Cuba Accuses Arms Exports and 1000 Missiles to U.S. Mainland
A Miami eyewitness reports that Cuba ships arms and agents to Latin America almost daily and that Castro's regime possesses at least 1000 missiles capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. He asserts extensive Soviet bloc presence, submarines, and cave depots in Oriente and Las Villas, with a new large submarine base under construction at the Isle of Pines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
UPI
Cuba
WGBS
Storer Broadcasting Co
United States
U.S
Castro
U.S.S.R
Mariel
Havana
Banes
Oriente
Isle of Pines
Las Villas
Warrants Against C S Sturgill Withdrawn
Five check warrants against C S Sturgill of Sophia were withdrawn this morning in Beckley magistrate court. Court costs were paid by the complainants. Four offenses were heard in Magistrate Joe Rodriguez's court. A $25 check to The Baby Shop on Raleigh County Bank dated December 2, 1962. A $25 check payable to Eppy's on Bank of Raleigh dated December 26, 1962. A $40 check to Cohen's dated December 23, 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Sturgill
Sophia
Beckley
Joe Rodriguez
Raleigh County
Phillip Bsharah
Eppy’s
Bank of Raleigh
B. L. Terry
Cohen’s
Raleigh
Harold
Harper
Texaco
Sam Harper
Bank of
Leonard Childress
Third Ave
Rodriguez
Mildred Childress
Virginia
Dwight Reid
Stamford
Ray Wendill
Terry
Terry Road
Charles F. Mounts
Magape Joe
U. S
Jerry H. Wood
W. Va
James K. Walker
MacArthur
Delbert Warden
Ronald Leffen
Epperly Hill
Epperly
Dominican Dominican crisis and naval mobility escalation
The Dominican Republic warned Haiti of decisive action as air, sea, and ground forces moved toward the border. Dominican destroyers and frigates prepared to sail to Port au Prince while tanks advanced, amid a crisis sparked by an embassy incident. Venezuela offered armed support, and Haiti granted political asylum to its charge d affaires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Chalmers
Bosch
Haiti
Hispaniola
Port Au Prince
Francois Duvalier
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Jean Louis Charles
Charles
Duvalier
Thresher Probe Details and Deep Dive Tests Planned
The report notes reserve tank tests at Mare Island showed salt water piping would not yield or deform from the rupture. The Navy bathyscaphe Triesis will photograph Thresher once hull location is found, with a 50 foot dive in Boston harbor followed by a 600 foot dive Thursday. Vice Admiral Rickover, dubbed father of the atomic submarine, testified that the reactor core cannot explode like a bomb and no radiological problems were caused by the loss of Thresher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mare Island Shipyard
California
Navy
Boston Harbor
Adm
Hyman G. Rickover
Thresher
Rickover
Pettrys Sued For 1072 83 In Two Raleigh Cases
Two suits filed in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s office name Roscoe Pettry and Ollie Pettry as defendants in a $1072.83 claim for goods sold and delivered under a July 28 1957 written agreement and open account plus interest. Truman L Sayre represents the plaintiff. A second suit names Hopkins Co as defendant in a $22086 33 claim for restaurant equipment including furniture cookware and tableware. Scherer Bowers File Hodson and Joseph Luchini represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s Office
Jay Woods
Walter S. Brooks
Raleigh - Wyoming Mining Co
Roscoe Pettry
Ollie Pettry
Edwight
Truman L. Sayre
Joe Herrera
Hopkins Co
Tornado Strikes Advance Missouri Causes Severe Damage
Tornadoes ripped through Advance Missouri with water pouring into ground level dwellings and two floor collapse. Homes were flattened and a shoe warehouse leveled leaving several injured. A Frisco train engineer warned residents by blasting his whistle as the storm passed. Violent storms also hit western Indiana and southern Illinois causing property damage and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twisters
Missouri
Russellville
Wilford Utley
Kentucky National Guard
Advance
Frisco
Indiana
Illinois
Becl ey Child Care Center Elects Feigley Head
Beckley resident Paul W. Feigley was elected chairman of the Beckley Child Care Center board for the coming year at a dinner meeting. Leslie R. Carter, Nelle Bryson, and E G Larrick were named officers, with guests West Virginia Bishop Fred G. Holloway and Rev J M Helm. The center served 31 children this year and operated within budget, with total receipts of 21 651 50 and a bank balance of 1 668 77 as of March 1 1963. Unpaid pledges totaled 41 322 36, about 20.8 percent of commitments. A letter of thanks was approved for Snow Thornton Florists shrubbery planted at the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Feigley
Beckley
Leslie R. Carter
Nelle Bryson
E. G. Larrick
West Virginia
Fred G. Holloway
J. M. Helm
Board of Hospitals and Homes
The
Methodist Church
Roy Thompson
Bluefield
Virgil Cook
Chilren
Beckley Child Care Auxiliary
Building Fund
Clement Schulte
Snow Thornton Florists
Concord Demonstration Fails To Materialize
ATHENS UPI A rumored Concord College student body demonstration failed to occur after the withdrawal of student body president Jerry Lilly. College President Joseph Marsh said the issue involved a personal matter, with Lilly returning to campus for conferences with officials. Lilly will stay on campus on a reduced schedule while improving his academic standing, according to a joint statement by Marsh and Lilly’s father A Harold Lilly.
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Athens
UPI
Concord College
Joseph F. Marsh
Marsh
Harold Lilly
Jerry Lilly
Rupert
Smith and Crabtree Testify On ARA Amendments
State Commerce Commissioner Hu lett Smith and Gov. W. W. Barron’s aide Paul Crabtree will testify Wednesday before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee as it reviews amendments to the Area Redevelopment Administration Act. They say the program shows promise in West Virginia but revisions are vital for effective community aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Forfeited Bonds In City Police Court Case List
A total of 148 was forfeited in City Police Court Monday night. Brady W. Sneed 46 Rhodell forfeited a 55 bond on shoplifting and blocking traffic. He was arrested 10 40 a.m. Monday and charged with taking an electric train from Beckley Ice and Feed Co store 405 Prince St and blocking traffic with a vehicle. Okie Thompson Beckley forfeited a 15 bond on driving with expired license. Charles Hayden Sprague forfeited a 15 bond on defective equipment. Ronald Minor Cabell Heights forfeited a 15 bond on unnecessary noise. Three persons forfeited a total of 43 on intoxication charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady W. Sneed
Rhodell
Beckley Ice and Feed Co
Prince St
Okie Thompson
Beckley
Charles Hayden
Sprague
Ronald Minor
Cabell Heights
Gas ignition blamed for Dola mine blast at Clinchfield
State Mines Director Leonard Timms said a preliminary visual inspection of Clinchfield Coal Co. Compass No. 2 mine tied the Thursday night explosion to methane gas near the loading machine in No. 3 panel. The report, prepared with company, union, federal and state input, notes 22 miners died. final findings await technical tests and a May 7 hearing in Clarksburg.
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DOLA
UPI
Leonard Timms
Clinchfield Coal Co
Timms
Clarksburg
Coal Company
United Mine Workers Union
U. S. Bureau of Mines
State Mines Department
Main
Castro near-terms trips and Cuba Russia talks
Castro's Monday meeting covered Cuba Russia relations with military and financial aid as a focus. He weighs two trip plans, a 10 day route through Volgograd Kiev and Leningrad or a 15 day tour possibly via Liberia, with a possible return to Havana bypassing Algeria. Castro seeks to avoid offending Mao while leaning toward China's hard ideological line.
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Cuba
Russia
Caribbean
Castro
Moscow
Volgograd
Kiev
Leningrad
Liberia
Algeria
Havana
Mao Tze-tung
Communist Party
Peking
China
Beclay Rescue Called For Ill Man at McKinney Street
Beckley Rescue Squad was summoned to 208 McKinney Street at 11 40 a m for Lewis Leisure III 41 who was reported ill He did not require emergency treatment and was taken to the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital for examination
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Beckley
McKinney St
Lewis Leisure
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
TV Moderator Susskind Fired Opens End Air
New York United Press International reports that David Susskind, host of Open End, was fired by Metropolitan Broadcasting and the show dropped from the air. Bennet H. Korn cited discourtesy and attacks on programming as reasons while noting a planned May 12 Baldwin Belafonte episode was trimmed to avoid a broader view. The final Open End telecast will air May 5, with the program seen in New York and other cities.
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New York
UPI
Channel 5
David Susskind
Bennet H. Korn
Metropolitan Broadcasting Co
Susskind
Korn
James Baldwin
Harry Belafonte
Baldwin
West Virginia seniors split on college and trade schooling
A UPI report from Charleston says a West Virginia Education Association survey found 43 percent of high school seniors want a college education while 37 percent favor vocational training. Of 1,826 seniors across 180 schools, 92 percent showed interest in continuing schooling, but 61 percent fear financing or immediate work.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia Education Association
West Virginia
Association
Committee On
Arson Charge Lodges In Raleigh County Jail
Paul Thomas Cook and Glen Daniel were lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 12 40 a m today by a Sheriff's Deputy and Assistant Fire Marshall C L Walker on a charge of arson. No further details were available at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Thomas Cook
Glen Daniel
Raleigh
C. L. Walker
High School Principal Links Youth Slowing Pace to Cars
A principal suggests modern youth are slowing down, hinting at a possible comparison to their fathers' era. The remark notes changes in pace and lifestyle among students, drawing attention to shifts in daily routines and behavior.
Steamboat Race Revival On Ohio River Between Belle and Delta Queen
In Louisville the Belle of Louisville and Delta Queen renew a river racing tradition dating to 1928 with a 5:30 p.m. start on the Ohio River. The six mile island and back contest awards gilded elk antlers, with calliope color show and a postrace steam blowoff. About 1,000 Belle supporters paid $10 tickets aiding the repair fund as Jefferson County earlier bought the boat for $34,000 last summer after renovations costing over $20,000 by city and county governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
UPI
Belle of
Ohio River
Naval Reserve
Six Mile Island
Churchill Downs
Aristides
Ohio
Mississippi
Clark Memorial Bridge
Cincinnati
Green Line
Paul H. Underwood
Pittsburgh
Marlow Cook
Jefferson County
Nicolie Baleine Dies at 72 in Chapmanville
Nicolie Baleine, 72, of Chapmanville died in a local hospital at 12 30 p m Monday after a long illness. Born November 31 1890 in Greece he had no known survivors. The body is at Webb and Neal Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicolie Baleine
Chapmanville
Greece
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Deaths and Funerals at First Baptist Harper Heights
Deaths notice for a resident with brother Frank Coleman of Wyco and five sisters in Beckley Mrs Mary Pugh Naomi Canada Louise Walker Virginia Carter and Aldora Cowens. Funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at First Baptist Church Harper Heights conducted by Rev W M Jones and Rev G C Gilbert. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor with calling hours 7 to 9 p m Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Coleman
Wyco
Mary Pugh
Naomi Canada
Louise Walker
Virginia Carter
Aldora Cowens
Beckley
First Baptist Church
Harper Heights
W. M. Jones
G. C. Gilbert
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Final rites for John James Bell in Oak Hill
John James Bell 62 of Red Star died at 3 45 a m in a Beckley hospital from a heart condition. Funeral 2 p m Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev Cecil Perry burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Survived by wife Elizabeth Bell, many children and relatives. Body to lie in state after 4 p m Wednesday. RNS
Final rites for Mrs Mary Etta Shrewsbury
Mrs Mary Etta Shrewsbury 69 of Beeson died Monday in a Princeton hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Beeson Chapel with burial in Mills Cemetery. Survived by two sons Vesper Mobile Ala and Carel Chicago Ill four daughters Macie Shrewsbury Beeson Amalie Shrewsbury Chicago Nora Harman Beckley Wilma Bells Besaco one brother Lacy Mills Pin Oak four sisters Estie Marshall Princeton Oma Marshall Detroit Pearl Hylton Pine Oak Ruth Combs Herndon Heights. Body at Bailey Funeral Home Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Etta Shrewsbury
Beeson
Beeson Chapel
Mills
Shrewsbury
Princeton
Ballard
Mary Mills
Vesper
Mobile
Ala
Carel
Chicago
Ill
Macie Shrewsbury
Amalie Shrewsbury
Nora Harman
Beckley
Wilma Bells
Besaco
Lacy Mills
Pinoak
Estie Marshall
Oma Marshall
Detroit
Mich
Pearl Hylton
Ruth Combs
Herndon Heights
Bailey Funeral Home
Final rites set for Toney Eder 77 Mount Hope resident
Funeral services for Toney Eder 77 will be held at 2 p m Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope with Rev George Porter officiating Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Eder died Monday noon at his daughter Lena Rhodes Mount Hope home after a heart attack He was a United Mine Workers member Local Union 5770 Eccles born in Germany August 15 1885 His wife died about a year ago Surviving are three sons Toney Prosperity Matthew Massilon Ohio George Sun four daughters Lena Rhodes Frances Garrett Elizabeth Hinte Annie Hinte a brother Frank Mount Hope 14 grandchildren 3 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren Call after 230 p m Wednesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toney Eder
Sun
Tyree
Mount Hope
George Porter
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Eder
Lena Rhodes
United Mine Workers of America and
Eccles
Germany
Toney
Prosperity
Matthew
Massilon
Ohio
George
Rhodes
Frances Garrett
Elizabeth Hinte
Annie Hinte
Scarbro
Frank
Frank Duda Requiem Mass in Scarbro for Oak Hill Man
Frank Duda 52 of Oak Hill dies after short illness in local hospital. Requiem Mass at 9 a m Thursday at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church Scarbro with Rev Leo Werner celebrant. Burial at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Rosary at 7 30 p m Wednesday. Survived by three brothers and three sisters. He was born June 4 1910 in Scarbro. He worked for The New River Co Summerlee and belonged to the Polish National Alliance Lodge and Sts Peter and Paul Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Duda
Oak Hill
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Scarbro
Leo Werner
High Lawn Memorial Park
Duda
New River Co
Summerlee
Polish National Alliance Lodge
Sts. Peter and Paul
William
Falls View
James
John P
Helen
Zemonek
Rose Duda
Mary Srednicki
Tyree
Final rites planned for Fayetteville attorney Charles Mahan
Charles E. Mahan 68 well known Fayetteville attorney and banker will be honored at 2 p m Wednesday at Fayetteville Presbyterian Church with Rev J Edwin Stanfield and Rev Charles S Thompson presiding. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill He died after a short illness in Beckley Hospital Monday afternoon Mahan senior partner of the firm Mahan Higgins Thrift and Graney served as president of Fayette County Bar Association and West Virginia Bar Association in 1949 1950 He helped lead Fayette County National Bank and held roles with The New River Company and Winding Gulf Coals He was an elder of the Presbyterian Church a Mason and a member of Beni Kedem Temple He served as an infant in World War I and was wounded in the Meuse Argonne offensive He recently donated General Motors stock valued over 18000 to the Alumni Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Mahan
Fayetteville
Fayetteville Presbyterian Church
J. Edwin Stanfield
Charles S. Thompson
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Mahan
Beckley
Mahan, Higgins, Thrift and Graney
Fayette County National Bank
New River Company of
Mount Hope
Winding Gulf Coals Inc
Tams
Presbyterian Church
Funeral arrangements set for George Frank Church
George F Church 41 a former timber man died Monday at 2 30 am from gunshot wounds at the home of Mrs Pearl Bostic Cadle in South Alderson. Born in Hinton he was the son of the late George Church and Lola Williams Church. Survived by a daughter Dorothy Elmore and a son Harold Franklyn Church both of Second Creek four brothers Lawrence Woodrow Alfred of Pennsylvania Jesse of Logan and a sister Alice Hornsby of Winding Gulf. Body at Lobban Funeral Home Alderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Frank Church
Alderson
Pearl Bostic Cadle
South Alderson
Church
Hinton
George Church
Lola Williams Church
Dorothy Elmore
Harold Franklyn Church
Second
Final rites for John Isaac Holstein at Nazarene Seth
John Isaac Holstein seventy one died Sunday in Charleston after a heart attack. Final rites were planned for 2 p.m. at the Nazarene Church in Seth with Rev. Ray Ostendorp presiding. Burial followed at Barker Cemetery in Ashford. He was a retired miner and former worker for Red Parrot Coal Co. at Keith. Survived by his wife Beulah a son John of Canton Ohio three daughters Thelma Ratcliff Mildred Hancock Irene Mullins four brothers five sisters fourteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Arrangements by Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Isaac Holstein
Seth
Nazarene
Ray Ostendorp
Barker
Ashforld
Holstein
Charleston
Red Parrot Coal Co
Keith
Beulah
John
Canton
Ohio
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Final rites for Mrs Mary Brown Maynor scheduled
Mary B Maynor 70 Clear Fork died Sunday in a Welch hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at the Baptist Church in Cyclone with Rev Lloyd Ferguson officiating. Burial in Cook Cemetery Cyclone. Body to be taken to son Russell Maynor's home in Clear Fork at 5 pm today from McDouglas Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Brown Maynor
Clear Fork
Welch
Lloyd Ferguson
Baptist Church
Cyclone
Cook Cemetery
Russell Maynor
McDouglas
Robertson and Foglesong
Pineville
John Rosser Ford Funeral Today in Layland
Funeral services for John Rosser Ford 79 Layland will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Chestnut Knob Baptist Church with Rev Bruce Wood and Rev L M Legg officiating. Burial in Layland Cemetery. Ford died Monday at his daughter Elizabeth Hicks home after a long illness. Survived by sister Mrs Oole Bowles and brother Harry of Layland and one grandchild. A retired miner, member of Loyal Order of Moose and Chestnut Knob Baptist Church. Born May 9 1883 in Layland to Wallace A and Georgia Gipson Ford. Wallace Funeral Home East Rainelle in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auda Prince Phillips
MacArthur
Curtis Mills
Perry Spangler
Junior Sanger
Lewis Tolbert
Jack Rainy
Harold Dobins
John George
Dallas Johnson
Creed Cook
Hollywood Baptist Church
Caffee Funeral
John Rosser Ford
Layland
Chestnut Knob Baptist Church
Bruce Wood
L. M. Legg
Ford
Elizabeth Hicks
Oole Bowles
Harry
Loyal Order of Moose
Chestnut Knob
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U.S. Cental Intelligence Agency
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Peru
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Beckley Loan CO
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Pettrys
Law Firm
Scherer, Bowers, File and Hodson and
Joseph Luchini
Feigley
Concord
Young Lilly
Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages Corporation
Sears Monument CO
Main ST
Lewis
Derby
Queen
Harris
Adeline Wiley
John James Bell
Red Star
Cecil Perry
Bell
Beckley Hospital
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Co
Thurmond
Rosalee
Joel
Thelma
iLoyalty Permanent Endowment Fund
West Virginia University
Kathleen Wendell Mahan
Frank K
Vivian K. Mahood
Annie M. Proctor
Madison
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Auda P. Phillips
Mrs
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George F. Church
John J. Holstein
Mary B. Maynor
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