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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1962
Page
1
Washington columnist Dick West muses on adults conversing with infants, noting baby talk, cribsides conversations, and the odd moment when a infant seems to hear political and economic opinions. He jokes about baby as go-between and warns against treating a month-old as still wet behind the ears.
United Press International reports a Yankee eight inch snowstorm closes Dixie schools and highways while a new cold wave threatens Florida tourism. Western North Carolina records eight inches in Swain and Jackson counties with seven inches along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with light snow flurries in extreme north. Temperature highs 28 to 36, nights down to 15 to 22. Beckley yesterday 32 low 27 this morning 24 at noon. Oak Hill yesterday 22 low 0 to 0. River Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake normal and clear, 4 gates open, gauge 2.7 ft at Hinton.
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev said he is ready to negotiate all burning international problems with the West and pursue peaceful competition, while warning of final Communist triumph. He repeated calls for general disarmament colonial system abolition and a German peace treaty with no set deadline. The offer came as US Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson met Soviet officials to probe East West talks on Berlin, with further meetings planned but no date yet fixed.
In Raton New Mexico search crews moved to higher ground for a 13 year old boy missing six days on a snow covered mesa where two companion hikers bodies were found. Carlos Salazar eight and Morris Salazar nine were recovered near a cabin one mile from shelter. Authorities say deaths were due to exposure amid heavy snow and sub zero winds as the boy Joe Darras 13 is still missing with 75 to 100 searchers patrolling the rugged Johnson Mesa near the Colorado line.
A 25 year old man from Fitzpatrick Road was treated and released from Beckley Hospital for a gunshot wound to the right leg suffered while rabbit hunting in Monroe County. Emanuel Hutchens was accidentally shot by one of four companions during a noon hunt in thick pine scrub. seven buckshot fragments were removed after he drove back to Beckley.
Former West Virginia State Senator C Howard Hardesty Sr died after weeks of illness at his home in Fairmont He was 68 and a Marion County insurance executive and Democratic leader He is survived by his son C Howard Hardesty Jr the current state Tax Commissioner Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday at 230 p m EST at the family residence with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery
Barbara Burns daughter of comedian Bob Burns died at 22 from sleeping pills overdose. She collapsed in West Hollywood and died two days later at General Hospital with no family present. She battled narcotics addiction affecting health and career and left a farewell note to her stepmother and brother.
Morgantown West Virginia coal researchers say the industry loses markets to better funded rivals. Joseph W Leonard director of the new coal research bureau at West Virginia University urges legislative funding of 60 000 dollars to expand studies and compete with oil and gas. He describes current industry research as only a drop in the bucket.
Bulglars stole gems furs and money from the homes of the rich and famous during New Year weekend. Losses estimated around $1 million with victims including Woolworth Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane. Hickingbotham and wife Diana of Dollar Steamship Lines fame were targeted at Lake Tahoe. Housekeeper absent during foggy night allowed entry via laundry room window. Police caution exact totals await return of Hickingbotham. San Rafael bulletin cites million-dollar figure.
Gov. W. W. Barron forecast personal income in West Virginia will hit a new high around 3.3 billion dollars in 1962, with output surpassing 1961 and population near 1.9 million by year end. He cited the State Commerce Department as vital to economic revival and noted 116 active industrial prospects.
A Broadway star, Van Johnson, planned to resume his lead role in The Music Man tonight after collapsing yesterday when the tip of his left middle finger was chopped off while closing a stage door.
Benjaman F. Fairless former head of U S Steel Corp died at 71 in Ligonier Pa after a long illness diagnosed as pleurisy He had served as board chairman and was visiting Pittsburgh hospital earlier He is survived by his son Blaine and four grandchildren with funeral planned at Trinity Cathedral Pittsburgh and burial at St Michael's Valley Cemetery Ligonier Pa born May 3 1890 to coal miner parents in Canton Ohio He began selling newspapers at age five and rose to lead the world’s largest steel maker
Premier Jan E. DeQuay told the Hague lower house Holland is ready to begin negotiations with Indonesia over West New Guinea without preconditions. He stressed the policy basis remains Papuan self determination while observers from Asia and the Eastern bloc watched the two day debate open amid a crowded chamber.
The Hague UP I reports Indonesia has severed all P T T postal, telephone and cable links with Holland. The cut follows unofficial interruption of telephone traffic via London on Dec 30 1961 and ends letters and telegrams as of today.
A fire swept through a machine shop and barn at the Lee-Ann Dairy farm near Short Creek killing 25 sheep. Damage was about $15,000. The farm is operated by Henry J. Miller. Cause was not immediately determined.
UPI reports Representative John J. Riley, Democrat of South Carolina, who served the Second District from 1945 with a two year break, died just before midnight at his coastal cottage. A spokesman said Riley apparently suffered a heart attack. He had a history of heart disease.
Mrs. Anna Brown, 417 Mount Hope, died at 7:05 a.m. after a crash on Mount Hope By-Pass at 4 p.m. Monday. Eunice Fleming, 228 Main St., Mount Hope, drove a sliding car that struck Kenneth Sizemore’s sedan. Clarence Harris, Sharon Fleming, and Michael Fleming were injured. Fleming, a Mount Hope High School music teacher, and Sizemore’s party were treated at Oak Hill Hospital. no charges yet.
A two day Overall Economic Development Program workshop for West Virginia's Fifth District in Bluefield will feature a session on creating a national recreation area at New River Gorge. The Monday talks will include Interior's NPS presider William Wells and presentations by several federal and state agencies. The event runs Monday and Tuesday at the Bluefield Appalachian Power building with a Tuesday afternoon agency counseling session.
Beckley Fire Chief Cecil P. Connor appeals to residents to keep city side streets open for fire calls. He notes many streets are clogged with cars on both sides, preventing fire trucks from passing. He acknowledges snow may block driveways but urges effort to keep streets passable.
A United Press International tally shows 337 traffic deaths from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight, exceeding the National Safety Council’s holiday forecast of 330. California led with 42 fatalities, followed by Texas 31 and New York State 24, with nine states reporting no holiday traffic deaths.
London. Butch a six year old boxer condemned to die after biting a poodle and its owner despite 18 months of psychiatric therapy. Court chairman Sir Arthur Howard stated officers must uphold public safety as owner Mrs Constance Gamble vowed to appeal. Canine Defense League plans to fight for the dog’s life.
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