U S Plans Token Withdrawal From Lebanon
The United States says a Marine battalion will begin pulling out of Lebanon on Wednesday, the first day of the U N General Assembly emergency session on the Middle East. The move aims to blunt Soviet charges of aggression while Arab nationalists urged fuller evacuation.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
Lebanon
Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
Middle East
Pravda
Communist Party
Dag Ham
West
United Arab Republic
U.S
Jordan
Iian
U.N
Ibroad
Red China
China
Scientists Report Injection May Save Radiation Victims
Burlington Vermont reports a dual treatment using streptomycin and bone marrow cells shows dramatic protection against death from atomic radiation in mice. Howard H. Vogel Jr. and Donn L. Jordan of Argonne National Laboratory presented the finding at the International Congress on Radiation Research, noting fewer than 15 percent of treated neutron irradiated mice died within 30 days versus 90 to 100 percent of untreated controls.
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Burlington, Vt
Howard H. Vogel Jr
Donn L. Jordan
Atomic Energy Commissioner
Argonne National Laboratory
University of Vermont
Maynor Woman Maggie Wagner Dies at 54
Maggie Gladys Wagner 54 of Maynor died in a local hospital at 4 am after several months illness. Born July 1 194 in Wise County Virginia she was daughter of Clint Boatright and Summerville Scott Boatright. Survived by husband William daughter Ruth Sapp Crossville Tennessee brother Lloyd Boatright sister Dora Wilder Lebiton and four grandchildren. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home arrangements pending.
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Maggie Gladys Wagner
Maynor
Wise County
Clint and
Summerville Scott Boatright
Wanger
Freewill Baptist Church
William
Ruth Sapp
Crossville
Tenn
Lloyd Boatright
Big Stone Gap
Dora Wilder Lebiton
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Checks Not Yet Ready For Election Workers
Raleigh County Clerk C C Smith Jr says election officer checks will not be ready until Aug 20 or later. The office has been besieged with calls and will announce by newspaper when distributions begin. High mailing costs prevented mailing the checks.
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Raleigh
C. C. Smith Jr
Pineville Girl Faces Juvenile Hearing Source: RNS
A 14 year old East Pineville girl was turned over to Wyoming County authorities for a possible Juvenile Court hearing. She testified in a hearing for a 16 year old Logan County boy charged with statutory rape before Circuit Judge C C Chambers. The boy remained jailed pending further investigation. The girl had been missing since Sunday and was found in the Cherry Tree Addition, Logan, with the 16 year old boy.
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Pineville
RNS
East Pineville
Wyoming
Robert M. Worrell
Logan County
Don Keyser
C. C. Chambers
Logan
Leo McNeely
Cherry Tree
Court Completes Tax Job Without Look At Books
Raleigh County Court in a Board of Review and Equalization order closes the case without reviewing personal property books for four districts. The new total assessed valuation is 101,995,210, down 424,530 from the prior estimate, with decreases tied to Beckley Federal Savings and Loan exoneration and delays due to heavy workload in several districts. The order notes land and personal property books were examined and cites an assumed 27,000 automobile tax included in yearly receipts.
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Raleigh County Cewt
Board of Review
John Boley
Boley
Beckley Federal Savings and Loan
East Beckleyan Freed On Bond
Elva McNeal Biggs and Kenneth Ray Armstrong, both of East Beckley, were released on $1,000 bonds after waiving to the Raleigh County Grand Jury while jailed on breaking and entering charges. The trio, tied to a Beckley Hotel Garage burglary on July 28, faced stiffer actions as authorities pursued the grand jury decision.
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Elva
McNeal Biggs
East Beckley
Raleigh County
Cotton White
Raleigh
Biggs
Beckley
Kenneth Ray Armstong
Armstrong
Beckley Hotel
Joseph Lynn Jackson
Jackson
White
Prison Bus Arrives Beckley With Inmates for Parole Violations
The West Virginia Penitentiary long chain Charlie bus arrived in Beckley today with 12 Raleigh County Jail inmates scheduled to depart at 1 p.m. Those being returned for parole violations include Hairston Barry Stanley Webb Walker Worix. Hairston, 44, tried to slash his arm in jail on July 22. he was imprisoned for murdering his first wife. Others sent to the penitentiary after Criminal Court sentences are Jarrell McCutcheon Napier Nichols Puckett Smith.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Raleigh County
Charles Hairston
Richard F. Barry
Walter George Stanley
Clear Fork
Kenneth Webb
Raleigh
Raymon -Walker
Frank Worix
MacArthur
Criminal Court
Giff Jarrell
Marsh Fork
Thomas Lawrence McCutcheon
Elm Grove
James Charles Napier
Whitesville
Andrew Nichols Jr
Stamaford
James Eugene Puckett
Bobby Smith
Pettus
Racial issues behind primaries in New York Arkansas
The Associated Press reports racial issues shaping primaries in New York and Arkansas. In New York Harlem, Rep. Adam Clayton Powell faces challenger Earl Brown in a high profile Democratic contest seen as a national gauge of black sentiment. Powell holds the Republican nomination. In Arkansas, Gov. Faubus dominates a primary where school integration dominates contests for two state Supreme Court justices, while a segregationist candidate targets Justice Minor Millwee. Idaho features a gubernatorial race with State Sen. A M Derr arguing for legalized gambling to boost tax and tourism, facing several rivals including Gov. Smylie.
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Associated Press
New York
Arkansas
Idaho
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell
Earl Brown
New York State
Powell
Brown
Tom
Democratic Party
Aready
Republcan
Orval Faubus
Supreme Court
Faubus
Alty
Jim Johnson
Arkansas’ First Citizens Council
Minor Millwee
Johnson
Millwee
Arkansas Supreme Court
Griffin Smith Jr
Ed F. McFaddin
Smith
McFaddin
A. M. Derr
Derr
Max Hanson
John Glasby
Omar Maine
Robert E. Smylie
Repubican
Quint Honeymooning With Court Clerk
Marie Dionne third of the Canadian quintuplets wed Florent Houle a 33 year old court clerk in a secret ceremony to avoid publicity after last autumns marriages. The fourth sister Yvonne is a nurse. Emilie died in 1954. Two altar boys witnessed the ceremony and assisted at nuptial Mass in Notre Dame Church. The honeymoon was kept secret and Marie previously left a convent after eight months and ran a flower shop briefly.
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Montreal
Marie Dionne
Florent Houle
Annette
Cecile
Yvonne
Emilie
Sacred Heart
Notre Dame
Marie
Yvonne Re
Hoffa Defies Fears to Oust Union Hoodlums
Washington AP Hoffa declares not afraid to expel gangsters and officials with criminal records from the Teamsters. He cites the constitution’s powers, notes past leader Dave Beck’s downfall, and warns against acting tough while acknowledging linked figures from Chicago Detroit Minneapolis and Philadelphia.
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Hoffa
Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
Dave Beck
Beck
Beck J
Kennedy
Chicago
Paul
Ricca
Detroit
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Beckley Exhibit by Art Group Plans September Show
Beckley Art Group seeks a September 20 exhibit on the Courthouse lawn at Main and Heber. Mrs. Harry L. McCreery appeared before Raleigh County Court to secure permission, which was granted, aiming to boost local art interest with multiple annual shows. Mrs. Eugene Eager serves as president as the group plans paintings from their sessions and an all day event open to the public. The group previously held its annual exhibit last May at the Elks Club Ballroom.
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Beckley
Main
Heber
Harry L. McCreery
Beckley Art Group
Raleigh
Eugene Eager
Elks Clut
Area Man Fined In Whisky Case
A Lesterman was released from Raleigh County Jail after paying a 100 dollar fine and costs for possession of moonshine whisky. Cal Richards was jailed, arrested near Lester, awaiting arraignment on related charges. Holly Lee King of North Carolina paid 10 dollars and costs for speeding. Robert Lee, 20, is jailed awaiting arraignment on petit larceny for allegedly taking golf clubs from Black Knight Country Club.
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Lesterman
Raleigh
Cotton White
Cal Richards
Richards
Lester
Guy Goode
Beckley
White Eutire
Goode
Holly Lee King
Midway Park
N.C
White
King
Turnpike
Robert Lee
Laren Ave
Lee
Black Knight Country Club
Joe Stoddard
Brilliant Flash Lights Up Hawaiian Skies From Johnston Island Nuclear Test
A U S Pacific Command announced a nuclear detonation occurred over the Johnston Island area at 12 30 a m Hawaiian time. Rooftop observers saw a brief brilliant flash and a rising mushroom cloud in the Johnston area, 700 miles southwest of Honolulu. The Aug 1 test sparked warnings of radiation risks as a 15 nation U N committee noted potential health effects and debated a halt to tests.
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Honolulu
United States
Johnston Island
Hawaiian
U. S. Pacific Command
Hawaii
Jin
Johnston
Hono
Lulu
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific
Nautilus Arrives In England After Polar Mission
The Nautilus’s 8,145 mile polar voyage ends in Portland England with Cmdr William R. Anderson and 113 crew members greeted by Royal Navy officers U S Ambassador John Hay Whitney and crowds. Anderson receives Legion of Merit for Arctic mission. crew granted shore leave through Monday.
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U.S
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Arctic
North Pole
Royal Navy
John Hay Whitney
U.S. Navy
White House
Eisenhower
Honolulu
Flood blamed on reckless land use in Kanawha County
Charleston AP report quotes Director Warden M. Lane of the Conservation Department blaming the Kanawha County flood on land neglect and hillside gouging by property owners. Damage is estimated at $850,000 as officials assess the impact of reckless land use on the disaster.
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Charleston
M. Lane
The
Conservation Department Today
Kanawha County
Lane
West Virginia declares emergency in seven counties after floods
Gov Underwood proclaims an emergency in Kanawha Clay Braxton Putnam Gilmer Lewis and Roane counties and along the Elk River due to flash floods. Roads built on private property worsened flooding, prompting calls for reforestation and tighter road and mining regulations. Laydown of logging roads blamed for torrent speed and damage.
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Charleston
Underwood
West Virginia
Kanawha
Clay
Braxton
Putnam
Gilmer
Lewis and Roane
Elk River
Kanawha County
Lane
Small Business Agency Designates Kanawha County Disaster Area
The Small Business Administration designated Kanawha County West Virginia as a disaster area due to the August 8 flood. This allows damaged homeowners and business owners to apply for SBA reconstruction or rehabilitation loans at 3 percent interest.
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Washington Ih
Small Business Administration
Kanawha County
W. Va
SBA
Auditors Inspect Raleigh County School Board Books
Two auditors from the West Virginia State Tax Commissioner's office are conducting an audit of the Raleigh County Board of Education's books.
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West Virginia State Tax Commissioner's Office
Raleigh County Board of Education
Raleigh County primary canvass yields official election totals
The Raleigh County Court released official primary totals at noon after a 3.5 day canvass. Democratic U S Senate results show Byrd leading with 11 204 votes, Alderson far behind, Delligatti third. Other races include Senate and House contests, State offices, and local board of education results.
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Raleigh
Robert C. Byrd
United States
Fleming N. Alderson
Jack R. Delligatti
William C. Marland
Jennings Randolph
Arnold M. Vickers
W. R. Wilson
Anthony J. Sparacino
John M. Slack
E. H. Hedrick
Secretary of State
Joe Burdett
Sam B. Chilton
John D. Alderson
James W. Loop
Barl C. Hahn
George E. Baker
Robert E. Alfred
Supreme Court
Thornton G. Berry Jr
Henry L. Ducker
Norman Knapp
Supreme Court of Appeals
K. K. Hall
Harlan M. Calhoun
William B. Hoff
Charles T. Surdiss
James B. Deck
E. van Darsey
Rontley L. Webb
House of Delegates
Roy B. Harmon
Pawl Vennari
0. D. Hall
Evening Sky Features and Meteor Show Peak
Beckley observes a 7 22 p m sunset and an 18 hour day length, with the Sun rising at 4 00 am Wednesday. The Moon is new on August 14 and Venus appears bright near Pollux. The Perseid activity peaks as moonlight wanes, making meteors easier to see.
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Venus
West Virginia Weather Update With Scattered Storms
Variable cloudiness and humid conditions with scattered thunderstorms likely today and tonight. Highs expected 82 to 92, lows to follow with partial clearing by Wednesday as showers end. Beckley and Oak Hill records show mixed recent temps. precipitation near 1.08 inches reported with Bluestone Reservoir at normal stage and gates open.
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Beckley
Oak Hill
S.e
Livers
AL Bellepoint
Greenbrier
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