What Is Jack Really Like Kennedy Faces Issues
Kennedy confronts rumors about religion and age in multiple speeches to large audiences. He argues religion should not affect fitness for office, cites past vows to resist ecclesiastical pressure, and defends a broad electorate beyond religious labels. He also counters age barriers, noting many founders were young and warning against tests that would have excluded leaders like Jefferson and Washington.
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California
Kennedy
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Paul Ziffren
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Washington
The
United States
Vatican
Truman
Jefferson
Continental Army
Madison
Hamilton
Treasury
Clay
Christopher Columbus
America
Judge Commends Beckley Lawyer in U.S. Robbery Trial
The jury in Hammond Indiana heard closing argument in the John Upchurch post office robbery case. Court appointed attorney Paul J Fourney was commended by Judge John A Field Jr for his representation. Assistant US District Attorney Percy Brown highlighted Upchurch ownership claims and wealth, while Upchurch disputed accomplice testimony. Mrs Carey remained in custody after pleading guilty and Miss Neal serves an indeterminate federal sentence.
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John Upchurch
Hammond
Ind
United States District Court
Bickmore
Sizemore
Clay County
Paul J. Fourney
Beckley
Upchurch
Fourney
United States District
John A. Field Jr
Field
Raleigh County Bar Association
United States District Attorney
Percy Brown
Hinton
Illinois
Brown
Judith Carey
Genelda Neal
Chapelle
Carey
Princeton
Raleigh
Miss Neal
Alderson
Kennedy Sets Up Campaign Strategy Committee
Kennedy forms a strategy group led by brother Robert with James Rowe, Pierre Salinger, Stephen E. Smith, Lawrence F. O'Brien, and Kenneth O'Donnell. They weigh Detroit Labor Day rally with AFL CIO and plan Kennedy’s vacation return after briefing by Allen Dulles on international affairs.
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Tion Committee
Kennedy
Robert
Los Angeles
James Rowe
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rowe
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Johnson
Pierre Salinger
Stephen E. Smith
Lawrence
Detroit
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Detroit Labor Organization
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Eisenhower
Beaver Driver Jailed on Drunkenness Count
Dayton Dickens of Beaver was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday on a charge of driving while drunk by State Police. Burling Lee Hanks of Union was released today after transfer to McDowell County and is serving time on parole violation. Theodore R. Cole, with no address listed, was jailed at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of non support by two sheriff's deputies.
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Dayton Dickens
Beaver
Raleigh County
Burling Lee Hanks
Union
McDowell County
Theodore R. Cole
Raleigh County Board Reviews 60 Assessments
The Raleigh County Court acting as a board of equalization checks assessor tax books against 1959 records and compares with neighboring county parcels. A court member states the deficit in justices of the peace and county constables’ accounts was turned over to the prosecutor two years ago and is no longer in court hands.
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Raleigh County Court
Board of Equalization and Review
Sokola Quits Protest Over Mine Workers Welfare Fund
The UMWA outlines grievance channels under its constitution and notes a fall convention where local unions can raise welfare fund concerns. A Washington meeting with the fund’s directors and trustees aims to review the fund’s status, income, and expenditures after July 26, with negotiations to determine if benefits are being depleted.
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Mine Workers Health and Welfare Fund
UMWA
Welfare Fund
Washington
Immunization Clinic Set Thursday at Community Building
A general immunization clinic for pre-school and school age children will be held in the Community Building of the Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group starting at 1 p.m. Thursday. Dr C M Ward will be in charge.
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Dry Hill
Rockefeller’s Grip on Nixon Ticket Hopes Remains Uneasy
Rockefeller backers press for a vice presidential role as Nixon seeks the nomination. Rockefeller questions a rigged convention while his rivals ta lk of possible second place. Supporters mobilize with hotel suites and a theater, yet the Nixon camp sees little chance of a switch.
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Nixon
Rockefeller
New York
Stevenson
Los Angeles
Hall
Herbert G. Klein
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Taft
U.N
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Klein
Cabinet seeks inquiry into Congo arms shipments and belted killings
U N Undersecretary Bunche says Sweden Italy Canada Burma and several Latin American nations join the U N force in Congo led by Maj Gen Carl von Horn. About 3500 African troops are present with a new 630 Swedish battalion arriving from the Middle East. The Soviet Union demands U S pullout of a 20 man detachment claimed to have landed at Leopoldville while State Department says the unit assists landings of U N troops and supplies by American planes.
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Congo
U.N
Ralph J. Bunche
Sweden
Italy
Canada
Burma
Carl von Horn
Middle East
Palestine
Soviet Union
United States
Leopoldville
State Department
U.S
Hospital Awarded Two Judgments Today
Beckley Hospital received two court judgments totaling 2366.60 in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Judge Norman Knapp signed the orders this morning, with 1642.41 owed by Cleo L. and Dorothy Cole and 724.19 owed by Howard and Louise Collins.
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Beckley Hospital
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Cleo L
Dorothy Cole
Howard
Louise Collins
Commodities at First Church of God distribution
Commodities will be given out at the First Church of God in Lester on Friday and Saturday from 9 30 a m to 2 p m. Attendees are asked to bring their own containers.
Final rites set for Barner Preston Daniel at Saxon
Barner Preston Daniel 66 of Saxon dies after long illness in Welch hospital. Funeral at 2 pm Thursday at Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev Virgil Cook officiating. Burial in Saxon family cemetery. Survivors include siblings, a daughter, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Active pallbearers listed. body remains at funeral home this afternoon.
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Barner Preston Daniel
Saxon
Melton
Virgil Cook
Furial
Daniel
Welch Hospital
Edward
Julia Snuffer Daniel
Raleigh County
Star Methodist Church
Carrie Shumate
Fairdale
Lake Stephens
Bluefield
A. H. Daniel
F. L. Daniel
Oceana
J. E. Daniel
Glen Daniel
E. E. Daniel
Kuna
Idaho
Kermit, Cody
Terry
Ivan
Emory Daniel
Orville Lee Stover
A Lafferty
Rhodes Balard
Charles L Bailey dies after short illness at 85
Charles L Bailey 85 of Clear Creek died 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in a local hospital after a short illness. A retired coal miner and Clear Creek Advent Church member, he was survived by five sons, four daughters, 34 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Friday at Toney Fork Community Church with burial in Toney Fork Cemetery. The body will be moved from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to Mrs Williams's Clear Creek home at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Charles Lawson Bailey
Clear Creek
Bailey
Artie
Nellie Davis
Jeffersonville
Ind
Vonda Williams
Toney Fork
Ernest Barley
Rose
Mrs Amanda Brown Funeral Rites In Cyclone
Funeral services for Mrs Amanda Perry Brown 87 Cyclone will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Campus Church of God with Rev Cecil McCane presiding. Burial is Painter Cemetery. She died Tuesday afternoon in a Man hospital after a two year illness. Survived by five daughters Dora Elkins Hugh Brown Cus Brown and French Workman all of Cyclone Mile Burgess Oceana a son Purce Perry Oceana a brother Garfield Painter Cyclone 31 grandchildren 53 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild.
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Amanda Perry Brown
Cyclone
Church of God
Cecil McCane
Painter
Oceana
Purce Perry
Garfield Painter
Eskins Funeral Arrangements Incomplete For Hayden Eskins
Funeral service plans are incomplete for Hayden F Eskins 73 of New Martinsville formerly of Edwight who died Monday night in a New Martinsville hospital after a long illness Survivors include two sons Eugene of New Martinsville Kenneth of Carlsbad New Mexico two brothers Henry of Beckley and Homer of Montgomery and seven The body lies at Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville RNS
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Hayden F. Eskins
New Martinsville
Edwight
Eugene
Kenneth
Carlsbad
N. M
Henry
Beckley
Homer
Montgomery
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Rns
Wade Mrs Mamie S Wade Funeral Notice
Mrs Mamie S Wade 70 of West Mullens funeral services set for 11 a.m. Thursday at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Virgil Conant officiating. Burial will be in Glade Springs Presbyterian Cemetery. She died Tuesday afternoon at Wyoming General Hospital where she had been a patient since a stroke three weeks earlier. She was the widow of Leroy M Wade who died Oct 13 1958. Born Sept 2 1889 in Tawas City Michigan she was a daughter of John Lewis and Anna Wendt Swartz and a member of the First Methodist Church of Mullens. Surviving are three sons Gordon Mullens Dean Salem.
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Mamie S. Wade
West Mullens
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Virgil Conant
Glade Springs Presbyterian
Wyoming General Hospital
Leroy M. Wade
Tawas City
Mich
John Lewis
Anna Wendt Swartz
First Methodist Church
Mullens
Gordon of
Salem
Mrs Peggy Cole Stout Dies in Washington Home
Mrs Peggy Cole Stout 24 of Washington DC formerly Epperly died at 4 pm Tuesday at her Washington DC home. Survived by mother Heloise and husband Robert Stout both of DC and son Robert Stout Jr. Also four brothers Lee, Donald, Jerry and Lonnie and six sisters Margaret Virginia Nell Betty Deats Mary Ann Bowtell. Body at Williams Funeral Home. funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Peggy Cole Stout
Washington, D. C
Epperly
Washington
Luther Cole
Heloise
Robert Stout
Robert Stout Jr
Lee Cole
Coal City
Donald
Jerry Cole
Lonnie Cole
Sarasota
Fla
Margaret
Virginia
Nell
Betty Deats
Baltimore
Funeral services for Lawrence Layton held Thursday
Lawrence Layton, 60, of Lester, died after a long illness in a Welch hospital. Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with Rev. Elmer Day presiding. Burial followed in Greenwood Memorial Park.
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Lawrence Layton
Lester
Ritchie and Johnson
Elmer Day
Greenwood Memorial Park
Layton
Welch Hospital
Mrs. Mabel Perkins dies after short illness
Mrs. Mabel Perkins, 70, of Harper Heights, died at 10 p.m. Tuesday at her home following a brief illness. The body lies at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending completion of arrangements.
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Mabel Perkins
Harper Heights
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Donnie Dickerson funeral and James final rites
Funeral services for Donnie Dickerson will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at his home with burial in Gibson Cemetery Bruno. Surviving are his parents one brother Arnold Ray two sisters Mrs Sandra Eplin and Mrs Anna Faye Gibson and grandparents Will Gillespie Lula Carter. Neely Funeral Home assisting. Final rites for James pending completion.
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Charles Dickerson
Donnie
Gibson Cemetery
Bruno
Arnold Ray
Joe Keney
Sandra Eplin
Mallory
Anna Faye Gibson
Will Gillespie
Lula Carter
Christian
Neely Funeral Home
Man
James
Logan Miners Debate Benefit Restoration Outlook
Logan area UMW locals held a mass meeting last Saturday to decide on sending a delegation to Washington. Thompson, who organized the meeting, said another session would likely occur soon to report on the Washington visit. See local story Page 12.
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Thompson
Washington
UMW
Logan
Warrant and bond ordered for Williams in liquor law case
A bench warrant and bond forfeiture for Clovis Lee Williams of Artie were ordered in federal court on motion by Assistant United States Attorney Percy Brown. Williams faces an indictment for federal liquor law violations. James E. Burton of Beckley was allowed to continue on probation after a liquor law conviction.
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Clovis Lee Williams
Artie
United States District
Percy Brown
Williams
James E. Burton
Beckley
New River Park Dedication Set For Saturday
New River Park opens Saturday with a 2:30 p m dedication led by Beckley Mayor Cecil L Miller and city officials. James Kessinger and a council spokesman will speak. Afterward children can enjoy volleyball badminton and a watermelon hunt. The park, bought from New River Co, has a slate dump leveled, shelter, play court, playground equipment, and an exhibition coal mine prepared for public viewing.
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New River Park
Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
Recreation Board
Bob Harvit
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Harvit
James Kessinger
New River Co
Jury trial delays and jail row over murder charges
Sheriff deputies hauled Carole Tregoff back to a Los Angeles jail cell after a court appearance as bail was revoked for failing to attend. She and Dr. R Bernard Finch face a second murder trial for his wife’s death while Chico Marx hospitalizes for chest pains. British Communists protest US reconnaissance flights in London. State briefs note absentee ballot issues, Greenbrier Hotel reopening, West Virginia nursing dean appointment, and Dental Society officers. Wood County playground wages resume after funding transfer. Legionnaires begin arriving for West Virginia Legion convention.
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Carole Tregoff
Los Angeles
R. Bernard Finch
Carole
Chico Marx
U. S
London
Soviet Union
Supreme Court
C. C. Chambers
Logan County
Greenbrier
Dorothy M. Major
Louisville
School of Nursing
West Virginia University
W. Va. Dental Society
Huntington
John Y. Parsons
C. C. Cottrill
Glen Rogers
Wood County
West Virginia
Department of the American Legion
Barron Calls for State Police Overhaul in WV Politics
Barron criticizes the department while noting his past role in the Underwood administration. He vows a prompt reorganization to restore public confidence and morale, pledging to remove partisan politics from the Public Safety Department and to appoint an integrity driven superintendent. Fair counters by praising the police record, noting national commendations for traffic safety and crime solves, while commenting on Bazzie.
Chesapeake and Potomac seeks new long distance hike
Charleston AP reports Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. of West Virginia seeks rate increases that could raise annual long distance revenue by about 963000 within the state. PSC review may adjust or deny and refunds may apply if total 5.2 million is not approved. Home line increases 70 cents to 1.75 monthly, business lines 1 to 3.95. Company aims to lift return on investment from about 5% to over 6%.
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Charleston
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
C&p
PSC
Communication Workers of America
Federal Communications Commission
Lewis Hall
Hall
Scouts Complete Training on Way to Colorado Jamboree
Raleigh County delegates to the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Colorado Springs completed pre jamboree training at Camp Roland Bastion Virginia Monday morning. Bill Wood Welch the Appalachian Council reporter said the 70 scout group lunched at Jimmies Restaurant in Bluefield then toured the town for two hours before boarding a train at 435 PM. The boys planned to reach Chicago Tuesday en route to the Jamboree.
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Raleigh County
Colorado Springs
Colo
Camp Roland
Bastion
Bill Wood
Welch
Appalachian Council
Boy Scouts of America
Bluefield
Jury Will Hear Railroad Case In Civil Suit
A jury was selected before today’s noon recess in a Federal Court civil suit against Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Mrs Hilda Rodriguez admin of Manuel Rodriguezs estate sues for his death in Raleigh yards on June 11 1958. Counsel for railroad is Amos Bolen and Ned Ragland. Court reconvenes at 1 30 p m for opening statements.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Hilda Rodriguez
Manuel
Anthony J. Sparacino
W. A. Thornhill
Raleigh Yards
Amos Bolen
Huntington
Ned Ragland
Beckley
U.S. Aims in U.N. Help Amid Soviet Provocation
Secretary of State Christian Herter outlined American support for U.N. efforts and aid for U.N. units while listing Soviet provocations since the May summit. He cited the downing of the RB-47, Khrushchev on Berlin, Cuba, the Congo, and the Geneva dissarmament talks. He avoided a yes or no on Khrushchev rattling sabers, calling it a factor to consider.
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U. N
U.N
Herter
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Cuba
Congo
Moscow
Geneva
Khrushchev
Ship Dead Ahead in Okinawa Era Crash
News recounts the 1945 collision of the Ammen and Collett near Newport Beach as radar use was cited by both captains. Crew and rescuers, including Coxswain Alex Amavisca, rushed to aid the injured amid fog with Navy inquiry pending. Five miles from shore, rescue boats ferried the wounded to shore while a hospital ship received others.
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Okinawa
Mukhalian
Ammen
Collett
Ammon
Harbor Department
Newport Beach
Long Beach Naval Station
Alex Amavisca
Yuma
Ariz
Amavisea
Navy
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