Secrecy Veils Raleigh County Park Board Meetings
A Raleigh County Park Board special committee guiding the Stevens Branch lake project refuses to reveal progress on selecting an engineer for the nearly $465,000 undertaking. Officials dodge questions on unofficial sessions and meeting times while the Court waits for a board recommendation to proceed.
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Raleigh County Park Board
Lake
Stevens Branch
Raleigh
C. O. Smith Jr
Park Board
Walter Duncan
J. S. Chapman
Big Hebgen Dam Quake Kills, Damaged Montana Site
AP report notes earthquakes from British Columbia to Wyoming Monday night and into Tuesday with six deaths. Montana's Hebgen Dam damaged and a landslide blocked the Madison River below the dam. Two victims found near Cliff Lake, another at Wade Lake area. sheriff uncertain on count.
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Helena
Mont
British Columbia
Wyomling
Montana
Hebgen
Madison River
Cliff Lake
Wade Lake
Virginia City
Advent Of Dog Days Brings Widespread Heat Wave
Summer heat grips the nation with 80s to over 100 degree days and high humidity. Showers briefly ease the misery as violent thunderstorms spill across the South from Daggitt California to Georgia and Florida, with the strongest activity in the warm humid air from Texas southward.
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Daggett
Calif
Las Vegas
Nev
Georgia
Florida
Texas
Michigan
Appalachians
Atlantic
Plains
Mississippi River
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Washington
New England
Boston
New York City
Mississippi Valley
Dakotas
Nebraska
Montana
Utah
Imperial
Valentine
Neb
Philip
S.D
Bismarck
N. D
Hawkeville
Miles City
Mont
Salt Lake City
St. Louis
Yuma
Ariz
Presidio
Weather Wrap Slates Warm Humid Day With Scattered Storms
West Virginia sees partly sunny warm humid conditions with scattered afternoon thunder showers, highs 80-90s in lower areas and 85 in the mountains. Be y Beckley 86? and Oak Hill around 80 with light precipitation. Across the East a heat wave continues with many cities recording 90s and above.
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Beckley
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Bluestone
Sherwood Glutz Calls Out Critics in General Chat
A colloquial note features Sherwood Glutz chiding critics and urging self reflection. He quips that many speak too freely while claiming to observe without judgment, referencing familiar nicknames and family terms in a folksy exhortation to curb loud talk.
BJHS and Daniels Principals to Be Named Tonight
Raleigh County Board of Education will name replacements for two principal posts at BJHS and Daniels Elementary during a regular session at 7:30 p.m. Supt. Sherman Trail will not publish recommendations beforehand. Charles Munson is expected to resign Beckley Junior High to become Upshur County superintendent. Stuart A. Gose’s Daniels post vacated by his move to Mingo County will be filled later. BJHS enrollment stands at 1,085, second only to Woodrow Wilson High School.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Sherman C. Trail
Charles D. Munson
Beckley Junior High
Upshur
Trail
Daniels Elementary
Stuart A. Gose
Mingo County
Raleigh County
Woodrow Wilson High School
Mitchell To Bare Facts On Steel Strike
Washington AP Eisenhower and Labor Secretary Mitchell agreed to publish basic facts behind the steel strike to speed negotiations. Mitchell said the report covers wages prices productivity profits and related matters with no action recommendations. He noted the release is not intended as intervention and hopes it pushes both sides toward a settlement.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Small mines would be covered by federal safety law
In Washington AP a Senate Labor Subcommittee approved a Clark bill extending federal mine safety rules to all mines. Mines with 14 or fewer employees now exempt would face full inspections. The 4-3 party line vote sends the measure to the full Senate Labor Committee, with Morse expected to offer a compromise amendment to Cooper’s less stringent plan.
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Washington
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Senate Labor Committee
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Clark
John Sherman Cooper
Cooper
Charley Lacy Foley Dies at 63 in Oak Hill
Charley Lacy Foley, 63, Oak Hill, died in a Oak Hill hospital today. The body is at the Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill. Arrangements are incomplete.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Charley Lacy Foley
Tyree
Fire on Sterling Street Extinguished by Beckley Firemen
Beckley firemen were called at 10 05 a m today to extinguish a blaze in the bathroom of a house occupied by James Reed on Sterling Street. The clothes in the bathroom caught fire but no damage to the structure occurred.
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Beckley
Sterling Street
James Reed
House votes overwhelming against seating China at UN
The House approved a resolution opposing seating Communist China in the United Nations by an authoritative 368 to 2 vote. The measure signals strong opposition from lawmakers to recognizing Beijing’s seat at the U N.
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Washington
House
China
United Nations
Moonrise and Full Moon Times Noted with Constellations
The record notes Moonrise at 7 14 p m and Full Moon at 7 50 a m. It mentions dim stars in the Moon background in Aquarius and Pisces. The brightest star near the Moon is Fomalhaut in Piscis Austrinus.
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Fomalhaut
Better Foster Homes For Children Sought
Mrs. Kathryn S. Bertelson was assigned full time to locate and contract with better foster homes in Raleigh, Fayette, Greenbrier and Summers counties. Andrew G. Cox said her duties, noting past foster homes lacked high standards and often sent wards to detention. Bertelson urged people who understand children, such as teachers, to operate homes. She spoke against detention in juvenile care and jail for young girls instead of proper placement.
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Child Welfare Department
Kathryn S. Bertelson
King St
Beckley
Raleigh
Fayette
Greenbrier
Summers Counties
Bertelson
Andrew G. Cox
Register
Salt Lake City
Utah
Brigham Young University
Berteljeon
Cox
Chad M. Bertelson
Beckley Mental Health Clinic
Labor unrest and political shifts mix in briefing notes
United Mine Workers freed of contempt in Lexington federal court while District 90 faces 5000 in fines and multiple members jailed or fined amid ongoing action. Postal inspectors seek a $141,950 missing bag from Liberty New York. Senate GOP Leader Dirksen predicts strong labor control bill. Paul Butler secures Los Angeles 1960 convention. Rockefeller reports civil defense to Eisenhower as Knight becomes KCOP commentator. A Pomona murder case gets two week continuance. Edith strengthens near the Lesser Antilles. Charleston selects Shanklin as mayor. Route 18 crash injures nine. Governor’s fire prevention conference invites flood Charleston soil. West Virginia Federation of the Blind picks Cerone to a fourth term. Salvation Army reallocates two officers.
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United Mine Workers Union
Lexington
UMW District 90
Liberty
N. Y
Federal Reserve Bank
New York
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Congress
Eisenhower
Paul Butler
Los Angeles
Butler
Edwin C. Pauley
Pauley
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Washington
Gettysburg
Washingon
White House
California
Goodwin J. Knight
KCOP
Pomona
Calif
R. Bernard Finch
Edith
Lesser Antilles
Miami
Fla
John Shanklin
Charleston
John T. Copenhaver
Charles Markley
Shinnston
Route
West Virginia Federation of the Blind, Inc
C. Chris Cerone
Wheeling
Salvation Army
Clarksburg
Maj
A. C. Barney
Weirton
Katherine Wiseman
Baltimore
Patterson Parks Corps
Raleigh County Budget Approved for 1959 60
State Tax Commissioner approves Raleigh County budget for 1959 60 totaling 658 847 21 with 434 000 for general expenses. Increase of about 33 000 over last year funds primary election and re registration. Salary raises raise full time base to 235 dollars monthly plus 10 dollars more.
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Raleigh County
H. G. Farmer
Farmer
Man Fined 150 For Shine and Drunk Driving
Robert Lee Athey of Beckley was fined 150 dollars and costs and given 24 hours in Raleigh County Jail for moonshine possession and 24 hours plus 50 dollars in costs for driving while drunk after arrest by State Police. James Carson Roberts of Eccles faced a magistrate hearing for being drunk and resisting arrest, receiving 50 dollars and costs and 2½ days in jail for resisting and 5 dollars and costs for the drunken charge.
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Robert Lee Athey
Lights Out 13 Hours in Manhattan Strikes City
A massive mid afternoon blackout hit upper Manhattan leaving elevators, lights, and air conditioning out for about 13 hours. Hospitals used emergency power while police and Con Edison crews restored service. Subways slowed, streets dark, and life moved by candles as 3,000 extra officers patrolled.
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Manhattan
Upper Manhattan
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York
Broadway
Consolidated Edison Co
Central Park
Island of Manhattan
Hudson River
East River
59Th
110Th Sts
7Th
American Broadcasting Co
California Town Almost Isolated By Cloudburst
Needles California area endured a desert cloudburst that cut off the town and stalled traffic on U S routes 66 and 95. About 200 motorists were stranded as debris clogged roads and three Santa Fe railway workers remained missing before two were located hours later.
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Needles
Calif
Colorado
U. S
U. S. 66
Santa Fe Railway
Randolph Named On Labor Bill Committee
Washington AP Sen Jennings Randolph of West Virginia is named to the Senate House conference committee to work out a compromise on a labor bill. Other conferees include Kennedy McNamara Morse Dirksen Goldwater and Prounty from both parties.
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Washington
Jennings Randolph
D-Wva
Senate
House Conference Committee
House
Randolph
Sens
Kennedy
D-Mass
McNamara
Dmid
Morse
D-Ore
Dirksen
R-Ill
Goldwater
R-Ariz
Prounty
R-Vi
Brenton man reports 100 snakes killed along gas line work
Luther Miller of Brenton reports killing 100 snakes including 75 rattlesnakes over seven weeks while clearing a right of way for Hope Natural Gas Co. in Wyoming and McDowell Counties. The largest snake was four and a half feet with 14 rattles. he killed 25 snakes in a single day.
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Brenton
RNS
Luther Miller
Hope Natural Gas Co
Wyoming
McDowell
Miller
Bar Lights Flicker as NYC Blackout Brightens Night
NEW YORK AP The citywide blackout left hundreds of Manhattan bars and taverns candlelit and buzzing as bartenders rigged makeshift lighting and patrons switched to bottled drinks. Jukeboxes, TVs, and beer pumps failed while grocers sold candles and olive oil, yet customers embraced a festive surge amid the glow.
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New York
Manhattan
Broadway
Amsterdam Avenue
Eight Dead in Reynolds Pass Earthquake Toll
Montana Civil Defense reported via Idaho State Police that eight people were killed in the Reynolds Pass area on the Montana Idaho border. Rescue teams had recovered six bodies.
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Helena
Mont
Montana Civil Defense Headquarters
Idaho
Reynolds Pass
Montana-Idaho
Montana quake swamps Hebgen area with massive slide
A massive earthquake near Hebgen Dam in Montana triggered a slide that buried a Madison Canyon campground and created a 200 to 300 foot high debris wall into Hebgen Lake. Reports from Sheriff Donald J. Skerritt and Pilot Al Newby described 100 to 150 marooned people, with Yellowstone Park roads closed by rockslides and evacuations continuing.
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Madison County Sheriff's Office
Montana Highway Patrol
Alex B. Stephenson
State Civil Defense
Hugh Potter
Donald J. Skerritt
al Newby
Hebgen
Hebgen Lake
Yellowstone
Madison Canyon
Skerritt
Yellowstone National Park
Dean Stone
Maryville-Alcoa Tenn Times
Ile
Mammoth Hot Springs
Park
W. A. Melcher
Ashton
Idaho
Yellowstone Park
Frank Sylvester
West Side
Old Faithful Inn
Old Faithful
Mammoth
Norris Junction
Madison Junction
Ennis
Mont
Hebgen Dam
Virginia City
Westerlore
Three Forks
Sever
4Th Air Force
Hamilton Field
San Francisco
Thei Copters
Hill Air Force Base
Utah
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Montana
Army
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Montana Power Co
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
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Secrecy Veils Lake
John C. Ward
Smith
Duncan
Duncan- Catron Motor Co
Prince St
Ward
Chapman
A. J. Lilly
New River Livestock Market Inc
Montreal
Lawrence Pruett
Beaver
Pat Wheeler
Robert L. Davis
Leslie Gates
W. Va
Nated Press
Sherwood Glutz
Anny
Unkel Nat
Serepta
BJHS
Daniels
Lkce
Okehs
Charley L. Foley
Red China
Beckley Skies
Shine
ABC News
East Side
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