Borders On Subversion Missile Slowdown Probed
Senate investigators heard unions blamed for slowdowns at Cape Canaveral missiles. Convair Astronautics witness said workers operated at 50 to 70 percent and subcontractors bore fault for not enforcing eight hour shifts. The inquiry cited $3 million savings if factory plugs were allowed for Titan missiles and noted high overtime pay and idle manpower at bases.
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Washington
UPS
Senate
Tom O'Malley
Convair Astronautics
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
California
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Henry Gable
Gable Electric Service of
Dallas
Gable
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Russia
R. J. Corteaux
Cape
Corteaux
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Farm
House Agriculture Committee
American Farm Bureau
Kennedy
Charles B. Shuman
Congress
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Deaths and Funerals Former Mines supervisor dies at 81
Funeral services and burial for Alex U. Miller 81 former supervisor of District C United States Bureau of Mines Mount Hope were held in Tucson Arizona on April 14. Miller died April 10 in Buena Park California after a war era service with the Solid Fuels Administration and leadership roles in mining safety. Survivors include wife Elena? h. a son Nathaniel of Buena Park. daughters Zilpha Burnett of Tucson and Lillian Dozier of St Petersburg. five grandchildren. three great grandchildren. Burial in South Lawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers listed.
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United States Bureau of Mines
Mount Hope
Tucson
Ariz
Alex U. Miller
Buena Park
Calif
Solid Fuels Administration
Washington, D.C
Coal Mine Safety Board of Review
Vincennes
Ind
Shrine
Elvenah
Nathaniel
Zilpha M. Burnett
Lillian Dozier
St. Petersburg
Fla
Deborah Poole
Ellen Miller
Mason City
Iowa
Martha Bennett
Hiteman
Fergus
Albia
Lloyd L. Hadley
George Pegler
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
South Lawn Memorial Park
Edward Marquez Funeral in Wyandotte Michigan
Edward Marquez longtime resident of the area died of lung cancer Wednesday night after a two week illness and a Wednesday surgery. Born April 13 1914 in Stanaford he lived in Raleigh County and Spain with his parents later. Survivors include his wife Consuelo Molina two daughters Liberty and Diana a brother Manuel and a sister Trina three grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Saturday in Wyandotte Michigan with his brother in law Andrew Molina attending with Molina and their three children.
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Wyandotte
Mich
Edward Marquez
Stanaford
California
Raleigh County
Spain
East Gulf
Michigan
Glenn Avenue
Final rites for John Eddins, 60, set at Williams Funeral Home
John Eddins 60 of Sophia will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Saturday in Williams Funeral Home chapel led by Rev. Johnny Spencer. Burial follows in Hotcoal Cemetery. Eddins died at 4 30 a.m. Thursday at Denmar State Hospital after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Russell Eddins
Sophia
Williams
Rosie Ellen Hylton 1874 196? Funeral Services Held
Mrs Rosie Ellen Hylton 87 of Midway dies in Hilltop Nursing Home Oak Hill after a long illness Born Hillsville Va Jan 11 1874 daughter of John and Sarah Dickens member Primitive Baptist Church widow of Andrew Hylton who died 1929 Survived by four sons A M Stevens City Wiley Affinity Charlie Grandview Oscar Blue Jay a daughter Mrs Glen Paisley four brothers Wesley Tom Dickens Hillery and Frank and a sister
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Ellen Hylton
Midway
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Wade Webb
F. C. Calhoun
Mount Tabor
Hylton
Hilltop Nursing Home
Oak Hill
Hillsville
John
Sarah Gallimore Dickens
Primitive Baptist Church
Andrew Hylton
A. M
Stevens City
Wiley
Affinity
Charlie
Grandview
Oscar
Blue Jay
Glen Paisley
Wesley
Tom Dickens
Abbs Valley
Hillery
Baltimore, Md
Frank
Winchester, Va
Tragic incident at Garroway mansion on Park Avenue
Mrs Garroway, recently hospitalized for a nervous condition, lay in nightclothes on the bath room floor of the five story Garroway mansion near Park Avenue. Her business manager Charles Moos escorted the children to a hotel, including Michael 13 and Paris 17, from her marriages to Marquis Andre de Coninck and Adele Dwyer. Their younger son David Jr. 3 remained with his father in Westhampton.
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Paris
Garroway
Adele Dwyer
David Jr
Westhampton
Mayor to Handle Tree Trim Elsewhere in City Streets
The mayor said motorists on the corner could call for help if needed and that any tree trimming would not need Council approval. The street commissioner would act as he saw necessary to keep the area safe.
Final rites for Joseph W. Smith at Glen Jean Union Church
Joseph W. Smith 81 of Glen Jean will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Sunday in Glen Jean Union Church with Rev. Homer Elkins and Rev. C D White officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity. He died Thursday at 2:45 p.m. of a heart attack. A retired McKell Coal and Coke Co. employee he belonged to Glen Jean Union Church. Born Shady Spring April 17 1880 he was son of the late John W and Nancy Hoye Smith. Surviving are wife Dora Jane. five sons Denver and Arlie of Cleveland Ohio Tracy of Portland Ore Grady of Oak Hill and Lotis of Glen Jean. two brothers Creed Mabscott and Rev Samuel D Smith MacArthur. three sisters Rose Blanton Mabscott Mooresboro N C Grace Elliot Mabscott and Maude Payne Blue Jay. nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill will receive friends after 6 p m today and will transport to the church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Smith
Glen Jean
Union Church
Homer Elkins
C. D. White
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
Smith
McKell Coal and Coke Co
Oswald
Glen Jean Union Church
Sophia Station Robbed at Chappie's Esso in Sophia
Sophia's Chappie's Esso service station was broken into Thursday night with a bottom sash broken to gain entry. A small amount of change was taken from the cash register. Police say two men who heard the breaking glass reported the incident. Officer Perry Haga noted the details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappie
Esso
Sophia
Sophia Town
Perry Haga
Thirsty thieves hit Pineville market warehouse
Thirsty thieves broke into the Saw Way Market warehouse in East Pineville Thursday night and stole canned orange juice. Investigators say a full inventory of other missing items is not yet complete as Sheriff Lelan Phillips and Deputy W M Rutherford continue the probe.
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Pineville
RNS
East Pineville
Ralph Justice
Oceana
Lelan Phillips
W. M. Rutherford
Now You Know Mount Rushmore Sculptures Largest In World
The busts of Washington Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln at Mount Rushmore National Memorial are described as the largest sculptures worldwide according to United Press International.
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United Press International
Washington
Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Lincoln
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Man Freed Of Bane Charge
JACK Peoples Jr. of Bluefield was convicted of assault and battery by a Mercer County jury, after being charged with rape. He received a 12 month jail term from Judge Howard M. Jarrett. He denied raping Helen Horne, a 44 year old mother of ten, and claimed he did not know how she was injured.
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Princeton
UPI
Jack Peoples Jr
Bluefield
Peoples
Mercer County Criminal Court
Howard M. Jarrett
Helen Horne
Horne
Mrs Todd in Satisfactory Condition After Heart Attack
Mrs Marie Todd of Kilsyth is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after suffering a heart attack at work at Richmond Cleaners and Laundry on Thursday morning.
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Marie Todd
Kilsyth
Beckley Hospital
Richmond Cleaners and Laundry
Foreign Legion's First Paratroop Regiment Disbanded
In Algiers the French Foreign Legion announced dissolution of its First Paratroop Regiment after backing the four day Algerian insurrection. Officers were ordered under arrest to face military trial. The unit evacuated Zeralda camp, blew its ammunition dump, and fires raged as gendarmes aided firefighting efforts.
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Algiers
Algeria
Sidi- Bel-Abbes
Louis Joxe
Pierre Messmer
Paris
Zeralda
Here
Tax Revenue Boost Supports State Revenue Forecast
West Virginia tax collections rose after a campaign against late consumer sales tax returns, bringing the state closer to the June 30 revenue estimates. State Tax Commissioner C Howard Hardesty said the department is under 2,000 returns behind and the $36 million fiscal-year target remains plausible. Dana Hicks halted large-scale hiring in the emergency program as revenue review proceeds.
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Charleston
UPS
West Virginia
C. Howard Hardesty
Hardesty
W. W. Barron
Dana Hicks
France arrests Generals Mentre and Tridon in crackdown
In Algiers Director Jacques Coup de Fresoe announced arrests ordered by Defense Minister Pierre Mess mer. While many officers are jailed including 15 high ranking soldiers at Mont Valerie near Paris, Challe’s co conspirators Salan Zeller and Jouhaud remain at large as Algeria's Muslim rebels talk peace with France following De Gaulle’s suppression of the revolt.
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Mentre
Sahara
Pierre Faure
Algeria
France
Charles de Gaulle
Kennedy Asks Newspapers For Voluntary Censorship
President Kennedy urged U S newspapers to practice voluntary self restraint during the Cold War to prevent revealing secrets to foes He warned that delaying action until war is declared risks national security while stressing he does not seek to curb criticism or create new censorship The admin would support any specific measures the press proposes
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New York
UPI
Kennedy
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Waldorf-Astoria
ANPA
Office of War Information
United States
Rhodell and Sophia Liquor Stores Cut Staffing Levels
State liquor officials report Rhodell and Sophia stores operate with reduced crews due to lower purchases. Rhodell runs by the manager from 1 to 8 p.m., cashier cut, Sophia uses a two-man crew. Hours remain 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Affected statewide total reaches fifteen stores. recalls possible as sales rise.
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Rhodell
RNS
Rhodell and
Sophia
State Liquor Commission
Victor Augustine
Ed Wyce
Raleigh
Death by San Angelo Zoo elephant fortune kept by judge order
A San Angelo opt ed execution on Thursday ordered by Justice of the Peace J B Holberg after a San Antonio Zoo expert testified the elephant that killed once was 99 percent likely to kill again. Actress June Allyson, 37, recuperates in San Monica from a minor neck operation completely successful. Frances Cuka replaces Joan Plowright in Broadway cast of A Taste of Honey due to pregnancy. State briefs note West Virginia Chamber of Commerce cites milder weather and early Easter as economy upswing with 17 of 22 indicators up.
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San Angelo
Tex
Justice of the Peace
J. B. Holberg
San Antonio
June Allyson
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
Calif
Frances Cuka
Joan Plowright
Miss Plowright
Sir Laurence Olivier
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Hazen Fair
Elmer
Glenna Dingess
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Charleston
Laos Crisis Leaders Await Delegation For Cease Fire Talks
Lao leaders wait in Xieng Khouang for a royal government delegation to discuss cease fire terms. Vienna has not announced agreement, as Xieng Khouang lies in rebel territory. A 14 nation Geneva conference set for May 14 will discuss Laos future, with the US insisting a ceasefire first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xieng Khouang
Vientiane
China
United States
Russia
Britain
Geneva
Laos
New Frontier rolls into action in Raleigh area
Evening Mailbag reports the New Frontier begins to roll in high gear with editor’s note. John Ward nails George Farmer to the tree while Okey Mills halts the coffee break at Pinecrest. Mayor Cecil Miller and N. Joe Rahall rally city crews to clear dirt at City Hall as Beckley challenges Bluefield. Committees are formed for cleanup and Mr. Clean set to visit May 1.
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Raleigh Register
John Ward
George Farmer
Okey Mills
Pinecrest
Cecil Miller
N. Joe
Rahall
Beckley
Bluefield
Mr. Clean
Mr. Safe Clean
Mount Hope Woman Jailed For Assault
Irene Prather of Mount Hope was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 11 22 p m on assault and battery. Arrested by a constable, she faces a warrant secured by her mother. Two Fairdale juveniles were jailed Thursday by a deputy sheriff for being truant from school.
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Irene Prather
Mount Hope
Raleigh County
Fairdale
New River Unitarians Seek Membership In A U A
The New River Unitarian Fellowship will petition for membership Sunday into the American Unitarian Association at 11 a m in the Beckley Newspapers Corp library. The program titled God Person Force or Phantom explores belief. Officers elected last Sunday are Dr Edward M Schneider chairman Cliff Tobey vice chairman Miss Virginia McCormick secretary Orel Phillips Jr treasurer Miss Ethel Keyser and Richard Moyes co chairmen of the Religious Education committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New River Unitarian Fellowship
American Unitarian Association
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Edward M. Schneider
Cliff Tobey
Virginia McCormick
Orel Phillips Jr
Ethel Keyser
Richard Moyes
Progressives To Meet In Rhodell Tonight
Rhodell notices posted by acting chairwoman Mrs. Pansye Whittaker announce a Progressive Party nominating convention at 6 30 p m at Town Hall to choose candidates for mayor recorder and councilmen for the June 6 election. Question raised on legality due to short notice with five day posting standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodell
RNS
Progressive Party
Tow Hall
Pansye Whittaker
Wreck on Batoff Mountain Involves Kincaid Injuries
Beckley State Police investigate a morning automobile crash on Batoff Mountain. James Kincaid, 41, of Lawton, employed by New River and Pocahontas Coal Co., suffered multiple cuts and bruises and was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital at 12 05 a.m.
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Beckley State
Batoff Mountain
Kincaid
Beckley Memorial Hospital
James Kincaid
Lawton
New River and Pocahontas Coal Co
Two Miners Injured In Separate East Coast Accidents
Two area miners were injured in unrelated incidents on Thursday. Chester Bias of Sophia suffered hand injuries when his right hand was caught between a wheel and a light switch at the Winding Gulf Coals Co mine in East Gulf. John Ketz of 220 Doreas Ave. injured the middle and index fingers of his right hand while handling timber at the East ern Gas and Fuel Associates mine in Helen. Both were treated at Beckley Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Bias
Sophia
Gulf Coals Co
East Gulf
John Ketz
Doreas Ave
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Helen
Beckley Hospital
JFK Says Newsman Started Cold War
President Kennedy told journalists that a small raise for a Herald Tribune foreign correspondent in 1851 might have prevented the cold war. He recalled Karl Marx, who then sought aid for his starving family, and warned how denial altered history.
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NEW York
UPI
Kennedy
New York Herald Tribune
American Newspaper Publishers Association
The
Herald Tribune
London
Karl Marx
State Completes RR Negotiations
Charleston dispatch reports the state has completed negotiations to buy an old logging railroad at Cass in Pocahontas County for a tourist site. The purchase totals 142,500 with 125,000 to Midwest Raleigh Steel Co. for engines and track and 17,500 to Wadsworth Farms for a 100 acre right of way atop Bald Knob. A lease arrangement with private investors will follow.
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Charleston
UPI
Cass
Pocahontas County
Warden Lane
Midwest- Raleigh Steel Co
Lane
Wadsworth Farms
Bald Knob
C&o
Motorist Beats Radar Arrest in Small Town Case
Charles Town orchardist John F. Ambrose challenged radar evidence used by police in Rawson West Virginia where he was cited for 43 mph in a 25 mph zone. Judge Gray Silver ruled radar could be used only as evidence in a town of less than 2 000 residents. Ambrose and a passenger testified they were not speeding. The jury returned a not guilty verdict.
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Charles Town
UPI
John F. Ambrose
Rawson
W. Va
Ambrose
Gray Silver
Silver
Kennedy Delivers Speech Amid Laos Crisis Woes
After a tense day Kennedy rushed to New York to assess the Laos situation. He met congressional leaders before leaving Washington to discuss shrinking options for Western powers without a cease fire. He skipped the banquet to address the deteriorating Southeast Asia outlook.
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Laos
Southeast Asia
Kennedy
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Carlyle Hotel
Washington
Notable Hollywood Director Roy De Ruth Dies at 66
UPI reports Roy De Ruth, aged 66, directed nearly 100 films including The Desert Song The Maltese Falcon and The Chocolate Soldier. He died Thursday in Hollywood. Also noted are deaths of Lee F Hammer 89 in New Paltz N Y Dus of Rus sell Sage foundation and J D Hungerford 53 American Airlines VP Funeral services set for Hungerford Saturday in Mt Kisco N Y
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Hollywood
UPI
Roy de Ruth
New Paltz, N.Y
Lee F. Hammer
The
Russell Sage Foundation
MT. Kisco
N.Y
J. D. Hungerford
American Airlines
Barron Orders Out In Spending
Gov W W Barron directed all State Department heads to cut spending to year end after a meeting with department heads and Board of Public Works attendees. The vote followed concern over an uncertain revenue picture.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Barron
Board of Public Works
UAW Aims Flexible Week in 30 40 60 Push
UAW president Walter Reuther proposes a flexible work week to cut hours during unemployment and backs amending federal law to lower the standard 40 hour week. A 1 percent payroll tax would fund benefits for workers on short weeks as union members press for 30 40 60 or fight.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Congress
Funeral Home Institutes Suit Over Fannie Hull Estate
Melton Mortuary of Beckley filed suit in Raleigh County Circuit Court to recover 756.95 plus interest for Fannie Hulls funeral and to sell her one third share of South Kanawha Street property to satisfy the claim. Mrs Hull died August 1958. Defendants include John H Hull administrator, Elizabeth Kuharski daughter of Minneapolis, and Betty Walters granddaughter of Oceanside. Plaintiff alleges Kuharski failed to pay from her estate and Hull did not arrange payment. appraisal of the property at 1000 is deemed low and Melton was not notified to file a claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melton Mortuary
Beckley
Raleigh County
Fannie Hull
South Kanawha Street
Seven Fined For Violations
Seven area residents were fined in magisterial courts on fishing hunting and littering violations by district conservation officers. John E. Richardson of Shady Spring paid 10 dollars and costs for conspiring in a fishing violation before Magistrate J. E. Mays. Loretta Jones of Fayetteville was fined 20 dollars for fishing in a closed stream before Magistrate Frank Sims. Elmer L. Gilliam and Leo Manuel Bickford of Beckwith were each fined 10 dollars and costs for withholding information before Magistrate W. B. Mullins. Doyle F. Kirk of Fayetteville paid 20 dollars for littering a stream before Magistrate Frank Simms. Delmer Winston of Mount Hope was fined 10 dollars for fishing without a license before Judge Myrl O'Dell. The Rev. John William Shaw of Mount Hope paid 20 dollars for illegal burning before Judge Myrl O'Dell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Richardson
Shady Spring
J. E. Mays
Beaver
Loretta Jones
Fayetteville
Fayette
Frank Sims
Elmer L. Gilliam
Beckwith
$15 000 Suit Follows Bus Car Collision
Betty DeLois Walker of Fairdale files a $15 000 lawsuit in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office alleging a Greyhound bus struck her automobile near the West Virginia Turnpike entrance on Feb 13. She seeks damages for hospital and medical bills, permanent injuries, and six weeks of lost work against Atlantic Greyhound Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Turnpike
Raleigh County
Betty DeLois Walker
Fairdale
Greyhound
Atlantic Greyhound Corp
Tour Details For Explorer Post 230 Meeting
Members of the Explorer Post 230 post committee and Boy Scout Troop 230 Prosperity are urged to attend a 7:30 p m meeting at First Baptist Church tonight. Bowyer says attendees will iron out plans for the May 7 automobile tour through a section of New River Gorge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
W. O. Bowyer
New River Gorge
Beckleyan Elected Council Member at State College
John Gravely of Beckley is newly elected to the college council at West Virginia State College after the student election held Thursday.
FINK POOR Garner Fink in Raleigh General Hospital
Glen White reports Garner Fink is in poor condition at Raleigh General Hospital after three weeks of treatment. Doctors say his status is being monitored as he receives care.
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Fink
Garner Fink
Glen White
Raleigh General Hospital
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Paul Hurley
Cris Goins
Jesse Terry
Paul Gilmore
Oak Crutchfield
Gene Rubin
John T. Eddins
Rosie Hylton
Mrs. Garroway
Sophia Station
Man
Bane
Elvane
Sedy Yarz
Constantine
Rome
Italy
Naples
State Motor Truck Association
William A. Witt
Witt
Foreign Legion Rat
By Bruce Agnew
Charles T. Holland
Virginia Tech
School of Mines
West Virginia University
Holland
WVU
G. Ralph Spindler
Jerry Streight
Moundsville
Penscope
State Penitentiary
New Frontier Rolls
New River Unitarians
JFK
Newsman
Gop
Knoxville, Tenn
Merrit T. Creager
Knoxville, New Sentinel and Journal
Chicago
Thomas J. Reedy
Commerce
Loyola University
Funeral Home Institutes
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