Potomac Polluted Waters Spark Congressional Battle
Washington debate centers on the Potomac River described as the most polluted interstate water. Rep. Gubser calls it a monument to shortsightedness and urges action under the Water Pollution Control Act. Lawmakers push a 75 million dollar plan for sewers and filtration facilities to clean the river feeding the nation’s history.
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James C. Wright
D—Tex
Charles 8. Gubser
Calif
America
HOUSE
Gubser
Lincoln Memorial
Potomac
Washington
Virginia
Maryland
Vernon
Chesapeakeay
Wright
Nile
John F. Kennedy
Richard E. Lankford
Dmd
Lankford
Washington Area
Dairy Month Speaker Set for Parkerburg Event
Charles Figg assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture to headline the June Dairy Month meeting in Parkerburg with the West Virginia Dairy Princess chosen during the gathering. Gov Underwood to crown the winner at a banquet tomorrow night.
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Parkersburg
Charles Figg
Secretary of Agriculture
West Virginia
Underwood
Mystery Writers Girl Disappears in Lake Tahoe Case
Linda J Millar, 19, daughter of mystery writers Kenneth and Margaret Millar, disappeared after leaving a Lake Tahoe Nevada casino on May 30 31. University of California Davis student described as brilliant. Father John Ross McDonald said she may have snapped under strain and worried about final exams.
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Davis, Calif
California
Nevada
Kenneth and
Margaret Millar
John Ross McDonald
Linda J. Millar
Miss Millar
University of California
Davis
Lake Tahoe
Millar
Santa Barbara
Smith And Bean Clash In Governor Nomination Race
Wally Barron leads the Democratic field with UMWA backing but faces strong opposition from Smith and Bean. Other contenders include John E. Amos, John Slack, and Milton J. Ferguson, while Republicans back Charleston mayor John Copenhaver and Harold Neely with statehouse support.
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W. W
Wally” Barron
Elkins
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Barron
Smith
Bean
John E. Amos
House
John Slack
Slack
Milton J. Ferguson
Wayne County
Ferguson
John Copenhaver
Charleston
Harold E
Punchy" Neely
Hinton
Statehouse
Cecil H. Underwood
Gold reserves shrink raises dollar price debate
AP analysis of the gold flow from Fort Knox shows the U S Treasury holds just over 2 billion in gold while foreign central banks have increased purchases at 35 per ounce. Advocates argue a higher price would back currency with more gold value, but critics warn of inflation and unclear benefits.
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U. S. Treasury
Fort Knox
U. S
Uncle Sam
Congress
Beatnik poetry readings spark New York police clash
In Greenwich Village Beatniks clash with police over cabaret licenses for poetry readings. Officers enforce entertainment licensing as venues face summonses while proprietors and poets defend the readings as art and cultural life.
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New York
Greenwich Village
Fuzz
Police Department
Beatniks
Watch
Dick Woods
Shreveport
Police Find Car Bullet Riddled and Driver Missing
In Fairfax Virginia police and firemen searched nine hours for Charles R. Coffman Jr. 25 of Keyser West Virginia after a car registered to him was found with three bullet holes in a window. The car showed rain marks and contained Coffman’s empty wallet and scattered papers. No sign of a struggle or blood. Coffman faced a grand larceny charge for a calculating machine from Business Machines Corp. He was last seen in Keyser on April 4 as receivers took over his firm.
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New York
Nbc-Tv
NBC
Pinky Lee
Art Carney
Jackie Gleason
Gleason
Eclding
Jack Lescoulie
Fairfax
West Virginia
Charles R. Coffman Jr
Keyser
W. Va
U. S. 50
Coffman
W. O. Mott
Mineral County
Business Machines Corp
Soup Fire At West Frankfort Home Burns Stove
West Frankfort Illinois police report a pot of soup boiled over at John Marble’s home causing a gas stove to flare and start a fire. Police Chief Fred Harkins cited the incident as the flare up by hot soup. The article also notes ongoing debate over gold price changes and administration stance.
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West Frankfort, Ill
John Marble
Fred Harkins
Suspicion Moscow halted Iraqi Reds bid to grab power
Beirut dispatch reports Baghdad suspects Moscow blocked Iraqi Communist leaders from seizing power. Moscow allegedly aims to hold Iraq as a strategic piece in a broader Middle East plan, backing a gradual path to a people’s democracy while local factions clash over pace and tactics amid a volatile regional scene.
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Iraqui
Beirut
Lebanon
Baghdad
Middle East
Moscow
Iraq
Arab East
Persian Gulf
Hungary
Turkey
Iran
Bulgaria
Romania
Abdul Karim Kassem
National Union
Abdel Gamal Nasser
United Arab Republic
West
Notice of Trustee Sale on Lots in Level Flats Addition
Notice declares a trust deed default dated June 9 1953 by James A Huffman and Georgia A Huffman recorded in Raleigh County WV and that trustee Roy D Milliron will sell Lots 37 38 39 Level Flats Addition Piney View Beckley WV at ten o clock a.m. July 11 1959 at the courthouse front door. Sale terms cash.
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Raleigh County
James A. Huffman
Georgia A. Huffman
Roy D. Millican
E. J. Smith
Court House
Beckley
West Virginia
Piney View
David D. Ashworth
Roy D. Milliron
Funeral notices from Brunswick and Beckley area
Funeral notices report several deaths and services. Frederick Ray Bow ling 13 Brunswick Ohio will be buried Sunset Memorial Park with ministers present. Frank Flynn dies in residence with services at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home Chapel. A Francis Shumate 64 of 109 Williams Street dies in hospital. Services at First Christian Church with Masonic rites by Beckley Lodge No. 95.
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Bowling Bowling
Frederick Ray
Brunswick
Ohio
Webb and Neal Funeral
Vance Drive
Sunset Memorial Park
J. W. Nunn
Everett R. Shafer
W and Neal Funeral Home
Webb & Neal Funeral Home
Flynn Flynn, Frank
Mills Street
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Wi and Anderson Funeral Home
J. W. Wen
Wright
Wright & Anderson Funeral Home
Shumate Shumate
A. Francis
Williams Street
Keyser-Bryant
First Christian Church
A. H. Wilson
Beckley Lodge
Masonic Temple
L. N. Gravely, Jr
Bernard L. Crawford
H. G. Huffman
H. Habenstein
C. A. Costilow
Irl H. Fink
M. M. McGuigan
R. Ralph R
Stamford
Oak Hill
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Repair Service Ad From Williams Top Shop Notice
Repair service offers to fix refrigerators ranges gas and electric washing machines all makes all work guaranteed. John service man N W Eye radio sales and service 805 West Neville Street Dial CL 3-4542. Upholstering furniture auto boat Williams Top Shop 19 21 By Pass CL 3-864.
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W. Eye Radio Sales & Service
West
Neville St
Dial
Williams Top Shop
John W. Eye
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Exeter
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Beckley Ice & Feed CO
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Bank OF Raleigh
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Earl
Main St
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B. E. Silverman
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J. E. St. Clair Dial
Right
Rogers Plumbing & Heating
Temple St
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Prince St. Beckley
OVITZ
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Amato TV
Hoffman
D. B. Stover
Neer
Cam Thompson
Nichols Wall Cleaning Service
Maytag
Ford Tractor
R. L. Lares
Orkin
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Bob” Gyke
Sophia
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White Pine Gray Lumber CO
Crab Orchard
N. 1
Jan Cae Co
Morris Harvey College
San Francisco
Jim Green
Raleigh Insurance Agency
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Whitesville
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