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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1959
Page
2
New West Virginia policy revisions cut entry barriers for institutional superintendents and business managers in large state facilities. The rules require licensed medical practice in West Virginia and American Psychiatric Association membership for superintendents, plus reduced experience and education criteria for the business manager roles.
Witnesses critiqued the Ohm plane approach noting a steep descent near the runway end. Pilots Cap Crenshaw and Dickinson criticized Kanawha Airport safety while airline officials praised hostesses Mar and Vieira for evacuating passengers. The hearing resumes at 9 a.m. with potential long session.
Starkweather seeks delays after Judge Spencer denies a motion for a new trial claiming new evidence and improper trial conduct. Justice Black and the U S Supreme Court refuse stays as Gov. Brooks holds no clear plan to act. Guy Starkweather vows to appeal and disputes his son's representation while court actions pressure toward execution.
Official planning and hospital actions in Mandeville stir political tension in the 22nd Judicial District. Sims reports dampen talks of Long leaving the hospital where he has been a patient since last Thursday. The governor's wife, key witness, slipped away quietly, undermining the commitment bid. Russell B. Long and other family members have not commented on the latest bid for release.
President Eisenhower issued a breakdown of how states would lose highway funds if Congress blocks new financing for the interstate program. The figures tie to his plan to raise gasoline taxes to 11 2 cents per gallon. West Virginia faces large reductions totaling 52.1 million under the scenario.
The June 10 offer would first change work practices and later assess savings to be shared with the union. Cooper warned that without a contract extension the industry may shut Friday for safety and public interest reasons. McDonald said the union policy group would decide its future course, dampening earlier reports of a near breakthrough.
Weather summary notes scattered showers and possible storms in the Rockies with generally fair conditions elsewhere. The report mentions homecoming events and national gatherings as part of the outlook.
A 30 year old Poca man James Kelley was trapped by slate in a Thomas Coal Co mine and crawled out. Guy Wagner aged 29 of Bancroft suffered a deep cut above the left eye in a Holloway Coal Co mine at Black Betsy when slate fell, pinning him to a coal car. Both men were admitted to Thomas Memorial Hospital in fair condition.
In Glendale Queens a large protest aims to block transferring 390 Brooklyn students to Glendale schools majority white. The plan to ease overcrowding in Bedford-Stuyvesant triggers a demonstration at city hall and calls for an education board probe.
Mrs Louise Spradlin of Malden listed in critical condition at Charleston General Hospital after her husband Ray Spradlin shot her three times on Lee Street and then shot himself. He was found in the head and right hand after the couple, separated seven months, argued about driving home.
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus predicted that reopening Little Rock public high schools on an integrated basis next September would require some federal force and likely bring further trouble similar to the 1957-58 period. He declined to comment on the federal court ruling striking down the state law and urged the U.S. government to step back from education.
The court ordered confinement carried out uniformly for inmates after Unrue was dismissed as deputy sheriff following a disclosed relationship with Ferrell. He had been sentenced to six months in county jail for a misdemeanor, with Judge Thompson urging Sheriff McGovran to ensure proper confinement. In Port Lockport New York hospital report a 5 year old girl Cynthia Helwig escaped through a window during a series of somersaults, receiving facial and arm cuts.
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