Grand Larceny Trial Begins and Two Sentenced
Trial of a man charged with grand larceny began in Raleigh County Criminal Court as two 10 year sentences were imposed on a guilty plea to armed robbery. Jerry Columbus Lawson received the sentences to run concurrently for felonious assault and theft from George Tolos and George Lilly. James Sheppard, 30, Beckley, pleaded not guilty to stealing $700 from James H. Gregory. Algie Robertson Jr., 25, Mabscott, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one to ten years. The court recessed for lunch after jurors were selected.
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Raleigh County
Jerry Columbus Lawson
George Tolos
George Lilly
Tolos
Lilly
James Sheppard
Beckley
James H. Gregory
Earle St
Algie Robertson Jr
Mabscott
State
Gregory
Brown Hugo Payne
Sheppard
Fort Dix
N. J
Ben F. Ennis Jr
Orville T. Carr Jr
Paul White
Leo Townsend
Reginald Meyers
Isadore Wein
George Wilson
H. K. Evans
William David Mullins
James Underwood
J. G
Harry L. McCreery
Bigotry In Reverse Topples Warren Mayor
Warren Michigan voters ousted Mayor Louis Kelsey after anti Catholic leaflets triggered a bigotry in reverse controversy. Treasurer William Shaw, a Protestant, defeated Kelsey by better than a 3 1 margin. Kelsey flunked three lie detector tests amid charges over distributing the handbills. Clerk Hildegarde Lowe also lost after 12 years in office. The nonpartisan election follows the discovery of leaflets in an auto belonging to Willard Myer a Detroit real estate man who faces election law charges and awaits circuit court trials. Warren population is about 100000.
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Warren, Mich
UPI
Warren
Louis Kelsey
Detroit
William A Shaw
Kelsey
Shaw
Hildegarde M. Lowe
Tor
Kennedy to host talks with Macmillan on East West ties
The article outlines a schedule around President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan with morning briefings and afternoon sessions on East West relations and crises in Laos and the Congo. A London stop is possible during Kennedy’s Europe trip, with Canada visits planned in Ottawa May 16-18 and Bonn talks anticipated with Adenauer. Jacqueline Kennedy may accompany on Paris trip.
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Dean Rusk
White House
Macmillan
Laos
Congo
Kennedy
Great Britain
White Horse
England
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
London
Pierre Salinger
France
Canada
George Vanier
Ottawa
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Washington
Jacqueline
Cuba Protest and Ship Dispatches Reported by Guantanamo Official
Rear Adm. Edward J. O'Donnell reports Cuba tensions with a destroyer dispatched after a Western Union cable schooner near Baracoa Harbor. The Western Union was released promptly as John Weeks appeared, with the cable ship heading to Key West before dawn return to Guantanamo. No boarding party was noted and Guantanamo base continued business as usual.
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Edward J. O’donnell
Western Union
Baracoa Harbor
John Weeks
Key West
Guantanamo
U S Plans to Rectify Cuba Wrongs Cited in Pamphlet
The document accuses the United States of past omissions in Cuba policy and vows correction. It names former Castro associates jailed or exiled, warns that revolution devours its own, and cites a rapid Communist consolidation of power with the purge of the judiciary.
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United States
Cuba
U.S
Five new county SRC workers hired in Raleigh County
Raleigh County division of the State Road Commission added five men to its ranks on Monday replacing workers from the past Republican administration. Reedie Bryant named Fred S. Fink Archie Pack Homer L. Crouch Harold I. Gwinn and Eddie F. Dwornick among those reporting for work and noted ten additional employees were cut from their jobs.
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Raleigh
State Road Commission
SRC
Reedie Bryant
Fred S. Fink
Thornton Ave
Archie Pack
Cool Ridge
Homer L. Crouch
Stamford
Harold I. Gwinn
Beckley
Eddie F. Dwornick
Affinity
Bryant
Texas Choosing LBJ Successor
Texans vote today to pick a successor for Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson in a Texas U.S. Senate special election. A 64-candidate field, 63 Democrats and one Republican, makes a majority unlikely and a runoff likely next month. Leading contenders include Blakley, Wright, Wilson, Gonzalez, Maverick, Tower, with dark horse Grandstaff and Kathy Grant aid.
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Dallas
Tex
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. Senate
William A. Blakley
Price Daniel
Johnson
U.S
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Will Wilson
Austin
Henry B. Gonzalez
Maury Maverick
San Antonio
John Tower
Wichita Falls
Delbert E. Grandstaff
West Columbia
Kathy Grant
Bing Crosby
Space expert doubts Russian May Day manned flight
London based space scientist says Russians likely to wait longer for a manned space mission and warns a flight within the next month would have only a 70 percent chance of returning alive.
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London
Fan Mail Piling Up For Caroline
Palm Beach Florida three year old Caroline Kennedy receives about one hundred letters weekly, mostly from children who have read or heard about her. Her fan mail to the president's daughter is flattering and none of it expresses unkind views unlike some White House mail.
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Palm Beach, Fla
UPI
Caroline Kennedy
Caroline
Pamela Turnure
White House
Reporter Begins Contempt Term
Denver UPI Vi Murphy a 35 year old newspaper reporter began a 30 day jail term for contempt of the Colorado Supreme Court. She refused to disclose a story source used in the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph about a former Colorado chief justice bribery petition. Murphy surrendered to Denver sheriff’s office after an appeal denial. The high court planned to decide if the full term would be served and she sought time off for good behavior.
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Denver
UPI
Vi Murphy
Colorado Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Cuba Bound State Adventurers Nabbed
Six men were arrested by the Border Patrol in Key West as they attempted to flee to Cuba in a stolen steel hull gunboat. Among the detainees were Ralph G. Edens of Nutro, West Virginia, and James A. Moore of Shinnston, West Virginia, both in their early 20s. The vessel ran aground near shore and the group was turned over to the Key West sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
UPI
West Virginia
Border Patrol
Cuba
Ralph G. Edens
Nutro
W. Va
James A. Moore
Shinnston
Deaths in New York and California Involve Noted Figures
George Choos 82 retired theatrical producer died Monday in New York. Albert Croissant 66 educator and founder of Magazines for Friendship will have private funeral services Wednesday in Pasadena. Croissant was associate professor emeritus at Occidental College and led distribution of millions of magazines abroad to show Americans’ lives. He founded the group 15 years ago.
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New York
UPI
George Choos
Pasadena
Calif
Albert Croissant
Magazines For Friendship
Croissant
Occidental College
Funeral services for Mrs May belle P Whitlock
Funeral services for Mrs May belle Pomeroy Whitlock 44 of 1590 Quarrier St Charleston will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at Ruffner Memorial Presbyterian Church with Rev Paul Chesney officiating Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery Charleston She died Monday afternoon after a long illness Survivors include husband James Whitlock two daughters Nancy Elizabeth and Martha Ann both at home and three sisters Elizabeth Huff Fort Lauderdale Fla Beryle Horner Clarksburg and Frances Perrine Clay
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Maybelle Pomeroy Whitlock
Quarrier St
Charleston
John W. Whitlock
Beckley
Ruffner Memorial Presbyterian Church
Paul Chesney
Mountain View Cemetery
Nancy Elizabeth
Martha Ann
Elizabeth Huff
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Beryle Horner
Clarksburg
Frances Perrine
Clay
Henry Bryson 94 Raleigh County pioneer dies at home
Henry Bryson 94 of 1924 Harper Road died at 8 45 a m today after a long illness. A Raleigh County native born September 22 1867 he was a civil engineer and school teacher and managed Sunset Memorial Park. Survived by a sister Caroline Cannaday Beckley. wife Martha Shumate Bryson preceded in death in 1940. Funeral at 2 p m Thursday Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel Rev Robert Dent officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Park.
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Henry Bryson
Harper Road
Raleigh County
Alexander
Mary Riffe Bryson
Sunset Memorial Park
Athens College
Breckenridge Baptist Church
Henry
Martha Shumate Bryson
Caroline Cannaday
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Peace Chapel
Robert Dent
Faulkner Dies in Roanoke Hospital After Illness
FE W Faulkner formerly of Mullens died at 8 p m Monday in a Roanoke Virginia hospital after a seven hour operation and complications. Surviving are his wife Maggie Hutchinson son Prosperity and niece Mrs Milton Epstein Beckley. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at Princeton Presbyterian Church.
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E. W. Faulkner
Mullens
Roanoke
Faulkner
Beckley
Fred L. Williams
Fulton Ave
Maggie Hutchinson
Prosperity
Milton Epstein
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Mrs J Garfield Lilly obituary in Hinton Summers County
Mrs J Garfield Lilly 75 died 10 18 p m Monday at her Ballangee Street home following a 17 year illness bedfast six years Born November 10 1885 Summers County lifelong resident of Summers County Hinton resident 48 years member of First Baptist Church Ladies Auxiliary Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Chesapeake Lodge 61 Rebecca Lodge preceded in death by husband November 1960 Survivors include son Harold Mullens two daughters Gloria Moten Vida Plumley six sisters one brother five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Funeral at 2 p m Thursday at First Baptist Church Hinton Rev H A Thompson officiating Burial Restwood Memorial Estates Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlor handling arrangements until one hour before service then to church
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Chesapeake Lodge No. 61
Rebecca Lodge
Harold, Mullens
Gloria Moten
Vida Plumley
Hinton
Sanford Harvey
Carrie Ball
J. O. Ball
S. C. Reid
J. H Lilly
John Birch Society Criticized as Fascist Threat
Speaker denounces the Birch Society as fascist and dangerous to democracy. He says its leaders are right wing crackpots and vigilantes who threaten merchants, professors, and principals, spreading fear and hatreds while likening the group to Know Nothing radicals.
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Robert Welch
Hitler
Young
The
Birch Society
U.S
John Birch Society
Scarbro Brothers Home After Alarming Family
Two Scarbro youths Walter and Stebo Hancock ages 10 and 12 were feared lost after disappearing near Scarbro and Pancreek on Plum Orchard Road since 1 p.m. A state police search led by Sgt. C. C. McGraw and Trooper W. F. Wiant along with Oak Hill Fire Department and Fayette County Civil Defense Auxiliary police scoured the area until the brothers quietly returned home around 7 p.m. Unhurt, they slipped in through a rear entrance, ending the alert.
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Scarbro
ANS
Walter
Stebo’’ Hancock
John Hancock
Pancreek
Plum Orchard Road
C. C. McGraw
W. F. Wiant
Oak Hill
State Police
Oak Hill Fire Department
Fayette County Civil Defense Auxiliary Police
Anti American teens attack U S Ambassador in Cordoba
Anti American teenagers shouted insults at U S Ambassador R R Rubottom upon his arrival to Cordoba Argentina and damaged his car. They evaded guards and tore U S and Argentine flags from the fenders during a courtesy visit to the rector of Cordoba University. Philippine security officers planned a new offensive against armed guerillas who turned Holy Week into a nightmare of revenge killings. Weather delays hindered release of dying American Robert McCann from Red China. A bomb at the Paris Stock Exchange injured 12. British scientists say May Day may see Russia orbiting a man. Census errors in Kanawha County magistrate districts affect local figures but not Charleston city totals. Gov Barron christened his granddaughter at the executive mansion. Mary Stump, descendant of Jenny Wiley, dies at 78 in Kenova. John C Solomon named assistant district attorney for northern West Virginia.
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U. S
R. R. Rubottom
Cordoba
Argentina
Rubottom
Cordoba University
Guerrilas
Red China
Robert E. McCann
Red Cross
McCann
Hong Kong
Peiping
Canton
Paris Stock Exchange
Russia
Kanawha
Charleston
W. W. Barron
Johna Michele Morgan
John D. Morgan II
Mary Stump
Kenova
Jenny Wiley
Tazewell County
Kentucky
John C. Solomon
West Virginia University
$203,000 Sought In Court Action
A $203,000 suit on behalf of Nancy Lester and Carl Lester against Standard Utility Service Co. was filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court. The infant, suing through Carl Lester, allegedly suffered severe permanent injuries on Sept 11, 1960 from contact with negligently constructed power lines in Glen White. Compensation sought is $20,000 with $3,000 in medical expenses. A separate suit by Lloyd Dye against Curtis and Geneva Hunt seeks $1,136.36 on a promissory note plus $238.63 interest and $485.36 for good and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Lester
Carl Lester
Standard Utility Service Co
Raleigh County
Jack Mann
Glen White
Lester
Lloyd Dye
Curtis
Geneva Hunt
Sophia
Campaign Total Reaches 4670 for Raleigh Red Cross
The Raleigh County Red Cross fund campaign totals 4670.68 by noon with Irene M. Bailey as chairman. She urged donors to deliver funds directly to the Beckley office moving forward.
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Raleigh County
France Hails Jackie's Visit to Kennedy Talks
Paris sources say De Gaulle seeks a true equal partnership with Britain in Western policy and wants to be consulted before major U.S. decisions. Kennedy arrives May 31 for three days of talks with De Gaulle, with Jacqueline Kennedy accompanying him, seen as a diplomatic triumph for France.
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Paris
UPI
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
United States
France
Britain
United Nations
NATO
Africa
Asia
de Gaulle
Jacqueline
Sorbonne
Strike-Lockout Hits Wheeling
Wheeling area construction halted as plumbers strike while contractors lock out unions not yet agreeing to new contracts. Ohio Valley Building Exchange will not employ union members lacking deals. several locals signed without pay raises, others remained idle, crippling work since many crafts depend on each other.
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Wheeling
UPI
Ohio Valley Building Exchange
Fathers and Plasters
Cement Finishers
Steubenville
Ohio
Teenagers lend 175 million year old reptile fossil
West New York teens Alfred Siefker Joseph Geiler and Michael Bandrowski unearthed a seven inch long gliding reptile fossil in an abandoned quarry. The specimen, oldest yet unnamed, will be displayed at the American Museum of Natural History Roosevelt Memorial Wing. The boys plan to reclaim it after a period of display.
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West New York
N.J
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
APD
New York
Roosevelt Memorial
Alfred Siefker
Joseph Geiler
Michael Bandrowski
Guttenberg
Museum
Edwin H. Colbert
Carcasses Ordered Removed From West Virginia Highways
The Raleigh County division follows State Road Commissioner Burl Sawyers in ordering prompt removal and burial of dead animals on county roads. Trucks will carry tools for quick removal. supervisors must report carcass locations to nearest headquarters. The directive aligns with a statewide drive to beautify highways and Gov Barron’s cleaner state goal.
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Raleigh
Burl A. Sawyers
West Virginia
SRC
Reedie Bryant
Sawyers
Barron
Draft Director Raps 'Physical' in Military Selection
Lt Gen Lewis B Hershey, head of Selective Service, criticized reliance on medical exams to choose draftees. He urged judging men by deeds and potential rather than what they cannot do, arguing the physical test is a negative criterion. He cited a case of a man rejected for slight spine curvature, saying the Army could use curved spines if souls were straight.
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FT Jackson
S.C
UPI
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service Director
Hershey
Cinder Crews Called To Flat Top Section
Winter weather brought snow to the White Oak Flat Top area with about an inch of accumulation. Cinder crews were dispatched as highways became slippery and called back by 10 30 a m according to Reedie Bryant, county State Road Commission maintenance supervisor.
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White Oak
Reedie Bryant
State Road Commission
Two New Professors at West Virginia University
Morgantown, June 1. Dr. Don H. Blount of Cape Girardeau Missouri will join West Virginia University as assistant professor of physiology July 1. He is currently on the staff of the University of Vermont. WVU also announced Dr. Charles R. Chamberlain of Covington Virginia will become an instructor in pathology July 1.
Australians Track First U S Man In Space Missions
Two of the nine tracking stations that will monitor and communicate with America's first astronaut are in Australia. Muchea near Perth will command re entry while Woomera in South Australia will receive his voice. The Red Lake station will handle telemetry and voice links as part of Project Mercury support in a desert setting already home to British and American space research.
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Erica, Riel
Sydney
Australia
APD
America
Muchea
Perth
Far West
Woomera
South Australia
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Adelaide
Red Lake
Earth
Former chief assistant named deputy insurance commissioner
Charleston report from UPI says Harlan Justice, the former chief assistant to the state auditor, has been appointed deputy State insurance commissioner. Justice served seven years as assistant to Edgar Sims and Litz McGuire.
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Charleston
UPI
Harlan Justice
Edgar Sims
Litz McGuire
Logan Cabell Elections Set
United Press International reports Logan and Huntington voters faced key local races. In Logan, Republican incumbents defend the mayor and five council seats amid a four to one Democratic registration. Dr H H Cudden seeks his first term against Dr David Mullens. In Huntington, 38 candidates compete for 14 council slots, with the top seven returning June 6. the nonpartisan race features partisan slates and varied endorsements.
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United Press International
Logan
Huntington
Litz McGuire
H. H. Cudden
McGuire
Edgar Sims
Cudden
David Mullens
Council
Taxpayers’ Association
State Atty. Gen. must rule on old documents purge
Kelly reported the decision on disposing of documents over 20 years old will wait for an opinion from State Atty. Gen. C. Donald Robertson. He outlined a plan to shift small college refunds to the institutions, then reimburse the schools, to cut processing costs for 50 cent to $5 checks and save time for income tax refunds next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Robertson
Kelly
Robertson
Parliamentarian Notes on Law and Printing Delays
The speaker says no court action to invalidate the law is expected and suggests checking the code for clarification. The new code with corrected numbers is with the printers. He notes late-session resolutions are often numbered after introduction and asserts the Marshall University bill is not at risk from initial misnumbering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall University
Moscow ally reports slow advance at Muong Kassy
New Soviet source cites Army forces advancing slowly at Muong Kassy while other fronts are stagnant. Vang Vieng area previously deemed relatively secure from rebel activity. Laotian government offered to surrender United States aid if Russia halts support to Laos and North Vietnam rebels.
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Muong Kassy
Vang Vieng
United States
Russia
Laos
Viet Nam
Senator Byrd Eyes Tourism Drive With State Brochures
The Beckley Chamber of Commerce, at Senator Byrd's request, will send brochures maps and fact sheets to his office to promote tourism. Byrd aims to display the materials in his office and fulfill numerous requests for promotional material benefiting the state and region.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
Floyd M. Sayre Jr
Theoical Chamber
Sen. Byrd
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