Wisconsin Boosts Kennedy's Hopes
Kennedy strengthens bid for the Democratic nomination with a clear Wisconsin primary win over Humphrey. Nixon unopposed in the Republican primary. Kennedy tops 56 percent of the Democratic vote with 468,501 to 366,304 for Humphrey and 336,869 for Nixon. Delegates: Kennedy 29, Humphrey 10, plus one and one half shared by national committeemen. Kennedy notes nonCatholic appeal. Humphrey says he did well given predictions. Continuous coverage notes precincts reported, race dynamics, and past results while weighing religion and cross over voting.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Nixon
National Committee
New
S‘ir Gop
Sheboygan
Need For Legislative Change Cited Smith Hits Gas Hike Procedure
Hulett C. Smith, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, cites re filings by United Fuel Gas Co. and Amere Gas Co. as proof the State Public Service Commission rules need revision. He calls for legislature action to simplify rate increase processes and reduce consumer confusion amid pending applications and hearings.
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United Fuel Gas Co
Amere Gas Co
State Public Service Commission
Hulett C. Smith
Smith
West Virginia
Roark and Richmond Plead Guilty in Raleigh County Murder Case
Roark, Richmond and Mrs. Goldie Lambert faced murder charges in Raleigh County. Lambert pleaded guilty to second degree murder and received 5 to 18 years. Roark and Roy Lee Richmond, indicted with Lambert, pleaded guilty to accessories after the fact and drew one year in Raleigh County Jail. All three were arrested in Cleveland and brought back to West Virginia.
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Rush Roark
Roy Lee Richmond
Goldie Mae Lambert
Homer Richmond
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Mrs. Lambert
Cunningham
West Virginia regional weather forecast update
West Virginia weather shows clouds with sunshine and cool highs of 44 to 50 east and 48 to 53 west. Tonight partial clouds, lows 34 to 38 east and 38 to 42 west. Thursday partly cloudy and warmer with a few showers likely in the north. Temperatures tonight through Monday run 2 to 4 degrees below normal. weekend warms then cools. Few showers Thursday and Sunday expected totaling less than a quarter inch. Beckley highs around 40, lows near 30. Oak Hill and Greenbrier report above normal water and muddy lake conditions, with New River gauge at 8.87.
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W. Va
Sas Edibaees
Sue Oak Hill High
Ershiteee
Sar Bey A
Greenbrier
California Law Mandates Car Smog Suppressors Statewide
Sacramento reports California will require anti smog devices on all new cars within a year after certification. The Legislature approved the plan 34 3 in the Senate and 57 10 in the Assembly, sending it to Gov. Edmund Brown who backed the measure. Southern California officials expect smog relief within five to six years.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Senate
Big City
Edmund Brown
Los Angeles
Miner Killed in Island Creek Mine Accident
Logan County coal mine tragedy reports George Bradley 52 of Davin killed at Amherstdale Island Creek No 1 when runaway empties struck him after a coupling pin broke. Bradley, a motorman, leaves a widow as the county records mourn a 23rd mining death since March 8 Holden 22 fire trapped 18 men.
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LOGAN
George Bradley
Davin
Island Creek
Amherstdale
Bradley
Logan County
Holden 22
Gas Companies Seek Higher Rates In West Virginia
Four large natural gas firms filed within two days for rate hikes on West Virginia customers. Hope Natural Gas seeks 565 2560 more annually from 92 000 customers in the north central area, about 1.45 cents per 1000 cubic feet. United Fuel Gas Manufacturers Light and Heat and Amere Gas also filed on Monday, with United Fuel and Amere recurring filings. The move stems from a new faster simpler rate-case procedure to reimburse retailers for higher supplier costs, with the State Supreme Court ruling the Public Service Commission must grant increases if evidence supports the sole purpose.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Hope Natural Gas Co
United Fuel Gas Co
Manufacturers Light and Heat Co
Amere Gas Utilities Co
United Fuel and
Four scientists win Atoms for Peace Award honor
Four American scientists born in Hungary Canada and the United States share the 150000 Atoms for Peace Award. Leo Szilard Eugene Wigner Walter Zinn and Alvin Weinberg named Tuesday as recipients for advances in peaceful atomic science. The story notes political and global items including Truman in Chicago comments and a Chattanooga judge race.
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Harry S. Truman
Chicago
Hungary
Canada
United States
Leo Szilard
Eugene Paul Wigner
Walter H. Zinn
Alvin M. Weinberg
Johannesburg
South Africa
County Seed Program Committee Formed in Raleigh County
Raleigh County forms a committee for the Gardening for a Living seed program. Members include Carl Bunch as chairman, H B Thomas as secretary, John J Flannagan, W E Reid, and others. Applications for seeds and plants are available at the Farm Page, county agent, surplus distributor, Beckley Farmers Market, or by mail to Box 117 Skelton.
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Carl Bunch
United Mine Workers of America
H. B. Thomas
John J. Flannagan
W. E
Beckley Farmers Market
Skelton
Bank Begins Remodeling in Beckley Beckley
The Raleigh County Bank starts a $150000 remodel to modernize its Main and Fayette Street corner building. Local labor and materials, led by contractor Basil Meadows, will support the economy while retaining the famous clock landmark. Architect Donald H. Stark designs feature Indiana Limestone exterior, interior stair and lobby changes, and an aluminum trellis entry.
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Beckley
Raleigh County Bank
Main and
Fayette Streets
Basile Meadows
Okey L. Patteson
Meadows
Donald H. Stark
Mount Hope
Stark
Raleigh County Health Center
National Guard Armory
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Fayette Street
Amere gas price complaint from Sherwood Glutz
Sherwood Glutz accuses Amere Gas of punishing customers with high rates as households struggle to pay winter gas bills. He argues the company should ease charges while repayments for past overages loom.
Walkin Doctor Set for 3200 Mile U S Walk Across the Nation
Dr Barbara Moore famed vegetarian pedestrian begins a 3200 mile trek across the United States. She sails on the Queen Elizabeth tonight from Southhampton to New York then flies to San Francisco to start Route 40 toward Utah's desert and the Great Salt Lake before returning east. She plans to hire a car for aid and will be recognized by her brown leather fur lined jacket red head scarf and dark slacks. Towns along the route include Wheeling West Virginia.
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London
Barbara Moore
America
United States
Harry Moore
Southhampton
New York
San Francisco
Moore
Britain
Utah
Salt Lake Desert
Wheeling
W. Va
Korean Bonus Program Ends in West Virginia
The West Virginia Korean Bonus program ended with a cost of 21,493,745 dollars. It paid 81,218 claims averaging 263.90 dollars, with 56 percent from within the state and 44 percent from outside. The program began November 1, 1957, and most claims were processed in the six months after. Deadline was June 30 last year. Microfilming of records remains, with half complete. The first payment went to Shirley Grimmett of Gilbert, and the last was made yesterday in Gov Underwood’s office. Elizabeth Marsh of Dell, Arkansas, received a 330 dollar check.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Shirley Grimmett
Gilbert
Gov. Underwood
Elizabeth Marsh
Dell, Ark
Campaigns Move To Beckley Area
Senators Hubert Humphrey and John F Kennedy shift campaign focus to West Virginia after Wisconsin results. Humphrey arrives in Fayetteville Friday at 2:40 pm, speaks at the county courthouse lawn, then travels through Oak Hill Mount Hope and Beckley with planned rallies at Raleigh County Memorial Building. Kennedy plans to fly into Beckley area 7:10 pm Monday, with a 9:20 pm coal mine tour and a 10:30 pm departure after a Charleston rally and courthouse events.
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John F. Kennedy
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Humphrey
Beckley
Fayetteville
Fayette County
William Laird
R. D. Thrift
House
Tom Myles
A. H. Buchanan
Oak Hill
G Steele Callison
J. E. Howard
Okey Patteson
Mount Hope
Senator Humphreys
Kennedy
Raleigh County Memorial
Senator Kennedy
Charleston
Slab Fork Coal Co
Weather Rocket Network Expands to Year Round Stations
A new weather rocket network will add four season daily launches to Wallops Island and Point Mugu with Loki and Areas rockets reaching 40 miles. Instruments will study high altitude winds and temperatures, sending data to the International Committee on Space Research. Additional stations will be Tonopah Nevada Eglin Air Force Base Florida and Cape Canaveral Florida.
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Point Mugu
Calif
Loki
Weather Bureau
International Committee On Space Research
Tonopah
Nev
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Cape Canaveral
Fila
Drag Race Fatal To State Youth
In Matewan a drag race ended with a side swipe sending a car into the Tug River. Dencil Elmo Fowler Jr., 17, the driver, was killed and pronounced dead at a hospital. Four passengers escaped and were treated and released. The crash occurred on West Virginia 49 at Hatfield Bottom. police with Trooper Jack Milam continue the investigation with no charges filed yet.
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Williamson
Tug River
Matewan
Jack Milam
Williamson State Police Detachment
Dencil Elmo Fowler Jr
Milam
W. Va
Hatfield Bottom
House Debates High Rankers Influence Curb
Washington AP The House opens debate on a measure to curb influence of high ranking Pentagon retirees who join defense contractors. The bill targets influence on the 41 billion defense budget and faces a partisan floor fight over penalties for officers and contractors. Hebert pushes for criminal penalties. Kilday seeks to block the amendment.
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Julian Frank
Jane’ Frank
Washington
White House
House
Pentagon
Armed Services Committee
Edward Hebert
Dla
Hebert
He Prempthy
Paul J. Kilday
D-Tex
Earl's Pearls on Scene Rushes and Quiet Readers
Earl Wilson notes people racing to accidents after they occur to observe, and others hurry to scenes before events unfold. He mocks the idea of intelligence as silent comic book readers, inviting readers to page 4 for more jokes.
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Earl Wilson
Galactic contact efforts spark search for intelligent life
ALTON BLAKESLEE reports scientists in Green Bank plan the first search for alien signals using a radio telescope pointed at two nearby stars. Dr. Frank Drake and others suggest civilizations may send signals to nearby stars or across space, though signals could be rare or expensive to emit.
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Associated Press
Green Bank
W. Va
Plant Ear U
Frank D. Drake
National Radio Astronoeny Observatory
Phil Morrison
Guiuseppe Cocconi
Cornell University
Milkyay
Galactic Club
Dr. Drake
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Roy Richmond
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