Strike Widens as IAM and UAW Hit Missile Industry
More than 30,000 aircraft and missile workers walked out for higher wages and within hours over 20,000 were recalled. IAM broke off talks for 10,000 at Lockheed missile plants while UAW reached a three hour agreement with Douglas Aircraft covering about 21,000 at Long Beach Tulsa and other sites. Picket lines and scattered incidents were reported at Sunnyvale and Vandenberg.
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Los Angeles
International Assn. of
Lockheed Missile Division
United Auto Workers
Douglas Aircraft Co
Long Beach
Calif
Tulsa
Oklo
Lockheed
Sunnyvale
van Nuys
IAM
Andenberg Air Force Base
SAM
Convair
Vandenberg
Discoverer
Midas
Samos
San Diego
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Warren Air Force Base
Wyo
Offutt Afb
Neb
Edwards Afb
Douglas
Santa Joe
el Segundo
Raleigh
UAW
Meditation By Local Pastor Accepted By Methodist Publication
The Rev. James T. Browning of Trinity Methodist Church Bluefield authored a meditation accepted for The Upper Room a Nashville devotional guide with 3 250 000 circulation in 37 editions 31 languages. It will appear in the July August issue and be used August 25 by more than 70 000 churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Browning
Trinity Methodist Church
Bluefield
Nashville
Tenn
J. Manning Potts
Browning
Church Group Plans Recreation Outing
Members of the Canandaigua Sub-District a Mercer County Methodist group will meet Monday June 20 at Camp Creek Park. Recreation runs 5 to 6 p.m. with a bring your own supper 6 to 7 p.m. The program after supper covers summer camps and vocations in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canandagua
Mercer County
Camp Creek Park
Methodist Church
Appy Blood Program To Note Anniversary
The Appalachian Regional Red Cross blood program spanning Bluefield Mercer County marks its tenth anniversary with a noon meeting at Hotel Roanoke. The event honors volunteers who have served as regional chairmen since 1950 and will elect new officers including a chairman vice chairman and secretary.
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Appalachian Regional Red Cross
Bluefield
Mercer County
Hotel Roanoke
Governors elected at Rho dendron Girls State in West Virginia
In Jackson's Mill West Virginia Federalists win seven of eleven elective offices at Rho dendron Girls State Judy Vickers of Follansbee named governor after defeating Bonnie Barbakow of Princeton Vickers to be inaugurated Thursday at 4 30 pm Judge Chauncey M Browning to preside The Federalists gain three of five Board of Public Works seats and hold four of five model State Supreme Court seats with Betsy Bowers Mary Jane Nutter Rita Tietranozdi and Sharon Story as judges Carol McCoy is the lone Nationalist on the appellate court Senate and House meetings and inaugural events set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Herkle
Weirton
Phyllis Carp
Charleston
Ellen Joseph
Mary Ann Lindsey
Parkersburg
Karen Philippi
Cameron
Sylvia Turner
Buckhannon
Ellen Gates
Beckley
Ann Shaffer
Princeton
Roe Angela Milner
Huntington
Barbara Gibson
Grantsville
Supreme Court
Autobiography of a West Virginia Public School Pioneer
The narrative chronicles the life of Trent from his 1878 birth at Fowler Knob near Mt. Nebo Nicholas County to 1967 his role in developing the state’s public school system. It covers his one room schooling, early teaching in 1896 at Big Laurel Creek, education at Marshall College State Normal School WVU and Columbia, and long tenure as state school chief begun in 1933.
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Trent
Fowler Knob
Mt. Nebo
Nicholas County
Gauley and
Meadow Rivers
Wilderness Road
Big Laurel Creek
Saxman
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Underwood
State Board of Education
Rohrbough
Marshall College State Normal School
West Virginia University
Columbia University
Salem
Marshall Colleges
Broaddus College
Philippi
Alderson- Broaddus
William C. Trent
Hatboro
Paul Burdette
Charleston
W. Obed Poling
Lucien Harrison
Huntington
John A Trent
R. F. Huling
Maplewood Estates
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook for Thursday Friday
West Virginia expects partly cloudy skies and warm highs 80 to 85 with 70s in the mountains and scattered showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. In Virginia the day is mostly sunny and warm with highs 80 to 96 and 70s in the mountains, followed by partly cloudy skies and humid with scattered storms Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Atlantic
Pacific Northwest
West Virginia
Virginia
McDonald Opponent Re-Elected President of Pa. Steel Union
Nicholas Manila, a McDonald critic, wins re election as president of USW Local 1211 Aliquippa with 4 566 votes to 2 259. At Local 2227 Irvin Donald C Rarick leads Russell Lindberg 736 to 256 with ballots still tabulating. Rarick previously challenged McDonald for international president in 1997.
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Pittsburgh
Nicholas Manila
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
USW
Aliquippa
Irvin
Donald C. Rarick
McDonald
Mamula
Jones & Laughlin Lee Corp
Anthony Viadovicch
Rarick
Russell Lindberg
Bluefield Student Makes King Dean's List in 1960 61
Joan Anderson of Bluefield shines on King College dean's list at Bristol Tennessee for the semester with B average or better. She is treasurer of Pi Pi Sigma for 1960 61 and a member of the college symphonic choir majoring in English. daughter of William R. and Mrs Anderson of 646 Pearl Street.
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Joan Anderson
Bluefield
King College
Bristol
Tenn
King
Miss Anderson
Pi Pi Sigma
William R
Mrs. Anderson
Pearl Street
Japan in Turmoil as Riot-Torn Week Continues
Violent protests surge in Tokyo amid opposition charges and government moves to delay a U S Japan military treaty vote. Police, wearing steel helmets, faced off with student demonstrators as authorities resist dampening public unrest.
Vet N W Foreman Retires At Kenova
S Holmes of Norfolk and Western Railway retired at Kenova Wednesday after 47 years with the firm. Milton H. Jayne succeeds as general foreman. J L Barker becomes car foreman at Kenova, and J C Boyce moves to Kimball as rear? fest.
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S. Holmes
Norfolk and Western Railway
Kenova
Milton H. Jayne
Holmes
J. L. Barker
Kimball
J. C. Boyce
Laeger
Road
Portsmouth
Columbus
Bluefield
Debate Over World Peace Statement Divides Virginia Methodists
Virginia Methodists debated a world peace statement during a four-day Fredericksburg meeting at Mary Washington College. Delegates removed two items linking Red China to disarmament talks and criticizing U2 reconnaissance flights, while preserving expressions honoring President Eisenhower and concern over radioactive fallout from nuclear tests. A 25-minute district boundaries debate followed on splitting the Alexandria District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red China
Eisenhower
Mary Washington College
Edward A. Plunkett
World Peace Committee
Boundar
Alexandria
Kidnapper Gets 10 Year Term In Virginia Case
ABINGDON Virginia L C Wilson 29 year old Kingsport Tennessee man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on each of two charges growing from kidnapping a Kingsport couple in April. The sentences run concurrently. Wilson pleaded guilty to kidnapping after holding the pair overnight in their home and taking them to Mendota Virginia where the husband was slugged and the wife raped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abingdon
L. C Wilson
Kingsport
Tenn
Roby C. Thompson
Wilson
Mendota
Washington County
11 Hospitalized By Chlorine Gas Leakage
Arlington Va. chlorine gas leak from a tank hospitalized 11 young swimmers including three lifeguards. Fire Chief Joseph H. Clements said seven received oxygen at the scene and four more were sick on their way home as over 100 people were at the pool area. A valve knob fell off in a room about 20 feet away.
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Arlington
Arlington County
Joseph H. Clements
Arlington Forest Swimming Club
Clements
75-Ton Diesel Sinks in South Fork River Salvage Aims Friday
Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co workers salvage a 75 ton diesel engine that plunged into waist deep water in the South Fork of the Cherry River near Richwood West Virginia. An old steam Shay locomotive from Ely Thomas Lumber Co was used to aid the recovery while other heavy equipment arrived from the Charleston area. The engine toppled when a bridge gave way leaving the fireman and engineer with only scratches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richwood
W Va
Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co
Cherry River
Ely-Thomas Lumber Co
Fenwick
Nicholas County
Charleston
Israel Argentine Chiefs to Discuss Eichmann Case in Europe
Israeli sources say Premier David Ben-Gurion will meet Argentine President Arturo Frondizi next week in Brussels or The Hague to discuss the Adolf Eichmann case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
David Ben-Gurion
Arturo Frondizi
Argentina
Brussels
Hague
Adolf Eichmann
Deaths and Funerals in Virginia Community
Myrtle Richardson Crouse 77 of Canebrake died at daughter Edith Overbey's home. Survived by Mary Blankenship Walter and Lewis Crouse. buried Grassy Spur Cemetery near Bishop. Alfred Salyers 1 of Founding Mill died at home. seven sons and many grandchildren survived. service in Pounding Mill Pilgrim Holiness Church. Roger Phillip Vanover of Clintwood killed in auto crash. funeral at Clintwood Methodist Church. burial Powers Cemetery.
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Myrtle R. Crouse
Myrtle Richardson Crouse
Canebrake
Edith Overbey
Berwind
Tazewell County
Josh and
Ellen Hardy Richardson
Freewill Baptist Church
Mary Blankenship
Walter Crouse
Cedar Bluff
Lewis Crouse
Plant City
Hurst - Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Roger Phillip Vanover
Clintwood
Dante
Clintwood Methodist Church
Charles Breder
Clarence B. Allgood
Powers Cemetery
Valda Vanover
Donald Vanover
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Gail Vanover
Washington, D. C
Henry C. Buchanan
Emma Vanover
Miller Funeral Home
Senate votes to replace oath with criminal penalties on loans
The Senate approved replacing the nonsubversive affidavit for government student loans with a provision applying criminal penalties to anyone who applies for or receives a loan while belonging to the Communist party or other subversive groups. The measure preserves the oath requirement and heads to the House.
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Washington
Senate
Communist Party
United States
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Kennedy
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vi
Infant Son of Mr and Mrs Roby A Church of Northfork
Committal rites for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Roby A Church of Northfork take place Thursday at 2 pm in Mitchem Cemetery Northfork. The baby died Monday night at Welch Emergency Hospital. Surviving are four sisters Betty Elsie Darlene Dixie two brothers Bobby Roby Jr maternal grandmother Ollie Graham of Oceana paternal grandfather William Church of Pineville. Body at Bennett Funeral Home Northfork.
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Mitchem
Northfork
Roby A
Church of Northfork
Welch Emergency Hospital
Betty
Elsie
Darlene
Dixie
Bobby
Roby Jr
Ollie Graham
Oceana
William Church
Pineville
Bennett Funeral Home
WVU Scholarships Reward Area Students
Area students from Bluefield and Gilbert are among 80 named to receive West Virginia University scholarships for the 1980-81 term. The awards include Board of Governors Achievement and University Honor Scholarships plus others funded by organizations and firms. The three local recipients are Bobby Douglas Sproles Route 1 Bluefield Kroger Company scholarship Krimer Blackwell Route 3 Bluefield Benedum Foundation scholarship and George W. Walker Gilbert Gilbert Lumber Company scholarship.
Obituary of Elmer Hatfield of New Town
Elmer Hatfield died Monday afternoon at Miners Hospital Williamson after months of illness. He is survived by his wife Lorraine Hinkle Hatfield two daughters Peggy Hatfield and Delores Hatfield his mother Mina Hensley and one sister Alma Mullins. Funeral was Wednesday at 2 p.m. Matewan Baptist Church with burial in Memory Gardens Cemetery Maher.
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Elmer Hatfield
New Town
Miners
Williamson
Wharncliffe
Lorraine Hinkle Hatfield
Peggy Hatfield
Alderson
Broaddus College
Delores Hatfield
Huntington School of Business
Mina Hensley
Tampa
Fla
Alma Mullins
Defiance
Ohio
Death of Arthur H. Staley of Wytheville Va
Arthur H. Staley 72 of Wytheville Va died Wednesday at home. Survived by wife Nancy Hagg Staley two children James T. Staley of Wytheville and one grandchild four grandchildren four half brothers Dr Hugh Staley Omar Michigan Thomas Staley Radford Va Emmett Staley address unknown. Grubb Funeral Home Wytheville is handling arrangements.
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Arthur H. Staley
Wytheville, Va
Nancy Hagg Staley
James T. Staley
Wytheville
Hugh Staley
Omar, Mich
Thomas Staley
Radford
Emmett Staley
Grubb Funeral Home of
Jap Demonstrators Raid AF Compound Near Parliament
About 20 off-wing student demonstrators broke into a U S Air Force housing complex near the Japanese Parliament early Thursday amid protests against Prime Minister Kishi and the U S Japan security pact. No damage was reported at the compound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Air Force
Funeral for NICKELLS W F of Royal City Va
Funeral services held Thursday at 1 p.m. at the family home for W F Nickells of Royal City Virginia. Burial followed in the family cemetery at Royal City.
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Nickells
W. F
Royal City
Repass, Bland County Clerk, Dies After Illness
Gilbert R. Repass, clerk of the Bland County Circuit Court for 32 years, died Wednesday morning en route to a Bluefield hospital after a brief illness. Survived by wife Hazel Bruce Repass, a daughter, two sons, two brothers, three sisters, and five grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 3 p.m. at Bland Methodist Church with burial in Bland Cemetery. body to Bland Newberry Funeral Home one hour before services.
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Gilbert R. Repass
Bland County
Bluefield
Bland Methodist Church
Bland Kiwanis Club
Order of the Eastern Star
Bland Masonic Lodge
Hazel Bruce Repass
R. M. Kelley
Tazewell
David FE. Repass
Bland
Gilbert R. Repass Jr
U. S. Navy
Florida
James Co. Repass
Robert G Repass
Cuba
N. M
Minor Munsey
Stella Repass Hunncutt
Kingsport
Tenn
Catherine Repass
Dublin
Newberry Funeral Home
Masonic Lodge 206
W. L. Sexton Jr
Paul Blessing
G. K. Morehead
G. B. Kegley
Charles Waddle
Woodrow Bird
W. 8. Dunn
Monor Munsey
Injured In Marion Wreck Involving Four Vehicles
One person was injured and two charged with traffic violations after a two-vehicle collision near Marion Virginia on Highway 11. Eva Eller 42 was treated for bruises and neck injuries and released. The pickup driven by James Eller collided with a sedan driven by Paul McKee 58. Both drivers faced reckless driving charges.
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Marion
Eva Eller
Route 3
Marion General Hospital
James Jacob Eller
Paul D. McKee
Route 1
Chilhowie
S. M. Norris
Reverend Rowley speaks at Bluefield Old Guard meeting
The Rev. Frank Rowley of Christ Episcopal Church in Bluefield was the principal speaker at the Bluefield Old Guard on June 15. Fifty-three members attended. two new members David B. Gray and Walter Bourne were inducted, and visitor W. H. Way was welcomed. G. Crockett is ill but improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rowley
Christ Episcopal Church
Bluefield
Arbitrator Upholds Dismissal in Aliquippa Steel Strike
Arbitrator Gabriel M. Alexander sustains the firing of eight Jones & Laughlin Steel workers tied to an unauthorized 1959 strike at the Aliquippa plant. The dispute arose as the United Steelworkers agreed to delay a nationwide steel strike by two weeks.
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Pittsburgh
Gabriel M. Alexander
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Aliquippa
United Steelworkers
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