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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1959

Page

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Rebels Attack Algerian City Algiers

Rebels push a column of uniformed soldiers toward Bone in their first major assault on an Algerian city. French forces respond with thousands of troops, armored units, and air attacks as battles rage from dawn. Unofficial counts suggest French casualties, while rebel losses are unknown. The clash near Bone airport stretches into morning with control contested.

Algiers Bone Mediterranean Algeria Tunisia Tunisian No Mans

Quadraplets Born in Brooklyn Couple's First Children

NEW YORK AP A 26-year-old Brooklyn woman gave birth to quadruplets at the Public Health Service Hospital in Clifton Staten Island. The three boys and a girl are the first children for Alex, 30, and Besse Kajouras.

New York Brooklyn Public Health Service Clifton Staten Island Alex Besse Kajouras

Court Upholds Order To Cut School Expense

West Virginia Supreme Court upholds an order requiring state agencies to withhold 5 percent of general revenue appropriations, applied to school aid, as a limit on spending. The decision notes the executive branch cannot alter appropriations but can restrain spending to match available revenue. Four counties challenged the order, seeking clarity on its impact on school aid.

Charleston State Supreme Court Board of Public Works Frank C. Haymond Haymond Executive Branch Wood, McDowell Wyoming Hardy Kanawha County Board of School Finance

West Virginia Weather Forecast Outlook for Several Days

Cloudy with showers and thunder tonight across parts of West Virginia with lows around 59 to 65 east and near 70 west. Thursday turns warmer with humidity and scattered afternoon showers. Extended outlook shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees above normal with little change through Saturday and occasional thundershowers daily through Sunday. Precipitation averages 1 to 2 inches, locally up to 1 inch. cooler Sunday or Monday. Beckley highs near 70, lows mid 60s. Oak Hill highs near 72, lows upper 50s. precipitation totals around 0.6 inches at some stations. Greenbrier, Bluestone Reservoir show normal conditions.

W. Va

Five Die in B52 Jet Crash Near Burns Oregon

A B52 bomber on an experimental low level flight for SAC crashed near Burns Oregon, exploding in flames and killing five aboard. Witnesses described the plane engulfed in fire as wreckage and bodies spread over more than a mile. Boeing officials listed the five civilian on board: pilot Lewis Moore 44 Kirkland WA copilot Joseph Keller Bellevue WA navigator Gerald Green 37 Kent WA flight engineers Charles McNaniel 29 Seattle WA and Neil Johnson 29 Seattle WA.

Burns Ore Strategic Air Command Oregon Boeing Airplane Co Seattle Air Force Boeing Lewis Moore Kirkland Wash Joseph Keller Bellevue Gerald Green Kent Charles McNaniel Neil Johnson

Drouth Breaks as Crops Sour, Man Reflects

Sherwood Glutz laments dry spell and compares parched fields to a ruined romance, noting relief at rain finally coming and describing crops drooping during the drought era and the missed hopeful visit of a suitor.

Congress backs Herter stand on West Berlin freedom

Congress expressed strong support for Secretary of State Christian A. Herter after his TV radio address calling on the Soviets to abandon their bid to annex West Berlin. Lawmakers from both parties praised his firmness, urged continued unity among Allies, and backed negotiations aimed at a peaceful solution to the Berlin crisis at Geneva.

Washington Christian A. Herter West Berlin Congress U. S Moscow Herter Geneva Germany America Andrei Gromyko Nikita Khrushchev Senate Mike Mansfield Montana Everett M. Dirksen Illinois Berlin

Shortening The News From Wire Dispatches

A mass slayer Charles Starkweather faces the electric chair in Lincoln Nebraska as a delay is not expected. Multiple court actions involve coal firms suing the United Mine Workers for around 4.18 million dollars in damages tied to the March 9 strike. A housing bill veto by the President was anticipated as Congress passed a cut-down measure. A Norwegian guide's smoking was blamed for a Lake Hallstatt resort fire killing or missing 25. Proxmire seeks ouster of five Eisenhower aides as lobbyists. A 17-year-old Chicago youth McMahon faces kidnapping charges in Atlanta after a car chase and a failed abduction of Sally Carroll. A maintenance worker Ray s dies and a wife is wounded before his suicide in Charleston. A Discoverer IV satellite launch is postponed due to technical range issues. Five crew injured in a Pennsylvania Railroad wreck near Cilles Bottom. A Civil Aeronautics Board inquiry into a Capital Airlines crash begins in Charleston. The Trujillo regime claims to have wiped out a Cuban-supported invasion near the Dominican Republic. The killer of Seattle salesman Meagher is captured near Yakima after a car pursuit. Sean Lemass takes Ireland’s government as De Valera assumed the Irish presidency. John Breeding, 52, held in Welch jail for shotgun slaying in Jolo. A state merit system meeting considers relaxing mental health department regulations. A London dealer buys Rubens Adoration of the Magi for 770000 dollars.

Charles Starkweather Lincoln Neb Kentucky United Mine Workers House Senate Washington Stallheim William Proxmire D-Wis Eisenhower Congress Raymond Alwyn McMahon Chicago Atlanta McMahon Sally Carroll Robert E. Carroll Jr Ray Louise Lee Charleston Pennsylvania Railroad Cilles Bottom Ohio Charleston Civic Center Civil Aeronautics Board Capital Airlines Constellation Trujillo Dominican Republic Seattle Vivian Meagher Yakima Wash John Meagher John Bernard Doyle Meagher Sean LeMass Dail Ireland Eamon DeValera Irish Republic John Richardd Breeding McDowell County Welch Earnest Roberts Jolo Richard J. Lilly Merit System Council

Jailed driver faces DWI and license charges in Raleigh County

Harry Blick of Beckley was jailed at 12:05 a m by city police on driving while drunk and no operator's license charges. Charles Leon Agner of Bradley was released on bond from jail to await arraignment before Magistrate W A Burke on a non support charge set for July 2.

Harry Blick Beckley Raleigh Charles Leon Agner Bradley Cotton White Agner W.A. Burke

Rioters at Springfield Prison Riot With Tear Gas Used

Sixteen hours of clashes at the federal medical center in Springfield end as guards and police push back 106 psychopathic inmates. Tear gas grenades and a bulldozer assault clear the 10 North unit while hostages are freed and guards treated for injuries.

U.S. Medical Center Springfield Federal Leonard Appleby Appleby U. S Earl Taylor Taylor Carl Roberts Bryan D. Reed Russell O. Settle North Settle S. Chet Taylor Federal Penitentiary Leavenworth Kan Myrl E. Alexander Federal Bureau of Prisons Washington Noah Alldredge Alldredge Robert Rosendahl William L. Fitch Charles R Ft. Leonard Wood Hospital 10 North Rosendahl

Possible $10,000 coal saving for Raleigh schools

O A Phillips, president of the Board of Education, estimates a potential $10,000 annual coal saving for Raleigh County Schools if freight and trucking costs are minimized and the right coal grade is used. He asked for a report on final coal costs, handling, and sources at the next board meeting, and said coal purchases for the coming year should be delayed until the report is ready.

Raleigh O. A. Phillips Board of Education Phillips E. R. Hartson Trail Wray Hartsog

Rites For Hutchens Infant Set Friday

Allen Boyd Hutchens, four month-old son of Tex and Sue Hutchens of Donelson Tennessee, died at home. Funeral services are set for Friday at 10 a.m. at the Free Will Baptist Church in Coal City with burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Survivors include the parents, paternal grandparents Walter Hutchens of Whitby and maternal grandparents William Beckleheimer of Pemberton.

Allen Boyd Hutchens Tex Sue Hutchens Donelson Tenn Hutchens Whitby Free Will Baptist Church Coal City Buel Thompson Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Walter Hutchens William Beckleheimer Pemberton

Admiral Rojas Demands Frondizi Resign in Argentina Crisis

Rear Adm. Isaac Rojas, a Peron revolt hero, called for President Frondizi to resign amid a military challenge. Government officials warned of defeat for the uprising as Alsogaray took a key economy post, raising hopes of cabinet control while two top rebel leaders maneuver.

Arturo Frondizi Argentina Buenos Aires Isaac Rojas Juan Peron Frondizi Arturo Rojas Alfredo Vitolo Vitalo Foadizi Alvaro Alsogaray Civic Independent Party Alsogaray Adm Arturo Rial Peron Rial Pe‘rons

Prom Night Tragedy At Mattoon Grade Crossing

Saul Pett chronicles a fatal prom night tragedy two miles north of Mattoon Illinois. Seven youths face death as the night of dreams ends at a crossing while Ivan Dorothy Jerry Irene Judy and others are named and the date is implied as part of a Sun day feature in The Register.

Ivan Dorothy Jerry Irene Lyle Judy Mattoon Ill Saul Pett The Register

Two Juveniles Jailed After Beckley Break-In

Two Beckley youths aged 16 and 17 were jailed at 2 40 a m on breaking and entering charges. Police said they were involved in a break-in at the East Beckley ESSO Service Station on S Fayette Street and were apprehended near the station after fleeing officers. One youth stood outside when arrested and the other was inside the building. Both fled as officers approached.

Beckley Raleigh County East Beckley ESSO S. Fayette St

Phillips Outlines Policy Board Authority Over Department Heads

O A Phillips, president of the Raleigh County Board of Education, told department heads at the regular meeting that the board expects them to be responsible for their units. He stressed their authority, said they are “bosses” of their departments, and must answer to the assistant superintendents and Trail, the superintendent, with the board guiding policy.

Board of Education Ewan Wv Yowa O. A. Phillips Raleigh County Board of Education Verlin Walker Earl Riner Clinton Phillips G. G. Greene Everett Shafer Trail Phillips E. B. Wray Jr Sherman C. Trail

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Montefiore Hospital Herman Nisonoff Bronx Seymour Furman Nisonoff Quadraplets Greenbrier Bluestone Reservoir Sherwood Glutz West France United States Khrushchev Rep Thomas E. Morgan Dpa House Foreign Affairs Committee Soviet Union Williams and Craven Funeral Home W. W. Hutchens Hero Haskel Riffe Shafer
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