U. S. Aid Plan Urges Local Initiative in WV
West Virginia officials and local leaders press for area redevelopment aid though many communities lack technical expertise and funds to craft plans. Batt notes several West Virginia steps to qualify, including forming development corporations and submitting a concise economic recovery plan with specific projects to the ARA via the State Department of Commerce.
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Beckley
ARA
Uncle Sam
Intendiag
Batt
Pennsylvania
Woodrow Wilson
West Virginia
State Department of Commerce
Area Redevelopment Administration
Barron
Sen
Jennings Randolph
Wvar
Secretary of
Commerce Hodges
North Carolina
West Virginia debates federal aid and tax relief measures
The article details West Virginia lawmakers debating federal aid, matching funds, and a proposed three cent sales tax with food exemption. It notes Seibert and others proposing shifts in budgets, unemployment provisions, and public works funding, plus bills on hunting and fishing licenses and state purchasing investigations.
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George H. Seibert
H-Ohio
House
Gazette
del. T. E. Myles
D-Fayrite
Seibert
Del
Jack Lb
Miller
Wood
Eibert
Senate
Relief funds raised for Red China famine relief
Formosa relief body announced it has collected the equivalent of 351000 dollars for famine sufferers in Communist China. The organization notes donations from Formosa and faces a blockade as the Communists have refused port access, with air drops likely to deliver aid.
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Red China
Trivel
Shah approves land grants to twelve peasants in Iran
The shah of Iran traveled to a Soviet border area this week to hand over about 5 acres of state owned lands to twelve peasants. The recipients will form cooperatives to manage water seed supplies and tractors under the land reform program at the site near Soymad.
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Tehran
Iran
Shah
Julia
Bomb blast hits Kentucky town injures none
In Martin Floyd County an explosion leveled the Amvets Club and damaged nearby buildings after a dynamite charge. Two men were questioned by police Chief A. J. Reed but no charges filed. Damage estimated at 50 000 to 75 000 with shattered windows at Beaver Valley Hospital and destroyed cars.
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Beaver Valley
Lumber Company
Reed
Derailment Clings to Clinchfield Coal Train Near Rutherfordton
A Clinchfield coal train derailed near Thermal City nine miles north of Rutherfordton resulting in about 462000 dollars in damage. Fifty four cars left the track spilling coal and wreckage while four diesel units stayed on the rails. The incident halted the line as crews began two day efforts to clear the right of way and salvage coal.
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Rutherfordton
N. C
Clinchfield Railroad
Here
Thermal City
Clinchfield
Spartanburg
Frwin
Spying Charges in Czech Defector Case Reported
The article describes threatening questions by agents and alleged hints of violence toward a Czech defector Nacvalac. It notes a relationship with an American government employee and the couple’s marriage. U.N. Dag Hammarskjold considers the Czechoslovak protest as Washington seeks Nacvalac's departure.
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Tisler
United States
Nacvalac
State Department
Lincolns White
Department
Czechoslovakia
White
Lefl
Naevalac
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Carchoslovak
T Hammarskjold
Nacvalae
Hammarskjold
U S Worried Over Maritime Strike Impact
The Administration fears a prolonged shipping strike threatens a vital maritime industry. A union negotiator claims some lines receive as much as 100000 dollars daily in government subsidies, calling the situation a waste of taxpayers' money.
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Esse M. Calhoun
Istruck
Tyxnayers’ Spa Sy
Top Suspect Questioned in Charleston Murd er Case
Police hold a Charleston man described as the prime suspect in the unsolved murder of James McCutcheon. He was arrested Thursday on forgery charges and is being polygraphed. McCutcheon, a Sunday School teacher, was found shot and bludgeoned at his Kanawha Two-Mile home after his car went missing.
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Charleston
James McCutcheon
W. W. Fisher
McCutcheon
Kanawha Two
U. S. 21
Huntington Street
Four die in Nashville auto train collision tragedy
A Nashville area wreck on Friday killed four people and injured two others when a nine passenger car collided with the Dixie Flyer train near downtown Nashville. Victims were Frances Louise Hyder and her son Mike, Juanita Hyder Pierce, and Raymond J Withers. The injured include Patricia Ann Withers and her son Buddy.
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Nashville, Tenn
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Nashville
Frances Louise Hyder
Mike
Juanita Hyder Pierce
Raymond J. Withers
Patricias
Ann Withers
Buddy
Pierce
Mrs. Withers
Hyder
Charleston West Virginia and nearby forecast update
Weather forecast notes cloudy but mostly sunny and warmer in Charleston and West Virginia with highs in the 70s. Virginia expects mostly sunny conditions with warm temperatures, mountain and coastal areas in the 70s and some 80s elsewhere. Western Pennsylvania stays clear and warmer with high near 74 to 80. Kentucky sees a bit warmer weather with light showers possible by evening and highs around 74 to 87.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Roll Call On Tax Bill Passes House Vote Record
The House approved an extension of West Virginia's current retail sales tax rates 56 to 34 on Friday. Fifty four Democrats and two Republicans voted for the bill while twenty Democrats and fourteen Republicans voted against it. Democrats named Amick Bias Casey Castleberry Creek D AURora Edgar Ford Haythe Kelley Lloyd Lohr Mytes Noll Palmer Rife Schupbach Slonaker Tsapis Zabeau and Republicans Ashley Casto Davis of Doddridge Deem Griffin Goldenberg Holderby Hubbard Keys Liller Lineweaver Miller Poling and Seibert opposed.
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West Virginia
Amick
Bias
Casey
Castleberry
Creek
D‘aurora
Edgar
Ford
Haythe
Kelley
Lloyd
Lohr
Mytes
Noll
Palmer
Rife
Schupbach
Slonaker
Tsapis
Zabeau
Ashley
Casto
Davis
Doddridge
Deem
Griffin
Goldenberg
Holderby
Hubbard
Keys
Liller
Lineweaver
Small Boy Fails In Payroll Theft
A 13 year old boy attempted a payroll snatching Friday but failed to escape. The incident involved Bernard King and Joann Samples and a motorcycle collision at Raemand City near Pace. Joann Samples was admitted for observation after a leg cut while Bernard Samples faced bruises but was released.
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Dessland Talan
Manhattan
U.S. 35
Raemand City
Pace
Tomas Memorial Oyecer
Stata
Gatens Fueens
Poca
Bernard King
Samples
Christopher St
Joann
Aluminum Workers Elect Stahl Again President in Massena
The Aluminum Workers International Union re elected Eddie R Stahl president at its five day convention in Massena New York The AFL CIO union with 44 locals voted to hold the next convention in Corpus Christi Texas in 1963 Patrick Reilly Richmond Virginia was named secretary treasurer to fill a vacancy created by death Other officers named include Washi Willard Moffett Longview Washington Arthur Hanks East St Louis Illinois Max Webster Davenport Iowa James E Burroughs Baton Rouge Louisiana Claude Mitchell Sheffield Alabama Dan Kuglar Massena John Sarno Cressona Pennsylvania and regional vice presidents T L Casey Jones Jackson Tennessee Paul Rhine Lafayette Indiana Matt Davis Louisville Kentucky Ken Dommel Lancaster Pennsylvania Norman Coulter Corpus Christi Texas The convention adopted resolutions for a 40 hour work week with pay and a retirement age reduction and instructed wage demands for next year
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Massena
N.Y
Aluminum Workers International Union
Eddie R. Stahl
Afl-Cio
St. Lawrence Seaway
Delegals
Corpus Christi
Tex
Patrick Reilly
Richmond
Reilly
Stahl
Milburn
Washi
Willard Moffett
Longview
Wash
Arthur Hanks
East St. Louis
Max Webster
Davenport
Iowa
James E. Burroughs
Baton Rouge
Claude Mitchell
Sheffield
Ala
Dan Kuglar
John Sarno
Cressona
T. L. Casey Jones
Jackson
Tenn
Paul Rhine
Lafayette
Ind
Matt Davis
Louisville
Ken Dommel
Lancaster, Pa
Norman Coulter
Calais
Port City
Sun
Ochestras
James Price
Vancouver
Ance
Indonesian Tito Open Formal Talks in Belgrade
UK President Sukarno and Yugoslav leader Tito begin formal discussions in Belgrade during a three day visit. They are believed to plan a summit in September for uncommitted nations.
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Tito
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Sukarno
Moscow
Pei‘ping
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