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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1961

Page

2

Book Tells Of Breaking Plot

London AP reports a Scottish physician Dr George B Mair claims in The Day Khrushchev Panicked that Khrushchev planned World War II using anti matter bombs from a satellite during a Baltika voyage to the UN. US intelligence allegedly intercepted radio signals and thwarted the plan.

London United States George B. Mair Edinburgh Mair Khrushchev U.N. General Assembly New York U. S Baltika Atlantic Cassell Sir Winston Churchill Casgel Desmond

Airborne Troops Reinforce Camp Dawson Guerrilla Training

Twelve airborne soldiers from eight states parachuted into Camp Dawson to aid a 15 day guerrilla training program for West Virginia National Guardsmen and other troops. The group from Fort Bragg's 7th Special Forces Group arrived with two equipment bundles and moved into a field operation within two hours. They will conduct mountain guerrilla warfare training through next Friday under Lt Col William F. as bole insurance execut.

Kingwood W.va Camp Dawson West Virginia National Guardsman Camp Danyon Preston County Army 7Th Special Forces Group Airborne Fort Bragg N.C 16Th Special Forces Group State National Huntington m William F Bole Insurance

New Hope Prisoners Seek Settlement Over Tractors Cost

Ulises Carbo, leader of the prisoner delegation, says tractors are worth 28 million in Cuba and cheaper here, suggesting a lower figure could back a settlement. The prisoner committee appears glum as they await Castro's 15 day deadline to complete their mission.

Lion Ulises Carbo Cuba Hooker Carbo Associated Press Castro

Heavy Deluge Strikes Texas Floods Kill Two

Texas faced heavy rains sweeping from the Gulf with up to 7 inches. Flash floods hit Wichita Falls and Fort Worth, two men drowned when a truck was washed from a bridge near Fort Worth. Trinity River crest and receded as storms and heat spread elsewhere.

Chicago Texas Gulf South Atlantic States Wichita Falls Fort Worth Trinity River New York State Pennsylvania United States Rockies

Austria and Italy seek mediator over Tyrol dispute

A Swiss通信 report says Austria and Italy, deadlocked over South Tyrol, agreed to seek a mediator after a conference failed to break the impasse. The dispute has cost six lives and involved Foreign Ministers Bruno Kreisky and Antonio Segni.

Zurich Switzerland South Tyrol Austria Italy Bruno Kreisky Antonio Segni

Weston Man Named State V.F.W. Head

Richard J. Cooper of Weston was elected commander of the West Virginia Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at the state convention. Grace Minnix of Bell was chosen VFW Auxiliary president. Delegates set next meetings in Clarksburg and Morgantown for 1963 as membership stood at 16,285, short of the goal by 420.

Huntington Richard J. Cooper Weston West Virginia Department Veterans of Foreign Wars Grace Minnix Bell VFW Clarksburg Morgantown

Weather Outlook for Vanes Yey Gast and Virginia

The AP weather forecast calls for wet and warm conditions Monday with highs 76 to 80. Tuesday looks fair and warm. In Virginia, Monday brings partly cloudy skies and warmth with possible scattered thunderstorms in the southeast in the afternoon. Mountain highs in the 70s and 80s elsewhere, with Tuesday remaining fair and warm.

Virginia

Queen Fabiola Not Expecting as Illness Suppresses News

Belgium's royal court says Queen Fabiola, 32, is not pregnant and is suffering a mild illness. A communique notes she will be completely recovered in a few days. Earlier reports claimed pregnancy amid hopes of a happy event at Laeken Court.

Brussels Belgium Fabiola Laeken

Honey in the Rock debuts at Grandview State Park

West Virginia unveils Honey in the Rock an outdoor Civil War era drama by Kermit Humter at Grandview State Park Amphitheater. Premier drew nearly a thousand guests including three former governors with plans to run through the state's centennial in 1963.

Kermit Humter McDowell County West

Break-In And Theft Under Probe In Princeton

State police investigate a weekend theft and break-in. Two gas tanks were stolen from a trailer at Lige White's Place on Pisgah Road. At Keystone Service Station in Ma toaka items including food, a spray gun, and a courtesy card stamp were taken. Incidents occurred after midnight Saturday and before daylight Sunday.

Princeton Dave Moye Lige White Pisgah Road Keystone Matoaka

General LeMay Air Legend and Top Air Force Pick

Washington AP profile of General Curtis E. LeMay chronicling his tough persona and rise from vice chief to chief of staff of the Air Force, his reform of Strategic Air Command, and his reputation as a decisive, results oriented leader born in Columbus Ohio in 1906.

Washington Curtis E. LeMay Air Force LeMay Ironpants Kennedy Thomas White Strategic Air Command Defense Robert S. McNamara LeMay-McNamara McNamara SAC Omaha Neb England Columbus Ohio Erving Arizona Dove (Carpenter) LeMay

Deaths and Funerals Notices

Byron Bowling, son of Lena Boyles of Bluefield, and Donald E. Bowling of Corpus Christi, is noted with Navy ties. burial and service details listed. Cleo Lockhart of Pleasant Lake Indiana, widow of Carl Lockhart, mother of three and seven grandchildren, is reported with funeral arrangements in Angola and Pleasant Lake Cemetery.

Lena Boyles W. B. Boyles Bluefield Corpus Christi Tex Donald E. Bowling United States Navy Littlesburg Road Field Carl “Gr Oy ‘Davis Don Bowling McCray Ted Malcolm Princeton Cleo Lockhart Pleasant Lake Ind W. H. Malcolm Carl Lockhart White’s Funeral Home Angola

Funeral services for Mrs Juanita Shutt held in Bishop, Va

Funeral arrangements for Mrs Juanita Shutt of Stone Ridge are announced for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Alexander Methodist Church in Bishop Virginia with Rev R Dial officiating. Graveside rites follow in Greenview Cemetery Bluefield. The body arrives from Furst Scott Funeral Home Richlands to the Shutt residence Monday at 2 p.m.

Helen Marie Hackney Moutheard Grundy Percella Hackney Mouthcard Randy Douglas Hackney Jessie Ramey James Hackney Winedot, Mich Henry Earl Scott Hackney Buckeye Church Conaway Johnny Deskins Doris Miller Flannery Cemetery Virginia Funeral Home

Dickensons Improve In Local Hospital

Mr and Mrs L L Dickenson of North Tazewell Virginia continue to improve in Bluefield Sanatorium Mrs Dickenson suffered a broken vertebra in a fall at home Her husband was hospitalized for a long standing hip ailment

L. L. Dickenson North Tazewell Bluefield

Leftover sweet potato croquettes with ham pairing

The mashed sweet potato is mixed with a well beaten egg and shaped into patties. Each patty is dipped in egg and breadcrumbs then fried until golden brown on both sides. Serve with ham or boneless smoked pork shoulder butt.

Jewelry Firm Faces FTC Probe Over Monopolistic Practices

The Federal Trade Commission charged L. G. Balfour Co. of Attleboro with monopolizing fraternity jewelry and college rings. Lloyd G. Balfour and Burr Patterson & Auld Co. of Detroit are named. the firms allegedly controlled about 99 percent of insignia jewelry sales to members of fraternities and similar groups, with annual aggregate sales around $18 million. The complaint also accuses the Balfour group of luring personnel from competitors and other illegal restraint of trade.

Washington L. G. Balfour Co Federal Trade Commission Trom FTC Balfour Combine Insignia Jewelry Balfour

Packers Face $125 Million Oil Cost Year

Chicago reports that the Packers incur an oil cost of 125 million dollars for the year as production and storage costs rise. The article notes the impact on operations and potential adjustments in sourcing and budgeting.

Famed Aviator of 1909 Dies

John Alexander Douglas McCurdy 74 a aviation pioneer and early Baddeck figure linked with Alexander Graham Bell died. He helped launch first flying boat and conducted early kite powered flights with Bell Curtiss and others. His era included tests from Long Island Sound and early wireless and ocean flight records.

Montreal John Alexander Douglas McCurdy Baddeck McCurdy Alexander Graham Bell University of Toronto Bell Glenn Curtiss Thomas J Selfridge Buffalo N.Y Long Island Sound

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