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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1962

Page

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Revolution Threatened In Mexico Threatened In Mexico

A 75 member group calling itself the Zapata Movement petitioned the United Nations for a hearing on Mexico under Adolfo Lopez Mateos. They warned of a revolution within 10 days if no UN action results, demanding free elections and the dissolution of dictatorship. The group includes generals, lawyers, professors, engineers, and educators.

United Nations, N.Y UPI Mexico United Nations Adolfo Lopez Mateos Marcantonio Diaz- Infante U.N. Security Council General Assembly U.N Thant Security Council Daniel Schweitzer Chile Zapata Movement Emiliano Zapata Lopez Mateos

Bonn Objections Block U S Bid To Ease Crisis

West Germany objects delaying submission of new U S proposals to ease the Berlin crisis. State Department talks with Bonn aim to resolve differences over the four point plan especially allowing East Germany a voice on an international body to oversee Allied access routes to West Berlin. Secretary Rusk hopes to approach the Soviet Union within a week after further Allied consultations.

Stewart Hensley Washington UPI Russia U. S Berlin State Department Bonn East Germany West Berlin Dean Rusk Soviet Union Rusk Anatoly F. Dobrynin West Germany Dobryn

Pikes Faults Blamed on Construction Delays

Charleston Daily Mail blames hurried work on the Charleston to Princeton turnpike for pavement failures. A 20 mile stretch from Kanawha City to Memorial Tunnel shows 158 defects, with 25 more from the tunnel to Mossy Interchange. Turnpike general manager W E Stahl cites behind schedule grading and settling bases. Portland Cement Association engineer Warner Ohman notes subgrade slips cause concrete movement. Repairs underway, with most rough spots to be blacktopped by Memorial Day.

Charleston UPI Charleston Daily Mail West Virginia Charleston-to-Princeton Mail Kanawha City Memorial Tunnel the Mail Turnpike W. E. Stahl Stahl Warner Ohman Portland Cement Association

State GOP Sets Goal Of 46 Delegates Seats

Wheeling based report says West Virginia Republicans, led by State Chairman Howard J. Corcoran, aim to win 46 House of Delegates seats next November. GOP currently holds 18 House seats and 7 of 32 Senate seats. campaign emphasizes precinct level work and five congressional districts with new training for leaders and volunteers.

Wheeling UPS Howard J. Corcoran West Virginia House of Delegates Senate Corcoran GOP

West Virginia Weather Update From Beckley Area

Considerable cloudiness this afternoon with highs 47 to 55. Warmer tonight and Wednesday, mostly cloudy. Sprinkles possible over the west, low in the upper 30s. Beckley high yesterday, low last 24 hours. Greenbrier normal, clear. Lake level 3.65 ft at Hinton. gates open. no gauge noted.

Beckley High Greenbrier Hinton

Campaign to Stamp Out Singing Along Created by Senator Wiley

Dick West reports Sen. Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin urges more angry young men to meet modern challenges. A self-declared 1962 campaign targets the “singing along” cult led by Mitch, blaming distributable records for turning home parties into dangerous sing along sessions.

Dick West Washington UPI Alexander Wiley Chippewa Falls Wis Senate Wiley Mitch Lester Pindle

Boy Drinks Whisky Threatens Life in Wales

In Haverford West England four year old Deri Jones collapsed after drinking a tumbler of whisky found in a cup. Doctors battled to save him as he remained unconscious, the equivalent of an adult two quarts of whisky.

Haverford West England UPI Deri Jones Deri

Two live Officials Accused

Washington officials testify that two Eisenhower cabinet members arranged a system allowing copper mining firms to reap about 3 million dollars in profits at government expense. Six firms profited by selling copper for the defense stockpile at higher industry prices from 1954 to 1956. Fire destroys a delivery truck at Raleigh Cleaners and Laundry. an employee escapes uninjured after a gasoline spill and brief blaze.

Washington UPID General Services Administration Eisenr Administration Phil W. Jordan GSA Treasury George W. Humphrey Commerce Sinclair Weeks Senate Cecil P. Connor Raleigh Cleaners and Laundry R. B. Armentrout

Seven Years Without Speaking Ends In Divorce

George Lush er liked golf but forgot the time and returned home 40 minutes late in 1954. A heated row led to seven years of silent separation with two households under one roof. In 1958 Gladys Lusher left, and uncontested divorce followed on desertion grounds.

London UPI George Lusher Lasher A. Lewisohn Gladys Laisher Lusher George Gladys Lusher

Former Prince Soldier Drowns Near Pamplico

Dragging operations continue near Pamplico South Carolina to recover H W Johnson 32 who drowned ten days ago He was married to former Sue Smith daughter of H S and Mrs Smith of Glen Daniel The couple met while Johnson served with the Corps of Engineers at Camp Prince Their marriage lasted over eight years Johnsons father Van Elloit Johnson drowned in Pee Dee River three days after the marriage Two other men died in the same accident Their companion reached land safely The Smiths and their son in law and daughter plan to attend funeral services in Pamplico once the body is recovered.

Pamplico S. C H. W. Johnson Sue Smith H. S. Smith Glen Daniel Johnson Corps of Engineers Camp Prince van Elloitt Johnson Pee Dee River Smith Dean Hawley John St

Dow Jones Averages at 11 A M Report

Dow Jones averages show gains at 11 A M with 30 industrials up 2.30 points to 686.36, 20 rails up 0.61 to 143.04, 15 utilities up to 128.49, and 65 stocks at 236.59, volume 710000 shares.

Barron Returns From Japan Tour With Memorabilia

Gov. W. W. Barron arrived home at 5 06 a m from a two week Tokyo trip with mementos a kimono and an engraved porcelain dish He cut the tour short citing routine business at home Accompanying him were Curtis B Trent Jr Everett Parrish and Edsel Frantz Barron said Japanese people were friendly and noted leaders in Kyoto gave a cold reception but English was used in meetings Japanese industrialists forecast a fourfold rise in coal demand over the next eight to ten years

Charleston UPI W. W. Barron Japan Barron Chicago Curtis B. Trent Jr Everett Parrish Edsel Frantz National Governors Conference State Department Kanawha Kyoto

Unclear OCR Note on Bins and Output

The readable text mentions bins on some people yielding nothing but double results, indicating an inconclusive or faulty measurement or process with no decisive outcome.

Government Employee Fired In Estes Fraud Case

Washington UPI The Agriculture Department fired William E Morris for failing to appear for questioning about dealings with Texas farm magnate Billie Sol Estes. Two other ASCS workers Russell E Dill and Harvey E White reportedly admitted finder fees for locating displaced cotton acreage for Texas promoters tied to Estes. the department may refer their files to the Justice Department.

Washington UPI Agriculture Department Texas Billie Sol Estes Justice Department Thomas R. Hughes Agriculture Orville L. Freeman Department William E. Morris Credit Services Department Estes Hughes Morris James T. Ralph Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Clinton Okla Russell E. Dill Harvey E. White

Local Guards To Train At Camp Dawson

More than 2,000 West Virginia National Guardsmen will train in two states and at Camp Dawson near Kingwood. Units include the 1092nd Engineer Battalion and the 16th Special Forces Group with base personnel in Charleston and other cities. Training runs mid June to mid July across Camp Dawson Martinsburg Alpena and Camp Pickett with on the job missions and weather support flights.

Charleston UPI West Virginia National Guardsmen Camp Dawson Kingwood State Adjutant General's Office 1092Nd Engineer Battalion Parkersburg Salem Weston 16Th Special Forces Group Huntington Beckley Hal Williams 249Th Army Band Fairmont 167Th Aeromedical Transport Martinsburg 130Th Phelps- Collins Air National Guard Base Alpena Michigan Kanawha 21St Artillery Elkins Keyser Camp Pickett 130Th Ordnance Company Williamson Army Reserve

West Virginia Briefs and Meetings

State Board of Public Works to close state house offices Friday for Good Friday with many staffers on partial Saturday duty. Officials from the U S Forest Service and West Virginia Natural Resources outline 1962-43 fish and game plans for George Washington and Monongahela National Forests. The West Virginia AAUW convention gathers April 27-28 in Jackson Mill with a panel on education television featuring Rex Smith and others.

Charleston UPI State Board of Public Works Statehouse U. S. Forest Service State Natural Resources Department George Washington Monongahela National Forests West Virginia Jackson Mill American Association of University Women William Ford Fairmont Rex Smith Frances Butler AAUW Washington C. R. Davisson Weston

Man Found Dead On Fayette Dump

Three boys found Sanger man Jess Willard Olds, 45, dead at the Fayette County trash dump as flames burned his feet to upper back. Coroner M. G. Hresan cited acute coronary occlusion. Olds, known to have heart trouble, had nitroglycerin but could not reach it. Evans lit two trash piles. Olds worked a third before collapsing alone. Deputies Withrow and OBoyle investigated. autopsy performed.

Jess Willard Olds Fayette County M. G. Hresan Fred O’boyle Olds

Two Boys Missing After Rowboat Trip From Williamstown

Two 13 year old boys, Ronnie Lewis and Ralph Shuttleworth, disappeared after reportedly rowing from Williamstown toward Parkersburg along the Ohio River Monday night. Police and authorities from state, county and local agencies are searching north of Parkersburg, considering the Dam No. 18 spillway as a potential obstacle they may have tried to bypass.

Sparkersburg UPI Ohio River Williamstown Ronnie Lewis Virgil Lewis Ralph D. Shuttleworth R. F. Shuttleworth Williamstown Pike

Man's Body Recovered After River Tragedy

Crafton Simms, 35, of Fleming Ohio, was knocked from a railroad bridge by a Baltimore and Ohio train over the Little Kanawha River in Parkerburg. His body was recovered about two hours later, police said.

Parkersburg UPI Crafton Simms Fleming Ohio Kanawha Simms Baltimore & Ohio

Explosion at Ky chemical plant injures 30. large damage

An early morning explosion at the Doe Run plant of Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp in Brandenburg Kentucky injures at least 30 workers and causes multi million dollar damage. Fourteen are admitted to a nearby hospital in Elizabethtown and the plant, built in 1951, is described as completely knocked out with a fires burning until after 8 am.

Thomas Gray Brandenburg Doe Run Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp Elizabethtown Poe Street Brandenburg Louisville Ohio River Ft. Knox Street

Shortening The News From Wire Dispatches

Eddie Fisher resumes singing in New York recording Arri vederci Roma as part of a span of news items. The French government moves to restore order in Algeria with reinforcements to Oran and measures against the OAS while Bidault backs the group. In Portland, Belle the elephant and her calf spark a city drive for 30000 dollars. Kennedy schedules a news conference. embezzlement charges hit Edmund Earl Kaieas Jr. Almond receives a federal judgeship nomination. The Shah leaves the United States pledging progress. Mo hammed Reza and Farah meet Thant at the UN then travel on. Lovell predicts moon landings this year as Gromyko meets Yugoslavs in Belgrade. State briefs note Hoff man to head a U S economic department unit.

Eddie Fisher Elizabeth Taylor Rome New York City Roma Algeria Oran Algiers George Bidault OAS Portland Ore Belle Kennedy Edmund Earl Kaieas Jr Bank of New Bern N. C Virginia J. Lindsay Almond Jr U. S. Court of Customs and Patient Appeals Iran United States Shah Mohamed Reza Pahlevi Queen Farah Thant United Nations New York Bernard Lovell Jodrell Bank England Andrei Gromyko Belgrade

Death Driver's Dad Sentenced

ST JOSEPH MO UPI Urban Winterscheidt 36 began a six month jail term for permitting his 16 year old son to drive without a license The teen Larry D Winterscheidt was in a collision Saturday night that killed Ellery L Burdick 85 and injured his wife The elder Winterscheidt was sentenced after a Rushville Missouri mechanic said he told the boy to take the car Magistrate Margaret Young urged parents to enforce boundaries noting the ease of giving in and the need to say no to driving by minors

ST. Joseph UPI Winterscheidt Larry D. Winterscheidt Ellery L. Burdick Nortonville Kan Burdick State Highway Patrol Margaret Young Rushville

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Copper Mining Co Clarence Canterbury Canterbury Eddie Rickenbacker God Jesus Christ Lord Dow-Jones Leh Phillipines Ralph Emery E. Jacobs Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service Jacobs Camp Dawson W.va Fayette Sanger Harry G. Hoffman Charleston Gazette
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