Area Boy Killed in Pineville Road Mishap
A four and a half year old boy from Glover near Pineville was struck by a car and killed while crossing the Pineville Glover Road. The driver Jack Trittito of Charleston was not charged as the investigation continued with state and local officers. Funeral arrangements were to be announced.
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David Lee Hale
Glover
Pineville
Wyoming County
Bert Short
Jack Trittito
Charleston
Pineville- Glover
Pinevil's Clinic
Leonard Hales
Short
Trittito
United Carbon Company
Brenton
J. D. Fairchild
Bud Daniels
Robertson - Foglesong Funeral Home
37 Miners Die In Wales Blast
An explosion at Six Bells Colliery in Abertillery Wales 1000 feet underground killed 37 miners and left eight trapped. Officials initially reported 55 dead or missing but updated to 45. Rescuers faced carbon monoxide gas and canaries used to test for gas perished as crews worked.
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Abertillery
Wales
South Wales Hills
Six Bells
Canaries
National Coal Board
Six Bell
Venezuela Blames Trujillo Regime After Betancourt Attack
Venezuelan authorities say Dominican ruler Rafael Trujillo’s regime aided the assassination attempt on President Romulo Betancourt. Betancourt survived a bombing as he rode by in a military review, deaths occurred, and the army was ordered to defend the fatherland.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
Rafael Trujillo
Greenbrier Girl Crowned State Dairy Princess
Evelyn Sue Rapp, 20, West Virginia University junior from Renick Greenbrier County, won the 1960-61 state Dairy Princess title at a West Virginian Hotel banquet. Runner-up was Josephine Garcia of Forest Hill Bluefield area. Rapp receives ward robe wrist-watch and trip to Chicago for national contest.
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Evelyn Sue Rapp
West Virginia University
West Virginian
Miss Rapp
Renick
Greenbrier County
Beckley
Josephine Garcia
Forest Hill
Bluefield
Janet Phillips
Cameron
Chicago
WVU
Future Homemakers of Fellowship
John T. Johnston
Gus Douglas
Evelyn Sue Kapp
West Virginia
Janet Beth Phillippi
Phillips
Fields
Thai King Arrives in U S for Month-Long Tour
King Bhumibol Adulyade and Queen Sirikit arrived at National Airport aboard Eisenhower’s Columbine II to a 21-gun salute and band music. President Eisenhower welcomed the royal couple who said the trip would strengthen U S Thai friendship, with crowds estimated at 90,000 lining the route into Washington. The king, born in Cambridge Massachusetts, spoke of his American ties and hobbies including jazz, photography, and architecture.
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Washington
Thailand
U.S
Eisenhower
National Airport
Bhumibol Adulyade
United States
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Medical School
Bhumibol
Queen Sirikit
Pittsburgh
Columbine II
Debt Ceiling and Tax Bill Sent To President
Congress sent President Eisenhower a bill temporarily raising the federal debt limit by four billion dollars and extending four billion dollars in federal taxes. The Senate approved 61 to 32 after a day of adjournment talk and planning to return after conventions. The bill would lift the debt ceiling by eight billion above the permanent limit and keep current rates on corporate income and certain excise taxes.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
House Rules Committee
House
Senate Finance Committee
Tot Is Killed By Car At Ronceverte
A one month old girl, Bunny Keith Tinsley, died after a car backed into a driveway and ran over her in Leslie Greenbrier County. She died about an hour later at Greenbrier Valley Hospital.
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Ronceverte
Bunny Keith Tinsley
Leslie
Greenbrier County
Greenbrier Valley Hospital
Death Of Man On McDowell Road Probed
McDowell County man Clark Church of Paynesville was found dead in a ditch on McDowell Road near Paynesville Mountain. State police consider foul play a definite possibility while not ruling out a hit and run or an accidental fall. Death attributed to shock from brain concussion with bleeding from the left ear. right cheekbone and chin severely fractured. Authorities probe Sunday night activities and companions.
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McDowell County
Paynesville
Welch
Clark Church
Church
Paynesville Mountain
Bradshaw
Grundy
Buchanan County
L. Z. Wright
McDowell County Corner
A. M. St. Clair
Heaviest Baby At Birth Drops One Pound
A baby born five days ago in St Hyacinthe weighing 17 pounds 2 ounces has lost one pound. The nurse says the weight drop is normal. The boy, 24 inches long, is the 13th child of Mrs Benoit Beauchemin of Beloeil with 12 other siblings living.
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ST. Hyacinthe
Que
Benoit Beauchemin
Beloeil
Canada
West Virginia to Build Seven Lakes to Boost Tourism
Gov. Underwood announced seven new lakes and upgrades to five existing ones to spur tourism and the state economy. He criticized the Legislature for insufficient STEP funding and noted delays due to scarce funds, with most money unspent or delayed until July. Conservation officials will release project details by midweek as part of the plan.
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Charleston
Underwood
West Virginia
Glacier Park
Mont
Serenenee
Rockefeller attacks defense policy at governors conference
Gov Nelson A Rockefeller labeled U S defense policy a paradox of peril at Glacier National Park. West Virginia Gov Cecil H Underwood accused him of impropriety and cowardice saying Rockefeller exploited national defense for political gain.
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Glacier National Park
Mont
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Cecil H. Underwood
West Virginia
Kennedy
Rockefeller
America
Masadehomtta Bert Hf
Humphrey
Minnesota
Negotiators Meet At Greenbrier Over Wage Demands
Negotiators for the Greenbrier and its striking employees met at White Sulphur Springs to negotiate pay. Workers seek 10 cent hikes in each year of a two year contract, while the hotel offers 2 and 3 cents. The previous contract expired June 15.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Greenbrier
Davis Leads in Early North Dakota Senate Race
In Pargo North Dakota R Davis leads over Burdick as precincts report scattered results. Davis shows city strength while Burdick gains in scattered areas. race centers on the Senate seat vacated after Senator Langer's death amid broader national stakes for farm state voters.
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Pargo
R. Davis
Aera Tyes
Senate
William Langer
North Dakota
Rainier Excluded in Kelly Will in Humorous Luck
John B. Kelly Jr writes a light hearted will leaving main estate to wife and daughters including Princess Grace and son John B Kelly Jr. Prince Rainier of Monaco gets nothing. Kelly notes he wrote it to be clear and simple and mocks legal jargon.
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Philadelphia
Prince Rainier of
Monaco
John B.kelly
Rainier
Kelly
Princess Grace
John B. Kelly Jr
Atlantic City
Grace
Three Wyoming County Teens Bound Over In Whisky Theft
Three Wyoming County teenage boys were bound over to the next grand jury at Pineville following a whisky theft case. The defendants face further proceedings as the investigation continues under county authorities.
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Oceana
Wyoming County
Pineville
Sheriff's Department
Kopperston
Lillydale
Investigators Charge Defects In Army Tanks
Washington AP House investigators released a 192 page GAO report charging that thousands of Army combat and tactical vehicles have serious defects impairing operation and maintenance. The Army disputes the findings calling the report inaccurate and biased.
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Washington (Ap) — House
General Agency of Congress
GAO
Army
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