Beckley Men Headed to National Democratic Convention
Five local Beckley men fly to California for the National Democratic convention opening Monday. Hulett C. Smith, state Democratic chairman, John W. Smith, Beckley councilman, and Ruben Cook pilot travel in Smiths plane with his daughter Caroline. Nick Rahall and son N J Rahall travel by jet. Hulett Smith named alternate delegate. Joe Rahall set as Byrd alternate. The Rahalls, including 77 year old Nick, will visit grandchildren in Los Angeles. The trio in the private plane are seasoned flyers and enjoyed a friendly piloting quarrel.
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California
Hulett C. Smith
John W
Hulett Smith
Ward Wylie
Mullens
Joe Rahall
Robert C. Byrd
Rahall
Deem Jr
Gayson Rahall
Los Angeles
Kennedy Backers Concede First Ballot Victory Out
Kennedy aides acknowledge Kennedy cannot win on the first ballot for the Democratic nomination. They shift to a second ballot blitz aiming for the convention win, counting on deals to sway key delegations in California Pennsylvania Illinois and New York while managing defections from New Jersey Iowa Minnesota Maryland Indiana Ohio and others.
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Kennedy
California
Edmund G. Brown
Pennsylvania
Richard Daley
Chicago
Illinois
Massachusetts
New York
Lsons
Govs
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Herschel C. Loveless
Iowa
George Dockings
Kansas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Orville L. Freeman
Humphrey
Indiana
Ohio
Maryland
Paul M. Butler
Robert G. Baker
U.S. Senate
Johnson
Texas
Son Dies Despite 4 Polio Shots Shaken Faith in Vaccine
Wayne Finelli, two, died of polio in Rhode Island after four anti polio shots. His parents, Ben nett J. and [mother's name], reaffirm faith in the Salk vaccine. The funeral was held as the state records its first polio fatality of the year.
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Warmick
Bennett J. Finelli
Wayne
Jae
Dean
Rhode Island
Seven Die as Communist Uprising Intensifies in Italy
Italy's government warned of tougher police action unless Communists end violence that has killed seven and wounded hundreds. CGIL called a nationwide 10 hour strike while non Communist unions denounced it as political. Rioting persisted in Reggio Emilia Bologna and Modena with police and demonstrators clashing.
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Rome
Italy
Fernando Tambroni
Goverment
Confederation of Labor
CGIL
Reggio Emilia
Bologna
Modena
Brricades
West Virginia Weather Forecast for Today and Weekend
Sunny and warm in West Virginia with temperatures in the low 80s except mountain areas in the 70s. Clear tonight with 50s, Saturday warmer. Extended outlook: 2-6 degree above normals through Wednesday, with warm weekend and cooler early next week. Thunderstorms likely Sunday or Monday with under a quarter inch rainfall. Beckley highs near 75, Oak Hill highs near 70. River levels Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake normal and clear. 2.3 gates open. gauge reads 2.7 feet.
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W. Va
Beckley
State Briefs From Wire Dispatches
Lonzo Jeffers 41 of Guyandotte was killed by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train near Huntington. Rev Dr Fred G Holloway, WV Methodist bishop, to be introduced to delegates in Charleston Sept 1. Beverly Knotts 11 of Tunnelton died in a Route 18 two car crash near Washington Pennsylvania. her mother Grace Knotts 38 injured seriously. James J Ling retires as WV Wesleyan College VP. to stay on as special representative. PSC hearing on Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co higher rates ends. resumes Aug 23. Eileen Smith 10 of Reedsville Ohio drowned in the Ohio River near Parkersburg while fishing. Eisenhower and Herter to discuss Cuban crisis at Newport RI. OAS moves to form committee to probe Venezuela’s charge of Dominican aggression. Jockey Hedley Woodhouse arrested for public intoxication in Hicksville NY after disturbance. About 2000 people blocked from a Soviet Embassy reception in Vienna by phony invitations.
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Lonzo Jeffers
Guyandotte
Baltimore & Ohio
Huntington
Fred G. Holloway
West Virginia
The
Methodist Church
Charleston
Beverly Knotts
Tunnelton
Washington
Grace Knotts
James J. Ling
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Eileen Smith
Reedsville
Ohio
Ohio River
Parkersburg
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
Ike
Newport
Organization of American States
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
Hedley Woodhouse
Hicksville
N.Y
Vienna
Reds May Sign E German Pact In September
Vienna AP reports Khrushchev hinted the Soviet Union may sign a peace treaty with East Germany in September. He said West German parliament may meet in West Berlin, prompting visa requirements for returnees, and likened Adenauer to Hitler. He added the move would hinge on discussions with Otto Grotewohl and Walter Ulbricht.
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Vienna
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
East Germany
Khrushchev
West Germany
West Berlin
Otto Grotewohl
Walter Ulbricht
German Democratic Republic
Konrad Adenauer
Hitler
Settlement Seen In Labor Dispute At Raleigh County Bank Remodel
A labor dispute delaying a $150,000 Raleigh County Bank remodeling may be settled after noon as AFL-CIO representatives and contractor Meadows discuss a revised contract. Union leaders say the new agreement will clarify terms without sacrificing union rights while picketing continues at both the bank project and the Harper Road Health Center site. Edwards and Sloshberger met with Meadows’ attorney Ashworth to forge a contract acceptable to both sides.
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Raleigh County Bank
Afl-Cio
Basile N. Meadows
Arnold Sloshberger
Robert Ashworth
Meadows
Bob Edwards
Princeton
Southern West Virginia Building and Construction Trade Council
AFL - Cio
Harry White
Council
Charleston
Edwards
Ashworth
Harper Road
Mormon Beauty Wins Miss USA Title in Miami Beach
Linda Bement, 18, a Mormon from Salt Lake City Utah, won Miss USA and advances to the Miss Universe semifinals alongside 42 contestants from around the world in Miami Beach Florida.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Linda Bement
Salt Lake City
Utah
West Virginia entrant misses Miss Universe final five
Garnett Carole Pugh of Queen Shoals Kanawha County W Va failed to finish in the top five during the Miss Universe pageant. The 18 year old high school graduate drew strong applause for her speaking segment and evening gown, while New York's Mary Rocites won first runner up and others followed: Margaret Jo Gordon Alabama Lyndia Ann Tarlton North Carolina and Nancy Wakefield Florida.
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Miami Beach
Fla
West Virginia
Old Virginna
Pretty Garnett
Carole Pugh
Queen Shoals
Kanawha County
W. Va
Isa
Charles A. Bement
Linda
Miami Beach Convention Hall
Margaret Jo Gordon
Birmingham
Ala
Lyndia Ann Tarlton
Wingate, N. C
Nancy Wakefield
Winter Haven
Fido Castro Compared to Feisty Cubans By Sherwood Glutz
Sherwood Glutz compares Fido Castro to a feisty dog, noting he has run out of sharp words for President Eisenhower as a crisis unfolds and tensions rise between Cuba and the U.S. leader.
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Fido Castro
Eisenhower
Castro Rejects U S Protest Over Cuban Refineries
In Havana the Castro government rejected the U S protest on seizure of American and British oil refineries, charging foreign firms seek to return Cuba to colonial dependence. Foreign Minister Raul Roa called the United States false and hypocritical and also rejected the British protest, though only the U S note was made public.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
U.S
Cuba
Raul Roa
United States
Roa
U. S
Philip Bonsal
Eisenhower Signs $39.996 Billion Defense Bill
President Eisenhower signed a defense appropriation bill totaling 39.996 billion dollars. The measure provides 661.6 million more than requested and was signed Thursday before his Newport R I vacation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Newport
R. I
Whites Fear Assault and Rape as Congo Turmoil Surges
Thousands of panic-stricken whites flee Leopoldville amid mutinous troops and feared attacks. Belgians rush across the Congo River to Brazzaville as refugee shelters form, while Abbe Fulbert Youlou in Brazzaville sets up a committee to aid the displaced.
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Brazzaville
French Congo
Republic of Congo
Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
Congo River
France
Joseph Kasavubu
Abbe Fulbert Youlou
Mexican Leader Voices Support For Cuba Cause
A congressional spokesman for Mexico's ruling party stated that Mexico backs the Cuban people against the United States. Emilio Sanchez Piedras told a congressional caucus that the northern neighbor closes doors to friendship, while Mexico stands in solidarity with Cuba's yearning for liberty and economic independence.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Emilio Sanchez Piedras
Permanent Commission of Congress
Legislative Branch
Executive
Lopez Mateos
Sanchez Piedras
Ex Slave Levi Germany Dies at 110 in Baton Rouge
Levi Germany, born August 7, 1849, a one time enslaved man who took the surname of his former owners, died Wednesday in Baton Rouge. He spent most of his adult life as a farmer in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Baton Rouge
Levi Germany
East Baton Rouge Parish
Meany Warns of Frightening Jobless Jump in June
AFL-CIO chief George Meany told platform drafters that government unemployment may surge by nearly a million from May to June, marking the largest May to June rise since World War II and signaling stagnation without growth. He urged policies to stimulate the economy while noting risks of further downturns.
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Los Angeles
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Eisenhower
Three Die In Waterfront Blast At Philadelphia Plant
A double explosion on the South Philadelphia waterfront killed three Cargill Inc workers and sparked a four alarm fire. A seven ton tank of paint-base soybean oil exploded into a 100 foot blaze, followed by a second blast. Victims were Sydney Dawson, 42, Ernest Jackson, 48, and Fred Dewitte, 43. Cause unknown.
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Philadelphia
Sydney Dawson
Ernest Jackson
Fred Dewitte
Cargill, Inc
Mother-In-Law Trouble in California Divorce Case
Evelyn Rosaline Geralt, 25, sought to end her four year marriage to Dr John Anton Geralt, 32, claiming he forced her to sign an agreement giving his mother free access to the house and barring her own mother. A Miss Michigan 1955 contestant, Geralt alleges cruelty. her husband counters with a cross complaint. The case continues.
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Los Angeles
Evelyn Rosaline Geralt
John Anton Geralt
Geralt
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Woodlawn
Mary Rocites
Port Jefferson
Sherwood Glutz
Castro
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Wilson
Exhibition
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New River Co
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