Eisenhower says U S will negotiate in good faith at Geneva
President Eisenhower declares the United States will negotiate in good faith at the Big Four Geneva talks. He counters Khrushchev’s claim of Western weakness and expresses hopeful but cautious outlook for disarmament talks and inspection systems. He notes Memphis plans for an electric plant could affect Dixon-Yates and defends Wenzell’s role.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Geneva
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Memphis
Adolph E. Wenzell
Dixon- Yates
Gore
D-Tenn
California Opens Drive to Curb Highway Deaths
Sacramento officials launch a year round public safety crusade after the 4th of July toll to combat California highway fatalities. Gov Knight’s committee will mobilize opinion, noting California leads in holiday deaths with traffic at six million cars and a rising yearly total around 3,000.
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California
Goodwin J. Knight
Fic Safety Committee
New York
Illinois
National Safety Council
Caldwell
West Virginia pays 481 veterans bonus claims in extended deadline
The West Virginia bonus office reports 481 of 663 claims filed after the previous deadline have been paid since the act extended the filing date to December 31, 1955. Total paid to date reaches 66,744,000 from the 1950 voter-approved program, with 91 refusals and 91 pending further information. The extension does not change eligibility. eligible veterans served 90 days in WWI or WWII and resident for six months prior to service. The Korean War bonus question will be decided in the 1956 election.
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Charleston
West Virginia
T. H
Pat) McGovran
Department of Veterans Affairs
Robert Moran
Moran
World and regional briefs from Belgrade to Springfield
News in Brie Belgrade reports seven Yugoslav journalists slated to visit the Soviet Union for two weeks beginning July 13. Paris, Rome, and Berlin items note political developments, cabinet formations, and Air Force train movements. In Detroit a two-month-old girl died in a home accident. Other briefs cover GM stock split plans, a German convoy, and weather and disaster notes in Japan and Hokkaido.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Radio
Soviet Union
Rejected Suitor Held for Murder
Los Angeles detectives questioned John R. Crocker a 34 year old rejected suitor after the body of Norma Thompson McCauley was found in her Bel Air home. He appeared exhausted and admitted possible involvement saying he thought he killed her while recounting a knife and choke incident. Medical examiners reported strangulation with a lace stole and five stab wounds. Crocker formerly worked as a houseboy in the victim's home and denied the killing.
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Los Angeles
Norma Thompson McCauley
John R. Crocker
Crocker
Jack Gotch
William Stambler
Crooker
McCauley
Official Highway Death Toll for Holiday 407
The Associated Press reports a record 407 traffic deaths over the Fourth of July weekend. The 78 hour span from Friday evening to Monday midnight saw 251 drownings and 147 other accidents, totaling 805 accidental deaths.
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Associated Press
Princeton Councilman Dies Rites Set Friday
John B. Robertson, 61, council member and Virginian Railway employee, died at Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. Born Oct. 30, 1894 in Giles County, Va., he lived at 203 Hale Ave. Survived by wife Pauline, daughter Mrs. Sam Rush of Bluefield, stepson Phillip McClung, two brothers, two sisters, and one grandson. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at First Methodist Church with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park.
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RNS
John B. Robertson
Hale Ave
Memorial Hospital
Giles County
Wesley Robertson
Virginian Railway
First Methodist Church
Princeton Kiwanis Club
Elks Lodge
Pauline S. Robertson
Sam Rush
Bluefield
Phillip McClung
Frank Robertson
Lebanon
George Robertson
Kansas City
T. T. Dulaney
Popular Hill
Fannie R. Brown
Staffordsville
R. S. McClung
B. W. John
Resthaven Memorial Park
Seaver Mortuary
Prisoner Dies In Mercer Jail Of Heart Attack
Bluefield WV prisoner Jack Kidd aged 59 died of a heart attack in Mercer County Jail at Prince ton after arraignment on federal narcotics charges. Sheriff P L Dye and U S Concessioner Howard M Jarrett said he received treatment last night and this morning and died about 9 a m. Kidd was among five arraigned yesterday including Dr E W Horton a Bluefield physician freed on 10000 bond.
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Bluefield
Jack Kidd
Mercer County
Princeton
P. L. Dye
U. S
Howard M. Jarrett
Dye
Kidd
O. J. Bailes
E. W. Horton
Clean Up Scheduled For Anti Rabies Clinic
A Raleigh County anti rabies clinic series begins with a 4 to 8 p m session Thursday at the Raleigh County Animal Shelter in Town District. The county sheriff's office says additional clean up clinics will be held in central locations across the six districts next week with arrangements made with deputies for times and places.
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Raleigh
Raleigh County Sheriff's Office
Raleigh County Animal Shelter
Close US Japanese Friendship Foreseen
Tokyo Foreign Office spokesman Masayuki Tani forecast a deeply rooted Japan US friendship extending into the future. He said Japan's future rests with the United States, while outlining positions on Okinawa, U.N. troops, a private trade mission to North Korea, wartime peace talks with the Soviet Union, and reparations with the Philippines.
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Foreign Office
Japan
United States
Masayuki Tani
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Tani
Okinawa
America
U.S
North Korea
Soviet Union
London
Philippines
34 Year Old Murder Could Cause Deportation
Vincenzo Pennino, an Italian immigrant who admitted a 34 year old murder, faces deportation after admitting voluntary manslaughter within five years of entering the United States. He came to the U.S. in 1920 settled in Wellsburg West Virginia and later fled to California. Pennino confessed to killing Paul Lucia and was sentenced to two years probation after a Wellsburg court plea.
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Pittsburgh
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Vincenzo Pennino
United States
Pennino
Wellsburg
W. Va
Paul Lucia
Lodi
Calif
York, Pa
Pioneer in Education Buried at Martinsburg
Philip T. Keesecker a Berkeley County education pioneer died aged 93 yesterday at a Charles Town nursing home Funeral services were held in Martinsburg He served over 25 years in local public schools and was superintendent in the early 1890s He was active in the Methodist Church His sons became educators and one daughter a teacher His wife died in 1954 Dr Ward W Keesecker overseas as chief education advisor to Indonesia.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Philip T. Keesecker
Berkeley County
Keesecker
Charles Town
Ward W. Keesecker
U. S. Office of Education
Republic of Indonesia
Arthur Fuss
Johnson Satisfactory Progress Report Amid Recovery
Washington reports Senator Lyndon B. Johnson is progressing satisfactorily at the Naval Medical Center after a heart attack Saturday. Physicians said he remains under treatment but shows improvement as he nears a stable condition.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Naval Medical Center
Former Sprague Resident Killed in Auto Accident
Gloria Helen Fleshman 24 of Chicago formerly of Sprague died in a Circleville Ohio crash Monday about 4 30 p m She was returning to Chicago after visiting Sprague over the weekend Born April 17 1931 at Pemberton she was the daughter of Virgil and Georgia Lawson Hughes Survived by husband Alfred Neal Fleshman son Floyd Clay Wheeler Sprague and brother Ardith W Lawson Sprague The body is at Caffee Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Chicago
Ill
Sprague
Circleville
Ohio
Pemberton
Virgil
Georgia Lawson Hughes
Alfred Neal Fleshman
Floyd Clay Wheeler
Ardith W. Lawson
Caffee Funeral Home
Girl 9 electrocuted opening freezer in dairy store
In Detroit area a 9 year old girl wearing a wet bathing suit touched a self serve freezer at a dairy store and was electrocuted. A clerk saw her fall after approaching the freezer. Police said a short circuit caused the outage and an inquest was ordered.
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Detroit
Sharon Kirn
Sharon
Grace
Gertrude Kirby
Bluefield Man Pilots Plane Over Mt Etna Volcano
John Riggins of Bluefield West Virginia piloted a US Navy R4D over Mt Etna in Sicily as new volcanic activity erupted inside a crater on the mountain. Copilot Lt R M Biggenho, and scientists from the University of Catania watched lava spouts rise about 100 feet with 30 mph winds. Authorities said locals in potential lava paths showed no fear despite the danger.
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Sicily
Europe
John Riggins
Hancock St. Bluefield
W. Va
R. M. Biggenho
3Rd
St. Verona
Salvatore Cocuzza
Institute of Volcanology
University of Catania
Charleston Man Killed in Wreck
I Loyd A Wildman 58 prominent Charleston businessman and coal industry expert died en route to a Madison hospital after a wreck on Foster Hill Boone County. His car collided with a tank truck driven by Ray Harless 28 Madison during drizzle. Wildman a Pyro Neers Inc official and Coal Associates VP had 35 years with Appalachian Electric Power and roots in Logan County. He came to Charleston in 1923 rose to supervisor and manager and later advised American Gas and Electric before returning to business. He is survived by wife son and daughter.
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Loyd A. Wildman
Foster
Boone County
Wildman
Clothier
Logan County
J. M. Dennis
Madison
Ray Edward Harless
Pyro- Neers, Inc
Coal Associates, Inc
Pyro-Neers
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Appalachian
American Gas and Electric
Iowa
West Virginia
Logan Light and Power Co
Orchard Suffers Loss by Lightning near Romney West Virginia
Lightning struck an all metal building at a large orchard owned by Edward A. Leatherman Jr. near Romney, setting a fire that ravaged the two story structure. Authorities estimate total losses at about 4.4 million dollars, with inside items including cold storage for 30,000 bushels of apples, grading equipment, 80,000 empty baskets and 30,000 empty apple boxes.
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Romney
W. Va
Henry Powell
Romney Fire Department
Edward A. Leatherman Jr
Powell
Huntington Nurse Ends 15000 Mile Journey
Annette Massey a 34 year old nurse from Huntington West Virginia arrived in London after a 15000 mile overland drive from Ceylon in four months. She passed through 14 countries and described the trip as enjoyable. Mas sey recently completed a three year World Health Organization tour in Ceylon and used a 1952 10 hp British coupe with an Indian guide through India and Pakistan before continuing through Iran Iraq Jordan Lebanon Syria Turkey Greece Yugoslavia Italy Switzerland and France. After a brief stay in England she plans to return home.
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Annette Massey
Huntington
W. Va
Ceylon
Miss Massey
World Health Organization
Education Study Staff Appointed
Dr. John E. Brewton of George Peabody College said a staff office will open in the West Virginia Statehouse mid July. The team includes Robert M. Cochrane as assistant to the director, Roosevelt Basler, J. Harold Goldthorpe, Ernest V. Hollis, R. L. Johns, Earl J. McGrath, with Evelyn Stephenson as secretary and Marian Tippit as editor for the study.
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John E. Brewton
West Virginia
Statehouse
Brewton
George Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
Robert M. Cochrane
Division of
George Peabody
Roosevelt Basler
J. Harold Goldthorpe
U. S. Department of Health
Ernest V. Hollis
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
R. L. Johns
University of Florida, Finance
Earl J. McGrath
University of Kansas City
Evelyn Stephenson
Marian Tippit
Convict Author Cary Chessman Wins Stay of Execution
Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark granted a stay of execution for Cary Chessman, the so called sex terrorist and convict author, delaying the July 15 gas chamber death at San Quentin while his petition for review is considered. Chessman, jailed on attempted rape and kidnapping charges, has eluded death through legal delays and authored Cell 3455 Death Row, with another book titled Trial by Ordeal due this month.
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Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Cary Chessman
San Quentin
Calif
Chessman
Death Row
Congress Sparks Controversy Over Dixon Yates Contract
Washington debate centers on FBI use in Memphis power plant plans and a claimed misstep by the Eisenhower administration. Kefauver denounces the FBI role while the Justice Department says agents gather facts for potential contract cancellation. Senate debate also touches on a $6.5 million power line link to TVA.
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Dixon- Yates
Eisenhower
FBI
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Kefauver
D-Tenn
Justice Department
Dixon-Yates
Dixon - Yates
Senate
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Mansfield
D-Mont
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House
Schools Concern Legion's Leader
Chicago news reports Legion Commander Seaborn P. Collins warning NEA delegates that federal control of schools is not the answer yet action is needed quickly. He cites a 290000 teacher shortage by 1960 and notes NEA backed a four year 400 million dollar yearly federal funding bill for school construction. He stressed local responsibility while urging a plan to ensure adequate education for future leaders.
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Chicago
American Legion
Legion
Seaborn P. Collins
National Education Assn
Collins
NEA
Congress
America
FHA Supervisor Schedules Thursday Visits in Beckley
Robert L. McKown Monroe County FHA supervisor will visit the Memorial Building Beckley on Thursdays. He serves as temporary FHA supervisor for Raleigh County and will interview interested individuals from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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FHA
Robert L. McKown
Monroe County
Farmers Home Administration
Memorial Building
Beckley
McKown
Raleigh County
Auto and taxi collision near Beckley terminal
An automobile and a Yellow Cab collided at about 10 10 am near the Consolidated Bus Terminal at Prince and Fayette Streets in Beckley. Estimated damage was 75 dollars. Driver of the auto was John L. Hovanski and the taxi was operated by Bill Bonds.
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Consolidated Bus Terminal
Prince and Fayette Sts
Beckley
John L. Hovanski
East 89Th St
Cleveland
Bill Bonds
Hovanski
Prince St
Weather Outlook for Beckley and Oak Hill Regions
Party clouds and warm temperatures return tonight and Thursday with scattered afternoon or evening showers. Low tonight around 65. Beckley highs yesterday reached 87, lows around 70 today. Oak Hill topped 86 yesterday with a mild night. Rivers at Greenbrier near normal, Bluestone Reservoir at normal and clear conditions.
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Beckley
Iagau
OGY Cas Caasss
Oak Hill
Cata Cotsaiadyne
Greenbrier
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