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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1964
Page
2
A Continental Trailways bus plunged into Lake Pontchartrain after barges split a 224 foot gap in a bridge. Six passengers died, the driver and a sergeant survived, aided by a teen rescuer who arrived at the scene.
The Federal Reserve Board approved Tuesday the merger of Bank of Graham Bluefield Virginia and Farmers Bank of Clinch Valley Tazewell Virginia.
A young Tazewell County man was injured by a gunshot to the left hip and is in serious condition at Bluefield Sanitarium. His father-in-law faces a charge in the shooting, according to Sheriff Clarence Davis.
Industrial output rose for the ninth straight month in May with the Federal Reserve index at 130.3, up from 129.6 in April, led by business equipment and auto production. Retail sales ran about 7 percent above a year earlier as factories, mines and utilities stayed on a high output trend. In Pocahontas, Va., a shooting wounded Nancy Green and killed her son George Elwood Green, with Henry Lester, Nancy’s father, questioned on felonious wounding charges.
Delsen Pardo, 18, of North Tazewell Va., remained unconscious in critical condition at Mattie Williams Hospital Richlands Va., after a motorcycle collision with a station wagon in Baptist Valley at 7 p.m. Roy Brewster, 21, also of North Tazewell, was unconscious at 11 p.m., later listed as serious with multiple injuries. Sheriff Clarence Davis and State Trooper D J Johnson investigated the wreck Tuesday night.
The State Department reversed its stance and confirmed that some American civilian pilots under contract with the Congolese government flew propeller driven T28 sorties in the eastern Congo amid rebel activity in the Bukavu area.
In Washington the civil rights bill faced possible delay as Dixie bloc senators pressed for votes on their amendments. Senate leaders hoped for action this week, but a strategy conference and unclarified endorsements left the timing uncertain while some amendments may be prioritized for policy or principle. Senator Richard Russell indicated broad consensus to vote only on overseeable amendments, with final passage likely next week if momentum continues.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrived in Copenhagen aboard Bashkiria for a 19 day Scandinavian trip. He warned Danes not to see themselves as cleverer and joked about their agriculture while drinking Danish schnapps at a Town Hall luncheon. The visit marks the first stop as the party tours Norway and Sweden amid a subdued reception and occasional applause.
A powerful earthquake devastated Niigata and northern Japan causing 22 deaths 11 missing and more than 200 injured. U S Air Force fire fighting planes prepared to drop chemicals on oil fires as relief crews distributed food water and equipment. Many homes flooded damaged schools and two refineries exploded as a tidal surge followed the quake.
N and W railroad ends its less than carload lots service in Virginia effective Monday after previously dropping the West Virginia program on May 15. Division superintendent H L Scott Jr cites non-existent small carload business and non-justifying costs as the motive.
Gov William Scranton faced two death threats while touring Minneapolis for delegate support to the Republican National Convention. A telegram warning of his assassination was traced to Harrisburg and a telephone tip was reported from Topeka. The FBI was alerted to another anonymous call received by a local radio station. Scranton dismissed the threats and continued his public schedule.
Police said a report of theft of coats from J C Penney Co was unfounded. The two cartons contained suits and were delivered Monday morning. no coats were involved and the missing coats were later located.
In Roanoke Virginia a 52 year old Grover Adams was found dead in a car wreck near a utility pole. Police say his brother George Adams 38 initially claimed he was driving but later recanted. Autopsy ruled Grover likely died of natural causes and did not drive. alcohol tests to follow in Richmond.
Central Texas faced heavy rains that flooded homes and washed out bridges. McGregor reported 14 inches of rain since Monday, while Austin and Waco saw up to 7.9 and 4.1 inches respectively. Flooding left highways impassable, isolated communities briefly, and prompted rescues as waters rose six feet in some areas.
Sen. Barry Goldwater claimed 56 Texas delegate votes boosting his total to 674 in AP tally as Goldwater warned the job isn’t done and urged party unity while Montana votes loom and San Francisco hosts the July nominating convention. He praised Texas delegation unity and urged allies to stay the course amid Republican resistance to Democrats. A crowd of 11 000 packed Dallas Memorial Auditorium as Goldwater pressed defense and foreign policy notes.
Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton said his effort to win midwestern delegate votes for the Republican presidential nomination is going well. He spoke in Minneapolis after stops in Iowa Kansas and Minnesota and planned visits to Missouri and Colorado with more states possible.
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