Jurors Free Hattie Burke in Alabama Murder Case
The youngest woman tried for murder in Tuscaloosa, Hattie Burke, 16, was found not guilty after a lengthy deliberation. The case followed a fatal shooting at 319 Buckhanan Street after a dispute over alcohol and a liquor bottle shared with Spence, with testimony detailing family tensions and questions of premeditation. Autherine Lucy's enrollment fight and university actions dominated campus reaction as protests and federal scrutiny followed.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Kanawha
University of Alabama
Hattie Mael
Burke
Grant St
Harvey Truman Burke
J. Raymond Gordon
Gordon
Universitime
Hhusty
Autherine Lucy
J. Blackburn Watts
Board of Trustees
Watts
Pike County
Buckhanan &I
George Martin
Spence
Parkersburg
William Daniel Kent
Kent
Harvey Burke
Cigarette Tax Increase Aims To Boost Teacher Pay
The State Senate Finance Committee approved a bill adding one cent to cigarette taxes for two years to raise about $2 million for teacher pay hikes. The measure would lift the state cigarette tax from four to five cents, with two cents earmarked for general revenue and veterans bonds retirement, and the new cent directed to teacher salaries.
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John G. Morgan
the Gazette
State Senate
Senate
General Revenue Fund
Final Rubber Plant Sale Vote Due Today
Final vote on the federal synthetic rubber plant sale at Institute West Virginia is slated for the House and Senate floors tomorrow. West Virginia lawmakers and Charleston business leaders testified, with votes seen as decisive on Goodrich Gulf sale to be scheduled early tomorrow.
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Washington
Institute
W. Va
Senate
House of Representatives
Charles E. Hodges
Charleston
W Va
Chamber of Commerce
House Armed Services Committee
Sidney R. Yates
D-1
Goodrich- Gulf
Senate Banking and Finance Committee
Armed Services
Senate Committee
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Move to Save Pike Extension Faces Lawmakers’ Rework
Senate and House sponsors push a plan for comprehensive Turnpike studies aiming to revive extension efforts. A survey of traffic, costs, and routes is proposed before any financing vote. Governor Marland backs a special session if the study group finds feasibility, with constitutional timing for Nov election.
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Senate
House
Marland
T ‘Op
Marland Yester
Bean
Flannery
Amos
Bowles
Princeton
Charleston
Turnpike Extension Bills Face Senate Hurdles
Inside Today reports bond funded projects face debt limits as the House bill moves to the Senate Judiciary Committee led by Amos. Indications say it may stall in committee, with scant chance of a two thirds Senate approval if it reaches the floor. Both houses seek study committees to fill gaps on construction costs toll income and traffic impacts. An immediate compromise of differing Senate and House study proposals is planned with technical staff to draft preliminary analyses before adjournment.
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Senate
Board of Public Works
House
Ames and Bowles
Amos and
Bowles
Senate Judiciary Committee
Amos
Marland
West Virginia Senate weighs doubtful appointments in Mauland era
State leaders list five top department heads as doubtful for confirmation by the Senate in a closed session. Donohoe, Huntington political boss and Turnpike former president, faces tightened scrutiny amid push for a Huntington State Hospital farm purchase and questions over campaign fund practices. Senator Lyle Smith raised objections over political interference, while Kaufelt’s Public Service Commission stance draws objections from several lawmakers.
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Harry G. Hoffmann
Gazette
State Department
Senate
Mauorland
Board of
James M. Dono Hoe
Huntington
Burl
Charleston
Liqueur
Charles Williams
Logan
T. D. Kauffelt, Jr
Joseph P. Condry
Clarksburg
Sawyers
Marland
Keith Griffith
Statehouse
Donohoe
Cabell County
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Board of Control
Toe F. Burdett
Donowe
Sen
Lyle Smith
Smith
Simpl
Democratic Party
Aim
Definition RESOLUTION: Strength at Birth Surpasses Later
A compact note defines resolution as the quality strongest at its birth, diminishing over time. It emphasizes that the initial vigor and clarity of a decision or stance often wane as circumstances evolve.
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Greta Sexton
Glenda Wolfe
W. G. Miller
Coal Fork
Lew Raines
Hattie Burke
Alabama
Ing
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C. C. Carmichael
Carmichael
Charles D. Farris
Kilgore
Wd-Wva
Alty
Brownell
Hattie Mae Burke
TRE
West Virginia
Arnold
Herbert Goldberg
Citizens General Hospital
Janie
Judith A. Horneman
Edward R. Horneman
Horneman
Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office
Don Nouses
Sen. Ames
D-Kanawha
del. Bowles
Alvarez Wee
Fi Gazette
the Gazetteer
Kauffelt
Public Service Commission
Hanna-Mar
Ft. Hill
Ford
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