Independent Steelworkers Plan To Stay On Job
Weirton Steel ISU members vote on stewards amid pending contract expiration. Union touts no strikes, strong grievances record, high pay and top pension, as members prepare two year representation and election officials set up 175 poll sites. Independent union contrasts with CIO and AFL migrate efforts nearby.
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Ohio
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Weirton Steel Installation
ILU
NLRB
Armco Steel Corp
SCR Starts Quarry To Rebuild Roads
Cameron West Virginia A state quarry project will supply stone to rebuild farm roads in Marshall and Wetzel counties. SRC District 6 engineer C A Trout says another quarry will open before summer end. Bennie Snyder Co will furnish 20 000 tons of crushed stone from the Bellton quarry before fall.
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Bennie Snyder Co
White Sulphur Springs
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Queen Accepts Gifts For Charles and Anne
The British monarch accepts gifts meant for Prince Charles and Princess Anne as observers note the public show of interest in royal children. The scene hints at ongoing engagement with young members of the royal family.
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Anne
Roanoke Dem Primary Sets Vote With Senate Fight
Gov J Lindsay Almond Jr and wife plan to vote among about 10000 Roanoke residents in a hot Democratic primary for the city’s senate seat. They face a choice between Earl A Fitzpatrick a decade veteran and William B Hopkins who quit as city party chairman amid intra party strife. The Almonds are silent but sentiment favors Fitzpatrick.
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Far-Reaching Policy Clash in Virginia Politics
In Virginia the Perrow Commission shapes the fight between old line Democrats and younger factions. Fitzpatrick backs the governor amid criticism from the Senate bloc while Hopkins positions as a reform challenger from the American Legion network. Almond appointed Fitzpatrick to the Perrow panel.
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One Dead and Four Injured as Car Hits Pole in West Virginia
Five young men from Allegheny County were riding in an open convertible when it struck a telephone pole on W V 2. Ronald Hopkins 17 of Sewickley died in the crash. Driver Fred C Richardson 22 of Leetsdale was jailed with minor injuries and claimed he braked to straighten the car. Harry S McCullough 23 of Sewickley was in critical condition with a skull injury. Joseph Scimio 19 of Sewickley had facial and arm cuts and was released after treatment. James Miey 16 of Leetsdale had a broken leg and was in fair condition.
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Pope John XXIII says he will not travel far from Vatican
Pope John XXIII told a crowd of about 15 000 that his duties keep him near the Vatican and he does not expect to travel widely again. He added he is content people come to see him and hinted he would only travel after death if his benediction is no longer needed.
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De Gaulle Becomes Honorary Canon at St John Lateran
Rome AP reports President Charles de Gaulle assumed the role of honorary canon at the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Sunday. This traditional office has been held by all French heads of state since 1589 under King Henry V.
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Telephone executive dies in Washington at 62
Eustace L. Florance aged 62, assistant to the president of four Lee and Potomac telephone companies in Washington, Virginia and West Virginia, died after taking a new post only twelve days earlier following a career starting as an engineering assistant with C and P in Washington in 1921.
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Demonstrators Call For H Bomb Banning in London
Ten thousand banner waving marchers marched through sunny London on a ban the bomb demonstration called by the British Peace Committee. They sang disarmament songs as they paraded about two miles through the city.
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British Peace Committee
Leyden University Names Its First Negro Professor
The 350 year old Leyden University in the Netherlands has appointed Dr. Omki A. Busia of Ghana as professor of sociology and African culture. He is the school’s first Black professor.
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Fire Chief Criticizes School Fire Inspection Law
Wheeling Fire Chief William S. McFadden condemns a state bill that places fire safety control in schools under the State Fire Marshal, leaving local departments to act only as agents and potentially delaying hazard orders. He argues local codes are stronger and urges authority to regulate protections for residents and property.
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McFadden
West Virginia
Wheeling News Register
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Cal Weimer
Soviet decor in New York model apartment reflects dated 1920s style
Miss Olga Bayar, Moscow architect, unveils a three room Soviet exhibition apartment in the Coliseum New York. The unit mirrors Brussels displays with brighter upholsteries and a new room divider. It shows a compact, affordable living space with a two child family focus and rent capped at 4 to 5 percent of monthly income.
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West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
West Virginia sees sunny hot conditions Monday with possible thundershowers in the west later. Highs in the 90s west and 80s east. Tuesday brings thundershowers and cooler air in the west and north with continued heat in the southeast. Virginia remains mostly sunny and hot Monday and Tuesday with temperatures 90 to 100.
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Virginia
Britain weighs new approach to Berlin talks and summit
Britain may redraw Western Berlin proposals to break the Geneva deadlock and press for a summit after July talks. Selwyn Lloyd plans to consult US France and West Germany on a refreshed plan while Moscow signals time limits and a potential shift in Berlin status. Macmillan seeks allied backing, especially from France and West Germany, for sincerity in Soviet proposals.
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Deaths and Funerals List for Bluefield Area
Obituary notices for M C Jones and Alice R Rose list survivors including spouses children and siblings. Funeral services are noted with locations Maplewood Cemetery Dry Branch and Mitchem Home plus handling by Wagner F H Bluefield and Fanning Funeral Home Saeger. Additional notices cover John F Smith Arvell Minton James P Thompson and details of service times burial places and pallbearers.
Funeral notices for Baker Major Barton and others
Funeral services for Major Barton Baker will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Salvation Army Headquarters with burial at Monte Vista Cemetery. The body leaves Mercer Funeral Home today at noon. Pallbearers include Captain James Hilton and Lt Ronald Green among others. Additional notices: Bernice Frazier Miller of Bluefield. Phineous L Shultz of Lindside. Troy A. Necessary of Bishop. Funeral services listed for each with dates and burial sites.
Mrs Minnie Sargent 73 Grundy Va Dies After Illness
Mrs Minnie Belle Sargent 73 of Grundy Virginia died Sunday in a local hospital after several days illness. She is survived by daughter Irene Reagan of Grundy and brother Hix Horn of Norton and sister Carrie Crisby of Nicklesville. The body will move from Grundy Funeral Home to the daughter’s home today. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 pm at Hagy Minor Norton officiated by Dr J T Holland. Burial in Highland Cemetery Norton.
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Hix Horn
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Mamie Accompanies President To Church
The First Lady joined President Eisenhower for the 9 a.m. National Presbyterian Church service in Washington. The president usually attends the later 11 a.m. service, but often goes early to allow time for a Sunday round of golf afterward.
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Eisenhower
National Presbyterian Church
New Larger Comet Makes First Test Flight in Hatfield
A bigger version of the Comet jet airliner completed a successful first test flight at Hatfield England. The new aircraft is six feet longer than the Comet IV and carries 102 passengers.
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England
N and W honors long-serving employees with diamond insignia
The Norfolk and Western Veterans Association in Roanoke awarded diamond insignia to 24 members with 50 years of service. About 1,800 employees from six-state system attended, and President Stuart T. Saunders presented the honors. Henry A. Martin, Roanoke, noted as the oldest 50-year veteran, has served since 1900s in clerical and motive power roles.
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Henry A. Martin
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Motive Power Department
Robert P. Compton Sr
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Bluefield
Zack D. Sisson
Bluefield Yard
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John D. Burton
Fitness Program At WVU Focuses On Total Health
WVU continues a youth fitness workshop in Morgantown highlighting total fitness including physical social emotional and spiritual aspects. Dean Ray C Duncan leads the program which stresses fitness in modern life. the session runs through Friday.
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West Virginia University
WVU
Ray C. Duncan
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University School of Physical Education and Athletics
Diplomatic Vanguard Arrives In Tel Aviv for New Mission
The vanguard of the new U S diplomatic mission to Israel arrived in Tel Aviv in three wooden boxes carrying two spaniels Dee and Captain and a Siamese cat Chico. The pets belong to incoming U S Ambassador Ogden Reid and his family who are due here Monday.
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Bluefield Board Considers City Street Improvements
The Bluefield West Virginia Board of Directors discusses permanent improvement of streets alleys and public ways including grading paving surfacing curbing and intersections. The plan, reviewed at a July 7 1959 meeting, aims to assess property and fund the projects with public funds. Maxine P Holm City Clerk.
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