Soviets Accept US Hot Line Proposal for Direct Link
Geneva UP I report that the Soviet Union accepted the American proposal for a direct hot line between Moscow and Washington to reduce the risk of accidental war. Semyon Tsarapkin announced the acceptance at the disarmament conference, with Charles Stelle of the United States welcoming the move and urging private talks to work out details. The step marks a rare forward move by the Soviets, who previously had not formally endorsed the plan.
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John D. Parry
Geneva
UPI
Soviet Union
Moscow
Washington
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Charles C. Stelle
U.S
East Germany
West Germany
Suit Contests Sunday Closing Law Legality
West Virginia retailers sue to block the revamped blue law arguing the Sunday closing law violates property rights and due process. The suit seeks a declaratory ruling before June 8 or 90 days after passage, with appeals likely to reach the State Supreme Court.
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Charleston
UPI
State Retailers Association
State Association of Retail Grocers
Kanawha
Cabell Counties
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Heck’s Discount Centers Inc
Huntington
Parkersburg
Joe’s Bargain Fair
Raleigh Distributors Inc
Leeds Discount Store
Beckley
Frank L. Taylor
Stanley F. Preiser
Charles Walker
Cabell County
State Supreme Court
Preiser
Beckley market to gain national exposure in strategic folder
Beckley and Beckley Newspapers Corp launch a four page two color folder informing national advertisers that Beckley Raleigh market has 291 million in buying income and 185.9 million in total retail sales. The campaign includes a Circulation ad and detailed market coverage figures from American Newspaper Markets Inc.
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Beckley
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Ward-Griffith Co
Raleigh Register
Beckley Post-Herald
American Newspaper Markets, Inc
Beckley Papers
Charleston
Beckley Trade
West Virginia
Pinecrest Sanitarium
National Guard Armory
Pine Lodge Nursing and Convalescent Home, Inc
Greenbrier Dairy
the Veterans Administration
Raleigh General
Beckley Memorial Hospitals
Beckley National Bank
West Virginia Weather Outlook Sunny With Cool Highs
Five day forecast shows sunny to cool conditions with highs 45 to 58 degrees and northeasts to 45 in the south west. Partly cloudy tonight with lows 35 to 45. Saturday brings clouds and a chance of rain, slightly warmer. Temperatures to run 60s in the north and upper 60s south with several days of mild weather. Precipitation expected 0.25 to 0.5 inch mainly Saturday to Sunday and again midweek. River levels normal. gauges show Greenbrier normal and Lake level cloudy with 4.2 gates open.
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Beckley
Soviets Unblock Flight Through Berlin Air Corridor
Soviet forces blocked the private Western plane’s Berlin air corridor passage briefly today, then relented. Informed sources say the Soviets and Britain agreed to permit Hughie Green’s aircraft to return to the West via the air corridors over East Germany, reducing crisis fears.
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Berlin
UPI
Hughie Green
East Germany
Beckley remark on taxes compared to used car sales pitch
Sherwood Glutz quotes U S Secretary of Commerce Hodges saying Beckley residents keep cash in socks mattresses and closets and pay various taxes. He likens the boast to a slick used car seller who claimed a junker could run 60 miles on a parked lot.
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U. S
Hodges
Bidault halts campaign to enter Brazil for visa
Brazilian ambassador in Lisbon confirms Georges Bidault will enter Brazil after receiving a visa, while De Gaulle faces political tension. Unions strike on Florida East Coast Railway as Labor Secretary Wirtz seeks to restore full service. Jason Robards dies at 70 in Sherman Oaks. Coal policy chair cites coal slurry pipeline plans dwindling due to rate cuts. French miners revolt against union leaders while others resume work. Salinger doubts Kennedy news conference as Easter trip to Palm Beach planned. Rambler American wins LA to Detroit mileage run at 28.61 mpg.
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Georges Bidault
Charles de Gaulle
Brazil
Portugal
Lisbon
Bidault
Florida East Coast Railway
Willard Wirtz
Jason Robards
Sherman Oaks
Calif
Joseph P. Rough
National Coal Policy Conference
France
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Washington
Palm Beach
Fla
Supreme Court Justice to Address WV Lawyers Seminar
U S Supreme Court Justice Tom C Clark will join guest speakers at the fifth annual West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association seminar in Charleston today and Saturday. Hollie Griffith’s 15th parole appeal was denied by the West Virginia Board of Probation and Parole. Two men robbed the Hancock County Savings and Loan in Chester, about 25 years old in sweat ers, fleeing with around $1300.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Tom C
Clark
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Charleston
Tormer Hollie Griffith
West Virginia Board of Probation and Parole
Hancock County Savings & Loan Association
Chester
American Glass To Expand Plant For Aluminum Awnings
American Glass and Mirror Co plans a $40,000 expansion on Mount Hope road to manufacture spring tempered aluminum awnings in 26 enamel colors. Production will hire 10 workers, with orders filled the same day. Awnings, marquees, and fascia materials will be produced for a nine county WV region, using Bridgeport Brass materials and Flexalum branding.
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American Glass and Mirror Co
Beckley
Herbert Atha
Jamesb
American Glass
Mount Hope Road
Hunter-Douglas
Bridgeport Brass Co
Ing
Atha
Flexalum
Bridgeport Brass
Continental Casualty Co
Bridgeport Brass Engineers
American Glass and Mirror
West Virginia
Paul San Martino
Bridgeport
McLean
County Repairs Flood Damage Bridge Rebuilding Almost Completed
Raleigh County road crews under State Road Commission supervision report near completion of flood damage repairs. Bridges on Sycamore Creek in Clear Fork District and two of three on Peachtree Creek from Naoma to Pineknob are rebuilt, with road shoulders and patches finishing by late April.
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Raleigh
Robert Sweeney
State Road Commission
Sweeney
Sycamore Creek
Clear Fork
Peachtree Creek
Naoma
Pineknob
North Sand Branch
Dry Hill
Besaco
Ghent
Sullivan Road
Barron and Kennedy discuss West Virginia projects at White House
Gov. W. W. Barron met President Kennedy at the White House to push West Virginia projects including a possible National Environmental Health Center in the Eastern Panhandle. The $70 million facility could employ up to 5,000 people and spur a new eastern metropolitan area of 20,000 residents. Re-evaluating shelved flood control projects and faster Area Redevelopment Administration grants were also discussed along with attempts to secure the Coast and Geodetic Survey office.
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Washington
UPI
W. W. Barron
Kennedy
White House
West Virginia
National Environmental Health Center
Panhandle
Barron
Area Redevelopment Administration
Office of the Coast & Geodetic Survey
Uphill Levy Plan Moves to Win Voters for $100000 Levy
A Beckley Raleigh County Chamber committee launches an all out educational drive to win voter approval for a 100000 levy to fund Stephen's Lake recreation project. Sightseeing tours with jeep rides are planned for Sundays to showcase the site and planned facilities.
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Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Stephen’s Lake
Davis
John Gates
Raleigh County
State restores full welfare relief after brief cuts
West Virginia Governor W W Barron ordered restoration of three month welfare cuts for about 140 000 recipients. Supplemental checks will be mailed to offset the reduced payments and avoid a special legislative session. The plan funds the aid to dependent children and work and training programs until July 1.
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Charleston
Barron
West
Cleveland Strike Ends as Paper Workers Ratify Contracts
Cleveland workers on the 127 day strike ratified new contracts Thursday night ending the long dispute. Publishers of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Cleveland Press, with about 700,000 daily circulation, said they would not resume printing before Monday.
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Cleveland
UPS
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Scripps-Howard
Cleveland Press
Jobless Problem Still Serious
Washington reports a fall in March unemployment from 6.1% to 5.6% the largest monthly drop in over four years. Jobless totals decline to 4.5 million while employed persons rise by 800,000 to 67.1 million, though officials caution the issue remains serious.
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Washington
UPS
Labor Department
Department
House panel rejects funds for civil defense shelters
Washington UPI reports the House Appropriations Committee denied extra money to stock civil defense fallout shelters despite warnings that 3 million to 8 million lives may be at stake.
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Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Pro Castro terrorists blow up Caracas radio plant
In Caracas Venezuela attackers linked to pro Castro groups dynamited Radio Tropical transmitting plant early today destroying equipment valued at about 100000 dollars. No injuries reported. Venezuelan authorities pledged investigation and increased security at media facilities.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Radio Tropical
Beards Spur Safety Campaign At Willow Island Plant
In West Virginia amid a 100th birthday observance, Ameri can Cyanamide's Willow Island Plant near Parkersburg reports a near-fatal ammonia exposure when a worker’s beard blocked a gas mask. Safety coordinator W H Ashby says the incident widened focus on protective gear and toxic risks. The State Safety Council has issued a slogan beard off for safety's sake urging workers to remove facial hair to ensure proper gas mask fit.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
American Cyanamide
Willow Island
Parkersburg
W. H. Ashby
West Virginia Safety Council
Wind Fueled Fires Scorch Six Eastern States
Wind driven blazes by up to 50 miles per hour swept across thousands of acres in six eastern states, destroying homes and trailers, forcing evacuations, and leaving at least two deaths. Virginia and New Jersey faced the worst damage as crews of volunteers, soldiers, and students battled the flames. Fires from Chincoteague to Richmond and across Maryland and New York prompted emergency declarations and mass firefighting efforts.
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United Press International
Virginia
New Jersey
Chincoteague
Richmond
Middle Peninsula
New Kent County
York River
Norfolk
Compton
Geneva
N.Y
Southampton
Water Mills
Long Island
West Virginia, Virginia face worst brush fires in 15 years
Fire crews across southern West Virginia and neighboring states fought a massive blaze outbreak with 500 firefighters. WV total rising to 79 fires, 36 under control, as 11 counties faced critical danger. High winds and drought hindered relief efforts. Maryland and Virginia also battled fires in multiple counties.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
Maryland
Natural Resources Department
State Forester
Asher Kelly
Montgomery
Prince Georges
Leonardstown
North Beach
Huntington
Charles
Calvert Counties
Shenandoah Valley
Shen
Andoah
National Park Service
Calf Mountain
Waynesboro
Russell County
Grayson
Buchanan
Scott
Tazewell
Logan
Mingo
McDowell
Kanawha
Lincoln
Boone
Wyoming
Wayne
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Sherwood Glutz
Eve Breck
Joe Akers
Cool Ridge
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Dover
Del
Robert L. Davis
A. P. Boxley
Kopperston
Wyoming County
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Eastern Gas Fuel Associates
Helen, Eccles
Pennsylvania
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Welfare Department
Cleveland News
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Henryton State Tuberculosis Hospital
Sykesville
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