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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1960
Page
6
Princeton WV city council approved a pan for comprehensive development after considering three engineering bids. Michael Baker estimated 9.00 for the project while Elasco Services and Hays Seay Mattern & Mattern proposed 14,300 and 14.30 respectively. Union representatives urged wage and benefit demands for street and garbages workers.
The State Capitol will close for the funeral of Edgar B. Sims veteran Auditor who died after a long illness in Charleston at age 77. Services set for 2 p m at First Presbyterian Church South Charleston with Board of Public Works members as honorary pallbearers. Burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Governor Underwood announced the closure affecting all offices except the Motor Vehicles Department.
Anti Communist, anti Castro Cuban groups from Latin America and the United States gather in Mexico City this week to map a coordinated program against Fidel Castro regime, according to Ultimas Noticias.
The Old Fashioned Days parade from Bluefield to Princeton will showcase antique cars. Chairman J R King notes about 22 cars will come from nearby towns, with several Bluefield non members joining in. The event will be guided by WHIS TV. The Arctic draws tourists paying up to $1000 weekly to join seal and walrus hunts.
Readable note lists Marshall Spangler Hardware at 511 Mercer Street Princeton inviting visitors on Wednesday afternoons for service and purchases.
Chicago and Eastern Illinois President David C. Mathews announced the line’s 862 miles would be included in any merger with Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio. He warns small railroads face upheaval if merger fever spreads and meets objections from New York Central’s A. Perlman.
Wen Wei Po reports China will launch its first broadcasting and TV university in Canton early next month with Canton's Mayor Chu Kwang serving as president.
Rebels in Algeria set to begin cease fire discussions, exploring Charles de Gaulle's model of democratic integration with France. The move follows a sector by sector military push and shifts in rebel support, with both sides seeking political grounds for an eventual agreement.
Fred Williams asked the Supreme Court to review a $5 375 Harrison County judgment in favor of Arch Hurst. Hurst sued for $25 000 for injuries from a car accident on May 7 1958 on West Virginia Route 23 near Salem. Both men are Salem residents. Hurst was years old at the trial. Williams was 69.
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