Congress June to September Debate Looms Amid Weather Delays
Washington ap politics and weather may keep Congress in session well into September. Labor Day adjournment target looms but private views vary. senators and representatives weigh big items like school construction and wage laws against a long session. House rules and campaign timing influence plans as lawmakers return.
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Congress
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House
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Demos Convene on More Than 350000 From State DMV
State Democratic leaders gathered over 350000 from the State Motor Vehicles Department as Hu Jett C. Smith of Beckley was asked about the theft at the statehouse. Smith said Democrats blame Republican carelessness. The platform calls for re evaluating the tax program by lawmakers the governor and Tax Department officials. no advance notice on liquor-by-the-drink and hearings sought input from key organizations for the final platform.
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State Motor Vehicles Department
Hu Jett C. Smith
Beckley
Statehouse
Smith
Tax Department
Beckley Driver Forfeits Five Dollar Bond
Warren L. Watkins seventeen of Beckley forfeited a five dollar bond in Beckley Police Court Thursday night on a charge of running a red light. Douglas Kiser eighteen of 505 North Oakwood Avenue forfeited a fifteen dollar bond after being charged Wednesday with running three red lights. Three persons charged with being drunk forfeited bonds totaling fifty five dollars and fifty cents in court Thursday.
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Warren L. Watkins
Beckley
Douglas Kiser
N. Oakwood Ave
Jury Deliberates in Murder Trial of William Kelly Case
The trial featured defense claims of robbery as motive while Dist Atty said King orchestrated Alex Morris murder. Morris testified under attack, with former Governor Coleman criticizing the evidence. Judge Rodgers barred admissions by King about hiring Morris. No defense witnesses testified as the trial opened Monday.
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Townsend
J. W. Gipson
Dist
Chatwin Jackson
King
Alex Morris
William Kelly
Morris
J.P. Coleman
Mississippi
Coleman
Rodgers
Mine explosion near Lundale leaves one hurt seven dead
In Southern West Virginia on February 12 1958 a slate fall and powder car explosion in a mine killed six men during an early morning supply trip. Eight men were on the section when the powder car ignited or exploded. seven died and one survived. The blast occurred around 7 15 a m with miners missing or trapped in No 22 Island Creek Coal Co. collapse.
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West Virginia
Lundale
Holden
Island Creek Coal Co
Wilson
Coal Company
Man in Critical Condition After Carbon Monoxide Attempt
Edward H. Gunnoe Jr., 39, of Prosperity, remained in critical condition at Beckley VA Hospital after an apparent suicide attempt. He was found in his garage Wednesday with a hose from a car exhaust in his mouth and the engine running.
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Edward H. Gunnoe Jr
Prosperity
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Gunnoe
Larrick Boy Injured In Dexter Ave Accident
Michael Larrick a 12 year old son of Mr and Mrs J S Larrick of 215 Fairview Ave is listed in good condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a fractured skull. He was injured Tuesday evening on Dexter Ave when a van in front of a car was struck by a vehicle. Police did not investigate the accident.
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Michael Larrick
J. S. Larrick
Fairview Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Dexter Ave
Sleeping Beauties Believed Drugged
The Cleveland case concerns Bernadette Fratantonio age 3 and her sister Venita 5 who began mysterious sleeping spells last fall. Blood tests at Mount Sinai Hospital detected traces of barbiturate in Bernadette and Venita. Both girls were isolated as police investigate under Inspector Richard R. Wagner.
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Land
Tony
Bernadette Fratantonio
Venita
Mount Sinai Hospital
Bernadette
Richard R. Wagner
Schultz expelled after Kiev incident in Soviet tour
Komsomolskaya Pravda reports Schultz, an American tourist, caused indigna tion and is expelled for anti Soviet agitation in Kiev. The action follows Col. Edwin M. Kirton being ordered out days earlier and a third American, Robert Christner, expelled for spy photography.
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
Schultz
Soviet Union
Edwin M. Kirton
U.S
Robert Christner
Sparks
Nev
Kiev
Powers Family Seeks Soviet Lawyer Aid in Trial
The pilot Powers faces trial with his wife and father stalking the proceedings as the Virginia attorney confirms the Soviet government will appoint a defense lawyer. Parker expresses hope for a guilty verdict on flying the plane rather than espionage and a light sentence within Soviet limits.
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Virginia
Parker
Air Grab Snags Capsule Recovery Near Frederick Md
Air crews and a Frederick Maryland based C119 pilot spotted a returning capsule during a weather interrupted descent. The orange and white chute was seen in the water by a winch operator aboard the air craft as Gen Greer praised the air snatch program and outlined future recovery plans from Honolulu to Sunnyvale and Washington.
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Shinnick
Herman E. Caling
Greer
Air Force
Honolulu
Honollulu
Lockheed’s
Sunnyvale
Calif
San Francisco
Washington
Queen Mary delayed as other news piles up
Actress Jean Simmons wins divorce from Stewart Granger in Nogales with custody of daughter Tracy and no alimony while child support is arranged. A Mourey-like murder stir rattles Miami to New York as authorities seek motive in the brutal killing of former butler to Hope Hampton and WWII chauffeur to Gen. Patton. Eisenhower flies to Camp David via helicopter after weathered landing. State briefs note Gov. Underwood’s visit to Fort Stewart and WV schools for the Deaf and Blind to appoint a new superintendent. Cabell Huntington Hospital plans a 112 million dollar addition with a rooftop helicopter port.
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Jean Simmons
Nogales
Ariz
Stewart Granger
Miss Simmons
Tracy
Miami
New York
Joseph Mourey
Butler
Hope Hampton
George C. Patton
Mourey
Eisenhower
Camp David
Thurmont
Catoctin Mountain
Underwood
Fort Stewart
150Th Armored Cavalry
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Attorney General
UN Force Seizes Katanga Airfield Role Swedes Guard
Swedish troops serve as honor guard for Hammarskjold in Leopoldville while preparing to replace Belgian forces in Katanga’s mining region. First units stay at Elisabethville air field as talks with Katanga premier begin. Lighthouse patrols by Congolese police increase tensions amid moves toward autonomy.
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New York
Hammarskjold
U.N
Elisabethville
Kivu
Leopoldville
Eisenhower
Katanga
Lumumba
Platform Aims to Expand Merit Protections and Study Constitution
The platform calls for extending the merit system to cover more state employees to ensure adequate protection against arbitrary dismissal. It also proposes a thorough study of the State Constitution with a report on suggested revisions and emphasizes the importance of surplus foods as essential to a varied and balanced diet.
Counselor Plans Move to Beckley After WVU Degree
A new counselor with a master’s in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling from West Virginia University and a background at Concord College will relocate his wife and two year old daughter Pamela to Beckley soon. He enjoys water skiing golf and football.
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Concord College
West Virginia University
Pamela
Beckley
Deaths And Funerals William F Hatfield 78 Oceana
Funeral services for William Frank Hatfield 78 of Oceana were held at 2 p m at First Church of God Oceana with Rev William C Lusk and Rev Orville Belcher presiding Burial followed at Trent Cemetery Simon He died at 8 p m Wednesday at home after a long illness Born at Gilbert he was the son of the late Lee and Judy Vance Hatfield Survivors include wife Leona Trent Hatfield a son Dr R O Hatfield of Oceana four daughters Angie Matthews Ruth Spratt Hazel Trent Garnet Hatfield a stepson Harley Christian a half sister Walter Gross 16 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren The body was taken to the Evans Funeral Home in Oceana The Nazarene Johnstown Road is noted with Rev Carl Belcher and Rev Everett Shafer in charge Burial will be in White Cemetery Beelick Knob Ripley died at 8 10 a m Thursday at a local hospital following a short illness.
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William Frank Hatfield
Oceana
Church of God
William C. Lusk
Orville Belcher
Trent Cemetery
Simon
Gilbert
Lee
Judy Vance Hatfield
Leona Trent Hatfield
R. O. Hatfield
Angie Matthews
Ruth Spratt
Bim
Hazel Trent
Garnet Hatfield
Hanover
Harley Christian
Beckley
Walter Gross
Spencer
Evans Funeral Home
Nazarene
Johnstown Road
Carl Belcher
Everett Shafer
White Cemetery
Beelick Knob
Ripley
Carrie Arthur Rites Set At Doggett Chapel Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Erskin Arthur 83 of Fayetteville will be 2 p m Saturday at Doggett Chapel Methodist Church Dempsey with Rev Charles S Thompson in charge Burial will be in Vaughn Cemetery Fayetteville She died Wednesday in a Montgomery hospital after a long illness Born February 6 1877 at Dempsey she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Dempsey Vaughn She was the widow of Charles H Arthur Survivors include two daughters Mrs Rudell Tamplin and Mrs Louise Cottle both of Fayetteville two sisters Mrs Thelma Feazell and Mrs Lillian Smith both of Fayetteville eight grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren The body will lie at Dodd Payne Funeral Home and be taken to the church one hour before services
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Carrie Erskin Arthur
Fayetteville
Doggett Chapel Methodist Church
Dempsey
Charles S. Thompson
Vaughn Cemetery
Montgomery
John and
Mary Dempsey Vaughn
Doggett Methodist Church
Charles H. Arthur
Luck Everette A funeral plans set for Thurmond man
Everette A Luck 54 of Thurmond died in Oak Hill Hospital at 1 am Thursday after a three week illness. A track laborer for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co he was born in 1906 at Bumpass Virginia. Survived by wife Maudie Louise Green Luck of Thurmond a brother Clifford Luck of Richmond five sons William R of Richmond Howard M Larry D Everette W and Rodney D all of Thurmond six daughters Harold Martin of Beaver Dam Virginia Lawrence C Tambelini of Richmond Louise Luck Mary Jean Luck Rosa Lee Luck Debra Luck all of Thurmond and two grandchildren.
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Everette Anthony Luck
Thurmond
Oak Hill Hospital
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
The
Christian Church
Bumpass
Bumpass, Va
Maudie Louise Green Luck
Clifford Luck
Richmond
William R
Howard M
Larry D
Everette W
Rodney D
Harold Martin
Beaver Dam
Lawrence C. Tambelini
Louise Luck
Mary Jean Luck
Rosa Lee Luck
Debra Luck
Millie Tucker Rites Set In Jordan Mines Va
Funeral services for Mrs Mellie Frances Tucker 72 of Shady Spring will be held at 2 p m Monday in the Christian Church Jordan Mines Va with the Rev Carl Smith officiating Burial will be in Lone Star Cemetery Jordan Mines She died Thursday night after a long illness Survivors include husband R L Tucker son Charles M Wolfe Baltimore Md daughter Mrs Mary Arrington Kinggasd brothers Osborne Covington H B Paxton Jordan Mines sister Mrs P H Kemper Covington seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren The body will be taken from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to Covington Va at 7 a m
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Mellie Frances Tucker
Shady Spring
Christian Church
Jordan Mines
Carl Smith
Lone Star
Tucker
Virginia
Lee
Jeanette Nida Paxton
R. L. Tucker
Charles M Wolfe
Baltimore
Mary Arrington
Kingcaid
Osborne
Covington
H. B. Paxton
P. H. Kemper
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
P Allen Norris Dies After Collapse in Dumfries Virginia
P Allen Norris 64 of Dumfries Va died at 11 a m Thursday after collapsing on the street following a heart attack. He was plant supervisor for Virginia Power Co Dumfries Survived by two brothers in law and sisters Mr and Mrs Roy Ellison 111 Maple Ave and Mr and Mrs A M Shannon Beaver Funeral services to be held in Manassas Va with body to be removed to Dunbar for further services Sunday
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P. Allen Norris
Dumfries
Virginia Power Co
Roy Ellison
Maple Ave
A. M. Shannon
Beaver
Manassas
Dunbar
Funeral set for Alvey F Lester of Tams Mountain
Alvey Franklin Lester 46 of Tams Mountain dies from a heart attack at work at Wind ing Gulf Coals in Tams. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Soak Creek Gospel Tabernacle with Rev. Oakey Cox officiating. Burial in Mills Cemetery Soak Creek. Lester was born November 27 1913 in Soak Creek and leaves four sons Carl Kenneth Sophia Robbie Ray Jacksonville Fla Douglas Franklin Stuart Fla Julius Lee at home. four daughters Wanda Billsbourough Carol Jean Smith Albion Pa Regina Ann Julia Marie at home. seven grandchildren. He was an electrician for 29 years and a member of United Mine Workers Local 5952 at Tams. The body will be taken from Williams Funeral Home to the residence at 1 p.m. Saturday. Pallbearers Edward Hughes J D Delp Jack Grose Willard Lester Bernard Bowers and Lomo Al Edwards.
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Alvey Franklin Lester
Tams Mountain
Soak Creek
Phillip
Renda Mills Lester
Violet Marie Mills Lester
Carl Kenneth
Sophia
Bobbie Ray
Jacksonville
Fla
Douglas Franklin
Stuart
Julius Lee
Wanda Billsbourough
Carol Jean Smith
Albion
Regina Ann
Julia Marie
Williams Funeral
Edward Hughes
J. D. Delp
Jack Grose
Willard Lester
Bernard Bowers
Lomo al Edwards
Final rites for Claude W Ripley at First Church
Claude W Ripley age 30 of 126 Allen Ave. will have funeral services at 1 p m Sunday in the First Church of the.
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C. W.) Ripley
Allen Ave
Jasper Altizer dies at 84 in Baileysville hospital
Jasper Altizer, 84, of Baileysville, died at 7:45 a.m. today at Wyoming General Hospital where he had been a patient since Sunday. The body is at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Pineville.
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Jasper Altizer
Baileysville
Wyoming General Hospital
Robertson and Foglesong
Pineville
Funeral notice for Mrs Kathryn Woods of Bluefield
Kathryn Woods 53 of 308 Frederick Street Bluefield died unexpectedly at home Born August 8 1907 in Eccles She was the widow of James W Wood Jr and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church Bluefield Survived by five sisters Constance Flanigan Beckley Mrs William Wiley Newport News VA Mrs James Short Princeton Mrs Robert Keeney Salem VA Mrs Frances Harold Bangor ME and four brothers Daniel Flanigan Urbana OH John R Flanigan Springfield OH Michael M Flanigan Princeton and Richard J Flanigan Rich Creek VA Requiem mass at Sacred Heart Bluefield at 930 AM Saturday Burial Monte Vista Cemetery Rosary at Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield at 8 PM today Pallbearers John R Flanigan Michael M Flanigan Richard J Flanigan Harry Woods Robert Woods Charles Woods
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Kathryn Flanigan Woods
Frederick St
Bluefield
Eccles
Daniel P. Flanigan Princeton
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
James W. Wood Jr
Constance Flanigan
Beckley
William Wiley
Newport News
James Short
Princeton
Robert Keeney
Salem
Frances Harold
Bangor
Daniel P. Flanigan
Urbana
Ohio
John R
Springfield
Michael M
Richard J
Rich Creek
George J. Burke
Monte Vista
Hawkins
John R Flanigan
Michael M. Flanigan
Richard J. Flanigan
Harry Woods
Robert Woods
Charles Woods
Echo I satellite named as it enters orbit over Earth
NASA announced Echo I in orbit at 6 45 a m after the Thor Delta rocket released the 10 story high balloon payload. Glennan confirmed the orbit and named the satellite Echo I while officials noted the craft will serve as a radio signal reflector at about 1000 miles altitude, visible at night.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
T. Keith Glennan
Space Agency
Robert Gray
Minimum wage row splits Dixie legislators in Kennedy debate
Senate debate on Kennedy wage law drew mixed views from Southern Democrats and Republicans. Sen. Russell backed modest raises while opposing broader coverage. Sen. Holland favored a $1.15 to $1.25 range. Sen. Cotton urged limiting scope to protect small businesses. Kennedy argued the plan would strengthen the economy without inflationary harm.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Dixie
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Russell
Holland
House
Norris Cotton
Senate
Congress
Cotton
Discoverer program cited as key to space age advances
General Schriever praised the Discoverer program as a complex milestone accelerating recovery rates and boosting related efforts in Samos and Midas missile warning projects. He said future capsules would carry life supports and a small monkey on recovery tests, noting no further failures after switching to a new bill clip.
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Schriever
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Mercury
Earth
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