Senate Debate Extends into Fourth Day on Labor Bill
The Senate enters a fourth day of debate on a labor control bill as Republicans say it lacks teeth to curb racketeering. With 30 plus amendments outstanding, final action may not occur before Tuesday, though Lyndon B. Johnson aims for a Monday night vote under a limited debate schedule.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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William F. Knowland
California
Wheeling DPA Head Resigns After 22 Years Service
Charles H. Rice district administrator of the Wheeling office resigns to become executive director of the Ohio County Chapter of the American Red Cross on July 1. Miss Mary Jane Hess succeeds Rice after advancing from case supervisor in public assistance.
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Charles H. Rice
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Col McQuail Leads Potsdam Mission Aide in Berlin Talks
Col McQuail, new Potsdam liaison chief, lives in West Berlin with his wife and two children. He declined to discuss hush hush wartime and Korea duties and whether he met Saturday with Otto Winzer, veteran Communist deputy foreign minister. Winzer, once a printer, fled Hitler Germany in 1935 and later joined the Comintern and satellite East Berlin government.
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Camp Roland Opens Week of Scout Camp Activities
About 100 boys from the Appalachian Council, Boy Scouts of America, reported to Camp Roland in Bland County to begin a week of outdoor programs. Scout Executive Jack Lewis said the schedule includes swimming, nature study, water activities, and a big campfire Friday night with 21 doctors visiting the camp for medical support.
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Bland County
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Jaeger
John Magann
Bluefield
Pete Bonebrake
Magann
W. L. Gage
Ted Byrd
Matoaka
Johnny Cline
Princeton
P.X
Order of the Arrow
Maryland State Pistol and Revolver Championship Set for June
Bluefield will be represented by Lt Roy Humphreys and Officer Alfred Bailey in the 19th annual Maryland State Pistol and Revolver Championship Match at Sparrows Point near Baltimore. The event runs June 20 to 22 with 500 entrants limited and NRA members only. Matches include 90 .22 rounds, 9 .38 rounds, and 9 .45 rounds.
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National Rifle Association
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Bristol Moose Lodge To Enroll New Members
Several new members are scheduled to be enrolled at an enrollment ceremony at the Bristol Moose Lodge Tuesday night. About seven men are eligible for membership. The ceremony will be conducted by the Moose Lodge degree team led by Governor Leon Martin and his slate of officers.
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Louise Suggs Wins Round Robin Golf Title
Louise Suggs held a steady pace and withstood a late charge from Marlene Haggs to secure a two point victory in Marblehead Mass. AP reported Suggs maintained control as Haggs rallied late in the round robin event.
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West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
The Associated Press reports variable cloudiness in West Virginia with a chance of scattered showers by Tuesday and highs near 70. In Virginia, fair weather Monday and Tuesday in the north, while the south is mostly cloudy with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms and highs of 78 to 82.
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Prominent Grafton Man Brown Takes Own Life
Delmer Guy Brown 67 prominent Grafton merchant and former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad police officer died by shotgun. Coroner said he had been ill for some time and had recent hospital stays. His wife and daughter died in the past year. Brown served 20 years as an B&O patrolman and started a grocery and seed business in Grafton with his son in 1941.
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State Youth Killed In Auto Accident
Warren Franklin Buddy Padgett 21 of Sweet Springs West Virginia died after his car ran off US 311 near Allegheny Virginia and struck a culvert abutment. A brother and friends who were behind him transported him to a Covington hospital where he died hours later.
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National Guard Truck Rams Car in Ceredo
A National Guard truck from Beckley collided with a car driven by Redford Dingess of Ceredo on Saturday. No injuries were reported. damage to the car was estimated at 250 to 300 dollars. Officer Oscar Adkins identified the driver as Henry L. Morton.
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Phillips Admits Slaying Of Wife
Phillips confesses to killing his wife after a confrontation with a 32 calibre pistol. He describes the struggle, disposal of the gun, and throwing the pocket book and mentions a $600 lack of funds claim. Sheriff Delaney doubts the full confession and vows further inquiry before a preliminary hearing and grand jury.
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Bluefield
Roane County
Braxton County Man Dies After Accidental Wounding
A 35 year old Braxton County man wounded in the stomach in an accidental shooting last week died Sunday in a hospital in Sutton West Virginia.
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Smyth Youths Held In Looting Near Marion
Two youths from Marion area face preliminary hearing in Smyth County Va charged with grand larceny for looting a car at Hungry Mother Park near Marion early Sunday. Jimmy Steele 20 and Kenneth Pruett 18 confessed to stealing items valued over 350 dollars from a Bristol Tennessee man’s auto.
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Two Bartley Men Wounded In Rural Gun Duel
Two McDowell County men, John Belcher and Johnny Lambert, survived after a Saturday night gun duel in Bartley Hollow left them both in critical condition at Grace Hospital. Belcher, 37, was shot five times with a .38 caliber pistol. Lambert, 33, was hit three times with a .22. Investigators said no charges were filed due to their condition, and Deputy Sheriff John Belcher leads the ongoing inquiry.
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Bartley
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Belcher Brothers Die in Plane Crash Near Brown Farm
Two Belcher brothers died in a plane crash three quarters of a mile from a Brown farm road. Rufus Belcher died at the scene. Wallace Belcher died about three hours later. Rescue crews reported no fire and minimal fuel spill. Wallace survived by his wife Nell Belcher and daughter Ruth Combs of Norfolk Virginia.
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Deaths and Funerals Reach Across Roanoke and Bluefield
Miss Lucy Lee Hall of Roanoke died at her sister E W Brown's home in Roanoke after a career with Burgess Electric Co. Burial in Hickman Cemetery, Pulaski County. Agnes Wooding of Bramwell dies. services at Bluestone Baptist Bramwell with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. Funeral notices for Mary Newman Glenwood Park and Samuel Belcher Princeton, plus multiple local obituaries.
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Burgess Electric Co
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Oakey
Hickman
Pulaski County
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Bramwell
Bluestone Baptist Church
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Wooding
Janie Farner
Mary Parker
Linkford and Richardson
Radford Brown
G. L. Sandifer
Orangeburg
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Jim Sandifer
Charleston
Bratton
Mercer Funeral Home
Walnuut Grove
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Owen Kaylor
M. C. McNeil
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Claude W Blackburn 530 Narrows Va dies after illness
Claude W Blackburn aged 530 of Narrows Va died Sunday at Giles Memorial Hospital Pearisburg after several months illness. He is survived by wife Louise four daughters Helen Rebeccah Virginia Nancy and Roanoke. three sisters C E Morris P P Fitzgerald and Stella Blackburn. Ducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Narrows with burial in Fairview. Riffe Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Funerals for Hurley Ferguson Caldwell Hale
Obituaries notice of four local funerals. Elmer H Hurley 44 of Sandusky Ohio formerly Princeton holds Tuesday service at Thomas Memorial Methodist Church with Woodlawn Cemetery as resting place. J B Ferguson 68 Princeton dies. service at First Methodist Church followed by Monte Vista Park Cemetery. R E Caldwell 85 Roanoke Virginia today at Oakey Funeral Chapel and Sherwood Abbey. Mrs Charles Hale 57 Bluefield Virginia today at Falls Mills Church of Christ with Maple Hill Cemetery burial.
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A H Williams Dies In Wytheville Va
Archelaus Hughes Williams a veteran Wytheville political figure dies at 9 after a long career in Virginia politics. He helped in the 1912 Democratic National Convention and was the last surviving member of Virginia's delegation. He is survived by ten children and numerous grandchildren. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Pauls Methodist Church with burial in East End Cemetery.
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Dulles Rules Out Fast Summit Meeting
Secretary of State Dulles said it will be months before the United States decides on a summit conference as Soviet pressure grows. He dismissed proposals for a new international loan agency and urged direct talks with unrecognized governments when serving U.S. interests, reiterating nonrecognition toward East Germany and Red China.
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Barboursville Man Found Dead From Self-Inflicted Wound
Barboursville West Virginia Roy Leonard Gillenwater 38 was found dead at home from a personal safety related bullet wound Coroner C G Morrison said. Gillenwater formerly worked for Standard Ultramarine Co of Huntington and is survived by his widow and five young children.
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