Castro Proposes Trade With U S for 500 Tractors
Premier Fidel Castro offered to trade 1,000 captured invaders for 500 tractors in a Radio Havana speech. He said the prisoners would be used as forced labor if not rescued, but unlike Eichmann he did not threaten to kill them. He asserted the exchange would involve the whole group and emphasized Cuba has 8,000 tractors, urging stronger harvests.
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Francis L. McCarthy
Miami
UPI
Fidel Castro
Adolf Eichmann
Radio
Eichmann
Tro
Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
Cuba
Fone
Jackie in Ottawa Stirs Commons with Warm Reception
The President's wife Jackie on a Canadian visit receives ecstatic acclaim in the Commons. Members rise, pound desks, and cheer as she appears in the visitors' gallery before the President speaks, her admired, chic presence drawing smiles and applause.
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Commons
Ottawa
House of Commons
Harvey man waives hearings on felonies and faces jail
Ersel J. Ayers, 31, of Harvey, waives preliminary hearing on two felonies and pays 25 dollars in fines for three traffic counts. He is remanded to the County Jail in default of 1000 dollar bond for breaking and entering and 500 dollars for destroying a public phone booth. The complaint on the phone booth was filed by Otho Ray of the C and P Telephone office. He previously defaulted on payments for three charges of driving with defective brakes lights and exhaust.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Harvey
Ersel J. Ayers
Ayers
Frank Simms
New River Co. No. 5
Glen Jean
Otho Ray
The
Oak
C & P Telephone
Carl Berkley
Commodities to be distributed at Newton Meadows today
Commodities will be distributed at the home of Newton Meadows on Pluto Road from noon to 5 p.m. today and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Recipients are asked to bring containers.
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Newton Meadows
Pluto Road
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Jennie Buttrick 75 Scarbro
Funeral arrangements are complete for Mrs Jennie Buttrick 75 of Scarbro who died Wednesday afternoon in a Montgomery Hospital after a long illness. Born in Liverpool England Sept 28 1885 she is survived by a brother five sisters four sons and five daughters. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Jennie Buttrick
Scarbro
Montgomery
Liverpool
England
George Owens
California
Rhoda Ewing
Ansted
Catherine Patton
Charleston
Blodwin Hall
Sophia
Gertrude Kidd
Beckley
James C
Southside
Carl W
Logan
Ohio
Jasper G
Vera Cruz
I. M
Gilbert H. Buttrick
Chicago
Iil
Anna Coleman
Takoma Park
Grace Nelson
Beulah Fitzpatrick
Vivian Payne
Ruth Scarbro
Crab Orchard
Tyree Funeral Home
Oak Hill
Lonnie Clifford Potter 59 of Pemberton dies after long illness
Lonnie Clifford Potter a former coal miner aged 59 of Pemberton died at 4 a m after a long illness. He was born July 6 1901 in Ansted and lived in Pemberton since 1952. Survived by sister Mrs. Marcella Smith and brothers Howard Walter and Raymond. Funeral home awaiting arrangements. Meanwhile K J Klaus travels to Cincinnati for his sister Mrs E E Lamping’s funeral services today.
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Lonnie Clifford Potter
Pemberton
Gauley Mountain Coal Co
Ansted
Lewis and
Willie Neal Potter
Marcella Smith
Howard Walter
Raymond
Chicago
Ill
Keyser- Bryant
K. J. Klaus
Wilson St
Cincinnati
Ohio
E. E. Lamping
Mrs J W Cooksey Rites Held At First Baptist Church
Funeral services for Rosa Auvil Cooksey 79 of Beckley were conducted Friday at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Alvin J. Cook presiding. Burial followed at Garden of Christus Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. She was born Sept 8 1881 in McDowell County and lived in Beckley 28 years. Survivors include three daughters two sons a sister and six grandchildren. The body lay in Melton Mortuary prior to services. Pallbearers included Humphreys Farrell Blakley Snuffer Williams Duncan Brewer Sigmund.
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J. W
Rosa) Auvil Cooksey
N. Heber St
First Baptist
Alvin J. Cook
Christus
Blue Ridge Memorial
McDowell County
Beckley
First Methodist Church
John W. Cooksey
Dean A. Thuman
Louise Cooksey
John R. Scott
William H
Norfolk
Joe H
J. W. Henderson
Dade City
Fla
Melton Mortuary
Walter Humphreys
Chester Farrell
William T. Blakley
Orange Snuffer
Ira Williams
Walter Duncan
Walter Brewer
William R. Sigmund
Funeral Services Held for Rev Lillie Stissel Albany Pastor
Funeral services were held in Albany for Rev Lillie Mae Stissel formerly of Stamford. She died May 13 after a short illness at her home. She led the Church for God of Prophecy and previously served churches in West Virginia Florida and Georgia before moving to Albany from Orlando to pastor there. Survivors include five daughters two sons a sister two brothers and eighteen grandchildren. Final rites for Mrs Mary Kagey Hornbuckle will be held Friday in Rhodell Methodist Church with burial in Shorter Cemetery. She died in Raleigh General Hospital after a long illness. Pallbearers named. body to be moved from Williams Funeral Home to the home today.
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Lillie Mae Stissel
Albany
Stamford
Stissel
Church For God of Prophecy
Magdalene Hodges
Wilmingston
Del
Betty Lou Allen
Fairfield
Calif
Della Mae Pippin
Orlando
Fla
Agnes Alice Duckworth
Jack Stissel
Police Department
Victoria Sutherland
Marion
Martha Holmes
Petersburg
Bob Purdy
Joe Purdy
Roanoke
Mary Kagey Hornbuckle
Rhodell
Rhodell Methodist Church
Armor Sayre
Shorter
Speedway
Hornbuckle
Raleigh General Hospital
A. S. Widick
B. W. Lilly
Bill Almond
Orville Duppee
Walter Whittaker
Leon Sanders
Wiliams
Raid Nets Illicit Distiller Nabbed In Coal City
State Police sheriff deputies and Alcohol and Tobacco agents arrested Brady McKinney 44 at his Coal City home on Wednesday for possession of a still mash and moonshine. Officers seized a 03 gallon still 100 gallons mash 48 gallons moonshine and other equipment. The distiller was taken before J S Commissioner W A Riffe who set a $500 bond for federal court July 18 in Beckley.
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Bradie McKinney
Coal City
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
U.S. ‘Treasury Department
McKinney
Lyncinn ‘Road
J. S
W. A. Riffe
Beckley
Laos Trip to Berne Foreshadows US Soviet Summit
Western officials held cautious optimism after talks on Laos as Kennedy and Khrushchev potential meeting dominated the mood. Despite Soviet veto demands, delegates anticipated a Kennedy Khrushchev summit in Vienna in early June, easing focus from Laos to superpower diplomacy.
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Berne
Russia
United States
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Laos
Vienna
Bradley Man Missing In Bradley County
Police search for Henry Bragg a 66 year old man who left his Bradley home about 4 45 p m May 3 and has not been seen since His wife Mrs Clara Bragg said he returned upset from a garden but would not explain He is in poor health left without medicine coat hat or protection against cold weather He was walking with no money and wore khaki trousers a tshirt and black suspenders with white dots Contacts urged to reach Mrs Bragg at their home near Appalachian Bible Institute Bradley.
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Henry Bragg
Bradley
Clara Bragg
Bragg
Appalachian Bible Institute
Family of Musicians Faces Court Over School Change
A Mercer County town court case centers on a professor who moved from Ohio to chase music hubs in New York and Philadelphia. His children, including daughter Marioara now called Mary, show early talent with Mary performing at five and the Philadelphia Orchestra premiering one of her compositions. Daniel and Richard, ages nine and seven, also display high musical aptitude as the dispute over schooling unfolds in a hostile courtroom.
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Ohio
New York
Philadelphia
Row
Marioara
Mary
Noway
Philadelphia Orchestra
Daniel
Richard
Trifan
Mercer County
Korean committee urges steadfast support for new regime
A Korean committee appeals to the nation to support the new regime with the aim of normalizing state affairs as soon as possible. It calls for resolute backing to stabilize the government and public order.
Rape Case Continues In Fayette Court
The Fayette County Circuit Court proceedings against Calvin Linkenhaker continue as the prosecution rests after presenting witnesses. A 13 year old Ansted girl accused him of rape last summer. she bore a daughter born March 23 and a bastardy warrant names the defendant as the father. A physician from Laird Memorial Hospital testified the girl is physically mature for age and the pregnancy was normal.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Calvin Linkenhaker
Ansted
Fayette County
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Lester Council Sets Special Meeting to Qualify Nominees
The Lester Town Council schedules a May 24 special meeting to qualify Progressive Party nominees for town offices. Mayor H J Oram reads qualifications to ensure the ticket complies with the law. Nominees listed include Eugene Cook president, Angeline Morehead recorder, James Lewis, Harry Thomas, Claude Webb, Robert Gray, and Victor Brakefield councilmen.
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Lester
Progressive Party
H. J. Oram
Eugene iCook
Angeline Morehead
James Lewis
Hary Thomas
Claude Webb
Robert Gray
Victor Brakefield
Two Hurt In Wreck Near Oak Hill
State Police report an early morning single vehicle crash on Route 21 near Pea Ridge Road Oak Hill injuring driver David Liptrap Thurmond and passenger Trudy Williams 36 Ansted Liptrap treated and discharged for facial and hand injuries while Williams remains hospitalized for a knee injury The car was a total loss and Liptrap allegedly left the road then regained control.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Pea Ridge
David Liptrap
Thurmond
Trudy Williams
Ansted
Liptrap
Oak Hill youth caught in repeated station and auto sales break ins
A 17 year old boy was caught entering Sam's Pure Oil Station in Oak Hill six times over two months and also entering adjacent Modern Auto Sales five times. Proprieter Miller said he waited up all night on several occasions and found the youth inside this morning. The boy admitted breaking a side window and filling his pockets during each entry missing about 25 dollars in change and 30 dollars in goods, with 8 to 10 dollars from the auto sales. Officers Stamey and Watters will file juvenile complaints.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Sam
Sam Miller
Miller
Oris Stamey
Pat Watters
Thea Oak Hill Police
Kennedy pledges NATO strength with nuclear and conventional arms
In a policy statement outside the United States Kennedy pledged the nation would take the lead in strengthening NATO with nuclear and conventional weapons. He prepares to meet Soviet Premier Khrushchev in Vienna early next month as tensions rise over alliance unity.
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U.S
United States
Kennedy
NATO
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Vienna
Premiers’ Involvement Weighs in Korean Coup Report
The text notes Premier John M. Changs prior moderating stance before a coup in Korea. It suggests he knew leaders including Pak, yet may have underestimated his deputy involvement. Only about 4000 troops joined the 300000 strong army, with Magruder's call to restore control cited as a factor. The American army’s influence on Korean forces is mentioned.
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John M. Chang
Pak
Chang
Magruder
Federal bills urged to fight interstate crime nationwide
Atty Gen Kennedy asked Congress to grant new legal tools to combat racketeers and hoodlums as Kennedy testified before a House subcommittee on interstate crime. State briefs note death penalty waived in a Parkersburg murder case and a Charleston board meeting on education governance. Clarksburg requests ICC review of Chesapeake & Ohio Railway’s bid for Baltimore & Ohio control.
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Press International
Associated Press
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
House Judiciary
Parkersburg
Roger Dean Wilson
DeLight Shepard
State Board of Education
State Department of Education
Charleston
Clarksburg
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Lanier slays four in hospital stabbing rampage
Lanier charged with fatally stabbing Mrs. Gladys Foreman 49 nurse aide and wounding Mrs. Edna Fulmer 45 medical supervisor in a hospital. He then slashed patient Otto Voight 54 and student nurse Anne Porter 21. all victims survived.
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Lanier
Gladys Lucille Foreman
Edna Fuller
Otto Voight
Anne Porter
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Napoleon
Soll
Elise
Beckley’s
Famous Brand
Wringer
Marty
Prince St., Beckley
Oem LI
Jackie
Harvey Man
Lonnie
Potter
J. W. Cooksey
Lillie Stissel
Mrs
Mary Hornbuckle
Fayette Court
Lester Council
Boy
Canada
Organization of American States
Diefenbaker
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