Baltimore postman's walk ends in Alabama tragedy
William L. Moore a 35 year old Baltimore postman died from a head shot near Etowah Alabama while on a protest walk to Mississippi over racial rights. He carried letters to President Kennedy Governor Barnett and Attorney General Kennedy urging individual rights and equal rights for all. A reward was offered by Gov Wallace and investigators labeled the incident a civil rights case amidst warnings Moore had received threats on his 45 mile trek from Baltimore to Washington and then to the South.
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White House
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Chattanooga
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Priest files charges after racial dispute at integrated parish class
Rev. Frank Ecimovich of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Belle Chasse charges parishioner Leonard Mackenroth with simple battery after he alleges a racially charged argument over an integrated religious instruction class. Ecimovich, with a black eye, says Mackenroth struck him and shoved him into a filing cabinet during the confrontation.
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Alexandria
Mackenroth
Ecimovich
Nation Frosted By Cold Snap
A spring cold snap stretched across the nation with tornado storms in the Midwest and on the Atlantic Coast. Damage reported in Columbus County North Carolina and Dillon South Carolina with injuries and power outages amid subfreezing conditions from Maine to the upper Midwest. Cities including Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Las Vegas Minneapolis and Reno posted low temperatures and snowfall with readings down to 5 below in some western towns.
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Spring Snowflakes Drift Over Greenery
A spring scene of snow flurries mingled with budding plants and flowers. At the Flat Top weather station the temperature was 31 degrees above zero or one degree below freezing at 6 30 a m, signaling a chilly spring morning.
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Weather update forecasts cool clear day with frost tonight
West Virginia observes a cool day with highs 45 to 53 and clearing skies. Tonight will be cold with frost and lows around 28 to 30. Thursday brings fair weather then increasing clouds and a bit warmer in the afternoon. River and lake levels remain normal with Greenbrier and Lake clear and gauges reporting 3.2 feet at New Hinton.
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W.Va 28 To Be Relocated At Observatory
Charleston officials from the State Road Commission and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory agreed to start relocation studies on W Va 28 near the Green Bank observatory in Pocahontas County to prevent interference with sensitive instruments. Observatory officials warned that continued radio interference could threaten the facility and affect the Allegheny Highway project advocated by Sen. Robert Byrd.
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Pendleton County
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Allegheny
Robert C. Byrd
DW. Va
Shortage of Brainpower Imperils Nation Byrd Says
Sen. Robert Byrd warned of a national brain drain at a Charleston Chamber dinner, noting shortages of public school teachers engineers doctors and scientists while Russia graduates scientific manpower at twice the U S rate despite lower higher education enrollment.
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Laos Crisis Deepens As East West Tensions Rise
Washington reports mounting international tension over Laos after Moscow refuses to join Britain in a peace appeal unless the United States is condemned. Officials fear Sino Soviet bloc moves may sabotage the 1961 Geneva accord, risking U.S. military options or a Communist takeover. State Department accuses the Pathet Lao of provoking the fighting and rejects Russian charges.
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Alexandra Wedding Sees Princess Wed Angus Ogilvy
London reports Princess Alexandra, Queen Elizabeths cousin, wed Scottish businessman Angus Ogilvy before royalty in Westminster Abbey. The 26 year old bride pledged to obey and the archbishop conducted a ceremony at 12 14 p m as 34 year old Ogilvy placed the ring and the couple were pronounced man and wife. Tens of thousands of Britons watched the royal rite.
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Beckley voters weigh mayor front runners in general election
About 39 percent of Beckley residents voted Tuesday to nominate John Wesley Smith for mayor on the Democrat ticket and Col. Robert Thomson Jr. for the Republican side. Smith led Hall 2861 to 330, while Thomson beat Curley Allen 920 to 575. Several council contests and recount bids emerged, with close margins prompting calls for official canvasses.
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Tom” Crews
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A. A
Buck” Ross
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John P. Hindsley
J. S
Sid” Larrick
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Cecil L. Miller
R. J. “Jim” Lucas Jr
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Timothy Anderson
Crews
George P Davis
Albert Nelson Scott
Bishop T. C. Glashen
Republican Council
Frank M. West
Everett D. Terry
Democratic City Executive Committee
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R. L. Allen
David T. Kennedy
Elgin M. Hall
Roark Retrial Set For Fayette County
Rush Dean Roark, 27, of Shady Spring, will be retried for voluntary manslaughter at Fayette County Courthouse after a change of venue from Raleigh County. He was convicted in Raleigh County in the 1962 Grandview Cliff slaying of Wilbur Plumley and was later moved to await trial in Fayette County pending a June term.
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Norman Knapp
State Supreme Court
Joseph Luchini
Knapp
Viet Nam To Withdraw 300 Troops From Laos
About 300 North Vietnamese troops, accused by U S officials of aiding leftists in the Laotian fighting, will be withdrawn from Laos a government communique said. The move follows pressure from neutralist Laotian Premier Souvanna Phouma and Western diplomats seeking to curb fighting in the Plain of Jars.
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Pat Kennedy Lawford Keeps Front Page Quiet on West Coast
Pat Kennedy Lawford, sister-in-law to Jacqueline and wife of actor Peter Lawford, maintains a low profile in Santa Monica. At 35 she manages family life, decorates a Spanish style home once owned by Louis B. Mayer, and stays active with the Kennedy Child Study Center and SHARE. The Lawfords avoid public premieres, entertain at home, and golf or ride horses when time allows.
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Shortening The News From Wire Dispatches
Irwin Maier urged Kennedy to promise no lie as national policy at ANPA in New York. Sen Proxmire repaid $9,007 for the salary of his assistant Frank Campenni. Judge Hoffman issued a restraining order delaying a Santa Fe Railway strike. King Hussein faced pro Nasser demonstrations with deadly clashes in Amman. Senate panel eyed Philippine War Claims Act rewrite to curb lobbyist fees. Fire at Vogue Terrace Dinner Theater in McKeesport caused $650,000 damage. Gin ger Rogers not present. West Virginia forest fire warnings cited by Professor Maurice Brooks. Gov. Woodrow Wilson (See See Shortening Page 2).
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The Lake Levy Vote Haunts Sherwood Glutz
Sherwood Glutz quips that many who backed the lake levy show a guilty conscience, likening it to a toothache while noting everyone has troubles and that no one admits they cannot sleep because of their conscience.
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West Virginia 16 Merit Scholars Named National winners
Thomas W. Laqueur of Woodrow Wilson High School is among 16 West Virginia seniors named National Merit Scholars. He plans Swarthmore College chemistry major with biology minor and a aim for a chemistry PhD and college professor career. The WWHS student is active in science club drama and debate, with multiple awards and recognitions. Scholarships are four year undergraduate awards with stipends based on need.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia
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Booth Avenue
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Swarthmore College
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Dramatics Magazine
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$1 500 Gift To Support Beckley YMCA Founding Fund
Beckley taxpayer W A Thornhill Jr contributes 1500 on behalf of his three grandchildren to aid the Young Men's Christian Association here. Thornhill, a Raleigh County prosecuting attorney and member of Thornhill Thornhill and Kennedy, is a founding donor joining five others including Charles Hodel and E C Minter in the capital gifts fund. His grandchildren Kathy Moore Thornhill Lynn Meyers Thornhill and James Ashby Thornhill are named in the note.
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W. A. Thornhill Jr
Young Men's Christian Association
YMCA
Robert E. Cunningham
Raleigh County
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Cunningham
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West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
State Supreme Court of Appeals
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W. A. Stanley
Andrew O
Newburgh City Boss Cleared Of Bribe Charge
Newburgh New York city manager Joseph McD Mitchell was found innocent of bribery and conspiracy charges after a long trial. Co defendant Lawrence J Demasi Jr was rearrested for grand larceny tied to a $20 000 bribe offer by two brothers seeking a zoning variance. Demasi confessed to taking the money but Mitchell was acquitted. Mitchell, who suspended himself from his$14 150 a year post, said he felt relieved and greeted the jurors after the verdict. The jury deliberated over 15 hours before returning a verdict.
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Supreme Court
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Roof Falls Kill Three Miners Near Morgantown and Clarksburg
A roof fall at Johnstown operation of C and W Coal Co. buried two miners, Homer Collins 51 Philippi and William Kacinec 47 Clarksburg, with recovery after hours. A second fatal cave in at Pursgrove No 15 mine of Christopher Coal Co. near Morgantown claimed Roy W Lee 88 Westover. Bodies recovered after several hours.
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Philippi
Barbour County
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