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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1960
Page
3
Governor Underwood rebuked attacks tied to West Virginia primary. He challenged Rockefeller claims on military readiness and said he would not be a candidate for any ticket. He denied vote buying reports and criticized media framing of the campaign.
A mother and her 20 month old son suffered severe injuries in a two car head on collision on U S 35 at Black Betsy Putnam County Lawrence also asked him what he thought would result from the charges made during the election campaign by State Treasurer Orel Skeen that Attorney General W W Barron had offered him 65000 not to run for governor It is in court now Underwood said and I presume it will be settled or dropped He said he and Rockefeller had been on amiable terms during the governors conference but Rockefeller has not asked for presidential support Mrs Betty Zitzelberger 25 sustained head injuries and her son Paul Richard had skull and breastbone fractures They were taken to Thomas Memorial Hospital by a Gatens ambulance The other driver was not hurt Firemen extinguished a fire in the Zitzelberger vehicle An ambulance driver said the child grabbed the steering wheel causing the collision Both mother and son were reported in satisfactory condition.
The article describes an Israel border policeman killed near Beit Katzir in the Golan frontier area amid Syrian fire. It notes a United Nations mixed armistice survey of 65 cities and a West Virginia economic push to lure a Ford, Bacon and Davis project to Charleston, with salary levels cited as a key factor in relocation decisions and concerns about publicity influencing perceptions.
In Fargo, Republican Gov. John B. Davis held an early slim lead over Rep. Quentin Burdick in a special North Dakota senate race. With 404 of 2,310 precincts reporting, Davis led 35,77 to 28,229 as tabulations suggested a tight finish and possible farm belt implications. The outcome could signal national sentiment toward the administration.
Underwood announced that he and Mrs. Underwood would join governors and spouses traveling to South America in mid November. Brazil and Argentina ambassadors formally invited all governors to be guests, with Underwood citing the Governors' Conference goal to foster better U S relations with South American neighbors.
A spokesman defended compliance with Air National Guard rules while denying Pentagon directive violations. The governor’s party used a Guard plane for a conference trip, listing passengers including spouses and aides followed by notes of additional governors and companions. a later report tallies 26 governors arriving by National Guard aircraft.
Eyewitnesses describe the Senghenydd pithead after Britain's worst mine disaster of the century with canaries dying, rescue work under rock, and mourners praying. The 1913 Senghenydd explosion killed 439 and 104 miners died at Whitehaven in 1947, marking postwar losses.
Storms and thundershowers are forecast for the Ohio and Tennessee valleys and the Appalachians with scattered activity in eastern Oregon and parts of the central Plains. Warm, humid conditions persist in the East as AP Wirephoto notes the region’s unsettled weather.
Herschel Allison 49 of Nitro suffered a crushed shoulder and multiple injuries when a large hydraulic press part toppled at a Miami Beach plant. He was rushed to Thomas Memorial Hospital in Ambridge where he regained consciousness hours later.
California, California-Nevada-Hawaii, Florida, Kansas and West Virginia received district awards for the year. The article highlights the title best in Kiwanis for California.
The House Rules Committee deadlocked 6-6 on clearing a $1.365 billion housing bill for floor action. Chairman Howard W. Smith and others said it was too late in the session for such a complex measure, while Rep. Albert Raines urged continuing efforts and potential return after July conventions. The bill would fund dormitory loans, slum clearance grants, land development, reduce FHA insurance charges, and remove down payment requirements on homes up to $13,500.
State Police investigators, led by Lt. E L Roush, pursue clues to a major 1999 theft from the SMVD vault in Charleston. The probe targets ownership of a 104 pound sledgehammer and follows leads from a break in at Kanawha City Putt Putt Miniature Golf and a multi-crime spree tied to missing state funds.
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