Air Force chiefs to accompany Twining to Moscow show
General Nathan F. Twining names nine top Air Force technicians to join him on a working visit to Moscow for the June 24 air show. The list includes Lt. Gen. Frank Everest and Lt. Gen. Donald Putt with other deputy chiefs and a SAC deputy director, all traveling in a standard unarmed airliner.
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Washington
Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
Moscow
Twining
Aix Forte
Soviet Union
Strategic
Tactical Air Commands
Frank. F. Everest
Strategic Air Command
William H. Blanchare
Russia
Donald L. Putt
Headquarters
Thomas S. Power
Air Research and Development Command
Clarence S. Irvine
Albert Boyd
Research and Development Command
Pentagon
Wming
Eisenhower Begins Nourishment as Recovery Advances
President Eisenhower moved closer to recovery at Walter Reed, taking his first nourishment by mouth since surgery. He sipped beef broth at 4:15 p.m. and watched news, held a conference, and planned a Thursday meeting with West German Chancellor Adenauer. The decompression tube was removed, and Hagerty reported the president cheerful and stable.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer
Walter Reed Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
It s D Day for Daddy Father s Day opinions
A cartoon note in The Gazette's State Magazine Section Sunday presents different meanings of Father's Day through a man’s view, as drawn by Paul Crabtree. The piece highlights varied interpretations of the holiday.
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Paul Crabtree
The
Gazette
Widowmaker Lu Ends Old-Fashioned Bachelor Life
Floyd Myers, 74, tells Fort Worth detectives how a woman nicknamed Lu shattered his long bachelor run. He recounts meeting her on a Charleston park bench, marrying under pressure, quick travels, and a string of adventures that ended with a wary, faded romance and plans derailed by Lu’s schemes.
Ex AFL Chief Vorney Andrews Dies at 70 in Charleston
Vorney Andrews, 70, longtime secretary-treasurer of the West Virginia State AFL, died at his home 5624 Staunton Ave after a long illness. Born June 5, 1886 in Yorktown Indiana he worked in glass plants before settling in Charleston in 1934 with Owens-Illinois. He served as a local representative to the Kanawha Valley Central Labor Union and led state AFL drives while aiding Heart Association Community Chest and hospital programs.
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Vorney Andrews
West, Virginia
State Federation of Labor
AFL
Staunton Ave
Andrews
Charleston
Owens-Illinois Glass
Yorktown
Ind
Elwood
Clarksburg
Owens Bottle Co
Kanawha Valley Central Labor Union
Heart Assn
Community Chest
Hill-Burton (Hospital
Citizens Advisory Council
State Nutrition Council
Wort Ade-6-06 Dirroy Ade-4-045T
Ali Othere 2-610
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Wort Ade
Dirroy Ade
Ali Othere
Door Opens Groom Falls From Plane on Honeymoon Flight
Asa Pruitt of Charlotte died after the cabin door allegedly opened on a Piedmont Airlines flight from Charlotte to Asheville. The 28? or 8-year-old man was married yesterday in North Carolina and was with his bride when he fell through the door while the plane was airborne. The body was found near Zion Church, six miles from Shelby. The cause and exact timing remain under investigation by Piedmont Airlines officials.
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Charlotte
Asheville
N. C
Asa Pruitt
Pruitt
Piedmont Airlines
A. D. Hager
Zion
Churen
Shelby
South Side Expressway contract approved for Teer Co
Federal approval clears a 1.98 million dollar award to Nello L Teer Co of Barham North Carolina as low bidder to grade and drain a two mile four lane expressway along Kanawha River. Work to begin within days with heavy equipment and river barges.
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South Side Expressway
Burl A. Sawyers
Nello L. Teer Co
Barham
N. C
Kanawha River
Patrick St
South Side
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Teer
State Road Commission
Transit Firm Mum On Mayor s Blast
The Charleston transit firm gave little comment on Mayor Copenhaver s charges that a bus fare increase is unjustified. Executive VP R F Randolph said the company will present evidence to justify the request when heard by the Public Service Commission. The mayor vowed to oppose the increase until service improves and noted bus shortages and higher fares for South Hills Ferry Branch riders.
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Charleston Transit Go
Copenhaver
R. F. Randolph
Public Service Commission
Randolph
Maror Inides
Hillsdale
Alton
Charleston
South Hills
United Fuel Gas Co
Leannot
Kragen
City Scenes of Odd Street Moments
A barefoot pair strolls Truslow Street in smart outfits with shoes in one hand and popsicle in the other. Court Street passersby insert coins into two meters to save absent others from jurving as police approach. A trio of brightly dressed boys marches through a downturned, air conditioned haven.
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Tomer
Truslow St
Court St
Gulf Tug Maydee Sinks Off Mississippi Coast
Coast Guard reported the 60 foot tug Maydee from New Orleans sank off the Mississippi coast with eight aboard missing. The Conrad rescued seven survivors as Ajax and a Pascagoula cutter searched for others. A man named Taylor in a quarterboat attached to the Maydee disappeared after the boat separated in rough seas near Cat Island.
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Gulfport
Miss
Coast Guard
Maydee
New Orleans
Mississippi
Conrad
Ajax
Pascagoula
Taylor
Cat Island
Driver Faces Drunk Charge After Auto Struck Boy
A driver identified as Charnand T. Baldwin, 36, of 1842 Chandler Dr, was charged with driving while drunk after a car struck five year old William Gandee and a nearby pedestrian. The boy and neighbor Garnet Southall were treated for injuries and shock at Clameston General Hospital. Baldwin was later released after treatment and summoned for Municipal Court.
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Chandler
Clameston General Hospital
Charnand T. Baldwin
Clyde Miller
Police Accident Prevention Bureau
William Gandee
Boyd Gandee
Garnet Southall
Delmer Fisher
Chandler Dr
Boyd? Gandee
Lunt
Paratrooper Earns Medal For Saving Buddy In Mid Air
Ft. Bragg North Carolina June 13 An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper grabbed a falling buddy 1000 feet aloft and brought him down safely He has been recommended for the Soldier's Medal Pfc Wilbur Lewis 24 of Toledo Ohio saved the life of Pfc Charles P Harper 20 of Eau Claire Wisconsin in a mass jump June
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FT. Bragg
N. C
82Nd Airborne Division
Wilbur Lewis
Toledo
Ohio
Charles P. Harper
Eau Claire
Wis
Fire Devastates WVU Mechanical Hall in Morgantown
A major blaze at West Virginia University in Morgantown destroyed the 14 year old Mechanical Hall. Damage was estimated at 1.47 million dollars as the roof and floors collapsed. Firefighters from multiple towns fought the blaze through the night as smoldering rubble remained.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
WVU
Harry Pickenbaugh
Cletis Pride
WVU Bureau of Information
Live Wire: The Man Known for Energetic Nerves
A profile sketches a man famed for his restless energy, though observers note his nerves drive the public persona more than any real achievement. The piece traces how reputation, not deeds, shapes his standing and decisions.
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