McDowell Initiates Trial Food Stamp Plan in West Virginia
Welch West Virginia UPI McDowell County begins certifying about 10 000 needy under the Kennedy administration trial food stamp plan set to run six months The plan replaces direct surplus food distribution with stamps based on each family s needs and involves government staff from the DPA Grace Strain leads the interview and certification effort with plans to issue stamps in late May Banks will accept stamps and credit grocers accounts. sales tax implications discussed by state officials.
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WELCH
UPI
McDowell County
West Virginia
Kennedy
W. W. Barron
Department of Public Assistance
W. Bernard Smith
State Department of Public Assistance
Grace Strain
DPA
Strain
Smith
Charleston
State Attorney General's Office
MacDowell County
Eichmann Co-Author of Final Solution Allegations
In Jerusalem the court heard that Adolf Eichmann, then a lieutenant colonel, helped shape the plan to murder the Jews. Dieter Wisliceny testified that Eichmann and SS General Odilo Globocnik conceived the final solution, a claim that undermines Eichmann's defense of merely following orders.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Adolf Eichmann
Europe
Eichmann
Heinrich Himmler
Himmler
Adolf Hitler
Dieter Wisliceny
Wisliceny
Odilo Globocnik
Castro orders UN and OAS action to end firing squad killings
The Cuban conflict drew fresh estimates as invaders who landed last week ranged from 1,300 to 1,400. Radio Havana tallied 651 prisoners, then Castro claimed about 458 captured with about 100 killed. Subsequent broadcasts added 176 captives, raising totals to 634, with observers noting possible escapes, and later a figure around 1,000 was claimed.
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Radio Havana
Castro
Clean-Up Campaign Meeting In Beckley With 10 Counties
Clean-up representatives from 10 southern West Virginia counties will meet in Beckley to discuss the May state-wide campaign. The 7:30 p m session in the Raleigh County Courthouse Circuit Courtroom was set by Gov. Barron and extended to residents of the counties. Ray George will represent the governor as Charleston coordinator.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Raleigh County
Guy Amato
Barron
Ray George
Charleston
Huntington Airport Renovation Planned at $100000
Near by Tri State Airport will be remodeled at a cost of 100000 dollars. The project includes 16 new T hangars and an extension to 5000 feet of the current runway.
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Huntington
UPI
Tri-State
Deaths and Funerals Notice for Allen H. Mann
Funeral services for Allen H. Mann 84 of Lynco will be held at Pine Grove Church Orchard at 1 p m Thursday with Rev Charles Potts of Peterstown officiating Burial will be in Community Cemetery Orchard Grandsons will be pallbearers Born June 1 1877 at Ballard he was the son of Addison and Amanda Humphrey Mann His wife preceded him in death Survivors include three sons Dewey of Elyria Ohio Clifford of Aitman Ohio and Allen Mann of Germany three daughters Gladys Blackwell Lynco Pearl Dillon Wooster Ohio and Irene Gibson Sun a brother Todd Mann Linside The body remains at Evans Funeral Home Oceana until Thursday morning
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Allen H. Mann
Lynco
Welch Hospital
Pine Grove
Orchard
Charles Potts
Peterstown
Ballard
Addison
Amanda Humphrey Mann
Dewey
Elyria
Ohio
Clifford
Aitman
Allen Mann
Germany
Gladys Blackwell
Pearl Dillon
Wooster
Irene Gibson
Sun
Todd Mann
Linside
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Surveyor
Ezkiel
Mary Hendricks McMillon
Ocie Tolliver McMillon
Lomer
Junior
Matheny
Maxine Clark
Genevive Bailey
Kopperston
Edith Cook
Arnett
Ina Foley
Irene Yuton
Columbus
Hazel McMill
Jimmie Dale Botman Funeral Service Planned
Funeral services for two year old Jimmie Dale Botman of Sophia will be held at Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Sophia at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Dewey Wilson officiating. Burial follows in Sunset Memorial Park. He died Tuesday at Raleigh General Hospital after a short illness. Surviving are his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Botman, a sister Donna at home, a half sister Margaret Botman Brown ing of Whiting Indiana, and a half brother George Botman of Chicago Illinois. The body remains at the funeral home until services.
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George Botman
Sophia
Williams
Dewey Wilson
Sunset Memorial Park
Raleigh General Hospital
Donna
Margaret Browning
Whiting
Ind
Chicago
Briggs Rites Noted For Snookum P Briggs
Snookum Perdue Briggs 47 of 224 Birch St Calloway Heights died at home at 2 40 am after a 20 year illness He formerly worked for The New River Co Skelton Survivors include wife Martha Briggs two sons Clifford Hyattsville Md and Arnold New York City N Y a daughter Florence Gay Briggs at home his parents Mr and Mrs Marion Briggs Sprague three sisters Mrs Bertha Beavers Miami Fla Mrs Ethel Davidson Beaver and Mrs Lucy Sue Zimmerman Fairdale Funeral services set for 2 pm Saturday at Calloway Heights Community Church Rev Hayward Lough in charge Burial in Sunset Memorial Park Body to be taken from Webb and Neal Funeral Home to residence at 2 pm Friday and to church one hour before services
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Birch St
Calloway Heights
New River Co
Skelton
Martha Briggs
Clifford
Hyattsville
Arnold
New York City
N. Y
Florence Gay Briggs
Marion Briggs
Sprague
Bertha Beavers
Miami
Fla
Ethel Davidson
Beaver
Lucy Sue Zimmerman
Fairdale
Hayward Lough
Sunset Memorial Park
Webb and Neal
Henderson E Freeman Funeral Arrangements Complete
Henderson Everett Freeman 89 of Alderson died Tuesday in a Hinton hospital after a long illness. He was the oldest deacon at Shi loh Baptist Church and an Odd Fellows member. A retired miller, he worked 40 years for Greenbrier Milling Co. Survived by four sons Powell Baton Rouge Earl Lakin Lawrence Beckley and Courtney East Riverton NJ and two daughters Everett Jones and Lillian Page both of Hinton. Body at Lobban Funeral Home Alderson.
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Henderson Everett Freeman
Alderson
Hinton
Shiloh Baptist Church
Odd Fellows Lodge
Greenbrier Milling Co
Cora Swope Freeman
Powell
Baton Rouge
Earl of Lakin
Lawrence
Eckle Funeral Service Set for Howard J Eckle
Howard J. Eckle 58 of Sandstone died at 6 25 p m Monday in a Hinton hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Thursday at Sandstone Baptist Church, with Rev Bill Apostolon and Rev C H Martin officiating. Burial will be in Greenbrier Burial Park. Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors in Hinton will handle arrangements until one hour before the service when they will take the body to the church.
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Howard J. Eckle
Sandstone
Hinton
Sandstone Baptist Church
Bill Apostolon
C. H. Martin
Greenbrier
Ronald Meadows
Final Rites for Mrs Claudie Catherine Logan
Mrs. Claudie Catherine Logan 69 of Odd will receive final rites at Mountain Valley Church Odd at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Phillip Graham officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Park. She died Tuesday morning at home after a heart attack and had been ill for years. Her body was moved from Caffee Funeral Home to her residence today at 2 p.m. Pallbearers named are Mason Farley Otis Lyons Cecil Perkins Edward Wallace Lacy Blankenship and Tracy Shrewsbury.
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Claudie Catherine Logan
Odd
Mountain Valley Church
Phillip Graham
Blue Ridge Memorial Park
Otis Lyons
Cecil Perkins
Edward Wallace
Lacy Blankenship
Tracy Shrewsbury
Final rites for Avery McMillon in Matheny
Avery McMillon 61 of Matheny will be laid to rest in the family cemetery at Surveyor after a heart attack at home. Funeral services proceed at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Jesus Only Church of God in Matheny with Rev. Keenan Abshire and Rev. Stellie Parsons in charge. He died Monday night while being taken to Mullens hospital.
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Avery McMillon
Matheny
Jesus Only Church of God
Keenan Abshire
Stellie Parsons
Oceana
Surveyor
McMillon
Mullens Hospital
Marylyn Basham Dies at Age 12 in East Liverpool
Funeral services were held in East Liverpool Ohio for Marylyn Sue Basham 12 who died Saturday in an East Liverpool hospital after a three day illness. She was born February 26 1949 and survived by her twin sister Carolyn Sue parents Kenneth and the late Lillybrook residents and by grandparents Arthur White Lillybrook and the Rev L B Basham Odd. She belonged to the Nazarene Church in East Liverpool.
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Ohio
Marylyn Sue Basham
Kenneth Basham
Lillybrook
Carolyn Sue
The
Nazarene Church
Arthur White
L. B. Basham
Odd
Death of Mrs Elizabeth Leisure gunshot case in Raleigh area
Mrs Elizabeth Leisure, 33, Beckley, died at Raleigh General Hospital at 4 30 p m Tuesday from gunshot wounds inflicted by her husband Edgar Leisure ten days earlier She was admitted to Hinton Hospital after the shooting en route to Covington Virginia for a church meeting and was moved to Raleigh General yesterday The body lies at Durgan Funeral Home
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Elizabeth Leisure
Panhandle Hit weathered by storms across region
Tuesday evening severe storms caused minor damage in the Panhandle with winds 55 to 69 mph around Huntington and Parkersburg. Weston faced downed trees blocking a road. W. Va. 2 between Weirton and New Cumberland remained blocked by a Hancock County slide, detoured via Wiley Bridge.
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Panhandle
Huntington
Parkersburg
Weston
W. Va
Weirton
New Cumberland
Hancock County
Wiley Bridge
Rabies Warning For Cool Ridge Dog Owners
Dog Warden A C Allen warns owners in the Cool Ridge area to confine and observe dogs for rabies symptoms after a fox attacked a pack of dogs and was killed. Akers found the fox and two of his dogs died in the fight. The fox’s head is being sent to Charleston. A county clinic at the Animal Shelter will run 10 a m to noon May 13. Some Cool Ridge owners should not wait.
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A. C. Allen
Allen
K. L. Akers
Charleston
Animal Shelter
Public Indicted By Judge Jury On Bad Checks
Fayetteville based report shows circuit Judge C L Garvin Jr and Fayette County grand jurors warn merchants and public to be stricter about accepting checks after 38 individuals indicted on forgery or bad checks out of 46 indictments. Court urges more caution to curb costly crimes and protect citizens.
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Fayetteville
RNS
C. L. Garvin Jr
Fayette County
John Frisk
Oak Hill
Garvin
Grand Jury
Prosecuting Attorney's Office
J. Zane) Summerfield
Walter) Wilson
West Virginia
Lawsuits filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court
In Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office today multiple suits were entered. Mildred L. Fleming seeks $1,000 for injuries from a fall on Oct 11, 1959, alleging a hidden doorway hole. Her husband Robert M. Fleming sues for $125 to cover shoe costs and medical care. Lloyd Dye and Beulah Dye file for $347.68 on a promissory note and groceries, against Brooks and Flodella Carpenter. Lloyd Dye previously obtained a $1,860.35 default judgment against Curtis and Geneva Hunt in a Tuesday circuit court order.
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Raleigh County
J. C. Penney Co
Mildred L. Fleming
Orchard Ave
Robert M. Fleming
Mine poised to become state tourist draw
The Porter firm sees the Beckley area mine as a potential big tourist attraction. They expect broad community support and believe the project will boost Beckley and the entire state by attracting visitors and stimulating interest in regional mining history.
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Beckley
Bids sought for 1000 aluminum chairs at Grandview Park
Charleston officials announced bids will open May 5 for 1,000 aluminum chairs for an amphitheater at Grandview State Park near Beckley. Earlier bids had only steel chairs, prompting the Conservation Commission to seek aluminum quotes.
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Charleston
UPI
Conservation Commission
Grandview State Park
Beckley
GE Chairman Blames Union for Prolonging Scandals
GE Chairman Ralph J. Cordiner told about 3,000 stockholders at the annual meeting that union officials are trying to keep alive the price fixing scandal to pressure GE on wage bargaining. IUE president James B. Carey plans proposals to censure top GE brass. Despite discontent, a vote of confidence was expected to pass as 16 GE officials were convicted and the company paid a $437,500 fine. An IUE proposal calls for an impartial committee to determine if Cordiner or other executives should have known of the plots.
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George C. Harlan
Syracuse
N.Y
UPI
General Electric Co
Ralph J. Cordiner
Cordiner
UE Cordiner
International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
James B. Carey
Cers
West Virginia Reaches Reciprocal Tax Pacts With Three States
West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Kentucky agreed to reciprocal income tax arrangements to avoid double taxation. WV will withhold only the home state tax for cross border workers, with refunds of taxes already paid to the other state. Battle said agreements may start around June 1 and stay in place until changed.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
Kentucky
H. Thomas Battle
West
Battle
TWA Plans First Run Movies on Long Range Jets
Trans World Airlines will show full length feature films on its long range jets starting July 19 for New York to Los Angeles and New York to San Francisco, with international flights beginning August 16. First class only. personal sound headsets, ceiling screen, and a lightweight 16 mm projector. Passengers may move about. cabin lights remain, projector beam avoids aisle interference.
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TWA
Six Escapees Recaptured at Wayne County Jail
Six inmates who escaped from Wayne County jail last Sunday night are back in custody. Five were captured Tuesday and one surrendered. Henry Hill and Robert Roseberry, both of Chicago, were nabbed by West Virginia State Police near Fort Gay. Troy Lee Jarrell, 26, surrendered at his Catlettsburg Kentucky home. Three others, James Mattox Huntington, Russell Yates of Catlettsburg, and Robert Salters of Louisa, were captured by Kentucky State Police near Catlettsburg Tuesday. The escape occurred after overpowering a jailer and a trusty and locking them in a cell. the breakout was not detected until Monday morning.
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WAYNE
UPI
Wayne County
West Virginia
Henry Hill
Robert Roseberry
Chicago
Fort Gay
Troy Lee Jarrell
Catlettsburg
Leonard Hampton
Kentucky
James Mattox
Huntington
Russell Yates
Robert Salters
Louisa
Albert Adkins
Behind Scenes Briefing on Cuba Policy Dispute
A background briefing notes Kennedy and Secretary of State Rusk were at odds over the attempt to topple Castro. The White House says Rusk may have disliked the plan but was not at odds with the President over the basic policy decision.
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France
Laos
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Castro
White House
Rusk
Barron Orders R.R. Purchase Negotiations Begin
Conservation Director Warden M. Lane has been asked by Governor Barron to negotiate for an option to purchase the Cass Railroad in Pocahontas County with intent to buy after July 1. The 1961 Legislature allotted 150000 for the purchase from Mower Lumber Co. and Midwest Steel Corp. for a tourist attraction. Lane says talks with railroad officials aim to finalize the purchase by week’s end.
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UPI
Lane
W. W. Barron
Cass
Pocahontas County
Barron
Mower Lumber Co
Midwest Steel Corp
Car Wrecks In River Grandma Swims Ashore
Mrs Sleeth 78 of Elkins survived a car plunge into a stream on U S 33 near Glenville, recalling forty years of swimming training. She swam 50 feet to shore while her husband was rescued nearby, later reported in good condition at a local hospital.
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UPI
Sleeth
Atlas Failure Project Mercury Schedule Says Still On Year
Mercury Director Robert R. Gil Ruth asserts a manned orbital flight remains on the calendar year's schedule though other sources note dim prospects for hitting the November target as multiple launches appear unlikely to proceed in sequence.
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Mercury
Robert R. Gilruth
America
Congo Arrests Leaders After Tananarive Conference Rift
Leaders who did not attend the Tananarive conference were arrested as the present meeting concluded. The ultimatum’s final point was delivered after over 150 delegates at the parley seated Jason Sendwe, a northern Katanga Baluba figure opposed by Tshombe, and Sendwe was absent from the Tananarive gathering.
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Jason Sendwe
Tshombe
Sendwe
Tafarian To Speak At State UPI Meet
H Roger Tafarian chief editor of United Press International will headline the fifth annual spring meeting of UPI Editors of West Virginia in Wheeling. About 30 editors are expected, with workshops and a group lunch. The event at Wilson Lodge in Oglebay Park includes officer elections.
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Fairmont
W. Va
UPI
H. Roger Tafarian
United Press International
West Virginia
Wheeling
Fairmont Times
Bill Evans
Editors Association
Tatarian
Evans
Wilson Lodge
Oglebay Park
J. Knox Dye
Pt. Pleasant Register
C. D. Wyatt
Hinton Daily News
J. Richard Toren
Charleston
Kefauver Calls GE Officials Over Price Rigging Testimony
Senator Estes Kefauver criticized General Electric top management comparing them to college presidents unaware of players’ pay after a former GE division chief testified that price rigging conspiracies were known at the highest levels. Cordiner denied the allegations as untrue and demanded his chance to testify. Four GE witnesses testified that officials instructed secret meetings with competitors to fix prices.
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Cordiner
Paxton
Scarbro Youth Admits B and E and Bond Set
A 19 year old Scarbro youth, Jerry Wars wick, waived preliminary hearing and posted 500 bond after admitting to breaking and entering the Top Hat Drive In near Oak Hill on April 11. He named theft of 100.60 dollars in coins and said he spent the money at several places after leaving the Teen Age Club.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Scarbro
Jerry Warswick
Top Hat
Blaketown
Woay
Warwick
Invasion Survivor Recounts Cuba Landing and Mirage of Escape
A Cuban invasion survivor describes landing near Playa Larga after sailing from a Latin American country. He details 1,500 troops, six ships, two sunk ammunition ships, and a rapid withdrawal after three days of fighting. He notes Castro’s heavy air and land response and that the group included 26 lawyers led by the jef e de la seccion legal.
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Cuba
Cayo Guano
Rey Guano
Playa Larga
Long Beach
Castro
San Roman
Jefe de la Seccion Legal
U.S
Aid Bill Faces Biggest Hurdle
Washington Kennedy's 394 million program for revitalizing economically distressed communities faces its toughest congressional hurdle. The House is expected to pass the measure, but GOP leaders warn of a close vote as Byrnes leads opposition to the back door financing provision allowing 300 million in federal outlays without explicit congressional appropriation.
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API
Kennedy
House
White House
John W. Byrnes
GOP Policy Committee
Congress
De Gaulle Regains France Power After Algerian Mutiny
France's leadership crisis ends as De Gaulle's forces seize control. Loyalist troops secure key sites in Paris while rioters disperse. Mutiny collapsed without wide support among armed forces, French public, or foreign governments. De Gaulle gains prestige and leverage for talks with Algerian rebels.
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de Gaulle
Algeria
France
Jean Morin
Fernand Gambier
Algiers
Sahara
Insala
Gorge Tour Plan Aims For Large Carvan With Gov Barron
Mayor Harold Eagle supports the Gorge Tour journey with Gov Barron possibly joining. Up to 100 cars are expected, staged in groups leaving 15 minutes apart. Labor Council and Explorer Post 230 meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday to arrange routes and stops on the one day May 7 starting at Greenbrier Dairy parking area.
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Harold Eagle
W. O. Bowyer
Prosperity
Explorer Post Committee
Greenbrier Dairy
Stanaford Road
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