State Board hears budget pleas from health and mental programs
The State Health Department sought 1.56 million for 1959 60 while stressing a need to boost salaries for lower bracket workers. The Parents Association urged more funding for the St Marys Training School amid reports of understaffing and poor conditions for 386 mentally defective children. The board also reviewed requests from Vocational Rehabilitation Archives and History Aeronautics Commission State Police and Mental Health programs.
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Vieweg
Aeronautics Commission
State Police and Conservation Department
State Police
Hubert Stark
Underwood
Stark
St. Marys
Colin A. Anderson
Association
William R. Rossman
Mental Health Department
Lakin State Hospital
Rossman
Zero Temperatures Face State Tonight
West Virginia faces its coldest weather of the season with zero to 10 above expected in sections north and south. Daily lows ranged from 14 to 25 across several cities as arctic air grips the region and broad areas report record cold from Montana to Illinois.
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West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Wheeling
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Thomas
Rowlesburg
Elkins
Martinsburg
Huntington
Charleston
Mississippi Valley
Oswego
N. Y
Lake Ontario
Rockies
mid-Mississippi Valley
Missouri Valley
Montana
Dakotas
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
International Falls
Minn
Canadian
South Dakota
Philip
Huron
Minnesota
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth
Chicago
UMW contract clause aims to curb nonunion coal sales
A UMW spokesman says a clause in the new contract will tighten rules on mines with nonunion agreements. By forbidding processing of nonunion coal, TVA may be steered to union operators. The union notes falling membership and favors wage and safety standards that may push nonunion pits to unionize or close.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
United Mine Workers
UMW
TVA
Kentucky
Ohio
Clay
Leslie
Missile-Packing Nuclear Subs Move Toward Reality
Missiles fitted submarines will soon reach global reach. The USS Halibut, first of its kind, to be launched at Mare Island next month. The Regulus II test launches from the surface ship USS King County proceed.
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Point Mugu
Calif
Globe
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
San Francisco
King County
Pacific Missile Range
Edwards Air Force Base
Mojave Desert
Los Angeles
Air Force
Tonopah
Nev
Eurasia
North Pole
President Receives Khrushchev Message
Senator Hubert Humphrey returned from Moscow with a confidential Khrushchev message for President Eisenhower. He reported an 80 minute briefing on the Moscow talks and outlined Soviet nuclear explosions and rocket developments as two key secrets. He said Khrushchev also urged Berlin crisis suggestions, which Humphrey called unacceptable to the Western Powers.
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Washington
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Humphrey
Moscow
Khrushchev
Mier
Berlin
London
New York
Mrs. Lamb 79 Dies After Long Illness in Beckley
Mrs. Lamb aged 79 of Crab Orchard died at 1 15 a m Tuesday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Born June 12 1879 in MacMullen Va she was daughter of James Taylor and the late Mrs Taylor. She leaves three sons John L James Lee and Otho E all of Crab Orchard two brothers Given and Herbert Taylor Standardsville Va two sisters Mrs J C Lamb and Mrs Monroe Breeden Standardsville and six grandchildren. Funeral at 1 30 p m Thursday at Crab Orchard Baptist Church with Rev Shirley Donnelly. Burial in Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor. Body at Caffee Funeral Home until 12 p m Thursday when moved to church. Pallbearers named.
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John L
James Lee
Otho E
Crab Orchard
Herbert Taylor
Given Taylor
Standardsville
J. C. Lamb
Monroe Breeden
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Shirley Donnelly
Calfee
Mount Tabor
Caffee Funeral Home
Paul Hunt
Atha Shrewsbury
Virgil Riffe
Cecil Riffe
William Horton
Lewis Wright
Roy Jones
Bill Jones
Disgusted Strippers From Paris Cringe at Las Vegas Show
The Stardust Lido Club troupe from Paris expresses disgust at American men and women after seven months in Las Vegas. Several performers plan to quit while others defend nudity as art. The Bluebells from England share the stage and voice mixed views on Americans, money, and nudity as the show draws about 1,400 patrons nightly.
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Nev
Stardust Hotel
Lido Club
Paris
Anne Gibson
London
Anne
Katinka Bleeker
Amsterdam
Bluebells
England
Enid Mills
The
Enid
Stardust
Goldfine Indicted On Contempt Charge
Boston industrialist Bernard Goldfine was indicted by a federal grand jury on 18 counts for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer 22 questions before the House Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight. The charges relate to his financial dealings with a Boston company he controls and ties to Sherman Adams.
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Washington
Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Congress
Goldfine
House Subcommittee On Legislative Oversight
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Adams
Goldfine Enterprises
House
Grand
Internal Revenue Service
Bluefield Radio-TV Executive Succumbs
Bluefield, AP A pioneer Bluefield radio and TV executive died in hospital from a heart condition. Patrick T. Flanagan, 50, long a leader at WHIS, planned and supervised the TV station and its microwave relay system bringing network signals from Roanoke.
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Bluefield
Patrick T. Flanagan
Whis Radio
Roanoke
Flanagan
Cub Scouts Plan First Pack Meeting at School
The St Francis de Sales Parochial School hosts the inaugural Cub Scout Pack meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. A S Cappellari will serve as master of the new pack and direct sessions at the school.
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St. Francis de Sales Parochial School
S. Cappellari
William Akers Jr Charged With Forging Government Check
William Akers Jr. 33 of Bluefield was jailed at Raleigh County Jail after 6:10 pm Monday by a U.S. deputy marshal on a charge of forging a government check.
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William Akers Jr
Bluefield
Raleigh
U. S
Beaver woman treated after washing machine injury
Vivian Pearl Wilburn, 37, of Beaver, was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital at 3 30 p m Monday after her left hand was caught in a washing machine wringer. She was released at 7 20 p m.
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Vivian Pearl Wilburn
Beaver
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Drama Slated Tonight at First Methodist Church
The Bishop's Company from Santa Barbara California presents Cry the Beloved Country at 8 p.m. tonight in the First Methodist Church.
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Bishop's Company
First Methodist Church
Santa Barbara
Calif
Cold Wave Warning With Snow Flurries Across West Virginia
West Virginia forecasts call for a cold wave with wind and flurries, turning much colder tonight and Wednesday. Lows dip to zero in the north and 0 to 10 above in the south. Beckley record highs and lows show harsh temperatures. a day’s high and overnight lows are noted amid wind and clearing skies.
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Beckley
Whddaiée
Beck ley City Council Meeting at City Hall Today
A regular meeting of the Beck ley City Council will be held today at 7 30 p m at City Hall. Routine business matters are scheduled to be discussed.
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Beckley City
City Hall
$649 Verdict in Auto Accident Suit
A Raleigh County Circuit Jury awarded H. D. Evans $649.12 for damages to his car in a cross-suit with Paul Lee Hogan. The February 10 accident on the Cittsville Road triggered the suit. no compensation for personal injury was granted. Judge Norman Knapp ordered jurors to report at 9 a.m. Thursday.
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H. D. Evans
Raleigh
Evans
Paul Lee Hogan
Cittsville Road
Norman Knapp
Soviet Police Chief Serov Relieved From Top Post
MOSCOW AP The Soviet Union’s top policeman Gen Ivan A Serov has been relieved of his job and transferred to other duties Izvestia said no new post was named. Serov, 53, had commanded the Committee for State Security since 1954 and was long a Khrushchev ally, known for security at his trips and for directing anti Communist actions in the Baltic in 1940.
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Soviet Union
Ivan A Serov
Newsapera Izvestia
Serov
Committee For State Security
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Communist Party
Kzvestia
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Baltic Countries
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Lavrenty Beria
Stalin
Ukraine
Orders of Lenin
Nikolai Bulganin
India
Burma
Afghanistan
Finland
Prague
Britain
Money Lacking For Fire Safety In State Schools
West Virginia public schools lag on fire safety due to funding gaps. Fire marshal Carl E. Weimer notes no school meets all requirements. Kanawha County stairwell fixes would cost over 100000 dollars, and local bond issues have failed to fund needed upgrades. He stresses most hazards are minor but unresolved without money.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Carl E. Weimer
Chicago
Weimer
Kanawha
Virgil Rohrbough
Philippi High School
Barbour County
Rites Incomplete For Susie Walton and Glen White
Funeral arrangements remain incomplete for Susie Walton and Glen White who died Monday morning in a local hospital. The body is at Durgan Funeral Home.
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Susie Walton
Glen White
Durgan Funeral Home
State school superintendent becomes appointive after amendment
Charleston AP The Attorney General ruled the state school superintendent amendment takes effect immediately. R. Virgil Rohrbough, elected in 1956 for a four year term, now serves in an interim capacity as the Board of Education will appoint the superintendent at its pleasure. The amendment makes the post appointive, not elective, and Rohrbough is expected to be named. The board meets tomorrow, and Rohrbough, a Republican, is the sole appointee among seven members. The amendment is self executing and modifies how the superintendent is chosen without repealing duties or qualifications of the office.
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Charleston
Attorney General's Office
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Rohr
Underwood
State Board of Education
Rohrbough
Board of Public Works
Brown
Supreme Court
Superintendent of Free Schools
Sheriff’s Office Aids Stotesbury Families
Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office in the courthouse set up a Christmas contribution box to help Stotesbury area families in need. The box was made by a deputy sheriff after learning of the families’ plight, and donations are welcome at the office.
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Raleigh County
Sheriff's Office
Stotesbury
County Court Awards Street Paving Contract
The Raleigh County Court awarded a contract to pave Poplar Street to Tower Construction Co. Notary public applications were approved for Joe L. Chandler and Hattie Marie Gregory of Beckley and James A. Farley of Sophia. County offices close Dec 28 to 29 for Christmas vacation.
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Poplar St
Tower Construction Co
Raleigh County Court
Joe L. Chandler
Beckley
Hattie Marie Gregory
James A. Farley
Sophia
House Democrats Seek Stronger Liberal Voice in House
Washington AP liberal Democrats push for a stronger say in House leadership amid newly elected members. Plans include more caucuses, potential revival of the Democratic Policy Committee, and consultation via the party whip before positions are set. They estimate 85 to 100 aligned members across regions, aiming to weaken conservative House rules and broaden civil rights and social legislation.
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Washington
Congress
House Rules Committee
House
Is Your Child College Material
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Tor Higher Education
Box
Times Square Station
New York
N.Y
The
Advertising Council
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