China Opens Bid to Lead World Communism
TOKYO UP I reports Peiping signals strongest push yet to be recognized as global communist leader. The official People's Daily proclaims Maoist theories carry weight and vows to bury imperialism if necessary. China braces against U N and Khrushchev lines while backing Albania as Soviet relations sour.
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Tokyo
UPI
China
Peiping
America
India
Russia
Mao Tsetung
Peiping People’s Daily
United Nations
U.S
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Albania
Christmas News Roundup of Cold Weather and Global Events
Unseasonably cold weather sweeps two thirds of the nation with snow transforming many towns into Christmas cards. King Saud undergoes cataract surgery in Boston and Attlee improves in London hospital. Opera star Blanche Thebom and Dr. Albert D Errico wed in New York. AEC reports 516 million spent on nuclear weapons and 733 million on explosives in the year ending June 30. AFL CIO rift widens over peace formula with Reuther planning a floor fight. State briefs note WVU president-elect Miller at BPW budget hearings and Ohio Valley Bus workers threatening a contract date. Dr P I Reed to be honored at WVU Phi Beta Kappa dinner.
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Saudi Arabia
King Saud
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Boston
Clement Attlee
London
Lord Atlee
Blanche Thebom
Texas
Albert D’errico
New York
Atomic Energy Commission
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
George Meany
Reuther
Miami Beach
Paul A. Miller
West Virginia University
State Board of Public Works
BPW
WVU
Miller
Ohio Valley Bus Co
P. I. Reed
School of Journalism
Phi Beta Kappa
Morgantown
Project Gnome Test Detonated Near Ground Zero
The underground n test called Project Gnome detonated five minutes after the A device as wiring or shock caused simultaneous release. A ball of orange flame rose and officials observed earth heave up to two feet from a helicopter at 500 feet altitude. The vapor cloud trailed for hours while AEC said 70 percent of data was recoverable. Further tests and analyses will continue in coming days and weeks.
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Earth
Teller
Defense
Gerald Johnson
Ground Zero
Johnson
AEC
Phillip Randolph
Red Bloc factors behind Khrushchev action
The two main factors push Khrushchev to take drastic steps now. First, to intensify the drive to topple Albania’s leadership and restore Moscow’s ideological line as the Kremlin tightens its stance with the West over Benin. Second, to deter dissidents in other Communist satellites like Poland and Czechoslovakia, signaling that Russia will not tolerate a spread of Albania’s defiance.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Benin
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Ajbattia
Albania’s Tense Ties Likely to Invade Bloc Trade
Albania’s rift with Communist allies risks an economic boycott of the Adriatic nation by most bloc members except China. The only notable split among Communist states was in 1948 when Stalin vilified Tito and expelled Yugoslavia from Cominform, but diplomatic ties remained intact.
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Sia
Adriatic
Communist Bloc
China
Josef Stalin
Tito
Cominform
Beckley Men Hurt In Wreck
Two Beckley men were admitted to Beckley Hospital at 2 40 am after a one car wreck on Route 3 about two miles south of the Beckley Water Co reservoir. Robert Moore 23 of 109 Laurel Terrace listed in fair condition suffered head injuries Floyd Parker 23 of 311 Gregory St sustained injuries to left hand and head and is said to be in satisfactory condition. A Day and Night Garage employee said the 1954 model car was a total loss after it ran over a small hill and struck a pole. cause of the accident was unknown and not investigated.
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Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Beckley Water Co
Robert Moore
Laurel Terrace
Floyd Parker
Gregory St
West Virginia Briefs Highlight No Traffic Deaths Weekend
West Virginia state police reported a rare no death weekend on highways amid severe weather, marking the first such stretch since late September. the year’s toll stands at 343, just one under 1960. Also: Harold C. Igo, 27, captured after escaping Moundsville prison. Kent and Rowell charged with a liquor-store holdup in Charleston. James A. Long, 52, faces arson counts for forest fires. John Brown treason drama to get a second season in Charles Town. Rep Arch Moore slams Kennedy oil imports. North American Aviation names Morrison and Breede for Princeton plant roles.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Harold C. Igo
Moundsville
South Charleston
Franklin D. Kent
James W. Rowell
Miami, Fla
N. A. A. Los Angeles
North American Aviation Inc
James E. Morrison
Luther E. Breede
Princeton
W. Va
Car Fire Reported on Granville Ave in Beckley
Beckley Fire Department responded at 10 25 a m to a car fire on Granville Ave. The owner was identified as Howard Phillips though the address was not known. Fire officials said gasoline leaked onto the manifold and ignited. the vehicle sustained no damage.
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Beckley
Granville Ave
Howard Phillips
Smith Regulation Cuts Relief Benefit and Work Incentive
Smith current regulation argues that deductions reduce any incentive for relief families to seek part time work.
5 Discount Stores Raided In Blue Laws Clampdown
United Press International reports Sunday raids at five discount stores in Huntington and Weirton under the state Sunday closing law. Twenty two employees and store officials were arrested and bonded as warrants charged laboring on the Sabbath. Hearings set for those arrested.
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United Press International
Huntington
Weirton
Whiz Discount
Heck’s Discount
Andrew Kitchen
Jim
Katanga Crisis Deepens As U.N. Vows Swift Action
U.N. forces under Gen. Sean McKeown warn the Katanga fighting may end in days if guerrilla war follows. Katanga President Tshombe sends indirect peace overtures which Washington will ignore. Anti American sentiment drives Elisabethville's Americans to flee to Ndola as gendarmes bar whites and the damaged mission staff evacuates.
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U. S
Katanga
Elisabethville
U. N
Sean McKeown
Leopoldville
United Nations
McKeown
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Ndola
Rhodesia
Seventh Day Adventist Mission
Stanaford Driver Posts Drunk Bond
Marion McGuire of Stanaford released from Raleigh County Jail at 9 05 p m after posting 57 bond before Magistrate W A Burke on a drunk driving charge. Vinson Houston Beaver paid 22 in fines before Mag Burke for drunkenness and roadside parking. released from custody at 8 15 p m after jail by State Police. John B Lee of Ft Campbell Ky and David Waselchalk of Ft Dix N J released from county jail at 9 45 a m in custody of military police for absent without leave. Kenneth Young Pemberton charged with petit larceny released after paying 33 in fines and costs to Magistrate Burke. Carlos Martin Jr Glen Morgan cited for making unnecessary noise posting cash bond and released. appearance in police court Dec 18.
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Marion McGuire
Stanaford
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
Beckley
Vinson Houston
Beaver
Burke
John B. Lee
Ft. Campbell
David Waselchalk
Ft. Dix
N. J
Kenneth Young
Pemberton
Carlos Martin Jr
Glen Morgan
Mabscott Man Jailed on Capias Warrant Today
William Howard Ferguson of Mabscott was jailed at 11 15 a m by sheriff's deputies on a capias warrant.
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Mabscott
William Howard Ferguson
Sheriff's Deputies
Capias
Deaths and Funerals Final rites for Sned don in Oak Hill
Final rites for William S Sneddon 67 of Oak Hill will be held at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev R P Robertson in charge Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill Sneddon died at his niece Miss Martha Sneddons home where he lived at 12 30 a m Sunday heart attack Born in Scotland April 11 1894 he was a retired worker for The New River Coal Co at Skelton Surviving are three brothers Robert James and Alexander Sneddon two sisters Mrs Catherine Milne and Mrs Margaret Hamill all of Cowie Scotland Body to remain at the funeral home after 4 p m today
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William S. Sneddon
Oak Hill
Tyree
R. P. Robertson
High Lawn Memorial Park
Sneddon
Martha Sneddon
New River Coal Co
Skelton
Scotland
James
Jean Laird Sneddon
Robert
Alexander Sneddon
Catherine Milne
Margaret Hamil
Cowie
Walter Bee Blankenship
Calloway Heights Baptist Church
H. A. McClung
Omer Williams
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Blankenship
Wyoming County
Jim
Ann Weaver Blankenship
United Mine Workers of America
New River Co
Calloway Heights
Bluefield
Cora Armstrong
Hudson, N. Y
D. Cook
Matheney
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Bill Johnson
Ed Tanner
Paul Bailey
Leonard Hullett
John Ferguson
Guy Duvall
Roy R Withrow Rites Held in Colcord Church
Roy Robert Withrow 54 of Colcord died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral services are set for 1 p m Tuesday at Colcord Presbyterian Church with Rev Robert Rasmussen officiating. Burial follows at Estep Cemetery. He was a retired electrician and later a housefather at West Virginia Rehabilitation Center Institute. He belonged to Whitesville Moose Lodge and Colcord Presbyterian Church where he served as elder. Survived by sister Myrtle Jarrell Rock Creek. Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville in charge.
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Roy Robert Withrow
Colcord
Colcord Presbyterian Church
Robert Rasmussen
Estep
Withrow
West Virginia
Institute
Whitesville
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Hill at Rose and Quesenberry
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Lee Hill of Maple Fork will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel. The 70 year old widow of Neil H. Hill died at 2:15 a.m. after a long illness in her Maple Fork home. Born May 18, 1891 in Peterstown, she was a daughter of the late George and Louisa Mann and a member of the Bradley Church of God. Survivors include her son Raymond Lares of Beckley, two brothers Lacy and Emmett Mann of Beckley and Frank Mann of Maple Fork, two sisters Lottie Propps and Edna Tatt, both of Maple Fork, and one grandchild. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Home until the funeral hour.
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Bessie Lee Hill
Maple Fork
Peace
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
R. E. Leadingham
Otis Clyburn
Sunset Memorial Park
Hill
Peterstown
George
Louisa Dillon Mann
Bradley Church of God
Neil H. Hill
Raymond Lares
Beckley
Lacy Mann
Emmett
Mann
Frank Mann
Lottie Propps
Edna Tatt
Rose and Quesenberry
Final rites set for Mrs Ahwaneda Pack Hairston
Funeral services for Mrs. Ahwaneda Pack Hairston 1529 Washington St E Charleston will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Preston Funeral Home Charleston with Rev Moses Newsome Rev William Ricks and Rev I R Louden officiating. Burial follows at Spring Hill Cemetery Hunting ton. She died Saturday afternoon in a Charleston nursing home after a long illness survived by husband Carl a former director of the George Washington Carver 4H Camp at Clifftop. She belonged to the local Alpha Kapha Sorority chapter and resided at Clifftop.
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Ahwaneda Pack Hairston
Washington St
E. Charleston
Clifftop
Preston Funeral Home
Charleston
Moses Newsome
William Ricks
I. R. Louden
Spring Hill Cemetery
Huntington
Hairston
Carl
Alpha Kapha Sorority
Final rites for Mrs Mary Jane Hart in Mullens
Mrs. Mary Jane Hart 60 of Rhodell died Sunday at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a stroke. Funeral at 2 p m Tuesday in Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Chapel Mullens with Rev Sam Bell. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. Survived by husband Luther Hart six sons six daughters two brothers six sisters and 17 grandchildren. Friends may eat after 6 p m today at the funeral home.
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Mary Jane Hart
Rhodell
Robertson and Foglesong
Mullens
Sam Bell
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Hart
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Damascus
George W. Reedy
Sarah Rutledge Reedy
Bluefield
Luther Hart
Earl
Manassas Park
Roger Hart
Azores
U. S. Air Force
Jimmy
Cleveland
Ohio
Aubrey
Manassas
Carl
Newport News
Randall
Beulah Perry
Crab Orchard
Janice Whiteneck
Plattsmouth
Neb
Joyce Lilly
Albuquerque
N. M
Connie Hart
Elaine Hart
Robert Reedy
Tampa
Fla
George Reedy
St. Albans
Wade Price
Stotesbury
Maxine Lawson
Indianapolis
Ind
Martha Heath
Chillhowie
Wiseman, 30, Sophia Miner Dies After Long Illness
Thomas W. Wiseman of Sophia died at 3 a m in a local hospital after an eight year illness. Born Feb 20 1881 at Red Sulphur Springs he was a retired miner who worked 32 years for Lillybrook Coal Affinity. He was a United Mine Workers Local 5876 member and resided in Sophia ten years. Survived by wife Lois Prince Wiseman five sons and three daughters and 21 grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p m Wednesday Williams Funeral Home Chapel Sophia with two ministers officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers listed.
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Thomas Walter Wiseman
Sophia
Red Sulphur Springs
Walter
Virginia Wise
Lillybrook Coal Coal Affinity
United Mine Workers of America
Sophia Bapitist Church
Lois Prince Wiseman
Robert Allen
Ralph
Thomas Jr
Paul James
David Walter
Newport News
Margaret Hughes
Dan Pinson
Larry Hunt
Detroit
Mich
Williams Funeral Home
Dewey Wilson
Lawrence Greenwood
Sunset Memorial Park
Arden Doss
Fred Willis
Eddie Dwornick
Ronald Hatfield
Everett Bushley
D. R. Rinehart
Trial Summary of Eichmann Case Ties to Final Solution
Witnesses described graves dug by force and babies torn from mothers. Survivors recounted the Dniester river corpses and mass executions by einsatzgruppen. Eichmann claimed to be a small cog, while Israels court seeks history not revenge, ending with a moral-guilt confession but no legal absolution.
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Leon Wells
Eda Lichtmann
Einsatzgruppen
Dniester
Russia
Israel
Housner
Stalin
Servatius
Eichmann
Nuernberg
Hausner
Pearl Edwards Funeral Services Planned in Cleveland
Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl Edwards of Cleveland Ohio will be held at 1 pm Friday at East Mount Zion Baptist Church. She died Saturday in a Cleveland hospital after a long illness. She was sister of Mrs Ed Trent of 408 Maplewood Lane.
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Pearl Edwards
Cleveland
Ohio
East Mount Zion Baptist Church
Theodore Bolen Rites Pending in New Richmond
Theodore Bolen of New Richmond died in Pineville this morning. Funeral arrangements are incomplete as the body remains at Sam Fogleson Funeral Home in Mullens.
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Theodore Bolen
New Richmond
Pineville
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Rns
Missing Boy Found In Ohio
A Beckley youth chase ends as Mark Hannah, 14, is found by Columbus police with his grandmother in Ohio. He had run away Friday after leaving Beckley Junior High with 13 year old Jimmy White. White returned home with bus fare provided by his family. Police note no reason for the escape and say Hannah left his bicycle at a Fayetteville store and may have hitchhiked. The uncle from Beckley is en route to pick up the boy.
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Beckley
Columbus
Ohio
Mark Hannah
Bill Coleman
Hartley Ave
Young Hannah
Jimmy White
B. £. White
Veterans Ave
Beckley Junior High
Mount Hope
Hannah
Fayetteville
Beckley Chamber Invites Women’s Clubs Friday Coffee
Robert Hamilton of the Beckley Chamber says letters to 42 Raleigh County women’s clubs carried slight misinformation. Clubs are invited to a 9 a.m. coffee at the Beckley-Winn Hotel this Friday, not Tuesday as previously noted.
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Robert Hamilton
Beckley
Woman treated for broken arm at Raleigh General Hospital
Elizabeth Thomas of East Beckley is listed in good condition at Raleigh General Hospital after sustaining a broken arm. She is undergoing treatment and recovery efforts are in progress.
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East Beckley
Elizabeth Thomas
Westmoreland St
Raleigh General Hospital
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