If I Could See Myself As by Harry Ferguson
UK column notes how British papers print American tidbits from Alabama to New York. Jokes about the twist dance, weight neuroses, Lyndon Johnson’s renamed home, and twin divorce plans are cited along with travel wants and fashion shifts from Washington to Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ferguson
London
UPI
Alabama
William Plimpton
Alabama _ Chiropractic Association
New York
Manhattan
Boston
America
Rosemary Murphy
Lahey Clinic
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Perle
Les Ormes
North Carolina
Richard
Robert Strupe
Delaware
Vermont
New Hampshire
United States
Niagara Falls
San Francisco
White House
Kennedy
Bruce Gimbel
Shirley MacLaine
Hollywood
al Capone
George Raft
Dana Wynter
Joseph Schenck
Miss World winner Miss Frankland praised by judges
Miss World winner Miss Frankland, greeted with a trophy crown and scepter from Bob Hope, claimed 7000 prize money after judges praised her girl next door look while British judges favor a different type. Grace Li of China finished second with Carmen Cervera third and Michele Wargner fourth, Inge Jorgensen fifth. Frankland stands 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 124 pounds with measurements 36 22 36. she is a professional model aiming to become an actress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ko
America
Miss Frankland
Bob Hope
China
Grace Li
Spain
Carmen Cervera
France
Michele Wargner
Denmark
Inge Jorgenson
Probe cites fatalities in year with suspected Congress blame
The report notes three fatal crashes this year with 151 fatalities and alleges some government and industry officials privately blame Congress for pressuring the Pentagon and aiding small business, keeping less capable supplemental airlines in operation while regular carriers logged 307 deaths in 11 crashes aboard 1960 flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Pentagon
X-15 Flight Targets Seen With White and Walker
The X-15 program eyes a two flight milestone in the near term with White and Walker. If Walker achieves an altitude flight, it would meet the designers stated goals. White’s top level speed implies rapid cross country and near world flight potential, allegedly 150 mph faster than the previous mark set in October and compared with an Army rifle bullet in a quoted measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Walker
New York
Los Angeles
Joe Weer
Flames Destroy Herndon House
A two story house in Herndon was destroyed by fire around 5 a.m. with estimated losses of 5 000 dollars. Neighborly passerby alerted Don Moran’s family and Mullens Fire Department. Lt Jody Clowers said the blaze above Premier tipple was beyond saving and contained to prevent woodland spread. A Pineville Wyoming County truck assisted as a precaution. cause undetermined and the top of the house was where it started. Only a bed and a TV were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Herndon
Don Moran
Mullens Fire Department
Jody Clowers
Mullens Department
Wyoming County Fire Department
Pineville
Clovers
Trainee in team describes accidental injury to secretary
Reed said the incident occurred during a drill when the boy presented arms for inspection and the rifle rose striking the secretary above the eye. A bayonet on the rifle may have caused a cut between the eye and eyebrow and a scratch on the eyeball. Newsmen noted the tip of the bayonet and doctors treated Connally at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Connally
Wonder Drug suit targets antibiotic price fixing
Justice Department charges six firms with price fixing on broad spectrum antibiotics. Pfizer says the suit mirrors FTC claims. Initial ruling by Piper dismisses monopolization attempts but not final. appeal or review possible by the five member commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pfizer
Justice Department
FTC
Piper
Soviet Berlin status shift signals East West peace path
Western powers would sign an accord recognizing East and West German sovereignty with a three point framework before a peace treaty. Khrushchev implied patience in Berlin talks and suggested no rush to unilateral action, while Russia maintains control over Allied access to West Berlin, opposing handing it to East Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
Soviet Union
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kremlin
West Berlin
Divorce Decree in Raleigh County Court
Judge Norman Knapp of the Raleigh County Circuit Court ordered a divorce for Beatrice Phillips from Ralph Phillips. Custody of one child was awarded to the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Phillips
Ralph Phillips
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Shortening The News highlights and updates
A series of brief items note industry, politics, and crime. An employee of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads criticizes a proposed merger unless worker earnings are guaranteed. FDA says this year’s cranberry crop is free of taint from weed killer. Commerce reports retail sales up 2 percent from September to October. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn travels home from the Soviet party congress in Moscow. G. Mennen Williams delays a November Africa trip. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ends Sunday editions after November 12 and joins six-day morning paper production with Pittsburgh Press. A 70-ton Erie Lackawanna train derails at Peapack Gladstone injuring no major, occupants. The Atomic Energy Commission raises estimate of the Soviet explosion to 55 60 megatons. STATE BRIEFS: two railroad deaths near Voorheesville, N Y. A Martinsburg murder case moves after a hearing. A strike begins at Standard Ultramarine & Color Co. in Huntington. Parkersburg’s new federal building dedicated with Senator Randolph praising social security expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food and Drug Administration
Commerce Department
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
United States Communist Party
Soviet Communist Party
Moscow
G. Mennen Williams
Africa
Pittsburgh Post - Gazette
Pittsburgh Press
Erie-Lackawanna
Peapack - Gladstone
N. J
Atomic Energy Commission
Millard Holley
Kenna
W. Va
Delaware and Hudson
Voorheesville
N.Y
Holley
Ptah
Buffalo Electric Co
J. Caton
Eileen
Martinsburg
Elizabeth Caton
Standard Ultramarine & Color Co
Huntington
Parkersburg
Federal
Jennings Randolph
Stanaford Woman Injured By Auto
Katie Mitchell of Stanaford is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car around 3 30 a m today on U S 2 near the wine sperity road intersection. Henry Amos Janney 60 of Mount Hope drove the car and said he slowed when he saw her waving a purse before she stepped into the path of the vehicle. No charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Mitchell
Stanaford
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Beckley
Henry Amos Janney
Mount Hope
Janney
Shady Spring Driver Pays Drunkenness Fine
Patsy Basham of Shady Spring paid a $5 fine after being charged with drunk driving at Raleigh County Jail before Magistrate J. E. Mays. Police said she struck a parked car at 8:15 p.m. Thursday. damages were about $150. Charles Meadows of Shady Spring faced related charges. the permitting a drunk to drive count was dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Basham
Shady Spring
Raleigh
J. E. Mays
Beckley State Police
Charles Meadows
Mays
Faulty scales hurting West Virginia cattle raisers
West Virginia cattle producers face financial losses from faulty weighing scales. Only one of seven tested scales passed USDA standards, with six weighing light by up to 35 pounds. A farmer selling at 30 cents per pound could lose over $10 per head. A meeting with USDA officials is planned to accelerate testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPS
West Virginia
Lawrence Barker
Barker
Morgantown
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Packers and Stockyards
Roy M. Nixon
Columbus
Ohio
Nixon
Washington
Miss Mustang and Friends Hurt In Auto Wreck
Mount Hope High School student Ella Mae Miller driving the car near Rhodes Market on Main Street lost control and caused extensive car damage and a broken light pole. Miller, co cheerleader Judy Park, and two football players Billy Joe Coffman and Junior Varney were taken to Oak Hill Hospital for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
RNS
Mount Hope High School
Miss Mustang
Rhodes Market
Main Street
Ella Mae Miller
Judy Park
Billy Joe Coffman
Junior Varney
Oak Hill
Rice and Lambert Plead Guilty in Raleigh Court
Franklin Rice 49 of White Oak and Chalmers Lambert of Shady Spring pleaded guilty to theft and burglary charges in Raleigh County Criminal Court. Rice, tied to the Aug 5 arson theft at James E Ransom’s Cool Ridge home, faces sentencing Nov 17. Lambert will be sentenced Dec 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Franklin Rice
White Oak
Cool Ridge
James E. Ransom
Beaver
Rice
Harry L. McCreery
Chalmers Lambert
Shady Spring
Rawlson
Ransom
Lambert
Natrium Plant Strike Settled After 23 Weeks
A tentative agreement ends a 23 week Pittsburgh Plate Glass Natrium plant strike in West Virginia. Federal mediators announced the deal after a 22 hour bargaining session with PPG officials and the Chemical Workers union. Details await vote by about 450 union employees at the Natrium plant between New Martinsville and Moundsville. It was the longest strike in PPG labor history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPS
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
PPG
Big Natrium
W. Va
Chemical Worklers Union
New Martinsville
Moundsville
Natrium
Piney View Juveniles Face B E Charges
Beckley state police arrested two Piney View youths aged 16 and 17 on breaking and entering charges. They allegedly entered Huey Daniels home two weeks ago while he worked and stole a .12 gauge shotgun a .22 caliber pistol a rifle and a radio valued at 200 dollars after finding a key near the porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley State
Piney View
Huey Daniels
Daniels
Daniel Porch
Veterans Day Closing Noted by Agencies in Raleigh County
All offices in the Raleigh County Courthouse will be closed Saturday for Veterans Day observance. The County Health Center will close along with banks and state liquor stores in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Deaths And Funerals Harvey J Hall 82 Raleigh farmer dies
Harvey J Hall 82 of Old Eccles Road died at 7 15 am in a local hospital after a long illness He was born August 15 1879 in Virginia a son of Benjamin F Hall and Minerva Shelor Hall A farmer and Baptist church member he lived in Raleigh and Summers counties a long time Survived by wife Menetta Lewis Hall two sons O D and Elgin five brothers and one sister Two grandchildren and two great grandchildren The body is at Caffee Funeral Home pending arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey J. Hall
Old Eccles Road
Virginia
Benjamin F
Minerva Shelor Hall
Raleigh
Summers Counties
Baptist Church
Emma Cooper Hall
Menetta Lewis Hall
O. D
Elgin
Beckley
Lawrence
Johnstown
Archie
Los Angeles
Calif
Gratton
Peterstown
Lacy
Montreal
Arnett
Kansas City
Kan
Nellie Whitman
Lookout
Caffee Funeral Home
Carrie Harris Funeral Arrangements Announced After Death
Mrs. Carrie Harris aged 61 of Whipple died Thursday at a sister’s home, with services pending at Trent Durant Funeral Home in Brenton. Surviving relatives include two sons Thomas and Ivan of Brenton, four daughters Gladys Miller Addie Perdue Grace Halstead and Hallie Barker, one brother Burl Cook, one sister Minnie Cook, and 36 grandchildren 30 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Harris
Whipple
Eva Willis
Trent-Durgan Funeral Home
Brenton
Thomas
Ivan
Gladys Miller
Addie Perdue
Grace Halstead
Vero Beach
Fla
Hallie Barker
Phoenixville
Orother
Burl Cook
Turkey Creek
Minnie Cook
Pineville
William Yaeger Dies After Long Illness at 70
William Yaeger 70 of Broadway Street died at his home at 9 45 a m today after a long illness. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Yaeger
Broadway St
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Infant daughter of Joneses dies at home
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jones of 126 Morris Ave died at 2 15 a m today. The body is at the Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Jones
Morris Ave
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Death of Mrs Nella Webb in Wyoming County
Mrs Nella Webb 81 of Brenton died at 11 am Thursday in Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch She was born September 15 1880 at Turkey Creek Wyoming County the daughter of the late Matt and Melinda Cook Her husband Frank preceded her in death Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Sunday at the Turkey Creek Baptist Church with Rev Harry L Stevens and Rev Lonnie Blankenship in charge Burial will be in Cook Cemetery at Turkey Creek Friends may call at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Pineville until 3 pm Saturday The will be removed to the home of a son Archie Webb
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nella Webb
Brenton
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Turkey Creek
Wyoming County
Matt and
Melinda Cook
Frank
Turkey Creek Baptist Church
Harry L. Stevens
Lonnie Blankenship
Cook Cemetery
Robertson and Foglesong
Pineville
Archie Webb
Pilot and crew survive fatal crash near Ft Lee
A non-scheduled airliner crashed in a ravine during an emergency landing. Pilot Conway and co pilot Poythress escaped and were treated for facial injuries and burns, while authorities moved charred victims to Ft. Lee. Investigators collected seat parts for clues at Washington National Airport. Army recruiters shifted from air to train duty for Philadelphia recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenlee
Poythress
Conway
Ft. Lee
Civil Aeronautics Oor Ene Etee
United Air Lines
Washington National Airport
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
U.S
Army
Philadelphia
Negotiations Banter Over Berlin and Laos Policy
Nehru states Western access to West Berlin must be guaranteed but no agreement on how or with whom to negotiate. He cites US India shared goal of Laos neutrality and each nation’s right to choose its path, while backing UN as the chief instrument of world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Berlin
United States
India
Laos
Paul Pomeroy Injured At Maben Mine Incident
Paul Pomeroy 41 of Stanaford is treated at Beckley Memorial Hospital for injuries from an incident at about 3 p m Thursday at the Maben mine operated by Winding Gulf Coals Inc He was rolled between a belt and the top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Pomeroy
Stanaford
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Maben
Winding Gulf Coals, Inc
Mrs Rosa Lee Pittman Rites Planned at St John Baptist Church
Funeral services for Rosa Lee Pittman 68 of Ninth Street East Park will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at St John Baptist Church Raleigh with Rev H E Davis and Rev Edward Abram presiding. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. She died Wednesday after a long illness. The body will be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to the church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalee Pittman
Ninth St
East Park
St. John Baptist Church
Raleigh
H. E. Davis
Edward Abram
Greenwood Memorial Park
Five Mining Permits Sought From Beckley Office
Five mining permit requests were filed this week with the Beckley office of the State Department of Mines. I N Bragg of Piney View will open number two mine at the Bragg Coal Co. at Lanark. The J M Coal Co. seeks a Garden Grounds mine. James Thompson of Ameagle made the request. Van Allison of 224 Dorcas St. will open a mine in Richmond District as Pinch Creek Coal Co. J C Lilly of Beaver requested an auger mining permit for the G S Coal Co. Corp. to operate on Chestnut Knob. The D A Coal Co. seeks mining operations at Penman. Lacey Daniels of Prosperity made the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
State Department of Mines
I. N. Bragg
Piney View
Bragg Coal Co
Lanark
J & M Coal CO
Garden Grounds
James Thompson
Ameagle
van Allison
Dorcas St
Richmond
Pinch Creek Coal Co
J. C. Lilly
Beaver
G. & S Coal Co. Corp
Chestnut Knob
D & A Coal Co
Penman
Lacey Daniels
Prosperity
Becketly area drunk driving arrests and warrants
David A. Simmons of Glen Morgan posted a 900 bond to be released after a Beckley incident. City police jailed Siteies at 1 20 p m on drunk driving. Larry Maynard Nichols of Page must appear Monday on speeding charge. Joseph W Smith listed address jailed for AWOL. Ersel Lilly and Virgil Davis of Odd jailed on grand larceny warrants. details unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David A. Simmons
Glen Morgan
Raleigh County
Ersel Lilly
Virgil Davis
Odd
Sheriff's
More Panhandle Raids Promised
Brooke County Prosecutor J. Park McMullen says more vice investigations would be staged when the time is right. He noted the county spent 31 dollars for a recent series of liquor and gambling raids by State Police, with 21 dollars advanced by him. Officers in disguise conducted liquor buys and slot machine plays preceding the raids. State Police Captain W R Callaghan, commander of Company A, had said the force lacked funds for vice probes without county support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsburg
UPI
Brooke County
J. Park McMullen
W. R. Callaghan
Panhandle
West Virginia
Judge Fines Driver On Reckless Charge From Beckley Records
Raleigh County Criminal Court notes Charles D. Stevenson of Beckley appealed magistrate rulings on drunk driving but admitted reckless driving. Judge Harry L. McCreery suspended license revocation and fined $50. Stevenson was arrested August 7 and posted a $57.50 bond with Magistrate W. A. Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Charles D. Stevensson
Beckley
Harry L. McCreery
Not Sure Thing
Cleveland Jackson faced gambling and trespassing charges at Fort Benning. He argued soldiers on the post gamble, prompting U. S. Commissioner H. Okay Parker to question the claim. Jackson suggested bets of a dollar to ten dollars, and Parker sent him to jail for 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ga
UPI
Cleveland Jackson
Fort Benning
U. S
H. Okay Parker
Parker
Jackson
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