Walker wins libel verdict against AP over 1962 Mississippi riot
Former Maj. Gen Edwin A Walker obtains 800000 in libel damages after jurors find AP falsely described him as leading rioters at the University of Mississippi Sept 30 1962. The AP plans to appeal while Walker pressed for over 20 million in suits and damages.
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Fort Worth
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Walker
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Oxford, Miss
The
News Association
Meritorious Service Award Presented to Ralph Stump
Gov Barron honors Ralph Stump of Charleston with the Meritorious Service Award at the VFW 43rd encampment. The ceremony features remarks by Cecil Underwood a Republican gubernatorial candidate who cites labor and technician shortages affecting West Virginia.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Barron
Ralph Stump
Charleston
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Stump
VFW
Cecil Underwood
Smith
Underwood
Two West Virginia Firms Land Defense Contracts
The Defense Supply Agency awarded over 1.3 million dollars in contracts to Hazel Atlas Glass Division of Continental Can Co in Clarksburg and The Peoples Co in Huntington. Hazel Atlas bid 791 thousand dollars to make ashtrays for the General Services Administration while The Peoples Co won 522 thousand seven hundred thirty four dollars to supply general purpose tents to the military.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Defense Supply Agency
U. S. Commerce Department
Howard Q. Clark
Department
Area Redevelopment Administration
Hazel- Atlas Glass Division
Continental Can Co
Clarksburg
Peoples Co
Huntington
Hazel-Atlas
General Services Administration
Wrench theft reported in Bluefield garage break in
Bluefield police investigate theft of three socket wrenches valued at 150 dollars from D. J. Robbins on Cumberland Road. Robbins said his locked garage showed no sign of forced entry during the past two days.
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Bluefield
D. J. Robbins
Cumberland Road
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Available Car Rates and Local News Notes
Public notice from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph outlines car rates and local notices. The item references publication details and Associated Press affiliation, with Katz Agency as the representative and contact telephone.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. V
Associated Press
Virginia
Audit Bureau of Representative
Katz Agency
Inc
Hearing Set In Cop Raids On Bluefield Night Spots
Preliminary hearings are set today for four Bluefield men charged with illegal whisky sales after Thursday night raids on the Red Barn Supper Club and the Sahara Club. Newell A. Anderson and Harry Lynch face aiding and abetting illegal sale of whisky, with whisky possession, while Houston Harrison and Charles W. Wolfe are charged with illegal sale. State police conducted the raids and lined up hearings before Squire Jim Belcher in Princeton.
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Newell A. Anderson
Red Barn
Grassy Branch
Houston Harrison
Harry Lynch
Sahara Club
North Street
Sahara
Charles W. Wolfe
Squire Jim Belcher
Princeton
Harrison
Anderson
Leager Man Still In Critical Condition
Sam Neal, 40, of Laeger in McDowell County, remained in critical condition at Bluefield Sanitarium after a freak accident at Jaeger. He suffered head injuries when struck by a retaining rim from a truck wheel while waiting for a bus to work near a service station. He had been hospitalized at Stevens Clinic in Welch before transfer.
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Sam Neal
Laeger
McDowell County
Bluefield Sanitarium
U. S. Steel
Gary
Jaeger
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Banker James W. Thompson named Princeton outstanding young man
James W. Thompson, 3% years old, native of Greenbrier County, holds a BS in business administration from Concord College 1951 and banking certificates. He served in the U S Coast Guard in World War II and has held senior posts at First National Bank of Bluefield Mercer County Bank and Princeton institutions. He is married to Merle Jean Burks with three children and holds many local leadership roles in Concord College Alumni Association Princeton Junior Chamber of Commerce and state committees.
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Bluefield
Princeton Industrial Foundation
West Virginia Bankers Association
James W. Thompson
Greenbrier County
W. W
American Institute of Banking
Merle Jean Burks
Princeton
First National Bank of Bluefield
Mercer County Bank
Concord College Alumni Association
Princeton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield Sales Executive Club
New River Gorge Development Corp
Bluestone Club
First Baptist Church
Cotillion Club
Princeton Elks Lodge
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West Virginia Young Democrats
Musical and literary program at Community Christian Church
Samuel Holland presents a musical and literary program at 3 p.m. Sunday at Community Christian Church on Marshall Street. Miss Shirley Holland serves as mistress of ceremonies. Rev. N. J. Dickerson is church pastor.
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Community Christian Church
Marshall Street
Shirley Holland
N. J. Dickerson
Rights Bill Debate Highlights Bipartisan Praise
Senate leaders praised bipartisan support as the civil rights bill faces House action amid southern opposition. The measure bans discrimination in public accommodations and employment, with enforcement phased in and the attorney general empowered to push school integration and defend voting rights. The House delay follows southern resistance led by Rep. Smith.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
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Humphrey
Senate
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Civil Rights Commission
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Rules Committee
Senate passes civil rights bill by 73 to 27 vote
The Senate approved the civil rights bill on a 73 to 27 roll call Friday night. The list names 46 Democrats and 27 Republicans who voted for or against passage, detailing individual senators and their states.
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Senate
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N.M
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Alaska
Bayh
Ind
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Bible of
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N.D
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Dodd
Conn
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Ill
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Maine
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Wis
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R.I
Pell
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Symington
Williams
N.J
Yarborough
Tex
Young
Ohio
Immanuel Baptist Church Sees Bible School Close
Vacation Bible School at Immanuel Baptist Church Princeton ends with a 7 30 p m Sunday service. Commencement will display handiwork and programs by each department including an anthem by Junior and Intermediate groups. Lessons included Facing My Life Choices Pleasing God With My Life Leaning About Jesus taught by Mrs Norma Sigman Leah Kidd and Rev Clayton D Sweet Sr directed by Mrs Winfrey Shrewbury and Miss Faye Smothers.
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Princeton
Mesdames T. E. Blankenship
Elmer Clark
God
Aes Harold Love
Berkley Sisk
Jesus
Winfrey Shrewbury
Faye Smothers
Tractor Kills Boy In Mineral Mishap
Frederick Thomas Heavener aged 11 from near Keyser was killed when the tractor he rode on stalled, he fell off and the rear wheels ran over him. Mineral County sheriff's deputies investigated the fatal accident.
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Keyser
W. Va
Frederick Thomas Heavener
Near
Mineral County Sheriff's Deputies
Bobby To Unveil Memorial Plaque
Berlin AP U S Attorney General Robert F Kennedy will unveil a memorial plaque honoring his brother John F Kennedy on June 26 at John F Kennedy Square in front of City Hall marking the first anniversary of the President's West Berlin visit.
Norway approves four million dollar UN bond purchase
Oslo reports the Norwegian Parliament authorized the Foreign Office to buy United Nations bonds valued at four million dollars.
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Oslo
Norway
Foreign Office
United Nations
Deaths and Funerals in Southeastern Counties
Ralph Allen Buskill 67 formerly of Richlands Va died Tuesday in Savannah Ga He was WWI veteran and Merchant Marines retiree Survivors include wife Lula Allison Buskill four sisters and three brothers Funeral services Sunday 2 pm First Christian Church Richlands with burial at Hawkins Cemetery Pallbearers named Bishop family list Edna Swecker family and others.
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Maude Horton
Alice Dye
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Edna Swecker
Carretta
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Honaker
Kelly M. Buskill
Lloyd Buskill
First Christian Church
Don Cassidy
Hawkins Cemetery
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Billy and
Lacy Hight Jr
Harold Dean Hight
U. S. Navy
Naples
Italy
Gladys Marshall
Summerville
S. C
Lillian Dennis
Portsmouth
Sam Foglesong
Funerals for Pardo Dillon Rose set in Tazewell area
Delfin Gonzalez Pardo of North Tazewell Virginia. Naomi Hudgins Dillon of Route 3 Tazewell. and Sherman Gilmer Rose of Lebanon Virginia will be honored in services Saturday. Pardo and Dillon are to be buried in Maplewood and Grandview Memory Gardens respectively. Rose will be laid to rest in the family cemetery. Greever Funeral Home handles arrangements with services at Riverside Methodist Church Assembly of God and Lebanon Funeral Home Chapel conducted by local pastors. Pallbearers named for Rose include Elmer White and others.
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Pardo
Delfin Gonzalez
North Tazewell
Riverside Methodist Church
Paul Stoltzfus
Lee Hill
Maplewood
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Soviet Charge dAffaires Arrives in Congo
The first Soviet charge d affaires to the former French Congo arrived in Brazzaville from Paris with interpreters this week.
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Congo
Brazzaville
Congo Republic
Paris
Water Project Outlook Improves in Mercer County Area
The Bluewell Public Service District reports tap-on fee pledges rising past 50 percent, boosting funding for a $1.08 million water project in Bluewell Lorton s Lick Montcalm Brushfork region. FHA loan hinges on subscriber payments. July 1 deadline looms as pledges near completion.
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Lick - Montcalm- Brushfork
Mercer County
C. A. Shupe
Bluewell Public Service District
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Shupe
Customs House Praised by Barron in Wheeling Dedication
Governor W. W. Barron compared Wheeling's Old Customs House to Independence Hall during the Heritage Holidays dedication. He said restoration will inspire future generations and highlight West Virginia heritage linked to Civil War planning. Barron noted state funding for purchase and restoration.
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W. W. Barron
Wheeling
Old Customs House
Independence Hall
Barron
West Virginia
Customs House
Virginia
WV Traffic Deaths Reach 207 This Year
State Police at Charleston report 207 people killed on West Virginia highways year to date, up from 164 at the same date last year.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Smyth Native Mrs Groseclose Dies at 101 in Narrows
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Flanagan Groseclose aged 101 will be buried at Kings Grove Church in Crockett after funeral services at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. She died Thursday night at Riverview Nursing Home Narrows Va. She was born in Smyth County and was widow of John Chester Groseclose. Survived by daughters Anna Spencer Roanoke and Mrs Frank Humphreys Johnson City plus sons Roy and Walter Groseclose 24 grandchildren and many great and great great grandchildren. Burial in Kings Grove Church Cemetery with relatives in attendance. Funeral home Mercer Fune ral Home will receive callers after 11 a.m. Saturday. The body will be in church at 12:20 p.m. Sunday.
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Conaway
Grundy
Vicey Skeens
Johnny
Hubert Skeens
Roma White
Cedar Bluff
Mae Thornbury
Maudie Thornbury
Meister Smith
Conaway Cemetery
Virginia Funeral Home
Sarah Elizabeth Flanagan Groseclose
Riverview
Narrows
F. M. Dix
Bluefield
John Chester Groseclose
Smyth County
William W
Amanda Jane Coley Flanagan
King’s Grove Methodist Church
Crockett, Va
Dix
Anna Spencer
Roanoke
Frank Humphreys
Johnson City
Virginia Copenhaver
Columbus
Nebr
Kings Grove
Russell Lowther
Grace Methodist Church
Crockett Church
Mercer Funeral Home
Abduction and Car Theft Charge in Arlington Incident
Clark Junior Martin of Grafton West Virginia, 18, is charged with abducting Mary L. Phillips 53 of Arlington after a supermarket incident. Phillips reported a youth blocked her car, brandished a letter opener, forced her into the back seat, and fled in the vehicle before police halted the car on U S 50.
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Arlington
Arlington, Va
Clark Junior Martin
Grafton
W. Va
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Artists Craftmen To Exhibit Wares In West Virginia Fair
About 80 amateur and professional artists and craftsmen from West Virginia will exhibit wares in Ripley July 2 5 at the annual Mongeetn State Art and Craft Fair. Commerce Commissioner Koder Collison said the fair is designed to convey the true flavor of West Virginia Mountain life.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Ripley
Commerce
Koder Collison
West Virginia Mountain
Guardsmen To Get Pay Checks Monday
National Guard drill pay checks have arrived and will be distributed Monday night at the armory during regular drill.
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National Guard
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