Faubus Favored By Early Arkansas Returns In Primary
Early returns from Mount Olive near Melbourne show strong support for Gov. Orval Faubus in the Democratic preferential primary. His two opponents, Lee Ward and Chris Finkbeiner, trail, while poll tax payment and earlier central high school integration controversy shape voting.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Mount Olive
Melbourne
Faubus
Fantus
Central High School
Arkan
Jority
Chris Finkbeiner
Little Rock Meat Packing Company
Lee Ward
Paragould
Ward
Finkbeiner
Swtich
Little Rock Central
Bomber Crash Near Limestone Maine Kills Eight
A B32 jet bomber from the 2nd Bomber Wing crashed three miles south of Loring Air Force Base during a routine training flight in rain. Eight crew members were killed with one instructor pilot, Maj. Deaton, among the dead. one survivor, Alan Moody and Denton, was hospitalized in good condition.
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Limestone
Maine
Loring Air Force Base
Maine- New Brunswick
Alan, Moody & Denton
Dennison, Tex
Air Force
Carl Ireland
Rebels Attack Haitian Barracks Briefly Seized then Repelled
Exiled officers seized Caserne Des Salines near Port-au-Prince and battled government troops. The army said it killed the last rebel after counterattack. up to 50 soldiers were freed and two Americans were reportedly in the group. Radio urged defense of President Duvallier as unrest spread to St. Marc.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
National Palace
Jattach
Anm
Francois Duvallier
Magloire
New York City
St. Marc
U.S
Gerald Drew
Duvalliey
Negro Republic
Solh
Shehab
Hassys
Chamoun
Marine Post
Beirut
Antinot
Adel Ossey
Collision Sends Two To Hospital After Jeep Crash
A 9:30 a.m. collision on Lanark Boulevard sent Emory W. McGuffin of Oak Hill and Carlos J. Dobbins of Beckley to Beckley Memorial Hospital for observation. Driver J H Forren of Piney View was ordered to appear before a magistrate on a hazardous driving charge. Police said the jeep stopped suddenly, leading to the rear collision.
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Lanark
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Emory W. McGuffin
Oak Hill
Carlos J. Dobbins
Beckley
Appalachian Electric Power Co
J. H. Forren
Piney View
Pa-ice
Forren
Death of Rose May Wyatt at age 68
Rose May Wyatt 638 119 Booth Avenue died at 5 30 a m today in a local hospital Born May 1 1890 in Mercer County she was the daughter of the late Alex and Sarah Meadows Lilly Her husband Byrd Wyatt died in 1949 Survivors include three sons Ottaway Beckley David Chicago Jr and Harlow three daughters Mrs L W Mason Highland Park Mich Mrs Lucille O Rear Wheaton Md and Mrs Dana Mazurek Chicago three brothers Vv W Sam and Jordan Rhodell five sisters Mrs Dora Perkins Mrs Zora Perkins Charleston Mrs Mary Harvey Rhorell Mrs Fare Barnes Knoxville and Mrs Pearl Griffith Georgia 1 grandchild and one great grandchild Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements
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Rose May Wyatt
Booth Avenue
Mercer County
Alex and
Sarah Meadows Lilly
Byrd Wyatt
Ottaway
Beckley
David
Chicago
Harlow
L. W. Mason
Highland Park
Mich
Lucille O’rear
Wheaton
Dana Mazurek
Vv. W
Sam
Jordan
Rhodell
Dora Perkins
Zora Perkins
Charleston
Mary Harvey
Rhorell
Fare Barnes
Knoxville
Venn
Pearl Griffith
Georgia
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Weather Update West Virginia Partly cloudy and warm
West Virginia sees partly cloudy skies with scattered showers or thunderstorms mainly in the east and highs near 82 to 90 today. Tonight a chance of showers in the south with lows in the 60s. Wednesday brings more sun and heat with afternoon showers. Beckley reports high yesterday and low last night. precipitation and reservoir readings are noted for Greenbrier and Bluestone with normal stages reported.
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West Virginia
East Portion
Beckley High
Tao
Greenbrier
Turnpike Toll Increase Urged
A 10 percent toll hike is recommended for the West Virginia Turnpike by Coverdale and Colpitis at the behest of Guaranty Trust Co. to ease the debt load as the commission nears meeting its upcoming coupon. Proposed full-mile rates would rise to 2.25 dollars from 1.95 with trucks at 7.15 from 6.30, not a universal increase.
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Charleston
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Coverdale and Colpitis
Guaranty Trust Co
Assessor's Office Granted Extra Day to Compile Books
The Board of Review and Equalization adjourned to Wednesday giving the Assessor's Office one more day to finish the county tax books. Officials wrestled with incomplete data and a late figure set showing assessed values down about 1.77 million from last year, with exonerations reducing total to 104,173,880. nerves ran high as staff hoped the extension would allow proper preparation for the next review.
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Board of Review and Equalization
Road Projects Awarded By State
A 1995.45 bid led the opening on Interstate 81 in West Virginia for the first construction project. The low offer came from Kooley Construction Co. of Clarksburg and Mountain State Construction Co. of South Charleston. The job covers grading, draining, cement paving and two bridges on a 0.361 mile section in Ohio County. seven projects total span 14.2 miles, all federal‑aid. Vecellio & Grogan, Inc., Beckley, bid 173,106 dollars for Jenny Gap Maben Road work in Raleigh and Wyoming counties.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Road Commission
Kooley Construction Co
Clarksburg
Mountain State Construction Co
South Charleston
Ohio County
Raleigh
Wyoming
Jenny Gap-Maben
W. Va
Vecellio & Grogan, Inc
Beckley
Prosperity Man Freed On Bond
Booby Morris was released from Raleigh County Jail at 10:15 p.m. Monday after posting a $500 property bond for his appearance before Magistrate J.E. Mays on Wednesday. He was jailed at 8:30 p.m. by a constable on a peace warrant and an assault and battery charge. The warrants were obtained by his stepdaughter Tris Akin of Prosperity.
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Prosperity
Raleigh County
J.E. Mays
Assassination attempt targets Lebanese premier Solh
Prime Minister Sami Solh narrowly escapes a car bombing near Beirut as eight people die and a child is badly injured. Authorities report gunfire at Marines post, while factional violence and calls for a presidential vote shape a tense political climate amid ongoing rebellion.
Eisenhower and Dulles Discuss Khrushchev Note on Middle East Summit
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles conferred on a swift U N Security Council approach to Khrushchev s letter. Officials expect a U N meeting date soon with a possible summit in New York around August 12 while aiming to keep talks under UN procedures.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Khrushchev
Middle East
U.N. Security Council
White House
London
Eisenhow
Geneva
U.N
United States
Security Council
New York
Soviet Union
Ski Enthusiasts To Meet Tonight On Bald Knob Resort Plans
Founders of a proposed Bald Knob Ski Slopes resort near Flat Top will seek public opinion at a Beckley hotel meeting at 7:80 p.m. Tonight about 40 enthusiasts from Charleston Princeton Beckley and nearby areas are expected. Likely incorporators include John McKay Hulett Smith James C Higgins and Sibbley Weatherfond. Plans were announced July 17 to build on Bald Knob Mountain near Flat Top, the region’s southernmost ski area east of the Mississippi.
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Flat Top
Beckley Hotel
Charleston
Princeton
Beckley
John McKay
Hulett €. Smith
James C. Higgins
Sibbley Weatherfond
Smith
McKay
Bald Knob Mountain
Mississippi River
Bald Knob
Huff's Knob
Pacific Storm Delays Solo Flight Record Attempt
Captain Marion Pat Boling, 43, of Palo Alto California, postpones his nonstop solo Pacific crossing due to a Pacific storm. He planned a dawn departure to beat Capt. Bill Odom's 92 year old record from Honolulu to Teterboro New Jersey on a Great Circle route to Wichita Kansas.
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Manier
Marion
Pat
Boling
Pacific
Palo Alto
Calif
Bill Odom
Wichita
Kan
Odom
Honoluu
Teterboro
N. J
Poised New Yorker Scheduled To Be First Space Adventurer
Air Force Captain Robert M. White, a poised New Yorker with 4200 flight hours and 52 combat missions, is designated to pilot the X15 and likely reach 100 miles altitude within two years. He became No 1 backup after Kincheloe’s death, with Doris Allan White by his side and two children at home in New York City.
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New Yorker
Hollywood
America
Air Force
Robert M. White
Kincheloe
White
Korea
Edwards Air Force Base
Doris’ Allan
Wilkes-Barre
New York City
Flying Saucers Real Claims From Jung Report
Dr. Carl Jung asserts unidentified flying objects are real with signs of intelligent guidance by quasi human pilots. The report, released by UFO researchers, cautions against purely psychological explanations and notes potential impacts on humanity. Lightning kills and injures across California Virginia and South Carolina with several service members among the injured.
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Alamogordo, N. M
Carl Jung
Jung
UFO Filter Center
Aerial Phenomena Research Organization
L. J. Lorenzen
Holloman Air Force Base
Associated Press
California
Virginia
South Carolina
Ft. Jackson
Ballot Commissioners and Clerk Own Ballot Error
Two Raleigh County officials the Republican ballot commissioner Paul Fourney and Democratic ballot commissioner Tom Canter bury along with Circuit Clerk C Harold Hanks took responsibility for an error in the Aug 5 election ballots failing to alphabetize candidate names at county district and board of education levels The officials blamed a printer and pressed for public accountability while defending the rotation to ensure fairness and no prejudice to any candidate The group also criticized this newspaper for publicizing the issue and noted the error appeared despite proofs being reviewed multiple times The statement noted the official ballots were correct in rotation and urged citizens to check the official ballot for verification The officials pledged to cooperate with newspapers but would guard the process going forward
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Raleigh
Paul J. Fourney
Tom Canterbury
C. Harold Hanks
Board of Education
Fourney
Board of Ballots Commissions
Rinter the Aw
Secretary of State
Artor
Shakespeare
Beckley
Raleigh County
Hanks
Hudson
Tye
Canterbury
Doctor Testifies In 300000 Suit In West Virginia Court
The trial entered its second day in the Southern District of West Virginia. James Ernest Rose, through father Ernest Rose, seeks 300000 in damages for injuries suffered when his son, a 10 year old Pineville boy, was struck by a train in May 1957. The doctor who performed surgery testified on the extent of injuries including leg and arm stumps and described amputations.
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Virginia Railway
United States District Court Southern
James Ernest Rose
Ernest Rose
Sophia Resident Tries Death by Own Action
Sophia resident Calvin Fekete attempted suicide with a .22 rifle, suffering a stomach wound. He was found by neighborhood children and rushed to Becxley Memorial Hospital around 12:30 PM via Williams-Craven Funeral Home ambulance. Police collected the bullet, stick, and gun as evidence.
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Calvin Fekete
Sophia
Becxley Memorial Hospital
Fekete
Memorial Hospital
Williams - Craven Funeral Home
Chhldren
Sophie
GOP Launches Beckley Rally in West Virginia
Republicans from West Virginia's Sixth District arrive in Beckley for a day-long conference sponsored by the Raleigh County Republican Women's Club. Dan Louchery state GOP chairman is the main speaker with a panel including Fred O. Blue and Howard Corcéorean. Attendees include Helen Holt and Judge Max DeBerry as they seek statewide and judicial nominations. Senator Chapman Revercoms slated as banquet burst speaker.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Raleigh County
Republican Women's Club
Dan Louchery
GOP
Fred O. Blue
Howard Corcéorean
Helen Holt
Max . DeBerry
Harrisville
Supreme Court of Appeals
F. O'Dair Dutt
Congress
Toweht
Chapman Revercom
Probers Approve Contempt Action Against Goldfine
House investigators recommended contempt of Congress against Bernard Goldfine, a friend of Sherman Adams. The 23 questions on his finances were cited, with Goldfine refusing to answer, arguing the inquiry did not involve federal agency influence.
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Washington
House
Congress
Harris
Subcommittee
Boston
Goldfine
Adams
Eisenhower
Three Motorists Face Hearings In Beckley Court
Three motorists were ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court after speeding arrests by City Police. Norman Paterson 20 Rill West 24 Fredrick Smith 18 facing speeding charges. Sarah Meadows 37 Bookles to answer improver vehicle registration. Shirley Reder 21 MacArthur to appear Thursday for running a red light.
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Beckley
Norman Russell Paterson
Rill West
Fredrick & Smith
Sarah Meadows
Bookles
Shirley Jon Reder
Mac. Arthur
Elkins Sailor Held in Woman's Murder
Sheriff reports 21 year old sailor Ralph D Sandy of Elkins West Virginia charged with murder in a tavern slaying. He was captured in Nalutata Georgia after forcing nightclub owner John Davis to drive, then fled. the victim identified as Hazel Ogilvie 34 of Oceanway. Police arrested Sandy after Davis cried out he was armed.
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Andina Beach
Fig
H. J. Youngbrood
Ralph D. Sandy A
Oceanway
Jacksonville
Yulee
Oxivie
Sandy
Davis
Nahanta
B. H. Pless
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