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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1963

Page

3

Papers Signed For ARA Grant To Run Six Hospitals

Frankfort officials say Appalachian Regional Hospitals Inc plans to take over five eastern Kentucky hospitals on Oct. 1 with a $3.9 million Area Redevelopment Administration grant to buy them from the United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund. The State Board of Health approved the articles of incorporation, which authorize a non profit regional system with nursing homes and related facilities and potential expansion into West Virginia and Virginia.

Frankfort Appalachian Regional Hospitals, Inc Eastern Kentucky Washington Area Redevelopment Administration United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund State Board of Health

Peace Corps Ends Latin America Program in Colombia

Bruce Lane of Austin and 61 other volunteers conclude the first Latin American Peace Corps program in Colombia. Some praise earned community changes like aqueducts and schools while others blame government inertia and lack of support for limited success.

Bogota Colombia Peace Corps Antigringo University Bruce Lane Austin, Tex Lane Terry Adcock Austin Adcock Cogua Mike Willson Hinsdale, Ill Jet

Danny Kaye Visits Moscow Film Show

Brooklyn born actor Danny Kaye arrived in Moscow for the Moscow Film Festival opening July 7. His parents came from Russia and he began a planned visit to the Soviet Union with screenings and meetings scheduled during the event.

Danny Kaye Moscow Brooklyn Russia Soviet Union

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Contact and Rates Notice

Public notice from Bluefield Daily Telegraph detailing newspaper contact information, pricing by carrier and mail, circulation rights, and regional service areas. Includes address at 412 Bland Street Bluefield WV and Kay Telephone representative details.

Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield W. Va Associated Press Virginia Audit Bureau of Circulation Kay Telephone

Steelworkers and 11 firms sign 13 week vacation plan

United Steelworkers and 11 major basic steel companies reach contracts with a 13 week paid vacation plan for the top half of longest serving workers every five years. The deal covers about 400,000 workers and runs to May 1, 1965.

Pittsburgh United Steelworkers Basic Steel Companies David J. McDonald USW Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp U. S. Steel Corp McDonald

Guard Troops Celebrate Excellence at Camp Dawson

West Virginia National Guard units at Camp Dawson welcomed 500 more soldiers for 15 days of summer training after 1092nd Engineer Battalion arrivals. The 16th Special Forces Group (Airborne) led the field exercise Dare Ul and Dare II earning the Garland J. McAbee trophy for top 10-man team. A Gov. Okey L. Patterson trophy went to Beckley’s Sgt. Norman D. Southern.

Camp Dawson W. Va West Virginia National Guard 1092Nd Engineer Parkersburg Salem Weston Buckhannon 15Th Special Forces Group Airborne Preston County William R. Pethiel Ashland Garland J. McAbee U. S. Army 16Th McAbee Army Norman D. Southern Beckley Okey L. Patteson Gene H. Williams Richard W. Biddle Jimmy O. Bail Martinsburg William E. Miller Harry T. Burnell Philadelphia

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Faces Iran’s Political Challenge

Tehran reports Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi risking a royal reform program to weaken mullah power by broadening land reform and giving women the vote. He faces opposition from landlords mullahs students and officials while diplomats note his leadership shift from indecisive to determined amid unrest and fears of upheaval and Soviet intervention.

Tehran Iran Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shah Tudeh Party Soviet Union Moscow

Heat Clings To Most Of Nation

The Associated Press reports widespread heat across the nation with a cool front moving into New England and a cool mass reaching the Northwest. Heat to 100s eased near the Midwest edge as storms produced heavy rain and a fatal lightning incident near Stark City Missouri.

New England South Atlantic Gulf of Mexico Rocky Mountains Mercury Spokane Wash Helena Mont Casper Wyo Midwest

Byrd Among Names on Ultrademands for Civil Rights Cloture

Washington reports Vice President Lyndon Johnson told Senate liberals they may need to endure around the clock sessions and even “kill off” elderly southern lawmakers to push a civil rights bill. The list includes Sen. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia and several other veteran southern Democrats.

Washington Nana Lyndon B. Johnson Senate Harry F. Byrd Virginia White House Mike Mansfield Montana Everett M. Dirksen Illinois Mansfield Sen Byrd A. Willis Robertson Louisiana Allen J. Ellender Florida Spessard B. Holland Alabama Lister Hill North Carolina Sam J. Ervin B. Everett Jordan Arkansas John L. McClellan South Carolina Olin D. Johnston Georgia Richard B. Russell

Extradition For 3 Men Okayed

Three Cleveland area men Raymond Panzar Charles Whited and William Hosy were ordered extradited to Huntington West Virginia for trial in the May 26 burglary of a discount store. They were held in Cuyahoga County Jail with no bond set and plan to appeal. Witnesses placed the men in Cleveland at the time, or in Huntington, during the burglary.

Cleveland Greater Cleveland Huntington W. Va Common Pleas Court William K. Thomas Raymond A. Panzar Charles Whited William Hosy Willowick Cuyahoga County Arlene Steuer Hazel Fulton Miss Steuer Panzar Whited Hosy

Ragusa Triumphs After Relko Withdrawn From Irish Derby

Ragusa, an Irish bred colt trained by Paddy Prendergast and ridden by Garry Bougoure, won the Irish Sweeps Derby at the Curragh after Relko was withdrawn seconds before the start with lameness. Vic Mo Chroi finished second, Tiger third, in a race run on a soft track with a 2:46 3-5 time. Ragusa earned $137,625 for owner Capt. Harry F. Guggenheim.

Curragh Ireland Relko Ragusa England Vic Mo Chroi Tiger Capt Harry F. Guggenheim New York Garry Bougoure J. R. Mullion Dublin Paddy Prendergast Francois Dupre

Deaths and funerals in Princeton and nearby towns

Mary Bess Price 78 of Princeton dies in Memorial Hospital widow of George Low Price survived by five sons three daughters and many grandchildren. Shell Ezekiel French 75 of Newport News dies in a local hospital. Final services for E F Kent 78 of Miami Fla native of Bluefield deceased Saturday. Monie E Spriggs 68 of Haysi Va dies Friday at home with several children and siblings listed. Other notices include William James Engle Sr Gus Howard Martin and arrangements pending at local funeral homes.

Mary Bess Price Knob St Princeton Memorial Hospital George Low Price Hayes Chapel William and Nancy Martin Williams Audra Price Bluefield Oscar Price Beckley Earl Price Bill Bernard Price Mullens Ethel Lilly Georgia Barr Kathleen Price Saltville Paul Williams Hoges Chapel Essie Hensley Harold Martin Eugene Durham Beckiey Edna Reece Pembroke George W. Seaver Dwight Dickenson Resthaven Memorial Park Shell Ezekiel French Newport News Civil Service Langley Air Force Base French Tazewell County Charles Nancy French James R. Dudley Falls Mills Lena French Warren Harry French Dick Moore Cecil Taylor William James Engle Sr New Hope Road St. Luke's Hospital Hawkins Funeral Home Gus Howard Martin Montcalm Cravens

Boots Claybourne Dies in Cleveland Hospital

Robert Boots Claybourne former resident of Maybeury and Cleveland Ohio died Wednesday in a Cleveland hospital. He was brother of Mrs Jessie Hairston wife of Rev James Hairston of Memorial Baptist Church Switchback Funeral and burial rites will be conducted Monday in Cleveland.

Robert Boots) Claybourne Maybeury East 68Th St Cleveland Ohio Claybourne Jessie Hairston James Hairston Memorial Baptist Church

Funeral plans for Roscoe Barnes in Keystone incomplete

Roscoe Barnes of Jenkin Jones died Friday in a Welch hospital. The body will remain at Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home in Keystone where final arrangements will be announced.

Roscoe Barnes Jenkin Jones Welch Hospital Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home Keystone John Wesley Jones Indian Ridge Beckley Memorial Hospital

Funeral arrangements incomplete for John Wesley Jones

John Wesley Jones of Indian Ridge died Friday in Beckley Memorial Hospital. Funeral plans will be announced.

Rev Rector Takes Over Church Today

Itmann Glen Rogers Methodist Circuit welcomes new minister Rev Hampto Joel Rector succeeding Rev Paul Rector. Rector, a Bluefield native, is a Duke Divinity School graduate with WVU activity in debating drama and Wesley Foundation. He aided Scott's Run Settlement House and Duke Endowment programs in Halifax and Shelby North Carolina.

Itmann-Glen Scott's Run Morgantown Duke Halifax Shelby N.C West Virginia Methodist Conference E. R Bluefield

Press Group Gifts Pope a Tape Recorder in Rome

The Italian Press Association and the Foreign Press Association in Rome presented Pope Paul VI with a $500 tape recorder on Saturday.

Press Group Pope Vatican City Italian Press Association The Foreign Press Association Rome Pope Paul VI

Portable testing device predicts soldier abilities faster

A U S Bureau of Standards project yields a field usable machine that forecasts soldier performance better than interviews. Using peer ratings from fellow soldiers, the device quickly computes an averaged score for each man, reducing 15 man squad scoring from an hour to three minutes.

Washington U. S. Bureau of Standards J. E. Uhlaner Army Korea

Rio Fire Toll Is Reduced To Four

Firemen mistook charred debris for bodies in a 22 story office building fire. Officials revised the death toll downward from seven to four, noting the four deaths resulted from falls or jumps from the flaming building. morgue initially listed three burned victims and four who jumped or fell.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil

East Communists Meet in Berlin Ahead of Moscow Talks

East Berlin hosts a summit of Soviet bloc leaders including Khrushchev and Ulbricht to seal a united front against Beijing demands as Moscow and Beijing prepare to meet in Moscow. Attendees include Novotny Kadar Gomulka Zhivkov with Gheorghiu Dej possible. Ulbricht marks his 70th birthday with ceremonies.

Berlin East Berlin Khrushchev Peking Moscow Kremlin Moscow-Peking Walter Ulbricht Antonin Novotny Janos Kadar Poland Wladyslaw Gomulka Bulgaria Todor Zhivkov Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej Ulbricht

Drownings, Collision Toll Mark Saturday Tragic Weekend

A Kanawha County father and his 10 year old son drowned at a Elk River swimming party near Elkhurst as 35 onlookers watched. In Morgantown area a 15 year old, Larry Kennedy, drowned in Cheat Lake while friends swam nearby. A Mercer County boy, 6 year old Tommy Pearl, was killed when struck by a car on a secondary road near McComas.

Associated Press Kanawha County Elk River Elkhurst Morgantown Mercer County James B. Cain Big Chimney James Jr Cain Clendenin Larry Lee Kennedy Kingwood Pike Monongalia County Cheat Lake Point Marion Tommy Pearl McComas

Flamboyant Prosecutor Questions Ward Case Evidence

Miss Ricardo testified that Ward asked about an abortion and she provided a girlfriend's name. Miss Rice-Davies appeared for cross examination discussing remarks about Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Astor. Ward's attorney pressed about Astor's statements to police. Laughter erupted as comments were made and Astor and Fairbanks could not comment publicly. The hearing recessed until Wednesday.

Mervyn Griffith-Jones Ward Miss Ricardo Miss Rice-Davies Douglas Fairbanks Jr Astor James Burge Burge Miss Rice- Davies Fairbanks

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