Southern Governors Say Resistance To Integration Hardening
Governors Stanley of Virginia and Timmerman of South Carolina told reporters the South remains opposed to school integration and sees no near enforcement of the Supreme Court ruling. They spoke at Williamsburg during the 49th annual National Governors Conference, discussing education and highway issues and noting strong regional political dynamics.
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Williamsburg
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
George B. Timmerman Jr
South Carolina
Stanley
Dixie
South
Timmerman
Eisenhower
State House
Washington
Scouts Heroic Rescue in East River Weather Chaos
Henry Plimack a 14yearold Scout from Sunnyside Queens leapt into the Hell Gate East River to save two girls aged 5 and 15. Two city patrolmen aided him in the final moments as both girls were saved and treated at Lincoln Hospital in fair condition. The 15yearold Hetzel had taken misadventure with younger children during a St. John the Baptist festival at Randall's Island Stadium when the tide pulled them toward the rocks.
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New York
Queens
East River
Henry Plimack
Sunnyside
Hell Gate
Linda Lauria
Rose Hetzel
Bronx
Lincoln Hospital
Hetzel
Randall's Island
San Juan
St. John the Baptist
Roanoke Ends 9 Day Jubilee Celebration
Roanoke Virginia marks its Diamond Jubilee with a nine day celebration ending in a grand military parade by reserve forces and veterans groups. The 97 piece Second Marine Division band from Camp Lejeune performed with units across the parade route. Senator A Willis Robertson attended as guest of honor before about seven thousand five hundred people. The birthday event ran from June 14 to today at a cost of $175000.
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Roanoke
National Guard
Second Marine Division
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Marine Band
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Clendenin Home Destroyed by Storm Lightning Fire
The Patton home at Falling Rock in Kanawha County was razed by a blaze likely struck by lightning during a severe hail and wind storm. Firemen estimate a loss of 8500 dollars while the Patton family carried about 65000 dollars in dwelling insurance.
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Clendenin
W. Va
Hobart Patton
Falling Rock
Kanawha
Patton
Elkview
Gene Bailey
Weekend Heat Across Mid-Atlantic With Thunder Showers
Maryland and surrounding states face partly cloudy skies and warm humid air. Sunday highs reach 88 to 95 with scattered afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms mainly west of the region. coastal and mountain areas stay in the 80s. Monday brings more scattered showers and a cooling trend. Virginia and West Virginia show similar warmth and thunderstorms with 88 to 94 highs and cooler readings in the mountains. Tennessee sees partly cloudy skies and lingering storms Sunday with cooler, drier conditions Monday in the north and scattered storms in the south.
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Maryland
Alo
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Washington Weather Bureau report on June 22 temperatures
The Weather Bureau records for June 22 show 24 hour temperatures ending at 7 p.m. and rainfall measurements for various stations. Readings include notable highs and lows across key locations with total rainfall amounts recorded.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Greenspon Presides At Council Meeting
Dr William Greenspon chaired the Council on Education and Professional Guidance of the American Optometric Association and travels to Los Angeles to preside at their annual meeting. He will address the House of Delegates and return to Washington Wednesday for a workshop on Accrediting Higher Education, with plans to return to Bluefield Friday.
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Jamestown Island
Stanley
Ley Air Force Base
Washington
White House
Richmond
Winthrop Rockefeller
Governor’s Palace Gardens
William Greenspon
Council On Education and Professional Guidance
American Optometric Association
Los Angeles
Council
House of Delegates
National Commission On Accrediting
Greenspon
Bluefield
Deacon Wives Lead Mt Zion Baptist Service
The Deacon's Wives of Mt Zion Baptist Church will lead the service this Sunday. Reverend Alexander Gregory pastor will deliver the sermon and music will be provided by the Junior Choir directed by Mrs Ora Middleton.
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Alexander Gregory
Ora Middleton
Displaced Duck Struggles After Freight Cars Damage Nest
Dayton Illinois reports a distressed white duck remains on its nest as derailed freight cars disrupt the site. Ted Wilson notes the eggs appear infertile and he plans to coax the nervous bird to abandon the nest.
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Dayton
Ill
Ed White Duck
Ted Wilson
Skyscraper Boom Transforms Midtown Manhattan
New York reports a historic skyscraper boom reshaping Midtown between 42nd and 60th Streets. Builders deploy 40 to 50 percent more office space since World War I, with Socony Mobil, Seagram and other towers rising, featuring bronze and glass façades, plazas, and helicopter pads as land remains scarce.
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New York
Midtown Manhattan
Midtown
Crw
Chicago
Robert S. Curtiss
Real Estate Board of New York, Inc
Curtiss
Department of Housing and Building
United States
Socony-Mobil
42Nd Street
Teens Changing Their Uniforms
A June 3 report notes a shift in teen fashion away from Sloppy Joe and Sloppy Josephine styles toward cleaner, Ivy League influenced looks. Public schools push dress standards as industry interest surges amid rising teen spending.
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Sloppy Joe
Sloppy Josephine
California
Maine
Illinois
Texas
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
Scholastic
Joe
Joseph Manch
Buffalo
N. Y
American Institute of Men's & Boys’ Wear
Trade Association For
Stu Council
New Orleans
Brooklyn
Antioch
Ill
Chicago
Bronx
N.Y
Denim Council
Aoe
United States
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area Highlight Local Obituaries
Ella Arizona Peery 79 of Richlands Virginia died at home after a long illness. Esther Jane Wiley 83 of Melea Acre Bluefield-Princeton Road died at her home. Zenobia Billips 66 of Route 1 Bluefield died after a long illness. George W Sharitz 70 of Wytheville died in Marion hospital. Nora Hawks Horn 47 of Tookland died en route to hospital. Ida Porter Miller 87 of Wytheville died in Mount View Convalescent Home. Goldie M Francum 51 formerly of Brenton died in Philadelphia hospital. Funeral services and interments planned across multiple churches and cemeteries.
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Ella Arizona Peery
Richlands Va
Fairfax Street
Ingall
N. C
Jack
Mary Ingraham Taylor
Carolina
First Baptist
C. H. Wiley
Esther Jane Wiley
Mele
Acre
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Ada
Ballard
Martha Jane Wimmer Carper
Greenview
Baltimore
John R
Milty QO. Wiley
Myrtle Montgomery
Lara Bratton
Glenwood Park
John B. Carper
Greenview Methodist Church
N. W. Looney
A. J. Young
Monte Vista Park
Princeton
Chester
Fred Bratton
William
John Carper Jr
John Wiley Jr
Charles
James Montgomery
Roney Clifton
WSCS
Zenobia Billips
Route 1
Morni
Clarence
Marlen
Ernest
Vernon
Laither
Carl Billips
Sally Sluss
Gertrude
Bernice
Nannie Lou Billips
Lindsey
Foy
Oscar Brooks
North Tazewell
George Brooks
James Brooks
Tampa
Fla
L. E. Bonham
Claude Patton
Bandy
Mud Fork Christian Church
Charlie Sublett
Joseph Bachman
Sluss
Mud Fork
Pocahontas Union
George W. Sharitz
George Washington Sharitz
Route 4
Wytheville, Va
Mariona
Roy Horn
Nora Hawks Horn
Tookland
Roy
Donald Hawks
Sonny Horn
Arlene
Beverly
Carol
Delores
Ida Miller
Ida Porter Miller
Wytheville
Mount View
James P. Miller
Pulaski
Rolfe Miller
H. Williams Craig
Durham
Sidney J. Kincer Jr
Willie Johnson
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
East End Cemetery
Barnett Funeral Home
Goldie M. Francum
Philadelphia
Brenton
Wyoming County
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Deloris Spangler
Indianapolis
Ind
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U. S. Air Force
Cora McGrady
Pierpoint
Sylvia Cook
Beckley
Dink McGrady
Dorsey
Robert M
Austin
Crawford
Dock
Ohio
Roy N. Francum
Mercer Funeral Home
Bratton Memorial Chapel
Baptisteres
Butler
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Funeral for 14 month old Ricky Compton
The funeral for Ricky Compton is at 11 a m from the paternal home of Mr and Mrs Walter Compton in Council Virginia. Interment will follow in Compton Cemetery.
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J. Q. Asbury
Tookland
Belle Young
Virginia Conley l
Tazewell
Henry Asbury
Conaway
Alvis Asbury
Tampa
Fila
Grundy Funeral
Compton
Ricky
Ralph Compton
Council
Walter Compton
Compton Cemetery
Flanders Calls Monetary Probe a War Dance
Sen Flanders critiques the Senate Finance Committee inquiry into monetary policy calling it a war dance and prolonged needleing of Treasury Secretary Humphrey. Kerr pressed questions as the hearing paused, with Byrd guiding focus on inflation and rising federal spending.
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Washington
Flanders
R-Vt
Senate Finance Committee
Committee
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
Senate
Humphrey
Byrd
D-Va
Efforts to Lift Gear From Creek Prove Futile
Heavy machinery dumped into Walker's Creek in Giles County after a tractor trailer crashed into the Staffordsville Bridge abutment proved futile for a second day. A North Carolina firm said heavier hoist equipment would be sent to recover the submerged gear today. A relief driver broke a leg leaping from the truck during the crash.
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Walker's Creek
Giles County
Staffordsville
North Carolina
Deborah Club Meeting Planned for Monday Evening
The Deborah Club will meet tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the home of Mrs Mary Graverly 206 Fairfax Street.
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Deborah Club
Mary Graverly
Fairfax Street
Bradley's Bradley's Bradley's City and Coalfield Sale
City and Coalfield go to Bradley's for reduced coats dresses bridal wear and summer clothes. Yellow ticket signs mark discounts on coats while new two piece dresses and a wide selection of swimwear jewelry and lingerie fill the store. Staff offer assistance for wedding outfits and seasonal wear in cashmere orlon and wool blends.
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Bradley’s
Bradley
Bradley's
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