Bailey Jury Disagrees No Decision On Guilt In Drunk Driving Case
Judge Harry L. McCreery discharged jurors after a second day of deadlock over whether Woodrow Bailey is guilty of a drunk driving offense. The trial, tied to an August U S 21 crash near Shady Spring, featured testimony Bailey drank prior to the accident and arguments from defense and prosecution about sobriety and consequences. The case was continued to the next term.
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Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Woodrow Bailey
McCreery
Bailey
P.m. Bailey
U. S
Shady Spring
Cove
Atty. C. Berkley Lilly
Fletcher Mann
Lilly
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Atty
Tom Canterbury
Mann
Wyoming Road Bid Scheduled
The State Road Commission will open bids April 20 on nine highway improvement projects costing about 500000. All resurfacing financed with state money. Projects include U S 119 in Boone County and multiple miles of U S 60 U S 50 W Va 61 and other routes across Cabell Harrison Kanawha Logan Mason McDowell Wood and Wyoming counties plus Parkersburg Welch Pineville Road segments.
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Charleston
UPS
State Road Commission
Boone County
U. S. 119
Cabell
29Th Street
Huntington
Harrison
Bridgeport-Taylor County
Kanawha
W. Va
Logan
W.va
Mason
Putnam County Line
Beech Hill
McDowell
Wyoming County
Wood
U. S. 21
Green and
Eighth Streets
Parkersburg
Wyoming
Welch - Pineville
Kosygin Says U S In State Of War In Asia
Soviet Premier Kosygin declared the United States is in a state of war in Asia during a mass meeting in Wroclaw. He condemned American aggression and said the Soviet Union would help the Communist North Vietnamese republic, calling the situation alarming.
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Warsaw
UPI
Alexei N. Kosygin
United States
Asia
Soviet Union
Johnson Signals Broad Peace Talks Terms Under Pressure
Critical Time notes the President must detail U S terms for peace without signaling reduced military pressure. US officials maintain North Vietnam seeks withdrawal before talks, while Hanoi hints suggest possible openness. Some diplomats see cautious moves toward a peace framework after extensive air attacks.
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North Viet Nam
U.S
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
United States
North
Viet Nam
New York Printers and Publishers Reach Two Year Pact
Newsmen and publishers in New York city settle a two year contract ending a long strike. The deal gives a $12 weekly package increase and creates an automation retraining fund. Ratification by Local 6 of the International Typographical Union is pending. The plan also shares savings from tape automation to fund retraining.
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New York
UPI
Robert F. Wagner
New York City Publishers Association
Wagner
International Typographical Union
ITU
John J. Geherin
Bertram A. Powers
Powers
Three Klansmen seek state trial for Lowndes County slaying
The trio faces possible murder charges in Alabama courts with the death penalty potential, as the case focuses on a Lowndes County slaying between Selma and Montgomery. A county grand jury is set for April 19, with additional demonstrations planned in Camden, Wilcox County, amid protests over voter registration. In Mobile federal court a Justice Department suit seeks to order Dallas County registrars to count 126 Negroes registered and address large numbers rejected, contrasting with white applicant approvals.
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Alabama
Lowndes County
Selma
Montgomery
Justice Department
Mobile
Dallas
Six Churches Ready To Talk Actual Union
Six Protestant denominations have progressed toward negotiating a concrete plan for union. Delegates to the Consultation on Church Union voiced optimism that discussions can move from principles to structural and doctrinal proposals, though officials cautioned that years may be needed to finalize details. The six groups are the Methodist, Episcopal, United Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, and Evangelical United Brethren.
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Lexington
UPI
Church Union
Methodist Church
Episcopal Church
United Presbyterian Church
United Church of Christ
Disciples of Christ
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Eugene Carson Blake
United Church
Blake
Grace Episcopal Cathedral
San Francisco
Ronald E. Osborn
Disciples of Christ Theological Seminary
Indianapolis
Ind
Episcopal
Robert F. Gibson, Jr
Richmond
State Revenue Up Eight Million From 1963-64
West Virginia shows higher early 1964-65 totals with general revenues at 123.06 million for nine months versus 115.2 million last year. Major tax drivers gross sales and consumer sales taxes jointly rise about 5 million. personal income tax reaches 14.1 million while some taxes fall short.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Truman Gore
Board of Public Works
Career Day aims to guide non college bound students
About 1,000 high school sophomores from Kanawha County will attend Career Day at Morris Harvey College in Charleston next Monday. Sixteen speakers will cover job prospects, pay, advancement, and how to land a first job for those not going to college. The event, a Charleston National Council of Jewish Women project, partners with West Virginia Office of Employment Security, the Kanawha County school system, Action for Appalachian Youth, and Morris Harvey College. Volunteers will provide light refreshments and materials outlining suitable high school subjects and duties for various jobs. The program hopes to steer non college bound graduates toward employment rather than further study.
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Charleston
UPI
Morris Harvey College
Kanawha County
National Council of Jewish Women
West Virginia Office of Employment Security
Kanawha County School System
Action For Appalachian Youth
Dle
Carey Faces Internal Strife and Counting Irregularities
Carey, continuing from page 1, said he was completely unaware of irregularities in vote counting by five IUE trustees elected at the union convention. Jennings, meeting with newsmen, denied plans to purge Carey backers on the IUE staff and pledged to move the union forward. He was outnumbered on the board by 29 to 2, stressing cooperation to end intra-union strife. Carey, a 32‑year labor veteran and New Deal darling, rose early in his career.
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IUE
Jennings
Carey
New Deal
Bethany Team Booked On GE College Bowl
Four Bethany College students Adrian L. Melott Kay Ellen Burdette Carol McCoy and Michael Frank will appear on the GE College Bowl telecast Easter Sunday April 18 coached by William L. Young with Roy Croston as alternate Wellsburg native Croston is among the first alternate for the nationally televised program West Virginia University and Marshall University were defeated by the five time champions.
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Bethany
UPI
Bethany College
Adrian L. Melott
Moundsville
Kay Ellen Burdette
Marmet
Kanawha County
Carol McCoy
Weirton
Michael Frank
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Roy Croston
Wellsburg
William L. Young
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Marshall University
Civilized war reaches jungle tribes near Guajira
In the Venezuelan border town authorities report the Epiayu and Jayariya tribes, once armed only with bows and arrows, now use hand grenades in their ongoing clashes. The move signals rapid shifts in local conflict dynamics and security concerns for the region.
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Guajira
Colombia
UPT
Selma Mayor Claims Con Man Snookered Him in D C
Mayor Joe Smitherman said he and attorney Joe Pilcher were bilked of 107 dollars in Washington by a glib tongued con man named James Edwards. Edwards was arrested on grand larceny by trick after boasting at a dice game about swindling the pair.
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Selma
Ala
UPI
Joe Smitherman
Alabama
Washington
James Edwards
Edwards
Smitherman
Joe Pilcher
Pilcher
Selma Times Journal
Yankee
Public Safety
Wilson Baker
Times Journal
Arthur Capell
David Susskind
Trick
Yorty Clobbers James Roosevelt in Los Angeles Primary
United Press International reports Los Angeles veteran Samuel W. Yorty won the mayoral primary over Rep. James Roosevelt son of FDR, ensuring a term without a runoff. In St Louis A J Cervantes upset Mayor Raymond Tucker and defeated Maurice Zumwalt. Aurora saw Albert McCoy win while Paul Egan failed in a tavern opening plank. Omaha’s James Dworak, indicted on bribery, finished poorly behind A V Sorensen as three candidates vie for two ballots.
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United Press International
Los Angeles
St. Louis Insurance
Aurora
Ill
Samuel W. Yorty
James Roosevelt
D-Calif
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Yorty
A.J. Cervantes
St. Louis
Raymond R. Tucker
Maurice R. Zumwalt
Zumwalt
Albert McCoy
Paul Egan
Egan
Omaha
Neb
James Dworak
A.V. Sorensen
Bitter three day battle ends in Chuong Thien Province
Viet Nam fighting concluded after a three day swamp battle in Chuong Thien Province. U S officers report heavy Communist losses by body count. Six Americans were killed, 20 Vietnamese troops died, and 69 were wounded. Four American crewmen died when a helicopter exploded. A U S Navy adviser and a U S Army adviser were killed in action.
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Man
Coral Sea
South Viet Nam
Chuong Thien
U.S
US. Navy
U.S. Army
Sophia Freewill Baptist elects Sunday School leaders
Millard Powers will serve as new superintendent of the Sunday School of Sophia Freewill Baptist Church. Officers elected include Paul Hurley as assistant superintendent, Wanda Shelton as secretary, and Wanda Massey as assistant secretary treasurer. A gospel sing at 7 p.m. Saturday night, sponsored by the Youth Fellowship, will be held. Rev. Wade Webb is pastor.
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Millard Powers
Sophia Freewill Baptist Church
Paul Hurley
Wanda Shelton
Wanda Massey
The
Youth Fellowship
Wade Webb
Diners Hear Burdette Talk at East Beckley Banquet
Secretary of State Joe F Burdette will be the featured speaker at the 4th Annual Banquet of the East Beckley Nursing and Convalescent Home. The event begins at 6 30 p m Friday with former Governor Okey L Patterson introducing him. The theme is Serving Humanity with Rev A D Marks as Master of Ceremonies and music by Bernice Hill Henry and Stratton High School trio. Mayor John Wesley Smith will offer the welcome and Dr P R Higginbotham of Bluefield will deliver the after dinner address.
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Joe F. Burdette
East Beckley Nursing
Okey L. Patteson
A. D. Marks
Bernice Hill Henry
Stratton High School
John Wesley Smith
P. R. Higginbotham
State Board of Health
Bluefield
Browning Reappointed As Institutions Chief In West Virginia
CHARLESTON UP I State Institutions Commissioner Chauncey Browning Jr was reappointed and sworn in by secretary of state Joe Burdett Browning is the eighth department head to be renewed by Gov Hulett Smith He will serve at the governor s will under a new law This group includes Truman Gore Koder Collison G Thomas Battle Burl Sawyers Clarence Elmore Mildred Bateman and W E Burchett as others reappointed
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Clarence Elmore
Mildred Bateman
W. E. Burchett
Morgantown Bomb Scares Probed By FBI
Three bomb scares in Morgantown since last Friday drew FBI involvement. Police said federal agents would track anonymous callers who warned of devices at the West Virginia University building and the National Guard Armory where Boy Scouts met. No bombs were found after searches.
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Morgantown
UPI
FBI
West Virginia University
National Guard
Top U S Spies Abroad Seen As Top Red Officials
Washington Senator Milton R Young one of six insiders with CIA budget knowledge says many of the best U S spies overseas are top Communist party officials. He cites access to CIA funds and operations as proof of the danger posed by these insiders.
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Washington
UPI
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Communist Party
Young
CIA
High Castro Official Executed As CIA Spy
In Havana a top government official, Manuel Izquierdo Gonzalez, head of the general affairs department at the Havana customs house, was executed by firing squad for spying for the CIA. The press said he belonged to a CIA directed ring and supplied vital information on ships, cargoes, and sugar sales. It was the third execution announced this year.
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Havana
UPI
U.S
North Dakota Senator Details CIA Informant Insight
In a report to constituents Senator Young claims many CIA operatives abroad are high ranking Communist party officials. He says some party members, not fully entrenched, can be recruited for CIA work at a price. He discussed spies' ability to adapt to various political environments.
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North Dakota Republican
CIA
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Communist Party
Young
United Press International
Berlin Air Safety Crisis Escalates With Soviet Jets
Berlin struggle over air traffic safety heats as Soviet jets buzz Allied aircraft and close the main highway. Allies condemn the flights as illegal and dangerous, warning of potential accidents. Blockade at checkpoints lifts at noon as Soviets cite large scale army maneuvers lasting through Sunday.
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Berlin
Europe
Moscow
Ludwig Erhard
West Berlin
West Germany
Bundestag
East Germany
Fire Dept Fights Two Fires in Beckley
The Beckley Fire Department responded to two fires within three hours. The first at 1019 Woodlawn Ave. owned by Chester Roberts involved a heating system lint ignition. The second at 106 Piney Ave. the home of Mrs. Phyllis Shrewsberry involved a washing machine motor fire caused by an overloaded extension cord.
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Beckley
Woodlawn Ave
Chester Roberts
Piney Ave
Phyliss Shrewsberry
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