West Virginia Guards Begin Kentucky Summer Training
West Virginia National Guardsmen from 30 cities start two weeks of encampment at Ft. Knox and Camp Breckinridge Kentucky. The 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment leads as the largest unit, with field artillery battalions engineer battalion ordnance company and the 249th Army Band also participating. Gov. Underwood and Brig. Gen. Blake will oversee reviews and ceremonies at Brooks Field and Camp Breckinridge, with special trophies awarded for individual and unit excellence.
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Charleston
Army National Guardsmen
West Virginia
Ft. Knox
Camp Breckinridge
Kentucky
150Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
249Th Army Band
Reven Hear Evansville
William E. Blake
Underwood
Campeckinridge
Brooks Field
Italy Eyes Center Coalition to End Political Stalemate
Rome June 15 President Giovanni Gronchi called an independent to seek a center coalition. Cesare Merzagora, Senate president, was asked to explore a possible formula while denying he would become premier. The move aims to stabilize a nation facing a fragmented vote and strong communist presence.
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Rome
Giovanni Gronchi
Reid Cesare Senenpeere
Senate
Oes
Peemeanes
Snes
Nan Sosters
Gronchi
Merzagora
Majora
Christian Democcrats
Bradley's Bridal Shop Sells Summer Attire And Accessories
Bradley's offers Glenhaven suits Cole Catalina Ganther Tina Lesser and Cabana bathing suits shorts and novelty blouses for summer. Maternity wear separates and cool cottons are displayed with belts hats bags scarves and jewelry. The shop also features wedding gowns lingerie pajamas robes and Manhattan Lady 2 piece dresses with silk options.
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Glenhaven
Cole
Catalina
Ganther
Tina Lesser
Cabana
Jamaica
Bermuda
Esse
Bradley's
Wonder Selecta
Judge Ross To Discuss Juveniles In Mercer County
Judge Walter V. Ross, longtime West Virginia official and four term House member, will speak on juvenile delinquency in Mercer County. The Mercer County Mental Health chapter plans a marriage counseling center, with Dr. David M. Lyo and Reed T. Ewing among staff. Senator W. Broughton Johnston to introduce officers at the meeting.
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Walter V. Ross
Mercer County
Ewing
House of Delegates
West Virginia
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Robert Gunter
The
Baptist Center
Duhring Street
Bluefield
George Snider
Mercerary Medical Society
Upshur Higginbotham
St. Luke's
Shanklin Joner
Vantin
First National Bank
Paul Royer
Lutheran Church
Frank Rowley
Christ Episcopal Church
First Presbyterian
David M. Ly
W. Broughton Johnston
Freak Weather Hits Huntington Area
Huntington area records sudden temperature swing as temperatures jump to 96 degrees then plunge to 71 within hours. Thunderstorms bring strong winds up to 50 mph per the Chesapeake weather station. No major damage reported.
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Huntington
Mercury
CAA
Chesapeake
Ohio
Weather synopsis for mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions
Dominion weather report notes mostly fair and hot conditions across Maryland with 88 to 95 degree highs, Virginia cooler around 85 to 90, and scattered thundershowers through Sunday and Monday. West Virginia shows fair spells with hot humid periods and showers, while Western Pennsylvania expects partly cloudy skies with Sunday and Monday thundershowers. Washington bulletin covers 24 hour temperature rainfall through 7 p.m. with current readings.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Red Housewife’s Dare Accepted
New York Times prints an appeal from Russian housewife Kopytskaya to American mothers. She cites Khrushchev interview remarks and calls for anti nuclear protest, urging print of her letter to test press freedom in the United States.
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New York
New York Times Today
Turner the Times
Nikita
Khrushchev
Catledge
United States
Times
Kopytskaya
the Times
Mme. Kopytskaya
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev
America
Strang
Mothers of
Mothers of America
Mankkind
Wilson Predicts Missile Progress at Defense Meeting
At Quantico Virginia June 15 defense leaders meeting in secret discussed disarmament and new policies. Wilson said the United States has the strongest force in history in military effectiveness rather than numbers. He indicated possible cautious moves on negotiated nuclear test restrictions with Dulles briefing on foreign policy.
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Quantico
Wilson
United States
Russia
London
Dulles
US negotiators face setback amid August expectations
Johnson said some senators may read cables and stay updated in Washington on London conference developments. He indicated negotiators should serve as field agents rather than advisers, signaling a shift in roles as August developments loom.
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Johnson
Washington of London
Renowned Educator Weds For Second Time
Lucile Kelling dean of the School of Library Science at the University of North Carolina married Cree in a ceremony conducted by Bishop Edwin A Penick. The wedding of Shaw’s author and the educator occurred at the home of Dr Henderson’s sisters Mrs Laman Cotten and Miss Mary F Henderson.
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Lucile Kelling
Aw of
Americans Die In Russian Crash
A Polish airliner overshot Moscow's Vnuko vo Airport in heavy rain and crashed into a plowed field. Three American tourists and a Polish stewardess died. nine perished overall. Survivors include Mr and Mrs Harvey Beuker of Grand Rapids Michigan and their daughter Michelle. Among the dead is Mongolian trade minister Pureviyn Bator.
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Moscow
Vnukovo
U. S
Harvey Beuker
Grand Rapids
Mich
Beuker
Warsaw
Pureviyn Bator
Greeks To Free Mussili On Bail
In Athens US airman Marion Mussili faces a manslaughter charge after a Greek police deposition recounts the crash. Mussili, held since the accident, claims he was driving his own car from Glyfada toward Athens with a fellow airman aboard and not in a military vehicle.
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Mussili
Athens
Greece
Marion Musilli
Benwood
W. V
Musil
American Pilots Club
Glyphada
California wine industry marks 10th anniversary of Haraszthy founder
San Francisco reports on the California Wine Industry celebration of its decade since Count Agoston Haraszthy founded viticulture here. Buena Vista remains the oldest U.S. winery as California now produces about 85 percent of national wine. The piece notes rising wine consumption, doubled production from 72 million to 150 million gallons, and growing quality versus Europe with leaders like Frank Bartholomew asserting increasing sophistication in American tastes.
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San Francisco
California
Agoston Haraszthy
Haraszthy
Europe
Sonoma
Here
Buena Vista
Frank Bartholomew
United Press
France
Germany
Deaths and Funerals in Virginia and West Virginia
Ernest H Lafon 59 of Eggleston Va dies at home after a heart attack survived by wife Della Kingrea and children G W Lafon C W Lafon and three daughters. Service at Eggleston Methodist Church with burial at Birch Lawn Pearisburg. Also listed are Turley of Union Street. Dr David D Hatfield of St Petersburg Fla. Joseph Whetsil Smith 61 of Home Creek Va. Henry Dance Joe and Barcey Smith. Robert Edgar Rowland 49 of Speedway. Mellie Evans 84 of Dwine Va. Mrs Thomas A Neal 83 of Bluefield Va. George M Van Dyke 80 of Cedar Bluff Va with multiple survivors and funeral arrangements noted.
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Ernest H. Lefon
Ernest Howard Lafon
Eggleston
Sudgette
Della Kingrea
G. W. Lafon
C. W. Lafon
Salem
John P. Jones
Minor Moses
Bryant Vaught
Frank
Kenneth
Roanoke
Eggleston Methodist Church
E. E. Chafin
Birchlawn
Pearisburg
Virginia
Enoch Daniel Turley
Union Street Extension
Bluefield Sanitarium
Thomas Turley
Springville
Christian Church
Laura Ball Jones Turley
Mariee
Bob
Bluefield
Dolly Turley Arnold
Hawkins Funeral
C. M. Sublett
Monte Vista Park
Smith
Poy Yo County
Old Regular Baptist Church
Sallie Ee
Ohio
Henyy— Dance
Joe and
Barcey
Grundy
Robert Wallace
Cornelies Fletcher
Henry Ives
Gene. Coleman
Ed Hughes
Grundy Funeral Home
Robert Edgar Rowland
Speedway
Rowland
Julia Caperton
Virginian Railway
Spanishburg
Robert Lee Rowland
Java Lyons Rowlands
Gardner
Bethel Methodist Church
Gertrude
Edward Rowland
Hagerstown
Joan Marie Rowland
Robin Rowland
Ruby Ferguson
Gardiner
Opal Hagans
Bastian
Mellie Evans
Dwine
Mary Martin
M. van Dyke
George M. van Dyke
Cedar Bluff
Reece and
Polly
van Dyke
A van Dyke
Tom J. Vana
J. C. Warren
Welch
Hurst and Scott Funeral
Richlands
Eisenhower liberalizes Selective Service regs deferments
President Eisenhower issued an executive order liberalizing Selective Service rules. Deferments extend to youths serving satisfactorily in ready reserve units, with classifications of not available for induction. Hardship cases and certain aliens may qualify, while registrants facing extreme hardship or privation are considered for deferral.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Selective Service
Lewis B
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Hershey
Obituaries of William H. Asbury and Mrs. Thomas A. Neal
William H. Asbury 45 of Bradshaw viewed at Bee Branch Baptist Church with interment at Jewell Cemetery Bradshaw Mountain. Mrs Thomas A. Neal 83 of Crescent Street Bluefield Virginia to be buried Maple Hill Cemetery West Graham after hospitalization.
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Thomas A. Neal
Thomas A.neal
Crescent Street
Bluefield
Clarence Smoot
Graham Christian Church
Maple Hill Cemetery
Crockett Hughes
E. J. Burton
John Hearn
Russell Hearn
Charlie Carbaish
Don Pruitt
Roy Hodge
Laler Colbertson
Dudley Mortuary
Asbury
William H
Bradshaw
Bee Branch Baptist Church
Jewell Cemetery
Bradshaw Mountain
Turncoat Returns Home From Red China
In Hong Kong on June 16 a U S prisoner says homesickness drove him to return home from a British crown colony. He notes not having been home nine months and emphasizes longing for home as the reason for leaving. He is the eighth of 21 American prisoners to head back from the city 400 miles west of Shanghai.
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Hong Kong
United States
Red China
Shang
Underwood Visits With Guard Units Across States
Gov Underwood visits West Virginia 167th Planter Interceptor Squadron Martinsburg area and 130th Air Resupply Group Charleston with jet training and future jet deployment plans. He tours the 123rd Fighter Interceptor Wing at Savannah field and Otis AFB clouded by fog delays while units receive recognition for accident free flying.
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West Ooo
Martinsburg
167Th Planter Iinterceptor
Underwood
Ween Virginia Air
123Rd
Es Field
Savannah
130Th Air Resupply Group
Charleston
Otis Air Force Base
Falmouth
Mass
Sand
130Th
Travis
Air Force
North American Aviation
167Th
West Virginia
James K. McLaughlin
West Virginia Air National Guard
New Jersey
McLaughlin
Henry Julliard
Louisville
Newemen
Supreme Court History Written by College Professors
Five university professors were named to write a seven volume history of the Supreme Court. The project, funded by a Holmes Fund legacy, will offer an original treatment. Appointments include Julius Goebel Jr of Columbia, Phil C Neal of Stanford, and Alexander M Bickel of Yale Law School.
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Washington
Congress
Oliver Wendell Holmes
L. Quincy
Comitte
Holmes Fund
Julius Goebel Jr
Columbia
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California Wine Industry Parties
Celanese Inc. of America
No. 309 Local
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David Hatfield
David D. Hatfield
St. Petersburg
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MacDowell County
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Hawkins Funeral Home
Woodlawn
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Grundy Hospital
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Bluefield Monument Co
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