Guatemalan Refugee Camp Houses Political Asylum Controversy
An ex AP foreign service editor reports Guatemala turning isolated Poptum in Peten into a concentration camp for Communist sympathizers and refugees with no other asylum options. The plan targets Guatemalans seeking shelter, while Castillo Armas governs and questions define political asylum, with safe conducts for some and supervision promises for camp detainees.
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Guatemala
AP Foreign Service
United States
Poptum
Peten
Juan Jose Arevalo
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Rockies
Arbenz
Mats
Carlos Castillo Armas
Castillo
Arevalo
Soviet Press Declares Japan Defeated by Reds and Allies
Soviet papers on the ninth anniversary of Japan's capitulation blame the United States for obstructing Japan's trade with the democratic camp and call Japan defeated by the armed forces of the Soviet Union China and their allies. Pravda Izvestia and Red Star urge an end to American dominance in postwar Asia.
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Moscow
Japan
Soviet Union
China
U.S
Missouri
America
Pravda
Izvestia
Red Star
United States
Asia
Russia
Red China
Baltimore Livestock Market Report Summary
USDA market data from Baltimore shows cattle at 450 head with steers topping 25.25 per cwt and cows mostly 8.00 to 10.50. calves around 24.00 for choice and primes, 18.00 to 23.00 for bulk. hogs 180 to 270 lb range largely 19.50 to 22.00 with some higher 22.25 and lighter weights 19.00 to 21.00. sows under 400 lb at 18.50, up to 16.50 for heavier. sheep 50 head with limited activity.
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Baltimore
USDA
Just Behind The Largest Sign In Tennessee
A roadside restaurant near Manchester, Tennessee, fights hidden traffic by placing a sign a few miles up the road proclaiming its location as Just Behind The Largest Sign In Tennessee, countering a huge billboard advertising a competitor across the highway.
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Manchester
Tenn
Tennessee
WVU appoints officers. Catholic alumnae meet. Frontier Days queen chosen
WVU announces staff appointments Maj Edward Dale Curry Jr and Capt Stanley Hunter Reed as assistant professors of air science and tactics. Internatio nal Federation of Catholic Alumni meeting set for Sept 24-26 in Parkersburg with speakers including Archbishop McDonnell and Msgr Hannan. Shinnston to elect a Frontier Days queen Sept 16-18 with five candidates. Beehives stolen from Princeton area. $75,000 suit against estate of man found in Kanawha River. South Charleston plaintiff seeks auto wreck damages from late Charleston driver. Central West Virginia Poultry Auction begins in Belington, sales Thursdays at 2 pm. Robert C Pulling named WVU administrator overseeing buildings and grounds. Buckwheat Festival horse show to crown 15 class entries at Kingwood Sept 30-Oct 2. Fay Baker of Clarksburg to be assistant sergeant at arms for VFW encampment in Boston next August.
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WVU
Edward Dale Curry Jr
Fairmont
Stanley Hunter Reed
Fresno
Calif
Curry
WVII
Reed
Fresno State College
Parkersburg
West Virginia
International Federation of Catholic Alumnae
Thomas J. McDonnell
Wheeling
Jerome D. Hannan
Catholic University
Washington
Joseph K. Crane
S. J
Maryland
Society of Jesus
Shinnston
Fred Williams
Princeton
Williams
Kanawha River
Norita Wright
South Charleston
Brown University
West Virginia University
Board of
Kingwood
J. Wesley Turner
Clarksburg
Fay Baker
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boston
Baker
Burton B. Tice
Mitchell
S. D
VFW
Pittsburgh Pioneers Back Educational TV in Community Support
Thousands of Pittsburgh residents from housewives to farmers fund WQED TV as the nation’s first community backed nonprofit educational station. The drive aims to add 100000 sponsors at $2 to cover about 350000 yearly costs, with 184 weekly hours of programming and Sept 13 expansion to eight hours daily.
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Wqed-Tv
Federal Communications Commission
Ble
Pittsburgh
WQED
BeTaming 4 and the New Orleans boat mystery
Carney Wilde and Captain Grodnik discuss pursuit of Stewart and his mysterious boat voyage. They suspect New Orleans as key, with a planned meeting with his girl and a cruise reservation. Wilde visits Russell in Paducah as plans shift toward Memphis or Natchez, while a riverboat crew carves a path through uncertainty.
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Capt. Grodnik
Mary McVicker
Pittsburgh
FBI
Congress
Washington
Carney
Grodnik
New Orleans
Stewart
Kebbie
Records
Eli Jonas
Paducah Hospital
Russell
Wilde
Memphis
Natcher
Natchez
Funeral notices from Glen Morgan to Daniels and Beckley
A compilation of obituaries and memorial notices for Nettie Margaret Hatcher aged 6 of Glen Morgan Louise Moore Hubbard of Hampton Virginia Beulah Lee Davis of Daniels and in memoriam for Lucie O Kidwell dated early September with funeral details, locations, and mourners. The notices list multiple funeral homes including Quesenberry Webb and Keyser and reference Sunset Memorial Park and Lone Star Cemetery.
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Hatcher Hatcher
Nettie Margaret
Glen Morgan
W. S. Gravely
Ashland
Kentucky
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
A. G Nichols
Sunset Memorial Park
Hubard Hubard
Louise Moore
Hampton
Virginia
Beckley
Veteran's Administration
Oteen
N. C
Keyser Funeral Home
Beckley Presbyterian Church
J. W. Witherspoon
Davi, Davis
Beulah Lee
Daniels
Quesenberry and Webb
Lone Star Baptist Church
Jordan Mines
Mont Carr
Lone Star
Los Angeles
Oak Hill
New York
Sophia
W. V
Glen Daniel
Beckley Newspapers
Blue Star
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Charles 8. Smith
The
Reds
Mountain State
Associated Press
Pittsburgh Pioneers
Carney Willamin
Bart Spider
Cincinnati
India
Harold Stassen
International Soundphoto
By Quesenberry & Webb
Funeral! Home
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home
Memoriam
Lucie O. Kidwell
Mrs. C. E. Kidwell
Ivan Kidwell
Arlie Kidwell
Bilsie Kidwell
DIAL
Douglas T. Bryant
Oakwood Ave
Vance Drive
Amos F. Quesenberry
Foo Ook
Spandte
Trarhe
RE. C. Egnor
Logan
E.M.P Beckley
Montgomery Ward
Don _W. Ford
M_ Beaver
Sanders and Edgers
Fabulon
Foster Hardware Co
Main St
E. Harvey
Del-Mar
Thrifty
Neville St
Marguerite’s
Permanent Permanents
Embees
Kut & Karl
Murphy's
Beckley College
G. H. Church
Crab Orchard
Edward Parrish
H. C Kinzer
Main Street
B. E Silverman
Raleigh County Bank
Halstead
Vice
RCA Victor
Zenith
TY John W. Eye
West
OAK Hill Electric Co
Central Ave
Rv & Radio
Firestone TV Repair Dept
Dial Geo
Sparks
Kentile
Kenflex
Third Ave
Lovitz
Phone
MecNiel
Just-Rite Furniture Co
Prince St
Wright
Clarence Sanders
Resoco
Rhodell
W. Va
Frank
GMC
Sprague
Eccles
Cam Thompson
Venetian Blind Laundry
AAVON
Venetian Blind Cleaners
W. Van _ Dial
Cooper's Manufacturing Co
South Fayette St
Capes
Cooper _ Transfer
Lewis Transfer CO
Reliable
Valley Drive
B. & A. Company
Hinton
Alloy Prospect
AVON
Home Court
Texas
California
Michael
East Main Motor Hotel
Dent
Beckley Newspapers Insurance
Fidelity Interstate Casualty Company
ED Campbell
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield
Ortell
Seidman’'s Style Shop
Roy A Jones
Dial al
R. J L
J H Stinson
East Beckley
James Smith
Cal W B Jones
Stenographers
Beckley Ice & Feed Co
Lawyers Medical Arts
W. James Dial
Crawford
Mill Work
Beckley Glass
North Oakwood
Dia
Post-Herald and
Raleigh
Post-Herald
Post-Herald and Raleigh Register
Dave
Choe
People’s Shoe Shop
Fayette St
Diai
Raleigh County
Bath
Grafton St
Lake Road
Wickham
Mabscott
Shady Spring
St Prince St
Fourth St
North Beckley
Do Lilly Land Company
Heber St
Realtors
KRAFT
General Tire
Tire, Inc
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