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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1963
Page
1
In a brief late edition fragment, the item calls on readers to act promptly on a local matter, urging community involvement and timely response to an evolving situation. The readable text emphasizes collective duty and civic engagement.
Wheeling Steel Corp raises steel prices by six dollars a ton on the first anniversary of a prior hike sparked White House intervention. William A. Steele cites rising material labor and service costs. White House and United Steelworkers offer no immediate comment. Industry analysts note growing steel demand and potential supply tightness. U.S. Steel may issue a statement later. Bethlehem and Jones and Laughlin declined comment. The Kennedys previously condemned last year’s rise as unjustified.
A $1 million slander suit by James R. Hoffa against AFL-CIO officers was dismissed in Detroit Federal Court. Judge Stephen J. Roth called the filing a public relations document and noted fatal defects. Also, James B. Donovan spoke of optimism for early returns of Americans held in Cuba, and Benno Moiseiwitsch, 73, died in London after a stroke, tracing his training to Beethoven.
Swedish film star Anita Ekberg married Austrian Friedrich von Nutter of Honolulu in a Switzerland ceremony. Ex Premier Georges Bidault arrived in Rio de Janeiro to start a political exile in Brazil. U S Circuit Court in New Orleans refuses to dismiss contempt charges against Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett and Lt Governor Paul B Johnson Jr but splits 4 4 on jury trial, sending the issue to the Supreme Court.
The five story Briggs plant on Detroit East Side burned today and flames also consumed a nearby church where 200 children at Mass escaped unharmed. An eight man panel of arbitrators was appointed to settle labor disputes in the glass container industry, the first industry wide arbitration panel in the nation. The 17 nation disarmament conference cut its Easter recess from four weeks to one due to lack of progress on a nuclear test ban and other issues and will reconvene April 17.
Union Carbide Corp begins building a food preservatives plant in South Charleston to be completed late this year. Governor Barron signs daylight saving time proclamation placing West Virginia on DST from April 28 to September 22. Bids open April 24 for two new airplanes for West Virginia University flight training.
Partly cloudy and cool with chance of scattered showers or snow flurries in the northern mountains. Highs range from 45 to 50 north to 54 south, with lows around the high 20s to low 30s. Thursday will be fair with more clouds and cooler highs near 46 to 52 north and 50 to 58 south. Rain expected next week, totaling three tenths to eight tenths of an inch.
Washington reports the House Armed Services Committee approved a $1.1 billion pay increase for 1.8 million servicemen. No raise for those with under two years service, affecting 832,000 short-term draftees and enlistees. The plan also increases drill-pay for 900,000 reserve units members while trimming to fit budget goals. Chairman Vinson led revisions amid budget-cut pressure.
Charles Snoops, 24, of Lumberport, was treated for burns after a newly drilled gas well at Saltwell caught fire. The incident caused about 40000 dollars in damage as Snoops operated equipment on the site. The well ignited during drilling, injuring Snoops and halting operations.
Paris dispatch reports SEATO nations pledging to persist in countering Communist subversion across Southeast Asia. The communique praised Viet Nam's progress against the Viet Cong, named Pete Sarasin as SEATO secretary general for two more years, and set Manila as the 1964 council site. It notes wider threats and calls for vigilance while reaffirming aims of peaceful development and independence within the pact area.
Vatican City Pope John XXIII writes a 22,000 word UPI encyclical on war and peace arguing that eventual conflicts must be settled through negotiation not arms. London Lady Clementine Churchill says she and her husband felt tremendous pride after his honorary U.S. citizen recognition.
Nine-year-old James Grady writes to Sen. E. L. Bartlett of Alaska pleading for a husky puppy to replace his grandfather's dog that died. He notes they cannot obtain one locally and asks for the help of an Eskimo visitor bringing a pup.
New York attorney James Donovan, famed for winning the release of 10 Americans from Cuban prisons, says he is unsure how many more Americans remain jailed in Cuba. He notes, They’re going in faster than I can get them out of Cuba. He spoke at Homestead Air Force Base in Florida.
Democratic leaders claim they have enough yeas to approve 450 million of the 500 million Kennedy request for a job creating public works program. Republicans attack the program as a boondoggle and press for specific projects while warning against further federal spending and delayed tax cuts.
New York authorities investigate the death of Charlene Wrightsman Cassini 38 wife of Igor Cassini in a Fifth Avenue apartment. Autopsy cites congestion of the viscera but chemical tests to rule or confirm sleeping pill involvement will take days. Police and medical examiner’s office review the case.
Neil Barrett, 46, of Wheeling died on arrival at Ohio Valley General Hospital after a collision with a steel utility pole on U.S. 40. His passenger, Mrs. Jesse C. Hillberry, 47, also of Wheeling, was admitted in critical condition with multiple injuries including fractures, a dislocated hip, and a brain puncture. The fatality total for West Virginia reached 75 for the year so far, compared with 106 for the same period in 1962.
Governor Barron announced that all 50 states will send two top high school seniors to the West Virginia Centennial National Youth Science Camp to be held June 30 to July 20 near Green Bank. The event will pair outdoor recreation with science study at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, with 100 students total and a $57,000 Centennial Commission budget for travel and camp operations.
Arjay R. Miller was named president of Ford Motor Co succeeding retiring John Dykstra. Miller, 46, joined Ford in 1946 with other Air Force veterans and has served as vice president since 1962. Henry Ford II announced Charles H. Patterson as executive vice president.
Auditions for the Centennial Showboat production East Lynne will be held in Beckley on Wednesday April 17 at 7 30 p m in the Playhouse North Kanawha Street William G Snyder Curtain Callers president says six men and four women will form the cast plus the technical crew Those accepted receive a summer job wage base 50 a week plus room Applicants must be 18 or older and under 21 require parental consent Scripts blanks and a small photograph are requested audition scenes will be from Bakers Plays East Lynn Mrs Henry Wood Parkersburg Morgantown and other cities plan further tryouts across the state
In Chesterfield England UPI reports telephone officials apologized to Ernest Driver new head postmaster after he was listed as Driver in the new directory. The item notes the humorous misnaming amid minor local press jokes.
Kim Elaine Winters, 3, drowned in her family pool in Clarksburg after wandering from home and falling in. She was found floating face down. Her father, Kenneth Winters, runs a bottling firm and was elected president of the West Virginia Angus Association the prior weekend.
President Kennedy will meet with the National Security Council and depart Washington in the late afternoon or early evening for Easter vacation in Palm Beach. Acting press secretary Andrew Hatcher said he would return to Washington sometime after Easter Monday.
Washington (UPI) Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz said 38 percent of youths called for the draft last year were rejected due to illiteracy and 13 percent of rejects were high school graduates. He spoke at a conference supporting public schools, noting teen unemployment rising sharply from 1952 to 1962, especially among non white youths.
Sherwood Glutz quips that people think travel is faster than ever yet note slow progress in some areas. He jokes about the big league season opening this week and the long arc of civilization, asserting that there are not five good shortstops today.
Cuban exile leaders of the CRC break with the Kennedy administration over a soft stance toward Fidel Castro. They vow to continue fighting Castro and seek support from New World nations. Jose Miro Cardona had offered his resignation, saying U.S. efforts to halt refugee raids and Soviet shipping harmed Cuban sovereignty.
Hope Natural Gas Co Clarksburg and New York State Natural Gas Corp Pittsburgh petition the Public Service Commission for permission to merge into a new firm to be known as Consolidated Gas Supply Corp A hearing is set for May The merged company would operate under Hope's state charter and Pittsburgh offices would move to Clarksburg transferring about 180 families to Harrison County The companies are subsidiaries of Consolidated Natural Gas Co of Wilmington Del Hope serves nearly 100000 customers in 23 WV counties with 7000 miles of pipeline and the merger is projected to save 135 million annually in operating costs.
CHARLESTONUPI A ban on all outdoor burning in 11 southern West Virginia counties hit by recent forest and brush fires will be lifted at 5 p m today Natural Resources Director Warren M Lane said the action was taken because of improved forest fire conditions Only one fire was reported burning in the state Tuesday The ban had been issued last Wednesday the first such action since 1953 Affected were Fayette Kanawha Wyoming Mercer Dowell Boone Logan Lincoln Wayne and Mingo counties
The State Tax Department announces contracts for property reappraisal in Randolph, Pendleton, and Pocahontas Counties. Michael Baker Jr. Inc. of Rochester, PA, won tax mapping in Randolph County at $7 per parcel, about $106,525 total. American Air Surveys Inc. of Pittsburgh will handle Pocahontas and Pendleton Counties at $9.50 per parcel, about $123,935 total.
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