99 Year Old Mountaineer Found Dead After Long Missing
Wilson White a 99 year old Wilkes County mountaineer was found dead Sunday about a mile from his cabin. He vanished on November 27 during a walk after boasting of long-ago treks to Kentucky. A $200 reward funded by locals is expected to be given to the finder.
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N. C
UPI
Wilson White
Wilkes County
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Kentucky
Mount Zion
Wilkes
Vaughn Taylor
Walker
Jesse
BonhamGets Six Months For Property Destruction
Cornelius J. Bonham of Beckley was sentenced to six months in Raleigh County Jail on destruction of public property and drunkenness after reportedly kicking a plate glass window at the Raleigh County Courthouse. Magistrate Joe Rodriguez noted the arrest by sheriff's deputies after a late Saturday incident. Other local arrests included Joseph Greer for speeding and Clarence Hurt for peace warrant detention, with Bond set for several individuals and multiple appearances in Police Court forthcoming.
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Cornelius J. Bonham
Beckley
Raleigh County
Joe Rodriguez
Bonham
Sheriff's
Raleigh County Court House
Joseph Greer
Cannaday St
Bill H. Vass
Mary Edwards
Crab Orchard
Beatrice Crowl
Powellton
Vernon L. Thompson
Princewick
Albert H. Baker
Frank Raliford
White Oak
J. E. Mays
Annual Christian Church Banquet Slated Tonight
Elders and Deacons of the First Christian Church will hold their annual banquet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. This is the 30th year of the event with the theme We Look to the Future. Rev Walter H Griswold, the newly installed pastor, will deliver the message.
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First Christian Church
Robert Mathews
Walter H. Griswold
H. D. Butterworth
Mathews
Christian Education
Edwin Ratcliffe
C. A. Thompson
Robert Bane
Julia Ann Dunn
Frank Pettit
Carrollie
Christian Women's Fellowship
Carmen Feazell
Mrs Price Calfee Returns Home After Major Surgery
Mrs Price Calfee of 1325 Harper Road returned home from the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville where she underwent major surgery. She is scheduled for further surgery on March 7 at the same hospital.
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Price Calfee
Harper Rd
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Man and Wife Fined After TwoCar Collision
David A. Simmons and his wife Mable faced Magistrate J. E. Mays after a Sun 1:30 p m two car wreck on Old Crow Road 2 Beaver. Simmons drew six months in Raleigh County Jail for a second drunk driving offense and $15.50 for driving without a license. His wife paid $58.50 for permitting an intoxicated person to drive and $15.50 for allowing an unlicensed driver. she was returned to jail in lieu of fines. Both were arrested by Beckley State Police after a head on collision with Charles Good of Beckley. damage about $150. no injuries.
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David A. Simmons
Mable
J. E. Mays
Old Crow Road
Beaver
Sun- Simmons
Raleigh
Beckley
Charles Good
Simmons
Sullivan arrested after alleged murder plot with accomplice
Sullivan and a 14 year old son were with a woman aged 32 when he allegedly abducted her and her child after forcing Kelly into a bathroom. He then checked into an apartment house and released the woman and boy before police detained him on the scene.
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Kelly
Sullivan
Swap Negotiator References Soviet Assurances on Makinen Release
Last summer Swap Negotiator cited Red Assurances claiming the Soviet government could release Makinen soon if relations improve. Donovan said he believed a commitment to Makinen’s release existed. Makinen, from Ashburnham, Massachusetts, was arrested by the Soviets and accused of photographing a military objective after allegedly confessing to recruitment by two U.S. agents in Berlin.
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Makinen
Donovan
Ashburnham
Mass
U.S
Berlin
West Virginia Highway Fatalities Reach 43 for Year
Two people died on West Virginia highways over the weekend, raising the year’s highway fatality toll to 43. In Parkersburg area accidents occurred Saturday. Carl Edward Buchanan, 36, died when his car overturned on US 50 east of Wood County. William C. Mendenhall, 76, died from injuries after being struck by a truck on WV 2 near Walker.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Carl Edward Buchanan
US. 50
Wood County
William C. Mendenhall
W. Va
Walker
Kennedy returns to White House after weekend at Virginia retreat
President Kennedy flew from Middleburg Virginia to Washington in snowy conditions, arriving at 9 41 a m EST after a 31 minute helicopter trip. The brief weekend stay at his northern Virginia retreat ended with the return to duty in the capital.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Virginia
Middleburg
Plane Burns Ten Missing in Viet Nam Crash
A U S army air force advisory plane carrying eight Americans and two South Vietnamese disappeared after crashing near a mountain area held by Viet Cong guerrillas. The C47 with South Vietnamese air force markings was on a leaflet drop mission in zone D near Blao between Saigon and Balat.
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Viet Nam
UPI
U.S
Air Force
South Viet Nam
Psychological Warfare Department
Blao
Balat
Zone
West Virginia Education Association leader buried in Weston
West Virginia Education Association executive committee member was buried at Weston Sunday after dying last week of a heart attack. Kanawha County authorities ruled Eugene Teel's death due to exposure after his body was found in weeds by two children Saturday. The National Antique Automobile Club of America honored W Flaccus Stifel of Short Creek for preserving automotive history by restoring a rare 1911 Mercer, receiving the Mercer plaque.
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Ber
West Virginia Education Association
Weston
Kanawha
Eugene Teel
Big Chimney
National Antique Automobile Club of America
W. Flaccus Stifel
Short Creek
Panhandle
Stifel
Mercer
Powers 000 feet explosion sighting fuels U2 dispute
Powers recalled a hollow explosion and an orange light at 68,000 feet, contradicting U.S. officials who said no Soviet anti air weapon could reach the U2 height and that engine trouble forced descent. His role in Paris summit collapse and alleged leaks drawn scrutiny as photos show him healthy after prison. His parents’ movements remain shrouded in secrecy as his wife travels to Washington.
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Powers
U.S
Russia
Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
White House
Norton
Washington
Atlanta
School Board Candidates Seek Vacant Seats
Top Lake named to fill the vacancy caused by Strake Walker’s resignation on February 1 and is joined by A. Mac Carpenter and W. E. Tilson of Coal City as candidates. The contest covers two full terms and Walker’s unexpired term.
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Top Lake
Strake Walker
A. Mac Carpenter
W. E. Tilson
Coal City
Walker
Methodist Juniors Plan Valentine Party
The Methodist Temple groups announce several events this week including a Junior High Valentine Party at Greenbrier Recreation Room at 7 30 p m today. The Education Commission meets at 7 30 p m Tuesday and a Children's Division gathering at 6 30 p m Wednesday with a potluck dinner followed by Adult Workers and Youth at 7 30 p m. A senior Valentine Party is set for Friday at the Child Care Center. George Bragg of Sophia is recovering at home after major surgery at Raleigh General Hospital where he had been a patient for two weeks.
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Methodist Temple
Greenbrier Dairy Recreation Room
Commission On Education
George Bragg
Sophia
Raleigh General Hospital
Heir To British Crown Okeh After Operation
Prince Charles, 13, heir to the British throne, was rushed 58 miles by ambulance from Cheam School to London for emergency appendix removal. He was in satisfactory condition after surgery and spent a comfortable night. Queen Elizabeth was at Windsor Castle and Prince Philip was informed via cable.
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UPI
Prince Charles
Elizabeth
Hos
Pital
Queen Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
Charles
Prince Philip
Venezuela
Cable
Prince
Cheam School
Man To Be Charged In Car Plow Collision
A Beckley man, Ham Cole 45, was injured when his car crossed the centerline on U S 19 21 near Ghent and struck a State Road Commission snowplow. Cole faces drunk driving charges. plow driver Howard McClaugherty 45 reported no serious injuries. Damage estimated at 300 dollars.
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Beckley
Ghent
Raleigh General Hospital
Ham Cole
Cole
U. S
State Road Commission
Howard McClaugherty
Michigan graduate describes Berlin detention in 1960s case
The University of Michigan graduate said he saw two cellmates described as political prisoners and denied physical mistreatment during confinement in Berlin. He pinned blame on the authorities but said his arrest has no plan for formal complaints and hopes the matter ends soon.
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University of Michigan
Free University of Berlin
Pryor
West Berlin
Charlie
United States
Weather Whiplash From California Storms Across Regions
Freezing air reached as far south as North Carolina while southern plains lingered in the 60s at midnight. California suffered at least a dozen deaths with heavy rain in Mount Wilson and Los Angeles totals around 2.48 inches in 24 hours. Fontana saw tornado-like winds unroofing buildings and utilities cut by falling limbs. hundreds homeless in the region with millions in damage. Concurrently New York City hit 5 above zero, Pittsburgh and Connecticut plunged to record lows, while Oklahoma and Texas towns reported record heat highs in the 80s and 90s.
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Plains
California
Mount Wilson
Calif
Los Angeles
Fontana
New York City
Pittsburgh
Connecticut
Oklahoma City
Altus
Okla
Gage
Amarillo
Lubbock
Tex
Childress
Presidio
Rosenbaum Improved After Heart Attack At Raleigh General
Eric Rosenbaum of 120 West C Street is listed in an improved condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a reported heart attack Sunday. Beckley Rescue Squad responded to his residence at 12:40 a m Sunday.
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Rosenbaum
Eric Rosenbaum
West
C Street
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Rescue
Services Set for Former Logan County Leader G Otto Grady
Funeral services will be held Tuesday for G Otto Grady 83 former Logan County school superintendent and principal in Parkersburg and Wheeling A native of Sciotoville Ohio Grady died Sunday in a Huntington hospital after a long illness Dr Donald C Martin Marshall University physics department chair named regional counselor for West Virginia by the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Institute of Physics He will work with West Virginia educators to improve high school physics teaching.
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UPS
G. Otto Grady
Logan County
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Sciotoville
Ohio
Grady
Powers Freed Pilot Smiles As He Reaches Donovan
In Berlin Powers greets attorney Donovan with “Gee, I’m glad to see you” after release from a Berlin bridge. An Allied spokesman in Berlin says Western air corridors will remain open and Soviet blame will be for air safety. In Austin Wheatley mocks Walker calling him like Daddy Warbucks. Gore urges closing tax loopholes to curb overseas investments.
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New York
Francis Gary Powers
James B. Donovan
Berlin
Austin
Tex
Keith Wheatley
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Edwin A. Walker
Daddy Warbucks
Stennis proposes troop indoctrination program
Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi says a troop indoctrination program should require servicemen to spend weekly hours studying both communism and the U.S. government. As chair of the Senate subcommittee probing alleged muzzling of officers he noted the proposal will be made after the inquiry finishes.
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Washington
UPI
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
U.S
Stennis
Senate
Commodities Ready Distribution at Bethel Tabernacle
Commodities will be distributed Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Bethel Tabernacle on Bibb Avenue.
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Bethel Tabernacle
Bibb Avenue
Gore urges probe of tax loopholes in foreign investments
Senator Albert Gore asserts Congress should study tax loopholes on U S business investments abroad before Kennedy era trade program. He cites a Kennedy official warning of a pressure campaign by special interests to shield loopholes and export jobs, noting foreign factory sales reached 24 billion in 1960 with 29 percent rise since 1957.
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Washington
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Congress
U.S
UPI
Kennedy
Gore
Senate
Europe
Allies Maintain Air Corridors Into West Berlin
Allied and commercial planes continued to use the air corridors into West Berlin today despite Russian attempts to reserve sections for Soviet use. Western officials say the move challenges Western rights in Berlin as Moscow pressed to restrict corridors over East Germany. Passengers reported no unusual Russian activity at standard altitudes during their flights.
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Berlin
API
West Berlin
East Germany
Love strike warn by industrialist in London
Industrialist John Boyden urged British women to initiate a love strike to pressure husbands into joining an anti bomb movement. Psychologist Dr Cameron warned such a plan could cause more harm than a nuclear weapon if pursued.
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Dangerous Women London
UPI
John Boyden
Keith Cameron
Wedding Night Suite Gift For Fort Gordon Lieutenant
Sec ond Lt Anderson Harris 25 from Ft Gordon Ga and his bride Helen McNamarra were greeted by hotel staff on their wedding night and escorted to a three room suite with maid and valet as a wedding gift to honor his request for a room within a second lieutenant's income. In Harrogate England councilor J E Mann urged action on local school education after 15 year old students could not locate Britain on a map without reading its title.
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Richmond
UPI
Anderson Harris
Ft. Gordon
Helen McNamarra
Harris
Harrogate
England
J. E. Mann
Mann
Britain
Jumpers Try Rook Armory Roof At Beckley Circus
Two parachutists from the Beckley Rebel Sport Parachute Club attempted to land on the Armory roof at the Hamid-Morton International Circus in Beckley. Norman Southern of Beckley and Jack Vallandingham of Charleston jumped with 20 second delays but both missed the target and landed in a nearby field.
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Hamid-Morton
Final rites held for Ruth Gunn and Dollie Blankenship
Death notices report funeral services for Ruth Gunn 61 of Huntington with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park after a long illness. Survivors include her mother and three brothers and two sisters, all of New York. Dollie Blankenship 82 of Glen Rogers will have services at Pine Grove Church Ravencliff with burial after death in Mullens. Her husband and children, many grandchildren and great grandchildren, are listed as survivors.
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Ruth Gunn
Huntington
Ritchie and Johnson
G. D. Toler
Greenwood Memorial Park
Gunn
Carlin Coles
New York
Burgess
Albert
Cecil
Lillia Mae King
Cassie Booze
Dollie Blankenship
Glen Rogers
Pine Grove
Ravencliff
John Richardson
Blankenship
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Baileysville
Floyd
Mary Ann Massey
Bill Blankenship
George of
Bolt
John
Clifford Blankenship
Annie Massey
Maben
Ida Bailey
Opal Douglas
Violet Farrow
Glen Robers
Sam Foglesong
Four Point Garden Program To Be Discussed
A Raleigh County meeting at Mt. Tabor School will discuss a four point garden program aimed at boosting farm and home garden income by about five dollars per plot. H B Thomas notes Raleigh County has 15,000 gardens and farms, potentially adding about 75000 dollars, with broader benefits from expanded varieties succession planting higher fertilizer use and improved insect and disease control. The program, developed locally, will involve extension service personnel and groups such as home demonstration clubs 4 H clubsPTA and garden clubs to improve county economic welfare.
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H. B. Thomas
Raleigh County
Thomas
Beckley
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Parent-Teacher Association
Country Life Councils
Notable deaths across nations compile obituary notices
Walter R Spalding 97 Harvard professor emeritus dies at home in Cambridge. Lord Birkett 78 noted British lawyer judge at Nuremberg trials dies after emergency operation. Stuart Symington Goode 64 founder of the American Legion dies of brain tumor in West Los Angeles. Max Svabinsky 88 Czech painter dies in Prague. Mother M Borgia founder dean Mercyhurst College Erie dies in DuBoise Pa. Josephine Falk 51 wife of Leon Falk dies on yacht in Stuart Florida. Walter S Brower 73 Birmingham lawyer former assistant U.S. attorney general funeral held. Rev Edward C Kramer 79 director general Mission Work Among the Colored People dies in New York. Pietro Pasotti 79 Vatican information specialist dies in Rome. Arthur Foley ? Irish immigrant and New York Journal American editor dies.
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New York
UPI
Edward C. Kramer
The
Roman Catholic Board For Mission Work Among the Colored People
Lincoln's early political rise and setback in Illinois
Abraham Lincoln first entered politics with a bid for the Illinois Legislature in 1832 and lost. He rebounded two years later, winning election to the same body.
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United Press International
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Sam Davis Funeral Arrangements Reported Complete
Sam Davis of Moor Street was found dead at home Sunday morning. Death attributed to natural causes by Dr A D Belton. Beckley Rescue Squad arriving found him deceased. Body at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home.
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Sam Davis
Moor Street
A. D. Belton
Beckley Rescue Squad
Davis
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Mayson Fleshman Dies at Beckley VA Hospital
Mayson Fleshman, 66, of 110 Garden Terrace, died at 5 10 a m today in Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital obituary notes the death without details of cause or survivor information.
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Mayson Fleshman
Garden Terrace
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Spies in the Cold War United States and Russia
A comparative dispatch notes that espionage on both sides is costly, relies on公開 information, and uses technology like the U2. It cites Russia spending about $2 billion yearly and the CIA budget guesses from $400 million to $1 billion, with U2 flights providing millions of photographs before the Powers incident. Tomorrow: Russian spies in the United States.
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Francis Gary Powers
Col
Rudolf L. Abel
Russia
United States
U.S
America
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Chamber of Commerce
Powers
Soviet Union
Summit asks allied states to take direct interest in talks
Khrushchev’s reply to the United States Britain and Russia requests a direct personal stake in negotiations. The message, delivered via the Soviet Embassy, is to be shared with Britain France Italy and Canada. He says he is also writing to other governments. In addition to the four allies, the list covers Russia Poland Czechoslovakia Bulgaria Romania and eight nonaligned nations Brazil Burma Ethiopia India Mexico Nigeria Sweden and the United Arab Republic.
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Britain
Russia
Khrushchev
State Department
Dean Rusk
France
Italy
Canada
Rusk
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Romania
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Burma
Ethiopia
India
Mexico
Nigeria
Sweden
United Arab Republic
Area SCS Clerk Due In Local Office Today
Miss Joan Hile an area SCS clerk from Romney is to arrive in Beckley for a week of training with Mrs Geor gia Hypes in the Floyd Rothlisberger office They will visit the Fayetteville SCS Work Unit Tuesday to study procedures records and reporting under Rothlisberger in charge.
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SCS
Romney
Beckley
Georgia Hypes
Floyd Rothlisberger
Hypes
Miss Hile
Fayetteville Scs
Rothlisberger
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