Why Raleigh County voters rejected the Stephen’s Lake levy
Raleigh Countians rejected the Stephen’s Lake levy amid pressure from the Valley Drive land scandal and Little Beaver Lake admission fee fears. Officials and citizens expressed disappointment, urging accountability and a fresh push for progress, noting the lost federal money and potential economic setback for Beckley and the county.
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Raleigh
Stephen's Lake Levy
Roul Tunley
Saturday Evening Post
Little Beaver Lake
Stephen’s Lake
Stephen's Lake
U S Steel Expected To Break Silence On Hike Today
In New York the executive committee of U S Steel meets to decide if big steel will join price increases after Wheeling Steel raised prices by six dollars per ton. Other majors remain silent while the United Steelworkers Union awaits outcomes and possible industry-wide adoptions.
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New York
UPI
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Wheeling Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Inland
Kaiser
Big Steel
Pittsburgh
Republic
Pittsburgh Steel
Lukens Steel Co
Coatesville
White House
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Pierre Salinger
Palm Beach
Kennedy
Steel Union
Sign Outside London Laundromat Promises Prompt Service
A London laundromat sign reads Ladies who care to call in and drop off their clothes on the way to work will receive prompt at tention. The brief notice captures a cheeky early 20th century advertising style as readers pass by.
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London
UPI
Berserk employee kills three in Union Pacific yard
Roy Gillett a 6 foot 180 pound truck driver shot foreman Chet Mills then two other men in the Union Pacific rail yard in North Platte Nebraska after returning from nine days sick leave A final shot to himself ended the rampage Gillett was not fired according to officials and the motive remained unknown
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North Platte, Neb
Gillet
Union Pacific
Gillett
Mills
Two Army Officers Missing After Hawaii Rain Deluge
Torrential spring rains battered Hawaii causing widespread damage. Two Army officers, Lt. Col. Chester F. Sunski and Sgt. Maj. Oliver F. Anderson, disappeared when their jeep swept from a flooded ford. Army listed them missing and presumed dead. officials warned of slim chances of survival.
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Honolulu
Chester F. Sunski
Oliver F. Anderson
Army
West Virginia Weather Forecast For Today And Tonight
Weather in West Virginia shows increasing cloudiness and warmth with highs in the 60s to low 70s. Scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms late tonight and Wednesday, with warmer overnight lows from the upper 40s to low 60s. Cooler by Wednesday. Beckley and Oak Hill temperature readings noted. river conditions and lake levels reported as normal and clear with gates open.
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Beckley High
Cerereeress
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Hinton
Branching Out Too Fast Leaves Creator on a Limb
A compact cautionary note warns that rapid expansion can backfire, risking instability and a vulnerable position. It frames growth as a strategic choice rather than impulse, urging measured steps and sustainable development to avoid overextension.
Expecting Third Child In August Jacqueline In Semi-Seclusion
Palm Beach waited as Jacqueline Kennedy entered about four months of semi seclusion to await the birth of her third child in August. President Kennedy and the children, Caroline and John Jr., filled days with outings and gifts while doctors advised the first lady to curtail public duties.
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Alvin Spivak
Palm Beach
Fla
UPI
Jacqueline Kennedy
White House
Grover Cleveland
Kennedy
Caroline
John Jr
Worth Ave
Pierre Salinger
Washington
Van Auto Crash Kills Family Of Six
SALUDA Virginia UPI reports a head on collision on U S Route 17 killed Dale E Phillips 30 his wife Jennie 29 and their four children Rose Marie 7 Dale Edward Jr 6 Allen Lee 4 and Cynthia Anne 3. Driver of the other vehicle Woodrow Miller Higgins 34 of Clay New York was listed in critical condition at Richmonds Medical College Hospital.
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Saluda
UPI
Dale E. Phillips
Dushore
Woodrow Miller Higgins
Clay
N.Y
Phillips
Jennie
Rose Marie
Dale Edward Jr
Allen Lee
Cynthia Anne
Bristow
Higgins
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Richmond
JFKs Italian visit to be a working trip
President Kennedy announced the June trip to Italy will be a working visit due to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s pregnancy. The White House said she would not accompany him, but a return Italian trip is planned for 1964 after childbirth. The Rome and West Germany legs remain unchanged.
Mullens Fire Destroys Home And Restaurant
In Mullens a fire at 9:40 p m destroyed a home belonging to William Vaught and Vaughn's Restaurant on Broadway Street. No injuries were reported as neighbors watched television in the restaurant. The adjacent Reynolds home was scorched. Telephone service to about 60 homes was disrupted. company crews expected to restore service the next day. Fire Chief Clyde Newsome said the cause is undetermined and the department continues its investigation.
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Mullens
Clyde Newsome
Mullens Fire Department
William Vaught
Vaughn
Broadway Street
Tom Reynolds
Mullens Hill
T. H. Lilly
Lilly
Newsome
Uncrashable plane proves fallacy in Amarillo test
In Amarillo Texas a plane touted as the world's first uncrashable airship crash landed minutes after a local proclamation. Pilot James Karr escaped with minor injuries as the prototype Umbaugh craft, a pusher type with a rotary propeller, failed during a downwind turn.
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Amarillo
Tex
UPI
Fla
Berlin Exercise Demonstrates U.S. Army Support in West Berlin
The U S Army began four days of training in West Berlin including dispersing simulated Communist led riots to show commitment to the city.
Miro Accused Of Trying To Drag U.S. Into War
Washington and Miami dispute over Cuba widens as the Kennedy administration accuses Jose Miro Cardona of seeking to drag the United States into war. State Department says Miro demanded funds and commitments risking U.S. involvement, while counter charges claim Kennedy pledged for a new invasion.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
United States
Cuba
State Department
Jose Miro Cardona
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Miro
Miami
Fidel Castro
Jame Greenfield
Department
Kennedy-Miro
U.S
Estes Faces 23 Years In Prison
Billie Sol Estes, freed on bond, faces 23 years in state and federal prison as new trials loom. He is appealing an eight year state conviction for swindling and was sentenced Monday in federal court to 15 years on five counts of fraud and conspiracy involving $24 million in mortgages. A July 8 trial is set on two early suits filed after his March 29, 1962 arrest.
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EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Wonder of Agriculture
Estes
Greenwood
Bnegro
Leon Bibb
New York
Mississippi
Knoxville, Tenn
Knoxville
All America
Look Magazine
Girl 3 Survives Fall From Speeding Auto
Pamela Reid of Chicago, age 3, fell from a car traveling 65 mph on the Ohio Turnpike near Berea. She suffered multiple fractures including pelvis, collarbone, and foot but survived, treated, and later detained at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh after transfer.
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Pittsburgh
UPS
Pamela Reid
Chicago
Children's Hospital
Berea
Ohio
Thomas Stewart
Beckley Lake Levy Fails In Outlying Precincts
Sherwood Glutz notes residents around Beckley supported a lake levy at the Monday vote but outlying precincts brought the measure up short. He mentions chatter that two carnival spielers and a lightning rod salesman influenced opinions nearby.
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Beckley
Lake Levy
Outlyin
Levy Defeated In Raleigh County By 586 Votes
An unofficial tally shows Stephen's Lake levy failing in Raleigh County by 586 votes with 10,689 total cast and 6,179 for and 4,510 against. Precinct 114 Madam's Creek in Richmond District delivered a decisive 30 to 0 vote. A canvass will be held Saturday to finalize official counts for the proposed 400,000 dollar levy paired with a 1.2 million dollar federal grant for Stephen's Lake recreational facilities.
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Lake Stephens
Black Leaders Plan Stepped Up Vote Campaign in Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama a Black leader announced an intensified voter registration drive starting today amid 13 days of racial demonstrations that have sparked more than 250 arrests. Rev F L Shuttlesworth called voting a key weapon against segregation while plans for mass marches were outlined.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Greenwood
Miss
Signals Heard Two Days After Thresher Sank
Portsmouth New Hampshire report on a Navy court of inquiry into the Thresher disaster cites Rear Adm. Lawson P Ramage stating a submarine picked up electronic signals two days after the sinking, but officials say the signals did not originate from Thresher crew. The Seawolf investigated but found nothing while ongoing searches continue across the Atlantic as testimony unfolds.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Thresher
Lawson P
Red) Ramage
Navy
Atlantic Waters
Ramage
Atlantic Fleet
Seawolf
Raymond McCoole
McCoole
Board of Inquiry
Frank J. de Stafano Jr
North Atlantic
Diefenbaker Likely to Resign Opening Pearson Victory
Ottawa reports Prime Minister John Diefenbaker will ask Governor General George Vanier to resign Wednesday, paving the way for opposition leader Lester B. Pearson to form Canada’s liberal government. In Palm Beach Kennedy discusses steel price hikes with economic experts at the White House.
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Ottawa
UPI
John Diefenbaker
George Vanier
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Palm Beach, Fla
Kennedy
White House
Navy Br ash Angered By Information Delay
Navy high command condemned the slow relay of Thresher disaster information to Washington after 129 lives were lost. Officials say quicker reporting would not have changed the outcome, yet acknowledged a lapse of hours before Adm George W Anderson and Sec Fred Korth learned of potential trouble aboard. The Navy plans tighter sea reporting procedures and disclosed that garbled messages delayed public updates for three days. Rear Adm John S McCain Jr. provided the Monday briefing.
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UPI
Navy High Command
Adm
George W. Anderson
Navy
Fred Korth
Anderson
Korth
Thresher
John S. McCain Jr
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