Princeton Pulls Out Of Rail Hearing
Princeton City Council and Mercer County Board withdraw as intervenors from the proposed Virginian and Norfolk & Western merger hearing. In a special meeting, Princeton voted unanimously to leave, with Mercer County following after a county official recommended the move. ICC hearings proceed in Princeton on June 29 and 30.
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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
Special Council
West Virginia
Virginian Railway
Assn
Norway Resort Fire Kills 24 in Stalheim Hotel
An early morning blaze at the historic wooden hotel in Stalheim Norway killed an estimated 24 people mostly Americans with 17 listed as missing. Fire officials said many guests fled in night attire and several died leaping from upper floors while U S Embassy aides and travel agencies assisted stranded tourists.
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Stalheim
Norway
Bight
U.S
Oslo
Kaaren Toenneberg
Bergen
Georgia
Horace Caldwell
Caldwell
Caldwells
B. Farrar
Alhambra
Calif
Naeroy
Discoverer IV Firing Attempt Postponed at Vandenberg
An attempt to launch the Discoverer IV satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base was postponed due to technical problems in range communications. No immediate rescheduled date was announced.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Governor Earl Long Faces Hearing to End Mental Hospital Stay
Baton Rouge Louisiana Governor Earl K Long seeks release from Southeast Louisiana Hospital by week's end after a hearing called for 16 witnesses. His wife who signed the confinement order and Lt Governor Lether Frazar are among those subpoenaed. Doctors report his condition remains satisfactory but aides fear possible fatal complication due to his weak heart and paranoid condition.
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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 killing Bernard Tolbert at the Mountain Motel in Bland County last November 7, had his trial postponed to the October term. Bradley, a 45 year old groceryman, and Tolbert, 41, part owner of the Mountain Motel, were connected to the shooting at a motel cabin on the Princeton Oakvale Road.
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Walter S. Bradley
Princeton
Bernard Tolbert
Bland County
Commonwealth
Tolbert
Mountain
Jobless Claims In State Show Decline
Charleston AP reports regular jobless benefit claims fell to 2 036 last week from 2 277 the prior week with total claims 16 048 versus 17 064. Special program benefits paid 54 etc. Comparable weekly figures for June 13 show 121 and 827.
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Charleston
Herter Rules Out Western Berlin Concession at Summit
Secretary of State Christian Herter urged Moscow to abandon plans to annex West Berlin if a peaceful German settlement is to be possible. He warned President Eisenhower will not meet Khrushchev until Geneva progress exists and said no agreement is possible if Soviets push annexation. He noted potential areas of agreement but stressed Western protection of West Berlin must remain.
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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
Charleston Man Kills Wife Then Dies on Street
A Charleston city employee shot his estranged wife on Lee Street during rush hour, then killed himself with a German made .22 pistol. Louise Spradlin, 28, was wounded seriously and taken to a hospital. Ray Spradlin, 41, died at the scene after the exchange with witnesses nearby.
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Charleston
Ray Spradlin
Sprathin
Louise Spradlin
Malden
Top Value Stamps Redemption
Lee Street
Robert Crouse
Crouse
Sprachin
Paul McHugh
Three Forks shooting ends in fatality and arrest
In McDowell county near Jolo, Earnest Roberts died en route to Welch hospital after a neighbor dispute in Three Forks. John Richard Breeding, 52, is jailed on murder charges after confessing to the shooting.
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McDowell County
Three Forks
Jolo
Earnest Roberts
Welch Hospital
John Richard Breeding
House Faces Veto On Big Housing Bill
The House sent President Eisenhower a 1.375 billion housing bill after a 241 177 vote, with Senate approval 56 31. The measure faces a veto threat and would not reach a two thirds margin to override. It authorizes FHA mortgage changes and 900 million in slum clearance grants across two years.
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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 Up Again in May
Norfolk and Western Railway reports May net income of 4 540 822 up 67 percent from May 1958. Operating revenues rose 13 percent, expenses roughly flat. May earnings per share 79 cents, five month total 3.38 dollars.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Nine U S Governors Depart For Moscow Study Trip
Nine governors left by plane for Paris and Moscow for a 24 day study of the Soviet way of life. They include LeRoy Collins of Florida chairman of the National Governors Conference and colleagues George D Clyde Utah John E Davis North Dakota Luther Hodges North Carolina Robert B Meyner New Jersey Stephen L R McNichols Colorado Robert H Smylie Idaho William G Stratton Illinois and Cecil H Underwood West Virginia.
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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
Guards Crush 106-Inmate Uprising at U.S. Medical Center
In Springfield Missouri 125 guards from the center and Leavenworth stormed the barricaded wing known as 10 North ending a 15 hour revolt by 106 inmates. Hostages including Robert Rosendale and Charles Allen were freed as tear gas and a bulldozer aided the assault. FBI to determine rioters' responsibility.
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Springfield
U.S. Medical Center
Leavenworth
Kan
North
William L. Fitch
Taylor
Fitch
Rosendal
Charles R. Allen
Melvin C. Jung
Leonard Appleby
Allen
Jung
Greig Richardson
FBI
Robert JD. Rosendahl
UPI
Steelworkers Schedule Policy Meeting as July 1 Strike Looms
The Steelworkers Union calls its 171 member Wage Policy Committee to a New York meeting to break a deadlock in steel contract talks. President David J. McDonald cites approaching deadline and possible extension none offered by either side. Negotiations in their eighth week with industry chief negotiator R. Conrad Cooper reporting no reasonable offers.
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Workers Union
David J. McDonald
McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Cooper
Union
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