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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1963
Page
2
Washington reports the USSR launched a craft on Oct 24 that broke into 24 pieces in orbit with unspecified crew. U.S. tracking lists each fragment, with reentries beginning five days after launch and final decay on Feb 26. Cosmos missions are noted as unmanned.
Notices of multiple deaths in Bluefield region detailing names, ages, birthplaces, and survivors. Includes Deloris J. Davis, Hallie Ammon Canter bury, Helen L. Robinson, Lisa Renee Harvey, J. P. Clark, Samuel Wayne Tabor, and Will Hoyle with service locations, burial plans, and assisting funeral homes.
Albany New York AP Governor Nelson A Rockefeller urged lawmakers from both parties to back President Kennedy civil rights program. He said Congress must act promptly to pass the long overdue legislation and noted Kennedy acted two years too late, arguing earlier decisions could have eased tensions and difficulties.
Morgantown City Manager Elmer W. Prince revoked Tuesday night the appointment of Robert J. Polson as police chief effective July 16. Polson had been slated to succeed Chief John W. Lewis, but the council committee recommended retaining Lewis for two more years.
Public notice from the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. in Bluefield West Virginia outlines subscription rates by carrier and mail zones with annual costs and distribution terms listing Associated Press credit and audit bureau membership.
Mrs Hettie Roesella Keene 87 of Pilgrims Knob Va died Monday at the home of her son S W Keene in Pilgrim s Knob She leaves a son three daughters two brothers two half brothers three half sisters and 31 grandchildren 42 great grandchildren church funeral was held Thursday at 11 am at Antioch Church Keen Mountain near Grundy Rev Richard Kennedy officiated burial followed in Antioch Cemetery Body moved from Virginia Funeral Home Grundy to the son s residence Tuesday afternoon
Funeral services for Joseph L Moore 68 formerly of Tazewell will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Midway Christian Church in Tazewell with Rev. N J Dickenson officiating. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery. Pallbearers include Ted Tom Crockett Barns Moore Sam Watkins and Ray Mitchell. The body is to be moved from Greever Funeral Home to the church Wednesday at 2 p.m. He died June 22 in a veterans hospital in Tuckegee Aja. Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
David Dillard and Potheia Pocahontas Walker wed at the home of Rev. Caleb Lilly in Bluefield Virginia on June 12. Attending were Mrs. Lessie Dillard and Mrs. Donna Robinson. James Dillard, in the Army at Fort Bragg, NC, is mentioned as the groom’s brother.
A backfire from the exhaust caused minor damage to the wiring of a 1952 Oldsmobile at 211 Mercer St in Princeton Tuesday night. Two fire trucks responded and confined the blaze to ignition and motor wiring.
President Kennedy speaks in Frankfurt to German officials and business leaders urging Atlantic partnership to secure peace and defense. He asserts Europe and the United States are partners for peace, warns against domination, and pledges U.S. resolve to defend Europe and bolster NATO. He notes cooperation amid challenges and stresses nonbelligerent military aims.
Two people were injured in a Bland County two car crash on Virginia Route 42 at The Slide near Bland. James D Roope and Wiley A Chewning were admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium around 8:55 p.m. as state police investigated the collision about six miles east of Bland.
Washington AP reports the House Space Committee trimmed the manned space flight spending for the coming year by 260 million dollars to 3.2 billion, delaying two man earth orbits and a three man moon shot by 1970. The panel also reduced electronics research center funding from five to 3.9 million dollars for a Boston area project.
One hundred high school science students from all states will stay overnight in Charleston before joining the West Virginia National Youth Science Camp near Pocahontas County. The group, two seniors from each state, will spend three weeks with outdoor recreation and space study under West Virginia University instructors as part of the state centennial observance.
In Fort Madison Iowa the Sheaffer Pen Co supplies large volumes of washable blue ink used by tire manufacturers as a protective coating for white tire walls. The AP report notes thousands of gallons are purchased annually.
At a Beijing rally marking the Korean War anniversary, Liao Cheng-chih, vice chairman of China's Peace Committee, denounced the United States as the world’s “most vicious common enemy” and urged opposition to any compromise with U.S. imperialism while highlighting a month long campaign to aid North Korea’s demand for reunification.
Six people died and about 30 were injured when a passenger train and a freight train collided at Sao Domingos station near Lisbon on Tuesday, according to railroad officials.
Nuclear physicist Edward Teller told a House subcommittee that the United States risks losing its national existence without strong civil defense. He said the Soviet Union pursues more robust defense, urges passage of a 175 million plan for fallout shelters, and warned against accepting a nuclear test ban based on current inspection plans.
Two men were admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium after separate foot injuries. Walter Lester, 28, of 1409 Franklin Street, injured his left foot in an on the job accident at Bluestone. Kenneth C. Roland, 26, of Route 1, Bluefield, injured his left foot when entangled in a power mower.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced another underground nuclear test conducted Tuesday at the Nevada test site. It was described as low yield with a blast equal to less than 20 000 tons of TNT, the 67th test announced at the site since September 1961.
Senate investigators urge a house cleaning of AGVA the American Guild of Variety Artists alleging a self serving clique exploited members and lax enforcement of contracts. They accuse dues favored officials with minimal member benefit while exotic dancers faced vice linked risks. Joe Adams AGVA president counters lack of subpoena power hampers reform efforts and cites collaboration with authorities.
A 36 year sentence in Alcatraz and Atlanta prisons followed a Washington DC bank robbery conviction from when the suspect was 20. Forbush allegedly paid 400 to Matthews through an agent for 2600 in fake money. A secret service report says printing plates were destroyed after use. Authorities found Matthews with 30,000 in cash, 70,000 in his car, and 90,000 in pasteboard boxes under his bed.
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