West Virginia GOP and Democrats differ on economic path
In Charleston AP dispatch Republicans and Democrats outline distinct approaches to Boost West Virginia economy. Democrats emphasize lengthy economic development plank with road and defense spending while Republicans push a three front plan focusing on natural resources human and governmental resources including STEP and WVU research. Both pledge a Department of Natural Resources and a revamped industrial development setup and back a stronger education and tax policy along with expanded federal highway funds. The GOP highlights the STEP program and defense industry growth while Democrats push a broad road repair and construction plan and an expanded vocational retraining effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Department of Natural Resources
West Virginia University
Human Rights Commission
GOP
Underwood
Wvu
Harold Neely
United Nations Refuses Katanga Transport Promises
The secretary general bowed to Tshombe's demands and will not move Lumumba government officials to Elisabethville, nor dispatch UN troops from Ghana and Guinea to Katanga, denying Lumumba control claims in the province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tshombe
Lumumba
Elisabethville
Katanga
Soviet Caused Conflicts Highlight Latin America Conference
Delegates open Saturday talks with focus on Soviet influence in Cuba and Venezuela’s charges against the Dominican Republic. Police dispersed a crowd outside a hotel shouting Cuba Si as the conference proceeds with Venezuelan accusations debated first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Latin America
Dominican Republic
Soviet trial interview hopes fade as powers seek access
Family says no questions about testifying while Soviet officials bar contact with Barbara Powers. Foreign lawyers rarely participate in Soviet trials. Grimov, veteran prosecutor, sessions with Powers and a Nuernberg link to Roman Rudenko. Parker seeks Khrushchev interview via Intourist but no reception expected. Family discontent with in laws and separate arrangements hints at tension.
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Eut
Soviet Union
Grimov
Nuernberg
Powers
Roman A. Rudenko
Barbara Powers
Driver Arrested for DWI and No License in Beckley
Charles Richard DeHart, 21, of Beckley, was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 2:10 AM on charges of driving while intoxicated and driving with no state operator's license. He was arrested by City Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Richard DeHart
Beckley
Raleigh County
Cyprus Gains Independence Amid Greek Turkish Tensions
Cyprus moved toward independence with Makarios and Fazil Kutchuk signing treaties alongside Greek and Turkish ambassadors. Nicosia streets showed Greek and Turkish flags but little sign of a unified republic. EOKA opposed the ceremonies over the pact barring union with Greece. Cyprus spans about twice Delaware in area with a 500000 population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh
Cyprus
Makarios
Fazil Kutchuk
Nicosia
Cyprus Republic
EOKA
Greece
Mediterranean
Delaware
Senators Move on 42 Amendments for Coverage Cuts
Senators introduced 42 amendments aimed at piecemeal cuts to coverage provisions. Most amendments, including many by Goldwater, target narrowing benefits and altering eligibility rules within the current bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldwater
Quarterly Meeting Set By Health Tb Unit
The Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association board will hold its regular quarterly meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Room 2 of the Memorial Building on South Kanawha Street. The program includes committee reports, the treasurer’s report, and a report from Mrs. C C Lewis, executive director. New business and announcements about upcoming Tb association meetings will be discussed.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Memorial Building
South
Kanahwa Street
C. C. Lewis
Tb Association
Bands Enter Miners Day Parade Aug 20 in Beckley
Be clinging Miners Day parade on August 20 in Beckley will feature several Raleigh County bands with plans to recruit units from Fayetteville and Wyoming counties. Parade chairmen urge band leaders to call Pete Crouch, while auto dealers are asked to donate new cars for the procession. Dignitaries include Mayor Cecil L. Miller and George Titler. The color guard from the armed services will be present and the parade starts at 5 p m on Valley Drive with float entries welcome.
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Raleigh County
Beckley
Bob Harvit
Harvit
Fayetteville
Wyoming
Pete Crouch
Johnny Jones
Cecil L. Miller
John Kushner
Crawford Wilson
George Titler
UMWA
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Valley Drive
Red Trawler Sighted Off N. Carolina Coast
MANTEO N C AP A fishing boat captain reported he encountered a Soviet trawler off the North Carolina coast Monday Capt Dan Lewark said he sailed within 20 feet of the trawler a few miles off Oregon Inlet The trawler appeared uneaten wet and equipped with gear that looked unused Navy planes were observed flying over the trawler
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Manteo
N. C
North Carolina
Dan Lewark
Oregon Inlet
Lewark
Commodities to be handed out at Mabscott Town Hall
The Mabscott Town Hall will distribute commodities on Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Recipients are urged to bring their own containers and carry a sense of urgency for pickup.
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Mabscott Town Hall
Deaths and Funerals In West Virginia
Funeral services for William Francis Kennedy 75 of Mabscott will be held at MacArthur Church of God with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. He died at home after a long illness. Survived by wife Goldie Salina Kennedy seven daughters three sons and multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren. Also notes Charley Lemon Wiseman died at 71 and details of survivors and affiliations. The Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor and Payne Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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William Francis
Kennedy
Mabscott
MacArthur Church of God
F. E. Honaker
R. E. Sidengham
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Crown Hill
Kanawha County
Charles Kennedy
Glade Creek Coal Company
United Mine Workers of America
Goldie Salina Kennedy
Vena Hopkins
Oak Vale
Margaret Amick
Williamson
Freda Clere
Canton
Ohio
Ethel Nicholas
Powellton
Rebecca Manning
Mary Lou Ryals
Elyria
Helen Meadows
Robson
George Kennedy
William Kennedy
MacArthur
Beatrice Kennedy
Parkersburg
Kate Kelly
Mary Sutton
Huntington
Caffee
Slope Hill
Bill Watson
Shirley Duncan
Carson Huffman
James Sanger
Claude Stump
John Frazier
James Hellman Dollar
Funeral services for Mrs Izetta Jewel Little
Funeral services for Mrs Izetta Jewel Little 34 of Stanaford will be held at 2 p m Thursday at her father Earl Scotts Grandview home with Rev Ernest Barley presiding Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery She died in Memorial Hospital at 734 am today from a shotgun wound to the abdomen inflicted by her step daughter Sandra Kay Little on August 3 at their home Born June 30 1926 in Grandview she was a Freewill Baptist Church member Surviving include her father two sons four brothers and six sisters and several stepchildren The Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home will assist at the father's residence at 4 pm Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izetta Jewel Little
Stanaford
Earl Scott
Grandview
Ernest Barley
Freewill Baptist Church
Lula Adkins Scott
Jack Allen Scott
Kenneth Ray Little
Charles Little
Fort Meyers
Arlington
Thomas
Patricia Little
Craig Scott
Twilight
James
Final rites for Daniel P Flanigan held in Urbana Ohio
Daniel Patrick Flanigan 45 of Columbus Ohio died Monday in University Hospital Urbana after a heart attack. Final rites are set for 10 am Wednesday in Urbana. He died four days after his sister Kathryn Flanigan Woods of Bluefield passed away. Survived by sister Constance Flanigan of Beckley.
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Daniel Patrick Flanigan
Columbus
Ohio
Urbana
Flanigan
University Hospital
Kathryn Flanigan Woods
Bluefield
Constance Flanigan
Beckley
Mrs Lavonia Clay Dies After Long Illness in Giotto
Mrs Lavonia Clay of Giotto Mercer County died at William son Hospital around 10 am today after a long illness. The body will be returned to the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavonia Clay
Giotto
Mercer County
Williamson
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home
Lonnie J. Payne Dies in Dayton Hospital
Lonnie J. Payne of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Mount Hope, died in a Dayton hospital this morning. The body is being returned to Parlor, pending completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie J. Payne
Dayton
Ohio
Mount Hope
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Catherine Pennix dies after long illness in Huntington
Mrs. Catherine Pennix aged 68 of East Beckley died in a Huntington hospital at 1 45 a m after a long illness. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Pennix
East Beckley
Huntington
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Lacy McClure dies after heart attack
Lacy McClure of MacArthur died in a local hospital at 2 a.m. Monday after suffering a heart attack. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy McClure
MacArthur
Calfee Funeral Home
Infant Christian graveside rites held today
Christian infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Christian of 320 Highland Street had graveside services at 11 am in Greenwood Memorial Park. The infant died at birth at 5 am in a local hospital. Surviving besides the parents are two brothers, Edward, and another sibling listed in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Christian
Highland St
Greenwood Memorial Park
Edward
Graveside rites for infant Jerry Lyn Tiller in Pineville
Graveside funeral services for infant Jerry Lyn Tiller, son of Marvin and Doris Morgan Tiller of Pineville, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Centerville Cemetery near Pineville, conducted by Rev. Norman K. Morgan. The baby died at birth Monday at Welch Hospital. Survivors include sister Sue Ann and brothers Dennis Grant and Jeffrey Allen Tiller, all at home. body remains at Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Home in Pineville until funeral time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Lyn Tiller
Marvin
Doris Morgan Tiller
Pineville
Centeville
Norman K. Morgan
Welch Hospital
Sue Ann
Dennis Grant
Jeffrey Allen Tiller
Robertson - Foglesong
Lemnitzer Honored for North Africa Submarine Mission
Lieutenant General Lemnitzer awarded the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster and the Distinguished Service Medal for his role in the North Africa submarine operation. His Silver Star honors gallantry in Korea and he holds six foreign decorations. Born August 29, 1899 in Honesdale PA, he graduated West Point in 1920, 8th in a class of 271. He stands about 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, with gray brown hair, enjoys fishing and golf, and is an avid amateur photographer.
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North Africa
Korea
Honesdale
Lemnitzer
West Point
Timber Marketing Survey Set In State
The U S Forestry Service funded a timber marketing study in West Virginia to boost industrial use of raw wood. Ralph W Marquis of the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station says the aim is to increase utilization. A Sept 8 9 meeting at Jacksons Mill will synchronize federal and state efforts with John Flanagan of the Rural Development Program attending.
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U. S. Forestry Service
Northeastern Forest Experiment Station
West Virginia
Ralph W. Marquis
Upper Darby
State Agriculture Department
John Flanagan
Beckley Area
Jackson's Mill
Rocking bicyclist Robert Hall faces West Virginia extradition
SIDNEY Neb AP Long distance cyclist Robert Hall 24-year-old rock n roll singer waives extradition to West Virginia to face grand larceny charges. Authorities say he is accused by his father in law of taking rifles from Nitro WV home. Hall remained jailed as WV officials travel to Sidney to pursue case. He plans to return to Alaska by bike next year.
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Sidney, Neb
Robert Hall
Alaska
West Virginia
W. W. Schulz
Hall
Sidney
Annapolis
Cumberland
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Velmer Knapp
Winfield
W. Va
J. B. Kirk
Nitro
Kirk
Political and civic briefs across the nation
Conservative leaders rally for the GOP ticket and senators push legislative aims. Fulbright urges support for a modified Latin American development program. Long advocates limited federal state medical aid for the aged. Yun Po-sung nominates Kim Do-yun as premier of South Korea. Chang seeks independent support to block the nomination. Houston school board appeals a desegregation order for first grade in September. A Brooklyn baby girl dies after 50 hours, born premature. Over 600 Mexican soldiers wed common-law wives in Mexico City. West Virginia church leadership and Parkersburg federal building plans noted. Hope Natural Gas authorized to discontinue service to six customers in Wetzel County.
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GOP
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Congressional
Eisenhower
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Finance Committee
Yun Po-sung
Kim Do-yun
South Korea
Kim
John M. Chang
House of Representatives
Houston
Tex
Ben Connally
Brooklyn
Mexico City
Eva Lopez Matoes
Agustin Oleachea Aviles
Fred G. Holloway
Charleston
West Virginia
Federal
Parkersburg
Hope Natural Gas Co
Wetzel County
Powers Trial Prospects and Soviet Interrogation Tactics
The pretrial process shows Powers facing prosecutors from the state security apparatus and a Soviet prosecutor famed for Nuremberg. The case hinges on a broad law covering state crime and secrets, with potential for light sentencing to suit propaganda aims. The trial may expose interrogation methods and the role of judges in Communist-era proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of State Security
Roman A. Rudenko
Nuernberg
Powers
Soviet Union
Stalin
House Adjourns Again Over Quorum Shortfall
Washington AP reports the House adjourned for the second straight day due to lack of a quorum of 217 members. The chamber was in session five minutes and did not call the roll, mirroring Monday's brief 30 minute session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District Officer To Meet With Chamber Groups
The district manager of the U S Chamber of Commerce Eastern Division will meet Wednesday morning with the Congressional Action Committee of the Beckley Chamber at 9 30 in the General Alfred Beckley Room of the Beckley Hotel Floyd M Sayre Jr local chamber manager says N Joe Rahal chairs the committee A second meeting at 10 30 will include local chamber members Melton from Atlanta Ga will discuss the Action Course in Practical Politics and ways to mobilize citizen opinion on legislation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Division
Congressional Action Committee
Beckley Chamber
J. Frank Melton
Atlanta
Congress
Alfred Beckley
Beckley Hotel
Floyd M. Sayre Jr
Chamber
N. Joe Rahal
Record Number Delinquent In Corporation Tax
Charleston AP reports a record 1 307 corporations are delinquent in annual license taxes due July 1. The list includes 1 099 domestic and 208 foreign firms. Delinquents face dissolution by May 1 unless taxes are paid, as state law requires publication each August with governor’s office publication allowed if delinquent by November 30. The audit office notes rising total of chartered profit and non profit corporations to about 14 500, with 363 dissolutions last year for nonpayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Office of
Auditor
Litz McGuire
Kanawha County
McGuire
Governor's Office
Dunlap takes over as West Virginia institutions commissioner
Keith A. Dunlap was sworn in as West Virginia institutions commissioner, replacing Hubert A. Kelly. The Lewisburg resident, earning $10 000 annually, pledged to improve conditions for inmates and announced two upcoming meetings with administrators to discuss budgets and staffing, including raises for underpaid staff.
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Charleston
Keith A. Dunlap
Dunlap
Hubert A. Kelly
Joe F. Burdett
Underwood
Moundsville
Andrew S. Rowan
Sweet Springs
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