Nixon Moscow Trip May Shape 1960 Campaign
Vice President Richard M. Nixon plans a July Moscow visit to gauge campaign strategy for the 1960 Republican nomination. He adds veteran fundraiser and press chief Herbert B. Klein to his staff. Klein will travel to Moscow and may brief on a potential Khrushchev meeting and any easing of Cold War tensions.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Moscow
Nixon
Herbert B. Klein
San Diego
Calif
Union
Klein
Nikita Khrushchev
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ex Beckleyan Dies In Florida
Charles P. Martin, 70, of Jacksonville Beach Florida, died in a Jacksonville hospital on Tuesday after a period of serious illness. Survived by wife Margaret Cooper, daughters Betty Jane Marcum and Mary Elizabeth Boots Brown, three grandchildren, and brothers John and Jesse of Ronceverte. Former Beckley residents who moved to Florida four years ago. Service details to be announced.
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Charles P. Martin
Jacksonville Beach
Fla
Jacksonville
Margaret Cooper
Betty Jane Marcum
Mary Elizabeth
Boots) Brown
John
Jesse
Ronceverte
Martins
Beckley
Martin
Circus To Aid Needy Children
The Beckley Kiwanis Club’s Underprivileged Children Committee promotes advance ticket sales for the King Brothers Circus to benefit needy children in Raleigh County. Two shows at 3:30 PM and 7 PM. half the proceeds from advance sales go to the charity. Tickets available at Keatleys Inc, White Cross Pharmacy, Liz's Sandwich Shop, Camera Corner, area schools, or any Kiwanis member.
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Raleigh County
Beckley Kiwanis Club
King Brothers Circus
Keatleys Inc
Prince Street
White Cross Pharmacy
North Kanawha Street
Main
Liz’s
Neville Street
Camera
Ruby Miller 32 Found Dead in Oak Hill Home
Ruby Miller age 32 of Mahan Avenue Oak Hill was found dead in her bathroom this morning in what an apparent self inflicted death. She had been missing for several days and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles T Miller of Oak Hill.
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Ruby Miller
Oak Hill
RNS
Mahan Avenue
Miss Miller
Charles T. Miller
West Virginia Weather Update and River Conditions
Showers and thunderstorms possible tonight and Thursday across West Virginia. Forecasters note high temperatures yesterday near 82 in Beckley with lows around the 60s. River conditions at Bellepoint show Greenbrier in normal stage and clear, Bluestone Reservoir at normal stage with four gates open and a 2.8 ft gauge.
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Cccseesseeee
Cvemeeng
Oak Hill
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Ousted Spencer Employers Says Lilly Oust Political
The Spencer State Hospital business manager L K Thompson 35 says he was fired to clear space for a Lilly favored ally amid the Ross Lilly controvery. Lilly denies ordering the action and blames acting superintendent Dr Litsinger who says Thompson resigned. Thompson plans to take a merit test June 6 to qualify for the post. Lilly declined further comment as resignations whirl in the department after Dr Lilly began directorship on May 12.
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Charleston
Spencer State Hospital
Ross-Lilly
L. K. Thompson
Margaret T. Ross
Richard Lilly
State Health Department
Thompson
Lilly
Spencer Hospital
E. A. Litsinger
Mr. Thompson
Dr. Litsinger
Beckley Club Women Host Thai Princess On TV Appearance
Princess Rudivaravan, granddaughter of King Mongkut, appears on Jack Paar tonight. Beckley Woman’s Club members met her at the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs 53rd annual convention at The Greenbrier. She authored The Treasured One about childhood in Bangkok, education in England, and marriage to a Siamese prince. Now married to a Thai government employee, she is The Voice of America broadcaster residing in Washington. She plans to become an American citizen in two years.
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Woman's Club of
Beckley
Jack Parr
Rudivaravan
Mongkut
Thailand
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Grand Palace
Bangkok
England
Washington
Voice of America
Kipling
Black man fatally shot after deadly Lafayette standoff
In Lafayette Parish a Black man barricaded in a burning home after shooting a white woman and wounding officers, then was killed. Detective Sgt. Leroy King died after being struck. Chief Carlo Listi and others injured. Victor allegedly lured two white youths into the home before the escape attempt.
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Lafayette
Henry Voorhies
LaFayette Parish
Albert Victor
Paul Ducharme
Leroy King
Victor
Harold Abadie
King
Carlo Listi
Donlon Ritchey
Ritchey
Voorhies
Mrs. Ducharme
Use Local Workers in Raleigh County Mapping Contract
Raleigh County Court urges Ameri can Air Surveys Inc of Pittsburgh to hire local workers for aerial mapping tasks. The contract switch from Keystone Mapping Service to Ameri can Air Surveys prompted court notes requesting confirmation and stressing use of local employees on property description cards and related work.
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Raleigh
American Air Surveys, Inc
Pittsburgh
Keystone
Tax Commissioner’s
Recruiter To Receive Hospital Treatment
Sergeant Major Thomas R. Overstreet of the United States Army Recruiting offices in Beckley is being taken to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D C this afternoon for observation and treatment. He recently attained the rank of Sergeant Major the highest for enlisted personnel and notes a newly created super grade.
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Thomas R. Overstreet
United States Army
Beckley
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Overstreet
Army
Beckley Driver Faces Hearing On 2 Charges
Coy Lee Nicely Jr., 18, Beckley, was ordered to appear in City Police Court Thursday night after being cited at 11 55 p m Tuesday by City Police on charges of speeding and improper registration Eddie Hess 27 Calloway Heights was cited for operating a vehicle without a state operator s license and speeding He was ordered into Police Court Thursday night.
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Coy Lee Nicely Jr
Beckley
Eddie Hess
Calloway Heights
Firemen Extinguish Basement Blaze at Miller Residence
Beckley Fire Department responded to a 10 40 a m alarm at 107 Stansbury Street for a basement fire. Fire started when a jug of gasoline was dropped and ignited. damage described as slight and units returned to station by 11 a m.
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Beckley Fire Department
L. E. Miller
Stansbury St
Pre Registration Set at Sylvia Elementary School
Pre registration for the next term at Sylvia Elementary School East Beckley will be held Friday from 1 to 3 20 p m in the school building.
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Sylvia Elementary School
East Beckley
West Germany and France Pause Secret Berlin Talks
In Geneva, West Germany and France slow pace of Secret talks with the Soviet Union over Berlin. The Big Four ministers signal cautious approach, pressing that the Soviets lead in seeking a solution and delaying private discussions beyond today or Thursday. Maurie Couve de Murville and Heinrich von Brentano urge careful steps.
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Geneva
West Germany
France
Soviet Union
Berlin
Maurie Couve de Murville
Heinrich von Brentano
Herter
Andrei Gromyko
von Brentano
Cancer Fund Donations Slow
The Raleigh County Cancer Society drive has about reached the $6,000 mark, board member Isadore Wein says. If the $10,000 goal is not reached, the Beckley Center on Prince Street can be kept open only while funds last, providing medical information and aid for treatment and supporting cancer research efforts.
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Raleigh County Cancer Society
Isadore Wein
Beckley
Raleigh County
Raleigh Countians
Prince St
Wein
Man Hospitalized After Suffering Convulsions in Mullens
Sam White, 41, of Mullens, was hospitalized around 1:30 am after a convulsion caused him to fall on a downtown street, cutting the back of his head. A hospital attendant said he remains for observation. Ruth White reported a prior winter convulsion. A witness noted the incident occurred as he spoke with two men near vegetable plants on a Guy and Olette Avenue segment.
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Mullens
ANS
Sam White
Wryoming General Hospital
White
Ruth
Guy Andolle Avenue
Memorial Rites Slated Thursday
Memorial services honor the late R Houchins Mee Agnes at the Dry Hill Prosperity Community building at 730 p m Thursday. An admission dedicating a memorial plaque purchased by the Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group will be included with special music by the Prosperity Baptist Church adult choir and organist Meridel Lowe. Speakers include Rev Hooper Grey W O Bowyer Rev C E Walker Rev Donald Lowe and Rev Roy S Coe. Larry Stover says the general public is invited.
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R. Houchins
Mee Agnes
Dry-Hill-Prosperity
Dry Hill-Prosperity Country Life Group
The
Prosperity Baptist Church
Meridel Lowe
Hooper Grey
W. O. Bowyer
C. E. Walker
Donald Lowe
Roy S. Coe
Larry Stover
Pax Resident Alfred McNeely Found Dead
Alfred McNeely in his 60s was found dead at his Pax home around 11 a.m. today. He lived alone. cause of death undetermined. A former railroad worker, he had not worked in recent years. Survivors include sister Mrs. Alice O Neal and daughter Mrs. Delores Vick. Body sent to Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope.
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Pax
Alfred McNeely
Alice O'Neal
Delores Vick
Eastman and Sarwono Visit Beckley Memorial Hospital
Dr. Nicholson J. Eastman of Johns Hopkins and Dr. Sarwono of the University of Indonesia toured Beckley Memorial Hospital today. They arrived Tuesday evening and depart for Hot Springs, Virginia, to attend a medical conference. Eastman gave a scientific address to staff and guests at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Sarwono is an official guest in the American Academy of Science and Eastman will soon lead the American Cerebral Palsy Committee.
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Nicholson J. Eastman
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Sarwono
University of Indonesia
Djarkata
Indonesia
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Beckley
Hot Springs
Eastman
United States of American Academy of Scie
Don Crislip
West Virginia
Congress Urged To Defy Hoffa Strike Threat
Sen John L McClellan urged Congress to apply antitrust laws to transportation unions and meet Hoffa's threat of a nationwide strike. Hoffa called for a primary strike across the nation to pressure employers, as union organizers push a broad conference of Teamsters longshoremen and rail unions.
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Congress
Hoffa
Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
James R. Hoffa
McClellan
Senate
Teamsters Union
Brownsville
Tex
Organized Labor
Teamsters
Internatio Longshoremen’s Association
Educator Speaks On Primary Reading Block Plan Mabscott
Mrs. Evelyn Murray of the West Virginia State Department of Education spoke to Mabscott Elementary parents at 1:30 PM today outlining the primary block reading plan. The plan, for first graders this fall, moves children between groups by reading ability, allowing advanced pupils to progress and slower learners to advance at their pace. Mason Anderson noted the program is active in Crab Orchard Shady Spring and Odd schools in Raleigh County.
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Evelyn Murray
State Department of Education
Mabscott
Mason Anderson
Raleigh County
Murray
Crab Orchard
Shady Spring
Odd
Anderson
Rites Set Thursday For Mrs Jefferson Glen White
Final rites for Mae Jefferson 6 Glen White will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in Shady Grove Baptist Church Glen White with ministers Gil bert Wood and Day officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. Body to church from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor one hour before services. Mrs Jefferson died Monday morning in a local hospital.
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Mae Jefferson
Glen White
Shady Grove Baptist Church
G. C. Gilbert
A. W. Wood
Elmer Day
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson
Huntington Police Chief Cofer P Taylor Dies at 57
Cofer Parke Taylor 57 a Huntington Police Chief and former Beckley State Police major died after a cancer battle at Huntington Hospital. Native of Parkersburg he served 31 years in the State Police and became Huntington police chief last October. Funeral plans cite Steele Funeral Home Elizabeth Baptist Church and Elizabeth Masonic rites with attending officers from Beckley.
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Huntington
Cofer Parke Taylor
Beckley
Co. D
Taylor
Department of Public Safety
Harry Douglas Taylor
State Police
Department
Kanawha
Nicholas
Wyoming
Mason, Fayette
Raleigh
West Virginia
Northwestern University Traffic Institute
Steele Funeral
Baptist
Elizabeth
Housing Bill Faces GOP Opposition in Congress
House Republicans led by Charles Halleck oppose a budget busting housing package as battles over slum elimination public housing and FHA terms continue. The vote tightens around two bills the Democrats' $1.3 billion plan and Herlong's cheaper alternative, amid contrast with Eisenhower’s $2.6 billion Senate approved bill.
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Washington
House
GOP
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
House Banking Committee
Rep
A. S. Herlong
Florida
Herlong IL
Herlong
Eisenhower
Senate
Court Grants Seven Divorces In Raleigh County Circuit Court
Seven couples were granted divorces today in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Decrees final by Judge Normen Knapp include Ted Stacy versus Evelyn Stacy, Louise Light Stone versus Vinson C. Stone, Rudolph Green versus Betty Green, Maxine Chloe Turner versus Bruce Milton Turner, Billie Sue Bair Crawford versus James T. Crawford, Manuel Rosada Marquina against Judith Marcia Keebles Marquina, and Howard St. Clair against Barbara Ann St. Clair.
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Raleigh County
Normen Knapp
Ted Stacy
Evelyn Stacy
Louise Light Stone
Vinson C. Stone
Rudolph Green
Betty Green
Maxine Chloe Turner
Bruce Milton Turner
Billie Sue Bair Crawford
James T. Crawford
Manuel Rosada Marequina
Judith Marcia Keebles Marquina
Howard St. Clair
Barbara Ann St. Clair
State police get $50 raise. resignations rise in protest
Sherwood Glutz reports that state policemen received a $50 per month raise in the last Legislature and are resigning in large numbers. He expresses hope enough remain to prevent trouble at a pie supper and calls for law and order, noting something needs fixing.
Byrd Backs Move To Restore Gettysburg Battlefield Funds
Washington AP Byrd, a senator from West Virginia, urges restoring $750,000 to the Interior Department budget to buy extra land for Gettysburg Battlefield. He backs efforts by Clark and Quigley to reinstate funds and preserve the historic site, noting potential removal of a beer bar on Route 15 to curb commerce encroachment.
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Byrd
Gettysburg Battlefield
James M. Quigley
Interior Department
House
Clark
Quigley
Gettysburg
Gale W. McGee
D-Wye
United States
Gettysburg Battlefield Park
U. S. Route 15
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Tyree
Mount Hope
Mrs. Jefferson
Cofer
P. Taylor
Rep. A. S. Herlong
Sherwood Glutz
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