Convention Tug O War Looms As Parties Duel In 1964 Race
Rockefeller rejects three invitations to quit the GOP while signaling Nixon as likely nominee. New York delegates remain unpledged as Chicago hosts the Republican convention. Democratic aims clash with Johnson and Kennedy as they court delegates and fight for the nomination with Kennedy forecasting a first ballot outcome unlikely. Ballot tallies show Kennedy leading, with Johnson, Symington, Humphrey, and Stevenson trailing and many uncommitted delegates still to be decided.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Averell Herriman
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Chicago
Nixon
Los Angeles
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Associated Press
Kennedy
Sen
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Adlai E. Stevenson
Emory and Henry Receives 7000 Grant for Chemistry Research
Emory and Henry College announces a 7000 grant from the Research Corporation of New York City to purchase a UV spectrophotometer for chemistry and physics research. The project includes Dr. Wayne E Stamper Dr. C R Spell and Dr Cecil M Nelson with undergraduates participating.
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Wayne E. Stamper
Emory and Henry College
Emory and Henry
Research Corporation of
New York City
Stamzper
C. R. Spell
Cecil M. Nelson
Emory and Henry Science
Johnson's India posting as Roosevelt's personal representative
West Virginia lawyer Louis A. Johnson resisted a commission to India calling it a failed title. Roosevelt sent him as the president's personal representative, a role he accepted and later used on the path to becoming secretary of defense under Truman.
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Washington
West Virginia
Louis A. Johnson
India
Franklin D. Roosevelt
State Department
Philadelphia
Virginias
Roosevelt
Johnson
Defense
Harry S. Truman
Death Claims R H Smith
Obituary notes the death of R H Smith, longtime Norfolk and Western president, detailing his railroad career, his retirement, hobbies, and civic roles. Survivors include five children and sixteen grandchildren with siblings listed, and remarks on his influence in Roanoke and railroad history.
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N&w Veterans Assn
Smith
Mary Wysor
Pulaski
Robert H. Smith Jr
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph Wysor Smith
Roanoke
Carter Burgess
Pelham Manor
N. Y
David C. Watkins
Charlotte Court House
Jane Stuart Smith
Hue
War Centennial Effort Links Ohio West Virginia in Memorial Plans
Representatives of the Ohio Civil War Commission met in Parkersburg with West Virginia officials to discuss commemorating Civil War linked events from 1861 to 1865. The article notes Philippi as the site of the first battle of the Civil War on June 3, 1861, where 1500 Confederate troops moving on Grafton were routed by Gen. George B. McClellan.
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Parkersburg
Ohio Civil War Commission
West Virginia
Ohio Commission
Philippi
W. Va
Grafton
George B. McClellan
Camping Activity At Camp Roland Reaches Capacity
The second week of camping at Camp Roland Bland County Virginia is full, Appalachian Council Scout Executive Jack Lewis said. About one hundred Scouts and Explorers from nine counties will register today with Joe Friedl of Athens as camp director. The program continues for three more weeks and participants should contact the Bluefield Boy Scout office.
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Camp Roland
Bland County
Appalachian Council
Jack Lewis
Joe Friedl
Athens
Lewis
Boy Scout
Bluefield
E&H Summer School Opens With Large Enrollment
Emory and Henry College started its 1960 summer session with 213 regular enrollments for five weeks. An NSF program brings 50 high school juniors and seniors to the campus, not part of the regular session. A second five week session runs July 18 to August 20 with up to six semester hours credit.
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Emory and Henry College
National Science Foundation
New State Elected At Glade Springs
Glade Springs Va voters elected an entirely new slate of town officials last week. Alfred E McThenna won with 215 votes defeating incumbent mayor C C McCready who had 102. New councilmen elected were John S Perry Carter Ryburn Robert L Wright Ed Harkley Dr D L Edwards and Lonnie L Wallace.
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Glade Spring
Alfred E. McThenna
C. C. McCready
John S. Perry
Carter Ryburn
Robert L. Wright
Ed Harkley
D. L. Edwards
Lonnie L. Wallace
Highway Crash Kills Three Near Buckhannon West Virginia
A Friday night crash 13 miles south of Buckhannon involved a car and a pickup. Fatalities were Mrs. Freda Crites 33 Mrs. Maxine Hinkle 33 and Everett Lee Lattea 23 all from Upshur County or Weston. One car occupant Cecil Smith 18 survived. The pickup driver Zane A. Nettkin 33 had minor injuries. The collision occurred at the W V 4 and W V 20 intersection.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
Here
Freda Crites
Maxine Hinkle
Ivanhoe
Upshur County
Everett Lee Lattea
Weston
Lattea
Crites
W. Va. 20
League of Service wraps season with gala bridge event
The League of Service closed its current season at the Carolina Community Home with reports on the cancer drive and a recent Bridge-Writ Fiesta at the Appalachian Auditorium. The party will become an annual event, with proceeds supporting the Cancer Crusade and local community efforts.
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Edith Hicks
League of Service
Carolina
American Cancer Society
Law and Commerce
J. E. Martin
Appalachian Auditorium
Letitia Lightfod
Azell Brown Gittens
Martin
C. C. Carter
Seth Thomas
Mercer County
Pinecrest
Lakin
Anne Briggs
Helane Wilson
Mercer County Council of Social Agencies
Cancellation Triggers Anti Japan Feelings Worldwide
Tokyo dispatch says cancellation of President Eisenhower's Tokyo visit sparked growing anti-Japanese sentiment in many nations. Japanese missions were instructed to send cabled reports detailing public reaction.
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Tokyo
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Visits Formosa in Wake of Quemoy Attack
President Eisenhower flew to Taiwan amid a massive welcome and strong U S pledge to defend Quemoy and Formosa. He met Chiang Kai-shek, praised liberal aims, and reaffirmed U S support against Communist aggression while Chiang lauded the policy of liberating captive peoples.
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Eisenhower
China
Quemoy
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Taipi
Washington
Chiang
Ministry of Defense
U.S
Pacific
United States
Peiping
United Nations
Republic of
White House
James C. Hagerty
Leftists in Tokyo Rally Against Security Pact
Massive Saturday protest in Tokyo with 300000 workers students and supporters demanding dissolution of Parliament before ratification. Demonstrators wave red banners mourn with black bands amid few incidents as authorities prepare for possible riot laws and troop deployment.
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People’s Council Against
Tokyo
Kishi
Parliament
Metropolitan
U.S. Senate
United States
Japan
Christian A. Herter
Washington
U.S
China
Soviet Union
Deaths and Funerals list Coffman Cline in regional notices
Oma May Coffman 78 of Cedar Bluff Va died Saturday in Jeffersonville Hospital after months of illness. She leaves a husband five sons 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Monday in Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Richlands with burial at Green Hills Memory Gardens. Mose David Cline 78 of Big Four died Friday in Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch after two years in McDowell County. Burial in Belcher Cemetery Belcher Mountain. Funeral at 2 p.m. Monday at Pentecostal Holiness Church Belcher. body returned to home Sunday. Truman Lovern Jr 2 of Flint Mich died Thursday in a Houston boardinghouse fire. Burial in Lovern Cemetery. Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton handling arrangements.
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Cedar Bluff
Jeffersonville Hospital
Tazewell
Jackson
Ohio
Thomas Sisson
Pentecostal Holiness Church
William Thomas Coffman
Oscar Coffman
Layland
William Coffman
Ben Coffman
Rickeyville
Sheldon Coffman
Columbia
D. C
Charles Coffman
Nashville
Tenn
Hurst - Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
H. D. Hampton
Green Hills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Truman Lovern Jr
Flint
Mich
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Texas
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Christine
Truman Lovern Sr
Lilly Lovern
Clarence Lovern
Memorial Funeral Directory
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Mose David Cline
Big Four
Stevens Clinic
Welch
McDowell County
Coal Co
Carswell
UMWA
Hugheston
Harvey Cline
Glasgow
Belcher Cemetery
Belcher Mountain
Bennett Funeral Home
Kimball
Newport News Man Bruce Thornton Dies at 51
Bruce Jackson Thornton 51 of Newport News Virginia died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born in Keystone the son of Mrs Pearl Thornton and the late Arthur F Thornton. Survived by wife Ida Muncy two sons Jackson Newport News and Richard with the Marines Camp Lejeune a sister Mrs W W Atkinson of Northfork and brothers Sanders and Earl Thornton of Richmond. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Newport News
Keystone
Pearl Thornton
Northfork
Arthur F. Thornton
Ida Muncy
Princeton
Jackson Thornton
Richard Thornton
United States Marines
Camp LeJeune
N. C
W. W. Atkinson
Sanders and
Earl Thornton
Richmond, Va
Death of Mrs. Louisa Perry Combs in Clintwood Va
Mrs Louisa Perry Combs 63 of Clintwood Va died Friday morning in an Abingdon Va hospital Survivors include son Frank Combs of Clintwood daughters Nora Flemming Angeline Mullins of Coburn Va ten grandchildren three brothers Lem Andy Perry of Clintwood Leonard Perry of Grundy Va Committal rites Sunday at 10 am in Combs family cemetery Camp Creek The body returned to residence Saturday afternoon from Clintwood Colley Funeral Home Clintwood
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Louisa Perry Combs
Clintwood
Abingdon
Frank Combs
Nora Flemming
Angeline Mullins
Coeburn
Lem
Andy Perry
Leonard Perry
Grundy
Combs
Camp Creek
Clintwood - Colley
Methodist Group Invites 572 Negro Churches To Join
The Northeast Jurisdictional Conference invited 572 Negro churches with 82 000 members to join the white jurisdiction. The move aims at gradual integration following earlier General Conference actions and could take effect in 1954.
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Methodist Group
Washington
Methodist Church
Walter Muelder
Boston University School of Theology
Methodist General Conference
Randolph Sees Pay Hike Veto by Eisenhower
Senator Jennings Randolph predicted the President would veto a newly passed pay hike for about 1.5 million federal workers. He said a Senate override was likely by five or six votes and expected a similar margin in the House, speaking at a Bluefield NAS meeting while campaigning for reelection against Gov. Cecil H. Underwood.
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Jennings Randolph
D. Wva
Eisenhower
Congress
West Virginia
National Assn. of
Bluefield
Randolph
Senate
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House
Washington
Cecil H. Underwood
Maurice H. Stans
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Nationalists Fire On Quemoy After Red Bombardment
In Formosa Strait near Quemoy Sunday, Chinese Nationalist artillery fired in response to a new Communist bombardment. The Nationalist Defense Ministry said its guns engaged after Reds rained fire on the island complex, following a record 86 000 shells attack Friday marking Eisenhower's Formosa arrival.
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Chiang
Eisenhower
Taiwan
Formosa
St. Paul
Quemoy
China
Red Mainland
Taipei
Formosa Strait
Nationalist Defense Ministry
FCC's First Woman Member Reported Critical Condition
Frieda B. Hennock, 55, the FCC's first and only woman member, was in critical condition after brain surgery at George Washington Hospital. She is married to William B. Simons, a Washington real estate man, and served seven years on the commission.
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Frieda B. Hennock
Federal Communications Commission
Miss Hennock
William B. Simons
George Washington Hospital
FCC
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