Khrushchev Presses Mao to End Cold War at Peiping
In Peiping Khrushchev told Mao Tze-tung to end the cold war as he met the Red Chinese leader privately. The two giants spoke cordially amid Peiping’s 10th anniversary celebrations and cited easing tensions to foster world peace.
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Tokyo
Nikita Khrushchev
Mao Tze-tung
Peiping
Eisenhower
Mao
Khrushchev
Red
Tibet
India
Laos
Soviet Premier Khrushchev Lands in Peiping Amid Welcome
Khrushchev arrived in Peiping shortly after returning from Washington aboard a TU114 turbo-prop airliner. Chinese officials greeted him with a rousing welcome including bands a guard of honor and youth delegations. He said he had literally transferred from airplane to airplane as he met the awaiting officials.
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Mao
Asia
Khrushchev
Peiping
Washingon
Khrushchev Sees Value in Talks with Eisenhower
Khrushchev described his U S visit and discussions with Eisenhower as valuable. He said the talks focused on big problems and creating an atmosphere of cooperation and peaceful coexistence to contribute to world peace.
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Khrushchev
United States
Eisenhower
Plane Explosion Kills 34 In Texas Buffalo Crash
An airliner from Houston to New York exploded and crashed on the R E White farm near Buffalo Texas killing 34 people. Braniff Airways 75 passenger turboprop Elec trans carried 28 passengers and 6 crew with stops at Dallas and Washington. Investigators described debris over a square mile and CAB opened an inquiry.
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Waco, Tex
Houston
Weather Bureau
R. E. White
Buffalo
Waco
Billy Webb
F. H. Pickens
Civil Aeronautics Board
Lashmeet Manestranged Suicide Shocks Mercer County
Ralph Cordell aged 29 of Reese Harman Road near Lashmeet died en route to Bluefield Sanitarium from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the stomach. Found by a man near his home, his car was nearby. investigators say powder burns indicate close range. Cordell, unmarried, worked at Deerfield Mine Pocahontas Fuel Co. Survived by four brothers and four sisters and a son of Ruey Cordell. Body at Bailey Funeral Home Princeton. arrangements incomplete.
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Lashmeet
RNS
Ralph Cordell
Reese Harman Road
Bluefield
Mercer County
Clyde White
Cordell
Mr. Nicholson
R L. Mozingo
White
N. Allen Dyer
Deerfield
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Ruey Cordell
Route 1
Rock
Bobby
Joe
Jack
James
U. S. Army
Washington, D. C
Alice
Shirley
Pauline Buckner
Ruby Hamps
Bailey Funeral Home
Princeton
Educators Visit Beckley For Supervisory Field Program
Dr. Arthur M. Hofstetter of West Virginia University and Galen Duling of Concord College and the State Department of Education are in Beckley to observe the field training program for supervisors of instruction. Hofstetter directs supervisory education at WVU while Duling coordinates field services. Participants include Verlin H. Walker, Raleigh County attendance director, and Boots Dilley, assisting teacher for the supervisory staff.
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Arthur M. Hofstetter
West Virginia University
Galen Duling
Concord College
State Department of Education
Beckley
Hofstetter
W.V.U
Rains Set Hopes for Open Hunts in West Virginia
West Virginia hunting officials weigh rain data to decide if the squirrel season can start as scheduled on Saturday Oct 3. Conservation Director M Lane reviews reports from Conservation Commission members fire stations and officers and aims for a five PM decision.
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West Virginia
M. Lane
Conservation Commission
Lane
The
Register
Bob Bowers
West Virginia Weather Forecast Shows Rain and Cooling Temperatures
A Statewide forecast notes clouds and windy spells with rain today and again over the weekend. Temperatures tonight through Monday are expected to run 2 or 3 degrees below normal with highs in the 60s to 70s and total precipitation around one inch. Forest fire danger decreases as rain falls. hunters crowd the weather desk reports.
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W. Va
Beckley
Cseeses
Court Vo
Cccccnecess
Oak Hill High
the Register
Bowers
Bee Mountain
Kanawha County
Police probe two Tuesday night break ins at local stores
State Police investigate two break ins occurring Tuesday night or early today. A Buck Ayers service station between Pemberton and Coal City reports about 175 dollars in merchandise missing, including cigarettes and tools. A Glen White store owned by Ray Morris was also broken into, with only loose change taken.
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Buck Ayers
Pemberton
Coal City
Glen White
Ray Morris
Morality In Movies Censorship Code Rides With Times
In Hollywood the film censors under Geoffrey Shurlock shape what appears on screen similar to a constitutional body. The code office guides scripts from start to finish, allowing or blocking scenes, with final say resting with Shurlock and his aides. Producers may revise or shoot alternatives to pass muster, while the actual product tests final approval.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Debbie Reynolds
Air Force
Fred Clark
Glenn Ford
Ford
Gray Will Hays
Code Office
Hays
Joseph Breen
Breen
Geoffrey Shurlock
Shurlock
Supreme Court
Times
Rain Finally Reaches West Virginia After Long Dry Spell
The Associated Press reports heavy rainfall across West Virginia ending a long drought. Measurable precipitation began after Sept. 10 with the southern region receiving up to 1.57 inches at Fiat Top and 1.08 inches at Kermit. Other totals included Alderson 0.99, Buckeye near Marlinton 0.96, Gary 0.95, Pineville 0.69, Huntington 0.55, Parkersburg 0.23, and Morgantown 0.16 inches. More rain expected on eastern slopes.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Huntington Weather Bureau
Alderson
Buckeye
Marlinton
Gary
Pineville
Huntington
Weather Bureau
Appalachian Mountains
Parkersburg
Morgantown
Irish harbor welcome ends seven week Atlantic crossing
Bearded British writer Jim Wharram, 31, and German crew Jutta Schulte Rhonhof, 22, Ruth Merseburser, 37, sailed their battered catamaran raft into an Irish harbor after a seven week Atlantic crossing. Wharram said both women are in love with him and he with both, joking that if he could marry them both he would, but society forbids it.
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Dublin
Ireland
Jim Wharram
Jutta Schulte Rhonhof
Ruth Merseburser
Six Dead In Bus Crash In Cooper Texas
A school bus carrying Mt. Vernon junior high students and teachers collided with a diesel tank truck at a Y intersection on Cooper’s edge. Six students and two teachers killed. 22 injured including 21 children. Driver of the truck, J M Warrington, injured. Names of the deceased include bus driver Jack Henry and Mt. Vernon principal. The incident halted a football game as students were en route to a game. Ambulances ferried the injured to multiple hospitals. blood donors were urged. Exact cause under investigation. bus swerved at the left branch of the Y while the truck reportedly moved to avoid the bus.
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J. M. Warrington
Grand Saline
Tex
Warrington
Paris
Pryor
Jack Henry
Mt. Vernon
Billy
Max
Melba Meeks
Kenneth Hightower
Rex Weatherford
Zach Taylor
Audrey Sue Turner
Waukita Ramey
Frankie Nations
Jimmy White
H. F. Holdern
Sulphur Springs
Sherwood Glutz Reflects on Friends and Kindness
A humorous note from Sherwood Glutz praising friends as good natured people who tolerate his ornery sides. He says he tries to be nice to the friends the Good Lord gave him, or else he would be a total stranger.
E J Lynch 53 Dies in Sprague After Illness
E J Lynch 53 of Sprague died in a local hospital at 3 22 am after months of illness. Born Fayette County Oct 19 1905 he was an electrician for Kaiser Aluminum at Ravenswood and a member of Brotherhood of Electrical Workers No 872 Beckley. Surviving are wife Elsie Akers Lynch three sons five daughters a brother and a sister. Funeral 3 pm Thursday at Calloway Heights Baptist Church with Rev A J McClung officiating burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Body to be moved to residence at 5 pm today. Pallbearers listed.
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Joseph Lynch
Sprague
Lynch
Fayette County
John and
Mary Hill Lynch
Kaiser Aluminum Corp
Ravenswood
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Beckley
Elsie Akers Lynch
Thomas
Earl Jr
Calloway Heights Baptist Church
A. J. McClung
Sunset Memorial Park
Rose and Quesenoderry
Cecil Hatcher
Earl Reed
Lawrence Comer
Grover Comer
Roy Elam
Charles Zemmerick
Typhoon Vera Declared Worst Disaster in Japan
The storm’s official toll reaches 3,174 dead and 9,419 injured with a million and a half homeless and 1,776 missing. Casualties expected to rise as communications are restored. Other items note U.S.-Soviet trade talks, Eisenhower’s jet trip to California, a fatal homemade bomb in Columbus, longshore strike talks, bank robbery arrests, Maria Callas Berlin postponement, Laos conflict, August traffic deaths, and Kanawha polio cases plus state budget items.
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Japan
U.S
Soviet Union
United States
Eisenhower
California
Maria Callas
Berlin
U. N
Jungied
Laos
National Safety Council
Miser Pleads Guilty On Child Support Charge
William George Miser of Welch appeared before Magistrate W A Burke and pleaded guilty to non support of his three children. He was jailed briefly and released after today’s hearing. The charge led to a court-ordered child support payment. A separate assault charge against Rex Scurlock Beckley was withdrawn and he was released after paying costs.
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William George Miser
Welch
W. A. Burke
Miser
Rex Scurlock
Beckley
Burke
Dorsay Inherits Money. Court Move Halt Show Exit
Diane Dorsay, seen performing in London, inherits 140000 dollars from a South African uncle but faces trouble securing the funds. Her employer Bill Ofner plans to seek a court injunction to stop her from leaving the night club show.
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Diane Dorsay
London
South Africa
Bill Ofner
Talks Resume in Steel Strike Under Ike Orders
Washington AP reports renewed steel talks set for this afternoon after President Eisenhower pressured both sides in personal conferences. David J. McDonald said union delegates could reach a quick settlement, while Roger M. Blough warned the industry feared inflation from the union’s demands. The president urged a voluntary settlement as the 78 day strike weighed on the economy, with no signs of imminent agreement.
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Washington
Pesident Eisenhower
Eisenhower
David J. McDonald
Roger M. Blough
Palm Springs
Calif
McDonald
Blough
$20 000 Asked In Broce Death
A $20,000 wrongful death suit is on file in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk for Charles Hartsel Broce who was shot near The Rove tavern in Cool Ridge on July 10. Administrator Charles J. Ransom sues George Norman Vannoy and Sidney Marshall Anderson of Shady Spring. Police say the shot came as they scuffled over a pistol Vannoy owned. Vannoy and Anderson are indicted in Raleigh County Criminal Court and free on $5,000 bond each.
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Raleigh
Charles Hartsel Broce
Cool Ridge
Charles J. Ransom
Broce
George Norman Vannoy
Sidney Marshall Anderson
Shady Spring
Bruce
Vannoy
Anderson
Gracie Weakens and Grips Carolinas with Flood Threat
Tropical storm Gracie, downgraded from a hurricane, plowed across western North Carolina with gusts to 50 mph and heavy rain causing millions in damage and at least 10 deaths. The center near Hickory moved north then northeast toward Virginia as flash floods threatened multiple states. In Charleston, damages ran into the millions with many homes and crops harmed and power outages reported. three South Carolina deaths were linked to the storm. A separate hurricane, Hannah, tracked in the Atlantic with 100 mph winds and potential landfall forthcoming.
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Charleston
S. C
Gracie
North Carolina
VuesTle Wiesen
Hickory
N. C
Charlotte
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Savannah
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Miami Beach
Fla
Elizabeth Rutherford
Jack
Rutherford
George
Alex Sheffield
Statesboro
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Watkins Drug Store Opens Under New Owners
Watkins Drug Store Inc will open Thursday under new owners A. P. Tony Leeber and Joseph Fourney after negotiations at 1 p.m. today to complete the purchase from Mrs J. W. Watkins. The pharmacy on the corner of Herber and Neville Streets is one of Beckley's oldest business institutions.
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Pharmacy
Herber and
Neville Streets
Beckley
State More Open Than Las Vegas Gambling Stamps
The Internal Revenue Service annual tax collection report shows West Virginia issuing more federal gambling stamps than Nevada in the fiscal year ending June 30. WV had 209 wagering registrations with $50 fees, 930 gaming devices at $250 each, and 556 liquor retailer stamps, while Nevada had 182 wagering registrations and 1,438 devices.
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West Virginia
Nevada
Internal Revenue Service
Prisoners in Pueblo Jail Endure Snowbound Cold
Snowstorm power failures left the Pueblo city jail without heat Tuesday as temperatures hovered around 33 degrees. Overcoats were issued to inmates to cope with the frigid conditions.
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Pueblo
Colo
Weather Officials Cast Troopers As Frost Spotters
West Virginia State Police, alongside the Industrial and Publicity Commission, consider a festival of colors program to speed frost reports for autumn foliage. At Beckley, troopers remain focused on crime and traffic enforcement, while officials weigh the idea of frost spotters among officers.
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West Virginia
Charleston
The
Industrial and Publicity Commission
Beckley
Commission
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