Louis praises Cuba tour promotion amid holiday visit
Ex heavyweight champ Joe Louis lauded Fidel Castro’s Cuba for a new tourist drive aimed at specific groups and predicted many American Negroes would choose Cuba for winter holidays. Louis led a 73 member interracial group who spent New Year’s in Havana as guests of the Cuban government.
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Fidel Castro
Margaret Sullavan
New Haven
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Beckley First Monday Booms as Banks Report Record Trade
The first Monday of 1960 brought a shopping boom to Beckley with all three banks reporting their busiest day ever. Merchants praised the large crowds and strong sales, while Sidney Fink of The Hub and Vogue lauded the exceptional turnout and compared Beckley to larger cities. Bank officials noted long lines despite holiday closures, forecasting a bright local business outlook.
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Charleston
Huntington
Okey L. Patteson
Cholera Epidemic Expands in East Pakistan
A cholera outbreak in Dacca East Pakistan has killed 180 people in two weeks. Health officials blame open ponds used for drinking water as a major transmission factor.
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East Pakistan
Health Department
Weather report from West Virginia with cloudy skies
Weather note reports considerable cloudiness in West Virginia with a high in the 30s turning colder and a chance of snow flurries north tonight. Low temperatures range from 10 to 15 degrees, around 5 above in the mountains. Wednesday remains partly cloudy and cold with similar highs and lows. Bald Knob notes no skiing or skating today.
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Bald Knob
25 Killed In Train Wreck Near Monza Italy
Dense fog shrouded a 10 car commuter train two miles north of Monza station as it derailed on a curve. Transport Ministry said 25 died, about 100 injured, with the engineer among the dead amid belief more bodies would be found.
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Fire destroys Terra Alta home after son's death
Frank and Mrs. Wilhelm of Terra Alta lost an eight room house Monday while they mourned their son Lawrence Edward Wilhelm who died Saturday in Oakland Maryland from a freak accident. A motor driven saw blade detached from a saw and struck him in the face at his home on Rt. 1. The Wilhelms attended the funeral home service when the fire swept through their house, leaving nothing saved except the clothes they wore to the funeral.
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W. Va
Frank G. Wilhelm
Lawrence Edward Wilhelm
Rt. 1
Oakland
Frank Wilhelms
Wilhelms
Rail disaster at Monza derails commuter train
Reporter Luciano Ferrari describes a Monza Milan commuter train derailment that crushed a coach and left three passengers dead and many injured. He recounts being in the fifth coach with three girls and two students as the train pitched on a curve and steel ground against steel.
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Monza
Italy
Sondrio
Sirotta Linked To Mafia in Arizona Slaying
In Tucson, 49 year old real estate promoter Lewis Sirotta was found strangled in a car trunk. Sheriff Burr said Sirotta had ties to Mafia associates and named 18 suspects with four more pages of names if needed. Police chief Garmire noted ongoing surveillance but no solid charges. FBI was to review any records from his Los Angeles move five years earlier.
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Ariz
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Sirotta
Walden V. Burr
Burr
Bernard Garmire
FBI
Los Angeles
Mary
Car Train Collision Ends Fiancee's Night Kiss
Mullens, WV area reports Ray Shel by Roach Jr., 16, urged fiancee Martha Ray to stay indoors due to cold air. She watched from the living room as his car crossed the railroad, was struck by eastbound freight train No. TM at 7:55 p.m., and hurled onto the locomotive. Roach died at Wyoming General Hospital. train crewmembers recalled the crash as rapid and devastating.
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Ray
West Virginia urged for vacation on the farm program
Agriculture Commissioner John T. Johnson urged West Virginia to develop a vacation on the farm industry. He noted many farm families already host hunters and fishermen and said the state could attract city visitors with scenic beauty and nearby attractions. He warned the effort would require work but offered state study and support if interest exists.
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West Virginia
Agriculture
John T. Johnson
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Industrial and Publicity Commission
Fires Killed 950 A Month In Past Year
Boston AP reports 1959 US fire deaths averaged nearly 950 per month. Over 30 percent were children and more than half of 11,300 deaths occurred in homes. NFPA preliminary figures show about 100 million monthly fire losses totaling 1.275 billion dollars for 1959. Worst loss came from Meldrim Georgia gas explosion after train wreck.
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United States
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International Fire Safety Organization
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Meldrim
Writesville
Ark
Roseburg
Ore
Just Retribution? Car thief jailed over long wait
Jerome L. Codwell of Long Beach complained thieves stripped accessories from his car parked on Terminal Island since November 15. He delayed reporting due to serving time for car stripping, now 23, explaining his jail stay caused the wait.
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Colwell
Macmillan Sets 31 Day Africa Tour to Seek Common Wealth Links
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan departs for a 31 day fact finding safari through Africa. He aims to ease tensions with nationalist leaders and white settlers, seeking to transform colonial holdings into Commonwealth states like Ghana. The Bow Group urges liberal steps including Banda’s release and Kenya self government by 1965.
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Harold Macmillan
Africa
Britain
Conservative Party
British Commonwealth
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Labor Party
Hastings Banda
Nyasaland
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Kenya
Ghana
Ballot Mixup Corrected in Twin Falls Idaho
The City Commission resolved a ballot error involving Hoops relatives. William Hoops Jr. ran for the seat under the name William R. Hoops, causing legal confusion. The commission accepted a resignation letter from William R. and unanimously appointed Hoops Jr. to the post.
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Idaho
Hoops
William Hoops Jr
William R. Hoops
Hoops Jr
William R
Unknown Man Dies In Blaze Harpers Heights
An unidentified man died around 12 50 p m today in a fire at Harp er Heights. Beckley firefighters found a body and an ambulance was ordered. Mrs Bessie Moore summoned the fire department. Neighbors may have been saved, but the origin house was beyond saving. Cause of death unknown pending investigation.
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Harper Heights
Beckley
Bessie Moore
Sherwood Glutz on Hope in Difficult Times
Sherwood Glutz urges and counsels optimism in hard times. He warns against despair and encourages smiling despite troubles, comparing personal struggle to digging for food and strength while maintaining a hopeful outlook.
Gas Co Refutes Titler Claims On College Building
Amere Gas Utilities Co disputes a United Mine Workers statement that heating two Concord College dorms with coal costs $4216 more yearly than gas. The company says gas saves $755 annually over coal, notes coal costs lack storage space, and argues gas is generally preferred where available for economy and convenience.
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Pocahontas Coal Association
United Mine Workers
Concord College
George J. Titler
UMW
Amere Gas Utilities Co
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Trainmen Fight For Leadership At Convention
In Cleveland AP dispatch, forces contesting top leadership of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen battle over control at a special convention likely to last a month. Insurgents ousted Kennedy ally W W Satterwhite as a test of strength, while C M Wilkinson won the chair, signaling rifts over procedure and federal labor law compliance. Kennedy, in office since 1949, defends his record as the convention opens amid calls to remove restrictions and a push by William J Weil to replace him with a more aggressive leader. Kennedy assails management for spending on ads and pamphlets to undermine the employer in featherbedding debates.
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Richard M. Nixon
James P. Mitchell
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GOP
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USW
David J. McDonald
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McDonald
Cleveland
Hiller
BRT
William J. Weil
Treasury
Kennedy
Weil
Who's The Villain Featherbedding In Railroads
In a three part series on featherbedding the Associated Press reports the debate in the railroad industry. The industry claims 500 million dollars annual loss to obsolete pay rules and featherbedding. Railroads complain of excess labor on diesel engines and brake workers for trains with automatic braking.
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