Lawmakers push campaign to get stronger program
Washington reports reveal a State Department recording of harsh Soviet voices prompting the downing of an unarmed U S C 130 near the Turkey Armenia border. Officials say 6 to 17 airmen died as Senators Symington Jackson Russell call for faster defense buildup amid Cold War tension.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
State Department
U.S
Turkey
Soviet
Armenia
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Henry M. Jackson
D. Wash
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Growp
Russell
Soviet Union
Mikoyan
Homer E. Capehart Rand
Russia
Society of Nations
Eisenhower would consider Russia visit if it serves peace
The White House said President Eisenhower might visit the Soviet Union if future developments show the trip would aid peace. Press secretary Hagerty noted Khrushchev extended a vague invitation but stressed no current plans existed and any decision would depend on whether a visit would further the peace effort.
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Thomasville
White House
Eisenhower
Russia
James C. Hagerty
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Hagerty
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Moscow
Communist Party
Nshchev
United States
Dulles Seeks French Support in Berlin Standoff
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles visited Paris for talks with Maurice Couve de Murville and President de Gaulle as Western allies press toward a united stance on Berlin. He outlined an exchange of views amid ongoing preparations with Britain for Macmillan's Moscow trip and potential East West talks.
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Berlin
John Foster Dulles
Macmillan
Moscow
Dulles
Germany
Maurice Couve de Murville
de Gaulle
Maccmillan
West
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
London
Bonn
Murder Victim's Mother Kills Self
In Clarksburg AP report Mrs. Helen Vilain, mother of Charlene Vilain who was killed in 1957, was found dead by hanging in a garage. Her son and husband found her after she had been missing since work. Charlene’s murder by James Burkhamer led to a death sentence later commuted to life.
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Clarksburg
Helen Vilain
William Bowen
George Shields
Vilain
Arthur
William
Charlene
James Lee Burkhamer
Underwood
Burkhamer
Virginian To Speak At Beckley Church
The Rev. John McCormick of Alexandria Virginia will be guest speaker at all services Sunday at St Stephen's Episcopal Church in observance of Theological Education Sunday He will address the church high school youth at a dinner meeting Sunday at 5 p.m.
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John McCormick
Alexandria
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
McCormick
Wheeling Motorist Fined On Drunk Charge
Harold N. McGraw of Wheeling was fined 50 dollars and costs and had his operator license suspended for six months after appearing before Magistrate W A Burke on a drunk driving charge. He was arrested and booked at the Raleigh County Jail by State Police at 10 30 p m Thursday.
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Harold N. McGraw
Wheeling
W. A. Burke
Raleigh
Hartong Plan For Landing Device To Be Discussed In Washington
Hartong and Beckleyan propose an Instrument Traffic and Landing System to create invisible traffic lanes in terminal airspace. A Friday meeting at ATA headquarters in Washington will include W B Beckner and Craig Timmerman among others, with Senator Jennings Randolph arranging attendance. Hartong received FAA notice confirming the concept is considered an interesting and well thought out idea.
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John . Hartong
Beckley
Hartong
Washington, D. C
Air Transport Association
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
ATA
Connecticut Ave
Sen
Randolph
W. B. Beckner
Craig Timmerman
Trol
Walter Jensen
Frank White
Ed Rodgers
Sen. Randolph
W Hartong
Federal Aviation Agency
Bureau of Research and Development
Air Traffic Centro
Public Hearing Hits Hard On Resources Agency Bill
A joint Senate House hearing in Charleston debated a bill to create a State Natural Resources Department by consolidating conservation powers and abolishing the State Water Commission and Public Land Corp. Supporters argued economies and reduced duplication, while opponents warned of loss of agency powers and scope for tourism. Key figures included Conservation Director Warden Lane backing the bill and Agriculture Commissioner John J. Johnson opposing. Leaders Ralph Bean and John Carrigan filed the bill in the Senate and Harry Pauley and George Seibert in the House.
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Charleston
Senate
House Conservation Committees
Agriculture
John J. Johnson
Don Crislip
M. Lane
Conservation Commission
State Water Commission
Public Land Corp
Industrial and Publicity Commission
Oak Will
Agriculture Department
State Mines Department
Lane
Johnson
Crislip
Latelle Lafette
Mark Wiseman
West Virginia
Assa LaFollette
West Virginia Forest Fire Protective Assn
Kanawha Game and Fish Assn
D.mcdowell
George H. Seibert Jr
Ohio
House Defeats Kanawha County Small Claims Bill
Charleston AP Kanawha County small claims court proposal fails in the West Virginia House 51 to 41 after the longest legislative debate this session. A motion to reconsider by Del. Hobart Booth Jr. failed 50 to 42, ending any further action this session. The bill would have created a Kanawha County small claims court with a lawyer presiding and civil jurisdiction up to $1,000. The bill previously passed the Senate but faced opposition from local Justices of the Peace who feared encroachment on their duties. In other actions, eight bills were passed by the House, six local measures and two related to constitutional amendments approved last November. Senate roll calls on six bills were postponed to Monday, with 14 additional measures advancing. A constitutional amendment proposal to limit odd-year executive sessions to the budget was discussed for Monday. A bill to raise private patient minimum fees in state mental hospital clinics to $8 was among those held over. The Senate session lasted 25 minutes.
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Senate
House
Kanawha County
Justices of the Peace
Savings and Loan Associations
Weday
Clarence E. Martin
Berkeley
del. Hubert Booth
Fayette
Wilson Anderson
Kanawha
J. Horner Davis II
Dkanawha
Basic Science Board of Examiners
West Virginia
George H. Seibert Jr
Ohio
Bill Would Make Foreign Truckers Pay State Tax
Charleston AP reports Senate President Ralph J. Bean introduced a bill to register all non resident trucks on West Virginia highways to raise about 500000 annually for the state road fund. The plan would tax foreign trucks by West Virginia mileage in lieu of the gasoline tax.
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Charleston
Senate
Ralph J. Bean
West Virginia
Democratic Steering Committee
Maryland
Family Weekly Carries Beckley Woman's Story
Mrs. A. O'Brien of Dorcas Avenue relates an amusing incident from the childhood days of a young man in the As You Were Saying column to appear this week in the Family Weekly.
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A. O'Brien
Dorcas Ave
Atty Gen Rogers sues Macon County Board of Registrars
Washington AP reports Atty Gen Rogers filed in U S District Court Montgomery Alabama charging the Macon County Board of Registrars with discriminating against Negroes seeking to qualify as voters.
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Rogers
U. S. District Court
Montgomery
Ala
Board of Registrars of
Macon County
Appassionata Von Climax Charms Li'l Abner Scene
The musical Li'l Abner opens at the Charleston Municipal Auditorium on February 16. The Register promotes the first showbus of the year offering local residents a chance to see the Broadway smash. The trip to Charleston includes a round trip fare.
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Appassionata von Climax
Many Attaches Openly Lobbying On House Floor
Charleston report notes growing concern as attaches and House employees hired to assist lawmakers lobby on the House floor. While many perform routine clerical tasks, a few are accused of pressuring delegates and interfering with essential legislative work during recent weeks.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
House
Resolution seeks immediate impeachment for House lobbying aides
A Charleston resolution introduced by Roy Lee Harmon calls for immediate impeachment proceedings against any House of Delegates employee found lobbying. It targets elected aides such as door keeper or sergeant at arms and also calls for firing of an unattached staffer in a defined position.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
Roy Lee Harmon
D-Raleigh
Lobbyists and staff vie for influence at the Capitol
Obnoxious attaché lobbyists spark debate as House sessions approach. The piece notes the need for better stenography to handle constituent letters while temperance and church groups flood petitions. It highlights J. E. Watson’s two bills on liquor legislation and estate dry options for 1960 voters.
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J. E. Watson
Navy men’s car crashes on ice near Charleston
A Beckley man escaped injury as his pickup collided with a tractor trailer on the West Virginia Turnpike. Three Navy sailors, returning from Norfolk, Va., were killed: Jarvie Wheeler, 21, of Louisville Kentucky. Robert Hughes, 19, of Covington Indiana. and John Turkelson, 19, of Charleston. Turkelson died later at Charleston Memorial Hospital. The Roadway Express drivers from Winston Salem North Carolina sustained non fatal injuries. No charges filed.
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Beckley
Norfolk
Hobart F. Harper
Crescent Road
Harper
Charleston
Jarvie Lee Wheeler
Louisville
Robert D. Hughes
Covington
Ind
John G. Turkelson
Larchmont Drive
J. R. Lynch
L. S. Cowley
Early Blaze Damages House in Beckley
Beckley Fire Chief Otis Lyons estimated 2 500 to 3 000 dollars in damages from an early morning fire at Joe G Keaton’s home 105 Huffman Street. The call came at 4 am and firefighters remained about two hours. A faulty wiring electric clock stopped at 3 25 is a probable cause with flames confined to the attic and several closets. The Keatons left for Richmond to take their child to a hospital.
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Beckley
Otis Lyons
Joe G. Keaton
Huffman Street
Lyons
Keatons
Richmond
Beckley Woman Killed In Fall At Home
Mrs. Josephine Baldwin of Beckley died after a fall at her residence around noon. Beckley Fire Department rescue squad helped at the scene and an ambulance transported her to Raleigh General Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Beckley
Josephine
Daniel J.) Baldwin
Raleigh General Hospital
Melton Mortuary
Last Rites Saturday For Mabscott Woman
Funeral services for Lula Mary Agnolla, 57, Mabscott, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Rose and Quesenberry Home Peace Chapel conducted by Rev. Charles E. Walker. Burial is planned at Sunset Memorial Park. She died at her Mabscott residence after months of illness.
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Lula Mary Agnolla
Mabscott
Rose and Quesenberry Home
Charles E. Walker
Sunset Memorial Park
Clearing and colder tonight in West Virginia
Weather report notes clear but turning colder with lows 12 to 18 degrees and higher in mountains. Yesterday’s high 48, low around 0, with trace precipitation reported in several towns including Oak Hill and nearby areas.
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Seckley
Tedbe Liiskeene
Oak Hill
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