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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1962

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Shirley MacLaine Tells Of Soviet Misadventures

Shirley MacLaine endured a 10 day Soviet visit marked by a stolen bag in Leningrad a midnight hotel eviction a stuck drawbridge and a refused hotel room. She complained officials failed to prevent petty crimes and described nights in the Astoria lobby with little sleep and a lack of blankets.

Leningrad Shirley MacLaine Russia Moscow Soviet Union Red Square Miss MacLaine Leningrad University Astoria United States Miss Lee Neva Benny Goodman Draw Bridge Shirley

Laotian rivals clash over royal decree for new coalition

In Vientiane, time pressures mount as neutralist Souvanna Phouma and rightist rivals argue over wording of the decree guiding the inauguration of Laos new coalition government. Cabinet delay risks invalidating the June 12 coalition agreement and jeopardizing the Geneva conference.

Vientiane Laos France Souvanna Phouma Khang Khay Geneva Thailand Cambodia Souvanna Prince Souphanouvong Red Pathet Lao National Assembly

Rusk Sees French Nuclear Deal as Possible NATO Link

U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk left Paris confident France will join Western defense once its nuclear force is ready. He met with President de Gaulle and Premier Pompidou and said France would become a cooperative NATO partner after achieving full nuclear capability.

Paris U.S Dean Rusk Charles de Gaulle France Sul KY. Rusk de Gaulle Georges Pompidou Maurice Couve de Murville North Atlantic Treaty Organization United States Rusk Couve de Murville Western Europe Western Alliance

Thor Fizzles Destroyed In Pacific Test

In Honolulu AP reports a malfunction during a high altitude Thor missile test caused destruction of the missile and its warhead. Earlier a tracking-system failure also required destruction by range safety. Debris fell on Johnston Island and Sands Island after the test.

Honolulu Thor Atomic Energy Commission Washington AEC Johnston Island Hawaii Sands Island

Five Day Temperatures Show Mild Cooling Then Warmth

Weather forecast indicates lows averaging two to six degrees below normal for both regions and highs near 81 north and 86 south. Expect cooler Thursday and Friday, warmer Monday or Tuesday, with total rainfall from one quarter to one inch, mainly Sunday or Monday.

Shirley MacLaine in Red Square Can Can Jibe Incident

Actress Shirley MacLaine rants about Lenin grad incident after her luggage theft and hotel eject, mocking Khrushchev during his Hollywood visit. Airlines face labor setbacks as Pan Am Eastern talks stall and a possible TWA deal fades. Dow dips after early gains as markets falter.

Shirley MacLaine Leningrad Red Square Khrush Hollywood Shirley

Inside Abby 26 Princeton 23 Add Years 26

Inside Abby reports on changes at Princeton campuses and local society events highlighting long standing traditions and recent additions. The brief notes year over year shifts in groups and activities impacting students and residents.

Princeton

Barron Speaks Here Tonight in Mercer Centenary Kickoff

Governor W. W. Barron and ex governor Okey L Patterson visit Bluefield to launch Mercer County West Virginia Centennial fund drive aiming to raise 60000. Half remains for local projects. Dinner at West Virginian Hotel at 6 30 p m with invited guests.

W. W. Barron Okey L Patterson Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia West Virginian Hotel E. G. Otey Essie FE. Bailey Princeton Dan Wells Guy Lawhead Bill Myers Dewey J. Bailey Walter Dempsey Alex Mahood Syd Barksdale Taylor Frazier Jim Ed Wagner Andrew L. Clark Carl Bruner Joseph F. Marsh L. G. Bowling Jr Frank McKenzie Basil Jackson John Skott Allen Coppinger Sr Barron Pateson Otey and Bailey Otey

France to Work On Missile Submarine in Cherbourg

France will start construction of a missile launching submarine with nuclear engines. Adm. Claude Burin des Roziers, head of the Cherbourg navy shipyard, announced the project.

France Cherbourg Adm Claude Burin Des Roziers Navy

Airline labor controversy worsens with arbitration off

Washington AP reports a setback as flight engineers cancel their previous offer to arbitrate economic issues with Pan American and Eastern Air Lines. Government mediators led by Secretary Goldberg press on, focusing on a settlement with Trans World Airlines amid ongoing tangle of airline labor troubles.

Pan Am Eastern TWA Washington Pan American Eastern Air Lines Arthur J. Goldberg Bles Trans World Airlines Goldberg Kennedy American Airlines American Union Algiers Bone Algeria City Hall Mediterranean Oran Hassi R'mel Sahara Pierre Chauteau-Jobert Jean-Jacques Susini Chewki Mostefai Moslem Front of National Liberation Algera

Truman Helps West Virginia Mark Centennial Birthday

Former President Harry S. Truman attended West Virginia’s 99th birthday events on the Capitol steps in Charleston and launched a drive to raise 500000 dollars for next year’s Centennial observance. He slipped while speaking amid rain but recovered noting West Virginia’s Civil War history and urging interest in the republic’s past.

Harry Truman Charleston West Virginia Harry Virginia Page Harry S. Truman Truman J. C. Cruikshank Ivydale West Barron

Life Sentence for Strangler Harrell in Giles County

David N. Harrell 24 of Staffordsville received a life imprisonment sentence in Giles County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to the strangulation of his wife Jeannette Helen Harrell on Nov 24 1961. The case followed her disappearance and a later confession leading to discovery of the body in a wooded area near their home. Harrell had been convicted of first degree murder on May 2 1962, with sentencing delayed for a pre sentence report.

David N. Harrell Staffordsville Giles County Jeannette Helen Harrell Harrell W. L. Sexton Pearlsburg John Hopkins Hopkins Cleveland Sexton

Bailey Denies Quitting as Democratic Party Chair

John M. Bailey said he has no plan to resign as chairman of the Democratic National Committee in a long distance call from Hartford. He urged reporters to keep the denial on file to counter Republican fueled rumors from gullible publications.

Washington John M. Bailey Democratic National Committee Bailey Connecticut Hartford Conn

Beck Surrenders to Begin Five Year Prison Term

Dave Beck, former labor leader, surrender for tax fraud serving two concurrent five year sentences. He travels to McNeil Island prison aboard a government launch, remains upbeat and quotes I shall return. Beck said he faces prison for false returns not personal income tax evasion.

Dave Beck Tacoma Wash Beck U.S McNeil Island Joint Council of the Teamsters Union Building Fund Seattle Teamster McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary

Deaths On Highways Mount 182 In 1962

State Police at Charleston report 182 deaths on West Virginia highways to date in 1962, compared with 140 at the same time last year. The Associated Press notes statewide traffic fatalities as authorities tally the year’s toll.

Associated Press Charleston West Virginia

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