Beckley Man Waives To Jury In Slaying
Eugene Venable and Gregory Cotton White waived preliminary hearing and were bound over to the Raleigh County Grand Jury. Venable, charged with the knife slaying of Vernon Dickerson on Gregory Street, faced a magistrate after a late night street altercation. Dickerson died at Raleigh General Hospital. Venable had prior convictions and parole history linked to another homicide case. Dickerson had previously served time for manslaughter after pleading guilty in 1952.
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Eugene Venable
Gregory Cotton White
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Grand Jury
Venable
Vernon Dickerson
McAlpin
White
Dickerson
Gregory Street
Jesse Bester
Jack Thomas
Raleigh General Hospital
Rock
Beckley
W. A. Burke
Burke
West Virginia
Ronald Rogers
H Street
Herman Thompson
Sheriff Probes Three Break-Ins in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office investigates three weekend break-ins. Roy Hambrick reports the Winding Gulf Coal supply house entered at 10 am with missing mine car wheels, tools, pipes, mining gear, and one ton of strap iron. Epperly Company Store had no items taken. The Stoco Water and Developing Plant was damaged at the roof and building. operator J.C. Swift found it Sunday. Dennis Leary Jr notes the plant serves Coal City, Princewick, and Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Sheriff's Office
Zina French
Roy Hambric
Gulf Coats
Epperly Company
Stoco Water
Dennis Leary Jr
J.C. Swift
Coal City
Princewick
Phillips
Leary
Lawmakers Inspect Hopemont Affairs in West Virginia
A legislative subcommittee led by Senate President Ralph J. Bean visited Hopemont Sanitarium to probe irregularities at the tuberculosis institution. Accompanying Bean were Sen. John Carrigan and Del. David Baker, with Institutions Commissioner Harold Neely and a Legislative Auditor’s representative. Interviewing of employees was in progress, with the inspection expected to continue for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terra Alta
W. Va
Cap
Hopemont Sanitarium
State Senate
Ralph J. Bean
Bean
John Carrigan
R-Marshall
Senate
Del
David Baker
R-Cabell
Yellowjacket Stings Kill Morgantown Man
A Morgantown man identified as Paul Friend, 32, died after being stung by yellowjackets while clearing brush near a vacant lot. He suffered multiple stings to the ear and arms. doctors cited anaphylaxis as the reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Mile Ground Medical Center
Paul Friend
Friend
Slayer Of Wife Gels Prison Term
Robbie Lee Jones of West Union pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the fatal shooting of his wife Nellie Herrod Jones. Circuit Judge Max DeBerry sentenced him to five to 18 years, with credit for time already served in Doddridge County jail. The April 9 death occurred after police said he had been drinking and waved a pistol to frighten her.
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West Union
Robbie Lee Jones
Max DeBerry
Jones
Nellie Herrod Jones
Doddridge County
Floods Displace 600 Families in Eastern Venezuela
Flooding in eastern Venezuela prompts 600 families to abandon homes. Reports estimate property damage around 600000 dollars as relief units assess impact and coordinate rescue and shelter efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Nadler Nears Quiz Money Record on CBS Show
Teddy Nadler, a former U S Civil Service Clerk from St. Louis, nears the all time TV quiz money mark after adding 10000 to reach 242000 on The 64 000 Question. He defeated Miss Urana Clarke and John Most at key levels while Miss Clarke and Most faltered on music and baseball questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Teddy Nadler
St. Louis
U.S
Cbs-Tv
Urana Clarke
John Most
Miss Clarke
Westport
Conn
Most
Brookline Mass
Nadler
Dolores Brown
New York City
Robert Strom
Brow
DPA Warehouse Inventory Shows No Major Shortages
The Department of Public Assistance reported a routine stock inventory at Logan Surplus Commodity warehouse found no major shortages after a management shakeup. Supervisor Opal Feeney and senior clerk Virginia Franco resigned. investigations into irregularities and questioned checks bearing their signatures continue, with Waggy noting normal stock results do not prove absence of wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Department of Public Assistance
Logan
Opal Feeney
Virginia Franco
DPA
Thomas R. Egbert
Egbert
William Waggy
Wagey
Waggy
Showdown Looms On Labor Curbs
Washington drives a last ditch bid for labor control in Congress as the House takes up a Senate bill demanding public disclosure of union finances and expanding member input. The Senate passed it 88 to 1 on June 17 amid partisan criticism from Rep. Hoffman who called the measure reckless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
House Labor Committee
Senate
Republican Committee
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Irving M. Ives
Clare E. Hoffman
R-Mich
Holden Man Dies In Flaming Holden Home
Logan Ur Clifford Smith a 40 year old electrician for Island Creek Coal Co. died in a house fire that destroyed his four room frame home at Holden early today. Mrs Smith woke to the blaze at 3 40 am and took their two children to a hospital to reach the fire department. The cause and damage estimate were unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Ur—Clifford Smith
Island Creek Coal Co
Holden
Nautilus Heads Home After Pole Crossing
The USS Nautilus, first submarine to traverse the North Pole, sails for home from PORTLAND England as its Arctic voyage concludes with a historic feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nautilus
Portland
England
North Pole
International Nudists Shiver At 64 Degree Britain Meet
WOBURN England AP delegates at the 6th World Naturist Congress shiver in 64 degree weather at Britain's best dressed peer estate. Some sample nudity occurs as outfits are minimal and privacy is enforced by a night watchman. The Duke of Bedford hosts the event with a plan to define naturism beyond Nudism and sunbathing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woburn
England
Britain
Angella
Duke of Bedford
Percy Wilford
AFL-CIO to Tighten Teamster Quarantine
Unity House PA AP reports AFL-CIO leaders meet in Washing ton to decide on severing mutual aid with the ousted Teamsters amid corruption charges. George Meany says unions must end ties with the giant truckers union as Walter Reuther weighs a vote to cut all Teamster links, risking retaliation and split labor solidarity. Secretary Dulles is to discuss foreign affairs with labor chiefs at a Pocono Mountains camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity House
Senate
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
George Meany
Aflcio
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Aflcio Executive Council
James R. Haffa
Maurice Hutcheson
Big Carpenters Union
Hutcheson
Indiana
William
Big Bill) Hutcheson
Meany
Dave
Beck
Dulles
Labor
Pocono Mountain
Ladies Garment Workers Union
Mideast Plan Sponsors Predict U.N. Approval
At a United Nations emergency session in New York the Mideast peace plan drew Western support while lacking key Asian and Arab backing. Initial sponsors Norway Canada Colombia and Denmark anticipated a two thirds vote. U S and British assurances promised forces quit Lebanon and Jordan once stability is restored and the UN acts to render their presence unnecessary.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
Eisenhower
Norway
Canada
Colombia
Denmark
United States
Britain
Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
Assembly
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
U.S
Lebanon
Jordan
U.N
Hurricane Cleo Losing Force Near Bermuda
Hurricane Cleo moves northward in the open Atlantic with diminishing winds near the center but growing size. It poses no threat to the U S mainland as winds reach 103 mph near the center while the storm travels about 20 mph east northeast of Bermuda. The Weather Bureau expects some size increase as it weakens.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
U.S
U. S
Bermuda
Weather
Weather Update From West Virginia Regions
Mostly sunny today with a high in the 70s and a fair night in the 60s. Tuesday looks sunny and warmer in the west during the afternoon. Reports from Beckley and Yak Rill show yesterday's highs and last night's lows, with Greenbrier at normal stage and Bluestone Reservoir cloudy with water level around 24 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Yak Rill
Greenbrier
Senate Cites 13 For Contempt In Rackets Hearings
The Senate voted 87 to 0 to cite 13 witnesses for contempt in the Rackets Committee hearings. Maurice Hutcheson, international president of the Carpenters Union, leads the list for defying questions on finances and misused funds. Indictments would proceed via grand jury. penalties include up to a year in prison and a $1000 fine. Also cited were Tony Accardo and Pete Licavoli, linked to Chicago and Detroit rackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Maurice A. Hutcheson
The
Carpenters Union
Justice Department
Congress
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Hutcheson
Tony Accardo
Chicago
Pete Licavoli
Detroit
Tucson
Ariz
State Fair Opens With Balanced 1958 Program in West Virginia
LEWISBURG WV AP The 1958 West Virginia State Fair opened after noon with a program sponsors call the best balanced in the fair's 34 year history. The flag raising on the Fairlea grounds featured Frankford High School band and Armed Forces members. A concert by the band followed and the Suffair's newest industrial exhibits debuted. The first grandstand and outdoor stage show was scheduled for 7 p.m. EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
W. Va
Fairlea
Frankford High School
British Admiral Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair Dies
LONDON AP report states Britain's senior admiral Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair died Sunday night at age 93. He is believed to be the last British survivor of the Egyptian War of 1982.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Dudley Rawson
Stratford de Chair
Dudley
Kee Urges Action to Counter Soviet Coal Export Drive
Rep Elizabeth Kee of Virginia accuses the government of tolerating a Russian led export offensive that threatens U S coal markets. She cites a potential 12 million ton export loss this year and urges decisive measures to defend West Virginia and other states export gains. The coal industry has appealed to the State Department for action amid vague promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elizabeth Kee
Davi Va
Russia
West Virginia
U.S
United States
West
Kee
State Department
Boundary Groups Meet Over WV Virginia Boundary
Representatives from West Virginia and Virginia convene in White Sulphur Springs to resolve a disputed boundary area between Monroe County WV and Allegheny County VA. WV figures estimate potential overlap up to 4000 acres as commissions from both states seek clarity on archival disagreement.
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White Sulphur Springs LP
West Virginia
Virginia
Monroe County
W. Va
Allegheny County
Virginia General Assembly
Edgar B. Sims
Sims
West Virginia Commission
Paul Price
Night Sky Briefs Highlight Moon Jupiter Spica
Beckley skies show sun sets 7 15 p m rises 5 43 a m Tuesday. The moon sets 9 23 p m first quarter August 21. Tonight the moon near Spica and Jupiter in Virgo. Jupiter drifts away from Spica about 442 million miles from Earth tonight.
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Spica
Jupiter
Virgo
Soviet Moon Rocket Fails In Cape Canaveral Blast
Investigators at Cape Canaveral probe the first lunar rocket explosion as Air Force officials in Washington consider Soviet speed in the moon race. Lt Gen Roscoe Wilson predicts a U S launch on Sept 14 while noting Soviets may try Sept 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Air, Force
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Washington
Air Force
Russia
United States
Roscoe Wilson
U. S
Soviet Union
Wilson
America
Navy Vanguard
Bernard Schriever
Air Force Ballistic Missile Division
Schriever
Roy W. Johnson
Defense Department
Army
Moon
Earth
Britain to conduct third series of nuclear tests
London reports Britain will soon launch a third series of nuclear weapons tests at Christmas Island in the central Pacific. The Defense Ministry said last night the first British H-bomb was set off May 15, 1957, with four more reported since, the most recent on April 28. Details on the scope were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Christmas Island
Central Pacific
Defense Ministry
Mrs Bertha Neff Recovering at Home After Heart Attack
Mrs Bertha Neff of 10 Raleigh Avenue is convalescing at home following a heart attack suffered early today. She was treated at her residence at about 4 93 a.m. by Dr. Fred Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Neff
Raleigh Avenue
Red Scientists Extend Sympathy On U S Moon Failure
Moscow observers and Western reporters reacted with measured sympathy to the U S Moon rocket failure. Soviet Moonwatch director Anna Masevich called the setback a pity affecting many, while Crimean Observatory head A B Severny called the attempt the first wonderful step in a significant activity. The Soviet press offered restrained commentary as London papers noted shared disappointment and a shift from past Sputnik skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U.S
International Astronomical Union
Anna Masevich
A. B. Severny
Crimean
London
Gasoline Thefts Put Two In Jail
Two men Lester C. Jones of Hoo Sick New York and James Riley Munsey of Gaffney South Carolina were jailed by State Police at 10 1 p m Sunday on charges of tampering with a motor vehicle for stealing gasoline from vehicles at Foley Construction Co 1921 By Pass Willi e Bonds Shady Spring kept in jail for failing to pay a fine and costs for driving with expired temporary plates Adam Rusienski Eccles released after posting 500 bond for arraignment on a drunk driving charge Glennis Maynor Clear Fork jailed awaiting arraignment for operating a vehicle without registration Maynor booked Saturday by a constable
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riaeigh County
Lester C. Jones
Hoosick
N. Y
James Riley Munsey
Gaffney
S.C
Foley Construction Co
Johnson Willie - Bonds
Shady Spring
J. E. Mays
Adam Rusienski
Eccles
W. A. Burke
Glennis Howard Maynor
Clear Fork
Florida Authorities Take Mabscott Man to Florida
Raleigh County Sheriff Zina French said Orange County officials arrived in Beckley on Sunday to transport Donald Keener of Mabscott to Florida. Keener, charged with forgery in Orange County, remained held in the Raleigh County Jail until pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Zina French
Orange County
Fla
Beckley
Donald Keener
Mabscott
Florida
Keener
Congressmen Ready For Foreign Trips
Washington AP reports some members will depart for overseas trips regardless of adjournment, though fewer than last year due to campaign duties. Trips include Space Committee members to Amsterdam for the International Astronautical Federation and Joint Atomic Energy Committee members to Geneva for an international convention on atomic energy. Senate and House Economic Committee members plan to assess European economic matters. Funding may come from congressional funds or counterpart foreign currencies under aid programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Senate House
The
Interparliamentary Union
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
House Space Committee
International Astronautical Federation
Amsterdam
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Geneva
Senate House Economic Committee
Europe
U. S
Congressional
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Mideast Plan
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Wes
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REP
Boundary Groups
Beckley Skies
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