Virginia Republicans Adopt 12 Point Principles for State Wins
Virginia Republicans adopted a 12 point statement urging limits on political appointments support for public schools and a tax structure study. The policy calls for election law revision stronger labor laws newindustry incentives road development and continued interstate highway program participation. George P. Hylton Jr. announced a bid for Norfolk state senate with a GOP mass meeting planned July 1. J Livingston Dillow likely to run for state senate. he was absent attending a bar association meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Virginia Republican State Central Committee
Virginia
Central Committee
I. Lee Potter
Virginia State Republican Committee
George P. Hylton Jr
Norfolk
Senate
Republican Committee
Dillon
Potter
J. Livingston Dillow
Pearisburg
Dillow
Bar Association
Mountain Lake
Deaths and Funerals In Bluefield and Nearby Areas
Obituaries and notices detail Bernice Frazier Miller killed in a Route 100 US 11 crash in Dublin Virginia. Other deaths include Phineous Shultz Lindside 88 and Troy Necessary 13 in Bishop Virginia. Fireman comments reflect Bluefield blaze efforts and a range of funeral arrangements and survivor lists.
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Bernice Frazier Miller
Harold L. Miller
Valley View Avenue
Dublin
Bluefield
Creed
Juanita Saunders Frazier
Bland Street Methodist Church
Harold Frazier
Marshall
Randy
Creed Frazier
Salem
Edgar Cromer
Walter Estelle
Roanoke
Clyde Hensley
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Carlyle Cole
Stanley Blair
Carel Thompson
A. W. Hageman
Clarence Doyle
Roy T. McLaughlin
James T. Harvey
A. N. Brooks
St. Clair - Foland Sundey School
Hawkins Funeral Home
Burmese defector seeks U S protection claims espionage ties
Kaznachi eve, wearing a white shirt and striped tie, told reporters at the U S Embassy briefing that the Soviet and Communist bloc missions maintain espionage in all countries where they are stationed. He said he would submit the names of Burmese engaged in subversive activities to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Hummel Jr
U.S
United States
Kaznacheeve
Obituaries From Bluefield Area Rites Held Today
Multiple local deaths announced with funeral services and interment plans. Robert Gunter 59 Kyle at Bennett Funeral Chapel. Melinda Hairston 61 Princeton at Mount Calvary Baptist Church. John Hypes Taylor four year old Abb Valley family note. Marlo Pietsa 73 Bluewell at Cravens Funeral Chapel. F M Walker 70 Hemphill at Mount Grove Baptist Church. Lloyd E Cumby 83 Falls Mills at Falls Mills Christian Church. Interments follow at local cemeteries.
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Troy Allen Necessary
Joseph B. Necessary
Bishop, Va
Alexandria Methodist Church
Bishop
R. D. McGhee
Tannersville
Henderson Funeral Home
Saltville
Young Necessary
Joseph B. Jr
Rae Ann
Connie
Kay
T. M. Necessary
Tannersville, Va
Alice van Hoozer
Asbury, Va
Gunter
Robert
Kyle
Bennett Funeral Chapel
Northfork
Ioof
Ivanhoe
Hairston
Melinda
High Street
Princeton
Mount Calvary Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Taylor
John Hypes
Robert Taylor
Abb Valley
Abbs Valley Mission
Harman Cemetery
Abbs Valley
Pietsa
Marlo
Bluewell
Cravens Funeral Chapel
Montcalm
Woodlawn
Walker
F. M
Hemphill
Mount Grove Baptist Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Cumby
Lloyd E
Falls Mills
Falls Mills Christian Church
Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
Steeves Named Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far East
Washington AP John M. Steeves, 55, was named deputy assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern affairs. He replaces J Graham Parsons who moves up to assist the undersecretary for the Far East. Parsons will become assistant secretary on July 1 following the resignation of Walter R Robertson. Steeves has been American consul general in Hong Kong and Macao.
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Washington
John M. Steeves
Far Eastern
J. Graham Parons
Parsons
Far East
Walter R. Robertson
Steeves
Hong Kong
Macao
Plane Drops Rifles On Del Rio Farm
Havana officials say a light plane dropped arms and ammunition over a small farm in Pinar del Rio Province western Cuba. Troops seized the arms including 10 rifles. the plane eluded identification after the drop.
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del Rio Farm
Havana
Pinar del Rio
Cuba
World capitals and bays named in history
The note links Rio de Janeiro as capital of Brazil on Guanabara Bay large enough for world navies and Monrovia as Liberia’s capital named for U.S. President James Monroe.
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Rio de Janeiro
Guanabara Bay
Monrovia
Liberia
U.S
President James Monroe
Accountants Name Officers in Roanoke Virginia
Howard L. Blount of Petersburg was installed president of the Accountants' Society of Virginia. C Edgar Pratt of Parkersburg became president of the West Virginia Public Accountants' Assn. at a two day convention. New Virginia officers include Raymond Morgan and David Robinson of Norfolk as VP and treasurer.
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Roanoke
Howard L. Blount
Petersburg
Accountants’ Society of Virginia
C. Edgar Pratt
Parkersburg
West Virginia Public Accountants’ Assn
Leroy Johnson
National Society of Public Accountants
Allan Drummond
Virginia
Raymond M. Morgan
Norfolk
David W. Robinson
Mary P. Hayes
Newport News
Bradford T. Dempsey
Richmond
Daniel D. Wright
Arlington
Houston L. Crum
R. V. Nagy
Staunton
Roy B. Rollins Jr
Philip B. Corkrean
Huntington
Bolivia Reports Quelling of Santa Cruz Revolt
The government said troops now control Santa Cruz after a subversive movement. A communique blamed an oligarchy linked to tin mine nationalization for the unrest. An attack on police HQ Friday left one dead and four wounded as troops were rushed to restore order.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Santa Cruz
Hernan Siles Zuazo
Hamon Vargas Tapia
Interior Ministry
Norton Wreck Injures Four
Norton Virginia police said a car racing at least 100 mph rammed a parked pickup on U S 58, injuring four. Three Dorchester residents Kenneth Hubard Roy Lee Thacker and Fred Thomas Adams all 17 22 and 19 respectively were treated at St Marys Hospital in fair condition. Irvin Kiser 21 of Wise was treated and released. Forrest Lunsford 50 Dorchester reported the crash occurred when the speeding car struck a fence after clipping his truck.
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Norton
St. Mary's Hospital
Dorchester
Kenneth Hubard
Roy Lee Thacker
Fred Thomas Adams
Irvin Kiser
Wise
Gayle Parsons
Forrest N. Lunsford
Hubbard
U. S. 58
Lunsford
Parsons
Four Times Gassaway Mayor Dies at Sutton
John J. Timms, 86, former mayor of Gassaway in Braxton County, died Saturday in a Sutton hospital after a long illness. Timms, a retired railroad foreman, had served four terms as mayor.
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Sutton
W. Va
John J. Timms
Gassaway
Braxton County
Tims
Secret British Thor bases stay hidden despite public leaflets
In London the existence and locations of Thor missile bases in Britain are kept secret by authorities. Leaflets name sites and anti nuclear demonstrators plan actions at the sites. Police guard bases while newsmen attend without disclosing exact locations. Nearby locals and workers know the routes to the bases.
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London
Britain
Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear Armaments
Leafles
England
West
Air Ministry
Weather Forecast for West Virginia and Virginia
The Associated Press reports West Virginia will be mostly sunny with hot humid conditions Sunday reaching 90 to 95, cooler 80s in the mountains, and Monday remaining hot with scattered thundershowers. Virginia sees mostly sunny hot humid weather Sunday and Monday with isolated afternoon thundershowers and highs in the 90s, 80s in mountains and coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
New England
Florida
West Virginia
Virginia
Heiress and Beau Plan To Marry In Secret Scots Notice
Runaway heiress Katherine Dowsett and her socialite suitor Edward Langley surfaced for about 10 minutes in Creetown Scotland to file banns for marriage. Katherine, 20, fled England after her father Harry Dowsett sought a wardship. under Scots law minors may marry without parental consent, eight days to completion.
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Creetown
Scotland
Katherine Dowsett
Thea Katherine
Edward Langley
Katherine
England
Harry Dowsett
High Court
Langley
Edward
Haiti Says Ready for Invasion Amid Martial Law
Clement Barbot, aide to President Duvalier, says Haiti faces no immediate invasion threat though ready if needed. Armored units and patrols cover Port au Prince as bombings target a casino dance floor injuring Americans and killing two. Opponents operate from exile in Cuba.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Clement Barbot
Francois Duvalier
United States
Organization of American States
Caribbean
Duvalier
Cuba
Barbot
U S Plans Big Satellite in Orbit and Serviceman Support
ARPA chief Roy W. Johnson told the House Space Committee the United States is studying a large communications satellite to orbit 22 000 miles high. The goal is a 24 hour earth orbit, stationary over a point, with occasional serviceman missions to maintain it, by 1952 or early 1963.
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Washington
United States
Roy W. Johnson
Defense Department
Advanced Research Projects Agency
House Space Committee
ARPA
Johnson
Bluefield Ministers Set Monday Meeting on Religious Survey
The Bluefield Ministerial Alliance will convene Monday at 11:00 at the Carolina Community Home to finalize plans for a religious survey. Principal item on the agenda is completing the survey project.
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Bluefield Ministerial Alliance
Carolina
Tazewell Boy and Girl Crowned Coupon King and Queen
Walter Wright and Janice Dean from the Church of God in Baptist Valley Tazewell County were named Coupon King and Queen at Virginia state convention. About 1200 attendees heard reports on the trading stamp fund drive to buy a station wagon for the Church of God children's home at Sevierville Tennessee.
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Roanoke
Church of God
Walter Wright
Janice Dean
Baptist Valley
Tazewell County
Church of God Children
Sevierville
Tern
Cecil Bridges
Tennessee
Charles Conn
L. H. Aultman
Cleveland
Missions Department
F. W. Goff
Headquarters Church
Fourth Salk Dose Is Recommended
Washington report that a fourth dose of the Salk polio vaccine is advised for anyone who completed the initial three shots a year or more ago. Surgeon General Leroy E. Burney endorsed the committee’s recommendation, noting no approval yet for live polio vaccines and that a statement on those vaccines was expected soon.
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Washington
Leroy E. Burney
Public Health Service
United States
Burney
Dorothy Malone to Wed Jacques Bergerac in Hong Kong
Hollywood AP reports Dorothy Malone cabled that she and actor Jacques Bergerac will marry in Hong Kong on Sunday. The couple confirmed plans with films and friends on Saturday.
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Hollywood (Ap
Dorothy Malone
Films and Friends
Jacques Bergerac
Hong Kong
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Bluefield Fire
P. L. Shultz
Phineous L. Shultz
Lindside
Monroe County
Gap Mills
Jake and
Mary Jane McCormick Shultz
Leonard
Phillip Shultz
Roy Bradley
Paul Coulter
Sue Shultz
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
William S. Broyles
Peterstown
McClure
Troy A
Bluefield Sanitarium
W. L. McGuire
Walter Lee McGuire
Gap
Mills
Charley
Elizabeth Lowery McGuire
Carmel Presbyterian Church
Lucy Hellems McGuire
Clarence McGuire
Clarksburg
A. B. Shifler
Carmel Cemetery
Broyles Funeral Home
Union
Roscoe Rowan
Cleve Wallace
Porter J. Patton
Brown Neal
Claude Wickline
Claude Wylie
Circle No
Thomas Walker
Gary
Luge
Verdiglione
Joe Sepp Verdiglione
Roderfield
Welch Hospital
Caladoria
Italy
Premier
Josephine Verdiglione
Frank Verdiglione
Chicago
Tony Verdiglione
Welch
Russell Deskins
J. Douglas
George Holpe
Filbert
Hungary
Joseph
Agnes Shucsik Holpe
Julia Okay Holpe
George Holpe Jr
Erie
John Holpe
Steve Holpe
William Holpe
Chattanooga
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Frances Zimmerman
Beaver High School
Richards Grove Road
Quaker Hill
Conn
New London
Ann Douglas Seven
Jim Wilson
Squire
Richlands
Lugo
Troy
McCoy
Dixie Appliance CO
Bluefield, West Virginia
Uns A
Bluefield Monument Company
Roainsssad Y Cow
Dial
Mito
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FT Wort
Milwaukee
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Edsion
Direct Action Committee
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Beau
Warlick’s
Furniture
Bluefield Supply Co
Mason & Lee, Inc
Mountain Trust Bank
Roanoke, Virginia
Diamond
Tazewell
Georgia Lumber Co
Bluefield Ave
Francis I. duPont & Co
New York Stock Exchange and
Principal Security and Commodity Exchanges
Commerce Street
W. Ve
Davenport
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