Power outage disrupts Beckley. normal by noon
A two hour forty minute blackout hit Beckley igniting from a circuit breaker and burned out insulators. The outage affected the business district East Beckley Pinecrest Bowling Addition and Johnstown Road cutting power to Beckley College Beckley Newspapers and Pinecrest Sanitarium among others. Traffic lights were out and 7 am temperature was 12 degrees as crews worked to restore service.
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Beckley
Appalachian Electric Power Co
East Beckley
Pinecrest
Bowling Addition
Johnstown Road
R. S. Brashear
AEP
Beckley College
D. K. Shroyer
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Register
Associated Press
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Richmond Cleaners
Raleigh Cleaners
WJLS
Brashear
Personnel Boss Raps Navy's Man Shortage
Vice Admiral H. J. Smith, chief of naval personnel, tells a House subcommittee that budget limits keep the Navy short of sailors needed to sustain fleet operations. He notes the fleet runs at 81.2 percent of wartime strength now and 81.5 percent for fiscal 1961, saying low manning reduces staying power during crises like Lebanon and Formosa.
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H. J. Smith
Smith
House
Lebanon
Formosa
Blizzard Rakes Midwest From Nebraska To Kansas And Texas Panhandle
Fresh snowstorms sweep the plains with blizzard conditions in parts of Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Texas panhandle. Winds gusting up to 40 mph drive heavy snow totals of three to six inches with warnings for four to eight inches in Kansas Nebraska Iowa and Missouri. Cold air reaches Rockies eastern slopes while flurries linger across Minnesota Great Lakes and up into New England and New York.
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Associated Press
Plains States
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma- Texas Panhandle
Plains
Iowa
Missouri
Rockies
Wyoming
New Mexico
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Florida
West Virginia Weather Bouts Cloudiness and Snow Flurries
Forecast calls for considerable cloud cover and cold conditions with light snow flurries in northern mountains this afternoon and tonight. Daytime highs around Beclky and Oak Hill noted. record low 12 to 18 degrees, near 20 in extreme west. River and skiing conditions listed as Greenbrier River normal to muddy. Bald Knob reported skiing excellent.
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Beckley High
Cae Ee
Oak Hill
Mine sealing for abandoned pits could win approval
Rep. Cleveland M. Bailey says Congress may back his proposal to enlarge the Youth Conservation Corps to include sealing abandoned mines. The plan aims to curb sulfuric pollution by sealing old coal mines while offering outdoor training and jobs in hard-hit mining regions. Bailey expects a hearing before the Education and Labor Committee and sees a strong chance of passage.
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Washington
Congress
Cleveland M. Bailey
Dwva
Youth Conservation Corps
Bailey
Committee On Education and Labor
Crown Princess Michiko Delivers Heir to Japanese Throne
Crown Princess Michiko gives birth to a healthy 5 pound 9 ounce son in Tokyo. The infant becomes second in the line of succession to Emperor Hirohito. Akihito and Michiko are reported to be well. the birth was earlier than expected.
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Tokyo
Michiko
Akihito
Hirohito
Nagako
Husband and Wife Die Within Ten Hours in Maine
In Waterville Maine Fred W Staples 68 a machinist and his wife Blanche 66 died within ten hours of each other on Monday He had heart ailment and died at 1015 AM while shopping at a supermarket She died 815 PM after making funeral arrangements A double funeral is planned for Wednesday next of kin were not listed.
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Waterville
Maine
Fred W. Staples
Blanche
Staples
Weather Forecasters Earned Praise For Warm Shelter
Sherwood Glutz jokes about predicting weather while noting a warm building kept people safe from snowbound delays. He quips that without shelter, travelers and their families would suffer during storms and claim bad weather was ahead.
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Manny
Eisenhower vetoes $900 million water pollution bill
President Eisenhower vetoed a $900 million water pollution control bill, saying state and local governments should bear most costs. He warned federal funding would delay local abatement efforts. House leaders plan to seek an override, though prospects look dim. The veto marks the session's first veto.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Congress
Ike and Kubitschek Issue Declaration of Brasilia
The presidents pledged joint goals for hemispheric prosperity and harmony and tied economic development to peace and democratic rights. They voiced support for fighting racial discrimination and upholding freedom of thought and religion in a draft Declaration of Brasilia.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Americas
Eisenhower
Juscelino Kubitschek
Eisenhower Begins 10 Day South American Visit
President Eisenhower arrived in Brasilia the Brazilian capital at 2 17 p m local time to start a 10 day tour of South America today.
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Bulletin
Rio DE Janeiro
Eisenhower
Brasilia
Brazil
South America
Eisenhower Visit Ties Brazil Tour to Peace Declarations
The report notes Eisenhower’s 10 day South American tour arriving in a still-building city poised to become Brazil’s capital in two months. He will head to Rio de Janeiro for a major reception and meet with Brazilian leaders after flying from Puerto Rico and crossing the Amazon. The two presidents stress improving Americas living standards through world peace and democratic rights, signaling potential further remarks during his Brazil stop.
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Dents
Eisenhower
Brazil
Puerto Rico
Amazon
Rio de Janeiro
Americas
Explosion Kills 17 Traps 106 in German Mine Disaster
Berlin based ADN reports 17 dead and 106 miners trapped at the Karl Marx coal mine in Zwiczkow after an early Monday explosion and ensuing fire. Rescue teams have pulled 51 miners to safety as efforts continue.
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Berlin
ADN
Zwickow
Karl Marx
Gases Seen More Terrible Than Nuclear Bombs Warn Doctors
AP science writer reports Dr Cecil Coggins warns physicians to learn facts about newer poison gases considered more deadly than nuclear weapons. He cites tabun nerve gas and a lethal form of Q fever agent, with Soviet stockpiles and global research fueling risk awareness.
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Rennie Taylor
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Soviet Union
San Francisco
California Medical Assn
Cecil M. Coggins
California Disaster Office
Sacramento
Coggins
Erly
Army
Chemical Warfare Service
Adolf
Hitler
Drug Makers Deny Industry Bilking Sick
Washington AP reports organized drug manufacturers deny profiteering or monopolistic practices. Dr. Austin Smith testifies for 138 prescription drug makers, arguing medicine prices are reasonable and the industry thrives under free enterprise amid Senate hearings into antitrust concerns.
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Washington
Austin Smith
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Smith
United States
House Debates Postal Funds Cut in Election Year Fight
Washington AP reports a proposed 82 million dollar cut in new Post Office funds for the fiscal year starting July 1 drawing House opposition warnings of reduced service. Rep. J Vaughan Gary defends the move while Postmaster General Summerfield warns of diminished facilities. Senate likely to restore most cuts. commerce funding also saw restorations in a separate bill.
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Washington
House
Post Office Department
Appropriations Committee
Arthur E. Summerfield
Rep
J. Vaughan Gary
D-Va
Summerfield
Congress
Senate
Pastate Appropriations Cae
Commerce Department
Pres. Eisenhower
West Virginia Visitors Bureau Meeting Set for March 4
Charlestown AP reports tourism boosters will meet Friday March 4 in the Daniel Boone Hotel to organize the Mountain State Visitors Bureau. Gov Underwood and Centennial Director Alfred J Stern keynote, with Beckley Post Herald editor Emile J Hodel presiding. A constitution and officers are hoped to be elected.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Underwood
Alfred J. Stern
Daniel Boone Hotel
Beckley Post - Herald
Emile J. Hodel
Hodel
Governor Underwood News Conference Set for Today
CHARLESTON AP Gov or Underwood will hold a news conference at 3 30 p m today detailing policy priorities and answering questions from reporters on current state issues.
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Charleston
Underwood
Castro Ready To Negotiate With United States
Havana reports Cuba ready to open talks in Washington to resolve differences with the United States. Foreign Minister Raul Roa delivers a note to the U S chargé d affaires stating a commission will be appointed for negotiations at a mutually convenient date. The note warns negotiations will fail if Washington acts to damage Cuba’s economy, notably sugar quota policies.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Washington
Raul Roa
U. S
Daniel Braddock
Cuba
U.S
Congress
Jury Tampering Reported In Finch Case
Los Angeles AP reports jurors in the Finch murder trial face a tampering plot as final arguments begin. Dr. R Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff stand trial for murder and conspiracy with Barbara Jean Finch's death cited as contested, defense seeks dismissal.
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Los Angeles
Finch
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Mountbatten kin dies in London at 73
A second Mountbatten family member died in London today as the 73 year old Marquess of Carisbrooke, Queen Victoria’s last surviving grandson, passed away. The marquess is a cousin of Adm. Earl Mountbatten, whose wife died Saturday in Borneo. The Countess requested burial at sea, to honor her husband, Britain's defense chief.
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Mountbatten
London
Marquess of
Carisbrooke
Queen Victoria
Adm
Earl Mountbatten
Borneo
Fidel Castro
el Mundo
Cuba
Golfo Nuevo
Ingrid Bergman
Fuller E. Callaway III
Mills College
San Francisco
Jenny
Lirdstrom
Callaway
Elko
Nev
John W. Powell
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Yale University
Yale
New Haven
Conn
Benedetto Majorafia Della Nicchiara
Silvio Milaz
Milazzo
Israel denies Nasser charges on Syria frontier troop buildup
The article reports Israel denying President Nasser's assertions of mobilization on the Syria frontier calling the claims utter nonsense. It also notes other political and public safety items, including a new Chicago police commissioner appointment and local incidents.
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Israel
Nasser
Syria
United Arab Republic
Orlando W. Wilson
University of
California
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Omaha
Neb
West Point
Academy
Con
Earl's Pearls TV Ad as a Dinner Choice Gimmick
A TV commercial viewed as a gimmick frames longing for an unknown desire. A modern wife asks her husband what he wants for dinner and then specifies which restaurant offers it.
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