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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
2
Industry behind a movement in Germany to ease curbs on trade with Red China. West German exporters see opportunities in commerce with the Communist bloc, while American sentiment and UN perceptions have hindered revision efforts.
A Nixon era debate proposes easing access for American newsmen to China as the Masons committee plans a broad probe into Asia policy and trade with Peiping. Senate Republican Leader Land urges caution, doubting new disclosures will shift the stance against Communist China.
More than 20 people were killed in a gun battle in the churchyard of a Maronite church in Miziara as Lebanon prepares for elections on June 30. A Lebanese army intervention followed. Two priests, women, children, and a police official were among the dead. Separately, pro-Western government candidates won in another election area amid broad support for the Eisenhower Doctrine. In the first round, government and pro-Egyptian factions each won three seats.
The Bluefield swimming pool opened with an estimated 615 swimmers in its first week. A flood of bathers packed Sta dium Drive oval. 500 baskets were in use by 3 p.m. Lifeguards augmented staff to handle the crowd, including a girl lifeguard at the new wading pool. Pool Manager Bill White noted the large turnout and Goodman Jones, head of the pool committee, advertised $7.50 swimming tickets.
Virginia's highway death toll rose with two new names on the 1057 figure. Edwin Luster, 18 from Buchanan and a Virginia Tech student, died when his car overturned on US 11 five miles south of Buchanan while returning to town from Roanoke in a 1968 coupe. Police named Jim Brock of Middlesboro Kentucky as the other driver.
Secretary of Defense Wilson wrapped up his fifth annual conference with a luncheon at Quantico. The meetings discussed possible disarmament effects on military plans and whether a ban on hydrogen weapon testing would halt the U S effort to develop an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. Wilson planned to leave Washington for several days of fishing in Canada.
In Ogonek a Soviet pilot visits America with greetings from the Soviet people. Baidukov with Chkalov and Belyakov flew a nonstop polar route to the United States on June 20 1937, two decades earlier.
Maryland near fair conditions with afternoon and evening showers possible. Highs reach 90s with mountains at 85 to 90. Virginia similar. Western Pennsylvania hot with scattered showers. highs in low 90s. Washington report notes 24 hour temperature and rainfall through 7 p.m.
In Havana on June 16, reports from Santiago de Cuba accuse youthful rebels of killing three sympathizers. An attack at a club left Rodriguez shot dead by one of four assailants. In a separate incident two youths aboard a bus shot the third victim, an unidentified soldier, and wounded the driver and a passenger.
American tourists are projected to surpass two billion dollars in travel spending. The year 1956 saw a rise over 1955 with spending boosts from two foreign countries and domestic transportation firms. Decreamement forecasts continued growth into 1957 as indicators point upward.
Charleston dispatch reports Charles Howard Henry of Dorothy Boone County died in a hospital from injuries after his car missed a sharp curve on Williams Mountain near Prenter and tumbled down a 25 foot embankment yesterday.
R R Smiley of Beckley won Class A with 45 of 50 at the Tri Angle Gun Club event on Tazewell Road. W Tanksley of Bristol finished second with 48, and Paul Armstrong of Kingsport led Class B with 46 as 37 shooters fired.
The New York Times announced a 10 cent retail price for weekday editions outside a 100 mile zone from New York City effective Monday. Within New York metro areas up to 100 miles including Connecticut New Jersey and Philadelphia the price stays at five cents.
The 4,665 ton Picardie freighted with iron ore steamed north through the Suez Canal joining the first French vessel to navigate the waterway since the invasion of Egypt last fall. The ship’s agents paid a toll of 4752 pounds sterling without protest.
Nehru toured three farms near Copenhagen and the Risoe atomic project site and the cathedral. He received a welcoming shower of flowers from cheering crowds. He planned private dinner with Premier H C Tomorrow they will discuss Danish Indian commercial relations.
In Newcastle on June 16 Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell attacked Harold Macmillan for tying disarmament to German reunification. He urged genuine arms controls and warned against risking war to force Soviet changes, while Macmillan pressed for unity with a German settlement as a prerequisite to disarmament.
A Charleston traffic crash sent 12 people to area hospitals today. Witnesses described Shelia Kay Johnson 11 of Charleston in serious condition with shoulder chest and skull injuries and Barbara Lynn Johnson 3 daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Johnson of North Tazewell fractured skull.
Cairo reports say Egypt will unlock pledged financial aid to Jordan only if King Hussein maintains a neutral, nonaligned stance and distances Jordan from the Nasser-led Arab movement. The press frames Hussein’s ouster and U.S. aid shifts as the test for aid and policy alignment.
CAMP WHITTINGTON Japan June 16 GI William S Girard a 21 year old specialist third class from Ottawa Illinois spent a quiet Sunday at the base He had a half hour talk with Maj Stanley Levin his legal adviser attended Protestant chapel services and visited with his Nipponese fiancee Miss Haru Sueyama The case concerns the fatal shooting of Mrs Naka Sakai a Japanese scrap collector at a U S firing range on January 30 with Girard under investigation and restricted to camp
Emma Davis Stafford 77 of Rocky Gap Va died at Bluefield Sanitarium after about three weeks in hospital. She was Bland County director and Red Cross worker in World Wars. Surviving include daughter Lorena Bird and extended family. Charles North Abbitt 92 of Bluefield died yesterday, buried Lib erty Cemetery Appomattox. former railroader. Emaline Jackson 76 of Honaker Va died yesterday in Richlands hospital. funeral Tuesday. Cynthia Anne Mullens 99 of Amonair died yesterday. services at Rose Freewill Baptist Church Clintwood. Enoch D Turley funeral today Monte Vista Cemetery. George M VanDyke 80 of Cedar Bluff Va funeral today VanDye Cemetery.
Winners announced for the annual Blue Diamond Bridge Tournament held at the Hotel Matz in Bluefield. Results cover four team events, open and special open pairs, and Friday divisions with top placements for Beckley Princeton Huntington Wytheville and Bluefield participants.
Amman reports Jordan's government announces closing of its Cairo embassy signaling a deep crisis with Egypt. The move follows strained ties as Cairo politics push Arab unity apart and Jordan shifts from Egyptian alignment toward Saudi and broader Arab positions.
Anita H. Dial, 31, of Huntington, W Va, died in a two vehicle crash on U S 52 near Ironton. Driver Robert N. Trowbridge, 38, Huntington, was seriously injured and hospitalized at St Marys Hospital.
Funeral services held today for Enoch D. Turley 76 of Union Street Extension at 2 p.m. at Hawkins Funeral Chapel with burial in Monte sta Park Cemetery. Joseph W. Smith 61 of Home Creek Virginia honored at 10 a.m. today at Rev. Cosby Conaway’s home with burial in Mc Clanahan Cemetery at Wel ler Yard Virginia.
Albert E. Ab Pulford age 52 longtime Toronto general day editor for the Canadian Press died in his sleep. A Ottawa native with nearly 35 years in the service he directed CP news wires for 100 daily newspapers across 10 provinces.
Episcopalians from five states and the District of Columbia gather in Frederick Maryland for their annual conference. Clergy and lay leaders are present as courses and lectures progress through Saturday with new officers to be elected Wednesday.
Bluefield High School Banc Boosters meet at 7 30 p m in the Appalachian Electric Power Co auditorium. President C O Warren announces summer band camp at Concord College and summer band for all students with Perry directors from Bluefield High School to conduct. Majorettes urged to attend.
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