioel Brown, 48, and an unidentified man in Spotsylvania County due to a car leaving the road and hitting a tree. James Buster Johnson, 48, of Williamsburg, struck on U S Route 60. and Daniel Glen Overstreet, 17, of Cambria, who died when his vehicle went off Virginia 615 and overturned.
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Virginia
Newport News
Gordon Savage
Michael R. Hale
Savage
Riverside Hospital
Hale
Spotsylvania County
Henry Lethanioel Brown
Washington
Hollywood Stars At The Crossroads Of Acting And Photography
Hollywood reports a growing trend of performers quitting acting to focus on professional photography. Roddy McDowall, praised for Cleopatra and Olivier portrait work, contemplates leaving acting after a magazine spread, as offers flood in and the workload grows beyond balance.
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Nana
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Roddy McDowall
Laurence Olivier
Wedding Guests To Pick Attire Styles For Constantine Wedding
Queen Mother Frederika informs couturier Jean Desses that feminine guests at the Constantine and Anna Maria wedding in September may wear "carte blanche" outfits. Short gowns are allowed if knees are covered, marking a sartorial liberty for attendees.
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Frederika
Greece
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Constantine
Anna Maria
Denmark
Restaurateur Turns Painter After Praise for Food Looks
Too Good To Eat reports Dan iel Sporen, once a Lausanne restaurant owner, flooded with compliments from women who said dishes looked too pretty to eat. He closed the restaurant to pursue painting fruits vegetables and herbs with a 7 by 6 foot work on view at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
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Switzerland
Daniel Sporen
Museum of Modern Art
Paris
Scranton Campaign Plans Amid Goldwater Rivalry
Scranton discusses a balanced budget and smaller Washington role while nominating delegates shift away from Rockefeller. He questions Nixon’s intent and forecasts a strong but modest campaign with 48 volunteers and family support. He believes either he or Goldwater can defeat Johnson in November.
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Rockefeller
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
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Mary
Vacation packages link Stuttgart with nearby cities
Stores in Stuttgart and other German resorts plan to add visits to nearby big cities to summer vacation packages for tourists. Officials say women on vacation seek a large city shopping experience to feel fully satisfied.
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Stuttgart
Germany
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Update
Partly cloudy with thundershowers in the afternoon and evening in West Virginia. Highs in the 80s and lows to be announced. Virginia sees partly cloudy conditions with scattered thunderstorms all day. Highs reach 85 to 95 degrees.
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West Virginia
S. Virginia
Farm Tour Slated In Tazewell County
A USDA farm tour in Tazewell County Virginia is set for June 18 with demonstrations by a pasture spraying helicopter. George R. Hudson says participants meet at 10 a.m. at the Tazewell ASCS office, with tours starting at 10 30 a.m. at J K Short farm and continuing to W E Stowers farm for midday and afternoon studies on drainage, pasture top dressing by airplane, alfalfa seeding and spring development.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Tazewell County
George R. Hudson
Tazewell
USDA
ASCS
J.K. Short
W. E. Stowers
Stowers
Foul Play Ruled Out In Death at Mount Hope
Police reported foul play was not involved in a fall that killed Thomas Miller and injured Walter Darnall near the Presbyterian Church in Mount Hope West Virginia last week. Miller 36 died after walking home then dying at a hospital. Darnall 48 suffered a fractured skull and broken hip but was listed as satisfactory.
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Mount Hope
W.va
Thomas Miller
Walter Darnall
Presbyterian Church
Miller
Danial
Beckley
Old Town Area Turns Modern and Gaudy
The Chicago Old Town area once built from Victorian revival and now famed for its art fair and urban renewal has seen its charm turn gaudy as Wells Street grows into a lively night spot. The 11th annual two day fair drew an estimated 40 000 visitors over the weekend, while rents rise and residents worry that success erodes the neighborhood’s original character.
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Coney Island
Old Town
Wells Street
Greenwich Village
Pierre Blouke
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