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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1962

Page

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Khrushchev Says No War Over Berlin But Ends Occupation Possible

Soviet Premier Khrushchev told a Bucharest audience there is no immediate war over Berlin and no deadline for settlement. He warned against escalation, urged changing West Berlin's status or signing a peace treaty with East Germany, and asserted the United States would suffer if war were chosen.

Khrushchev Berlin West Berlin Romania Bucsne United States Ennedy German Democratic Republic Soviet Union

Beck to begin five year jail term at McNeil Island

Seattle AP report: ex Teamsters president Dave Beck, age 68, heads to McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary to start a five year sentence for false union tax returns. He protests innocence while noting acceptance of court rulings and impending state charges awaiting.

Seattle Teamsters Dave Beck Beck McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary Puget Sound Tacoma Senate Joint Council 28 Building Association U.S. Circuit Court San Francisco U.S. Supreme Court

Tazewell and North Tazewell voters approve merger

Voters in Tazewell and North Tazewell Virginia overwhelmingly backed merging the two towns to form the Town of Tazewell effective January 2, 1963. In Tazewell 493 ballots 480 yes 13 no. in North Tazewell 66 voters 50 yes 15 no and one disputed ballot.

Tazewell North Tazewell River Jack North State Water Control Board Clinch River

Controversy Over West Virginia Name Since 1861 Birth

Charleston AP reports on the long debate over West Virginia’s name from the 1861 Wheeling constitutional convention through Lincoln’s 1862 signing and the June 1863 statehood. It notes votes for Kanawha and Western Virginia, arguments for preserving Virginia heritage, and the civil war context that shaped the state’s identity.

Charleston West Virginia Charles Hodel Beckley State Centennial Commission Wheeling Kanawha Western Virginia Augusta Senate House of Representatives Lincoln

Laos Premier-Designate Seeks Revisions to Decree

Laos premier designate Prince Souvanna Phouma demands more changes to the royal decree to restore him to the premiership in a coalition. He opposes immediate control of all three zones and stays at Khang Khay unless the decree is altered. He also disputes the assembly’s role in approving the coalition agreement and notes Phoumi’s ongoing influence.

Souvanna Phouma Savang Vathana Souvanna Laos Khang Khay Plaine Des Jarres National Assembly Phoumi Nosavan Prince Boun Oum Phoumi Vientiane

Woman Buried by Hot Asphalt in Charleston Crash

Mrs Martha Russell, 70, was fatally burned Tuesday when a truck carrying hot asphalt overturned onto her car after a collision in Charleston.

Charleston Martha Russell Russell

West Virginia News Echoes Centennial Debates and Crises

Reports note public debate over mountain land naming on the eve of the centennial while fundraising continues for next year. Other items include a TWA strike pause over a new labor proposal, U S France nuclear policy talk, intrigue in racketeering cases tied to immigrant girls, Algiers violence threats, Wall Street activity, and a fatal crash investigation involving Mrs. Russell and rescue efforts.

West Virginia

Inside 14 Movies and 14 Princeton Il 13 Society

A compact page item charts items across sections including sports stocks weather and society notes. The readable types include film listings Princeton notes and regional weather brief with brief mentions of local events and markets.

Princeton Society COV Og Evedens

Ford Strike Could Delay 1963 Ford Models

Ford says a 3200 worker strike at the Walton Hills Ohio stamping plant may push back the 1963 model rollout from September to October. The United Auto Workers walkout halted parts flow and shut 16 assembly plants nationwide affecting about 50,000 workers.

San Francisco Henry Ford Walton Hills Ohio Ford United Automobile Workers

State Road Deaths Reach 180 Mark in West Virginia

The Associated Press reports Tuesday that West Virginia state police in Charleston say deaths on the state’s roads have reached 180 to date this year, up from 140 at the same point last year.

Associated Press Charleston West Virginia

TWA Strike Toggles On and Off Over Jet Cockpit Jobs

Washington AP reports a TWA strike began and ended on Tuesday while the government proposed a new plan to resolve the long running dispute over jet cockpit job assignments.

TWA Washington Trans World Airlines

Tiros Orbit and Labor Standoff Over TWA

Tiros V launched from Cape Canaveral to map hurricanes while a labor dispute looms as 2,000 engineers strike threat folds after secret talks with Secretary Goldberg. Pickets at Idlewild and West Coast terminals ease as pilots and engineers face possible arbitration.

Arthur J. Goldberg TWA Flight Engineers International Association New York Idlewild Kansas City San Francisco Cape Canaveral Fla Earth Tiros V Atlantic Caribbean Tiros Engineers Union Kennedy Pan American Eastern Airlines Goldberg Engineers’ Union Pan Am Eastern American Airlines

Trucker Loses Control Truck Follows Man Into Cafe

In Roderfield late Monday night a truck belonging to F. R. Crockett rolled into a drive-in after the driver Lee Mullins 20 of Kimball left the engine running inside. State police trooper H A McGinnis reported no serious injuries as patrons escaped unharmed.

Roderfield H. A. McGinnis Lee Mullins Kimball F. R. Crockett North Tazewell

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