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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1960

Page

17

Incumbents win in Belle Grade and other towns election

In Belle Grade, Thornbury’s Progressive slate swept all contests defeating Free Citizens led by John R. Sims as 435 to 297 for Thornbury. Other towns voted similarly with mayors re elected and bonds approved or rejected, including Smithers and Welch area races and Morganton airport bond. Voter turnout around 732 of 1200.

Thornbury Free Citizen Party John R. Sims Free Citizens Sims William H. Moore John Butler E. B. Casto Harry Douglas Robert Durbin Earl Powers Casto Hazel Bays Earl Campbell Lyle Fletcher Paul Helry James M. Sampson Kenneth Shumaker Belle Grade School Smithers Joseph Cavalier Owen L. Tucker John Cavalier James Bell Recorder Ronceverte W. A. Boone Welch Reno F. Howard Howard Richwood Merle White Ed Hivick Morgantown Morganton Martyn Lugar Clarksburg Air Force

Eisenhower Trip Backed Despite Dissent Voices

Fulbright and Herter spoke after a 30 minute session as the White House said Mrs. Eisenhower would not accompany the President on the Far Eastern tour starting next Sunday. Barbara Eisenhower will join in Manila and travel to Japan Korea the Philippines Formosa and other Pacific points. Fulbright warned that visiting Japan amid dissent is ill advised.

Herter Fulbright Eisenhower Nobusuke Kishi White House Anne Wheaton James ‘C. Hagerty Manila Barbara John Eisenhower Japan Korea Philippines Formosa Pacific Ko Fulbright

Tke's Formosa Hotel To Cost 21.25 Daily

President Eisenhower on his Asian tour will stay overnight in a $21.25 daily two room suite in Taipeis Grand Hotel Formosa. It is air conditioned and has modern plumbing.

Tke’s Formosa Taipet Eisenhower Golden Dragon Taipei Grand Hotel

Burdened by False Claims in SRC Pay Records Case

The testimony centers on Burnside who claimed not to receive ISRC payroll proceeds but later signed an affidavit stating he did. He insisted he read nothing before signing, while later asserting receipt of funds in Crime Commission testimony. The hearing examined misreported hours, pay records, and potential fraud amid a missile base accident near Jackson Township and ensuing investigations.

Legislative Auditor ISRC SRC Burnside Crime Commission Middletown N.J Here Clay Orville Schoonover Clay County 46Th Air Defense Missile Jackson Township McGuire Trenton Air Force Ft. Dix Succo Defense Department Thermore Atomic Energy Commission State Department of Healthland George Sharp Sharp Del Charles Armistead Donongalia Martin Kanawha Commission

Air Collision Near Langley Involves Navy Jet and Helicopter

A Navy jet and a helicopter collided near an air base in southern Maryland. Witnesses described the jet taking off with one wing low and crashing into the helicopter after a swerve. both aircraft then hit a parking lot, destroying an ambulance, fire truck, and other vehicles. A prior crash involved a Martin Canberra bomber whose crew parachuted to safety in a wooded area near a school and trailer park. Fire and rescue crews fought a woods and field fire for hours.

Langley Air Force Base Mary FAA Meinland W. E. Graham Oklahoma City Okla

House unit pushes new federal judgeships in 4th circuit

Washington The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved 33 additional federal judgeships, adding one permanent district judgeship in Northern Ohio and Eastern Pennsylvania, a temporary Ohio judgeship, and an extra judgeship in the 4th circuit covering Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and the Carolinas. Forecasts for several states predict sunny, warm weather with highs in the 70s.

Washington House Judiciary Committee 4Th Circuit Virginia West Virginia Maryland North South Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Ane Wacon Charleston Tow District OF Columbia

Registrar Culpepper Challenged Over voter records

The filing seeks a court injunction to block further legal effects of citizen council challenges. Culpepper is accused of refusing to accept counter affidavits for challengers, with allegations that Bienville challenges cite imprecise age calculations and the use of the word Negro instead of black to describe color.

Culpepper Bienville

weather brief for Delaware and neighboring states

Regional forecast notes a mix of sun and warmth across Delaware Western Pennsylvania and Tennessee with partly cloudy conditions in Kentucky. Temperatures range from mid forties to mid seventies with scattered showers possible in some areas and light winds around several p.m. readings.

Delaware Pennsylvania Kentucky Tennessee

iCourt Names Council Members as Defendants in Civil Case

TheAttorney General uses a new civil rights act to demand voting records in twelve Southern counties. The case involves council members from Arcadia and Gibsland, with hearings of fact to determine enforcement of junkyard proximity to primary and secondary roads.

Council Jerry R. Butler John A. Bridges Walter L. Dance Forrest Riley McCallister Joel A. Reeves Robert L. Taylor Jr Joe Bryant Williams BR. C. Woodard Paul B. Phillips J. Ray Caskey Henry Leon. Walker Tall Arcadia Group Leon F. Kettler Archer F. Merritt Charles IE. Merritt Merlvin R. Miller Hugo Pearson Gibsland Council FBI Farley

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