United States and 9 nations urge July foreign ministers meeting
The United States and nine other American states call for an inter- American foreign ministers session on July 7 to seek measures against alleged Communist intervention in Guatemala. The Council of the OAS will decide the conference site, with Rio de Janeiro favored over Montevideo as the venue. The move warns of a situation endangering peace in the Americas.
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Washington
United States
Guatemala
Hector David Castro
el Salvador
Council of Organization of American States
Council
Montevideo
Rio de Janeiro
America
Heat and Storms Hit West Virginia Cities
Extreme heat and muggy humidity swept Charleston and Southern West Virginia as storms lashed the region with rain and high winds and heavy lightning. Charleston hit 94 degrees by 3 30 p m surpassing the 1954 high of 92. In Chester Ohio patrolman Kenneth Davis and his nephew Thomas Lewis were killed by a lightning bolt while directing traffic at Waterford Park Raceway. The summer storm also sent 120 foot waves on the Ohio River near Wheeling.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Chester
W. Va
Kenneth Davis
Thomas Lewis
Liverpool
Ohio
Waterford Park
Davis
East Liverpool
Inside Today Section Page Guides West Virginia Note
A scanned table of contents from a newspaper lists sections and page numbers including Obituaries Funerals Dr Alvarez Sports Puzzles Weddings Engagements and calendars. It outlines where each item appears and indicates a general organization of sections within the issue.
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W. Va
Alvarez
Seaee
Rebels Battle for Zacapa Gap in Guatemala Border Area
Anti Communist forces clash on two fronts near Zacapa Guatemala as Guatemala City air strikes are reported. Rebels claim heavy fighting with government troops defending the key rail center on the Puerto Barrios–Guatemala City line near Honduras. The Guatemalan command says air strikes caused no serious damage and that invaders were repelled with losses.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
INS
Zacapa
Guatemala
International News Service
John A. Wix
Esquipulas
Liberation Army
Gualan
Puerto Barrios
Wix
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Guatemala City
Churchill urges action on Asia pact in White House talks
Prime Minister Churchill urged quick action by free nations to counter Red threats in Southeast Asia during a White House luncheon with President Eisenhower and Dulles. He stressed maintaining strong US British military ties and calm dialogue to avoid war amid Asia policy splits.
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Washington
Churchill
United States
Britain
Russia
Senate
House
White House
Hisenhower
Dulles
Australia
Southeast Asia
Eisen- [Hower
Freak Wave Sweeps Lake Claims Four Lives
Chicago headlines report a freak seiche on Lake Michigan sweeping a 25 mile stretch from the South Side to Wilmette. Four bodies recovered with at least nine others missing while crowds sought relief from heat. Mrs May is among the recovered.
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Chicago
Alliant Lake Michigan
Wilmette
Great Lakes
Holland
Mich
May
Morris Harvey College Beauty Queen Wins West Virginia Titles
18 year old Sandra Waggy of Morris Harvey College won Miss West Virginia after also taking Miss Charleston in a Municipal Auditorium contest. She competed against contestants from Berle Dunbar Huntington Milton Nitro Sissonville South Charleston St Albans and Winfield and will fly to Long Beach California on July 15 to compete for Miss Universe and Miss United States of America titles.
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Sandra Wagey
Charleston
West Virginia
Miss Waggy
Charleston Municipal Auditorium
Suzanne Wilson
Miss Dunbar
Sandra Waggy
Morris Harvey College
Penar
South Charleston Levy Vote Up For Rehearing
South Charleston residents will again vote on a special civic levy that has been approved every three years since 1934. A parallel question asks voters to decide on annexing Spring Hill area including Country Club Acres Richmond Heights and Goshen Addition. Mayor Joseph W. Londeree notes last levy passed by over 87 percent and funds are needed to sustain civic services.
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South Charleston
Spring Hill
It's Hard to Forget Divorce Lonely Woman Narrates
A 28 year old Charles ton mother of a three year old girl describes her loneliness after divorce finalized about four years ago. She worked as a clerk and lives in a second floor apartment with her mother and child while her former husband drifted away and the family’ s life changed.
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William Keenan
the Gazette
Charleston
Gazetta
Beginning of Mad Slinging Usually End of Marriage
Howard Whitman analyzes divorce turmoil with direct quotes from couples. A wife recalls leaving her husband after legal proceedings began, while a former wife notes missing odd, intimate moments from their years together.
Crash Kalls 2 Hurts 6 in Two Car Collision
Two people died and six were injured seven miles north of Charleston on U S Route 21. Dead: Homer Shaffer and Margaret Ann Jones. Emmett Jones in critical condition and being X-rayed. Survivors include Bob Perry Judy Shaffer Audrey Jones James Beane and Doyle White. State police investigated the crash.
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Aix
Charleston
U.S. Rt
Charleston General Hospital
Homer B. Shaffer
Tyler Mountain
Margaret Ann Jones
Florida St
Emmett Eugene Jones
Jones
Bob Perry
Sissonville
Judy Shaffer
Audrey Jones
James Beane
Doyle White
Beane
White
Death penalty chosen for gambler in 1953 Logan murder
Melvin Loveless a Cabin Creek coal miner was found guilty of first degree murder in the 1953 $600 robbery slaying of Mrs. Sarah Reed in Logan County's Black Bottom. The all white jury did not recommend mercy, making the death sentence mandatory, surprising observers who expected a mercy recommendation. The verdict followed a one hour and forty five minute deliberation.
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Circuit
C. C. Chambers
Loveless
Sarah Reed
Logan County
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