Air Force to Shoot for Moon with Three Lunar Probes
Lt Gen S E Anderson said the Air Force will launch three lunar probes this year aiming for a two and a half day flight to the moon aboard modified Thor missiles. The payload size remains undisclosed and the mission will rely on a crash approach to study early spaceflight behavior and orbital dynamics.
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S. E. Anderson
Air Research and Development Command
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Oélober
Thor
Gen. Anderson
den. Anderson
Moon
Space
Earth
De Gaulle Faces Rebellion in Algeria as CPS Defies Order
Insurgent Committee of Public Safety rebelled against De Gaulle’s demand to quit government in Algeria. Gen Raoul Salan backed the move while De Gaulle sought unity among Arab Berber and European residents. CPS called for one currency and removal of barriers with France, and demanded De Gaulle be restored to power.
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Committee of Public Safety
de Gaulle
Min Nasil Ban
Fhatad Me
LI Cvuilenlee
Algeria
France
Raoul Salan
Sahara
Committee
Sie
Turnpike Extension Committee Selected
Charleston AP reports an all state committee will study an Interstate 79 link from Princeton WV to Elkin NC with a fall report. West Virginia Virginia North Carolina highway engineers form the panel to coordinate studies and plan joint use of the route.
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Charleston
All
West Virginia
Princeton
Elkin
North Carolina
Virginia
George E. White Jr
State Road Commission
M. L. O'Neale
Patrick C. Graney
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Canton
Ohio
Ohio River
Parkersburg
Virginia Border
Mullens Mayor and Commissioners Race Sees Incumbents Lead
Voters turn out in fair numbers in Mullens for a mayoral and two commissioner race. Unofficial noon tallies from four precincts show incumbents ahead with Cook leading mayoral votes and Luther W. Kerns as candidate for commissioner. Counts vary by precinct with Citizens Party leading in some and Peoples' Party gains in others. An official noted one precinct would not tally until polls closed as required by law.
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Pat Russell
Tracy Hylton
Noah McGhee
South Mullens
Cook
Kerns
Atkins
Russell
Hylton
McGhee
Mullens
Long Booked at Raleigh County Jail on license charge
Eddy L Long of Crab Orchard was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 2 30 a m today for operating a vehicle without a license. Elmer Basham of Odd was booked at 9 50 p m Monday on a peace warrant. Roy Eugene Martin of Crab Orchard was fined 25 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 10 days after arrest for driving with revoked license. Jess Thompson of Resoco was released at 5 30 p m Monday after a breach of peace charge was withdrawn.
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Eddy L. Long
Crab Orchard
Raleigh
Elmer Basham
Odd
Roy Eugene Martin
W. A. Burke
Jess Thompson
Resoco
I .K. Cole
Vecellio Low Bid Ties Flat Top Lake paving contract
The Flat Top Lake Association plans to sign a contract today with Oscar Vecellio, Inc. for paving the Flat Top Lake road. Vecellio was the lowest responsive bidder for the project.
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Flat Top
Proposer Sets Meeting Date as Sanson Dies in Hospital
Lee Sanson 57 of 210 N Heber St Beckley died at 9 p m Monday after an extended illness in a local hospital Born in Logan County July 12 1901 he was a retired miner and longtime Raleigh County resident Survivor list includes father Andrew Lawson Harper one son Cecil L Bradley two daughters Opal Almond Norfolk Va Ruth Brooks Fort Lee Va one sister Sherman Stover Quinwood ten grandchildren and one great grandchild The body remains at Calfee Funeral Home with funeral services at 2 p m Thursday in the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel Rev Shirley Donnelly officiating Burial in Sunset Memorial Park
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Heber St
Beckley
Logan County
Andrew Lawson
Raleigh County
Eccles
United Mine Workers of America
Luda
Harper
Cecil L
Bradley
Opal Almond
Norfolk
Ruth Brooks
Fort Lee
Sherman Stover
Quinwood
Calfee Funeral Home
Shirley Donnelly
Spelling Bee Friends Bond At National Championship
Jean Waycaster 13 from Sophia and Betty Morgan 13 of Washington win in the National Spelling Bee. Betty placed high in Washingtons Bee last year and the pair bonded during the event with Peggy Kessinger and Margaret Hilsher aiding. They toured landmarks and studied dictionaries at the Bee HQ as they prepared for the finals.
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Jean
Chicago
Margaret Wahlgren
Sheraton Park
Washington
Jean Waycaster
Sophia Speller
Margaret Hilsher
Betty Morgan
Washington, D.C
Snelling Chamman
Peggy
Betty
Catafalque
Pert Waycaster
Sophia
Register
Eisenhower proposes July 1 Geneva talks on nuclear test ban
President Eisenhower urged Khrushchev to begin technical talks July 1 in Geneva on methods to police a possible future nuclear test ban. The plan includes UK France and other Western nations, with neutrals possible later. Talks would continue beyond Khrushchev’s suggested four weeks, without committing to final disarmament links. Macmillan is briefed on the reply.
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Soviet Union
India
Soi
Harold Macmillan
90-Year-Old Beckley Woman Dies At Home
Elizabeth Electra Fortner, 90, of Beckley, died at 8:55 a.m. at her home. Born June 15, 1868, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Brown and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Her husband Thomas Forter preceded her in death. Surviving are one son P. A. Clyburn. four daughters F. Kidd, W. Terry, J. L. Dillon, and Hattie Clyburn. one brother Stuart Brown Sophia. and 31 grandchildren. The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements. Theodore R. Riley, 46, of Ghent, was reported in good condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a fall of rock at Royal Quality Coal Co. mine where he is employed.
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Elizabeth Electra Fortner
Beckley
John and
Elizabeth Brown
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Thomas Forter
P. A. Clyburn
Harper
F. £. Kidd
Links Grove
W. E. Terry
Martin
J. L. Dillon
Mount Tabor Heights
Hattie Clyburn
Stuart Brown Sophia
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Hoe
Theodore R. Riley
Ghent
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Royal Quality Coal Co
Guns Shown in Vanceburg Prompt State Talk
Widespread sightings of openly carried guns in Vanceburg Kentucky prompt calls to the state attorney general over concealed weapon laws. Also in brief: Deborah Kerr seeks divorce in Santa Monica from Tony Bartlett after 12 years of marriage. a Washington juvenile case ends with a theft admission. grasshoppers ground frogs in eastern Colorado. Delaporte couple welcomed a 7 pound 15 ounce boy delivered by Dr. Higgins in Hope Valley. a Grand Rapids vice sting reports a $2,000 bilking claim. Marion Eleanor Pyle named West Virginia Dairy Princess. public housing approved in Wheeling. Judge Schoolfield faces impeachment articles. an American Airlines pilot incident near Staunton under investigation. Rhonda Fleming faces divorce from Lew Morill. UAR education aid offer noted. mock elections headline at Jackson’s Mill. a Brownsville couple’s children die in a Cameron Arizona gorge accident.
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Kentucky
Deborah Kerr
Santa Monica
Calif
Tony Bartlett
Bartlett
London
Peter Viertel
Washington, D. C
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Cheyenne County
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Hope Valles
R. J
Lawrence S. Higgins
Delaporte
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Tufts Medical School
Boston
Grand Rapids
Mich
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Bethany
W. Va
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Miss Pyle
U. S. Public Housing Administration
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Raulston Schoolfield
Tennessee State Senate
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Staunton
Hobby Industry Assn. of America
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Rhonda Fleming
Lew Morrill
Ivan
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United Arab Republic
UAR
Kamal el Din Hussein
Sandra Leckie
Charleston
Yolanda Yutzey
Moundsville
Girlstate
Jackson’s Mill
Frank Qualls
Katherine
Brownsville
Tex
James
Harold
Little
Cameron
Ariz
Tighe Ousted and Norman Named Tigers Manager
Detroit Tigers fire manager Jack Tighe and appoint Bill Norman, previously Charleston Senators skipper, to take over immediately for tonight's game. Norman will be replaced at Charleston by Bill Adair, Augusta’s Sally League pennant winner, on his way to Charleston for the doubleheader with Omaha.
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Jack Tighe
Detroit Tigers
Bill Norman
Norman
Charleston
Adair
Omaha
Augusta
Grace Meador 59 dies at Cool Ridge hospital
Grace Jane Meador aged 59 of Cool Ridge died at 9 a m today in a local hospital after a several months illness. Born December 2 1888 at Shady Springs she was the daughter of the late James E Meador and Lucinda Harvey Meador Beaver Baptist Church member. Surviving are three sisters Monly Rice Frank Adking Bil Bryant five brothers Kenneth Charlie Willie Carl Wilbur and others. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Cool Ridge
Shady Springs
James E. Meador
Lucinda Harvey Meador
Beaver Baptist Church
Monly Rice
Beaver
Frank Adking
Crow
Bil Bryant
North Carolina
Kenneth Meador
Beckley
Charlie
Willie Meador
Carl Meador
Charlotte
N. C
Wilbur Meador
Tne
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Crook Sues Zola Fotos In Rear-End Damage Suit
Ira Crook benches a damage claim in Raleigh Circuit Court as he alleges Zola Fotos drove behind his car on Route 16 near the Carolina Super Market on January 4 1938 and rammed his vehicle causing neck injuries. The case proceeds with attorneys Crouse File Scherer Hodson and Judge Knapp presiding.
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Raleigh
Ira Crook
Zola Fotos
Clay $. Crouse
William H. File
L. L. Scherer
Don Hodson
Knapp
Teefs Fined Eighty Five Dollars and Jail Time In Raleigh
A Beckley man Chester Teefs was fined a total of 85 dollars and given 70 days in Raleigh County Jail after arraignment before Magistrate Cotton White. He faced charges of speeding driving without an operator s license failure to stop when signaled and joy riding with fines and jail terms breaking down as 15 costs 20 days for speeding 10 20 for license 10 20 for failure to stop and 30 30 days for joy riding. Samuel Bennett Daniels was fined 25 dollars and costs and sentenced to six months in jail by Magistrate White after being arrested on a charge of tampering with a motor vehicle.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Cotton White
Chester Teefs
Samuel Bennett
Daniels
White
Local Coal Firm Served Notice On Road Charge
Attorney D D Ashworth reminded the Raleigh County Court of its duties in county road maintenance after a protest from citizens over Thandith Street conditions at Raleigh. The Court ordered notice to Beaver Coal Corporation to appear at the June 19 meeting for allegedly violating residential street access for residents unable to enter or leave their homes.
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D. D. Ashworth
Raleigh County Court
Thandith Street
Raleigh
Beaver Coal Corporation
The
Coal Corporation
West Virginia Weather Today and Tonight Regions
Partly cloudy warm and humid with scattered afternoon thunder storms today tonight and Wednesday. Showers end with cooler northwest by Wednesday afternoon. Highs in the 80s east and 70s west. Lows around 60s. Ontario station data shows readings at Beckley and Oak Hill with highs near 89 and 65 respectively. River conditions at Bellepoint note cloudy Greenbrier reservoir status clear and normal.
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Sane
Vesseegey
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
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