Rusk Expected To Oppose Quick Summit Meeting
Washington AP Dean Rusk the new secretary of State is expected to oppose a rush to a summit conference urged by Khrushchev and favored by Macmillan. At 51 he favors cautious negotiation and reserved presidential diplomacy. Rusk’s Senate hearing is anticipated with interest amid questions on Far East policy.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Rusk
Council On Foreign Relations
New York
John F. Kennedy
State Department
U. S
Kennedy
Rep. Bowles
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
United Nations
Truman
Department
Rockefeller Foundation
South Korea
Dean Acheson
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Capitol Hill
Eisenhower
China
Christian A. Herter
Europe
Stevenson
Bowles
Beckleyan Among Mine Inspector Hopefuls
Charleston AP reports seven men who passed the written portion of the state's mines inspectors examination will be recalled January 21 for the oral phase. Forty-eight took the written test. The director, Crawford Wilson, lists Charus W. Fitzwater Summersville Merle Lechiara Galloway Jack McManus Carlisle John A. Overbey War John Stanevich Route 1 Oak Hill Robert O. Stewart Beckley Gordon Swetnam Holden for the oral.
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Charleston
Crawford Wilson
Charus W. Fitzwater
Summersville
Merle Lechiara
Galloway
Jack McManus
Carlisle
John A. Overbey
War
John Stanevich
Route 1
Oak Hill
Robert O. Stewart
Beckley
Gordon’ Swetnam
Holden
Chicago's first permanent school brick construction
Chicago opened its first permanent school in a brick building and housed the first city offices in a brick structure, marking early civic infrastructure in the city.
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Chicago
Jesse James Robbed Take Lion Cub at Dallas Trading Post
Jesse C. James reports that an Indian man and two white men robbed his Stage Coach Trading Post at Pioneer and Belt Line roads Sunday night. They stole a female lion cub from a cage beside the lioness and her four cubs. Owner Pete Lucas has offered a 500 reward for the cub’s return.
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Dallas
Tex
Jesse James
Pioneer
Belt Line
Jesse C. James
James
Pete Lucas
Air Mapping Progress in West Virginia Counties
West Virginia is being mapped from the air county by county using planes and mosaic photography. Four counties Mason Jackson Marshall and Preston have been mapped with nine square miles per image and final aerial mosaics produced. Grant and Hardy are in new aerial photography contracts to share data and avoid duplication among agencies.
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Washington
West Virginia
Mason
Jackson
Marshall
Preston
Soil Conservation
Grant and Hardy
Commodity Credit Corp
Tickets Needed For Inauguration In Charleston
Charleston AP reports 2,200 seats will be available on the second floor of the State Capitol for the January 16 inauguration of Atty. Gen. W. W. Barron as governor. Secretary of State Burdett says 100 loudspeakers will be installed and a brief indoor ceremony will end by 1 PM followed by a parade down Kanawha Boulevard with state officials and bands.
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Charleston
State Capitol
Atty
W. W. Barron
Joe F. Burdett
Statehouse
Barron
Burdett
William C. Marland
Kanawha Boulevard
New Scholarship Set Up At WVU
West Virginia University will award the Frank Ellis Christopher Coal Mining Scholarship next year funded by a $20,000 gift to the WVU Foundation. Open to a male student in mining engineering or a coal mining family son, the award honors Mrs. Virginia Christopher Farland’s father, founder of the Christopher Coal Co. in Morgantown.
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Morgantown
Frank Ellis Christopher
West Virginia University
West Virginia University Foundation
West
New York
Rev. Moore
Armadillo Head Like Lizard Claws Bear Tail Like Met
Fragmentary notes describe an armadillo with a scaled head resembling a lizard ears like a mule claws akin to a bear and a tail similar to met. The text appears garbled with stray characters and unclear context.
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Armadillo
Met
Oltp
Byrd Could Block Kennedy Shot-In-The-Arm Tax Cut
Senator Byrd heading the Senate Finance Committee signals opposition to any deficit financed tax cut as Kennedy faces economic strain. He warns deficits risk weakening dollar confidence and gold outflow after studying Europe, framing a possible showdown on finance chair tenure and Kennedy's early tax policy.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Byrd
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia
Europe
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Congress
Senate House Committee
Paul H. Douglas
D-Nl
Douglas
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Senate
Jet Pilot Killed Off Lexington Near Manila South China Sea
Lt. William Elwood Bailey 29, an ex Tech student, was lost when his Demon jet exploded during a routine flight off the carrier Lexington 18 miles from the ship in the South China Sea. Small wreckage was found before the search ended. Bailey leaves a wife Marion and one child from Malone Florida. He attended Bluefield State College and West Virginia Tech.
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Manila
Philippines
William Elwood Bailey
South China Sea
U.S. Navy
Bailey
Lexington
Bay
Jme
Marion
P. O. Box
Malone
Fla
Bluefield State College
West Virginia Tech
Best News Story Contest Planned
Gov elect Barron endorsed a joint project by the West Virginia Press Association and the West Virginia Coal Association to award $1,000 prizes for the best newspaper stories on the state’s economy in 1960. Winners will be presented to the 1961 Legislature.
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Charleston
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
West Virginia Press Association
West Virginia Coal Association
Barron
FBI arrests sixth kidnapper in Alessio case in California
Los Angeles AP report says Leroy Thomas Gavigan, 26, described as sixth member of kidnapping ring that abducted Anthony Alessio, 41, from his San Diego home November 22. Gavigan arrested at his South Gate residence. $182,515 recovered from earlier ransoms, no money on him.
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Los Angeles
FBI
Anthony Alessio
San Diego
Leroy Thomas Gavigan
South Gate
Gavigan
Huntington Park
Alessio
Allessio
Caliente
Tijuana
Mexico
Slippery Escapee Stuns Piedmont Police
Piedmont California AP report: escapee George Collins, 50, who authorities believed hiding in the city, escaped Sunday night after fashioning a jail bed-spring pick. He unlocked his cell and another, woke no one, and slipped away, prompting a wire to Chino Prison officers to not pursue him.
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Piedmont
Calif
George Collins
William Pflaum
Chino
Collins
Hazards of backyard pools spurs safety push
Harvard Illinois AP reports that swimming pools in backyards delight some yet threaten children and wildlife. The National Swimming Pool Institute, based in Harvard, says fencing and covers are legally required in some areas to provide safety. Hedge or wall fences and wire slow wind and warm the pool area while keeping children and small animals from wandering or falling in.
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Harvard
Ill
National Swimming Pool Institute
Clarksburg Girl Wins Contest for Voice of Democracy
Linda Hurley a 17 year old Clarksburg Victory High School student won the West Virginia Voice of Democracy contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the West Virginia Broadcasters Association. She receives a trophy a 250 dollar savings bond and a chance at a 1500 dollar scholarship. A three member panel selected her over six finalists including Sandra Hale of Logan and Richard Lee Wright of Benwood.
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R. Virgil Rohrbough
Marshall Buckalew
Morris Harvey College
William Wallace
West Virginia State
Linda
Sandra Hale
Logan
Richard Lee Wright
Benwood
82nd Anniversary Observed By Utah Widow
Celestia Peterson marked a quiet 82nd wedding anniversary in FAIRVIEW Utah as her husband Peter who would have turned 100 next month died Oct 27. He had been considered the nation's longest married man for years. Mrs. Peterson will be 100 on Dec 28 as relatives visited.
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Fairview
Utah
Celestia Peterson
Peter
Peterson
Baby Wins Big Pool Prize in Oxford England
An 18 month old baby named Paul Cox won 43 283 pounds 121 192 dollars in a British soccer pool. Jacqueling Cox the baby’s mother entered each of the eight stabs with a colored pencil and the pool says the win is a world record for a farthing bet.
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Oxford
England
Baby Paul
Jacqueline Cox
Paul
Absent Minded Launchers At Fort Sill
An Army balloon release at Fort Sill Oklahoma failed when the payload was forgotten. Army weather researchers admitted the error and reported no injuries. The incident prompted an investigation and plans to reschedule the launch with proper payload attachment.
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Fort Sill Okla
Army
Funeral notices for Hawks Hunt Kirk Boyko in local obituaries
Obituaries list four local deaths with funeral details. John Rufus Hawks 84 of Skelton died December 12. services December 15 at Rose and Quesenberry with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Hunt, 13, of 214 Westmore Street died December 11. services December 15 at Ritchie and Johnson with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Floyd Kirk, 69 of Sophia died December 12. services December 14 at Williams Funeral Home. burial in Hot Coal Cemetery with pallbearers named. Lucy Cynthia Boyko, 10 of Presty died December 12. services December 14 at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel. burial Sunset Memorial.
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Hawks Hawks
John Rufus
Skelton
Kirk Kirk
Floyd
Sophia
Williams Funeral Home
Dewey Wilson
L. H. Sturgill
Hot Coal
Henry Smith
Tom Bowman
Perry Haga
Toy Lusk
Tony Milano
Johnny Milano
Eula Hatfield J
G. P. Mooney
Boyko Boyko
Lucy Cynthia
William Boyko
Presty
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
South Kanawha Street
Rev
Sunset Memorial Park
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral
South
Kanawha Street
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Local ad circulars COMMERCIAL radio and repair services list
A compact local classified page lists home and auto radio stores offering Channel Master antennas and installation in Beckley and MacArthur with prices and contact numbers. It also includes refrigeration service, nationwide Ward service, TV repair by multiple shops, plumbing and heating, and various wanted ads for yard machinery, musical instruments, pets, and groceries with prices and CL exchange lines.
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T.W
MacArthur, W. Va
Jennings Radio & TV
MacArthur
W. Va
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Alabama
Clarksburg
U.S
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Louis Wolfson
Dias Floral CO
City Ave
Poinsettias
Webb
Kanawha
Crab Orchard
Rose
Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
St. Kanawha Street
Webb & Neal Funeral Home
Vance Drive
R. H. Neal
Mgr
Saale Anan
M.C.P
Berkley Street
James Meadows
Prince Street
Beckley Newspapers
Sander
Todd’s Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
Buckley Photo Service
Church Street
N. Fayette St
W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St. Lovitz
Raleigh Register
Shang
Hedia
Halstead Refrigeration CO
WARDS
Montgomery Ward
Ashworth & Sparks, Inc
DIAL
Prince St. _ Beckley
John W. Eye
West Neville St
Crab Orchard Plumbing
Crab Orchard PLC
Jana Music Co
LUX
Electrolux ix Corp
Temple St
Jim Green
L. Gene Riffe
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Tommy Reed
E. E. Hartzog
Surveyor
J. C. Spence
Twin Oaks Country Club
Crab ‘Orchard
Billy Clarke
Princeton
A. L. Morgan
Glen Morgan
Marcia Persinger King
National Guild of Piano Teachers
Midway Sun
Neville
Avon
Chi Chi's Grill
Johnstown Road
Joy Manufacturing
LaNoise
Mullens
Care
East Beckley
BIRCH
F.A.A
Nickie
End Valley Drive
Dan Cox
Meadow Bridge
The
Nature Shop
AKC
Earle Bransford
Lewisburg
Fotos & Co
Tony's
Ar’ Mann
Dry Hill Rd
Tony
S&h
Tony Auletto
Case Scissors Foster Hardware Co
Main St
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Best Furniture Company
South Fayette St
MINK
Cordriogs
South South Fayette
Kodak Pony
Homelite
Dearing Bros. Prosperity
J. C. Higgins
SEARS
Main Street
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T TV Valley
Ashworth Firestone
Prince St. Ph
Airco Electric
Bendix
New Yorker
H.P
Pioneer Chain
Zenith TV
Zenith
Prince St. Ph. CL
MOM
Halstead
Gibson
Halstead ‘Ration CO
Remington
RITER
Klaus
McCreery St.ory St
Jan Campbell Music Co
Electrolux
Electrolux Corp
Raleigh Ra
McCulloch
Basham
White Oak Ph
Electrolux Corp. Sales and Service
Dearing Bros
Pr Rnty
Joe D. Lilly
Ravencliff
Jan
JAN Campbell Music Company
Main St. Beckley
DEPT
Beckley Glass Co
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