City Board Welcomes North American Plant to Mercer County
Bluefield directors unanimously pledged cooperation with North American Aviation for a new plant at the county seat. The board also amended theater license rules lowering annual fees to 100 dollars and adding 5 dollars per day for short shows. A new floor covering business license for Harry Maupin was approved and a boundary dispute with locust street owner Homer Brown referred to city manager for zoning and sanitary line review.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Board of Directors
North American Aviation
Orea
Phil Lilly
Board of Directors
Harry Maupin
Homer Brown
Locust St
Randolph G. Whittle
Sanitary Board
Japan Moves to Control Polio Outbreak
Tokyo reports a polio outbreak affecting over 1,000 people with about 80 deaths. The Welfare Ministry says live vaccine sufficient for 13 million people will be imported from the United States and the Soviet Union to bolster immunization efforts.
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Tokyo
United States
Soviet Union
Church school final registration at Mt church
Final registration for the church school is held today at the Mt church from 9 a.m. to noon.
The Clock Keeper Behind Royal Punctuality in London
Stanley Humphreys, a silver haired clock keeper, secretly stops and speeds London clocks to ensure Queen Elizabeth arrives on time for the trooping of the color. He reveals the queen was late once before in 1958, and his actions go uncredited by higher ups.
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London
Nana
Stanley Humphreys
Eliza
Harry Lemon
Wilmington
N. C
Powhatan
Young University
Provo
Utah
Miss Lemon
Northfork - Elkhorn High School
Concord College
Horse Guards Tower
Big Ben
Elizabeth
Humphreys
Rev P D Edwards to speak at Mt Olive Church
The Rev. P. D. Edwards pastor of Mill Creek Baptist Church will be the guest speaker at Mt. Olive Baptist Church Sunday at 3 p.m. Music will be provided by the Cooper Choir Crumpler Choir and the McDowell Chorus.
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P. D. Edwards
Mill Creek Baptist Church
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Cooper Choir
Crumpler
McDowell
City Board Approves 15 Building Permits Totalling 28234
The City Board of Directors on Wednesday approved 15 building permits totaling 28234. Projects include repairs and remodels at multiple addresses such as 119 Wilson St 907 Albemarle St and 215 Preston with costs ranging from 10 to 25000 dollars. Helen H Jones plans a dwelling erection on Heatherwood Road for 25000.
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City Board of Directors
Joe L
Ruby Wallace
Vineyard St
M. J
Emily Lawson
Preston
J. £. Morton
Ellis St
W. H
Alice Walls
J. K. West, Jr
Barger St
Lula Bell Coffey
Lewis St
Helen H. Jones
Heatherwood Road
Kennedy Begins Getting About Without Crutches
President Kennedy made steps toward walking without crutches but returned to them after a few tries. He discontinued deep-penetrating ultrasound on his lower back and will conduct daily activities without crutches starting Thursday. He stood with guests at a White House luncheon and rode the Potomac River aboard the Honey Fitz with Japanese Prime Minister Ikeda nearby.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Wll
Hayato Ikeda
Ikeda
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Potomac River
Honey Fitz
Ottawa
Eisenhower
Pierre Salinger
Menderes and 18 Aides Convicted in Turkey
Former Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes and 18 codefendants were convicted again of violating the constitution by inciting division among citizens. The final verdict awaits the mass trials of former party leaders slated for the last week of July. Prosecutor Altay Egesel seeks the death penalty for Menderes in seven counts.
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Yassiada
Turkey
Adnan Menderes
Altay Egesel
Menderes
Laos Princes Discuss Split Power in Lao Summit
Advisers to three feuding Lao princes draft plans to split political power among pro Communist anti Communist and neutral factions. The leaders will decide top jobs with Souvanna seen as leading candidate for premier and Gen Phoumi Nosavan as a key military influence. Boun Oum may cede office to Phoumi while Phoumi is viewed as a major force by Neustralist sources.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Boun Oum
Vientiane
Souvanna
Pathet Lao
Souphanouvong
Phoumi Nosavan
Phoumi
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Carroll D. Kearns
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Ry. Edwards
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. Va
Princeton
Bluefield, Www
Sun Valley
William Thompson
Wilson St
John C. Tyson
Albemarle St
G. W. Stowers
Whitethorn St
Claude Harding
Church St
Chester Lee
Minnie Grasty
Stovall St
Earl Marcus
Logan St
John R
Ethel Wolfe
Pen Mar
Laos
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