Norway Resort Fire Kills 24 in Stalheim Hotel
An early morning blaze at the three story wooden resort hotel in Stalheim Norway killed about 24 people and left 35 injured. Most victims were Americans with 21 Americans, 2 Canadians and 1 Dutch confirmed. Rescue efforts ended with most missing presumed dead as hotel records were lost and guests scattered. The fire damage occurred on the second floor with many guests awakened by a longtime Georgia hotel operator who helped evacuate staff and patrons.
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Stalheim
Norway
Bight
U.S
Oslo
Kaare Toenneberg
Bergen
Georgia
Horace Caldwell
Caldwell
Caldwells
B. Farrar
Alhambra
Calif
Naeroy
Princeton Pulls Out Of Rail Hearing
Princeton city council and Mercer County government withdrew as intervenors from ICC hearings on the Virginian and Norfolk & Western merger. In a special meeting the council voted to withdraw unanimously. Mercer County plans to report its withdrawal. The move may clear the path for general endorsement at the June hearings in Princeton.
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Princeton City Council
Mercer County
Virginian
Norfolk & Western Railways
Princeton Council
Frank Gibson
Mercer County Court
Associated Press
H. E. DeJarnette
Roanoke
Interstate Commerce Commission
Princeton
ICC
Washington
N&w
Gibson
West Virginia
Virginian Railway
Assn
Discoverer IV Firing Attempt Postponed
At Vandenberg California an attempt to launch the Discoverer IV satellite rocket was postponed due to range communications problems. No new launch date was announced.
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Discoverer IV
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Gov Earl Long Seeks Hearing to Free Self from Mental Hospital
Baton Rouge Louisiana governor Earl Long, hospitalized since last week, called 16 witnesses to a hearing aimed at freeing him from Southeast Louisiana Hospital by week’s end. His condition remains listed as satisfactory though officials fear possible fatal complications due to heart disease and alleged paranoid schizophrenia.
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Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Southeast Louisiana
Lether Frazar
Associated Press
Long
Tolbert Murder Case Postponed in Bland County
Walter S. Bradley of Princeton, charged with the November 7 slaying of Bernard Tolbert in Bland County, has his murder trial postponed to the October term. The 45-year-old defense and commonwealth attorneys agreed to the delay. Tolbert was a Mountain Motel part owner and operator and was shot at a motel cabin. Bradley resides on the Princeton Oakvale Road, where he had opened a grocery store months before the shooting.
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Walter S. Bradley
Princeton
Bernard Tolbert
Bland County
Commonwealth
Tolbert
Mountain
Jobless Claims In State Show Decline
Charleston AP reports initial regular jobless claims fell to 2 036 last week, down 241 from June 13. Total claims reached 16 048, versus 17 084 a week earlier. Special benefits paid 554 165 under programs 57 and 621, compared with 121 and 827 a week earlier.
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Charleston
Herter Warns Moscow Over Berlin Link To Summit Talks
Secretary of State Christian Herter urged the Soviet Union to abandon plans to annex West Berlin if a peaceful German settlement is to be possible. He warned there can be no summit with Khrushchev until progress is shown in lower level talks and stressed the need to preserve West Berlin’s freedom under Western protection.
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Moscow
W. Berlin
Washington
Christian A. Herter
West Berlin
United States
Herter
Russia
Geneva
Germany
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Berlin
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Charleston Man Shoots Wife Then Kills Self on Busy Street
Charleston city employee Ray Spradlin shot his estranged wife Louise Spradlin on Lee Street during evening rush hour, then fatally shot himself. The 41 year old maintenance worker and the 28 year old bank mortgage loan employee were involved in a seven month separation.
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Charleston
Ray Spradlin
Spradlin
Louise Spradlin
Malden
Top Value Stamps Redemption
Lee’ Street
McDowell County Shooting Ends in Death Near Jolo
In Three Forks near Jolo McDowell county Earnest Roberts about 24 died en route to Welch hospital after a neighbor dispute. John Richard Breeding 52 of Jolo was arrested for murder and reportedly confessed to the shooting.
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McDowell County
Three Forks
Jolo
Earnest Roberts
Welch
John Richard Breeding
Harry Camper
Breeding
Camper
Roberts
House Faces Veto On Big Housing Bill
The House advanced a $1.375 billion housing bill despite a veto threat from the White House. The 241 to 177 vote, with Senate approval the day before, leaves the measure short of the two thirds needed to override a veto. The bill funds various housing programs, expands FHA mortgage provisions, and authorizes 45,000 new public housing units with room for 100,000 discretionary units, though Eisenhower opposes further public housing.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
White House
Maurice H. Stans
Senate Finance Committee
Norman P. Mason
Senate House
Federal Housing Administration
N and W Income Rises in May Despite Higher Revenue
Norfolk and Western Railway reports May net income of 4.54 million dollars, up 67 percent from May 1958. Operating revenue up 13 percent, expenses stable, May operating ratio 58.78 versus 66.93 a year ago. Earnings per share 79 cents for May, 3.38 dollars for the first five months.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Nine Governors Fly to Moscow for Soviet Study Tour
Nine U S governors departed by plane to Paris and then Moscow for a 24 day study of the Soviet way of life. Leaders include LeRoy Collins of Florida and George Clyde of Utah among the group.
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New York
Paris
Moscow
LeRoy Collins
Florida
George D Clyde
Utah
John E. Davis
North Dakota
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Stephen L. R. McNichols
Colorado
Robert H. Smylie
Idaho
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Cecil H. Underwood
West Virginia
Trained Guards End 15Hour U S Prison Revolt
In Springfield Missouri 125 guards from the U S Medical Center and Leavenworth fought a 15 hour revolt by 106 inmates at the center. Five hostages were freed including Robert B. Rosendahl and Charles Allen. Fourteen prisoners were injured and the attack used tear gas and a bulldozer to breach the wing known as 10 North.
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Springfield
U.S. Medical Center
Robert B. Rosendahl
Kenneth Barnhouse
Leavenworth
Kan
North
William L. Fitch
Taylor
Fitch
Rosendahl
Charles R. Allen
Melvin C. Jung
Leonard Appleby
Allen
Jung
Robert D. Rosendahl
UPI
Steelworkers Call In Policy Committee Over Deadlocked Talks
New York AP The Steelworkers Union summoned its 171 member Wage Policy Committee to a Thursday meeting to address the eight week old steel contract negotiations. President David J. McDonald said the move is timed near the deadline as contracts expire in a week with a potential industry wide strike on July 1. Cooper and McDonald noted no specific offers have been exchanged and a rumored package proposal remains unconfirmed. Negotiations recessed to mid afternoon Wednesday with possible no session Thursday. mills may begin shutting down and banking furnaces in the days ahead.
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Workers Union
David J. McDonald
McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Cooper
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