Kennedy Proposes 193 Million Welfare Overhaul to Restore Dignity
President Kennedy urged Congress to create a $193 million welfare program aimed at prevention and rehabilitation to reduce dependency. The plan would expand federal aid, raise state shares for adult job rehab and welfare services, and extend or add programs for unemployed children, the aged, disabled, and foster care, signaling a major reevaluation since 1935.
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Moon shot provokes Kentucky sharp shooters tale
Washington dispatch notes Rep Eugene Siler questions how missile teams could miss the moon by 20 000 miles. He compares the miss to striking an elephant with a bass fiddle, highlights the moon's distance and size, and jokes about Cape Canaveral needing Kentucky marksmen.
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UPI
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Florida
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Kennedy Probes Stockpile Profits and Mismanagement
President Kennedy ordered a broad investigation into the nations stockpile of strategic materials saying profits from stockpiled goods may be excessive and public funds burdened. He noted the stockpile now holds roughly 7.7 billion dollars in materials and pledged full executive and Senate cooperation to expose any mismanagement or profiteering.
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R-N.y
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D-Mo
Senate
Symington
Executive Branch
Walker resigns from Raleigh County Board of Education
Walker, a Beaver merchant, submitted his formal resignation to Board President Carl Jarrell in a letter dated today. He announced plans to run for County Commissioner in the May 8 primary, automatically terminating his Board membership. Incumbents Jarrell and O. A. Phillips remain the only announced candidates. Walker, a Democrat, had previously sought the County Court in 1956 and joined the Board in 1958, saying his work brought him satisfaction and that he leaves with regret.
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West Virginia Weather Update With Snow and Cold
A weather bulletin reports light snow this afternoon turning to flurries this evening with accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Partial clearing overnight, lows near 10 to 12 degrees, highs Friday in the 20s. Beckley notes a 24 hour low of 2 and noon readings around 40. Oak Hill showed a high yesterday and a low overnight, river gauges steady with Lake Greenbrier and normal readings.
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State GOP Fund Dinner Tonight
West Virginia Republicans open their 1962 campaign with a 100 dollar plate dinner in Wheeling. Sen. John G. Tower of Texas will speak, replacing Rourke Hickenlooper due to OAS duties. The event links to a nationwide GOP program with Eisenhower Miller Nixon Goldwater Moore Underwood and honors former Senator John D. Hoblitzell who died January 6.
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Iowa
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Byrd Randolph Seek Mason Dixon Resurvey Bill
UPI reports Senators Jennings Randolph and Robert Byrd of West Virginia introduced a bill asking the Commerce Department to resurvey the Mason Dixon Line. The move, urged by Governor Warren Barbour for West Virginia's 1963 centennial celebration, targets the boundary between Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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RFK Seeks Federal State Wiretap Authorization
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy asked Congress to authorize wire tapping by federal and state officers to combat organized crime and subversive activity. The bill would permit court ordered wiretaps for major offenses and limit private taps, with state adoption required for state police use.
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Five Die In Providence Apartment Fire In Rhode Island
A flash fire in a Providence apartment house killed five people including a mother and her child and left three others critically injured. The dead were identified as Virginia Davis aged 38, her daughter Mildred age 8, and Linwood M. Smith 49. two additional men remained unnamed. Frank Davis 41, Winifred Davis 11, and Alexander Lardins 68 were seriously hurt and taken to Rhode Island Hospital where Lardins suffered a heart attack alongside burns.
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Praise Heaped On Runyonesque Hoods Gallo Gang Rescues Six
Brooklyn based Gallo Gang members rescued six unattended children from a burning third floor apartment in New York. Fire chief Alexander Steier and police praise their quick actions that extinguished the blaze and saved the kids. Mrs Biaz left the children briefly for milk. Albert Gallo spoke for the group, downplaying credit and joking about licensing.
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Students from Raleigh County visit Charleston political groups
A delegation of Raleigh County high school and Beckley College students visited Charleston as guests of youth political clubs. They met Gov. Barron at an 11 30 a m conference, toured the capitol and museum, and planned to attend a House of Delegates meeting. Not pictured were several student leaders from various high schools.
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Senate Revenue Bills Push Amid WV adjournment rush
West Virginia lawmakers near a 30 day session close as the Senate moves to final passage of the Barron Administration revenue bills. The sales tax extension and use tax are on track for House approval before sending to the governor. The coal slurry pipeline bill advances in the Senate, with House amendments pending.
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Policy defend of speech review aims to avoid confusion
Assistant Defense Secretary Arthur Sylvester defended the Pentagon speech review policy as vital to prevent confusion among U S citizens allies and uncommitted nations. He warned Communist propagandists would exploit misstatements and said reviews ensure conformity with national policy. Thurmond urged disclosure of individual reviewers and overrule McNamara if needed to satisfy the Senate subcommittee.
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Kennedy and Wife Begin 26 Day World Tour
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and his wife depart on a 26 day goodwill journey to Japan Indonesia Iran Italy The Netherlands and West Berlin. This second foreign trip since his cabinet appointment aims to explain the New Frontier to youths in Europe and Asia. He leaves at 3 pm EST.
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Molotov Hospitalized With Heart Trouble in Moscow
Reliable sources report 71 year old V. M. Molotov has been treated for heart failure and pneumonia for ten days at the Kremlin hospital. A Foreign Ministry press official could not confirm the illness. Molotov's doctor said his condition is not severe. His wife has visited him.
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Chandler Files For House Post
Joe L. Chandler of 103 Carter St. filed today to seek election as a Democrat to his first political office. A native of Alabama, 50, he lives in McAlpin where he works for Winding Gulf Coals Inc. and is an agent for Macabees Insurance Co. Chandler moved to McAlpin in 1939 and to his present home about 1955. His wife Ordell Franklin and two sons Carlos and Willie Joe are named. He is a former Local Union United Mine Workers of America president at McAlpin and now a committee member.
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House of Delegates
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Macabees Insurance Co
Alabama
Ordell Franklin
Carlos
U. S. Army
Tennessee
Willie Joe
Clear Fork High School
United Mine Workers of America
Byrd votes against McCone over stock holdings
Senator Robert Byrd criticized John A. McCone for failing to divest stock, citing ownership worth over 1 million dollars in Standard Oil of California and other firms. Byrd argued lack of intelligence experience, potential conflicts with CIA Middle East involvement, and insufficient trust arrangements led to a 71 to 12 confirmation vote.
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UPI
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
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Standard Oil
California
Middle East
Bank Drive In Parking Lot Work Under Way
The Raleigh County Bank moves ahead with drive in and parking lot expansion at an estimated cost of 125000 after state approval. Demolition of two existing structures by J J Wiles is expected to finish within a month weather permitting. Monthly parking arrangements were terminated January 31. Architects to finalize plans in 2-3 weeks for an underground tunnel to a two window drive in booth. Access to the lot will be from North Fayette and North Kanawha Streets. The Fisher property option will close and long term lease talks for parking and filling station on the Honts II property proceed, with Fisher Building remodeling costing about 9000. A 25 year lease with renewal options will set monthly payments at 200.
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Main Street
Rusk Triumph Seen In Cuban Expulsion At OAS Session
In Montevideo a 21 nation foreign ministers conference ended with a narrow vote to eject Cuba from the OAS and related agencies. The outcome was seen as a personal triumph for Dean Rusk and a heavy blow to Castro's regime, though several nations abstained to oppose the method used.
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