Tragic Lake Accident Spurs Call for Rescue Gear
A traveler from Pennsylvania recounts witnessing the drowning of an 11 year old at Little Beaver Lake in West Virginia on July 3. Lifeguards and a Beckley Rescue Squad attempted resuscitation but lacked immediate oxygen equipment, prompting calls for funding from Raleigh County officials civic groups and the Chamber of Commerce. The piece also reports Independence Day traffic deaths reaching a record level for a three day period with 400 plus fatalities and urges action to curb highway fatalities nationwide.
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James Lowry
Raleigh County
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Chamber of Commerce
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National Safety Council Today
Alaska
Delaware
New Hampshire
Hawaii
Ohio
California
The
Council
Kenneth Bailey
Bluefield
Little Beaver Lake Park
Beckley
Judy Johns
Dellslow
Monongalia County
Cheat Lake
Charles Walker
Philippi
Marvin Dorsey
Runa
Nicholas County
U.S. 21
Ansted
Fayette County
U.S. 119
Morgantown
Robert Wolfe
Charles Huggins
Mt. Morris
Bear Among Victims Struck On Fourth of July Weekend
California road toll rose with a large brown bear killed by a car on US Highway 50 near Strawberry. The holiday period saw multiple fatalities including a Wisconsin father and six children, and another San Francisco wreck killing a father and four children. Boating drownings and other incidents added to the sobering totals, though fireworks fatalities remained absent for the third straight year.
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California
Here
Wisconsin
San Francisco
Sherwood Glutz Warns Against Holiday Drunk Driving
Sherwood Glutz says the silliest fellow is the man who drinks a fifth for the Fourth and then tries to drive in holiday traffic. He’s expected to be out of the hospital by fall. Fenders legs arms eyes and windshields are a dime a dozen on any holiday.
State Cities Protest C&P Asks Rate Hike
Charleston AP The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia, the lowest earner in the Bell System, seeks a seven percent rate of return with a $5.9 million annual increase. The PSC opened hearings to decide on higher residential bills from $7.45 to $8.85 in Charleston and other cities, while preparing for cross examination after auditing the books. Protestants include Huntington Morgantown Charleston Wheeling Logan and others plus the West Virginia League of Municipalities.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
Bell System
Public Service Commission
John G. Fox
Fox
Huntington
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Morgantown
Beckley
PSC
Logan
Grafton
Fayetteville
Nitro
Buckhannon
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Bluefield
Prince
Open Trial Set For U2 Pilot
Moscow officials say Francis Gary Powers will receive an open trial for spying charges. Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan stated the prosecutor will set the date, noting Powers will get justice. Powers has been held since May 1 after his U2 flight was downed over Soviet territory.
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Francis Gary Powers
Sven An
Frol Koslov
Powers
U.S
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Mikoyan
Koslov
Weather Review West Virginia Report
Partly cloudy across the state with highs near 75 to 80 and night lows around 52 to 62. Beckley reported a high of 80 and a low near 61 with minor today to tomorrow temperature changes. Oak Hill shows a low around 57 and a high near 60. Greenbrier River slightly cloudy while Lake remains normal with 2.5 gates open and a 2.5 ft gauge reading. overall river conditions stable.
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COREE
Britain Demands Castro Restore Seized Oil Firm
London reports Britain has demanded Fidel Castro restore Shell Oil refinery in Cuba to Shell International. A British note protests Cuba's takeover and preserves all legal rights if not complied with. Britain discusses the crisis with the United States, the Netherlands and others as Shell and Esso refineries remain seized.
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Castro
London
Fidel Castro
Shell
Cuba
Stanley Fordham
Foreign Ministry
Havana
Shell International
New Imperial Home Started After Rites in Tokyo
Construction began on a new residence for Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako on the moated Imperial Palace grounds near Tokyo after Shinto rites. Completion is scheduled for October 1961. the couple now reside in a remodeled wartime bomb shelter since their palace was destroyed by B29 raids in 1945.
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Hirohito
Empress Nagako
Imperial Palace
Kennedy health row sparks fierce Democratic campaign clash
In Los Angeles angered supporters labeled critical remarks on John F. Kennedy’s health as desperate tactics. Robert Kennedy blasted attacks from Lyndon B. Johnson backers while platform talks opened on farm aid and other issues ahead of the Democratic nominating convention. Doctors who treated Kennedy defended his health, stating adrenal function normal and capability to serve, countering claims of Addison’s disease and cortisone reliance.
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New York
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Citizens - For - Johnson Committee
India Edwards
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Johnson Committee
Democratic Party
Eugene J. Cohen
Janet Travell
Pierre Salinger
Beckleyan Named Panther State Forest Supervisor
John Lee Eye of Beckley is named superintendent of Panther State Forest in McDowell County near Jaeger. A WVU forestry graduate, he will oversee forest management, recreation and maintenance, after early district forestry work with the Conservation Commission and soil conservation program across Raleigh Fayette Wyoming Mercer and McDowell counties.
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Panther State Forest
McDowell County
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Eye
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The
Conservation Commission
Carl Lucas
Gram
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Mercer
McDowell
Preventive Care Urged By Solon
Washington AP Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia urges a medical care program for the aged that emphasizes preventive medicine and early treatment rather than bed care only. He backs a Senate bill offering diagnostic services and extended home, hospital, and nursing home care, criticizing White House and House proposals for weak preventative provisions and costly federal state sharing.
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Washington
Jennings Randolph
Dwva
Randolph
Congress
Senate
White House
Arrested On Whisky Counts At Pioneer Hotel
The Pioneer Hotel manager Alfred J. Wright aged 53 and an employee Severna Davis aged 37 were arrested by City Police on whisky charges early today. Wright jailed at 12 20 a m released on a 500 bond for a Beckley Police Court appearance. Davis ordered to appear Monday to answer selling tax paid whisky. Also arrested was Percy Mullins aged 37 of Beckley charged with speeding to appear in Police Court Thursday night.
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South Fayette Street
Alfred J. Wright
Beckley
Severna Davis
Washington Ave
Johnson Launches Democratic Presidential Campaign
Washington AP reports Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas announced his candidacy today for the Democratic presidential nomination. Havana AP notes Jose Miro Cardona Cuba's ambassador designate to the United States has resigned and sought asylum in the Argentine Embassy according to diplomatic sources.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Havana
Jose Miro Cardona
Cuba
United States
Air may curb a man's sex urge study says
San Antonio AP reports Dr Hernan Acevedo of Chile links a single oxygen atom added to testosterone to reduced male sex drive with aging. Findings note eight step slows in older men, others identical. Goldzieher calls aging reducible to chemistry, remarking women are harder to study.
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Chile
The
Southwest Foundation For Research and Education
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J. W. Goldzieher
Foundation
Goldzieher
Kennedy Refuses to Quit Presidential Race
New York AP Kennedy says no to Harry Truman’s plea to drop out of the 1960 race. He defends youth and records, cites state travel and service, and vows an open convention if needed. Truman questioned convention fairness. Stevenson and Harriman offer mixed reactions as Kennedy returns from Cape Cod for a news conference.
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Congress
Global Briefs Reflect Cold War Tensions Across World
Cuban ministers discuss seizure orders tied to sugar quota changes under Eisenhower. Algerian rebels break peace talks with France demanding policy revisions. Hawaii joins as union’s newest state with a multi-stage jet flight. Khrushchev attacks West Germany in Salzburg hinting at greater German plans. Democratic platform writers consider dropping federal crop controls for farm aid. Congress adjourns for presidential nominating conventions until August. Mrs. Kennedy expects a second child late fall. Searchers confirm debris mistaken for a US bomber crew. Bernard Goldfine jailed for contempt. Bevan weakening in British Labour. EF Paso explosion kills two. Thai monarch tribute in New York features King and Benny Goodman. Kishi’s LDP wins again in Saitama election. Eisenhower returns to White House to resume duties.
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Benny Goodman
Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Nobusuke Kishi
Liberal Democratic Party
Hiroshi Kurihara
Saitama
Tokyo
White House
West Virginia Fourth of July deaths report
The Fourth of July weekend in West Virginia saw five fatalities from accidents. Three drownings added to two traffic deaths during a weekend spanning Friday 6 p.m. to midnight. Victims included Edward Jarrell Jr. and Kenneth Bailey among others, with two injured in a separate crash near Morgantown.
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Edward Jarrell Jr
Comfort
Boone County
Madison
Four Newsmen Die in Oklahoma Plane Crash
Four Wichita Eagle staff members died when their single engine plane crashed near Shattuck Oklahoma while returning from Olympic trials coverage. Pilot Henry Jacobs 32, a sports writer. Pete Lightner 68 veteran sports editor. Gary Humphries 26 photographer. Eveetra Jacobs 26 wife of Henry Jacobs. Wreckage showed personal effects of Jacobs and Lightner.
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Okla
Paul A
Pete) Lightner
The
Wichita Eagle
Gary A. Humphries
Henry H. Jacobs
the Eagle
Jacobs
Eveetra
Carl Mason
Lightner
Amerillo
Tex
Wichita
California
Grandmother Aids Drowning Grandson In Open Sea
Nellie D Antione an 80 year old grandmother leaped 20 feet from a wharf into Darwin waters to rescue her four year old grandson Robin Taylor. She said her dress acted as a parachute and she freed her legs to swim, noting she had not swum in two decades.
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Australia
Nellie D’antoine
Robin Taylor
The Shoe Fits But Thief Won't Wear If The Shoe Fits
Pittsburgh police charged 30 year old Thomas Pruitt with burglary after patrolmen found one shoe at the West Park Cafe. He was later arrested wearing only his left shoe, which matched his other shoe, confirming his involvement.
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Thomas Pruitt
North Side
West Park
Pruitt
Soviet Pooch Makes Jth Trip Into Space
A dog named Daring completed her fifth space flight aboard a Soviet rocket and safely returned to Earth. Soviet experts praised the rocket recovery system while Tass noted a recent mission carried two dogs and a rabbit to 130 miles, recovered intact and fit for further experiments. The report compares with America's Able and Baker, who flew to 300 miles last year and were recovered.
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Daring
Earth
A. A. Blagonravov
Armed Forces
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Blagonravov
America
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