Prominent Beckley Businessman Jess P. Richmond Dies
Beckley leader Jess P. Richmond, 56, owner of Richmond Cleaners and Laundry, died at Flat Top Lake after a heart attack. Born 1907 near the site of his plant, he founded the business in 1932. Survived by wife Katy Adams Richmond and brothers Ray and Clarence. service details pending at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Beckley
Jess P. Richmond
Park Ave
Flat Top Lake
Beckley Rescue Squad
Richmond Cleaners and Laundry
James R
Annie O’leary Richmond
Richmond
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Raleigh
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
Lions Club
Elks Lodge
Flat Top Lake Association
Ethel F. Adams
Katy Adams Richmond
Ray
Clarence
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Thresher Tank Rupture Bared
PORTSMOUTH N H UPI a naval submarine expert testified a tank ruptured on the submarine Thresher 30 days before her voyage but he said the mishap was not a factor in the sinking Capt Donald H Kern head of the submarine desk said a reserve feed tank that sucks in salt water broke while dockside the damage was minor and repairs were made promptly no one was hurt
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Portsmouth
N. H
UPI
Donald H. Kern
Bureau of Ships
Washington
Naval Court of
Atlantic
Kern
State Board Eyes Marshall Budget
The State Board of Education will review the 1963 64 operating budgets of Marshall University and colleges under its control at a two day meeting. They meet in Romney on Thursday and at Shepherd College Friday with bids on textbooks and contracts for renovations and dormitories. The board will honor American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars essay contest winners and set commencement dates.
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Charleston
UPI
State Board of Education
Marshall University and Colleges
Romney
West Virginia School For the Deaf
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
Fairmont State College
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
West Liberty State College
Orchestra Leader Ted Weems Nears Death in Tulsa
Tulsa based UPI report says Ted Weems, 62, famed for Heartaches and a mentor to Perry Como, fought for life as doctors expressed little hope. Weems has emphysema, hospitalized six weeks, oxygen and breathing apparatus in use. He rose to fame in the 1930s and 1940s big band era.
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Tulsa
Okla
UPI
Ted Weems
Weems
Pitcairn
Perry Como
West Virginia Weather Offers Wet Windy Start
Wet and windy conditions sweep across West Virginia with showers and a few thunderstorms. Temperatures run in the 70s in the daytime, dropping to the mid 30s to 40s at night. Wednesday brings cooler highs in the low 50s to low 60s with continued cloudiness and wind. Beckley reports a high yesterday near 70, with a 46 to 59 degree 24 hour range. Oak Hill highs yesterday around 57 and a low near 56. Rainfall totals show about 1/4 inch. Greenbrier and Lake remain normal and clear. a new gauge at Hinton reads 2.5 feet.
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Beckley High
Oak Hill High
Greenbrier
Clear Lake
Hinton
Talks With K Satisfy Castro in Moscow Meeting
Cuban premier Fidel Castro expressed satisfaction with initial talks with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev on military and economic aid in Moscow. A second round of high level discussions was planned for that afternoon as Castro prepared to attend Lenin's tomb ceremony with Khrushchev on May Day.
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Moscow
UPS
Fidel Castro
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Castro
Lenin
Red Square
Toll Rises From Tornado Outbreak Across States
Violent tornadoes and storms sweep the Midwest and South killing at least 11 and causing damage tolls in the millions. Deaths occur in Mississippi Tennessee Alabama and Missouri with roofs torn off buildings power lines down and shanties destroyed. Weather is marked by heavy rains flooding and late night tornado sprees leaving communities stunned.
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United Press International
Midwest
South Texas
Kenedy
Mississippi
Tennessee
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Chicago
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Fort Payne
Ala
Rockford
Southland
Alabama
Vaughn
Russellville
SRC Chief Promotes $200 Million West Virginia Road Bond
West Virginia State Road Commissioner Burl Sawyers urged all residents to learn about the $200 million road bond issue slated for a 1964 vote. He tied the ten year program to the bond and reported SRC progress, with $110 million planned for 1963 construction and maintenance. Interstate work from May to year end may reach $49.1 million, funding details show $19 million from federal sources and $7.65 million from state funds for primary and secondary roads.
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Charleston
UPI
Burl Sawyers
West
West Virginia Contractors Association
Sawyers
SRC
Cuban refugees react to Castro trip to Russia in Moscow
About 675 refugees arriving in Port Everglades described Elated relief over Castro's move to Russia while cautioning that U.S. help remains essential. They spoke of terror, executions, and government control in Cuba, with many requesting anonymity to protect loved ones still there.
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Port Everglades
Fla
UPI
Castro
Russia
Cuba
Artemisa
Pinar del Rio
Steelworkers Free To Bargain Reopens 2-Year Contract
The United Steelworkers Union will be free after midnight tonight to notify the steel industry of reopening the current two-year contract over wages and benefits. No official USW HQ announcement yet. Union President David J. McDonald returned from Palm Springs after recovering from a virus. He met with Human Relations Committee members to discuss controversial issues.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
USW
David J. McDonald
Palm Springs
Calif
Steel
McDonald
Communists Chalk Up Big Gains In Election
In Italy the Communist party won about a quarter of the vote securing roughly 25.7 percent and signaling a potential shift from the center left government. Palmiro Togliatti warned of political instability while urging a path that could realign Socialists with the Communists. Other parties rose or fell with Neo-Fascists at 5.8 percent and Liberals near 6.9 percent. Monarchists fell to 1.8 percent.
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Communist Party
Palmiro Togliatti
Reds
Christian Democratic
Amintore Fanfani
Togliatti
Christian Democrats
Petro Nenni
Fanfani
Social Democrats
Chamber of Deputies
Nenni Socialists
Liberals
Chamber
Senate
Italy
Harper Heights Woman Dies In Gas Explosion
Mrs. Adeline Wiley 51 died in Beckley Memorial Hospital from burns suffered April 13 in a gas stove explosion at neighbor Mrs. Eliza beth Henry’s home. Wiley active in Fixgt. Baptist Church and community groups. survived by husband Thomas Henry Wiley and daughter Florence Ann Wiley.
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Harper Heights
Thomas
Adeline) Wiley
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Henry
Henry
Wiley
Joe Henry
Fixgt. Baptist Church
The
Missionary Society
American Legion Auxiliary Post 70
Thomas Henry Wiley
John Coleman
Wyco
Florence Ann Wiley
Weirton Explosion Kills 5-Year-Old. Three Die or Severe Injuries
A gas line rupture during street work caused a home blast in Weirton. Five year old Peggy Ann Conley died, her mother and two step sisters were critically burned, a neighbor aided a badly burned girl, and debris shattered about two dozen nearby homes. The blast prompted a city investigation into the incident.
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Weirton
UPS
Edward Ewing
Peggy Ann Conley
Floyd Conley
Conley
Gloria Sasyn
Marjorie Long Conley
Suzie Long
Kelly Ann Long
Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital
Debbie Long
Castro Khrushchev Spend Day in the Country With Brezhnevs
Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev paused private talks to join Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko with their wives for a day in the country at the Kremlin. Tass reported the group toured countryside near Moscow.
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Moscow
UPI
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Leonid Brezhnev
Andrei Gromyko
Tass
Remodeling Behind Schedule at Federal Bldg Beckley
The remodeling of the former Beckley Post Office on Woodlawn Avenue will not be ready by August. Three month delay due to metal doors shortage. Judge John A. Field Jr. will preside using Raleigh County and Prosecuting Attorney Sparacino offices. Construction began November 1962 with a $178,293 contract awarded to Wipperman Construction Co.
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Beckley
Federal Court
Federal
W. H. Timmons
Wipperman Construction Co
Timmons
John A. Field Jr
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCovery
A. J. Sparacino
Beckley Post
Woodlawn Avenue
Neville Street
Second Telstar To Be Launched May 7 From Cape Canaveral
New York United Press International AT&T said the second Telstar communications satellite may be launched next week from Cape Canaveral no earlier than May 7. The Delta rocket, 90 feet long, has previously completed 16 straight successful launches. Ground stations for Telstar are under construction in the Tokyo area, with one expected to begin transmitting television pictures by October.
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New York
UPI
Telstar
United States
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Cape Canaveral
At&t
Tokyo
Mansfield heads to Juarez for divorce from Hargitay
UPI reports actress Jayne Mansfield departed Dallas for Juarez Mexico to seek a divorce from former Mr Universe Mickey Hargitay. Mansfield and Hargitay separated after a headline making marriage. the Mexican proceedings are expected to proceed under local law.
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Dallas
UPI
Jayne Mansfield
Dallas Today
Juarez
Mexico
Mickey Hargitay
OAS Truce Team Arrives In Port Au Prince To Ease Haiti DR Tension
An OAS mediated mission led by Colombia's Alberto Zuleta Angel arrived in Port au Prince to press for a ceasefire and deescalate the Haiti Dominican Republic rift. Haiti pledged to withdraw police from the Dominican Embassy, while Dominican demands for safe conduct for Haitian refugees and three Dominican diplomats fueled tension. The arrival saw minimal military activity, with two U.S. Marine helicopters on hand and a calm downtown environment as talks began with Haiti’s Foreign Minister Rene Chalmers.
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Henry Raymont
Port AU Prince
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Colombia
Alberto Zuleta Angel
Foreign Office
Rene Chalmers
U. S. Marine Corps
U.S
OAS
Juan Bosch
Santo Domingo
Bosch
OAS Council
Gonzalo Facio
Costa Rica
Andres Freites
New Hampshire Lottery Bill Decision Looms
Governor John W. King of New Hampshire faces a joint session decision on a bill to legalize a state lottery. He can veto, sign, or let it become law without his signature, with law taking effect five days after desk arrival if no action is taken. Proponents say $4 million could fund education annually.
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Concord
N. H
Lousiana
New Hampshire
Planes Forced Down and Two Missing in Virginia
Two of four crop dusting planes en route from Pennsylvania to Puerto Rico were forced to land in Virginia due to bad weather. The other two planes were not immediately located, with Civil Air Patrol coordinating a radio check to find them. If unsuccessful, a full-scale search would begin at noon EST.
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Danville
UPI
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Virginia
Cmdr
Paul Reinbold
Civil Air Patrol
Piper Aircraft Co
Lockhaven
Reinbold
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Maryland
Ronald Dickson
Farwell Air Strip
Lynchburg
Dickson
Savannah
Kennedy skips West Virginia centennial visit
President Kennedy notified the State Centennial Commission he cannot visit West Virginia on June 20 for the state's 100th birthday because a scheduled trip to Europe. Governor Barron urged all West Virginians to observe June 20 as a holiday to allow businesses time to plan.
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Charleston
UPI
Kennedy
State Centennial Commission
West Virginia
Europe
W. W. Barron
West
West Virginia Pavilion Groundbreaking in New York
Gov. W W Barron and state officials broke ground for West Virginia Pavilion at the 1964 65 New York World's Fair. The ceremony featured a power shovel start and a tour of the fairgrounds along with a luncheon by Fair director Robert Moses.
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New York
UPI
W.W. Barron
West Virginia
Mountain State
Barron
Fair Grounds
Robert Moses
Morgantown
W. Va
White House
David T. Kennedy
Beckley
Kennedy will not hold news conference this week
Washington United Press International reports President Kennedy will skip a news conference this week. No other details are provided about timing or reasons.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Rockefeller calls for showdown with Russia over Cuba threat
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, a GOP presidential hopeful, urged a decisive U.S. stand against the Soviet Union to stop Cuba training espionage agents and prevent Latin American subversion. He warned Krushchev of drastic action if sabotage continues and pressed for Cuba to end the flow of agents into the hemisphere. Rockefeller also dismissed questions about his personal life and criticized Kennedy’s 1960 campaign promises as eroding into evasion and confusion.
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Cincinnati
UPI
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Soviet Union
Western Hemisphere
Cuba
Kennedy
Russia
Latin America
Nikita Krushchevy
Rockefeller
U.S
Great Britain
Central Intelligence Agency
John McCone
Cums Spring on the Open Road Stirring Siren Voices
Sherwood Glutz laments the road as spring calls and the ambulance siren echoes. He argues drivers need more horse sense and less horsepower, joking that telephone poles rarely strike cars except in self defense.
Eisenhower urges support for Kennedy Cuban policy
In Amarillo Texas on a rail car platform Eisenhower urged Americans to back the Kennedy administration on Cuba while noting the public cannot have all government information. He said the policy must be supported though not necessarily flawless as he traveled from San Bernardino to Gettysburg.
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Amarillo
Tex
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
San Bernardino Calif
Gettysburg
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