Turnpike Bills Proposed Today
A four bill package introduced in both houses at the State Turnpike Commission request would refund fuel taxes to the commission for its toll road vehicles and empower it to set or adjust speed and load limits. It would allow pledges from the state road fund to cover turnpike bond deficits and enable policing by the commission or its staff with state police support. Half fines or bond forfeitures from turnpike offenses would go to defray policing costs, and defrauding the toll system could draw a $50 misdemeanor.
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Charleston
State Turnpike Commission
State Road Commission
State Road Fund
Amos
Senate
Bowles
House
Commission
del. Beneke
Ohio
Secretary of State
Methodists Eye Sites for West Virginia Children's Home
Beckley hosts visiting Methodist officials to tour prospective sites for a state children's home. The group may include Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke and West Virginia Conference board members, with plans for a Feb 25 luncheon at the Glass House. Each site offers 60 acres and the conference seeks 20 acres for a home, hospital, and elder care facility in southern West Virginia.
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Beckley
West Virginia Methodist Conference
Lloyd C. Wicke
Pittsburgh
Erie
West Virginia
Board of Hospitals and Homes
Glass House
Hulett C. Smith
Waldo LaFon
J. S. Larrick
Elmer Davis
C. Berkley Lilly
Frank Halstead
W. L. Burrus
W. A. Thornhill
Eugene L. Scott
Halstead
Safety Patrol Seeks $3000 For National Gathering
A Boosters Club led by T. R. Wilson Jr plans to raise 3000 dollars to send the School Safety Patrol to the national gathering in Washington in May. Woodrow Wilson High School band consideration noted by Principal C. G. Peregoy. two chaperones per bus and a nurse to accompany the trip. Local businesses and homes to be asked for funds via explanatory letters.
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Washington
Boosters Club
T. R. Wilson Jr
Woodrow Wilson High School
WWHS
C. G. Peregoy
Booster Club
Reds condemn U S evacuation as crime against humanity
Tokyo reports Red China accuses the United States of crimes against humanity for aiding Nationalists evacuation of the Tachens. Peiping radio cites burning and killings by U S Marines and military crews, claiming 18 000 residents were abducted to Taiwan and the islands left in ruins.
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Tokyo
Red China Today
United States
Tachen Islands
U.S
China
Red
Peiping Radio
Peoples Daily
Tachen
Taiwan
Formosa
Japan
Tachens Islands
Robber Again Targets Shawnee Service Station
Floyd Williams, a service station attendant in Shawnee Oklahoma, faced a familiar robber last night who demanded the day’s receipts. The bandit, wearing blue jeans and a sweatshirt, fled with $60 after Williams complied, following a previous $200 haul last Friday night.
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Shawnee, Okla
Floyd Williams
Lochgelly miner Withrow dies after knife wounds
Albert Withrow 50 of Lochgelly died on arrival at Oak Hill Hospital from knife wounds and a shotgun injury following an argument at John Anderson’s home in Searbro. James Stover 63 of Scarbro is charged with murder. W W Drake was injured and treated. Stover to be arraigned. funeral set for Bethel Baptist Church Friday.
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Oak Hill
Kns
Albert Withrow
Lochgelly
Oak Hill Hospital
James Anthony Stover
Route I
Scarbro
John Anderson
Route 1
Searbro
Stover
Anderson
Bro
Bed Withrow
Withrow
Drake
W. R. Seal
Virgil Lyons
Fayetteville
Bethel Baptist Church
Mont Carr
Pleasant View Cemetery
Beckley Mayor to push cloverleaf plan on West Virginia Turnpike
Mayor Elmer L. Davis announced he will forward the City Council’s recommendation for a full cloverleaf at the Mossy exchange of the West Virginia Turnpike to Okey L. Patteson, despite Beckley Civic Club’s prior rejection. Davis said the plan will proceed even with financial impracticality noted by the Turnpike manager.
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Beckley
Elmer L. Davis
Mossy Exchange
West Virginia Turnpike
Beckley Civitan Club
Okey L. Patteson
Davis
Patteson
Japanese Russians To Sign Peace Pact
A Soviet concession opens peace talks with Japan, with a venue to be chosen as suitable. Japan notified Moscow on February 15 that New York is the preferred meeting place, and the Soviets waived fixed-site preferences. Talks likely in the coming weeks in a venue deemed acceptable by both sides.
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Tokyo
Japan
New York
Ichiro Hatoyama
Moscow
Russia
Wanted 40 Men Air National Guard Specialists
Air National Guard recruiting officers seek 40 local youths for 11 weeks of basic training at Samp son Air Force Base Geneva New York from June 2 to August 15. Recruits receive regular Army pay, must be 17 but under 18.5, and either have a diploma or be willing to earn one. Major Roy E Byrd notes 36 Charleston area youths were sent last summer. this year 30 are being scheduled.
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Air National Guard
New York
Air Guard
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N. Y
Army
Roy E. Byrd
Charleston
Memorial Airport
Contaminated H-Bomb Cloud Could Reach New Jersey
The Atomic Energy Commission warned the lethal hydrogen bomb cloud could drift 140 miles downwind, with fatalities possible up to 190 miles away. The report notes shelter greatly reduces risk, outlines protective measures, and compares exposure to a chest X-ray while underscoring ongoing studies on long term genetic effects.
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Washington
United States
New Jersey
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Lewis L. Strauss
Rep
Durham
D-Nc
Senate House Joint Atomic Committee
Russia
Britain
Atomic Tests Delayed Second Day by Winds
Las Vegas reporters describe a cautious session as atomic testers face a third try to launch Teapot tests. Winds up to 100 knots at altitude threaten southern Nevada near Lake Mead, delaying the opening shot planned for Tuesday. Officials weigh whether to reset the tower blast for predawn tomorrow.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Lake Mead
Senate Hears Opposition to Raising Sales Tax Floor
Debates over state road commission reform loom as Del. Brotherton pushes to restore a seven member highway agency. Senate plans to raise the sales tax from 2 to 3 percent face opposition and amendments may widen the tax base. Major labor and education funding measures are discussed alongside FEPC and workers compensation changes. A veteran bond plan for a West Virginia farm and home loan program passes House, awaiting Senate action.
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Charleston
del. Brotherton
Dhanawha
State Road Commission
House of Delegates
Brotherton
House
House Roads Committee
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Organized Labor
Frank N. Fernbech
Washington
CIO
Marland
FEPC
West Virginia
del. Davis
D-Kanawha
del. Deem
Ritchie
Davis
Beaty Heads Newest RDP Commission
J. R. Beaty of Table Rock will lead the Rural Development Council’s newest commission, directing efforts across regional projects and policy initiatives.
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Beaty
J. R. Beaty
Table Rock
The
Rural Development Council
Mabscott Man to Appear on Television Tonight
Edward Hatcher of Mabscott will appear on This Is Your Life at 10 pm, traveling to New York for rehearsals. He hints the spotlight may honor a World War II comrade from his division that crossed the Rhine. Beaty named chair of RDC Livestock Commission at February council meeting. E. D. Armstrong led the committee, with rest to be chosen this month. The panel will oversee the Mabscott Beckley area livestock market, dog regulations, and livestock development programs, with Beaty operating a Table Rock farm and a former livestock dealer and auto salesman.
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Edward Hatcher
Mabscott
Hatcher
New York City
Rhine River
Beaty
RDC Livestock Commission
E. D. Armstrong
Beckley
Table Rock
Army Officer Defends Move to Charleston Induction Center
Col. Kenneth C. Wiersema told a Beckley business group the Beckley induction and examining station may be moved to Charleston as part of a wider consolidation. He said the plan is a study with possible timing next July or later, while stressing a greater need for a Beckley recruiting station. He cited potential annual savings of about $160,000 from consolidating examinations and induction procedures across six southern West Virginia recruiting stations, including centers in Ashland and Fairmont.
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Col
Kenneth C. Wiersema
Second Army District
Baltimore
Beckley
Beckley Main
Charleston
William F. Watts
West Virginia National Guard
Carl J. Ford
Second Army
Black Knight Country Club
Wiersema
Army
Army Recruiting Station
Ashland
Fairmont
West Virginia
Judge Knapp Returns From Boone County
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp returns home after assisting Boone County Circuit Court for two days this week. Raleigh County shares services with Prosecuting Attorney Anthony J Sparacino on special assignment by the Attorney General while Boone Prosecutor P W Hendricks is on leave during an investigation of charges.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Boone County
Anthony J. Sparacino
Knapp
K. K. Hall
Sparacino
Boone
P. W. Hendricks
Crab Orchard Boy Hurt By SRC Equipment
Kenneth Wheeler nine is admitted to Raleigh General Hospital after being struck and run over by a State Road Commission scraper near Crab Orchard Elementary School on Route 16. Hospital reports shock and possible fractured left leg. Driver Joe Redden of Beaver said the youth dashed in front of the machine as it pulled away from a gasoline station.
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Kenneth Wheeler
Jerry Wheeler
Raleigh General Hospital
State Road Commission
Joe Reddan
Beaver
Redden
Route 16
Crab Orchard
Sleepy Jim Crowley to lead Pennsylvania Athletic Commission
Harrisburg reports that Sleepy Jim Crowley was named today to head the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission. London left wing Bevan pushed a move to delay West German rearmament until after top level talks with the Russians. Bern anti-Communists surrender without bloodshed after barricaded Romanian legation crisis. Washington House Interior Committee voted 16 to admit Alaska and Hawaii as states. bill moves to Rules Committee for clearance.
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Harrisburg
Sleepy Jim” Crowley
Pennsylvania Athletic Commission
London
Laborite Anecurin Bevan
Bern
Switzerland
Washington
House
Interior Committee
Alaska
Hawaii
Rules
Chauffeur May Solve Murder Case in Rubinstein Killing
New York police hope limousine driver Herman Scholz can yield clues to the January 27 murder of financier Serge Rubinstein at his Fifth Avenue mansion. Scholz, 50, questioned all day, is being considered a material witness or for illegal gun possession. Detectives searched his Queens home, finding firearms, clippings, and bondage gear.
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New York
Serge Rubinstein
Herman Scholz
Asst. Dist. Atty
Alexander Herman
Scholz
Rubinstein
Playboy
5Th Avenue
Asst. Dist. Atty. Courtlandt Nicoll
Herman
Queens
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C. D. Epperly
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United Mine Workers of America
Vergie Withrow
Maggie Bufferine
Rosedale
Nancy Kodak
Taylorville
Brothers
Russell
Red Star
Millard
James
Alfred
Allen
Pike
Ccesseveeres
Rivers
Bellepoint
Bean
Stemple
Sen
Moats
Fair Employment Practices Commission
State Labor Department
Elizabeth Drewry
R-Mc Dowell
Mabscott Man
SRC
Mt. Vettore
Italy
Marcella’ Mariani
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