Federal Action Targets Prince Edward County School Integration
The Justice Department petitions U.S. District Judge Oren R. Lewis to reopen and sustain racially integrated public schools in Prince Edward County Farmville Virginia. It seeks orders to end private tuition grants supporting racially discriminatory schools, and to suspend Virginia public funding until integration resumes.
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Farmville
UPI
Old Virginia
U.S. Department of Justice
Robert F. Kennedy
Prince Edward County
County Board of Supervisors
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Prince Edward
Prince Edward School Foundation
Justice Department
U.S
Oren R. Lewis
Richmond
Virginia
Gabe Paul resigns as Houston GM to join Cleveland Indians
NEW YORK (UPI) Gabe Paul resigned as general manager of the Houston club in the National League today and accepted a similar post with the Cleveland Indians. Matt Mitchell, 38, of Stephenson, was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital at 1:30 a.m. for treatment of a head injury after being struck by a trolley pole at the Page Coal and Coke Co. mine in Stephenson. He is listed in satisfactory condition.
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NEW York
UPI
Gabe Paul
Houston
Cleveland Indians
Stephenson
Matt Mitchell
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Page Coal and Coke Co
Deaths and Funerals Bulletin Highlights Local Tragedies
Manteo resident John D. Earle, brother of Mrs. Cecil D. Cooke, killed in a forest fire area airplane crash while piloting over the blaze near Manteo. Elizabeth Leisure of Beckley dies from multiple gunshot wounds inflicted by her husband Edgar Leisure. funeral set in Beckley with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park. Elva E. Cook, 72, of Prince, found dead. coroner cites heart attack after long service with McAlpin Coal Co. George Vegh, 73, of Ashtabula, formerly Minden, dies in hospital. funeral planned in Oak Hill. Numerous relatives listed, with services scheduled or recently conducted across several towns.
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John D. Earle
Manteo
N. C
Cecil D. Cooke
Queen St
Earle
Elizabeth Leisure
Beckley
New Hope Baptist Church
Nelson Staples
H. E. Davis
Greenwood Memorial Park
Leisure
Raleigh General Hospital
Edgar Leisure
Fannie Chandler
William Albert Hannah
Durgan
Morris Ave
Elva E
Butch) Cook
Prince
McAlpin
Fayette County
M. G. Hiesan
Cook
William H
Mary Laxton Cook
Mearl Cook
Hershell
Soulsville
Harry
Lillybrook
O Dell
Mullens
Josephine Cooper
Killarney
R. R. Pharr
J. J. Jackson
Keyrock
John Vegh
Ashtabula
Ohio
Minden
Tyree
Oak Hill
Odis McNeil
High Lawn Memorial Park
Vegh
Frank
Ravenswood
Bennie Blethen
Ash
Eddins R. John Russell Eddins dies at 60 in Sophia
John R. Eddins 60 of Sophia died at 4 30 a m today in Denmar State Hospital after a long illness He was a retired employee of Pemberton Coal and Coke Co mine Big Stick Born July 4 1900 in Bridgewater Va he was a son of Clyde and Rebecca Eddins His wife Ocie preceded him in death in 1952 Survived by three daughters Mrs Don Hollingsworth Palmers NY Mrs Thelma Montgomery Neward Del and Mrs Ray White Baltimore Md four brothers Joe Sam Fred of Sophia and W A Lynn Haven Fla and ten grandchildren Funeral arrangements pending at Williams Funeral Home Sophia
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John Russell Eddins
Sophia
theDenmar State Hospital
Denmar
Pemberton Coal and Coke Co
Big Stick
Bridgewater
Clyde
Rebecca Eddins
Ocie Eddins
Harold
Don Hollingsworth
Palmers
N. Y
Thelma Montgomery
Neward
Del
Ray White
Baltimore
Joe
Sam
Fred
W. A
Lynn Haven
Fla
Williams
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Bailey 81 Harvey
Mrs Emma Bailey 81 Harvey will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Friday at Harvey Baptist Church with Rev Leon Simms in charge. Burial follows at Harvey Cemetery. She died Wednesday in Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. Born in Alabama in 1880 she was a Price Hill Baptist Church member. A sister in Alabama survives.
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Emma Bailey
Harvey
Harvey Baptist Church
Leon Simms
Harlem Heights
Harvey Cemetery
Bailey
Oak Hill
Price Hill Baptist Church
Alabama
Funeral services for Mrs Della Mae Lawrence
Funeral services for Mrs Della Mae Lawrence 61 of Simon will be conducted at 2 p m Friday in the Freewill Baptist Church at Simon with the Rev Ferguson in charge Burial will be in the local cemetery depending on family plans the service details appear in the Simon obituary column
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Della ‘Mae Lawrence
Simon
Freewill Baptist Church
Ferg Proffitt
Funeral services for Dr. French W Thompson in Lewisburg
Dr. French W Thompson 86 former Greenbrier College president held in Lewisburg on Friday. He led Greenbrier from 1925 to 1952 and died Tuesday in Salisbury Maryland Hospital from a heart attack. Born Monticello Arkansas, he also served as president of Daniel Baker and Texas Presbyterian colleges in Texas.
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Lewisburg
W. Va
UPI
French W. Thompson
Greenbrier College
Thompson
Salisbury
Monticello
Ark
Texas
Daniel Baker
Texas Presbyterian
Shortening The News Central West Virginia District Heads Weston
West Virginia district effective June 4. he succeeds Rev. Joseph DiBardi as head of the Weston area district. Groundbreaking today at Green Bank for a new 300 foot radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Swollen streams in the northern panhandle receding toward normal after a flood threat. William A. Steele re-elected president and named chairman of the Wheeling Steel Corp. board, succeeding retiring John L. Neudoerfer who will stay on the board.
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West Virginia
Joseph DiBardi
Weston Area
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Green Bank
Panhandle
William A. Steele
Wheeling Steel Corp
John L. Neudoerfer
Diors
Mount Hope Brothers Held For Tampering
Two Mount Hope brothers Gene and James Rakes face hearings before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez at 7 30 p m on May 4 for tampering with an automobile. They were moved from Fayette County to Raleigh County Jail at 10 30 a m today by Sheriff C A Slim Thompson and a deputy and then released on 500 bond each for appearances before Rodriguez.
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Mount Hope
Gene
James Rakes
Joe Rodriguez
Fayette County
Raleigh County
C. A
Slim"’ Thompson
Rodriguez
GE official subpoenaed in rigging probe
Washington police and prosecutors investigate price fixing at General Electric. The Senate antitrust subcommittee subpoenas GE vice president Arthur F. Vinson after former GE executives testify that he ordered secret meetings with Westinghouse and Allis-Chalmers to fix prices on heavy equipment. Vinson denies knowledge of the scheme and Paxton pressure.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
General Electric Co
Arthur F. Vinson
Subcommittee
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Vinson
Kefauver
Westinghouse
Allis-Chalmers
George E. Burens
Philadelphia
Burens
Robert Paxton
Paxton
Frank Hentschel
President proposes sweeping ethics rules for government employees
A regular government employee would be barred from outside pay for any government transaction or private business in which they hold a stake without agency head approval. Kennedy calls for congressional action and issues executive memoranda to prevent switching sides and to curb insider advantages. Proposals include banning paid lectures tied to official duties, applying relief standards to holdings of appointees, requiring sale of defense stock, prohibiting gifts to workers with conflicts, stopping use of non public information for private gain, and restricting outside work incompatible with federal service.
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Kennedy
Department
Executive Branch
Senate Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Theft at Beckley UMW District 19 Offices
United Mine Workers of America District 19 offices in Beckley report a theft of 253 dollars from a desk on Wednesday night. Entry was gained by breaking a side window and a child's watch was also reported missing. Raleigh Road police said they are investigating.
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Beckley State
District 19
United Mine Workers of America
Jan Mites
Raleigh Road
Hopkins Skylanes Set to Open Friday in Beckley
Hopkins Skylanes on South Oakwood Avenue will open at 6 p m Friday with 12 new bowling lanes, bringing Beckley city limits to 36 lanes. The first floor opens now with snack bar pro shop locker rooms dressing rooms and ladies lounge. Brunswick rep Lloyd Frankel will be on site Saturday 1 p m to 6 p m for ball and shoe fittings, with Brunswick instructors to teach fundamentals.
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Motor
Beckley
Brunswick Inc
Skylanes
Lloyd Frankel
Special Services
Brunswick
Hopkins
Frankel
First McDowell County Family Signs Up for Food Stamps
Edward Levy, 48, of Roderfield, became the first person in the nation to sign up for the federally piloted food stamp program. About 400 families in the Panther and Gary areas registered in McDowell County, one of eight sites nationwide. Governor Barron and Public Assistance Director Smith witnessed the ceremony as stamps, usable June 1, are expected to inject 8 to 10 million dollars into the county annually.
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WELCH
UPS
Panther
Gary
McDowell County
Agriculture Department
Edward Levy
Roderfield
W. W. Barron
W. Bernard Smith
Barron
De Gaulle planned purge to remove extremists
Government sources say De Gaulle would take drastic action to purge both left and right extremists from civilian, government, and military positions. A purge of the army and possible dissolution of the Foreign Legion were discussed while Premier Debre warned the action would be tough to restore firmness to the state.
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de Gaulle
French Foreign Legion
Michel Debre
Kennedy Thieves Targeted for Deportation and Asset Seizure
A German secret police document dated October 1, 1943 outlines plans to assimilate Joe Kennedy’s collaborators as criminals. It states confiscation of illegally acquired property and mass relocation to districts with other criminals. Eichmann is depicted as in charge of deporting Jews and stripping them of property.
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Eichmann
Aid Bill Faces House Clash Over Backdoor Financing
The debate centered on backdoor financing in a bill that the House considered a take-it-or-leave-it compromise. The roll call to accept the proposal was 223 to 193, with Senate approval already by voice vote. The $94 million would become available only after Congress appropriates it, including $75 million for public facility construction and $19 million yearly for technical assistance, retraining, and unemployment subsistence programs.
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House
Senate House
Senate
Congress
Building Permit Issued For New Post Office
Morris Skilken & Co of Columbus Ohio received a building permit Wednesday from the City Recorder for the Beckley Post Office on North Kanawha Street at an estimated cost of 240000. The firm paid 597 50 for the permit. Lee T Miller 111 Plumley Ave was issued a permit Monday to construct a basement under his house with a 10 permit fee on 1000 estimate. Alan Susman Queen Street was granted permission Monday to build a six room brick veneer house with full basement carport and hot water heat paying 50 for a 21000 cost project.
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Morris Skilken & Co
Columbus
Ohio
City Recorder's Office
Beckley Post Office
Kanawha Street
Lee T. Miller
Plumley Ave
Alan Susman
Queen Street
Dickens in Satisfactory Condition After Mine Incident
Billy Dickens aged 24 of Pine Knob is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital for a back injury suffered when struck by a buggy at an Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates mine around 8 30 p m Wednesday.
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Dickens
Billy Dickens
Pine Knob
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Nancy Kinsey’s Eye Operation Aids West Virginia Help
Two year old Nancy Kinsey of St Albans underwent a 12 hour operation to remove a cancerous eye and prevent spread to her remaining good eye Doctors said she was doing fine. West Virginians including inmates at Moundsville Prison donated about 2000 dollars to cover medical expenses and travel for specialist evaluation in New York. Father Jack Kinsey expressed gratitude for the community support.
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Charleston
API
West
Jack Kinsey
Lenient Fidel Reaches Out as Invasion Trials Begin
Castro, calm and lenient, answered prisoner questions during a disrupted Sports Palace address. Gunshots by a guard stopped him briefly but he did not denounce enemies. Reports say up to 200,000 Cubans arrested in a broad island round up as thousands gathered for the trials amid mixed loyalties and apologies.
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Castro
Cuba
Accused Killer Smith Remanded Without Bond
Smith appeared before Judge Mc Creery after reporting to the prosecuting attorney's office. The judge refused bond, remanding him to the county jail at 11:50 a.m. until the prosecutor determines bondability. No bond will be set until investigation concludes.
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Smith
McCreery
State Judges Visit Furrow Farm In WV Young Farmer Contest
A panel of West Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce judges will tour Emnell Furrow's farm this evening. Furrow earned a state contest berth after Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce selected him for the Outstanding Young Farmer competition.
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West Virginia
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Emnell Furrow
Furrow
Beckley
Beckley BBDC Schedules 3 PM Meeting
The Beckley Business Development Corp meets at 3 p.m. today in the Bank of Raleigh meeting room. Floyd M. Sayre, Beckley Chamber of Commerce managing director, says the session will cover routine business.
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Beckley Business Development Corp
Bank of Raleigh
Floyd M. Sayre
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
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