Brooks Bond Writ Sought By His Wife
Mrs. Geraldine E. Brooks seeks a writ of error and superseders from Mercer County Circuit Court to overturn a $15,000 bond forfeiture in her husband Marvin E. Brooks case. Brooks faces multiple Mercer County indictments tied to the Bluefield Police Cases amid a manhunt after a bullet-riddled car was found near Glen Lyn Virginia. He also faces federal bond-skipping charges in South Carolina.
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Mercer County Criminal Court
Marvin E. Brooks
Mercer County Circuit Court
Princeton
Ben White, Jr
Geraldine E. Brooks
Brooks
Mercer County
Bluefield
New River
Glen Lyn
James E. Belcher
South Carolina
Soviet Bloc Leaders Meet in Warsaw Amid Strategy Talks
Soviet Marshal Andrei Grechko and defense chiefs from Warsaw Pact nations gathered in Warsaw for a reception at the East German Embassy marking East Germany’s seventh anniversary. PAP reported high command presence suggesting strategy talks, with Hoffmann and Spychalski among attendees and Malinovsky possibly present, duration unclear.
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Warsaw
Poland
Andrei Grechko
Warsaw Pact
PAP
Grechko
People’s Army
Marshal Grechko
Heinz Hoffmann
Marian Spychalski
Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Malinovsky
Burns Fatal To Woman In Bluefield Home
A 52 year old Bluefield woman Mrs Garnette Dearien Kendall died after a fire at her home reportedly when her robe or nightgown caught fire during cigarette use. Fire Marshal and police say she moved through the house and collapsed near the telephone before she could call for help. She is survived by her husband and a Morgantown sister with arrangements pending.
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Bluefield
Garnette Dearien Kendall
Robert A. Kendall
Frederick Sr
Kendall
Charleston
Samuel E
Anna Robson Dieken
William H. Cozad
Morgantown
Hawkins Funeral Home
Two masked bandits rob Princeton gas station in 5 a.m. hold up
State police hunt two masked men after they robbed Kaye Service Station on Bluefield Princeton Road at Green Valley. One displayed a sawed off shotgun taking $35 and a coin changer while the attendant, Robert Pennington, was told to stay inside. The suspects fled toward Glenwood Park in a car, an all points bulletin issued.
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Princeton
Kaye
Bluefield
Green Valley
Walter Pike
Pike
Robert Pennington
Pennington
Glenwood Park
Princeton Road
Employment To Triple At Plant In Varney
Williamson AP reports National Seating and Dimension Co. in Varney will triple its workforce from 71 to 192 by year end. President James H. Harless says 121 workers will be trained under a federal manpower program starting March 15. The plant, aided by Area Redevelopment Administration funds, retrained coal workers for furniture making and aims to break even by September.
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Harless
Area Redevelopment Administration
West Virginia Faces Sleet Snow and Rain Mix
The Associated Press reports a wintry mix hitting western West Virginia Thursday with sleet or snow in the morning and rain later as temps climb. Frigid readings persisted overnight with Elkins at 19 below, plus subzero marks in Wheel ing Morgantown Flat Top Parkersburg and Bluefield.
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West Virginia
The
Weather Bureau
Elkins
Wheeling
Morgantown
Flat Top
Parkersburg
Bluefield
Weather Forecast Temperatures Dip Below Normal Through Monday
Temperatures through Monday average more than nine degrees below normal with lows around 24 to 30 and highs near 47 to 52. Thursday will not be as cold, but conditions turn colder over the weekend with precipitation totaling three-tenths to one-half inch on Thursday and Friday.
White House Sticks To Tax Cut Plan Amid Stand On Changes
The White House reiterated President Kennedy would abandon revenue producing tax law changes if needed to win a tax cut this year but still seeks a combined tax reduction with revisions. Treasury Secretary Dillon echoed the stance stressing the rate revision as key and opposing a pure rate cut.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Dillon
Congress
American Bankers Association
Chicago Daily News
Andrew T. Hatcher
Gibson Enters Robbery Plea in Parallel Murder Case
Fred Gibson, 35, of near Lebanon Virginia, pleaded guilty to a Dec 28 robbery of 78 year old R B Porter. Porter's death after injuries led to the case tied to his younger brother Otto who pleaded guilty to murder earlier. Both brothers await parole officer report before sentencing.
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Lebanon
Fred Gibson
Near Here
Gibson
Russell County
Raymond J. Boyd
R. B. Porter
Bluefield
W. Va
Otto
Kingsport
Tenn
Leon Owens
Khrushchev warning on Cuba and Red alliance pledge
Premier Khrushchev repeats warnings against any attack on Cuba and vows Soviet action if Western powers threaten China or North Vietnam or other communist nations. Pope John XXIII marks Ash Wednesday and issues a Lenten message on mortality. Standard Oil of New Jersey director Leo Welch is named head of the new Communications Satellite Corporation by President Kennedy.
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Khrushchev
Cuba
Soviet Union
Red China
North Viet Nam
North Korea
John XXIII
Leo D. Welch
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Kennedy
New Communications Satellite Corporation
Air Force
Joseph V. Charyk
Labor Department
New Delhi
India
Nehru
China
U.S
Khrushchev vows aid to socialist nations against attackers
Premier Khrushchev warned in Moscow that the Soviet Union would strike devastating blows if Cuba China or any socialist country is attacked. He defended peaceful coexistence and urged unity among workers parties while citing potential world thermonuclear war if imperialists threaten socialist states.
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Khrushchev
Cuba
Red China
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Peking
People’s Republic of China
Taiwan
Formosa
Korean Democratic People’s Republic
North Korea
Democratic Republic of Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
German Democratic Republic
East Germany
Defense
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
United States
People’s Daily
Red Camp
Two Men Found Frozen To Death In Kentucky
In Pike County near Toler two men Charley Tot Varney and Raymond Thorp both about 45 were found frozen to death in their stalled car as they attempted to ford Black Berry Creek. Water reached above the floor as residents discovered them in the front seats.
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Pikeville
Blackberry Creek
Toler
Pike County
Charley
Tot) Varney
Belfry
Raymond Thorp
Mayor Warden Named Man of the Year by Bluefield Jaycees
Bluefield Mayor Henry F Warden received the Man of the Year honor at the Greater Bluefield Jaycees Bosses Night event. Guest speaker Hulett C Smith of the State Department of Commerce spoke on industrial development in West Virginia with 100 attendees.
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Henry Warden
Bluefield Paycees
Bluefield Country Club
Charles Smith
Cere
Hulett Smith
Beckley
West Virginia Commerce Department
Warden
James M. O'Donnell
Jaycee
Bluefield
Henry F. Warden
Jaycees
Hulett C. Smith
State Department of Commerce
Smith
West Virginia
Jim O'Donnell
WV Senate Delays Redistricting Fight Amid Amendment Clash
West Virginia senators postpone a heated floor vote on reapportionment. Minority Leader Carrigan holds over an amendment after Barnett proposes House only changes. The Senate would keep 16 districts, add a 17th in Kanawha County, and shift delegates among counties. The House bill would raise districts to 23 and 46 senators with Kanawha gaining four senators. The day also saw a salary bill for the Employment Security Director advance and eight House bills pass, including a 40 to 65 age discrimination ban with a related amendment.
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Charleston
State
Senate
West Virginia
John E. Carrigan
R. Marshall
House
Caners County
Kanawha County
Kanawha
Carrigan
R. F. Barnett
D-Mercer
Barnett
Howard W. Carson
Dayette
George H. Seibert Jr
Ohio
U.S. Helicopter Crews Allowed to Fire First
AP reports U S helicopter crewmen backing South Viet Nam may shoot on advance. New orders authorize rockets and machine gun fire to cover troop landings, changing prior rules requiring response only after attack. Reports from Aden Katanga Seoul New Delhi summarize regional tensions and political moves.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
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House of Delegates
West Virginia University
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Pocahontas Fuel Division
Consolidation Coal Co
Pocahontas Operators Association
Smokeless Operators Association
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield Coin
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Pendleton
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Brooke
Aden
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Wadi Din
Beihan
Middle East
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Haribi
Sallal
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