Raleigh Named Pilot County in New Rural Development Plan
Fifty five counties in 24 states designated pilot counties to receive educational, technical, administrative and farm credit aid for balanced development. Raleigh in West Virginia listed among counties to participate along with Maryland Garrett and others, while Illinois and Tennessee add remaining counties.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Raleigh
Maryland
Garrett
Tennessee
Grainger
Hardin
Macon
Virginia
Cumberland
Carroll
West Virginia
Lewis
Iinois
Virginia Governor Advances Voluntary Segregation Plan
Virginia Governor Thomas B. Stanley proposes a plan to cut state funds to localities that pursue desegregation. The package, approved by a special school study commission, would divide districts into elementary and secondary systems and allow continued segregation with state aid halted for integrated schools, while protecting teachers and funding in other contexts.
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Richmond
Wic
Thomas B. Stamey
Virginia General Assembly
Virginia
Charlottesville
Arlington
U. S. District Court
Stanley
House
Senate
Regisla
Nezio
Genfor
General Assembly
Hidane
Special School Study Commission
Alabama Votes On Segregation Issue Tuesday
Alabama voters face a Tuesday ballot on a freedom of choice plan designed to preserve segregation in public schools. The measure would allow designated segregated classrooms and empower the legislature to intervene against court orders to integrate.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Boston l
Tlon
E. E. Osgood
A. J. Seaman
R.D. Koler
Portland
Ore
Osgood
International Society of Hematology
Ike
Tennessee School Begins Integration at Clinton High
Clinton High School enrolled about 15 Negro students today under a court order to integrate the state run secondary school. Police jailed John Kasper on riot and vagrancy charges after distributing inflammatory material and urging a picket and boycott. Mayor Lewallen mobilized police to prevent trouble as about 730 white students attended.
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Clinton, Tenn
W . Clinton High School
Tennessee
D. J. Britain Jr
Britain
U.S. Dist
Robert L. Taylor
Knoxville
John Kasper
Washington, D.C
Kasper
W. E. Lewallen
Nasser to Reply on Talks With Suez Plan Committee
An Egyptian official said Cairo would respond Tuesday to talks on the Suez Canal crisis. President Nasser is expected to meet with Australia's Prime Minister Robert Menzies and the five nation committee behind an 18 nation international control plan, but Egypt may reject binding obligations. Menzies waited in London for the reply as Cairo prepared its message after a cabinet meeting.
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Cairo
Egypt
Nasser
Robert G. Menz
London Suez
Menzies
London
Cairé
Two Beckley Boys Charged With Breaking and Entering
Two 1 year-old Beckley boys appeared before Juvenile Court Judge Harry L. McCreery on charges of breaking and entering the Beckley Recreation Building the week before last. They were ordered to make restitution to the building manager and the judgment was held until Sept. 15, with release in the custody of their parents.
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Beckley
Harry L. McCreery
Truck Worker Faints. Beckley Fire Responds
Beckley firemen answered a first aid call at the corner of Wilson and Holl streets about 4:05 p m today when a garbage truck worker reportedly fainted. He was identified as Robert Sanders of Beckley, an employee of the Walter Hopkins Trash Co. He was taken to the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. No condition report was available at press time.
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Beckley
Wilson and Holl Sts
Robert Sanders
Walter Hopkins Trash Co
Beckley Veterans Administralion Hospital
Editor Said Better McQuade Admitted After Heart Attack
J. Needy McQuade, editor at Regis ter, is reported improving at Raleigh General Hospital where he has been a patient since a heart attack Thursday morning. A hospital spokesman said he had a good night.
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J. “Needy” McQuade
Register
Raleigh General Hospital
Western Electric and CWA Announce One Year Contract
Western Electric and the Communications Workers of America reached agreement on a one year contract covering 18 000 telephone equipment installers nationwide. Negotiations headquarters disclosed that the union joined in the public announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wea York
Western Electric Co
The
Communications Workers of America
Police to Serve As Pallbearers for Buckland
Buckland 31 former Beckley officer shot at 4 a m Sunday. Funeral at 2 p m Tuesday First Baptist Sirdreh burial Sunset Memorial Park pallbearers include Capt M E L Styrée Sgt Ross Cattle Sgt Earl A Ballengee Patrolmen W A Teubert Jess W Williams J W Hutchinson honorary pallbearers named. Buckland survived by wife Mary Hawley a daughter Sharon Carol one brother Harry and two sisters. Body at Nate and Quesenberry Funeral Home until service time.
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Beckley
Carl Dale Buckland
Third Ave
Buckland
Dro
Cook
Sunset
Memorial Park
M. EL Styrée
Ross Cattle
Earl A. Ballengee
W. A. Teubert
Jess W. Wiliams
J. W. Hutchinson
Police Department
Big Stick
C. D
Mattie Finch Buckland
Grove “Ave
First Baptist Church
Fellowship
Gideons
Fraternal Order of Police
U. S. Marines
Mary Hawley
Sharon Carol
Harry
Air Force
Montgomery
Ala
M. A. Prentice
Pittsburgh
Carolyn Buckland
Nate and Quesenberry
Shooting Match Postponed After Officer’s Death
The Beckley Fraternal Order of Police shooting match originally scheduled Wednesday has been postponed to Wednesday the 5th due to the death of Palretman Carl Dale Backland.
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Beckley Fraternal Order of
Palretman
Carl Dale Backland
Tragedy Ties Beckley Shooting to Moonshine and Fear
Police conclude fear of capture spurred the fatal early Sunday shooting of Beckley Patrolman Carl Buckland by disabled coal miner Harry Oliver Cooper. After a night of drinking moonshine, Cooper shot Buckland and then fired on Officer Jess Williams before being killed by Williams’s return fire. Sears, who gave Cooper a ride, is a material witness as investigators probe motive and blood alcohol content.
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Beckley
Harry Oliver Cooper
Cool Ridge
Carl Dale Buckland
Cooper
Ralph M. Sears
Crab Orchard
Sears
South Fayette St
Buckland
Jess Williams
Fayette St
Wiliams
Williams
Jess
Jerry Godwin
Patricia Anne
Olinda Lee
Pannell
Raleigh General Hospital
Raleigh County
A. J. Sparacino
James A. Poole
W. E. Webb
Sgt. Webb
Charleston
Sparacino
Raleigh
Poole
Earl A. Ballengee
Cooper Rites Planned Friday at Ghent Church
Funeral services for Harry Oliver Cooper 48 of Cool Ridge will be held at 2 p.m. Friday from Ghent Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. French B Williams officiating. Burial will be in the family cemetery near Egeria. The body remains at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home until 3 p.m. Thursday then will be taken to the residence. Survivors include his wife Emma Shrewsbury Cooper mother Melvina Cooper of Crab Orchard five sons Lawrence Arlis and Shirley Lonnie in the US Air Force and Freddie at home seven daughters Della Mae Sheba Delores Sylvia Debra all at home five brothers Grant Oscar Malachi Pierce Golden four sisters including Percota Paget and Minona Coover Ardelta Shrewsbury and Zenja Hatcher.
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Harry Oliiver Cooper
Cool Ridge
Fies
Carl Dale
Buckland
French B. Williams
Ghent Free Will Baptist Church
Barn
Egeria
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral
Grant
Oscar
Malachi
Detroit
Mich
Pierce
Lashmeet
Golden
Eccles
Percota Paget
Minona Coover
Ardelta Shrewsbury
Dell
Zenja Hatcher
Memorial Fund Started to Aid Officer Buckland Family
Beckley residents launched the Carl Dale Buckland Memorial Fund to support his family and educate his 4 year old daughter Sharon. Gideons sponsor through John Boley says officers lack life coverage beyond hospitalization and the fund may grow under Beckley National Bank oversight. Sidney Fink gave the first contribution. $30 turned over to treasurer Elmer L. Davis.
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Beckley Police Department
Buckland
Policemen’s Pension Fund
Elmer L. Davis
Beckley National Bank
Boley
Trust Department of Theank
Carl Dale Buckland
Sidney Fink
Beckley
Davis
Pinza Improves After Mild Stroke While Abroad
Ezio Pinza shows signs of improvement in Italy after a light stroke and mild heart attack. Dr Celestino Scaravelli says rest and sea travel aid recovery and hopes the singer can sail to New York on September 2. Mrs Pinza notes no permanent injury but he may miss Broadway rehearsals. A Beckley juvenile, 16, is arrested for speeding and will face Juvenile Court.
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Celestino Scaravelli
Cervia Hospital
Pinza
Italy
Dr. Scaravelli
United States
Oak Hill firm faces second break in safe theft
Oak Hill Meters Inc. suffered a second burglary around 3 a.m. with a back-door entry and a smashed rear window. The office safe was breached, about $1,000 missing, and pistols were reported among items disturbed. John Relord Richards faced a March court plea in Fayette Cir Court.
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OAK Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Meters Inc
Oak Hal
A. L. Sydner
Oak
Ursalene Surber
Hewara
Carson
John Relord Rich
Carsta
Hearing Set Friday in Road Death Case
Bil Salley of Prosperity will be arraigned at 10 a.m. Friday before Magistrate T. N. Taurman on charges of negligent homicide drunken driving and driving without a license. Salley is held in Raleigh County Jail after a Sunday arrest by State Police following a Saturday night crash that killed Melvin L. Young 31 of Pemberton.
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Bil Salley
Prosperity
T. N. Taurman
Salley
Raleign
Melvin L. Young
Pemberton
Prosperity pastor ponders true meaning of the cross
The Prosperity Baptist Church pastor Rev James H Neal asks when a cross is genuine and argues Jesus took up His cross willingly for a worthy purpose. He warns against mislabeling everyday hardships as crosses and emphasizes justice, sacrifice, and faith as core meanings.
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James H. Neal
Ial Baptist Church
Prosperity
Mr. Neal
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Peter
T Hough
John
Moses
Skies Over Beckley Tonight and Tomorrow
The Sun sets at 7 01 p m and rises tomorrow. The Moon rises at 10 15 p m on Tuesday with last quarter visible Tuesday night. Saturn appears in the southwest at 8 15 p m, Mars due south at 1 38 a m, near the Great Square of Pegasus, Venus rises at 2 36 a m south of Orion.
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W. VA
West Virginia
Beckley High
Titeeee
Oak Hill High
Serge BS
al ReNepaiat
Greenbrier
Norme
Bluestone Reservoir
Saturn
Mars
Pegasus
Venus
Orion
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Western Electric
C. Dale Buckland
Warren Lovell
Ghent Church
Ezio Pinza
Obrvia
Oak Hill Firm
Tara
Saigi Suh
Hes
Prosperity Baptists
West Weather
Beckley Skies
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