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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1959

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Nixon Proving Match For Khrushchev in Moscow

Vice President Richard Nixon earns praise from several lawmakers for matching Premier Khrushchev in sharp exchanges during a Moscow visit. Senators Mansfield Cooper and Dirksen laud his directness while Simpson calls it courage and intelligence amid political speculation about 1960. Nixon helped open the American National Exposition and faced a hard hitting but not belligerent series of public exchanges with Khrushchev.

Washington Richard M. Nixon Nikita Khrushchev Congress Mike Mansfield Montana Nixon Moscow Cooper Khrushchev Richard M. Simpson R-Pa Everett M. Dirksen Rill Senate GOP Soviet Union Belgium le Peuple Holland

Castro resumes premiership amid massive Havana rally

Fidel Castro is reelected premier after a vast demonstration approaching a million people. He pledged friendship with the United States only if Washington does not obstruct Cuba, and warned critics that machetes would be used to defend the revolution. The event, tied to the July 26 movement anniversary, sparked deadly clashes and arrests as crowds celebrated in Havana and across the country.

Havana Fidel Castro United States Cuba Castro Ustown Manuel Urrutia

Mediators Sit As Steel Strike Talks Resume

New York AP reports the first joint peace talks between industry and union since the steel strike began. Federal mediator Finnegan warned no quick settlement is likely as David J. McDonald and R. Conrad Cooper lead talks. About 500,000 steelworkers are idle, with 78,000 other jobs affected and railroads hit hardest.

New York Joseph F. Finnegan Federal Mediation and Concilation Service Finnegan Washington David J. McDonald United Steelworkers of America R. Conrad Cooper United States Steel Corp United Steelworkers

Three in Grand Canyon Missing After Trek to Help

National Park rangers searched for two missing hikers in the Grand Canyon after a Friday trek by Walter J. Mahoney and companions Father Gavigan and Mason Owens. Mahoney, 16, of Savannah Georgia, was found dead from exposure near a sand note he left for rescuers. The two others, believed injured, remained missing as heat up to 120 degrees endangers survival in the canyon.

Grand Canyon, Ariz National Park Rangers I Grand Canyon Walter J. Mahoney Savannah Mahoney Father Gavigan Mason Owens South Rim Colorado River

Inflation or Hesitation in Street Talk Sparks Ticket

Salt Lake City AP report notes officer David Wesley, writing a ticket for a 19 year old motorist, recalls hearing the youth mutter a brash line about paying "15 cents I'd sock you in the nose." The anecdote frames inflation as a language joke and street slang.

Salt Lake City David Wesley Westley

Stepfather Held In Drowning Attempt Near Carthage

In Carthage Missouri a stepfather Keith Coffman 32 tossed two of his seven stepchildren into Spring River. Ronald Lake 13 swam but Steven 9 did not and was pulled from the water by witness Royce Miller. Coffman faces a mistreatment charge carrying up to three years in prison.

Carthage Ben Pyle Pyle Keith Lee Coffman Spring River Ronnie Lake Ronnie Steven Coffman Royce R. Miller Miller

Raleigh County Board of Education Sets Tuesday Meeting

The Raleigh County Board of Education schedules a regular monthly meeting for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Board offices. Agenda items include bids for gasoline oil and lubricants and dispensing equipment for motor oil from a tank and coal purchase. A Glen Daniel delegation is invited to attend. Teaching and non teaching staff appointments and the school year calendar will be discussed.

Raleigh County Board of Education Glen Daniel

Light Raleigh County levy vote slows turnout

Voters showed first light turnout in the Raleigh County bond levy election to raise 565000 for a lake and recreation facilities in Trap Hill District. By noon only 29 ballots were cast at the courthouse with 18 yes and 11 no. Weather and apathy feared to dampen afternoon voting.

Raleigh County Courthouse City Hall Woodrow Wilson South Oakwood Sunrise Avenue Elkins Street Raleigh Lester

Communists Repudiated U S Regaining Favor In Iceland

AP dispatch from Reykjavik reports Iceland shifts away from communists and toward the United States amid political reform. The prime minister Emil Jonsson and opposition leaders say communists are repudiated as Icelanders back NATO and Keflavik base. The constitution reshapes parliament, enlarging seats and tipping to Independents with Social Democrats. Reds drop to seven seats with no coalition.

Reykjavik Iceland United States NATO Keflavik Hungary China Tibet Emil Jonsson Norway Denmark Uncle Sam Althing Independence Party Olafur Thors Thors Jonsson Social Democrats Reds

JP arrests 159 in bid to prove blue laws folly

Justice of the Peace Earl B. Daugherty spent Sunday driving through Bucks County issuing 159 conviction on sight notices to a wide range of recipients including actress Peggy Cass, toll booth workers, a radio announcer, plant guards, a druggist, and factory workers. He said he opposed Sunday blue laws but enforced them, and noted a bill raising fines to 100 dollars for first offenses.

Bristol Justice of the Peace Earl B. Daugherty Pennsylvania Daugherty Bucks County Philadelphia Peggy Cass Dougherty Pennsyyvania Bristol Playhouse Miss Cass Levittown Times WBCB Levittown Mike Mayo Bell Telephone Co Pennsylvania Turnpike Turnpike Commission State House Dist Paul Beckert Beckert Beckett

Sherwood Glutz Praises Homemade Happiness

Sherwood Glutz expresses that happiness is home made like sorghum molasses and good pie. He dismisses continual trouble spreaders and critics as worthless and imagines them laid end to end might be a blessing.

Automation In Religion Pioneers At Chicago Service

An Episcopal minister led a non denominational worship service in Chicago blending faith with technology. Two slide projectors a motion picture projector a spotlight and a large screen replaced traditional choir organ and altar items during the Audio-Visual Association convention service.

Chicago

Protests Flare Anew On South Oakwood Detour

On South Oakwood a traffic ban on the Valley Drive extension continues with a section barricaded. Hopkins Motor Company and Ward Evans Motor Company report losses as contractors delay work after high tension lines were removed. Troitino Brothers, hired to raze the Lafayette Hotel, say work may resume if lines are fully cleared.

Oakwood Valley Drive Register Troitino Brothers Beckley Avenue Lafayette Appalachian Power Co William Hopkins Hopkins Motor Company John Ward Ward-Evans Motor Company

Toler Waives Hearing in Murder Case Near Pineville

Omer Toler of Accoville Logan County waived preliminary hearing before Magistrate W P Wilson in Pineville this morning and faces grand jury action on murder charges. He was returned to Wyoming County Jail with no bond set. The charge stems from a Saturday night shooting of 14 year old Danny Brewster of Indian Creek, who was reportedly with Toler and Walter Brooks of Skin Fork when a .22 pistol fired through his left eye.

Pineville RNS Omer Toler Accoville Logan County W. P. Wilson Wyoming County Toler Danny Brewster Indian Creek Brewster Walter Brooks Skin Fork

Break-In Investigated at Resoco Company Store

State Police probe a break-in at the Resoco Company Store likely late Sunday or early today. About $164 in merchandise was stolen after intruders pried a lock on the front door.

Resoco Company

Europeans Debate Nixon Khrushchev Row Over Diplomacy

London editors describe Nixon and Khrushchev quarrel as a public display that unsettles Western Europe. Opinions range from praise of Nixon's temper to calls for secret diplomacy and concern over the impact on high level visits and world peace.

Khrushchev London Daily Express Nixon the Express Britain Daily Telegraph Austria

Nixon visits Leningrad after Khrushchev talks

Vice President Richard M Nixon arrived in Leningrad after six hours of East West talks with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. A crowd of about 1,000 greeted the party at the airport. Nixon said the discussions were constructive and emphasized the need to settle differences at the conference table. The visit included an overnight stay at Khrushchev’s dacha and Nixon prepared a report for Eisenhower and Herter.

Moscow Richard M Nixon Leningrad Nikita Khrushchev Nixon Khrushchev Nixons Dacha U. S Eisenhower Christian A. Herter

Senate Considers Coal Research Bill

The Senate Interior Committee moves toward a coal research bill like the House measure. It would create an independent commission to promote coal production and conservation through research and development, rebuffing a rival Allott bill that would fund the Federal Bureau of Mines.

Associated Press Washington Senate Senate Interior Committee House Wayne N. Aspinall D-Coro Federal Bureau of Mines Independent Commission Allott Aspinall Interior Department Bureau of Mines Department

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