New Measuring Standards Adopted Yanks Taller And Heavier
Khrushchev adopts a tough line in Berlin talks during interviews with Harriman. The Times and Herald Tribune report Khrushchev pressed for moves to Berlin, warned of military action, and indicated he spoke through Harriman to Eisenhower. The piece notes Harriman relayed and was under contract to publish his account. In Washington, new metric standards leave Americans taller and heavier by tiny amounts while Britons, Canadians differ under revised definitions.
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NEW York
Nikita §S. Khrushchev
Averell Harriman
Berlin
The
New York Times
Washington
Harry Schwartz
Khrushchev
Harriman
New York Herald Tribune
Joseph Alsop
Krushchev
Eisenhower
Herald Tribune
Hartiman
Moscow
Russia
the Times
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Great Britain
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Miss Maryland Gives Up Title
A statuesque Miss Maryland Marie Litz relinquished her crown after 412 days, saying she no longer desires a glamorous career. Runner-up Dianne White inherits the Miss Universe chance, with both women secretaries. Litz cites not depriving White of opportunities in movies or theater.
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Baltimore
Marie Litz
Maryland
Long Beach
Calif
Dianne White
Miss Litz
State Economic Report Cheerful State Economic Report
Charleston AP The State Chamber of Commerce notes notable economic improvement in West Virginia since 1958 recession laws. May 1959 shows 17 of 20 business indexes up from May 1958, with several sectors gaining sharply including a 332 percent rise in building permits in the 24 largest municipalities. Lagging areas include cash farm income crude oil and ordinary life insurance sales.
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Charleston
State Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
Distraught Dad Jailed On Bank Robbery Charge
William J. Sommer 29 told police he robbed the Second National Bank in Hempstead with a bag and note after debt and bills overwhelmed him He earned $3 000 from the theft to help his family of three sons and wife Sommer lived in Holtsville and turned himself in after sleepless nights police report His wife urged him to confess and he phoned her before his arrest
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Second National Bank & Trust Co
Hempstead
N. Y
Sommer
Holtsville
He Left Out A Factor In Jury Case
William S. Wunch a 34 year old Ph D in mathematics and associate professor at Arizona State University miscalculated odds in a jury trial. He was fined 15 dollars for speeding 80 in a 60 zone and appealed to Superior Court. Acting as his own counsel he used a time distance formula to claim he could not have been speeding but the jury disagreed. Judge Renz L Jennings did quick figuring and imposed a 50 dollar fine.
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Phoenix
Ariz
William S. Wunch
Wunch
Arizona State University
Superior Court
Renz L. Jennings
New beauty queen aims for California trip in July
A contestant expresses strong desire to win Miss Maryland and now plans to fly to California on July 15 for the next phase of the competition.
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Marylami
California
Space Clock To Test Theory Of Relativity
A space clock with one second accuracy in 1,000 years is being built to test Einstein’s relativity. It will orbit Earth and be compared by radio with a ground clock, under Hughes Aircraft project directed by Dr. Harold Lyons. The space clock should run slow at low orbits and fast at higher orbits. Launch of the satellite is several years away.
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Los Angeles
Harold Lyons
Hughes Aircraft Atomic Physics Department
Lyons
West Virginia ROTC cadet to attend Fort Knox camp
Fayetteville notes list James P. Davidson Jr a WVU senior assigned to the Army ROTC Summer Camp at Fort Knox Kentucky for six weeks through August 1. Other items mention Mr and Mrs J W Ayers returning from a two week vacation visiting family in New Jersey and New York City and Raleigh. Miss Betty Jarrell Edds has returned home from Washington DC. Mr and Mrs Billy Joe Jones back in New Jersey after visiting in laws and relatives. Ruth Ann Armstrong in Washington DC seeking employment.
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Fayetteville
RNS
James P. Davidson Jr
West Virginia University
Army Reserve Officers Training Corps
Fort Knox
J. W. Ayers
James Kidd
Fayson Lake
N. J
New York City
Rodney Armstrong
Washington, D. C
Picnic Attendees At Appalachian Power Event In Virginia
Pineville residents Mr and Mrs Pete Hendrick with family Mr and Mrs Jack D Martin and family Mr and Mrs Claude Farley and family Mr and Mrs Paul Hall and family and Mr and Mrs Marvin Tiller and family attended the Appalachian Power Co picnic at Claytor Lake Virginia Saturday.
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Pineville
ANS
Appalachian Power Co
Claytor Lake
Pete Hendrick
Jack D. Martin
Claude Farley
Paul Hall
Marvin Tiller
Famiuly
Midyear 1959 Leads U S Citizens To Buoyant Outlook
AP News analysis notes Americans fared well in the first half of 1959 with rising incomes and spending, more jobs, and a record high in personal incomes while inflation remained a concern. Mortgage financing persisted, homeowners grew, and more Americans became shareholders amid improving confidence, despite Berlin tensions and potential inflation. The outlook for the next six months questions bigger and better gains.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News Analyst
New York
Berlin
Hico Personal News Recaps Local Visits and Travel
Mrs Sue Price of Cincinnati visits her sister Mrs Ina Moore. Mr and Mrs Jack Morgan return from a month in Tampa. Mamie Ramsey of Gate Wood guests son Elwood Ramsey. Guy Campbell hosts Lyston Pullen of Charleston. Hugh Cavendish visits St Louis this week. Estor McClung and son Butch vacation in Chicago visiting Edgar Woodrum. Mrs Rossie Harper hosts granddaughter Novella Perkins and great granddaughter Patricia of Smoot. Clergy members meet building committee of Sunday Road Baptist Church and Pastor Eugene Brown. Bernard Pyatt family vacationing with relatives in Youngstown Ohio.
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HICO
RNS
Sue Price
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ina Moore
Jack Morgan
Tampa
Fla
Mamie Ramsey
Gatewood
Elwood Ramsey
Guy Campbell
Lyston Pullen
Charleston
Hugh Cavendish
St. Louis
Estor McClung
Butch
Chicago
Sunday Road Baptist Church
Eugene Brown
Bernard Pyatt
Judy
Linda
Jerry
Bunny
Pammy
Youngstown
School band to West Virginia State Fair funded by locals
Madison Madison RNS Paul L. Jefferson says Milton Smoot of the Administration will visit the courthouse at 10 a.m. each Tuesday in July. Scott High School Majorette Corps collected funds Saturday to send the Scott High School Band to the West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg on August 24.
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Madison
RNS
Paul L. Jefferson
Charleston Social Security Office
Milton Smoot
Scott High School
Scott High
Lewisburg
Rotary Club Meets at Oak Hill Hotel Hill
Oak Hill Rotary Club met Tuesday at the Hotel Hill where past president Paul Beverly received a pin. President-elect Dr. Walter Kominsky gave a brief talk, Wallace Bennett reported on last year’s activities, and several guests from Fayetteville Beckley and local unions attended. Pax Commodities distribution by Sidney Lively of Local 8674 runs 9 am to 6 pm Monday to Wednesday at Pax City Hall.
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OAK Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Rotary Club
Hotel Hill
Paul Beverly
Walter Kominsky
Wallace Bennett
Kominsky
H. F. Frazier
Jim Ayres
Fayetteville Club
Bill Neal
Beckley
Buddy Hill
Joe Gallagher
C.L. Garvin
Tommy Phillips
J. W. Thompson
PAX
Sidney Lively
Willis Branch
United Mine Workers of American
Pax City Hall
Fayette Singing Convention at Chimney Corner Baptist Church
The Fayette Singing Convention will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Chimney Corner Baptist Church, per secretary Karl Taylor.
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Chimney Corner
RNS
Fayette
Karl Taylor
Reamputation Sought After Lawn Mower Injury
Homer Brooks aged 49 of Guyan underwent reamputation of his left index finger at Stevens Clinic Hospital in Welch on Friday after his finger was caught in a lawn mower accident.
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Guyan
Homer Brooks
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Meteor speed measured by two-station photos
Prague CTK reports scientists photographed a bright meteor on April 7 from two stations and calculated its atmospheric entry speed at 20.9 kilometers per second about 12.9 miles per second.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
CTK
Bohemia
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W. Va
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Wright & Anderson Funeral Home
F Street
Stamford
Squeeky
Robert L Amick
Eeer
Sam Foley
Lowell Foley
Dial
Edger
Todd's Grocery and Hardware
Beaver
Gray Lumber Co
Fabulon
CE & Feed CO
Prince St
Montgomery Ward Beckley
W. V. Dial
F.H Bank OF Raleigh
F_ OD
Earl R. Huddle Farl
Main St
Buckley Photo Service
Churel, Street
Zella Taylor
Zella
Artieste
Neville Street
B. E. Silverman
Grover St. Clair
J. E. St Clair Dial
Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
Sprague
Wright
Williams Top
Ashworth & Sparks, Inc
Prince St. Beckley
John W. Eye
West
Neville St
Pickup & Delivery
Ashworth Firestone
Prince St. Ph. CL
Neville St. Dial
Lovitz Television
Whitesville
Dolphie Jarrell
Elk Run
Cam Thompson
Clarke
Beckley Ice & Feed
Prince St. Ph
D. B Stover
Jan Campbell Music Co
White Pine Gray Lumber CO
Crab Orchard
Jim Green
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Lego
Resaco
Epperly
Josephine
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Friay
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Reeves Co
Attleboro
Mass
C. G. Mankin
Locust Street
R. E. Bare
Bibb Snyder
Dial CL
Roy A. Jones
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East Beckley
College Stude
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Clark Avenue
New Bern
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Davis Hill
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Oak
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Vial
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Gravely
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Inc
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Hotpoint
Deep Flyer
Oceana
Hamilton Beach
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Kesler's
Appalachian Power Com Company
Atleus Prices
SU Prince St
Catlett Street
ERN Auto
Prince Caipra Cantaia Barstene
Aieasinai
Ees
Burroughs Cash Register
Grover Pack & Son's
South Fayette Street
Honduras
West Street
Martin's Furniture
Sprague Hill
Calloway Heights
Curley Allen
Beckley W. Va
Co. Ft
Farmall Tractor
Raleigh Motor Sales
Cub
Wilson’s
S. Kanawha St
Belle Fence CO
Belle, W Va
Singer Sewing Center
South Kanawha Street
Electrolux Corp
Temple St. Beckley
BY Pass
CLARK
Hollywood
Philco
Leonard
RCA
H.p. Johnson
W. M. McCutcheon
Recew
Dia
Alker Tilt Secamen
Harvey
J. W. Huddle
Clyde Street
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Norge
Cannoy
Morrison Morrison
Howard H
Stamford Road
Rose and Quesenberry
Peace Chapel
Ben C. Jennings
Stamaford
Rose and
Oakwood
Dias Floral Co
City Avenue
City Ave
Funeral Home Phone
South Oakwood Ave
Amos E., Quesenberry
Quesenberry
Kanawha St
Baker Lumber Sales
Byus-Mankin Lumber Co
N. Kanawha St
Cinder
Beckley, W. VA
Hinton
Joe Benjey
Means Lumber CO
Sisson St
Basil & Ross Spangler Contractors
Barwood St
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