Two Dead In Pike Turnpike Tank Truck Collision
At least two people are dead and a third injured after a tank truck and car crash on the West Virginia Turnpike around 11 a.m. near milepost 39 Beckley side. Police investigate cause and identify victims as ambulances rush to Beckley Hospital.
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Hospital spokesman identifies Freeman among accident victims
Beckley officials released a bulletin naming George A. Freeman of Huntington as one of the victims in the crash. A second victim remained unidentified and a third remained in surgery.
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Fragmentary Car Collision in Huntington and Greenbrier
Police report a severe head on collision near Huntington and Greenbrier with a Huntington car sustaining a broken fender impaled on the other vehicle. Two people were believed dead and another injured though no ages or sexes were identified. Authority names included George A. Freeman.
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Two Dead In Hotel Blaze In Peoria
A half million-dollar fire destroyed the Mayer Hotel in downtown Peoria. Two bodies were found on the fifth floor and at least eight people were injured as firefighters fought the blaze for four hours. The Sands motel was evacuated and residents fled in their night clothes as firemen searched room by room.
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West Virginia Weather Turns Colder With Snow Flurries
Weather report notes colder conditions across West Virginia with snow flurries and light snow. Highs 26 to 34 today, further cooling tonight with lows 12 to 18, and a windy, cloudy outlook into Friday. Beckley and Oak Hill records show highs yesterday in the 23 to 30 range and lows near 12 to 16. River gauges vary with Greenbrier normal and a new gauge at Hinton at 2.7 feet.
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Digger Buried Fifteen Hours Rescued From Well
Raymond Fink 31 of Athens Wis. was trapped eight feet underground in a sandy pit for nearly fifteen hours. Rescuers pulled him from a caved in well at 6 40 a m EST, took him to Woodruff hospital in good condition. He greeted rescuers and his wife with a smile and said I am okay honey as he drank milk and smoked.
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Hikers show JFK they're in good shape
Seven congressional secretaries completed a 32 mile dawn to dusk hike along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal to Great Falls Maryland. Jacqueline McDonald sprained a foot but pressed on. Maria Jania sprained an ankle and withdrew near Washington. Carolyn White led early and chased a mountaineering future.
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UPI
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St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Richard Schord
D-Mo
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jackie
Maria Jania
Detroit
Lucien N. Nedzi
D-Mich
Carolyn White
Rep
Frank Thompson
United States launches Syncom satellite in difficult orbit
UPI reports the 150 pound Syncom communications satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a Delta rocket at 12:35 a.m. EST to relay radio and telephone conversations between North America and South Africa, then stabilized by an internal rocket five hours later.
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Syncom Satellite Reaches Hovering Orbit Above Atlantic
The Syncom satellite reached about 22,300 miles altitude and appears to hover in one spot as its drum shaped craft slows relative to Earth's rotation. Engineers noted a 5:42 a.m. EST rocket burn to stabilize the orbit and said the maneuver performed as planned during this mid stage of a bold U.S. space experiment.
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Shortening The News From Wire Dispatches
President Kennedy's news conference at 4 p.m. today will be broadcast and telecast live. Public school officials in Pittsburgh report a citywide grooming code may be established by spring after suspending 71 students for hair and dress. Negotiations stall in the 69 day NYC newspaper shutdown. The Canadian representative at Geneva urges activity on a nuclear test ban treaty. UN proceeds with a controversial Cuba agricultural aid project, claiming no US funds involved. Investigators examine twisted metal after a jetliner crash in the Florida Everglades, 43 killed. United Steelworkers prepare for basic steel talks after May 1. Police arrested Nathan Wise in Washington after a bomb scare at the Justice Department turns out to be a false alarm. Former President Truman, hiking at age 78, supports the Kennedy-inspired trend. State brief: John Emmmerth of Wheeling noted.
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Mother and newborn son die as Asian flu victims
A 35-year-old mother from Prince County and her newborn son are among the state’s first Asian Flu deaths this year. Eula Marie Coffman died at 9 p.m. Wednesday in an Oak Hill hospital after a premature delivery. The child was born 4 to 6 weeks early amid serious pulmonary complications. Coffman is survived by her husband and five sons. bodies at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home.
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Opal And Wally Eloped 27 Years Ago Tomorrow
In Charleston WVU upi report states Opal B Wilcox and W W Barron of Elkins eloped to Amherst Virginia on Feb 15 1936 and wed Mrs Barron recalls the romance based on summers near Beverly Their quiet Governor's Mansion anniversary dinner is planned with three daughters named Mrs John Dee Morgan Nancy Barron and Jane Barron.
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Dozer Operator Killed in County Road Work
Preston County man Harlan Eugene Miller 34 of Valley Point died when the bulldozer he operated slid over an embankment on a road to a strip mine near Muddy Creek. Authorities identified the victim.
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Kennedy asks Congress to create Youth Conservation Corps
President Kennedy urged Congress to establish a 15,000 member Youth Conservation Corps and enlarge the Peace Corps. The plan would place youths in national forests and recreation areas, with federal cost sharing, aiming to cut youth unemployment and boost homefront services. The proposal calls for a $100 million first year budget and domestic as well as expanded overseas programs.
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CFA Red Tape Delays City Buildings Project
Beckley received federal Accelerated Public Works funds totaling 231000 for a municipal building and city garage. Bids on the garage open at 4 p m but contracts await Philadelphia approval. a council vote on the grant and local labor preference rules may delay start. A special session is planned to record the vote with a likely unanimous result.
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Walter Humphrey
Philadelphia
Advan
One Beckleyan Among Honored Centenarians
Raleigh Countian Susan Painter, aged 102, is among West Virginia’s 43 centenarians honored on Honorary Citizens Day by the Centennial Commission. She shared in cake fruit and a governor’s certificate, with son Charles Walker and two other seniors, Caroline Burton and Uncle Jed Davidson, among the honored.
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Georgia
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Carroll County
Charles Walker
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Bomber Cutback Planned Across Overseas Bases
The Defense Department plans to withdraw U S nuclear B47 bombers from overseas bases over the next 16 months. The move reduces SAC alert aircraft in Europe and elsewhere after dismantling Thor and Jupiter sites, as Minuteman and Polaris missiles rise in the U S and submarines move to the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. The U S will relinquish three Morocco bases this year while keeping key assets in other regions.
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Texile magnate Goldfine agrees to asset sale to settle taxes
Bernard Goldfine agrees to sell all corporate and personal assets to settle federal tax claims totaling several million dollars. Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy announced the decision in Washington.
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