Revercomb enters Republican governor primary in West Virginia
Charleston attorney Chapman Revercomb, 64, announced his bid for the GOP nomination for governor, opposing Harold E. Neely as Governor Underwood eyes a Senate run. Revercomb, with a long up and down career including 1942 Senate upset and 1958 loss to Byrd, seeks a fresh bid.
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Charleston
U. S
Chapman Revercomb
Harold E. Neely
Revercomb
Underwood
GOP
U. S. Senate
Summers H. Sharp
Marlinton
Senate
Harley M. Kilgore
Kilgore
William C. Marland
Robert C. Byrd
Spy In The Sky Measures Urged By Air Leaders
Washington AP Air Force leaders urged prioritizing early warning reconnaissance and communications satellites to deter surprise Soviet missile attacks. Lt Gen Bernard Schriever and Gen Thomas Power testified on Senate committees asserting satellites are practical with existing hardware and hold national security potential. They warned the USSR could strike with long range missiles within years and supported airborne alert posture as safest countermeasure.
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Washington
Air Force
Soviet Union
Bernard A. Schriever
Air Force Research
Schriever
Thomas S. Power
Strategic Air Command
Doctor on Trial Reads His Version of Wife Slaying
In Los Angeles Dr. R Bernard Finch, on trial for his life, takes the stand to recount the night his wife Barbara Jean Finch was shot to death at their West Covina home last July 18. He has offered his first public account, while his mistress Carole Tregoff defends herself against murder and conspiracy charges.
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Los Angeles
R. Bernard Finch
Barbara Jean Finch
Finch
Carole Tregoff
Carole
Las Vegas
West Covina
Morgan County
Eugene Ellis Cavins
Rt. 1
Fort Gay
Huntington
Cavins
Okey Holsclaw
George K. Vascovich
Moundsville
West Virginia Weather Summary For Today
Mostly sunny and cold with highs around 27 to 32 degrees in the north and cooler in the south. Tonight remains fair and cold with a low near 12. Extended outlook shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees above normal through Monday, with a chance of rain chances Sunday or Monday and dry otherwise. River conditions noted for Oak Hill and surrounding area.
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W. Va
Oak Hill High
Bienes
Titan firing boosts U S space hopes and missile progress
Cape Canaveral AP reports the successful in flight firing of the Titan intercontinental stage after nine months. The 91 foot missile and 2 ton second stage produced 80000 pounds of thrust and demonstrated large liquid fuel engine feasibility for space defense. The second stage reached about 27 miles altitude and a 2000 mile flight before fuel was topped off.
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America
Soviet Union
Titan
United States
Free World
Warsaw Pact to Meet in Kremlin on Thursday
Members of the Warsaw Pact will hold a Kremlin summit in the capital on Thursday. No topic is disclosed but analysts expect possible announcements of deep cuts in armed forces following the Soviet Union's lead three weeks ago.
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Communist Bloc
NATO
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Yubari
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York City
Army
Las Vegas show girl Lindsay Crosby to wed Barbara Frederickson
Lindsay Crosby twenty one, Bing Crosby’s youngest daughter, plans to marry Barbara Frederickson twenty two, a Desert Inn chorus girl, this Saturday. The couple join a number of Crosby family marriages and show business ties in Las Vegas.
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Crosby
Lindsay Crosby
Bing
Dixie Lee Crosby
Barbara Frederickson
Desert Inn
Phillip
Sandra Drummond
Dennis
Pat Sheehan
Tropicana Hotel
Elise Briscoe
Dublin
NBC to Clean Up Kiddie Programs
NBC moves to remove extreme violence and leering sex from children’s TV. VP James Stabile says killings, prolonged beatings, and close-ups of injuries are unnecessary for conflict and should not be shown to family audiences. Parents also share responsibility in choosing programs.
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NBC
New York
National Broadcasting Co
James A. Stabile
Stabile
Farmer runs again for Raleigh County Court presidency
H G Farmer, president of the Raleigh County Court, announced his candidacy for the May Primary. In 17 years on the court he oversaw many projects including the Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Farmers Live Stock Market, Farmers Vegetable Market, Fitzpatrick Park, library addition, and Little Beaver Park improvements. Projects underway include the Health Center, National Guard Armory civic center, Stevens Branch Lake, and a Bookmobile, with spending between 1.5 and 2 million dollars. Farmer, a World War I veteran and Bolt farmer, has previously been sheriff and Trap Hill High School principal. He holds degrees from Concord College and studies at University of Chicago and University of Nancy. He is married to Ella Davis Laing and has twin daughters. He is active in Hereford associations and the Beckley Chamber of Commerce.
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H. G. Farmer
Raleigh County Memorial
Fitzpatrick Park
Little Beaver Park
Raleigh County Health Center
National Guard Armory
Stevens Branch Lake
Farmer
Raleigh
Trap Hill High School
Ella Davis Laing
New River Hereford Association
West Virginia Hereford Association
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Rural Development Council
Straughan Named Executive Aide to Governor in West Virginia
Charles N. Straughan of Logan was appointed executive assistant to the governor by Gov. Underwood. C. R. Nutter of Philippi will succeed Straughan as workmen's compensation commissioner. Nutter, a WVU law graduate, has served as assistant commissioner since last spring. Ward Cooper of Webster Springs was named public representative on the Employment Security advisory council through Dec 31, filling the vacancy from Frank L. Boone's death.
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Charles N. Straughan
Logan
C. R. Nutter
Philippi
Straughan
Workmen’s
K. Wayne Swiger
Nutter
West Virginia University Law
Workmen’s Compensation
Workmen’s Compensation Fund
Underwood
Ward Cooper
Webster Springs
Employment Security Advisory Council
Hinton
Frank L. Boone
Five Die In Fiery Highway Crash Near Franklin
Franklin Ind AP a panel truck carrying a family of six rolled and caught fire after a collision Tuesday Edith Rogers 38 and four small children died Francis H Rogers 41 survived with third degree burns Bettie Lou Petro 33 Nineveh disregarded a stop sign and struck the truck Mrs Petro uninjured.
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Franklin
Ind
Francis H. Rogers
Indianapolis
Edith Rogers
Sherry Gail
Leonard
Donna Marie
Linda Laverne
John Means
Bettie Lou Petro
Nineveh
College Heads Say Building Plan Failing
Charleston AP reports WVU President Elvis J Stahr Jr and fellow presidents told Senate and House finance committees that a $100 annual campus construction fee is insufficient to fund building needs for the next two decades. They urged borrowing via revenue bonds to cover interest and principal, estimating immediate access to about six million for WVU and Potomac and about 12 million for nine state colleges.
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Charleston
West Virginia University
Senate
House
WVU
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Council of State College
State Board of Education
Stahr
University
Potomac State College
Board of Governors
Board of Education
Stahl
Potomac
Lobbyists Doom Severance Tax Bill In House Hearing
Roy Lee Harmon reports that absentee landlords and large coal interests led a strong lobby against the severance tax measure in the House Finance Committee hearing. The bill passed 86 to 8 after a late afternoon session, with eight named adversaries voting no. The measure relates to auto titles and liens. Continues on page two.
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Charleston
Bils
House of Delegates Finance Committee
Motion To Bring Out Severance Tax Fails
Charleston House Finance Committee failed to report out the severance tax bill sponsored by Mrs. Neil W. Walker and Roy Lee Harmon. The committee, still in session at noon, did not advance the measure and a member said it could be taken up again. The motion sought to bring the bill out without a recommendation.
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Charleston
House Finance Committee
Neil W. Walker
Fayette
Roy Lee Harmon
Raleigh
Fate of severance tax bill hangs on committee action
The writer laments delays and lobbying as the severance tax bill sponsor Nell Walker faces potential defeat. He notes Finance Committee whispers that lobbyists delivered fatal blows and that House action was rushed on House Bill 36 without copies. He criticizes rushed procedures and lack of committee paperwork.
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Marshall College
Huntington
Nell Walker
D-Fayette
West Censors Harmon Critics in House Speech
West from Wyoming blasted two delegates Paul Kidd and Pat Beard in the West Virginia House for insulting Delegate Roy Harmon over a severance tax debate. He defended Harmon as a respected Raleigh and Wyoming County newspaper man and urged censure of the two lawmakers for personal insults.
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Marshall G. West
Wyoming
Paul H. Kidd
Gilmer
Pat Beard
Kanawha
House of Delegates
Roy Lee Harmon
Raleigh
West
House
Delegate Harmon
Harmon
Raleigh County
Wyoming County
Uneasy Truce in Border Strife Urges UAR Pullback
UN officials plan to demand withdrawal of Syrian army units from the demilitarized zone on the Israeli Syrian frontier after four days of clashes. Premier Ben-Gurion warned Israel would use force if UN action fails to evict Syrian troops amid an uneasy cease fire and scattered mortar fire.
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U. N
United Arab Republic
Emm Ali Ansemma
Alan Vawaldi
GCU
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
United Nations
U.A.R
Damascus
Israli
Pollysishians Struggle Over Severance Tax Plan
In Charleston the legislature faces disputes as party factions fight over a severance tax aimed to aid the unemployed. Some supporters claim to champion the common people, while critics warn of failed efforts and political posturing.
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Charleston
Speshial Deespatch
Senate Eyes Jobless Bill in Charleston Session
West Virginia Senate moved toward passage of a jobless work bill setting up a mechanism to place unemployed in public works at 1 dollar an hour for up to six hours daily five days a week with $1,200 annual cap. A Russian officials visit was planned as part of the session. The same chamber debated a road bond issue and a House bill to narrow the soft drinks tax for home use products while preserving revenue for construction.
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West Virginia
Senate
House
Department of Employment Security
Howard Carson
Fayette
Tax Department
Senator Nuckols May Have Opposition
Charleston report notes Hugh N Mills former insurance commissioner and current executive secretary of the Board of Public Works says he is seriously considering entering the race for state treasurer. The article also mentions two other Democratic candidates alongside State Senator Jack A Nuckols of Beckley.
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Charleston
Hugh N. Mills
Board of Public Works
Jack A. Nuckols
Beckley
Syrians Report Fire On Israeli Patrol Frontier
AP dispatch from Jerusalem says UAR outposts fired on a five man Israeli patrol near the frontier as Israeli gunners returned fire. The report notes ongoing cross border violence and warns of shifting tensions in the region.
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Jerusalem
Damascus
United Arab Republic
Warrant Lost Lets Auto Suspect Go Free in Raleigh County
An Oak Hill man, Robert F. Clendenin, was released from Raleigh County Jail after a warrant could not be located. The release cited a lost warrant. local authorities say the correct charge is breaking and entering in Fayette County and Clendenin was being held for questioning. Raleigh County planned to locate him for grand jury appearance, then released him.
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Oak Hill
Raleigh County
Robert F. Clendenin
Central Ave
Clendenin
Fayette County
Raleigh
Fayetteville
Fayette
Sheriff's Office
Bandit With Toy Gun Robs Laurel Inn Owner
In Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania a man wearing a red bandana mask entered the Laurel Inn and confronted owner Ida Shaw with a rifle. He dropped his weapon and fled before any harm occurred as the pistol proved to be a toy and Shaw’s rifle was unloaded.
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Hollidaysburg
Laurel Inn
Ida Shaw
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