West Virginia Leaders Criticize Marshall Professors Report
Mayor Cecil Miller denounces a Marshall University study of Raleigh Boone Logan counties as distorted and claims local leadership exists. Chamber officials defend the area while the report cites isolation poor housing and long term welfare risks, urging development in tourism water, industry, and mining.
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Miller
Marshall University
Cecil Miller
West Virginia
West
N. & W. Railway
Marshall
Beckley
Oak Hill
Robert F. Hamilton
Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland
Lincoln Signs National Currency Act Centennial
One hundred years ago today President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Currency Act creating a uniform currency and nationally chartered banks. The act ended the chaotic currency era and Secretary Salmon P. Chase promoted the reform as central to a growing economy. Beckley marks the centennial with a city proclamation setting a period of observance.
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Beckley National Bank
Elmer L. Davis
Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
Lincoln
Eve Breck
West Virginia
Abraham Lincol
United States
Miller
Congress
Federal Reserve Act
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Beckley Dentist Dies Rites Set for Dr Norman Collins
Funeral services will be held for Dr. Norman L. Collins 68 at Ebenezer Baptist Church with Rev C O Mitchell presiding. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park follows at Beckley. He died Sunday after a long illness at his home 106 Adkins St. Survived by wife Jewell Collins a stepson Ronald L Pharms and stepdaughter Linda Pharms.
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Norman L. Collins
Adkins St
Ebenezer Baptist Church
C. O. Mitchell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Collins
Beckley
Dr. Collins
Cincinnati
Ohio
George Collins
Central High School
Howard University
Beckley- Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Realtor Board
Chicago Dental Society
King Hiram Abiff Masonic Lodge No. 25
Omicron Kappa Upsilon
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Chi Delta Mu Fraternity
West Virginia Medical Society
Jewell Collins
Ronald L. Pharms
Linda Pharms
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Legislative Apportionment Battle Begins
The Senate floor faces a battle over apportionment as the Redistricting Committee approved a bill that excludes delegate districts for smaller counties and creates two senatorial districts for Kanawha County. Opponents plan to seek changes during the amendment stage while arguing constitutional conflicts.
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Charleston
UPI
Senate
Kanawha County
Howard Carson
R. E. Barnett
D-Mercer
Kanawha
Carson
House
Barnett
Moon to be shown in Charleston as WV Centennial buys painting
The West Virginia Centennial Commission approved purchasing the painting titled Moon and will display it in Charleston beginning next Saturday, drawing attention to the state's commemorative effort.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Kennedy backs tax cut of ten billion without reform
President Kennedy told bankers he would accept a 10 billion dollar tax cut this year without reform if needed to avert a recession. He warned Congress to avoid delays and urged a broad reduction while criticizing partisan squabbles over who benefits.
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JFK
Alvin Spivak Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
American Bankers Association
Bankers Today
Afl-Cio
Bankers Association
United States
State legislature debates mental health funding rhetoric
The article critiques the annual legislative fuss over mental health, arguing against mass incarceration of the mentally impaired and asking who would create popular songs if such people were locked up.
Beckley Charleston Flight Pilot Ernie Godsey Dies at 62
James E. Godsey a Bluefield native and aviation pioneer died Sunday in a Madison Wisconsin hospital from a brain tumor at age 62. A former U S Air Force colonel and FAA advisor, he flew in barnstorming days and piloted the first afternoon flight from Skelton airport Beckley to Charleston. He also operated flying schools and airports in Alderson Pratt and Princeton. Survived by wife three sons and four stepchildren. Funeral planned in Madison.
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James E
Ernie” Godsey
Bluefield
Madison, Wis
Godsey
United States Air Force
Air Defense Leason
Air Force
Federal Aviation Agency
Truax Field
Madison
Oak Hill
Skelton
Beckley
Charleston
Mid American Air College
Hutchinson
Kanasa
Alderson
Karl Williams
Peace Spring
Princeton
Civil Aeronautics Authority
FAA
Kansas City
North American Air Defense Region
James S
Ralph
Richmond
Charles E
West Virginia Weather Outlook Across North South Snow Flurries
The forecast calls for flurries and increasing cold with snow mainly in the northern counties, 2 inches possible north to trace in the south, high temperatures from the 30s to 40s. Tonight through Tuesday, temperatures dip to near 5 to 15 tonight and 15 to 25 Tuesday. Precipitation around Thursday ranges from a quarter to a half inch.
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West Virginia
Beckley
President Kennedy pressured by GOP critics over Cuba policy
Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield said Republicans know Kennedy could take drastic actions under certain conditions. He commented amid calls for a Cuban quarantine and arms blockade, with GOP leaders pressing for changes while Mansfield defended the President’s efforts to reduce the Cuban threat.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Kennedy
Montana
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Iil
Mansfield
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Cuba
Gonzalo J. Facio
Council of the Organization of American States
OAS
Stanley R. Tupper
Hearing Today On Coal Mining Machinery Case
In Pittsburgh a federal hearing opens on a Justice Department bid to block Ingersoll-Rand Co from buying Lee-Norse Co Goodman Manufacturing Co and Galis Electric and Machine Co Digging machines known as continuous miners would lose two top producers, reducing competition in coal mining equipment Judge Rosenberg set ground rules after denying a temporary restraining order.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Justice Department
Ingersoll-Rand Co
New York
Louise Rosenberg
Ingersoll-Rand
Lee-Norse Co
Charleroi
Goodman Manufacturing Co
Chicago
Galis Electric and Machine Co
Morgantown
W. Va
Lee- Norse
Goodman
Supreme Court Overrules S C Convictions From 1961 Protest
The Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, overturned breach-of-the-peace convictions of 187 Negro students who demonstrated March 2, 1961, on the South Carolina State Capitol grounds in Columbia. The court ruled the convictions violated the defendants' free speech rights and were not supported by substantial evidence.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
State Capitol
Columbia
S.C
Potter Stewart
South Carolina Supreme Court
State House
Columbia High Schools
Benedict College
County Jail Receives Clean Bill of Health
Sheriff C A Slim Thompson announced Raleigh County Jail was given a clean bill of health after an inspection by J W McGinnis of the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons. He praised security and cleanliness and said food was adequate as Federal Court soon will be held locally. He noted that some area jails fail to meet requirements, risking federal prisoners.
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C. A. “Slim” Thompson
Raleigh
J. W. McGinnis
Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons
Thompson
Perruaretec
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Charles H. Hodel
West Virginia Centennial Commission
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Rural Development Council
Mahlon C. Brown
Beckley National
Bank of Raleigh
Raleigh County Bank
By Donald F. Fannin
Howard W. Carson
D-Fayette
Thei
Sherwood Glutz
Ist Beckley
Tod
Hinton
Greenbrier
Bluestone Lake
New River
Hawaii
Alaska
U.S. Weather Bureau
Bemidji
International Falls
Minn
Traverse City
Thermal
Calif
Sen
Maryglade College
Memphis
Mid
Belgium
St. Therese
Europe
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