Barron Urges Appy Chiefs To Back APW Requests
West Virginia Governor Barron urged nine Appalachian states to back a $450 million APW allocation before meetings with federal officials in Washington. He pressed for support as the APW package faces a House vote and cited WV’s $18.2 million in APW grants since last October. Barron led a delegation to discuss flood control and regional economic needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron
Appy
APW
Washington
API
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Lion
House Appropriations Committee
Hurd Criticizes Hechler Over APW Vote Appeal
Charleston dispatch reports executive secretary John D. Hurd of the West Virginia GOP assailed Rep. Ken Hechler for inviting GOP chairman Howard V. Corcoran to press House Republicans to back the Accelerated Public Works appropriation. Hurd called it hypocritical new frontierism and cited Arch Moore’s voting history as proof Republicans in WV support jobs through the APW.
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Charleston
Hurd
Arch A. Moore
West Virginia
APW
Congress
Sen. Kennedy
Corcoran
Republican Party
Wheeling
Hechler
Kennedy
Moore
Appropriations Committee
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
Cannon
House
Three Mayors Decline and Two Undecided in Raleigh County
Three Raleigh County mayors will not seek re election and two remain undecided. Sophia Mayor James Salyers is thinking about it with no decision. Rhodell Mayor J K Cole is undecided. Lester Mayor Charles E Cook cites lack of time but may run for town council. Mabscott Mayor H V Waybright said no second term. Beckley Mayor Cecil L Miller filed for at large councilman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Sophia
James Salyers
Rhodell
J. K. Cole
Lester
Charles E Cook
H. V. Waybright
Mabscott
Cecil L. Miller
Beckley
Near Collision Forces Dive Injures Five
Five people were injured when an American Airlines electric with 52 passengers dove to avoid a collision with an Air Force F101 Voodoo near Syracuse New York. The incident occurred at 22 000 feet during an eastbound flight from Boston to Detroit. Five people were listed as injured, four needing hospital treatment.
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Detroit
API
American Airlines
Syracuse
N.Y
Boston
Mel Biederman
Ann Abor
Mich
Ralph McKenney
Grosse Pointe
McKenney
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Mass
Louise Warman
Webster Ave
Framingham
M.E. Johnson
Jackson and Moreland Engineering Corp
Roderick Keeler
Vernier Johnson
Dewey Ave
Woburn
W.L. Cronin
Long Meadow Road
Long Meadow
Truck Kills Elderly Man in West Virginia
Fred A. Hedrick, 69, of Bellville Ohio, died after a pickup driven by Carroll K. Stone 30, of Eleanor struck him on U S 35 near Poca in Putnam County. The crash raised West Virginia’s 1963 road toll to 74, down from 106 a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
UPI
Fred A. Hedrick
Bellville
Ohio
U. S. 35
Poca
Putnam County
Hedrick
Carroll K. Stone
Eleanor
West Virginia
Neutron Bomb Debate Reveals Clean H Bomb Concept
Washington reveals a debate over the neutron bomb described as a possible cheaper, less fallout producing H bomb. Adrian Fisher and Sen. Thomas Dodd clash as they discuss test limits, underground testing, and safeguards in the nuclear treaty talks. Fisher defends a neutronless fusion trigger, while Dodd warns of cheating risks and Russian progress.
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Washington
API
Administration
Adrian S. Fisher
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Thomas J. Dodd
Fisher
U.S
Dodd
Russia
Americans held on espionage inquiry in Cuba voyage
In Camaguey Province on February 12, two Americans were arrested and detained for investigation into possible espionage. They had sailed from Miami on January 20 aboard the 100 foot motor vessel Shrub for a fishing expedition in the Caribbean. Donovan said the men were shipwrecked and reached Camaguey in an open boat after two days at sea without food or water. fate of the Shrub was not explained.
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Camaguey
Miami
Caribbean
Shrub
Donovan
Default Judgment Awarded Hospital in Raleigh County
Beckley Hospital, Inc. won a default judgment for 431 dollars from the Raleigh County Circuit Court in an action against Calvin and Eunice Persinger and Robert and Arbutus Moorehead. Truman L. Sayre serves as counsel for the hospital.
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Beckley Hospital, Inc
Raleigh County
Calvin
Eunice Persinger
Robert and
Arbutus Moorehead
Truman L. Sayre
Juveniles Pay Fines For Shoplifting At Acme Market
Two Clear Creek juvenile boys, Alton Winston and Randolph Pennington, were certified to the magistrate’s court after paying fines and costs for shoplifting four cartons of cigarettes from Acme Supermarket on Valley Drive.
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Clear Creek
Joe Rodriguez
Acme
Valley Drive
Alton Winston
Randolph Pennington
Harry L. McCreery
Ted W. Waronicki
Fairmont
Rodriguez
Johnstown
Otis Saunders
Fireco
Pemberton Road
James C. Meador
Blue Jay
W. A. Burke
Ralph D. Sanders
Prosperity
Burke
B. E. Waters Jr
Raleigh County
Stover
White
Lewis Taylor
Elk View
Kanawha
Lake Maxwell
Rhodesl
J. K. Cole
Maxwell
Rhodell
Cole
Pearl Mathews
Virgie
Awards Night Honors Bring Keller, Duke, and Lee to Stage
Sullivan and Duke win top acting prizes as Helen Keller’s early signer and Broadway star share in this year’s Oscars. Peck claims best actor for a Southern attorney in Harper Lee’s story. Begley praises his Sweet Bird of Youth villainy and recalls family limits. Spiegel and Lean secure best picture and direction for Lawrence of Arabia, echoing past Kwai triumphs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Begley
Sam Spiegel
David Lean
Youth Held For Assault By Beckley Juvenile
A 15 year old Beckley youth is held in Raleigh County Jail on an assault charge after using his fists against another youth. He was jailed at 9 55 p.m. Monday to await appearance before Raleigh County Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh County
Harry L. McCreery
Final rites for Mrs Susan Virginia Painter 102 Beckley
Deaths note Mrs Susan Virginia Painter 102 Beckley died after midnight Monday at her son's home. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday Webb and Neal Chapel with burial in Wildwood Cemetery. Grandsons as pallbearers. Also obituaries for Mrs Ann Lichok 73 Glen Jean with funeral at Sts Peter and Paul, burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. She born Nov 4 1889 in Czechoslovakia survived by many children, grandchildren, great grandchildren. Requiem High Mass at Scarbro Rosary at Tyree Funeral Mount Hope then church service. Funeral services and burial for Mrs Flora Payne Easter 85 Fancy Gap Virginia held Monday. She was sister of Cabell Payne Ravencliff and Regular Baptist member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Virginia Painter
Beckley
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
W. F. Tolliver
Wildwood
Charles W. Walker
Harper Road
Ann Lichok
Glen Jean
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Scarbro
Leo Werner
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Flora Payne Easter
Fancy Gap
Cabell Payne
Ravencliff
Regular Baptist Church
RNS
Funeral Services Set for Colonel Harry Gunther
Colonel Harry Gunther 54 of Mount Tabor will have funeral services at 1 p m Wednesday at Mount Tabor Baptist Church with Rev Albert L Ostrander officiating. Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery. He died Monday night at home after a heart attack. Born May 30 1908 at Mount Tabor he was a son of the late John Henry and Rachel Jane Peters Gunther. A salesman for Beckley Ice and Feed Co 16 years and for Price Brothers six years he also served as church janitor and belonged to the National Guard for two years. Survivors include his wife Bessie Mae Mitchell Gunther three sons Charles stationed at Fort Benning Ga Robert Mount Tabor and Johnny Crab Orchard a daughter Janet Gravely Beckley two brothers Emory Crab Orchard and Robert Scottsdale Ariz three sisters Dora Crites Mabscott Macie Gunther and Shirley Pettry Mount Tabor and six grandchildren. The body will be taken from Webb and Neal Funeral Home to the church for the service. Pallbearers are Cecil Christian Orville Williams Clay Price Al Price Paul Gunther Forrest ree Paris Bowman and Jack Cook. Ernest Redden 63 of Alexandria Va formerly of Beckley died early today in an Alexandria hospital where he had been a patient for about a month. He had worked for an express company in Washington and as a miner while here. Flora Redden his mother Mrs Rose Shrewsbury 307 Burgess St a daughter Ernestine Ford and son David both of Alexandria and two sisters Flora Belle Robinson 307 Burgess St and Ethel L Withrow Crab Orchard survive. The body is being returned to a local funeral home for completion of arrangements.
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Harry Gunther
Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
Albert L. Ostrander
John Henry
Rachel Jane Peters Gunther
Beckley Ice and Feed Co
Price Brothers
Robert
Scottsdale
Ariz
Dora Crites
Mabscott
Macie Gunther
Shirley Pettry
Ernest Redden
Alexandria Va
Beckley
Alexandria
Express
Washington, D. C
Flora Redden
Rose Shrewsbury
Burgess St
Ernestine Ford
David
Flora Belle Robinson
Ethel L. Withrow
Crab Orchard
Martin Lester Jr. of Charlotte dies after heart attack
Martin Lester Jr., formerly of Glen Morgan, Charlotte, N C, died at 10 p m Monday after an apparent heart attack. Born Sept 12 1922, he was a World War II veteran and iron worker. Surviving are his parents and wife Ella Mae Lester. Calfee Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Martin Lester Jr
Charlotte
N. C
Glen Morgan
Martin and
Scottie Brammer Lester
Ella Mae Lester
Calfee Funeral Home
Final rites for Harry Seidman held in Keyser
Harry Seidman 58 of 205 Elkins Street died Monday at 2 p.m. after a heart attack. Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home Chapel by Isadore Wein and Dr. J W Witherspoon with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. He was born November 24, 1904 in New York City and was a retired merchant who once operated Seidman Style Shop in Beckley. He was a member of Temple Beth El. He leaves a sisterMrs Charles Bernstein of New York City and three brothers Willie Barnett and Frank, all of New York City. Pallbearers were M E Tyree J S Fisher E T Shotwell Paul Craighead Cecil Miller Roland Hinckley and Harry Lewin.
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Harry Seidman
Elkins St
Keyser-Bryant
Isadore Wein
J. W. Witherspoon
Sunset Memorial Park
New York City
Meyer Seidman
Seidman
Beckley
Temple Beth el
Jean Brash Seidman
Charles Bernstein
Willie
Barnett
Frank
M. E. Tyree
J. S. Fisher
E. T. Shotwell
Paul Craighead
Cecil Miller
Roland Hinckley
Harry Lewin
Final rites for Alex George McGraw in Pulaski
Final rites for 62 year old Alex George McGraw of Pulaski Va formerly of the Hinton area will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Strickler's Chapel in Pulaski with Rev Allen Pugh officiating Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Dublin Va McGraw died Monday morning in a Pulaski hospital He is survived by his wife Virginia Walters McGraw a stepson Paul R Price of Pearisburg Va a stepdaughter Martha Francis Merrix of Petersburg Va four sisters Lottie V Meadows Grace Cook Lillie Huffman Annie Craig two brothers John of Pulaski and Ernest of True.
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Alex George McGraw
Pulaski
Hinton
Strickler’s
Martha Francis Merrix
Petersburg
Lottie V. Meadows
Grace Cook
Beckley
Lillie Huffman
Beaver
Annie Craig
Princeton
John
Ernest
True
Oscar Winners List by Maurice Jarre and Others
A compilation of 1963 Academy Awards honors naming winners in categories including best scoring, best live action and animated shorts, costume design, art direction, cinematography, song, directing, and screenplay. Notable entries include Lawrence of Arabia, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Hole, and Divorce Italian Style with multiple producers and studios cited.
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Maurice Jarre
Columbia
Ray Heindorf
Warner Bros
John and
Faith Hubley
Pierre Etaix
J. C. Carriere
Norman Koch
Mary Wills
MGM
France
Terra
Cides
Orsay-Trocadero
Oliver Emert
Universal- International
Dario Simoni
Jean Bourgoin
Henri Peisin
Walter Wortiz
Fox
Fred A. Young
Henry Mancini
Johnny Mercer
David Lean
Horton Foote
Universal-International
Ennio de Conconi
Alfredo Giannetti
Pietro Germi
Smoke alarm prompts check at Slayton home
Beckley Fire Department was dispatched to 117 Dexter Ave at 1 05 p m Monday to inspect a smoke alarm caused by a television set shorting out. The device was in the home of Donald E Slayton.
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Beckley Fire Department
Dexter Ave
Donald E. Slayton
Canton Man Charles Willard Acord Dies After Long Illness
Charles Willard Acord 55 of Canton Ohio formerly of Glen White died early Monday in a Canton hospital where he had been a patient for years. He was a son of the late Floyd and Maggie Miller Acord. Survivors include two brothers Ira in Baltimore and Tom in Sophia a sister Mrs Bessie Cook Crab Orchard a half sister Mrs Alice Halliwell Calloway Heights a step brother Gore Cozart and a stepsister Mrs Freda Balaskey both of Crab Orchard. Body is at a Canton funeral home pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Willard Acord
Canton
Ohio
Glen White
Floyd
Maggie Miller Acord
Ira
Baltimore
Tom
Sophia
Bessie Cook
Crab Orchard
Alice Halliwell
Calloway Heights
Gore Cozart
Freda Balaskey
First Aid Calls For Beckley Rescue Squad
Beckley Rescue Squad responded to Beckley Junior High School at 9 30 a m for 14 year old Drema Sue Smith who had trouble breathing and was taken home by her mother. Two other calls Monday afternoon involved 16 year old Walter Johnson with cuts near Smith's Grocery and a man attacked at The Vogue. Harry Seidman attacked and died on arrival at local hospital. Garrett Cameron 79 was treated at Beckley Hospital after fainting. Charles H Walters 75 was treated at Beckley VA Hospital after a reported episode at 7 p m Sunday. Police are investigating.
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Beckley
Beckley Junior High School
Sue Smith
Fayette Street
Smith's
Walter Johnson
Vogue
Beckley Hospital
Beckley City
Elkins St
Harry Seidman
Garrett Cameron
E St
S. Oakwood Ave
Charles H. Walters
Walters
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
County Zoning Hearings Set By Raleigh County Court
Raleigh County Court set hearings for county zoning proposals from the Raleigh County Planning Commission on May 14 and May 28 at 2 p.m. The proceedings, required by statute before county zoning outside municipalities can advance, will include notices published by the court. Commission chair James Lilly and members Webb Bair Hume and others attended as Thornhill outlined proposed zoning provisions, include setbacks and varied district classifications, with an appeals board and possible landowner exceptions. The court also heard a salary-raise plea from Circuit Court Clerk C Harold Hanks and referred a rental request for a Little Beaver Lake cottage to the Park Board. Five individuals were approved as notaries public.
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Raleigh County Court
Raleigh County Planning Commission
W. A. Thornhill III
Commission
James Lilly
Rondey L. Webb
Adolph Bair
W. B. Hume
Lilly
Hume
Thornhill
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Beckley
Board of Appeals
John C. Ward
Circuit Court
C. Harold Hanks
Hanks
R. Shannon
Crow
Little Beaver Lake
Park Board
Carmen N. Smith
Truman L. Sayre
D. E. Murdock
Betsy Sayre
Hansel W. Fisher
Forfeited Bonds Hit City Police Court Monday Night
$187 in bonds were forfeited in city police court. Bobby Jean Ward forfeited a $102 cash bond for reckless driving after a one car crash at 1 20 a.m. Sunday. Mrs Perry Futterman and Tim Thompson of Beckley each forfeited a $5 dog violation bond. William H Davis and Ernest Smith, both Beckley, forfeited bonds for driving without a city operator license or vehicle under control. Two intoxication cases produced $38 in forfeitures. A dog violation against Charles A Interconate was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Jean Ward
Lawton
Beckley
Perry Futterman
Tim Thompson
William H. Davis
Ernest Smith
Charles A. Interconate
Ingenious Question Convicts John L. Lewis
John L. Lewis avoided a plain answer under pressure, glowed with a long stare, then grinned and called the query ingenious. He walked away chuckling, leaving reporters with a story that could not be dismissed.
Communist Growth in Latin America Reported by State Dept
Washington based UPI reports the State Department’s intelligence bureau estimates Cuban Communist party membership doubled in 1962 to about 60,000 from 27,000 the prior year. Global party totals reach roughly 40 to 41 million in 90 countries, with no broad world trend. Latin America saw increases in Chile, Peru, and Venezuela, while Paraguay declined sharply from 15,000 to 3,000-4,000.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Department
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Pravda
Soviet Union
Chile
Peru
Venezuela
Paraguay
Bancroft Wins Major Oscar for The Miracle Worker
United Press International reports Anne Bancroft excited after winning a major Academy Award for her role in The Miracle Worker. She says she didn’t expect to win and is surprised and thrilled by the honor. MEMPHIS Mrs. Janis Tucker recounts her husband’s death from rat poison, saying she believed he was bluffing during a heated marital quarrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
New York
Anne Bancroft
Memphis
Janis Tucker
Blind singer Al Hibbler joins anti segregation march in Birmingham
In Birmingham Al Hibbler, the blind singer who traveled to support desegregation demonstrations, asked how large a role he would play, replying that he would not go light on the cause and would participate meaningfully in the protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
al Hibbler
Anderson to Testify on Congressmen Who Cheat
Washington reporter Jack Anderson will testify before a House committee about his article Congress men Who Cheat. He says Congress has practiced double morality so long that revealing it is his duty and that they called his hand to speak out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jack Anderson
House
Congress
Teen Falls Through Window At The Vogue
A scuffle between teens led 16 year old Walter Johnson to plunge through an 8 1 2 by 6 1 2 inch plate glass window at The Vogue about 5 p m Monday. He suffered severe facial and head cuts and nearly lost an ear in the incident. Johnson remained in surgery about three hours at Beckley Hospital and was listed as satisfactory. Sidney Fink, Vogue president, said the youth left the scene but was stopped by city officers near Smith's Grocery on South Fayette Street. Rescue crews treated him before transporting him to hospital as interior fixtures and a mannequin were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Johnson
Vogue
Beckley City
Johnson
Beckley Hospital
O. J. Robertson
Sylvia St
Sidney Fink
The
Smith’s
South Fayette Street
Fink
Beckley
Stolen Auto Found Wrecked Near Raleigh County Shelter
Beckley state police investigate a wrecked 1957 car on Worley Road near the Raleigh County Animal Shelter. The vehicle owned by Charles M. Moore Jr. of Beckley was reported stolen after 11 p.m. from in front of the Green Room on By Pass. Found this morning by a passer-by the car lay over a 50 foot incline, saved from falling by a small tree. The vehicle is valued at $800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley State Police
Worley Road
Raleigh County Animal Shelter
Charles M. Moore Jr
Beckley
Green Room
New River
Diefenbaker faces uncertain path after election split
Canada’s prime minister remains in office until resignation or replacement. Observers say moral action would be for Diefenbaker to step down and allow Liberals to seek a workable majority, as cabinet ministers lose seats and Nowlan fights in his district.
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Diefenbaker
Canada
Pearson
Social Credit Party
NDP
Green
Raymond O'Hurley
Forestry
Martial Asselin
Richard Bell
Ellen Fairclough
Frank McGee
George Nowlan
Boeing instruction stresses proper packaging and handling
Washington publication cites Boe ing Co guidance on training personnel to follow original packing provisions through the entire transport operation until installation. Boeing’s translation: Save.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPID
Boeing Co
Boeing
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Appalachian Governors Conference
Alabama
Kentucky
Maryland
North Carolina
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Tennessee
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Georgia
Area Redevelopment Administration
ARA
White House
Edward McDermott
Office of Emergency Planning
Health and Welfare Committee
National Governors Conference
Curtis Trent
Warden Lane
Hulett Smith
William Mathews Jr
Marc Selman
State Office of Emergency Planning
Appalachian
Service
Cuba
Beckley National
Beckley National Bank
Neville Street
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Fadl
Susan Painter
Mrs
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
Latin America
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