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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1954

Page

2

Six Injured In Head On Collision Near Bluefield College

A head on crash near Bluefield College on Stadium Drive in Virginia injured six people with at least one in critical condition. Gene Shrader 26 of Bluefield is hospitalized in extremely critical condition with a fractured skull. Bernard Foy 18 and Donald Kier 17, both from Bluefield area, plus two sisters named Kipfinger and William Dunford 25 were treated for injuries and released or remained under observation. Both involved cars a 1952 Mercury and a 1949 Mercury suffered heavy damage.

Bluefield College Virginia Stadium Drive Bluefield Sanitarium Gene L. Shrader Raleigh Street Bluefield St. Luke's Hospital Bernard Foy Donald Kier Stony Ridge Franciys Minnick William Vance Dunford Kipfinger Shrader Dunford

Senate Democrats Attack Eisenhower Military Budget

Senate Democrats assailed the reduced military budget as inadequate while Senator Ferguson of Michigan defended it as the best protection within a balanced economy. The 4aa bill for Army Navy Air Force and related activities totaled 28.96 to 29.22 billion with foreign credits added, and final passage delayed to the next day amid cautious spending projections.

Washington Senate Eisenhower Sen. Ferguson R-Mich Sen Byrd D-Va Treasury Budget Bureau House Senate Appropriations Committee Ferguson Maybank D-Sc

Surplus Food List to Be Destroyed in Chiseling Probe

Greensburg Pennsylvania June 16 Rufus H Scholl Westmoreland County food administrator said he will destroy a list of 40000 persons registered for government surplus food and compile a new one because of widespread chiseling U S Agriculture Department agents found some registering for free food regardless of income registering twice under different names and dependents when registering

Greensburg Rufus H. Scholl Westmoreland County Food Scholl U. S. Agriculture Department

Eisenhower Sees Churchill U S Visit to Ease Rift Rumors

President Eisenhower announced a three day White House meeting with Winston Churchill to discuss urgent world issues and soothe reports of a growing U S Britain rift. He invited Churchill for June 25 to reinforce ties as talks focus on collective action against red aggression and Geneva talks.

Washington Eisenhower America Britain White House P Inos Southeast Churchill United States Potomac United. ‘States United Action Dulles France Geneva Anthony Eden Guatemala Walter Bedall Smith Russia

Peace Patrol Sought in Asia by Thailand at UN

Thailand introduces a UN Security Council resolution calling for a Southeast Asia peace patrol amid Indochina War tensions. US backing cites real threat from Communism. six of eleven council members support the measure. Soviet veto possible. if vetoed, issue moves to General Assembly.

Asia Thailand United Nations U. N. Security Council Southeast Asia United States U. N State Dulles U. S New Zealand Turkey Brazil China Britain Soviet Union General Assembly Semyon K. Tsarapkin Henry Cabot Lodge Jr Indochina Council Geneva

Ely to report Vietnam defense to caretaker France

Gen. Paul Ely flies to Paris as new French military and civil head in Indochina to present optional plans for defending the Red River Delta. A mobile battalion contingent has arrived to bolster defenses as Viet Nam’s cabinet resigns and Laniel government falls.

Saigon Indochina Paul Ely Paris Viet Nam Ely Red River Joseph Laniel Laniel French National Assembly

Mercer Prison Break Fatality Escaped Pair Surrenders

Federal prisoners Frank Moxley and Richard Schriver escaped Lewisburg Penitentiary and were pursued by a posse. Moxley, 22, was shot after not halting near White Deer in Union County and died. Schriver, 25, surrendered in Baltimore without a fight. Schriver had three years for auto theft. FBI Philadelphia chief announced surrender. Moxley’s body expected in Princeton today.

Lewisburg Princeton W.va Lewisurs Frank S. Moxley Richard F. Schriver Baltimore Schriver Ray J. Abbatticchio Jr Federal Bureau of Investigation Philadelphia FBI Moxley White Deer Union County

French Union Outposts Evacuated In New Plan

Paris reports two outposts of French Union forces in the Red River Delta were evacuated today as part of a new plan of advance defenses. Troops withdrew from Vietri about 35 miles northwest of Hanoi and Hill 93 near Phu Ly without a fight.

Paris Red River Baigon Vietri Hanoi Phu Ly

Negotiations Continue At Geneva On Indochina Talks

United States Britain weigh continuing Geneva talks on Indochina in light of new ceasefire proposals from Chou En Lai and French pressure to avoid a premature break up. Key points include a simultaneous ceasefire, military command negotiations, and a ban on troop or arms imports.

Geneva United States Britain Indochina Red Chou

Imprisoned Man Wins New Trial

A. Pfeffer, jailed for the murder of Edward Bates, seeks a new trial after confessing to the crime. Queens County Judge Peter T. Farrell set a hearing for next Wednesday with Milton A. Wiltse to preside. Pfeffer, 32, was convicted last August and sentenced to 20 years to life.

New York A. Pfeffer Jooy Pfeffer Queens County Peter T. Farrell Milton A. Wiltse Jefferson County Edward Bates John F. Roche Dorothy Westwater Roche Bates

Margaret Has Lead Role In Summer Theater Production

Lakewood announces that Margaret Has Lead Role in the Summer Theater production of Autumn Crocus the week of July 19. She will play Katie the vacationing schoolteacher in Cody Smith's comedy.

Margaret Lakewood Mpene Truman Bearcare Autumn Crocus Katie Cody Smith

Puerto Rican men guilty on all 10 counts

A jury convicted three Puerto Rican men on all 10 counts of assault in the March 1 shooting that wounded five congressmen. Lolita Lebron was convicted on five counts. a verdict on five others was not reached. Sentences could total up to 75 years per man for the assault with intent to kill counts.

Washington Lolita Lebron Lebron Eleanor Kehl Rafael Cancel Miranda Andres Piqueroa Cordero Irving Flores Rodriguez Cancel Cordero Flores Dist Alexander Holtzoft Holtzoff

Oppenheimer's File Disappears In Security Case

Rep. Hinshaw says a semi secret summary of the Oppenheimer security case and some FBI documents were lost or stolen last Friday night and recovered Sunday in a railway office. The AEC voted to release the transcript with later deliberations and witness cooperation. The FBI documents remain not public. The end-of-month decision on whether Oppenheimer remains barred from atomic data hinges on this matter.

Washington Rep Hinshaw R-Calif J. Robert Oppenheimer FBI Atomic Energy Commission Senate House Atomic Energy Commission AEC Eugene M. Zuckert Stamford Henry D. Smyth Congress Oppenheimer Zuckert Jane

Air Power as Diplomatic Shield Aids Tensions Ease

Washington June 16 US Air Power viewed as a shield behind which statesmen can ease tensions with Russia. Harold Talbott said he believes war is not inevitable and that diplomacy can work to reduce friction between the free world and the Soviet Union.

Washington Harold Talbott Free World Russia Talbott

McCarthy Pledges To Continue Probe Of Reds In Army

The McCarthy Army hearings, in their 35th day, devolved into a sharp clash between Sen. McCarthy and Army counsel Joseph Welch. McCarthy vowed to press subversive-hunting moves with or without Army cooperation, as Dirksen sought to exclude a secret FBI digest from the issues. Welch produced McCarthy signatures on a loyalty oath tied to the Schine application, while McCarthy labeled the Army charges as fraudulent and unfounded. The testy session stretched beyond adjournment and set up further clashes on alleged pressures and secrecy rules.

McCarthy Washington McCarthy Army Sen R-Wis Army Joseph N. Welch Welch Acd Papee Wrana Sen. Dirksen Bill FBI Senate Investigations Subcommittee Mundt R-Sd Wisconsin McClellan Ark Symington Jackson Wash More Congress G. David Schine Subcommittee Mc Carthy Roy M Cohn

McCarthy Sparks New Life in Hearings Feud Reignites

Washington dispatch reports Sen. McCarthy gains a second wind in the Army-McCarthy hearings as McClellan Symington clash persists. The session brightens with livelier exchanges after tense moments, with McCarthy joking about time and Symington's prepared remarks.

Sen. McClellan D-Ark McCarthy Sen. Symington D-Mo McClellan Symington

House Agrees to Sell Farm Surplus Under Aid Plan

The House voted to authorize up to one billion dollars of surplus farm products to friendly nations and gifts of 300 million more to relieve famine. A Senate bill limits disposal to 500 million in one year, with a conference likely to resolve differences. President Eisenhower urged grocers to back a shift to flexible price supports at the Nasdaq convention.

Len Kennedy D-Mass Kennedy Gore D-Tonn Mansfield D-Mont Symington D-Mo Lehman D-Ny Washington House Eisenhower Administration Senate Eisenhower National Assn. of

Motor Carriers Seek Intervention in Pittsburgh Dispute

Western Pennsylvania Motor Carriers Assn asks AFL Inter national Teamsters Union President Dave Beck and Harry Tevis to enforce a contract with Teamsters Local 249 over truck helpers. A 200 company meeting is set as the group and union resolve jurisdictional questions about loading duties.

Pittsburgh Western Pennsylvania Motor Carriers Assn Dave Beck AFL International Teamsters Union AFL Teamsters Union Association Beck Harry A. Tevis Teamsters Joint Counc WPMCA Local 249 John F. Leahy Thomas L. Fagan Pennsylvania

Matter Of Interpretation De Segregation In Private Schools

Durham June 16 At Duke University a conference on school law discussed how the Supreme Court ruling against public school segregation may affect private schools and colleges. Speakers warned that state action may define private institutions chartered or funded by the state, with debates on employment, district gerrymandering, transfer rules, and a five pattern framework for private school proposals including gifts and property transfers.

New Jersey Robert B. Meyner Harold G. Hoffman Trenton Durham N.C Supreme Court Duke University Mithh Greensboro N. C John T. Fey George Washington University Law School Fey Robert Kramer Duke Law School

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