WWHS Coach Faces Assault Charge in Mount Hope
Woodrow Wilson High School basketball coach Lawrence Wiseman faces a Fayette County magistrate February 24 on an assault charge. He is accused of grabbing player Rodney Miller by the hair and slapping him during the Beckley Mount Hope game. The warrant, issued by Fayette District Justice Myra O'Dell, followed a parent appeal after the Mount Hope incident. Wiseman posted a $10 appearance bond for the hearing.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Lawrence Wiseman
Fayette County
WWHS
Rodney Miller
Mount Hope
S. Pete Miller
Wiseman
Beckley
Joe Rodriguez
Myra O'Dell
Fayetteville
Freddy Thorne
W. A. Burke
Burke
Miller
Oth
New Manager Installed At Prince Street Liquor Store
J W Anderson owner of D W Anderson Sons takes over as manager at the Prince Street State Liquor Store under Governor Barron era. Harold Hedrick steps aside after four years. John Hancock Beckley and Winton Toney Clear Fork begin work. New staff includes Orange Snuffer Beckley Joe Culberto Glen White Dean Bias Sophia and another to be named. George Slipkovich East Beckley expected to assume South Kanawha Street store management later today.
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W. W. Barron
Prince Street
State Liquor Commission
J. W. Anderson
D. W. Anderson
Anderson
Harry Anderson
Raleigh
C. O. Smith
John Hancock
Beckley
Winton Toney
Toney
S Fork
Clear Fork
Orange Snuffer
Joe Culberto
Glen White
Dean Bias
Sophia
Snuffer
George Slipkovich
East Beckley
South Kanawha Street
S. T
Til” Stover
Dempsey Smith
Soviet cites Hammarskjold as Congo murder accomplice
The UPI dispatch records Soviet reaction to Patrice Lumumba death. Dag Hammarskjold should be dismissed as secretary-general for allegedly aiding the murder of Congo leaders, staining the UN’s name. In separate quotes, Lt. Gen. Hershey urges soft but healthy recruits, and Udall contrasts public power policy with the Eisenhower era view.
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United Press International
Moscow
Soviet Union
Patrice Lumumba
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo Republic
United Nations
San Diego
Lewis RB
Hershey
West Virginia Weather Report and New York Temperatures
Partly cloudy and mild tonight and Thursday with highs around 47 to 55 and lows in the 30s. Beckley and Oak Hill report similar recent highs near 57 and lows near the 20s to 30s. River conditions show Greenbrier and lake areas muddy with 7 gates open and gauge at 3.8 ft. UPI notes Minot ND at 7 degrees below zero and Laredo TX at 84 degrees for today and yesterday.
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Beckley High
Seeseeeers
Seeessevers
Oak Hill
New York
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
Minot N.D
Laredo
Tex
U S Backs Day In U N Crisis
The United States pressed its case in a pivotal Security Council confrontation with Russia over Dag Hammarskjold and the United Nations peace mission. The U S effort aimed to thwart moves to remove Hammarskjold and undermine UN operations in the current crisis.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
United States
Security Council
Russia
Dag Hammarskjold
Ice Queen and U.S. Skaters Die in Brussels Crash
A Belgium Sabena Boeing 707 crashed while landing at Zaventem Airport killing 73. Among the dead were American ice star Laurence Owen and 17 other U.S. figure skaters. The plane wreckage burned in a field with 61 passengers and 11 crew members aboard. one field worker died and another was seriously injured.
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George Libera
United Press International
Brussels
Belgium
UPI
Queen of the Ice
Laurence Owen
U.S
Sabena Airlines
Zaventem
Amer
Skating Star Family Mourns Plane Crash Victims
The United States Olympic skating team faced a three year setback after a fatal plane crash near New York. Miss Maribel Vinson Owen, 52 Americans aboard, and Miss Owens’ mother, Mrs. Maribel Vinson Owen, a nine time champion, were among the victims. The tragedy halted U S hopes for world skating glory en route to Prague championships.
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U.S
Miss Owen
Winchester
Mass
Philadelphia
Prague
New York
Brussels
Miss Owens
Maribel Vinson Owen
Laurence
Maribel
Passenger list released for Sabena crash near Brussels
UPI reports a Sabena Airlines Boeing 707 crashed near Brussels after circling the field. Eleven fire companies battled flames as rescuers pulled about thirty bodies by noon. Listed victims include Patricia Dineen, Gregory Kelley, Nathalie Kelley, and others from New York to Boston.
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New York
UPI
Sabena Airlines
Brussels
Dineen
Patricia
West 34Th St
New York City
Robert
Kelley
Gregory
Centre St
Newton Center
Mass
Nathalie
Centre St. Newton Center
U.S
Gregory Kelley
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lent Observance Begins At Local Catholic Church
Ash Wednesday services at St Francis de Sales mark Lent as Father Raymond Radzieta crosses ashes on altar boy Robert Bruce West and Michael Burke. Bruce and Michael attend the parochial school on South Oakwood Ave, sons of Dr. Frank M. West and Mr. J. R. Burke.
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Raymond Radzieta
Michael Burke
New York Firm Seeks Morgantown Ordnance Works Buy
Sens. Randolph Byrd and Gov Barron urged acceptance of a 1.5 million bid from Deuterium Corp for the olden Morgantown West Virginia Ordnance Works. The firm pledged to hire 500 to 1,000 within a year and invest 15 million initially to produce diversified chemicals, with GSA handling the disposal.
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Jerome S. Spevack
Deuterium Corp
New York City
Randolph
General Services Administration
Morgantown
Byrd
Barron
Washington
Spevack
God and Frontier: Bible Call to Move Forward
In word associations, the Bible ties the term Frontier to the New Frontier urging ascent to higher planes. Abraham's discontent signals beginnings, while American history echoes Horace Greeley's "Go West, young man" urging exploration and progress.
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Abraham
John Soule
Horace Greeley
Man
JFK Planning New Anti Slump Moves
Washington UPI Kennedy plans a new series of administration steps to combat the economic slump and provide jobs. He will unveil these at a 7 p.m. EST news conference televised live on ABC and NBC. It will be the third of four presidential sessions broadcast as it happens.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
ABC
NBC
Barron Signs West Virginia Tax Bill and Plans
West Virginia's 15 million state income tax became law after Gov. Barron signed it. The Tax Department starts developing collection plans with retroactive effect to January 1. Withholding from wages is expected to begin around April 1.
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Barron
Charleston
State Tax Department
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Demonstrators attack embassies and crash planes in Congo and Egypt
Protesters denounce Patrice Lumumba's death and target the U S Library inside the American Embassy in Cairo while fires burn at the Belgian Embassy. A UN plane crash in Luluabourg kills at least three. Belgians reportedly shot in reprisal. Eichmann trial delays noted. Kennedy sends Khrushchev space launch congrats. Trooper Strapple in critical condition after traffic stop shooting. John M Cook begins 30 day bid rigging sentence. Mitch ell resigns as Railroad Commission chairman. A lunar eclipse occurs between Sun and Earth.
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U. S
Cairo
Egypt
United Nations
Luluabourg
Congo
U. N
Lumumba
Adolf Eichmann
Israel
Kennedy
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Venus
Leonard Straple
New Castle
Straple
Ohio
John M. Cook
Montgomery County
Norristown
Cook
Cutler-Hammer Inc
Milwaukee
Hotel Workers Strike For Higher Wages
Sixteen Beck ley Hotel employees members of Local Union 14443 District 50 United Mine Workers of America went on strike at midnight Tuesday seeking a 20 cent per hour raise. Supervisor staff ran the hotel. a head waiter operated the elevator as guests carried their own bags.
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Beckley Hotel
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
Reid P. Davis
UMWA
Davis
Court Action Asks Jet Site Located Here
Raleigh County Court advances use of Raleigh County Memorial Airport for government agencies or industrial development. Commissioner Ward submitted a resolution after a Dec 13 proposal, citing Area Redevelopment Comparative Digests for national attention to the region.
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Beckley
Raleigh
John C. Ward
Raleigh County Memorial
Ward
Raleigh County
United States
National Administration
United States Congress
Government Printing Office
Committee On
Senate Eyes Whisky Issue in West Virginia
The State Senate Temperance Committee reported out a constitutional amendment proposal on whisky by the drink with no recommendation. Wet supporters planned to place it on the calendar for a Friday vote, needing a simple majority to advance, while a two-thirds vote would be required for passage. The House committee planned a similar move. Also on today’s order were bills to liberalize benefits under workmen’s and unemployment compensation programs, backed by major state labor groups.
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Charleston
UPI
State Senate
West Virginia
Senate Temperance Committee
Senate
House Temperance Committee
New Raleigh County Commissioners Named to Replace Two
Raleigh County votes reorganize its Commission of Accounts naming W A Thernbitton to replace Floyd M Sayre and Roy A Cunningham to replace Ned H Ragland. Leo Birch and Robert Ashworth retain seats as Democrats, with John C Ward steering the motion. The court approved a three to one party balance.
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Raleigh County
Raleigh
W. A. Thernbitton
Floyd M. Sayre
Roy A. Cunningham
Ned H. Ragland
Leo Birch
Robert Ashworth
John C. Ward
Thornhill
Sayre
Birch
Ashworth
West Virginia House defeats criminal law study proposal
Lawyer Bloc receives rebuke as House defeats Concurrent Resolution No. 21 after hearings. Prosecuting Attorneys Association rejects legislation from the West Virginia Crime Commission. Delegates note rejections in Charleston in December and Beckley January 14 before directing a study of criminal law and procedure.
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Roy Lee
Charleston
West West
Virginia
House of Delegates
House
Tom Myles
D-Fayette
Prosecuting Attorney's Association
West Virginia Crime Commission
Beckley
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Jobs Fair Opens as Barron Public Works Plan Rolls Out
Unemployed men and some women from Raleigh County flocked to the courthouse to register for jobs under Governor Barron’s public works program. The plan, authorized last week to hire 536 idle workers, aims to put up to 5,000 back to work statewide. registrations by noon reached 575 as line stretched through the Criminal Courtroom and into the hall.
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Raleigh County
W. W. Barron
Public Works
West Virginia
Conservation Commission
State Road Commission
Barron
SRC
The
Raleigh
C. O.smith Jr
M. L.mcspadden
Beckley
Department of County and State
Prince Street
Trout season opens April 29 in West Virginia
West Virginia’s 1961 trout season will begin at 6 a.m. April 29 and run to midnight December 31. A previous typo said April 30. The daily limit is eight trout, with only five from an impoundment. season limit is 60.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
State Conservation Commission
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