Williamson Mayor Resigns and Council Chooses Successor
Williamson, AP The city’s Mayor John F. Bronson resigns effective immediately. Councilman John H. Brown is named mayor successor and Daniel Blevins appointed to Brown’s council seat. All three are Democrats. Bronson cited a desire to devote time to his law practice. 13 months left in his term.
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UMW Official Blasts Refusal to Return to Work in 34th Day Strike
Michael Vetere of Local 12051 accuses Manufacturers Light & Heat Co. of indifference as 1000 workers stay out after a May 1 strike. Negotiations stalled at a Pittsburgh hotel with no progress reported. Talks resume Friday as the union presses for restoration of normal operations and broader bargaining.
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Manufacturers Light & Heat Co
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J. C. Peterson
Life Term Instead Of Death Okayed In D C
A House subcommittee approved legislation to let courts in the District of Columbia sentence first degree murderers to life imprisonment instead of execution. The bill keeps executions possible only if the jury unanimously opts for death. The measure goes to the full District of Columbia Committee after rejecting a proposal to allow judges to overrule unanimous jury death recommendations.
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House
District of Columbia
Utilities Protest West Virginia Property Valuations At Hearings
Gas and electric firms contend taxes equal about 20 000 per 1 million assessed value. The Board of Public Works hears protests on 1960 tentative valuations as utilities seek to limit higher school levies under the 1958 Better Schools Amendment. Appalachian Power Monongahela Power and Hope Natural Gas press for restrained increases and cite rising costs and debt amid county level excess levy plans.
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Hope Natural Gas Co
Designer Of Emblem For State Centennial Will Receive Prize
West Virginia opens a statewide contest to design the official emblem for the Centennial in 1963. Prizes include a $100 U.S. Treasury bond and two gold tickets for first place, with additional awards for second and third. Entries must be submitted by August 1 and winners named September 1. The emblem will appear on souvenirs and promotional material during the year.
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Tibetan Refugees Arrive to Labor on Kashmir Highway
A Tibetan refugee workforce has arrived in Kargil to build a 145 mile highway linking the Valley of Kashmir with the Tibetan frontier. The project is part of India's rehabilitation effort for about 13,000 Tibetans who fled Chinese rule.
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Kashmir
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