UMW Trial Hears Lewis Deposition in Antitrust Suit
In Knoxville, John L. Lewis is expected to testify in person in a UMW antitrust case accusing the union, its welfare fund, and major coal firms of a five point plan to monopolize the bituminous coal industry. The plan allegedly excluded part time miners, sped fund processing, required union membership for benefits, screened applicants, and sought to control trustees. The $100,000 claim could treble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville, Tenn
UPD
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Lewis
U. S. District Court
Phillips Bros. Coal Co
UMW International Office
Board of Trustees
Phillips
Ash Urges Local Action Behind Kanawha Industry
Ash praises local support for the New Kanawha industrial idea and notes federal agency reps in Fayetteville. He emphasizes local effort is essential, praises the Kanawhan Industrial Corporation chartered six months ago with 2 million dollars authorized capital, and says state and federal aid may be sought as it fits local development.
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Fayetteville
Ash
Kanawhan
Ofice
Eichmann Tape Reveals Guilt Yet Claims Obedience
In a 400000 word statement read in court, Adolf Eichmann admits some guilt over the Holocaust but says he acted as a minor officer obeying orders formed by Hitler, Himmler, and Heydrich. He claims others organized the scheme and asserts his protests against extermination were not acted upon. The six volumes, photo stats of the original, show his handwritten corrections as the trial pauses for Israel’s 13th independence anniversary.
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Argentina
Israel
Eichmann
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Reinhard Heydrich
Poland
Germany
Beckleyan Held In Wife's Murder
Thomas Brandon Smith 52 of 10th Street faces a Raleigh County Grand Jury action on murder charges after his wife Anna Mae Smith 38 died from a chest stab wound at Raleigh General Hospital. Witnesses say he stabbed her then wounded himself with a boning knife, two of his six children witnessed part of the attack. Magistrate set a $4000 bond, Smith had recently been released from jail after a peace warrant incident.
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Thomas Brandon Smith
10Th Street
Raleigh County Grand Jury
Beckley Hospital
Anna Mae Smith
Raleigh General Hospital
Funeral Home
Smiths
Esther Motley
Mary Ellen
Smith
Joe Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Anthony J. Sparacino
Harry L. McCreery
President proposes tax changes on dividends and investments
The administration would repeal the first $50 dividend exclusion and the 4 percent credit on dividends over $50, arguing they cost the government 450 million dollars yearly. It also seeks to allow firms to deduct up to 15 percent of investment outlays, limited to 30 percent of their tax bill per year, to spur modernization and expansion.
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Congress
New York Stock Exchange
Food and Garden Seeds Stolen From Fairdale School
Beckley State Police report theft at Fairdale Elementary Tuesday night. A glass was broken, gaining entry to the building. About 10 pounds of hamburger valued at 5 dollars, commodity butter worth 10 dollars, and 5 dollars in garden seeds were taken. No other damages. principal Sheldon Covey noted the incident.
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Fairdale
Beckley
Sheldon Covey
Chicago Man Jailed On Five Violations
A Chicago man, John Lewis Petero, 25, was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 4:05 a.m. on five charges. He was arrested on Johnstown Road and faces driving while drunk, carrying a concealed weapon, driving with no state operator license, driving a vehicle with no registration, and transporting in excess of one gallon of tax paid whisky.
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Chicago
Raleigh
Johnstown
John Lewis Petero
Paratroopers survive after chute fail saves fellow jumper
London Ontario story reports Drum Major Joseph Lanzrath leaped from 1,200 feet with a failing parachute. Rookie paratrooper K Barrett grabbed the man’s chute during a freak updraft, enabling both to descend safely under Barrett’s canopy.
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London
Ont
UPI
Joseph Lanzrath
K. Barrett
Lanzrath
Barrett
NOW YOU KNOW By United Press International
The champion pole-squatter of all time was Simon the Stylite, a Syrian monk who lived in the 5th century A.D. He spent more than 30 years on top of a pillar near Aleppo.
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United Press International
Simon the Stylite
Aleppo
Castro declares he will not leave the country
Castro says he will never leave Cuba. A late night communique reports the last organized resistance ending within two hours. It notes losses among a small rebel force fighting Soviet tanks with aircraft attack, yet a large part of the landing party reached the Escambray Mountains. Castro endured guerrilla wars in Sierra Maestra and defeated Batista on January 1, 1959.
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Castro
Cuba
Escambray
Sierra Maestra
Fulgencio Batista
Slaying of Edith Kiccorius Still Under Review
SEN ESTES KEFAUVER said he would probe higher into General Electric Co to uncover who ordered sales executives to violate anti trust laws. President Kennedy and Greek Prime Minister Constantine Caramanlis agreed to tighten ties and broaden Greek American cooperation. The House Appropriations Committee approved a $100 million Latin America aid fund. Miss Lucy Fortney and Mrs Jo Ann Stevens face embezzlement sentences in Fairmont. The Cass logging railroad may be WVs next state investment to be reviewed Sunday. Sen Stuart Symington to speak at Blackwater Falls Travel Clinic May 11. Marshall University President Stewart H Smith to be honored at Huntington testimonial dinner.
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Sen Estes Kefauver
General Electric Co
Kennedy
Constantine Caramanlis
House Appropriations Committee
Latin America
Lucy Fortney
Jo Ann Stevens
Fairmont
Bank of Shinnston
Cass
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Blackwater Falls ‘State Park
Marshall ‘University
Stewart H. ‘Smith
Huntington
President Presents Broad Agenda at Public Forum
President To Not since the Kennedy administration took office Jan 20 has there been such a concentrated exposition of its programs before a single public forum.
Spring Day of Prayer at Appalachian Bible Institute
The Annual Spring Day of Prayer was held at Appalachian Bible Institute Brad ley today with Larry Dawson of the Un evangelized Fields Mission delivering the address. Faculty led class prayer meetings from 11 to noon, then private petitions 1 to 2:30 and a gratitude period 2:30 to 3 p m concluded the program.
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Appalachian Bible Institute
Bradley
Police Probe Theft at Elizabeth Coal Plant
Beckley State Police are investigating the theft of an acetylene torch outfit a quarter inch drill and a Black Hawk tool outfit from the Elizabeth Coal and Process Co Crab Orchard Wednesday night.
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Beckley State
Black Hawk
Elizabeth Coal and Process Co
Crab Orchard
Milam James Harrison Milam 80 dies after long illness
Ninety six direct descendants survive James Harrison Milam 80 a Surveyor who died in Hilltop Nursing Home at 2 45 am after a long illness He was a retired coal miner last employed at an Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates mine Born Saxon Aug 15 1880 he was a son of the late Dudley and Emily Cook Milam He and his wife Nancy Tolley Milam celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary March 1 Milam was a Methodist Church member Surviving besides his wife are eight sons Lacy Kelly Harry Billy Archie Johnny Jimmy Arlie all of various locations and five daughters Sylvia Wood Ruby Holt Thetta Covey Leona Parrish Elizabeth Webb A brother Lou Price Hill a sister Sue Webb Price Hill 52 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren Funeral 2 pm Saturday Akers Baptist Church Maple Meadow Burial ONeil Cemetery Maple Meadow Body to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home home of his daughter Mrs Holt Maple Meadow Friday Family to receive visitors.
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James Harrison Milam
Hilltop
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Saxon
Dudley
Emily Cook Milam
Nancy Tolley Milam
Milam
Methodist Church
Lacy
Surveyor
Kelly
Harry
Raleigh
Billy
Archie
Maple Meadow
Johnny
Slab Fork
Jimmy
Arlie
Cleveland
Ohio
Sylvia Wood
Ruby Holt
Thetta A. Covey
Beckley
Leona Parrish
Mullens
Elizabeth Webb
Holt
Final rites set for John W. Tyree 49 Mount Hope
John W. Tyree 49 Route 1 Mount Hope dies from a heart attack at Oakwood Mine Carlisle. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday Maynor Freewill Baptist Church with Rev F C Calhoun in charge. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. WWII veteran Sixth Marine Division survivor. Survived by wife Thelma, three brothers, one sister, two daughters and two grandchildren. Masonic Lodge to conduct graveside rites. body at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope.
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John W. Tyree
Route 1
Mount Hope
Maynor Freewill Baptist Church
F. C. Calhoun
Midway
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Tyree
Oakwood
New River Co
Carlisle
Sixth Marine Division
U. S. Marine Corps
Okeinawa
MacDonald Masonic Lodge
Mount Hope Commandery
Sewe
Royal Arch Mar ‘Sons
Charleston
iThelma Tyree
Charles Crosier
William W
Deir
Nitrot J
Susan Cadle
Myra Lou Kinder
Salina
Kan
Gaynell Mandeville
Columbus
Ohio
Masonic Lodge
Tyree Funeral Home
Final rites for Collins David Trent held in Beckley
The 64 year old Collins David Trent of 1501 S Kanawha St Beckley will receive services at 2 p m Friday at Raleigh County Memorial led by Rev J T Bennett and Rev Henry DuBois. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. Trent joined the Raleigh County Chapter of the NAACP in 1928 and left detailed funeral instructions. Pallbearers from Beckley Lodge 27 F and A M will serve.
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Collins David Trent
S. Kanawha St
Raleigh County Memorial
J. T. Bennett
Albans
Henry DuBois
Greenwood Memorial Park
Trent
Raleigh County
American Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Beckley
Beckley Lodge
York
Final rites for Frank Bradley at Welcome Baptist Church
Frank Bradley 61 of 1514 S Kanawha St. will be laid to rest at Greenwood Memorial Park after services at Welcome Baptist Church at 2 p m on Saturday. The Rev Archie Johnson and the Rev C M Ellis will officiate. Bradley died on arrival at Raleigh General Hospital. He was born May 25 1899 in Lynchburg Va. Survivors include wife Mary Bradley of Beckley a son Alfonso Calloway of Cleveland Ohio two daughters Frances Douglas of Niagara Falls N Y and Willie Lee Wright of Beckley one sister Ruth Hale Saunders of Beckley and nine grandchildren. Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.
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Frank Bradley
S. Kanawha St
Welcome Baptist Church
Archie Johnson
C. M. Ellis
Greenwood Memorial Park
Bradley
Raleigh General Hospital
Lynchburg
Sonny and
Lilly Dale Bradley
United Mine Workers of America
Crab Orchard
Mary Bradley
Beckley
Alfonso Calloway
Cleveland
Ohio
Frances Douglas
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Willie Lee. Breckenridge
Ruth Hale Saunders
Funeral arrangements announced for Mrs Annie Mae Smith
Mrs Annie Mae Smith funeral arrangements are in progress with details forthcoming. Local obituary notices indicate the late Mrs Smith, respected resident of the community, will be laid to rest in a private ceremony followed by a public memorial.
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Annie Mae
Harmon Letfer praises service to Raleigh County
Harmon Letfer declares eleven years of public service sufficient and reflects on the lack of monetary reward. He defends sincerity to Raleigh County citizens, critiques some party leaders and a labor figure, and expresses gratitude for support while inviting a visit to Wayne.
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West Virginia
Raleigh
Wayne
Anti Castro Upheaval Fails To Trigger Revolt In Cuba
Reported invasion by a few hundred anti Castro fighters collapsed as defections did not occur. About 4,000 men slipped into the Escambray Mountains to join guerrilla forces, possibly from various regions or landed from ships. Officials warned Castro faced growing guerrilla pressure though Castro and Soviet support gained prestige and a propaganda win. Many Latin American peasants and workers still view Castro as a reformer. the episode stirred mixed reactions.
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Cuba
Escambray Mountains
Castro
U S Advisers Pull SEATO Members Toward Laos Accord
In Washington the Kennedy administration prepared to seek a SEATO military alert if the Soviet Union stalls a Laos cease fire. An official warned the coming days would be critical as Britain urged Moscow to agree by today, though doubt remained over a Soviet deadline.
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SEAT
Washington
Kennedy
SEATO
Soviet Union
Laos
Britain
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