Blue laws debate pits church views against retail interests
In Charleston the House Judiciary Committee heard advocates for and against stronger Sunday blue laws. Retailers led by Heck's discount stores argued tighter rules won t curb competition, while the Retail Merchants Association said Sunday hours threaten fairness as stores push for a seven day week. Church leaders urged action to curb Sunday sales citing family values. The proposal would specify banned items and raise fines, with House members weighing religious liberty and economic impact.
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Charleston
UPI
Huntington
Chad Ketchum
Heck’s Discount Stores
House
Judiciary Committee
Richard G. Guter
Stone & Thomas Department Store
State
Ketchum
Guter
Retailers Association
Sherwood Spencer
Afl-Cio Food Store
Hecks
Cyril Miller
Reed Named Supervisor at O and B&O Motive Power
Kenneth T. Reed of Huntington was appointed general manager for motive power and equipment by the Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. The first joint appointment since C&O gained B&O control, Reed will supervise repair and allocation of rolling stock, with offices in Huntington reporting to M. I. Dunn and C. E. Bertrand. Reed, 53, joined C&O in 1929 after Ohio State University.
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Huntington
UPS
Chesapeake Ohio & Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Kenneth T. Reed
C&o
B&o
Monay
Reed
M. I. Dunn
C. E. Bertrand
Ohio State University
Lemass objects to Ireland listed as underdeveloped by UN
Dublin Premier Sean Lemass protested Ireland being labeled an underdeveloped country in a United Nations report He told Parliament that the experts lacked inquiry into Ireland and did not contact any government departments He offered no further detail on the report.
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Dublin
Ireland
UPI
Sean Lemass
United Nations
Lemass
Parliament
U.N
Kennedy steps up pressure on Russia over Cuba pullout
President Kennedy seeks a clear Russian commitment to remove about 17 000 Soviet personnel from Cuba including 6 000 in combat units. He may have sent a personal message to Nikita Khrushchev while warning that any move to reintroduce missiles or bombers would trigger a global crisis. Senate leaders urged stronger action as diplomatic efforts continue and surveillance remains ongoing.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Russia
Cuba
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Khrushchev
Presi
Dent
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Arctic Cold Snap Grips East Half of Nation
An arctic air blast drops temperatures below zero from Michigan to Maine and brings showers fog and snow flurries nationwide. Wanakena New York reports minus 28 degrees. Eastern Tennessee issues hazardous driving warnings as rain pushes southeast. Snow covers the Northern Plains Great Lakes Ohio Valley with mixed precipitation in North Dakota and Minnesota.
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United Press International
Michigan
Maine
Wanakena
N. Y
Tennessee
Great Lakes States
Ohio Valley
North Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Snowy Raleigh County Roads Slippery Morning
Slippery roads in Raleigh County delayed workers as snow melted later. State Road Commission had all cinder trucks active while Beckley cleared main streets. West Virginia Turnpike segments remained slick with crews at work. Two wrecking companies logged calls and Piedmont Airlines noted Flight 822 could not land early morning but expected normal operations later.
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Raleigh County
State Road Commission
Beckley Street
West Virginia Turnpike
Piedmont Airlines
Windy and Colder Weather Hits West Virginia
A weather summary notes windy and colder conditions across West Virginia with cloudy skies and occasional snow flurries. Highs reach the upper teens to low thirties by region, with subzero to single digits overnight and weekend cooling followed by a gradual warmup next week. Precipitation stays light, under a quarter inch, front loaded mainly Saturday in the south.
Stennis Warns on Cuba Arms Buildup and Security
Senator John Stennis chairman of the Senate Preparedness Committee warned that even purely defensive weapons in Cuba could mask a Soviet offensive buildup. Senator Kenneth Keating pledged to present security recommendations to CIA Director McCone and would back a firm Kennedy administration plan.
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UPI
Senate
Cuba
Caribbean
John Stennis
D - Miss
Senate Preparedness Committee
Kenneth Keating
R-N.y
Central Intelligence
John A. McCone
Keating
McCone
Kennedy
Kennedy warns NATO split would be disaster for West
President Kennedy warned at a news conference that a split within NATO over nuclear defense and economic policy would be a disaster for Western security. He noted France's veto of Britain’s EC entry, De Gaulle’s push for an independent nuclear force, and urged European unity as essential to counter the Soviet threat. The Nassau pact he said moved Europeans toward a stronger unified stance.
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Ms. Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
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U.S
Britain
U. S
Europe
Kennedy
Nassau
United States
NATO
Atlantic
Soviet Union
Kennedy urged steel wage rollback and price cuts urged
Harold Ruttenberg argues Kennedy should press Steelworkers President McDonald to forgo a wage increase this year and steel firms to roll back prices by ten dollars a ton to expand markets and meet overseas competition. Virginia Tech gets 167 acres for a Clifton Forge branch. Japan to build first atomic powered ship by 1969. Sri Savang and Souvanna to visit Washington Feb 25. Federal mediators re enter Cleveland newspaper strike talks at publishers request. Cat burglars steal nearly 800000 in jewelry from Hotel Pierre. Churchill could be named honorary West Virginian. Posey killed as car door opened, dragged and run over. Industrial accidents in WV last month total 16 fatalities. An electrician falls 30 feet at Mobay plant.
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United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
Kennedy
David J. McDonald
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Clifton Forge
Japan
Sri Savang Vitthana
Souvanna Phouma
Washington
Cleveland
Pierre
Rene May
Er Selznick
Central Park
Southeastern Plaza
Winston Churchill
West
Triadelphia
Mobay Chemical
Moundsville
Hoffa Bond Deadline Looms As Teamsters Seek Sureties
Union officials led by James R. Hoffa faced an 11th hour bonding deadline under Landrum Griffin Act. United Bonding Co. of Indianapolis offered a limited bond, while Lloyds of London and other firms reportedly weighed in. A court challenge or board reassignment to protect funds was among proposed options if government approval faltered.
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UPI
Teamsters Union
United Bonding Co
Indianapolis
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Hoffa
Landrum-Griffin
Lloyds of London
Labor Department
Treasury Department
Lloyd’s
Teamster Executive Board
Secre
Eight Children Burn To Death In Toronto Fire
Eight children of Roy and Effie French perished when their two story attached home burned in the West End. The victims ranged from 4 to 17, including Ann 17 Albert 16 Eileen 14 Alison 12 John 10 Linda 8 Sharon 6 and Bill 4. Firemen battled the blaze in 10 below zero weather, gaining control by 4 am. The parents were hospitalized in shock as the mother found the home destroyed upon returning from work.
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Ont
UPI
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Roy French
Effie
Ann
Albert
Eileen
Alison
John
Linda
Sharon
Bill
French
Sermon Claims No Money In Heaven Cites Wealth Pitfalls
In a recent sermon an evangelist argued there is no money in heaven and warned that many people seek riches to their detriment. He contends the pursuit of money leads to health problems and further loss as they try to restore wealth.
Escaped Convicts Captured After Robbery
Two dangerous escaped convicts were captured within days of their flight. Samuel J. Shrader was seized in Clothier West Virginia after accomplice Augustus Richardson was sleeping in a taxi near Gate City Virginia. Richardson awaits extradition to Moundsville while Shrader faces forgery charges and both were linked to an armed robbery and shooting near Sutton. A trooper was lightly wounded in the leg during the manhunt.
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W. Va
Gate City
Tennessee
Richardson
West Virginia
Moundsville
Shrader
Upshur County
Clay County
Weston State Hospital
Luther Barnett
Sutton
Barnett
Barmett
Sulphur Laden Ship Missing Off Gulf and Atlantic
Coast Guard and Navy planes searched the Gulf and South Atlantic for the Marine sulphur Queen a 524 foot tanker with 43 crew missing after leaving Beaumont Texas for Norfolk Virginia It was due in Norfolk Thursday Hassler and Co the ship s agent reported no word since Saturday An urgent broadcast urged ships to watch for the vessel amid a possible course change to avoid a winter storm.
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Tex
UPS
Coast Guard
Navy
Gulf
South Atlantic
Beaumont
Norfolk
Marine Transport Lines
Coast
Portsmouth
Hassler & Co
Police raid Caracas den uncovers FAL plans
Venezuelan police raided a residence near the Central University campus in Caracas seizing Communist plans to attack U S oilfield installations and other enterprises. Detectives said the site appeared to be the central headquarters of the Castro Communist National Liberation Army FAL.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
U.S
Central University
Communist National Liberation Army
FAL
Legislature House Discusses Tax Cutoff Date
The West Virginia House and Senate debated extending consumer sales and use taxes at current rates with a June 30 1964 expiry set by House amendments. Other measures include extending the insurance premium tax and a revolving $10 million Good Roads bond allowance.
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Jerry Beigel
Charleston
UPI
House of Delegates
Senate
House Finance Committee
W.W. Barron
House
State Road Commission
Education Committee
W. R. Wilson
D-Marion
County School Boards Association
West Virginia Education Association
West Virginia House Commends Centennial March Recording
The House of Delegates voted commendations for Centennial March by Tom Nary and R. L. Zeigler of the Becksley Area Labor Council AFL-CIO. A motion to commend authors and recording orchestra for publicizing the state in its Centennial year was carried amid applause.
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West Virginia
House of Delegates
Tom Nary
R. L. Zeigler
Zeigler
Becksley Area Labor Council
Afl-Cio
Elizabeth Drewry
McDowell County
Mae Belcher
Oming County
Nary
Carlton Record Corp
Freshmen and Seniors Ties Reflect Modern College Life
A reader notes the trend of college freshmen having spouses and seniors with multiple prior marriages, highlighting shifts in who attends college and how personal histories shape campus life.
Horn Fixer Jailed After Horn Incident in Miami Beach
Otis Turner a 37 year old auto mechanic was driving in Miami Beach when he heard a horn honk from behind. He pulled over raised the hood and pulled loose wires causing the horn to stop. He was arrested on a drunkenness charge after attempting to fix the situation.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Otis Turner
Turner
Fawner
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