State May Buy Little Beaver Park For Regional Development
Raleigh County plans to sell 450 acre Little Beaver Park to West Virginia Department of Natural Resources for 400000 dollars to fund Stephen's Lake development. Legislators in Charleston discuss a local bill to authorize the sale and use proceeds for Grandview State Park improvements and a new 18 hole golf course.
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State Department of Commerce
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Department of Natural Resources
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Ward
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Attack Explanation Russia Warns Attack On Cuba
Lawmakers called it an intolerable situation as the article discusses Russia warning that attacking Cuba would unleash broader conflict and draw in future attackers. The piece frames threats and diplomatic tensions surrounding Cuba and potential world war repercussions.
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Russia
Cuba
U S Demands Prompt Explanation of Cuban MIG Attack
The United States demanded a prompt unequivocal explanation from Cuba after a Wednesday attack by Soviet built MIG fighters on the disabled shrimp boat in the Florida Straits. The note protested what Washington called a flagrant violation of international law and was delivered via the Swiss Embassy in Havana.
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Soviet Warning Ties Cuba Attack to World War III
In a major anniversary address Defense Minister Malinovsky warned that an attack on Cuba would trigger a third world war and the Soviet Union would defend Cuba. He accused U S submarines of menacing Soviet ships and pledged a retaliatory rocket salvo, with Khrushchev observing in uniform.
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Cold Hampers Seven Buses In Raleigh County
Cold temperatures at five degrees below zero hindered seven Raleigh County school buses from starting. Transportation supervisor Dewey Bone noted buses kept at drivers’ homes lacked garages, delaying routes in Shady Spring District and Coal City areas with buses 64 19 69 16 32 unable to run on time or at all.
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Stoco
Slab Fork
Coal City
Shady Spring
Grandview
West Virginia Weather Outlook For Weekend Freeze
Fair but cold conditions persist with highs from 10 to 20 and subzero to near zero night lows. The five day forecast expects temperatures 6 to 12 degrees below normal, gradual moderation over the weekend, with little or no precipitation and colder conditions by Tuesday or Wednesday. River readings show Greenbrier and Lake at normal levels with a new gauge at Hinton reporting 3.2 feet.
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Pam
Greenbrier
Hinton
Kennedy Seeks Spring Benchmark on Nuclear Test Ban
President Kennedy told reporters progress toward a nuclear test ban should be evident by spring, but he refused to set a firm deadline. He warned against delaying pursuit, ordered Defense Department action against Cuban attacks, criticized the New York newspaper strike, and urged independent determination of labor disputes while signaling a tax cut likely this year.
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Train Rams Gas Truck In Arkansas Fire At Norphlet
A train carrying volatile chemicals struck a gasoline truck near Norphlet Arkansas igniting a blaze. Police evacuated about 1200 residents while specialized chemical firefighters worked the scene. Early reports indicate at least three people were injured.
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Freedoms Foundation honors Gresham Bethany College and others
Valley Forge Pa UPI Bethany College and president Perry E Gresham won the 1962 Freedom Leadership Award and the George Washington Honor Medal in the college campus category. Other West Virginia recipients included Thomas Jefferson Junior High School for a high school editorial Let Freedom Ring in The Jeffersonian and the Daughters of the American Revolution in community programs. Weirton Steel Co editor J W Chandler received a Distinguished Service Award for its Weirton Steel Employes Bulletin. The American Legion West Virginia Department won the Principal Award for the movie Men of Tomorrow. Fort Hill High School Cumberland Md received the medal for an editorial A Good Foundation in the Sentinel.
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Freedoms Foundation
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George Washington
West Virginia
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Charleston
Jeffersonian
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Weirton Steel Co
Weirton Steel Employes Bulletin
J. W. Chandler
West Virginia Department of the American Legion
Men of Tomorrow
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Cumberland
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West Virginia Moon Lyrics Spark Controversy in Huntington
UPI reports Huntington songwriter Al Langdon published lyrics for West Virginia Moon and paired them with a centennial painting on the sheet music cover. The ballad urges a guiding silvery light home and highlights themes of reunion and sorrow for a listener in West Virginia.
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UPI
West Virginia
al Langdon
New York Guild Pushes Third Party Settlement in Paper Strike
The New York Newspaper Guild urged Mayor Wagner to propose a third party solution to the deadlocked newspaper dispute. At a mass meeting about 1,800 members backed a resolution demanding concrete proposals for a just settlement to publishers and striking printers by next Thursday. The resolution said mediation had failed and cited four prior efforts.
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UPS
New York Newspaper Guild
Robert F. Wagner
Kennedy
Wagner
New York Newspaper Strike At Impasse
Spivack narrates a devastating New York newspaper strike that has nearly severed the city from its journalistic ties. He criticizes Bertran Powers as printer union leader for arrogant leadership and no apparent retreat, with a review beginning in Spivack's column starting today.
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Robert G. Spivack
Printers’ Union
Bertran Powers
Spivack
Mayors Watchful As Printers Strike Moves Toward Arbitration
A 77 day stalemate between printers and publishers nears a potential end as officials consider a plan between mediation and arbitration. Guildsmen oppose compulsory arbitration while urging independent determination. Kennedy signals a possible independent settlement.
quake toll rises in Libya from Asia event
A severe Libyan earthquake has killed at least 250 people and left about 500 injured. U.S. Air Force spokesman cited Wheelus base in western Libya for the count, with communications to eastern Libya largely cut off.
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Germany
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U.S
Wheelus
West Virginia House rejects Senate tax cut on horse racing levy
The House Finance Committee reported a bill to permanently keep the 6 percent pari mutuel tax, scrapping Senate changes that would have extended the levy only through June 30 1964 at 5.4 percent. The debate also touched on a Senate plan to aid Wheeling Downs, and a separate education package proposing teacher pay raises funded by other revenues. A companion WVEA-backed measure to increase student transportation funds was sent to the Finance Committee for uncertain fate.
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Irs About $10 Million. the Education Committee
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D-Webster
McCourt
W. W. Barron
Barron
Lawmakers Work on Saturdays Prompt Tax Law Doubts
The writer laments legislators working Saturdays and questions the speed of tax law passage. Voters are told polls decide who spends their money, reflecting distrust in the process.
Russia Vetoes Big 3 Test Ban
The Soviet Union vetoed Big Three nuclear test ban negotiations and called for handling the issue within the 17 nation disarmament conference. Vassili V. Kuznetsov said the Kremlin wants the test ban tied to general disarmament, dampening hopes for early progress toward a treaty by April 1.
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Hospital suspends visiting at Beckley facility until relief
Visiting hours are suspended at Beckley Hospital until further notice per superintendent Dr. A A Tieche. Only critically ill patients may receive one visitor at a time when the flu like illnesses subside. A similar action was taken Thursday by the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital.
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Legislature to Inspect Pinecrest Sanitarium Today
The Humane Institutions Committee of the West Virginia House of Delegates will tour Pinecrest Sanitarium this afternoon led by chair Mrs. W W Withrow. Public Institutions Commissioner Chauncey Browning Jr. will accompany the group for a routine visit including facility inspection and talks with patients doctors and the business manager. The House session begins at 2 pm in Charleston with a state police escort for the delegation.
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Kanawha
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Wyoming
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Wood
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Fred Y Giffin
Mineral
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Tucker
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Wilson
Marsion
Callie Tsapis
Mrs Withrow Smith Named To Commission
Gov Barron announced the appointment of State Welfare Commissioner W Bernard Smith and Mrs W W Withrow of Sophia Raleigh County to the Governors Commission on the Handicapped. Barron also reappointed Harry W Zimmerman Martinsburg William B Meacham Huntington WV State College President William J L Wallace Institute and Kenneth E Penrod VP of the WVU Medical Center.
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UPI
W. W. Barron
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W. W. Withrow
Sophia
Raleigh
House of Delegates
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Martinsburg
William B. Meacham
Huntington
West Virginia State College
William J. L. Wallace
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Kenneth E. Penrod
Wes Virginia University Medical Center
Cantor Granted 5000 Monthly From Estate for Medical Costs
Entertainer Eddie Cantor receives a 5000 monthly temporary allowance from Ida Cantor’s estate due to extraordinary medical expenses, including 1706 monthly for nursing care, with insufficient personal finances. The report also covers political feuds and international actions and notes a Georgia murder conviction.
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Ida
Thruston B. Morton
R-Ky
Ted Kennedy
Dmass
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Davy Cited by Fix-Up Bureau for Achievement
Gov. Barron announced Davy in McDowell County received a special certificate of achievement from the National Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up Bureau. Mayor Floyd Legato led efforts including a world’s longest flower box with 6,000 blooms and 1,383 feet of donated pipe.
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UPI
W. W. Barron
McDowell County
Davy
Morgantown Famed WVU Athlete Ira Rodgers Dies at 67
Ira Errett Rodgers, longtime WVU athlete and 42 year coach, died today at University Hospital at the age of 67 in Morgantown. His career spanned universities and football greatness.
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UPI
Ira Errett Rodgers
West Virginia University
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