House panel trims Kennedy military housing and bases projects
The House Appropriations Committee refused to approve 40.15 million requested for overseas family housing and cut funds for 24 tennis courts at West Point, pools at Futema Okinawa and Sigeonnel Italy, and four base gyms. It trimmed total military construction by 224.998 million and urged funding overseas with foreign credits to curb gold outflow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Kennedy
United States
West Point
Futema
Okinawa
Sigeonnel
Italy
U.S
Korea
Vietnamese Kill Commie General In Viet Nam War
South Vietnamese forces report the death of Brig. Gen. Hoang Ba Nam commander of northern Mekong delta guerrilla troops. In a raid on a Rach Co village conference 73 Reds died including Nam and 39 others said to have infiltrated from Laos via North Vietnam. Nam’s wife identified his body. their four year old son was wounded and treated in a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
State Firm To Build Gambling Boat Replica
Marietta Manufacturing Co announces plans to build a replica Mississippi gambling stern-heeler for a pleasure boat with “unhurried relaxation.” The first of two ships for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey will launch in December. the keel for another vessel, the Agor-6, will be laid August 23. The 163-foot Pier ce and the Survey boat The Whiting are part of the program with Kenneth E. Belieu of the Navy expected at keel layings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peirce
Windsor
Kenneth E. Belieu
Three Hospitalized After Wrecks In Separate Crashes
Two highway accidents Thursday left three people hospitalized and two injured but improving. Michael Charles Jaykus 16 of Prosperity suffered a right shoulder injury in a collision at U S 21 and Prosperity Road. Carl R Jennings 47 of Mullens reported a hip injury but was not admitted. Faukus 16 listed driving a 1955 car pulled in front of a truck. police said he will be charged with failure to keep right. Damages approx 900 dollars. In Raleigh General Hospital are John and Sherry Fissick ages 5 and 1 with a leg fracture and facial injury respectively. Their mother Mrs John J Fissick of Glen Daniel drove the car and was treated for minor bruises. Wreck under investigation. vehicle damage extensive.
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Michael Charles Jaykus
Prosperity
Beckley Hospital
U.S. 21
Faukus
Carl IR. Jennings
Mullens
Jennings
Raleigh General Hospital
John
Sherry Fissick
Glen Daniel
John J. Fissick
Thief Returns $760 To Widow In Garfield New Jersey
A thief sent back $760 stolen from elderly widow Elizabeth Van Dyke after reading a newspaper report. Garfield Police Chief Carmine Perrapato received the money via email, then returned it to the widow after a letter with a Paterson postmark claimed the funds belonged to the Didono family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Elizabeth van Dyke
Carmine J. Perrapato
Perrapato
Io Loss
Paterson
Didono
1650 X Rays Made In County At Mobile Clinic
Mrs Odessa Lewis executive director of the Raleigh County tuberculosis and Health Society praised the mobile X ray service on South Kanawha Street after 428 people availed of the free test by noon closing today. The week total reached 2650, more than double last year’s effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa Lewis
Raleigh County
Tuberculosis and Health Society
Kanawha Street
Virginian Held For Car Theft
William Lee Radford of Floyd Virginia was jailed in Raleigh County on the Dyer Act for interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle. Other inmates faced charges or were released on bonds for breaking and entering reckless driving and related offenses as authorities processed warrants and extradition papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lee Radford
Floyd
Raleigh
U.S
Harold R. Boyer
Resaco
James
Robert
Joseph Harold McKinney
Chicago
Curtis Tatum
Beckley
W. A. Burke Aug
J. Harry E. Collier
Kimball
U. S
J. McQuade
Dewey D. Ellis
Marshal McQuade
Everett v. Webb
Fort Sill
J Okla
James S. Vineyard
Looneyville
Joe Rodriguez
Turnpike
Pasquale Mira
Bradley
Rodriguez
Pauline Duncan
Nancy Baker Duncan
Crab Orchard
Robert E. Bare
David Fernandez
Jast
Arnold Allien
Scott Ave
Burke
Fernandez
Thoma@S Allen
Allens
Beckley Junior High
Henry David Burrell
Old Eccles Road
Eccles
Roosevelt Duff
Harry L. McCreery
Virginia
Probation Granted On Auto Theft Plea
William Lee Radford 19 Flow Va was placed on two years probation by U S District Court Judge John A Field Jr in Beckley on his guilty plea to auto theft. Arrested Aug 2 he allegedly took an automobile from Floyd and drove it to Mount Hope where he abandoned it. Luchini court appointed counsel said the car was taken to visit his estranged wife and child and abandoned in fright. Ellis represented by Hodson was committed to a hospital for psychiatric treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lee Radford
Flow. Va
United States District Court
John A. Field, Jr
Beckley
Radford
Floyd
Mount Hope
Joseph Luchini
Dewey Daniel Ellis
Donald Hodson
First Aid Call Responds to Child with Heart Condition
Berkley Rescue responded to two calls at 113 Berkley St for Donna Albert nine daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert E Albert of Stanford who suffered an apparent heart condition during a piano lesson. She is listed as satisfactory at Raleigh General Hospital after transfer for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkley
Agnes Brunk
Berkley St
Donna Albert
Robert E. Albert
Stansford
Raleich General Hospital
Brunk
Paratroopers Rally in Swift Strike II War Games
More than 4,000 paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division test a counterattack against a fictional aggressor in Swift Strike II near Sumter South Carolina. Eight injuries reported including a back twist and head injury from a snagged parachute. McNamara and top military leaders observe the exercise.
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Sumter
S.C
UPI
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Airborne
Realon
Here
Sth
Ft. Campbell
McNamara
Lyman Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
William H. Blanchard
U.S. Air Force
Adm
R. L. Dennison
Defense
Tom Morris
Three Suits Filed Today in Raleigh County Circuit Court
Three suits filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court involve a promissory note a hospital bill and division of property among heirs. Beckley Hospital sues William M and Lili Ian Macil Bonds for 1420.90 for services Sept 1957 to Sept 1959. Heirs Gladys Eddie James Ross Pauline Harris Lee Hazel Octavia Jerry Cox seek property division with a possible receiver if sale fails. Continental Acceptance Corp sues Ray and Hallie Snodgrass for 1254.60 after crediting 931.99 on a 1955 car purchase with monthly 79.53 payments promised.
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Raleigh ‘County
Beckley Hospital
William M
Lili
Ian Macil ‘Bonds
Beckley
Bonds
Gladys
Eddie James
Ross K
Pauline Harris
Lee D
Hazel Mae Harris
Octavia
Jerry Cox
Beckley Court
Continental Acceptance Corp
Canton
Ohio
Ray
Hallie Snodgrass
Naoma
Jackie Kennedy Charms Paparazzi In Italian Visit
In Ravello Italy First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and daughter Caroline arrive for a two week vacation. Crowds mob the green open car while police guard them with some nerves. Paparazzi capture relaxed moments as Mrs Kennedy smiles and waves.
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Ravello
Italy
UPI
Jacqueline Kennedy
Mediterranean
Caroline
President Kennedy
Mrs. Kennedy
Rome
Train Rams Stalled Car Killing Seven Teenagers
A San ta Fe passenger train at 9 mph struck a stalled car at a crossing near Lubbock Texas, killing seven teens en route to a church picnic. One youth escaped. Victims identified include Diane Smith Carlson Barbara Fancher Sharon Mider James Loveless Everett Baldwin Bitty Snerry from Olton and Spring Lake.
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Lubbock, Tex
UPI
Santa Fe Railway
Jimmy Lawson
Orton
Here
Diane Smith
Carolsn Carson
Barbara Fancher
James Loveless
Sharon Mider
Olton
Everett ‘Baldwin
Star Bitty Snerry
Soring Lake
Tex
Deaths and Funerals Shirey and Lilly cases listed
Funeral arrangements are announced for William E Sleepy Shirey 54 of Rich Creek Va who died in his sleep at his home after ill health. He was a Meadows Furniture Co retiree. Survived by wife two sons four daughters two brothers two sisters and many relatives. The Lilly family notices include a Raleigh County death with multiple descendants and a Fisher Crest era details. The bodies remain at the respective funeral parlors until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E
Sleepy) Shirey
Rich Creek
Hinton
The
Meadows Furniture Co
Lillian Basham Shirey
Wiliam E
Air Force
Panama City
Fla
Ralph Edward
Alfred Hartsell
Newport News
Tommy R. Plumley
Melvin Burgess
Beckley
Roy Pack
Charles H.shirkey Shirey
Ralph G. Shirey
Washington, D. C
Paul Richmond
Hayes Woodrum
Cecil Connor
Ronald Meadows Funeral
Robert Garvin rites set in Desert Hot Springs
Funeral services for Robert Samuel Garvin 69 of Desert Hot Springs Calif former Alder son will be held at 2 30 p m Saturday at the Desert Hot Springs Methodist Church Burial will follow in Desert Hot Springs Memorial Park He died Thursday morning in Long Beach Calif after a long illness He was an uncle of Fayette Circuit Court Judge Charles L Garvin Jr a WWII veteran and retired sales manager of Koppers Coal Co Chicago Ill He is survived by Madaline Cool Garvin three daughters Mrs Chris George Springfield Pa Mrs William Rountree Pasadena Calif and Mrs Robert W Nelson Harrisburg Pa two brothers Charles L Oak Hill and Hubert W Mount Hope one sister Mrs S Glenn Howard Hilltop and eight grandchildren with a sister Mrs Grace Rucker Hilltop predeceasing him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Samuel Garvin
Desert Hot Springs
Calif
Alderson
Desert Hot Springs Methodist Church
Desert Hot Springs Memorial Park
Long Beach
Fayette Circuit Court
Charles L. Garvin Jr
Greenville
Monroe County
Koppers Coal .Co
Chicago
Madaline Cool Garvin
Chris George
Springfield
William Rountree
Pasadena
Robert W. Nelson
Harrisburg
Charles L
Oak Hill
Hubert W
Mount Hope
S.glenn Howard
Hilltop
Grace Rucker
Final rites set for George D. Williams in Sophia
George D. Williams 63 of Alderson formerly of Tams dies after heart attack. Final rites scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Sophia Methodist Church with Rev. L. R. Mason Jr. and Rev. Willian Smith assisting. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Body at Williams Funeral Home Sophia until service eve. viewing after 6 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dewey Williams
Alderson
Tams
Sophia Methodist Church
L. R. Mason Jr
Willian Smith
Ln Sunset Memorial Park
Wiliams Funeral Home
Sophia
Final Rites for A F Howard in Tip Top Methodist Church
Final rites for A F Howard were to be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Tip Top Va Methodist Church. He is survived by a son J T Howard and a daughter Mrs Clare Thornton. The body would be removed from Peary Funeral Home one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Howard
Tip Top
J. T.howard
S. Fayette Sr
Clare Thornton
Mabscott
Peary Funeral Home
Tazerwell
Mrs J D Lilly Rites Set at Sun Set Park Burial Planned
Final rites for Mrs. J D Lilly 86 of 402 Park Ave will be held at 2 p m Saturday in the Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Daniel M Dorsey officiating Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park She died at 7 a m Thursday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Lilly
Park Ave
Caffee Funeral Home
Daniel M. Dorsey
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley Planner LaBastille Reflects On Six Months In City
LaBastille, a planner for Baker, has been in Beckley nearly six months and moved his family here two months ago. He notes initial frustration giving way to public understanding and cites his role in forming the Raleigh County Planning Commission and a Beckley zoning advisory committee. He considers several job offers and emphasizes the need for a comprehensive plan to guide future schools, highways, and businesses. He also critiques past zoning updates and remains active with Curtain Callers theatre group.
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LaBastille
Beckley
Baker
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Curtain Callers
Raleigh County Planning Commission
Citizens
Court notes burden on taxpayers to maintain records
The judge acknowledged the government’s large tax program and stated that, in its search, the burden falls on others besides taxpayers. He stressed that it is the taxpayer’s responsibility to keep records, even as a bank may not embark on a fishing expedition to locate two specific tax accounts.
Slate Fall Kills Miner at Orlando Coal Mine
Boone County miner Thurman Perdue 53 of Dartmont died after a slate fall at the Orlando Coal Co. mine Hernshaw Kanawha County He was the mine’s first fatality in 23 years and left six children. Summers Dean resigned as labor specialist with the State Commerce Department to join United Steelworkers Union in Portsmouth Ohio. A 93 year old woman from Chesapeake Ohio died and eight others injured in a car-truck crash on U S 52 near Trenton. A Marmet man died in a Fields Creek Coal Co. No 3 mine explosion and a hearing will be held next Thursday. Huntington Lt Bernard Tomlinson resigned after a recent acquittal in a conspiracy case. Clifford C Hamrick named junior reference librarian at WVU. Five West Virginians commissioned as second lieutenants in the Army Reserve. Individuals named include John M Herald, David L Core, Ronald B Pattison, John J G Kline, and Edward Sonnenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone County
Orlando Coal Co
Hernshaw
Kanawha County
Thurman Perdue
Dartmont
Tronton, Ohio
UPD
Chesapeake, Ohio
U. S. 52
Here
Frances Tilley
Charleston
UPI
Fields Creek Coal Co
Henry Thurman Chamber
United Mine Workers Union
Morgantown
UPS
West
Hoover proposes Council of Free Nations to defend freedom
Former President Hoover urges a Council of Free Nations as a complement to the United Nations, naming 40 nations already aligned and suggesting Geneva as a possible headquarters. He argues a united council could act when the UN stalls, and stresses America's enduring faith, rights, education, and opportunity as the foundation of freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Geneva
Council of Free Nations
Iowa
United States
America
Teachers selected for Public Health Service internships
The article notes University School of Dentistry doctors Dumbaugh Weir son and Folio from Wellsburg chosen for one year internships with the U S Public Health Service. It also covers C and O railway job transfers to Huntington, Argentine Air Force trainees at Kanawha Airport, and budget and legal items in West Virginia news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
130Th
West Virginia National Guard
Kanawha
Defense Dept eyes turning Sugar Grove dish into education center
Rep John Slack says the Navy abandoned the 600 foot Slant dish at Sugar Grove and the Defense Department is interested in redesigning it as a space age educational facility. The plan would use a simplified movable system to scan the universe and broadcast sounds from space for public education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
John Seek
Navy
Sugar Grove
Defense Department
Slack
Defense
Robert McNarra
Thomas D. Morris
Department
Department of Defense
Four Die In Navy Trainer Plane Crash at Patuxent
A Navy training flight from Patuxent Naval Air Station crashed in heavy rain during landing, killing four crewmen and critically injuring two others. Of 19 aboard, only two were seriously hurt. the rest sustained minor injuries. The aircraft, a four engine Constellation, was returning from Corpus Christi to train Atlantic Fleet air defense crews. Victims include Lt. Walter R. Filmore and Lt. Cmdr. W. Anderson. others named were Dale L. Peyton Kenneth W. Taylor and John M. Heinback with Lt. Cmdr. Louis R. W. Duncan Jr. as a critical injury passenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patuxent Naval Air Staition
UPI
Navy
Corpus Christi
Texas
Walter R. Filmore
Elverson
Dale L.peyton
Senate panel voices doubt on United Nations progress
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reacts to UN performance, with one member saying he is not sure Hoover is right, not ready to abandon the UN, but conceding it has not met expectations. The remark reflects cautious scrutiny of international diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hoover
United Nations
No Search Held Today For Plane
A spokesman for the Beckley Detachment of State Police said all leads on the 12 day old missing private plane from Atlanta were checked Thursday in the Whitesville and Raleigh-Wyoming county line areas. No action is expected to be resumed today in the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Detachment
State Police
Atlanta
Whitesville
Raleigh-Wyoming
Dr King and 3 others Guilty of Disorderly Conduct
In Albany Georgia Dr Martin Luther King Jr and three integration leaders were found guilty of disorderly conduct for racial demonstrations. Judge Adie Durden fined each $200 and sentenced them to 60 days in jail, but suspended the jail time and placed King and his associates on probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
UPD
Martin Luther King Jr
Tgin City
City Recorder
Adie Durden
King
Shooting at Charleston Home Leaves Couple Injured
Fella Hostelier and wife Pat Sy Ann are hospitalized after a shooting at their Charleston home. Authorities say Mostelier shot his wife three times during a family argument and then attempted suicide while trying to reunite with his estranged spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Fella
Pat Sy Ann
Mostelier
Mosteller
Meade Named General Superintendent of B&O Police
Robert B. Meade named general superintendent of police for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The Annapolis native will oversee property protection and crime prevention across the 13 state area served by the railroad, after serving as chief in Grafton West Virginia in 1956 and holding posts in Baltimore Philadelphia and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore, Md
UPI
Robert B. Meade
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Grafton
W. Va
B&o
Meade
BSO
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Annapolis
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the First Baptist Church
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Hilda Lilly
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Clark Kessel
J. G. Lilly
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George D. Williams
W.va
Tomlinson
Huntington
Bernard Tomlinson
Clifford C. Hamrick
Mingo
Randolph County
West Virginia University
Hamrick
Tygarts Valley High School
WVU
Karl Marx
Far West
Dyer
Pennsylvania
Anthony Rembrisz
Scranton
State Road Commission
Warne Cou
Paris
Reuben Ferguson
Wayne Countian
del Ray Beach
Dr. King
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