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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1958
Page
6
French headquarters said thirteen French soldiers died and eight were wounded in a two day battle with nationalist rebels near Thiers in the Algiers region. Fifty five rebels were reported killed in the action. In a separate operation near Beni Mansour eight rebels were reported killed and one captured.
Safe Driving awards were given to two Bluefield men, J. W. Crutchfield and William C. Mullin, during ceremonies in Bluefield. They join 42 honorees across Virginia West Virginia and the District of Columbia for accident free years. Crutchfield has ten years and Mullin five. others named were slated to receive awards but were on the road.
Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield unveiled autographed albums and first day covers at Gunston Hall honoring George Mason and the stamp’s release. Attendees included Ellen Coolidge Burge, Henry P. Thomas, Mrs. Horton, and Paul Caton. The ceremony highlighted Gunston Hall’s 200th anniversary and stamp sales aided by local post office staff.
Raymond Houston, serving a life term for sodomy in Jefferson County, won a reduction to a maximum 10 years after a Supreme Court decision. He had three Virginia prior felonies, filed habeas corpus, and argued habitual criminal act limits.
A 79 million dollar Naval Radio Research Observatory will be built on 1500 acres in Pendleton County West Virginia this summer. The project aims to record echoes from space using a radio telescope and serve all military services and the scientific community. Bids open June 27 with 60 million requested in the new fiscal year.
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