Four children die in Louisville housing fire
Four Halloran children ages eight months to four years died in a Louisville housing project blaze blamed on a bed fire around 11 15 p.m. Smoke filled two bedrooms as parents were away. No burn injuries reported.
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Louisville
UPI
George Halloran
Barbara Jean
Gary Lynn
Nancy Kay
James Thomas
George Steinbergen
The
Fire Prevention Bureau
Wreck Damages $125 In South Heber Crash
Beckley police report a two car wreck on South Heber today causing about $125 damage. A parked 1961 Atlas Powder Co. car from Glen Morgan was struck by another vehicle whose driver could not be learned. No injuries were reported.
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South Heber
Beckley
Atlas Powder Co
Glen Morgan
Three Suffer Injuries In Beckley Hospital
Three area persons were treated at Beckley Hospital on Wednesday for injuries from unrelated accidents. Arthur Porter of Tams, Sophia, injured the little finger of his right hand when caught between a header and a timber at Wind ing Gulf Coal Co. Mrs Dessie Dowell of Ghent injured her left ankle in a fall. Debra Ann Tincher, year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Delmas Tincher of Gobel Michigan, injured her left arm while playing on a couch.
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Beckley Hospital
Arthur Porter
Sophia
Winding Gulf Coal Co
Tams
Dessie Dowell
Ghent
Debra Ann Tincher
Delmas Tincher
Gobel
Mich
CIA official names sparked by Walker inquiry
Walter Rostow is named as head of CIA operations since 1954, with Walker urging inclusion of others. The hearing touched on Defense Secretary McNamara aide links to communism, while Adam Yarmolinsky denied aiding communism and defended his record. Yarmolinsky recalled his youth near Riverdale and said his parents translated Russian poetry. Babette Deutsch, his mother, opposed the Un American Activities Committee.
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Yarmo
Yarmolinsky
Walker
Riverdale
N.Y
League
FBI
Babette Deutsch
House
Pentagon
Injuryed Man Hurt by Falling Steel From Helicopter
Charlie Anderson of Rich Creek Virginia is listed in good condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a helicopter assisting in constructing a high voltage power line near Bradley dropped a steel piece on him around 2 p m Wednesday. The incident prompted a medical evaluation and a safety review of the operation.
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Charlie Anderson
Rich Creek
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Bradley
Rhodell Man Executes Bond for Maiming Charge
Henry Cadle of Rhodell was released from Raleigh County Jail at 9:20 a.m. after a preliminary hearing before Magistrate J. K. Cole. Cadle waived to the grand jury on a maiming charge and posted a 73.50 fine for possession of moonshine. He was jailed March 23 after allegedly wounding his brother with a knife. Also jailed were Robert Adkins Moore of Sophia on a peace warrant at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday and John Lambert of Whitesville on drunk driving and no operator’s license at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday.
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Henry Cadle
Rhodell
Raleigh
J. K. Cole
Cadle
Cole
John Cadle
Robert Adkins Moore
Sophia
Whitesville
John Lambert
Strikes Hit Japanese Coal Fields for Higher Wages
About 140,000 Japanese coal miners walked off today demanding higher wages and job security. In the U S state briefs, Roy Rust, 57, of Ceredo died after being wounded at home with a 22 caliber pistol found nearby. Raymond Hitchman, 67, former United Fuel Gas Co. vice president, died in Charleston. George Hudson, 68, of Clay County, held for federal grand jury action on armed bank robbery charges in Roane County after failing to post a $30,000 bond. Standard Ultramarine Color Co. of Huntington filed unfair labor practices against the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union and some members amid the strike.
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Roy Rust
Ceredo
Huntington
Standard Ultramarine Color Co
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Raymond W. Hitchman
United Fuel Gas Co
Charleston
George B. Hudson
Clay County
Federal Grand Jury
Roane
Hudson
U. S
Herbert Belcher
Raleigh Native Promoted to Hospital Business Manager
CHARLESTON UPI Lowell Bond, a Raleigh County native, has been promoted to business manager at Charleston General Hospital after serving on the staff since 1940. Donald J. Valentine of Wilmington Delaware was named assistant administrator in Bond's former role. Valentine is a graduate of St John’s General Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh.
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Charleston
UPI
Lowell Bond
Raleigh County
Charleston General Hospital
Bond
Donald J. Valentine
Wilmington
Del
Valentine
New Philadelphia
Ohio
St. John’s General Hospital School of
Pittsburgh
April 16 Deadline Set For Special Auto Tags
CHARLESTON State Motor Vehicles Commission official Jack A. Nuckols sets April 16 as the renewal deadline for special license plate tags for 1962 63. These plates carry special numerals and cost an extra 5 dollars beyond standard fees. About 3 500 tags were sold last year and after April 16 tags will be reserved on a first come first served basis for requests. Burned Youth 'Fair' Mullens Jerry Thompson 12 is listed in fair condition at Wyoming General Hospital after suffering second and third degree burns to his face neck and body when his clothing caught fire while he and cousin Dennis Thompson started an outdoor fire with gasoline.
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Charleston
UPS
Jack A. Nuckols
Nuckols
Mullens
Jerry Thompson
Wyoming General Hospital
Jerry
Dennis Thompson
President urges overhaul of chaotic transport laws
The President unveiled his final major proposals to Congress this year, noting a chaotic patchwork of outdated transport regulation. Senator Harrison Williams is expected to introduce mass transit provisions. He called for less federal control and subsidization, with stronger industry and state leadership, urging early congressional action to avert further erosion of transport capacity and rising costs.
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Congress
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Kennedy
Congress T
Longtime Beckley Educator Dies After Illness
Beckley teacher and civic leader Mrs Reynolds served four decades in Raleigh County schools and held posts in American Legion Auxiliary West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs and regional Red Cross. She taught since 1929 earned a BA from Concord College in 1933 and did advanced work at WVU and Ohio State. She was active in church Women of the Church and local clubs. She passed after a bronchial condition worsened, with funeral arrangements pending at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home.
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West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Epic Drama Movement
Red Cross
Raleigh County
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Purple Hatters
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Women of the Church
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
Raleigh County Board of Education
Concord College
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Ohio State University
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Greebrier
Lee G
Gladys) Holliday
Frank
Grace) Davis
Golda) Gwinn
Beckley
H. J
Gertrude) Reed
Crab Orchard
George
Arthur Thompson
Charles
Hinton
Oscar
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Governors' Japan visit features U.S. tests, politics
Governors led by Lawrence defend U S decision to resume atmospheric nuclear testing amid Japan's opposition, citing last fall Russian tests as risk. They note Kennedy’s rising popularity after his election victory over Nixon and tour Tokyo with Imperial Hotel briefing by Gov Tsutaro Azuma. The group aims to meet Emperor Hirohito and visit major Japanese cities.
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U.S
Japan
United States
Lawrence
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Imperial Hotel
William W. Barron
West Virginia
Farris Bryant
Florida
Albert N. Carvel
Delaware
Tsutaro Azuma
Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito
Kennedy Sets 58 000 Reserve Cut In Berlin Crisis Message
The Guard Cut Committee described detailed planning and noted the Army rejected a proposal to spare the National Guard, with all cuts falling on other Reserves. The Berlin crisis callup criticism had shadowed the cutback, as President Kennedy sent a Congress message establishing the 58 000 man reduction.
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National Guard
Berlin
Kennedy
Congress
Regional county groupings listed for commerce shifts
The item enumerates several regional groupings of counties under various commerce areas. It names Boone Calhoun and Clay in one group, Huntington Cabell Wayne Mason Putnam and Lincoln in another, Logan Boone Mingo Wyoming and McDowell in a third, and Elkins Lewis Upshur Tucker Randolph Grant Hardy Braxton Webster Pocahontas and Pendleton in a fourth. It also notes Martinsburg or Berkeley Springs Mineral Hampshire Morgan Berkeley and Jefferson in a final grouping.
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Boone
Calhoun
Clay
Huntington
Cabell
Wayne
Mason
Putnam
Lincoln
Logan
Mingo
Wyoming
McDowell
Elkins
Lewis
Upshur
Tucker
Randolph
Grant
Hardy
Braxton
Webster
Pocahontas
Pendleton
Martinsburg
Berkeley Springs
Mineral
Hampshire
Morgan
Berkeley
Jefferson
Webb Warns Death Of An Astronaut
NASA head James E. Webb warned at a Chicago NAB lunch that television will eventually show the death of an astronaut as spaceflight risks loom. He noted John Glenn Jr. had an orbit watched in about 25 million homes, with flight coverage reaching 40 million at peak. Webb said the public must face tragedy alongside exploration. SENIOR PLAYS SET Married at Sunrise and Ghost Farm will be performed by Stratton High School seniors at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
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Chicago
UPI
James E. Webb
National Association of Broadcasters
Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
John H. Glenn Jr
Stratton High School
Three Forest Fires Reported in District Three
Three forest blazes were reported in District Three with two fires in McDovrell County. One fire near Welch was contained and extinguished, the other near Bartley on Little Slate Creek was noted last night with limited morning details. Lucas
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McDovrell County
Welch
Apes
Bartley
Little Slate Creek
Lucas
Barron Presses Trade Provisions for West Virginia Exports
Barron argues final bill must include export safeguards and worker aid to prevent dislocation. He notes West Virginia coal remains key but state diversifies with chemicals, electrical machinery, metals, and non electrical machinery. Coal exports reached 100.3 million in 1960, 17 percent of production, with 60,000 jobs tied to 156.1 million yearly exports and many firms shipping abroad amid European market links.
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Barron
U. S
West Virginia
Children’s Play Slated In Charleston April 14
The Brave Little Tailor, by Aurand Harris of New York, will premiere at Charleston Civic Center on April 14 for five performances April 14 and 15. Harris will attend the premiere. Local children supply most of the crew.
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Charleston
UPI
Birmingham
Aurand Harris
New York City
Harris
Children's Theater of
Charleston Civic Center
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