Rails Get Valuation Cut From BPW Except N W
The Board of Public Works approved 1964 tax assessments cutting railroad property values in West Virginia except for Norfolk and Western, which rose to 126 million. B and O and C and O saw reductions, with B&O at 39 million and C&O at 102.5 million amid a merger context. Western Maryland fell to 10 million, New York Central trimmed, and utility classes adjusted, totaling about 828.6 million in Class III and IV values versus 827.69 million last year.
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Associated Press
Board of Public Works
West Virginia
N Norfolk and Western Railway
N&w
State Tax Department
Tax Department
C&o
Joe F. Burdett
Agriculture
John
Johnson
Barron
Burdett
Western Maryland Railway
New York Central
United Fuel Gas Co
Atlantic Seaboard Corp
Tri-City Traction Co
Field
Princeton
Jefi
Poperly
Drought prompts water safety tips and regional responses
The article notes drought effects with officials urging caution. Dyer recommends adding five drops of household bleach per quart of clear water and warns normal chlorination may fail in small systems. Some northern and eastern systems use tanker trucks for approved supplies, while East River Mountain faces a major brushfire near Bluefield and Kentucky closes forests amid high fire danger.
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Utes
Dyer
West
Kanawha County
Estlack
Kentucky
Bert Combs
Virginia
East River Mountain
Bluefield
Railroads Win Partial Tax Cut in West Virginia Case
West Virginia railroads secured a partial victory in a tax case as Circuit Judge Frank L. Taylor ruled an 85 percent reduction on dividend income could apply in computing net income for transportation taxes. The decision affects eight railroads and involves refunds totaling about $2 million with a specific 1952 1953 and 1954 refund for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The ruling also holds that the three year limitation does not bar full refunds when quarterly installments are paid. Judge Taylor allowed inclusion of all net income in computing the transportation tax.
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Bayard F. Ennis
West Virginia
Frank L. Taylor
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Taylor
Tax Department
Inet
Tay-lor
Board of Public Works
Cni
Space Agency Names 30 Astronauts From Military and Civilian Leaders
The Air Force supplied seven recruits, Navy four, and Marines one while two civilians also joined. Among the new astronauts are Russell Schweickart and David Scott, both veterans of MIT research and Air Force programs, with other picks from Mobile Alabama and Lexington Massachusetts. the roster includes 14 Air Force and 10 Navy members, plus two Marines and four civilians, as final interviews narrow the 1271 applicants. A coal miner from Boone County, Robert Harmon, was injured Friday when trapped by a conveyor belt and treated at Charleston Memorial Hospital, condition reported good.
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Gordon
17Th St
Seattle
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey
Calif
Spruance Road
Russell L. Schweickart
Neptune
N. J
George L. Schweickart
Eighth Ave
Seagirt
Experimental Astronomy Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Third St
Lexington
Mass
David R. Scott
Clifton C. Williams
Marine Corps
Mo ‘Bile
Ala
Mohawk St
Mobile
Marine Corps Intermediate Staff and Command School
Quantico
AIR Force
Navy
Marines
Manned Spacecraft Center
Maj
Donald K. Slayton
Boone County
Robert Harmon
Barrett
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Weather Across Regions Forecast Warm Unchanged Outlook
The weather map shows Charleston mostly sunny with some puffiness and warmth. West Virginia and Virginia expect continued warmth with highs in the 70s, while Ohio sees partly cloudy skies and a chance of scattered showers. Extended outlook notes no rain and temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal through Wednesday.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Virginia
Vanla
Fairana
Kentucky
Ohio
West Central
Non-Teachers Gathering West Virginia hike planned
The West Virginia Association of Non-Teaching Personnel schedules its third annual meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday in the House chamber, with a four mile hike led by Buzz Evans. The route runs from Sugar Camp to Davis Creek Road, through Davis Creek Road to Pleasant Oak and back, visiting Divide Ridge and scenic ridges. Members include bus drivers custodians maintenance workers and clerical staff from county boards.
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West Virginia Association of
Buzz Evans
Clark Eyes Downtown Junk Yard Move for Urban Renewal Site
Junk dealer Walter Clark floated a plan to buy the city three-block downtown urban renewal parcel at 30 cents a square foot to set up a junk yard with a fence. The offer matches a recent bid by the Beni Kedem Shrine for a Reynolds and Quarrier Street site used by the city. Urban Renewal Authority chair P J Beattie Jr offered only a cautious remark as officials weighed the proposal.
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Walter Clark
North Charleston
Clark
Beni Kedem
Reynolds and
Quarrier Street
Calik
Urban Renewal Authority
P. J. Beattie Jr
French Launch Cat Into Space Aims For Record
A French rocket launched from the Hammaguir base in the Sahara sent a cat into suborbital flight. Telemetry indicated the cat's brain function operated throughout the quick trip as it landed safely by parachute, officials said.
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Ae Rion Delonge Miniairy
Fa Se
French Sahara
Hammaguir
Coen in Fair Condition After Heart Attack
Roy G. Coen 36 of the State Road Commission and former state police captain remained in about the same condition Friday at Thomas Memorial Hospital. He admitted Wednesday after suffering a heart attack and drove himself to the hospital from his SRC safety claims office where he was stricken. Coen served as chauffeur for four West Virginia governors from 1941 to 1957.
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Roy G. Coen
State ‘Road Commission
Thomas ‘Memorial Hospital
Coen
SRC
West Virginia
Postage Stamps Honor Space Pioneers from Togo to New York
A new series of postage stamps honoring American astronauts and Russian spacemen will be issued by Togo per the Togo Mission to the United Nations. Elmont Stamp Co. in New York distributes the stamps and offers a 20-stamp set for $1.00, limit four sets per customer, as part of promoting Elmont's approval service.
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New York
Togo
United Nations
Elmont Stamp Co
Elmont
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Queens Village
Fire calls and injuries reported in Charleston area
Fire department logs show incidents Friday including a school fire at Stonewall Jackson High School with no damage, a brush fire at 625 Wood Road, and a false alarm at Washington Street W and Virginia Street. An Elkview Junior High football player sustained a broken collarbone during practice and was admitted to Thomas Memorial Hospital in good condition. A 75 year old woman, Mrs Rose, fell at Bakers Fork, injuring her head and was treated at McMillan Hospital. her condition is listed as satisfactory.
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A. W. Cox Department Store
Charleston High School
Yteens
Fort Will
United Fund
Kanawha Valley
Charleston
Charleston Fire Department
Stonewall Jackson High School
Wood Rd
Washington Street
Virginia Street
Elkview
Dwight Newhouse
Wateman [Newhouse
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Sarah Rowe
Peamsubells Creek
Sheell
Bakers Fork
Rose
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B&o
Kelly
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Winfield Bay
Roger Hensley
Winfield
OUR
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Space Agency
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Weather Bureau
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