Soviets drank gin on Khrushchev train trip
Albert Smith, bartender on the Chicago to San Francisco special train bringing Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and party, admits he misread the drinks. He says 200 vodka bottles were stocked while gin ran out by San Jose as Soviets asked for gin, consuming about 40 bottles per person en route.
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Albert Smith
Nikita Khrushchev
Los Angeles
State Department
San Jose
Khrushchev Puts Pace On Tour Through California
Soviet Premier Khrushchev mixes sightseeing and public appearances on a California trip. He defends his system during a dinner with U S labor leaders, calls Hungarians hooligans, tours IBM San Jose plant, and cancels a Stanford visit amid a noontime train journey down the coast.
Khrushchev Visitors Faced Public Echoes Of Criticism
Officials urged no more public needle of Khrushchev amid a San Francisco tour clash sparked by Mayor Norris Poulson’s challenge over We shall bury you. Khrushchev warned Poulson he may fly home as San Francisco Mayor George Christopher kept a cordial stance. Reuther and labor leaders pressed tough questions at a Sunday gathering, with no kid glove approach requested.
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Los Angeles
Poulson
Khrushchev
U. S
Moscow
Henry Cabot Lodge
United Nations
Llewelyn Thompson
San Francisco
George Christopher
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
Truman urges Khrushchev to learn to hold temper
Former president Harry S Truman, visiting his daughter and her husband in New York, said Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev should learn to hold his temper. He noted Khrushchev’s habit of anger when questioned and advised patience, while defending tough but courteous questioning.
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Harry S. Truman
Nikita Khrushchev
Truman
Clifton Daniel
Khrushchev
West Virginia Weather Outlook Sees Warm, Dry Spell
Beckley and Oak Hill forecast show mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid to upper 80s and lows around 50s to 60s. Extended trend calls for warmer days midweek, with slight chances of 1-2 inch showers Wednesday or Thursday and River conditions Greenbrier low and clear Bluestone normal and clear with 1.2 gates open and gauge at 1.7 ft.
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Cessecrreess
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Beckley Sky Almanac Highlights Tonight and Tomorrow
Beckley observes sunset at 6:12 a.m. sunrise, moonrise at 9:13 p.m. Last Quarter on September 24. Prominent star Altair high in south at 8:10 p.m. Visible planets Jupiter sets at 8:41 p.m. Saturn low in southwest 9:38 p.m. Venus low in east at 4:48 a.m.
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Notable Deaths Span GM Medical Director Burnell to Stage Actor Howard
In brief notices from Flint New Jersey Huntington and Hollywood AP reports confirm the deaths of Dr Max R Burnell 65 retired GM medical director from cancer J Albert Dear 60 president of Dear Publications and Radio Inc after a five month illness Harvey Traband 71 longtime secretary treasurer of Major League Baseballs National League until 1951 and Olin Howard 63 actor who rose from New York stage to film died Sunday
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Max R. Burnell
General Motors Corp
Jersey City
N. J
J. Albert Dear
Dear Publications and Radio Inc
Huntington
N. Y
Harvey Traband
Hollywood
Olin Howard
New York
Divorcee Death Ruled Violent on Shipboard
Lynn Kauffman a 23 year old divorcee and secretary to Prof Stanley Spector of Washington University was found dead in Boston harbor after the Utrecht left for New York. Dr Michael A Luongo called the death drowning but cited multiple blunt injuries and brain injuries indicating violence. no sex assault found. The ship carried 11 passengers including Mrs Spector who spoke with Kauffman through her cabin door.
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Lynn Kauffman
Chicago
Utrecht
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Stanley Spector
Washington University
St. Louis
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Spectors
Clayton
Shady Spring Men Post Bond After Arrests
Two Shady Spring men, Norman Wiley and Rush Roark, posted bonds at Raleigh County Jail for charges of assault and battery and breach of peace. Wiley bonded for 1,500 dollars, Roark for 1,011.50 dollars. Judge T. H. Wills will set hearings. no dates given. A Mabscott man, Arvil Harrah of Cleveland Ohio, posted bond for driving while intoxicated. Charles Weaver of Beckley was jailed on an assault warrant.
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T. H. Wills
Norman Wiley
Rush Roark
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Roark
Wills
O'Dell Plumley
Arvil Charles Harrah
Cleveland
Ohio
Mabscott
Charles Weaver
Beckley
Beckley Livestock Market Opens As Mecca For Farmers
The Beckley Livestock Auction Market, praised as the finest in West Virginia, opens with heavy early activity. By 10 a.m. more than 100 head of cattle sheep hogs and even a few horses filled pens as trucks queued to unload. Auctions begin at 1 30 p m with Dancil Van Horn from Lewisburg in charge. The plant, built by New River Livestock Corp and leased by manager Lewis Stuart, will house up to 200 cattle 1 000 sheep and more livestock daily once at full capacity.
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Virginia
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Cranberry
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Dancil van Horn
Lewisburg
New River Livestock Corporation
Eight Die In Virginia Three-Vehicle Crash
Peters burg Virginia eight people were killed and two seriously injured in a three vehicle crash on U S 460 near Petersburg shortly after midnight. A tractor trailer jackknifed and caught fire after colliding with a pickup and a passenger car. Police said the westbound car tried to pass the pickup and struck the oncoming truck trailer combination.
Wyoming murder case postponed due to missing witnesses
In Wyoming County Circuit Court the case against Ivan Daniels of Oceana for felonious wounding of Walter Hinkle was postponed because witnesses were absent. Judge Morton Wagner would have presided. the trial may occur later this term. A prior conviction was overturned on appeal, and Daniels was re-indicted last month. Jurors are to report Tuesday for the next proceedings, which will include James E. Estep charged with murder in Oceana with the death penalty sought.
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RNS
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Ivan Daniels
Oceana
Walter Hinkle
Clear Fork
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Daniels
Wagner
Supreme Court
James E. Estep
Ed Elkins
Bee Stings Judge Knapp During Lunch Break In Raleigh County
Judge Norman Knapp of Raleigh County Circuit Court excused jurors near noon saying he would go home to keep his mouth shut. A bee stung his tongue while he tried to release it from his mouth during lunch outside the courthouse. He was treated and released from a local hospital.
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Norman Knapp
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Bookmobile funding in Raleigh County court limbo
Raleigh County Court faces a bookmobile funding issue as officials seek $2,000 to sustain service tied to a broader plan worth $100,000 with federal and state support. Local pledges flow in from clubs and municipalities, but court intervention remains crucial to avert service disruption and avoid budgetary strain on other projects.
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Fayette County
Raleigh
C. H. Graham
Beckley bank visit teased by Sherwood Glutz gossip
Local chatter echoes through Beckley about a new bank with bold claims and a visiting blonde. Elmer Davis invites friends to drop by this week for a spell and social chatter.
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New Beckley National Bank
Elmer Davis
International tensions and domestic incidents dominate news
The United States plans a strong indictment of Communist China before the General Assembly as Khrushchev prepares to visit Peiping. Britain parties back Khrushchev’s disarmament plan ahead of Oct 8 elections. Iraqi executions follow a failed revolt. Princess Margaret rumors swirl. A new Rally for French Algeria forms as Algeria fate stirs politics. Typhoon Sarah hits Korea with 432 dead. Texas prison illness hits 200 inmates. An Akron city worker is killed. Zin zaka stampede toll rises to 90. A St. Louis student dies in a Russian roulette incident. State briefs report GM suit case, penitentiary ice plant consideration, and a South Charleston teen facing grand jury for stabbing.
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Walter S. Robertson
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Ervin Martin Atkins
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Coal Research Backers Irked Over Veto And Safety Code
Washington AP report says coal state Congress members decry Eisenhower veto of coal research commission and failure to extend mine Safety Code to small mines. They expect revival next session. Elizabeth Kee vows continued fight for research program. Sen. Thurston Morton supports increased coal research spending. John L. Lewis lauds compromise on small-mine safety bill.
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Huntington Policeman Faces Murder Charge
Huntington patrolman Lee Clark, 46, a son of a policeman, was arraigned on a murder charge after his wife Helen Pauley Clark, 42, was found with a bullet wound in their apartment. Clark denied the shooting and summoned officers at about 3 a.m. Chief Frazi er filed the complaint citing the .38 caliber revolver as the possible weapon.
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Morris posts bond in Glen Daniel breaking and entering case
Morris and Harvey were arrested Friday for an early morning break in at Daniel General Store in Glen Daniel. Morris, 19, posted $1,000 bond and was released from Raleigh County Jail. Harvey, 25, remains jailed in lieu of bond. Both waived preliminary hearings before Magistrate Cotton White as Grand Jury action looms.
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Glen Daniel
Raleigh
Cotton White
Morris
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Harvey
Daniel General
Two Men Nominated for Raleigh County Assistant Superintendent
A Raleigh County board of education inquiry considers two nominees for the vacant assistant superintendent job left by John B. Elliott. The recommending group, aiming to boost Negro employment opportunities, backs Vance Bland of Stratton High and John Flippen of Bluefield State. Three petition signers are Brown H. Payne Henry Green and Alex Fralin, representing residents of Lester Edwight East Park Gulf Beckley. They seek a candidate aligned with the Negro community’s choice.
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Edwight
East Park
Gulf Area
Beckley
Brown H. Payne
Henry Green
Alex Fralin
Negro People's Choice
Radioactive Capsule Lost in Texas Transit
A radioactive capsule weighing about 150 pounds and the size of a volleyball has gone missing from a truck between Huntsville and Sterling City, Texas. The lead box is padlocked and considered potentially dangerous. William T. Theis of Internal Pipeline Maintenance Co. said the device was en route from Louisiana to Odessa for use as a tracing device.
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Texas
Department of Public Safety
Huntsville
Sterling City
William T. Theis
Internal Pipeline Maintenance Co
Odessa
Tex
Louisiana
Case Continued in Pittman Crook Suit
The case of Cecil Pittman against Matt Crook was continued until the Raleigh County Circuit Court’s October term due to a missing defense witness. An affidavit from the defendant’s wife stated William Jones is out of state. Jurors were excused until 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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Matt Crook
Raleigh County
William Jones
Prelate Promotes Prayer as Secret U.S. Weapon
Cardinal Cushing on national radio cites baptism of communism and condemns Khrushchev visit. He argues prayer as America’s "secret weapon" after recounting Lenin, Stalin and other leaders, urging Khrushchev to turn back and warning of consequences for captive nations.
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America
Cardinal Spellman Attacks Khrushchev Named Sorcerer Assassin
West Point reports Francis Cardinal Spellman denounced Nikita Khrushchev as a sorcerer and assassin in a Sunday speech at the U.S. Military Academy chapel dedication. He warned against the seductive smile of the sinister master of Moscow as he urged vigilance in economic competition and peaceful coexistence.
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