Harlem Widow Wins Libel Judgment Over Rep Powell
Esther James, 66, was awarded 211000 in a libel suit against Rep Adam Clayton Powell Jr. for calling her a pay woman. The verdict included 11500 compensatory and 200000 punitive damages. Powell plans an appeal as Harlem mourns the fallen image of the congressman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Powell
Adam Clayton Powell
Washington
Debonair Powell
Congress
House Committee On Education and Labor
$730 Forfeited In Police Court
A total of $230 in bonds was forfeited at Thursday night's City Police Court. Lorren Wilson Crab Orchard Beckley both 16 forfeited $30 bonds each on petit larceny offenses. David Stanley 16 Stanford forfeited a $15 bond on attempting to sell stolen auto hubcaps. Emma McGea 132 Whitestick Rd forfeited a $20 bond on speeding. John Haggerty Booth Avenue forfeited a $5 bond on a red light violation. Fred Lilly no address forfeited a $20 bond on speeding. Six persons forfeited a total of $110 on drunk charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorren Wilson
Crab Orchard
George Forman
Beckley
David Stanley
Stanaford
Emma McGea
Whitestick Rd
John Haggerty
Booth Avenue
Fred Lilly
Unemployment Drops Amid Mixed March Trends
Harold Goldstein calls the March unemployment dip heartening as most decline comes from adults seeking full-time work. Wirtz cautions against premature satisfaction and notes the rise reflects 800000 more jobs, with farm and non-farm gains. Non-farm employment hits 62.8 million, 1.4 million above last year, while farm employment climbs to 4.3 million, still 400000 below a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Goldstein
Wirtz
Eight From State To Get Marshall Degrees
Huntington West Virginia Eight persons will receive honorary Marshall University degrees at the June 2 commencement ceremony Secretary of the Army Cyrus Vance will be the speaker. Editors J D Maurice of the Charleston Daily Mail and Jim Comstock of the West Virginia Hillbilly are honored alumni. Also named are Phyllis Curtin Metropolitan Opera soprano David L Francis president Princess Coals Miles C Stanley president of the state AFL CIO Robert B Stewart Tufts law and diplomacy and history professor Festus P Summers of WVU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tufts University School of Law and Diplomacy
Festus P. Summers
West Virginia University
Neighbors Stop Calloway Heights Furnace Fire
Fire crews responded to 120 Warden St Calloway Heights at 10 20 a m today after a furnace fire in Mrs Cliffie Asbury residence started while she visited in Delaware Neighbors had already extinguished the blaze before the Beckley department arrived with damages estimated at 300 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Warden St
Calloway Heights
Cliffie Asbury
Delaware
Ill. Birth Control Plan Under Fire
Illinois moves to end a public aid birth control program that provided information and devices to relief recipients. The Senate voted 42 to 5 to bar aid for unwed mothers and married women not living with husbands, sending the bill to the House for action while IPAC officials push to continue funding for some groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Tle Upd
Illinois Public Aid Commission
IPAC
Illinois Senate
Senate
Aid Commission
Superior Court
John J. Lupe
Atty
William G. Clark
House
Arnold H. Maremont
Beckley Levy clash slows Stephen's Lake project
Levy officials report land option costs and 200 test holes drained funds, delaying Stephen's Lake plans. Voters distrust local government amid alleged perks for big interests and admission fears at Little Beaver Park. Authority dissenters urge selling merits while media vow an educational push before the April 15 levy vote. The committee schedules another meeting and outlines precinct level activism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
Little Beaver Park
Stephen's Lake
Robert Brown
WWNR
WJLS
WOAY
Raleigh Register
John Gates
Ned Payne
Leslie Gates
Gary Dent
Roy Lee Harmon
Clint Howard
Alan Stone
Rob Miller
W. C. McMahan
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Rag shipment held up over stray U S flags
A nine bale rag shipment bound for a West German paper mill was detained at New York after customs inspectors found remnants of U S flags in several bales. U S collector Joseph P. Kelly ordered repacking to remove flag pieces, citing no regulation violation and noting flags should be burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPS
West Germany
U.S
Joseph P. Kelly
Port of
John M. Murphy
D-N.y
Murphy
Washington
United States Lines
American
Kelly
General Industrial Bag Corp
Shenandoah
Elmer Edmundson
Shenandoah Rag Co
Edmundson
First Aid Called For Thelma Akers Incident At Piney Ave
Beckley Rescue Squad responded to 106 Piney Ave at 10 40 a m for Thelma Akers age 62 after an attack. She received oxygen and did not require hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Piney Ave
Thelma Akers
World Sees About 44000 Thunderstorms Daily Estimate
A global estimate indicates about 44 thousand thunderstorms occur every day across the world. The figure reflects widespread atmospheric activity and varies with regional climate patterns.
Prisoners in Custody Report From Fayette Police
A Fayette County roundup lists James R. Kincaid released to Oak Hill State Police after a three month term for no operator s license with fines for no registration card and no inspection sticker. Edward Franklin released by a circuit judge for contempt of court. A 13 year old Oceana boy released to a bus. A Beckley man jailed on mental warrant. Flora Morton jailed on truancy. Alice Rogers jailed for destruction of property. Orville Clifford released after paying fines for drunken driving and driving without a license, with a 24 hour mandatory sentence previously imposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Kincaid
Prince
Raleigh
Oak Hill
Kincaid
Joe Rodriguez
Edward Franklin
Scarbro
Norman Knapp
Oceana
Sheriff's
Beckley
Clifford
Rodriguez
Fires close highways and claim two wind deaths
Severe winds closed two routes near Newark airport and the Garden State Parkway at Pleasantville. In Fortescue fires destroyed much of the resort’s main street and 15 homes, as firefighters from other towns arrived. Wind-caused deaths occurred in Passaic and New York City, one from a brick wall collapse and another from a falling plank. Fire elongated across North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia with arson suspected in several eastern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
Pleasantville
New York City
Fortescue
Passaic
Jesus Rojas
Joseph D. Calabro
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Pine Bluff
North Carolina A
Franklinton
Raleigh
National
Tennessee
Robert Hamlett
Cove Mountain
Chattanooga
Girl Scout Cookie Sale Ends Saturday
Senior Girl Scouts from Troops 15 and 264 sell cookies in front of Embee's Dress Shop and at Acme Super Market on Saturday the sale's final day. Proceeds fund troop camping projects, with leaders Mrs. G. L. Anderson and Mrs. Nancy Straub guiding the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Embee
Acme Super Market
G. L. Anderson
Nancy Straub
Final rites set for Walter H. Long 75 of Marianna
Walter H. Long 75 of Marianna dies at Welch hospital after short illness. Funeral at 1 p.m. Sunday at Turkey Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Roy Lester officiating, burial in Purdue Cemetery East Pineville. Survived by son Junior Long of Columbus Ohio two daughters Virginia Simpson Marianna and Violet Bailey Sabine 28 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Body to be taken to Mrs. Simpson’s home in Marianna from McDougal Robertson and Fogle song Funeral Home in Pineville at 2 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Long
Marianna
Turkey Creek Baptist Church
Roy Lester
Purdue
East Pineville
Long
Welch Hospital
Wyoming County Board of Education
Junior W. Long
Columbus
Ohio
Virginia Simpson
Violet Bailey
Sabine
McDougal
Robertson and Foglesong
Pineville
Simpson
Funeral services for Mrs Ella Staton in Oak Hill
Mrs Ella Staton 91 of Oak Hill to be buried at High Lawn Memorial Park after funeral at Oak Hill Baptist Church with Rev Randolph Johnson presiding. She died at a daughter’s home in Charleston and leaves two daughters, a stepdaughter, six grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Her body remains at Thomas Funeral Home for viewing this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Staton
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Randolph Johnson
High Lawn Memorial Park
Thomas Funeral Home
Final rites set for Vaughn A Harless in Pax area
Vaughn A Harless 54 of Cincinnati formerly Pax dies after extended illness in a Cincinnati hospital. He was a machinist at American Standard Plumbing and Heating Co and a member of First Christian Assembly AFL CIO. Born Dec 31 1908 in Decota he leaves wife Geraldine son Allen and parents Ed and Pearl Harless. Funeral 2 pm Saturday Pax Church of God with Rev Roy Tyree. burial High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Body stays at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope until an hour before services. friends may call after 4 pm today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn A. Harless
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pax
Pax Church of God
Roy Tyree
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Harless
American Standard Plumbing and Heating Co
First Christian Assembly
Aflcio
Decota
Geraldine Harless
Allen
Pearl Harless
Tyree
Mount Hope
Funeral planned for Ricky Lester in Mullens
Final rites for Ricky Lester infant son of Ord and Wanda Goode Lester will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the family residence with Rev. John Rinehart officiating. Burial follows at Hickory Ridge Cemetery. Body moved from Sam Foglesong Funeral Home to the home today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky Lester
Ord
Wanda Goode Lester
Bud
John Rinehart
Hickory Ridge
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Mrs Annie Crickmer Funeral Rites Held for 92
Mrs Annie Crickmer 92 of 114 Beckley Ave died at 11 30 am Thursday after a long illness. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Saturday at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Dr Walter H Griswold officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial. Survivors include three daughters Lucille Gladys Loriie two sons Frank Roy two sisters two brothers and 17 grandchildren. Friends may call after noon today. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Crickmer
Beckley Ave
Keyser-Bryant
Walter H. Griswold
Sunset Memorial Park
Meadow Creek
Thomas McClanahan
First Christian Church
Lucille Crickmer
Gladys Harrah
Stanford Road
Loriie Warden
Bristol
William Tazewell West Funeral Service Notice
Funeral services for William Tazewell West, 80, of Beckley, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. L. A. Garten officiating. Burial will follow in the family cemetery at Lester. West was a member of Raleigh County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tazewell West
Beckley
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
L. A. Garten
Lester
Raleigh
Welfare Department Faces Cut Without Extra Funds
Commission member Bernard Smith says the Legislature has not allotted an additional 600000 for welfare programs to run at normal levels. He notes a restoration could come with 450000, but even with action this week the governor’s move does not solve further reductions expected when the new budget starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfare Department
Bernard Smith
Smith
Dog Owner Charged With Two Violations In City Court
Zelda Futterman of 119 Dexter Ave is ordered to appear in City Police Court Monday night on two dog violation charges after police arrested her this morning on warrants from O R Taylor of 217 Fairview Ave. Beckley youth Bill Lester, 16, must appear in Police Court April 18 on petit larceny for stealing hubcaps, certified to the court by Juvenile Judge Harry L McCreery, and released to his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Zelda) Futterman
Dexter Ave
O. R. Taylor
Fairview Ave
Bill Lester
Beckley
Harry L. McCreery
Detroit man Robert Cunningham dies after short illness
Robert Cunningham a 57 year old Detroit resident and brother of Mrs Emmett Hudson died at his home after a brief illness. Surviving are two brothers the Reverends Elbert Cunningham and Lewis Cunningham of Birmingham Alabama and five sisters all of Detroit or Birmingham. Funeral services are set for 11 am Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Graymont Alabama. Mr and Mrs Hudson left for Birmingham to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cunningham
Detroit
Mich
Emmett Hudson
Rice Street
Elbert Cunningham
Lewis Cunningham
Birmingham
Ala
Henrietta Posey
Phoebe Ellington
Lucy Hawkins
Myrtle Steele
Ettie Alexander
Batist
Graymont
Hudson
Funeral services for Mrs Callie Jackson in Glen Jean
Mrs Callie Jackson 72 of Glen Jean will be laid to rest at Meadow Haven Cemetery after funeral services at 1 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church Glen Jean conducted by Rev A L Simms. She died Monday at 3 30 p m in a local hospital following a long illness. Born in Louisa County Virginia she was daughter of the late Joe and Anna Johnson and a member of Thurmond Baptist Church. Surviving is her husband Eugene Jackson. Body to be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to the church at noon Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callie Jackson
Glen
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Funeral Plans for Clifford W Flanagan 34 Beckley Veteran
Clifford W. Flanagan 34 of Beckley died 8 10 am Thursday in a Dearborn Michigan hospital after a long illness. A Korean War veteran, he was survived by wife Kitty, son Clifford Jr, daughter Patricia Ann at home, and sister Mrs Stanley Eddine Piziak of Stanford. Body to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home. LEOMINSTER MA Oskari Tokoi 89 former Finland prime minister and editor dies in nursing home. He led free Finland in 1917, fled after a German-backed overthrow, edited Raivaaja in the United States since 1921 in Fitchburg. NEW YORK 74 Arthur G Bisgood president of Registrar and Transfer Co dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford W. Flanagan
Beckley
Dearborn
Mich
Lacy
Nancy Kincaid Flanagan
Kitty Flanagan
Clifford Jr
Patricia Ann
Stanley Eddine Piziak
Stanaford
Leominster
Mass
UPI
Oskari Tokoi
Finland
Tokoi
Russia
Raivaaja
the Pioneer
United States
Fitchburg
New York
Arthur G. Bisgood
The
Registrar and Transfer Co
Ocean Spray founder Marcus Libby Urann dies at 89
Marcus Libby Urann, founder of Ocean Spray Canning Co., a cranberry products firm based in Hanson, Massachusetts, died on Thursday at age 89. His leadership helped grow the cooperative into a major producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson
Mass
UPI
Marcus Libby Urann
Ocean Spray Canning Co
Edward P. Duffy Hearst executive dies at 62
Edward P. Duffy, a retired Hearst advertising service vice president and director, died Thursday in a hospital after a long illness. He retired in 1962 after 35 years with Hearst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Edward P. Duffy
Hearst Advertising Service
Duffy
Hearst
Funeral services for Mrs. James R. Tindle at Valley Forge
Valley Forge, Pa. Funeral services will be held Saturday for Mrs. James R. Tindle daughter of Philander Chase Knox secretary of state under President Taft. She died Thursday at her farm nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Forge, Pa
UPI
James R. Tindle
Philander Chase Knox
William Howard Taft
Oppenheimer Named Recipient of Fermi Award
Dr J Robert Oppenheimer long with suspended security clearance will receive the Enrico Fermi Award worth 50000 dollars. The AEC approved the selection as recommended by its advisory committee and by President Kennedy. The prize honors his theoretical physics and leadership in atomic development. His award includes a gold medal and citation. presentation date not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
Enrico Fermi
Oppenheimer
AEC
Kennedy
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
N. J
Edward Teller
Dick Gregory charges deal in Mississippi voter march case
Comedian Dick Gregory accused the Justice Department of striking a deal with Mississippi officials to release eight ring leaders in a voter registration march. A federal judge postponed an injunction suit as the government and Greenwood reached an agreement to drop an immediate TRO and free the eight arrestees temporarily. Gregory criticized federal action and warned of potential reprisals while police defended photographing demonstrators to deter violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood, Miss
UPI
Dick Gregory
Justice Department
Mississippi
Clayton
Greenwood
John Doar
Greenville
Miss
Gregory
Chicago
B.A. Buff Hammond
Panera
Hammond
Sunday Blue Law Sparks Legal Challenge Over Sales Ban
A court fight contests Maryland Sunday closing provisions as excessive and vague. The suit argues the new law, enacted after midnight March 9, targets items banned from Sunday sales and hinges on an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power. Plaintiffs say Sunday sales are vital to their business.
Moonshine and Trespassing Charges Heard in Raleigh Court
Wilbert Buford of Beckley remanded to Raleigh County Jail after pleading to moonshine possession $100 fine and costs and trespassing offense $10 fine and costs. Others cited include Jim Harvey of Stokesdale fined $25 plus $12.50 penalty for overweight. Dallas Milam of Crab Orchard remanded after guilty pleas to license and registration offenses. Thelma Stone Bluefield and Don Taylor Midway fined for expired inspection and speeding. Joseph Fillipek Oak Hill and Blanche Samuel Oak Hill cited on speeding and related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbert Buford
Beckley
Raleigh County
Joe Rodriguez
Buford
Israel Buford
Cave Street
Jim Harvey
Stokesdale
N.C
U. S
Dallas Milam
Raleigh
Rodriguez
W. A
Gene) Burke
Milam
Burke
Thelma Stone
Bluefield
Don Taylor
Midway
W. Va
Joseph J. Fillipek
Oak Hill
U.S
Blanche D. Samuel
U. S. 21
Argentine War Seems Averted
Buenos Aires reports an agreement on preliminary requirements for a settlement of a three day revolt. The Defense Ministry said details would be worked out later and terms were not immediately public. At least 26 people were killed and more than 30 wounded, with the accord expected to avert a potential showdown battle and further casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
API
Argentina
Defense Ministry
King Urges Negroes to Boycott Discriminating Stores
In Birmingham, United Press International quotes Martin Luther King Jr urging fellow Negroes to boycott stores that practice racial discrimination. He says the aim is not to ruin businesses but to put justice in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Birmingham
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Pearson Linked Diefenbaker Attitude To Western Disunity
Sudbury Ont Liberal leader Lester Pearson warned that Prime Minister Diefenbaker’s stance toward the United States could fracture the Western alliance. He stated that the danger of aggression comes not from the south but from behind the Iron Curtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Ont
Lester B. Pearson
John Diefenbaker
United States
Western Alliance
Esther James Wins $211,500 Slander Verdict
Mrs. Esther James, buoyant after a jury awarded her $211,500 in slander damages against Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr. of New York, details of the case and terms of the settlement reflect a high-profile legal clash in 1960s politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Esther James
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Printing of folders near completion by BNC and Ward-Griffith
United States folder printing is nearly finished with BNC Printing handling about half the folders for distribution. The remaining folders will be distributed by Ward-Griffith, completing the rollout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
BNC Printing
BNC
Ward-Griffith
Awnings Return Home State Spark A Caldwell Note
Mrs Connie Caldwell of Richwood expresses gladness to return to her home state. Ownership of American Glass was bought by Atha in 1956, and he has served with the company about 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Caldwell
Richwood
American Glass
Atha
Mabscott Delegates Attend Beckley District Conference
Mrs. Virginia Lee and Mrs. Betty Basham represent Mabscott Methodist Church as delegates at the Beckley District Conference held at Madison today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lee
Betty Basham
Mabscott Methodist Church
Beckley
The
Methodist Church
Madison
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Education and Labor Committee
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Levy
Beckley National
Neville Street
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Fayette
Mens & Boys
MAIN
A&p
Oak Hill, W. VA
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Eccles
UMWA
W. W
Margaret Emaline West
Samuel West
Warren G. Harding
Clyde L
Grants Pass
Ore
R. E. Metcalfe
Louisville
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral
William T. West
Mrs
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
DR. J. Robert Oppenheimer
U.s.-Mississippi
Deal
Preiser
House of Delegates
Presser
W. C. Weaver
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