No Intentions Other Than Fishing Conciliatory Report Clears Red Trawler
A Navy boarding of the Soviet trawler Novorossisk 120 miles off St Johns Newfoundland found no wrongdoing or intent beyond fishing. Five sailors examined the ship under an 1888 treaty to protect cables and reported the crew cooperative and documents in order. The incident affects U.S.-Soviet tensions amid five cable breaks since last Saturday in the Newfoundland area.
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Washington
Moscow
Novorossisk
Navy
United States
Defense Department
U.S.S.R
Newfoundland
Pentagon
Atlantic Fleet
Adm
Jerauld Wright
Roy O. Hale
St. Johns
Wright
Russia
Cmdr
E. J. Korte
House To Vote Today On Amended Gas Tax
Charleston AP reports the West Virginia House considered a seven cent gasoline tax hike with amendments to earmark two cents for secondary roads and one cent for matching federal funds for the Interstate System. The measure would boost highway revenue by about 42 million dollars annually as part of a broader package to raise 7.7 million in extra road money. The bill also proposed a four year driver license fee increase from 1 to 5 dollars, and a separate 2.4 million increase in vehicle and truck license fees. Senate action depended on House amendments.
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House
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Kentucky
West Virginia
Del
Richard Whetsell
Preston
Senate
Ralph J. Bean
D-Hardy
Pinball Operator Ordered To Court Over Juvenile
S Dent a 63 year old pinball operator from Beckley was ordered to appear in City Police Court Monday night after his 8 40 a m arrest on a charge of permitting a juvenile to play a pinball machine Dent operates Dent s Place on Ear wood Street
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Cover S. Dent
Beckley
Dent
Earwood Street
West Vincinia Weather Update and River Conditions
Weather outlook shows cloudy conditions with intermittent rain tonight and Saturday turning colder with possible snow flurries. Temperatures vary near normals across regions. precipitation around 1 percent for the weekend and Wednesday. River gauges at Beliepeint indicate normal to cloudy conditions with Greenbrier clear and normal.
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Coudy
Beliepeint
Greenbrier
Battle For Rate Hike Renewed
United Fuel Gas Co. seeks rehearing after PSC trimmed its 4.067 million dollar annual rate rise by 40 percent. President John W. Partridge cites service needs and losses from 1957 and projected 1988 figures as justification. About 115000 West Virginia customers affected. PSC previously approved 2.433 million in higher rates on February 16 after lengthy hearings.
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Charleston
United Fuel Gas Co
Public Service Commission
Commission
United Fuel
John W. Partridge
West Virginia
Partridge
PSC
Moscow Mission Failure Blamed On Khrushchev
London AP report says British papers blame Khrushchev for failing Moscow mission as Macmillan won no concessions. Editors note Khrushchev’s speech and a diplomatic toothache wrecked hopes for a German conference, leaving Britons disappointed and viewing the trip as a negative outcome.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
London
Today
Nikita Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Kiev
Germany
West Berlin
Mr. Macmillan
Soviet Union
Daily Mail
The
Britain
Daily Herald
Moscow Mission
Daily Telegraph
Despondent teen girls refuses to reveal home in West Union
A 16 or 17 year old girl, described as small and attractive, was found along U.S. Route 50 in West Union and jailed. She speaks with a New York or New Jersey accent, refuses to identify herself or eat, and has a suitcase with expensive clothing. Sheriff's Office and State Police seek identification while she stays in county jail.
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West Union
W. Va
Sheriff's Office
W. A. Hayhurst
New York City
New Jersey
U. S. 50
Edward S. Baker Dies at 90 in Bramwell
Edward S. Baker, a former Republican legislator and long-time Mercer County school board member, died at his Bramwell home at age 90. He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates (1904 1906) and one Senate term, led Bramwell High School as principal, and later worked in banking and coal mine operations. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Bramwell Presbyterian Church.
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Bluefield
Edward S. Baker
Bramwell
Baker
House of Delegates
Senate
Mercer County School Board
Bramwell Presbyterian Church
Advertising Tax Sought In West Virginia House Bill
A bill proposed by D. P. Given would extend the gross sales tax to advertising at two percent of gross income for all advertising in any medium. The measure aligns hearing and appeal procedures with existing tax laws and allows reassessment petitions. A Senate bill from Ralph J. Bean would streamline arraignment of traffic offenders with written notices or on the spot arraignments and detentions where needed.
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D. P. Given
D-Webster
House
Harry Pauley
McDowell
George H. Seibert Jr
Ohio
Senate
Ralph J. Bean
D-Hardy
Train rerouted through Raleigh after Thayer flood slide
After a hillside mine flood unleashed a wall of water and mud at Thayer near Fayetteville several C and O passenger trains were diverted to the east track through Raleigh and the west track was being cleared. No injuries were reported as two diesel freight units derailed and homes in the village were spared.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Raleigh
Fayette County
Thayer
Ray Sawyers
Hinton
Sawyers
Charleston
Caus
C&o
Fayetteville
Branch Coal Co
Jupiter Passes Advance Test for 1500-Mile Missile Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP An Army Jupiter missile with a 1500 mile range completed the start of a full range test. The 60 foot rocket launched at 1249 am after a 6 hour downpour and was reported successful by the Army. It is the 14th Jupiter launch and will aid a moon probe and Mercury tests. The test carried no live payload and data was collected on reentry of the stages. The mission serves war, moon, and space program roles and previews the Pioneer moon launch planned for this weekend. The Soviets claimed a larger satellite mission achieved lift in January.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Army
Jupiter
Beck To Be Sentenced Today In Tax Evasion Case
Ex Teamsters leader Dave Beck Sr. faces sentencing in Tacoma after a federal jury convicted him of six counts of income tax evasion and aiding the preparation of fraudulent returns. He allegedly dodged about $240,000 for 1950 53. Judge George H Bokit could impose up to 30 years in prison and a $60 000 fine.
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Tacoma
Wash
Dave Beck Sr
U.S
Beck
George H Bokit
Akron man jailed on expired Florida registration charge
Kenneth Shape of Akron Ohio was confined in Raleigh County Jail at 11 30 a m today by Beckley Police on a charge of operating a vehicle with expired Florida registration.
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Kenneth Shape
Akron
Ohio
Raleigh County
Beckley Police
Florida
Collision Damages Estimated After City Street Crash
A two car collision on Church Street at 9 30 p m Thursday caused about 109 in damages. Police say the vehicles were driven by William Randolph Clark 29 of 244 Smoot Street and Edgar M Bowla of 713 St Oakwood Ave.
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Church Street
William Randolph Clark
Smoot Street
Edgar M. Bowl
St. Oakwood Ave
Man Dies In Flames In Ashland Fire
Ashland Kentucky AP report states 35 year old Tom Jerrells Jr. died in a blaze that destroyed his framed home. Assistant Fire Chief George Van Horn said Jerrells was alone in the residence when the fire broke out today.
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Ashland
Tom Jerrells
Asst
George van Horn
van Horn
Jerrells
Father Complains as Three Sons Are Jailed
Oakland California AP Rich ard Paulisich a 41 year old jeweler and father of six filed a complaint of incorrigibles against his three sons aged 13 15 and 16 in Juvenile Court He said they ignored him threatened him and threw stones at him He and his wife Wilma 46 have three other children Police said the older boys were surly and bitter when taken to Juvenile Hall pending a hearing one muttered we ll get even
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Oakland
Calif
Richard Paulisich
Paulisich
Wilma
New Discoveries in Cancer Gene Research at MD Anderson
Scientists at the University of Texas MD Anderson Hospital outline progress in gene control and mutation. They report turning bacterial mutations on and off with a chemical trigger using RNA as a decoder for DNA formation. Drs. Haas and Doudney presented findings at a cancer research symposium.
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Houston, Tex
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital
Felix L. Haas
Charles O. Doudney
Murderer Dies Awaiting Trial in McDowell Jail
Joe McCoy, 48, of Short Pole Hollow, awaiting murder trial, died of a heart attack in McDowell County jail. He was among five charged in the Dec 23 shooting death of Elmer Kenneth Roberts. Trials postponed to April term. son Lacy McCoy, 21, who is also charged, found him in the same cell.
Church To Honor Men On Sunday
The First Methodist Church on South Heber Street will observe Men's Sunday with the Men's Club officers installed by Rev. J B Dryfield. Plans include special music and a sermon for men, plus installations of President Sidon Borrer and other officers, with group leaders for Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John groups. Public invited to 11 a.m. service.
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South Heber Street
J. B. Dryfield
Sidon Borrer
John Gollehon
Claude Buckles
Eldon Morris
Carl Rhudy
R.L. Davis
Glenn Stas
John Miller
Claude Rider
Matthew Group
M. F. Odell
Mark
C. O. Smith Jr
Luke
Carl Rhody
John
Davis Roush
Sophia High teacher Lowry wins Southern District Oscars for Teachers
The Gulf Woman's Club announces Sophia High School science teacher James K. Lowry as winner in the Southern District Oscars for Teachers. He was nominated by the club, competing with two Raleigh County peers, with the state winner to be named at the Greenbrier convention in late March. The county has had a district winner for two years running, following last year’s winner Hazel Davenport.
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Gulf Woman's Club
Sophia High School
James K. Lowry
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Hazel Davenport
Central Elementary
Davenport
Lowry
Sophia
AF Supervisors Meet In Beckley
Air Force sales supervisors for southern West Virginia held their semi annual sales training at the Beckley Air Force Recruiting Station. The meeting, held every six months, teaches recruiters about their job and discusses new regulations, sales techniques, and policies. Supervisors from Harrisburg Pennsylvania group HQ, Air Force detachment 202 in Charleston, Logan, Welch, Princeton, Beckley, and a recruiter from Charleston attended.
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Air Force
West Virginia
Beckley Air Force
Harrisburg
Air Force Detachment 202
Charleston
Logan
Welch
Princeton
Beckley
Women’s Air Force
Columbus Dailies Halted By Strike
A pressmen strike by Columbus Web Pressmen's Union Local 15 stopped publication of the Ohio State Journal the Dispatch and Citizen, three dailies with a combined 347000 daily circulation. The walkout began Thursday night as placards appeared outside the Dispatch Journal and Citizen buildings after failed contract negotiations.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Web Pressmen's Union
Ohio State Journal
Columbus Dispatch
Columbus Citizen
Dispatch-Journal
Citizen
Directed Verdict Favors Plaintiff In Water Co Suit
Acting Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge L L Scherer directed a verdict for Elijah Carter in a $10,000 damage case against Willis Water Co. The jury was to decide damages after lunch, marking the third hearing since Carter's suit began last year as one of 18 against the company for years of inadequate water supply. Beckley lawyers Clay S. Crouse and David D. Ashworth argued the $10,000 cover labor and inconvenience from the water shortage.
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Raleigh County
L. L. Scherer
Willis Water Co
Elijah Carter
George Willis
Carter
Willis
Walter Snyder
Beckley
Clay S. Crouse
David D. Ashworth
Drunks Found Guilty In Shared Car Case Near Los Angeles
In Los Angeles AP report Tevis A. Holmes, 46, and Ethel Darlene Smith, 37, were convicted of drunk driving for driving the same car at the same time. A witness testified they took turns trying to turn around in a dead end street. Holmes was fined 250 dollars and jailed five days for a second offense. Smith was fined 150 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Tevis A. Holmes
Ethel Darlene Smith
Holmes
Art Defacer Arrested in Munich Rubens Vandalism
Munich police arrested Walter Menzl, the self-identified vandal who damaged a priceless Rubens painting in a local museum. He surrendered voluntarily and is likely to undergo a mental examination.
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Munich
Germany
Walter Menzl
Menzl
Probers Find Conditions Bad At Pruntytown And Honor Farm
Charleston AP report on the House Committee visit to the State Penitentiary in Moundsville and Pruntytown Industrial School. It praises walls while criticizing Camp Fairchance’s sanitary and water issues and urges a water line, upgrades to sleeping quarters, and a stronger dairy herd and swine herd to cut costs. Recommends a bookbinding shop and vocational instructors in printing carpentry trades for Pruntytown.
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Charleston
Moundsville
House Committee On Penal and Correctional Institutions
Del
Herbert Schupbach
D-Wetzel
Camp Fairchance
Fairchance
Industrial School
Pruntytown
Schupbach
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Clarence E. Martin Jr
Berkeley
West Vincinia
Oak Hill
Edward Baker
John Barnes
Bartlett High School
Memphis, Tenn
Travis Cogburn
Travis
Memphis
Barnes
Lad. Barnes
A. H. Buckhannan
Teamsters
James Lowry
Columbus
Plaintiff In Water Co
Art Defacer
Honor Farm
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