End of Syria Officer Revolt Declared by Damascus Radio
Beir ut Lebanon UPI Damascus Radio quoted the army command claiming the northern Syria revolt is ended. Aleppo reportedly restored, rebels and officers returned to barracks, allegiance declared to Damascus command. The move follows a September split over joining Egypt's UAR and a last week counter coup. An ultimatum to surrender was issued earlier today.
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Lebanon
UPI
Damascus
Syria
Damascus Radio
Aleppo
Gama Abdel Nasser
U.A.R
Egypt
State Court Reverses Wood Income Tax Ruling
The West Virginia State Supreme Court unanimously ruled the 1961 income tax law constitutional and valid, overturning Wood County Circuit Court Judge Donald F. Black’s Feb. 21 decision that the law was unconstitutional on two points. The court issued its order with unusual speed, a formal opinion to follow by April 17.
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Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
West Virginia
Wood County
Donald F. Black
Black
Ned H. Tanner
Parkersburg
House of Delegates
Supreme Court
Leslie Given
State Court To Review Strikers Conviction
The West Virginia Supreme Court voted 3 1 to grant a hearing for Paul Baker George Hartery and Daniel Puckett of Bluefield on their contempt of court conviction in Mercer County. They were found guilty last June 24 for alleged violation of a temporary injunction against union interference during a strike at National Electric Coil Co. in Bluefield from February to May of last year. Baker received six months in jail Hartery three months and Puckett 30 days.
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UPS
Paul Baker
George Hartery
Daniel Puckett
Bluefield
State Supreme Court
High Court
Mercer County
Harlan M. Calhoun
National Electric Coil Co
Baker
Hattery
Puckett
West Virginia Weather Outlook Today and Tonight
Mostly sunny and a little warmer this afternoon with highs in the 40s to low 50s. Tonight fair and cold with frost and freezing temps. low in the 20s. Wednesday fair with rising temperatures, highs 48 to 55. Greenbrier and Lake regions at normal, clear. 8 gates open. gauge 3.8 ft.
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Greenbrier
Trent Denies Being Eased Out By Barron
CHARLESTON UP I reports say Curtis B. Trent was being eased from his post as administrative assistant to Gov. W. W. Barron. Trent denied leaving. offers from the federal level were considered but he is not interested. Other towns heard he would move to Washington or elsewhere in state government.
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UPI
W. W. Barron
Curtis B. Trent
Statehouse
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Washington
United Press International
Logan
Clarence Elmore
Barron
Elmore
Liquor Post
Bonn Brown
Elkins
Workmen’s Compensation
Patteson
Hoffa Backing Issue Splits Michigan Campaign
Detroit UPI report notes Gov Swainson and Romney both reject Teamster leader James Hoffa as a political factor. Hoffa stopped short of full endorsement, saying Swainson is his current choice while Romney calls Hoffa unwelcome in his camp. Hoffa disavowed support after a Detroit DRIVE speech.
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Detroit
UPI
Michigan
John B. Swainson
George Romney
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Swainson
Romney
Teamsters
Lent Prayer With Michigan Governor Swainson
Weekday Lent feature invites readers to join Governor John B Swainson of Michigan in prayer. The prayer asks for heavenly guidance for state and national leaders as they steer the country and state toward a fruitful destiny and align actions with the teachings of Jesus Christ.
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John B. Swainson
Michigan
Jesus Christ
New York Tourists to Visit Beckley for Honey in the Rock
Commerce Commissioner Hulett C. Smith said about 500 New York State tourists will visit West Virginia this summer on 12 buses with 40 to 50 visitors each. They will spend roughly 15 dollars per day and stop in Beckley and five other cities for 36 nights and 40 days, visiting sites such as Honey in the Rock, River, coal mines, Blackwater Falls, and WWVA Jamboree. The venture, by Travelcade Tours, is expected to yield 1,500 tourist days and boost the state's economy beyond normal tourism.
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Svevereds
New York City
Commerce
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
New York State
New York
Ohio
Coal Mine Ex
Blackwater Falls
Smith
Missouri
Washington
Wooddell's Jewelers To Move to Larger Quarters
Beckley’s Wooddell's Jewel ry Store Inc will relocate about May 1 to 208 Main St next to its current site at 210 Main St. Randall and Wilfred Wooddell sign lease with Dr. W H Cunningham for expanded premises adding fine china crystal and gifts. The move provides space for enhanced display cases and an enlarged costume jewelry department while preserving a long standing client base and annual New York buying trips.
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Beckley
Wooddell
Grover C. Wooddell
Randall Wooddell
Wilfred
Wooddells
New York City
West Virginia
Quotes From United Press International
In New York Eddie Fisher reacts to news of his divorce from Elizabeth Taylor with a terse remark. In Geneva Mrs Wilson of Washington urges quick action at the disarmament conference, stressing its global impact. In Washington Senator McClellan discusses Pentagon contracting amid missile programs, noting the new field and high costs. In London Kenneth Konstam hails a dockworker bridge team as surprising and exceptional.
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New York
Eddie Fisher
Louis Nizer
Elizabeth Taylor
Nizer
Geneva
Bogune Wilson
Washington, D.C
Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Pentagon
Violence Flares at SUCO Plant in Huntington
At the Standard Ultramarine & Color Co. plant in Huntington, violence broke out as job seekers were roughed by striking workers. Edgar Swartz said two men were beaten by pickets after entering the plant to seek work. The company plans to replace 400 striking workers who left November 10, and pickets reportedly sealed the plant, preventing entry or exit.
Father Son Indicted For Stock Fraud
NEW YORK UPI Almost 11 months after SEC ousted Gerardo A. Res and his son Gerald F. from stockbroker and AMEX roles they face federal indictment. They and five others are accused of conspiring to manipulate Unregistered Swann-Finch Oil stock for Birrell, a fugitive. They allegedly moved about 600000 shares through their and other accounts to benefit Birrell.
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New York
UPI
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Gerardo A. Re
Gerald F
American Stock Exchange
Res
Securities Exchange
United States
Swann-Finch Oil Corp
Lowell M. Birrell
Brazil
Birrell
Charles A. Casagrande
Charles A. Grande
Ely Batkin
New York City
Jacob Yaffe
Verna Skoglund
U.S
Robert M. Morgenthau
Swann-Finch
AMEX
Birrell Holdings
Morgenthau
Wrong papers mix up county sheriff candidate forms
James F. Boggs filed nominating papers for the GOP sheriff nomination but later learned through a newspaper he had filed papers as a GOP precinct committee man. A court clerk said she gave Boggs the wrong papers in Vernon Indiana. Pete Rooney fined for bar punch at Losers versus Winners dispute in Los Angeles. Elaine La Fond, Milwaukee officer, failed to overtake a juvenile in auto prowling after a brief chase.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Pete Rooney
The
Mark V. Sharpe
Miwaukee
Wis
Elaine la Fond
Seven State Police Meet Planned for Charleston
Charleston hosts a seven state conference on April 17 to 19 gathering federal and state law enforcement leaders. Attendees include W E Burchett, William Mathews Jr, John Woodruff, Van Brown, Dewey Kuhns, and A Russell Prior coordinating a civil emergency plan with potential national applications.
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UPI
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Maryland
Delaware
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
A. Russell Prior
Emergency Communication Service
Office of Civil
Defense Mobilization
Department of Defense
Prior
W. E. Burchett
William J. Mathews Jr
John Woodruff
Capt
van Brown
Kanawha County
Dewey E. &. Kuhns
Picnic Area To Be Built On Turnpike
A 12 acre site between the Princeton toll gate and the Bluestone overlook on the West Virginia Turnpike will be developed as a long sought picnic area. Sherwood M. Spencer of Charleston says work is underway with Ernest Stahl and Maurice Mendel joining him to inspect the site. The plan aims to give out of state motorists a place to stop and eat while boosting tourist stays and motel business. The Bluestone overlook is praised as scenic, though currently inaccessible from the road.
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West Virginia
Sherwood M. Spencer
Charleston
The
Register
Princeton Toll Gate
Bluestone
W. W. Barron
Spencer
Ernest Stahl
Turnpike Commission
Maurice Mendel
State Road Commission
West
Eight Firms Accept No Contest Plea in Price Fixing Case
Federal Judge John O Henderson accepted no contest pleas from eight large metal office furniture manufacturers accused of price fixing. Sentencing set for April 19. Named defendants include Sperry Rand Corp New York City Shaw-Walker Co Muskegon Art Metal Inc Jamestown Yawman Erbe Manufacturing Co Rochester General Fireproofing Co Youngstown Globe-Wernicke Co Norwood Steelcase Grand Rapids All-Steel Equipment Aurora Illinois. Sperry Rand appeared in three indictments Shaw-Walker in two others in one each. Maximum penalty per firm is a 50 000 dollar fine.
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Buffalo
UPI
John O. Henderson
Sperry Rand Corp
New York City
Shaw-Walker Co
Muskegon
Mich
Art Metal Inc
Jamestown
N.Y
Yawman & Erbe Manufacturing Co
Rochester
General Fireproofing Co
Youngstown
Ohio
Globe-Wernicke Co
Norwood, Ohio
Steelcase Inc
Grand Rapids
All-Steel Equipment
Aurora
Ill
Sperry Rand
Shaw-Walker
JFK Fortune Details Surface From Kennedy Trust Plan
Washington UPI reports that about four to five million dollars of the Kennedy family trust may pass to John F Kennedy in May as half of the funds set up in 1926 1936 and 1949 by Joseph P Kennedy Equal shares were provided for each sibling and a quarter of the principal may go to Kennedy at age 40 with another quarter at 45 The elder Kennedy set these conditions and Kennedy divested his personal fortune from speculative investments before his 1961 White House term and moved assets into government bonds.
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Washington
UPI
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
Governors Begin Japan Tour From Charleston
Governor W. W. Barron leaves Charleston with eight colleagues for the first leg of an official tour of Japan. The trip is sponsored by the National Governors Conference and the State Department.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Chicago
Japan
National Governors Conference
State Department
Mt Hope Area's Oldest Man Dies
J. E. Meador aged 99, longtime Kilsyth resident and Mount Hope area's oldest, died at 11:15 p m Monday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Born Jumping Branch Summers County February 11 1863 he worked 65 years as a machinist for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway before retiring in 1937. He spoke of his childhood and Indian associations and was married twice, his first wife Charlotte Lilly Meador preceding him.
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J. E. Meador
Kilsyth
Mount Hope
Beckley
Jumping Branch
Summers County
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Meador
Charlotte Lilly Meador
Lillie Mae Smithson Meador
Ecuador Breaks Relations With Castro Cuba
Quito reports Ecuador ends diplomatic ties with Fidel Castro regime on Monday night. Only four Latin nations Brazil Bolivia Mexico and Uruguay maintain relations with Cuba.
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Ecuador
UPI
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Brazil
Bolivia
Mexico
Uruguay
Marshall president denied $70,000 federal grant
The Defense Department rejected Marshall University president Stewart H. Smith’s request for a 70000 dollar supplementary federal grant to build a campus fallout shelter. Gov Barron denied plans to replace Curtis Trent as his administrative assistant. Judge Hereford ordered the Standard Ultrmarine and Color Co. firm to stop hiring new employees during a strike.
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Huntington
UPI
Defense Department
Marshall University
Stewart H. Smith
Marshall
Kennedy Says Gou_var Washington Talks Of High Significance
President Kennedy discusses with Brazilian President Joao Goulart in Washington over two days in talks of high significance. Other items note Secret Army Organization gunmen in Algiers attacking a hospital, reports of casualties, and various U S and world events including Berlin defense drill and Easter egg roll plans.
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Joao Goulart
Washington
Kennedy
Algiers
State Department
New York Times
U. S
Moscow
Llewell
State Briefs: West Virginia notices and incidents
James H. Gibbons, 44, of Midkiff, Lincoln County, died in Huntington hospital from injuries after a truck plunged over an embankment. Death toll reaches 102 for the year. Harry C. Deisher, 70, former head of the utility tax division, died in Charleston after a long illness. Gov. Barron signed an agreement to mobilize federal disaster aid for flooded areas. Legislature committees received reports from State Road Commission, Public Service Commission, and Department of Education. An electronics engineer from Palo Alto and his 17-year-old daughter survived a forced crash landing in the mountains near Elkins after getting lost on a Charlottesville to Charleston flight. The State Board of School Finance will wait for Public Works to notify it about a spending reserve before establishing county school priority boards.
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James H. Gibson
Midkiff
Lincoln County
Huntington
Harry C. Deisher
State Auditor’s Office
Charleston
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
State Road Commission
Public Service Commission
State Department of Education
Palo Alto
Calif
Elkins
Charlottesville
State Board of School Finance
Board of Public Works
Governor Names 3 To Centennial Commission
Virginia Centennial Commission appoints three members Dr Leroy B Allen president of Bluefield State College Mrs J C Huffman Buckhannon and William F Dielenbach Wheeling to the commission the selections reflect regional representation and educational ties
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Leroy B. Allen
Bluefield State College
J. C. Huffman
Buckhannon
William F. Dielenbach
Wheeling
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