Soviet Seven Year Plan Aims to Surpass U S Industry
The Central Committee presented a master seven year plan to the Soviet people calling for widespread automation, retooling, and mass mobilization of experts to drive uniform industrial advance. Premier Khrushchev spoke at the Kremlin as Pravda and Izvestia published the document. An industrial expert warned modernization may exceed the seven year timeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Pravda
Izvestia
United States
Averki B. Aristov
Kremlin
Soviet Officials Defect To West In Record Wave
Washington reports a record wave of Soviet diplomat defections in the past week, with several granted asylum by the United States. Defectors range from medium rank to knowledgeable insiders, one seeking refuge at the U S Embassy in Burma. Authorities cite disillusionment with watchful scrutiny and attraction of better living conditions as key factors, while warning against overreading the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Burma
Siamese Twins Born In Oregon
One day old Siamese twins joined at the abdomen were dispatched to Portland for surgical separation attempts. Parents are James and Mrs. Stubblefield of Parma Idaho, with three other children. father 25, mother 24.
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Nyssa
Ore
Portland
Idaho Farm
Smith
James Stubblefield
Parma
Idaho
Midnight Deadline For West Virginia Korea War Bonus
Charleston AP report says formal applications for the West Virginia Korea War bonus must be postmarked by midnight tonight. State Veterans Affairs Director C. Collier announced that postmarked late applications will not be considered. Eligible servicemen may receive up to 400 dollars, with provisions for certain survivors who reside in the state at filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Veterans Affairs
Collier
Shumate Ordered Into Police Court
Avon Terrace resident Jack Shumate was cited on leaving the scene of an accident and ordered to appear in city police court Thursday night. Police said he drove the auto that struck a parked car Sunday and another collision occurred about 11:45 p.m. Monday in Lanark involving a truck driven by Wiley Ewing of Grandview. Damages to the truck were estimated at 350 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Shumate
Avon Terrace
Shumate
Lanark
Wiley Ewing
Grandview
Eisenhower approves extension of wartime tax rates
Congress sent the bill to the White House extending Korea era income and excise tax rates for another year at the President’s request. The House cut over 10 percent from the new space agency budget for the fiscal year. the bill moves to the Senate. A Supreme Court ruling voided the civilian security screening program for defense plant workers. Outstanding stories include a young hero preventing a train-train accident, a deadly Georgia recreation-area wreck, and Italy’s Segni visiting the U.S. later this year. Public meetings on taxation were set for several West Virginia cities, and Ben-Gurion’s resignation loomed amid the Israeli government crisis.
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Eisenhower
Congress
White House
House
New
Space Agency
Senate
Supreme Court
William Thomas Deskins
Winco Block
Mingo County
Edward Lee Sowell
Morgantown
West Virginia
Lowell
Young Deskins
Naples
Antonio Segni
Italy
United States
Toronto
North America
Recreation Area
Georgia
Justice Department
U. S. District Court
New Orleans
Washington Parish
Moundsville
Moorefield
Bluefield
Charleston
State Tax Study Commission
Denzil L. Gainer
David Ben-Gurion
West Germany
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Biggest Peacetime Deficit Ends Fiscal Year
Washington reports 1959 ends with the largest peacetime budget deficit on record. President Eisenhower forecast about 12.9 billion dollars, with later estimates possibly a few hundred million lower. Revenues exceeded January projections, but spending may surpass the 80 billion forecast. The 1960 outlook hints at a brighter balance if the economy strengthens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Eisenhower
Congress
Jet crash on Okinawa injures many at school
An F100 Super Sabre jet from Kadena Air Base crashed into Miamori Elementary School on Okinawa, killing 21 and injuring about 100 as flames spread through homes and streets. Pilot Capt John G. Schmitt Jr. parachuted to safety amid chaotic rescue efforts and political backlash in Tokyo.
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Naha
Okinawa
U. S
Far East
Tokyo
Japanese Socialist Party
Robert W. Burns
5Th Air Force
Kadena Air Base
Ishikawa
John G. Schmitt Jr
Chalmers
Ind
Richard Roussel
Lockport
Miamori
Akers Shooting Ruled Accident in Raleigh Co
A 49 year old Everett Akers was killed in his yard in Madeleine Hollow near Mullens when a rifle discharged as his 13 year old son, Everett Keith Akers, held it. Deputies and the prosecutor termed the incident accidental with no charges planned. The boy was jailed briefly and released to his mother as investigators continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeleine Hollow
Raleigh
Everett Akers
Freddie Thorne
Akers
Everett Keith Akers
Raleigh County
Harry L. McCreery
Anthony J. Sparacino
Thorne
Ida
Robertson-Foglesong
Mullens
Amigo
Raleigh County Sheriff's Office
Meadows pleads guilty in burglary case
Wesley Theodore Meadows was sentenced to 12 months in Raleigh County Jail after pleading guilty to attempting to commit a felony. He was charged with burglary in the home of Earl Lawson and removing canned goods valued at $10, with Judge Harry L. McCreery presiding. E. Carl Meadows requested credit for time served, which the judge allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Theodore Meadows
Raleigh
Meadows
Earl Lawson
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
E. Carl Meadows
Tudge McCreery
William Edward Copley
Charles Lilly
Deloris Jean Collins
Loyd Gaylen Davis
Eugene Venable
Venable
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Festival Director Gainer Leads Beckley Folk Festival
Dr Patrick Gainer festival director organizes Beckley Folk Festival on July 2 at Woodrow Wilson High School. The event showcases traditional songs crafts and mountain lore with non commercial aims to celebrate forebears culture and pride. A program features folk dancers singers and musicians with rare instruments, drawing on Gainer’s extensive folklore collection.
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Beckley
Patrick W. Gainer
Dr. Gainer
Gilmer County
West Virginia University
John Harrington Cox
Gainer
Woodrow Wilson High School
Courthouse To Close Friday And Saturday
Raleigh County Courthouse offices will be closed Friday and Saturday for Independence Day observances. The Friday closing tied to the June term of Raleigh County Criminal Court depends on Thursday court action. If a Thursday trial is not finished, upstairs offices may stay open Friday, says Prosecutor Anthony J. Sparacino.
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Raleigh County
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Anthony J. Sparacino
Sparacino
Soviet Exhibit Opens In New York City
A 42 day Soviet scientific and cultural exhibition opened in New York with Fra Kozlov delivering the keynote. He urged peaceful competition as Vice President Nixon cautioned that no magic formula will settle cold war tensions. Kozlov will travel to Washington to push expanded US Soviet trade.
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New York
Kremlin
Fra
A. Kozlov
Richard M. Nixon
Kozlov
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Soviet Union
Washington
United States
Two men repaint Four-H camp buildings for youth benefit
Clarence Wooten of Raleigh County Four-H lauds Denis Griffith of Cool Ridge and Fred Fink of Beckley for six weeks of free work painting all camp structures. The effort, financed by no cash payment, aimed to open the camp in top shape, reflecting cooperation and devotion to area youth. Griffith has long supported the program, with a child attendee each year for a decade.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Four- H
Clarence Wooten
Four-H
Denis Griffith
Cool Ridge
Fred Fink
Spic and Span
Wooten
Dennis Griffith
America
Raleigh County Court
Griffith
Sherwood Glutz Plans Vacation for Coal Miners
Sherwood Glutz declares miners who dig underground deserve two weeks paid vacation. He laments lack of breaks for farming chores and urges organizing a swingers union, criticizing field hardships and daily strains.
Stripper Libby Jones Appeals to Royal Oak Lions
Libby Jones defended her art at a Royal Oak Lions Club luncheon as wives watched. The 5 foot 8 inch dancer wore a white dress and spoke of earning 750 to 1250 dollars weekly while discussing why the strip tease profession exists and its demand.
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Royal Oak
Michae
Libby Jones
Lions
Royal Oak Lions Club
Libby
Detroit
Man Nabbed For Fire Truck Interference
Tom Hundley, a Michigan native once of Oak Hill, was arrested Saturday in Oak Hill on hazardous driving and interfering with a fire truck en route to a blaze at Mines Inn on Minden Road. He posted a $100 cash bond before City Judge E M Goode. Fire Chief Arthur Akers had warned motorists that interfering with fire trucks would be charged.
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Oak Hill
RNII
Tom Hundley
Michigan
Pat Waters
Robert Murdock
Hundley
E. M. Goode
Arthur Akers
Minden Road
Earl Wilson’s Column Teases An Air Conditioned Executive
A local man quips about summer exercise while noting a prominent executive who commutes in air conditioned comfort to his club and steam bath. The item references Earl Wilson’s column on Page 4 for more laughs.
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Earl Wilson
Eisenhower Nominates Two West Virginia Postmasters
The Senate confirmed postmaster nominations by President Eisenhower in West Virginia. Robert N. Allen of Union and Francis D. Rowe of Wolf Summit received Senate approval.
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Washington
Senate Today
Eisenhower
West Virginia
Robert N. Allen
Union
Francis D. Rowe
Wolf Summit
NEA Split Looms Over Segregation
St Louis AP reports the National Education Assn faces a regional split over school segregation. White delegates from the South favor a mild resolution, while Negro delegates and some Northern whites push for a strong condemnation of segregation. A showdown is set for Friday as the resolutions committee debated changes and considered a stronger statement.
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ST. Louis
South
National Education Assn
Cleveland
Charles J. Suddeth
San Pablo
Calif
Robert Williams
Virginia Education Assa
Pitts
Atlanta
Georgia Teachers and Education Assn
NEA
Walter Ludwig
Mamaroneck
N. Y
West Virginia Weather Outlook and Temperatures
Partly cloudy and hot today with afternoon thundershowers north and highs in the 80s in mountains and 90s elsewhere. Scattered showers tonight with cooler lows in the 60s. Cloudy and cooler Wednesday with showers and thundershowers likely. Beckley yesterday’s high reached 92 and low 62.
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Beckley
Beckley Sun Times and Sky Watch Notes
Beckley reports today with sunset at 7 51 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 5 05 a m. Moonrise tomorrow at 2 04 a m and New Moon in July. The prominent constellation Scorpio appears in the south at 10 42 p m with visible planets Saturn low in the southeast at 8 40 p m Jupiter due south at 9 13 p m and Venus setting with sunset at 10 05 p m.
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Scorpio
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
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Moscow
Central Committee
Oregon
Public Service Commission
Hope Natural Gas Co
San Francisco
Tom Cahill
Cahill
National Safety Council
Lou Vinson
Fred M. Vinson
Touisa
Maurice H. Stans
S. A. Ford
Department of Public Assistance
Beaufort
S. C
Pvt
Fred Davis
Davis
Marine Air Station
General Sessions
Burton
National Cemetery
J. E. McTeer
McTeer
Patrick Gainer
N.Y
Sherwood Glutz
AP Education
W. Va
Beckley Skies
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