Wyoming County Court Moves to Executive Session
The Wyoming County Court voted to conduct all business in executive session, with two of three commissioners backing the motion and only one opposing. The court also approved uniforms for eight deputies, changed safe combinations, and hired a temporary tax ticket preparer, while denying delegation requests and considering cost-saving motions. President Thomas H. Smith was reelected to lead for a year.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Board of Commissioners
Thomas H. Smith
Oceana
Joe Hansbarger
Charles H. Bower
Mullens
Bower
Lelan Phillips
Baliff
Phillips
Helena Cline
Sheriff Phillips
Americans Begin Mass Cuba Exodus
Hundreds of Americans rushed to leave Cuba after the U.S. embassy urged immediate departure unless compelling reasons to stay. Embassy staff prepared to depart by noon as Cuban authorities and the armed forces faced a diplomatic rupture.
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Cuba
Havana
UPI
U.S
United States
U.S. Diploma
Kennedy to shift headquarters to New York
President elect John F Kennedy prepared to move his command center from Florida to New York to be briefed on the Cuba crisis as the United States severed formal diplomatic relations with Fidel Castro. He planned a meeting with Dean Rusk and later with defense secretary designat e Robert McNamara in New York and Washington.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Florida
New York
State Department
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Washington
Eastern Airlines
Idlewild
McNamara
Purchasing Post Goes To Hornor
CHARLESTON UPI Boyd F E Hornor Jr of Clarksburg will become the new West Virginia purchasing director in the Barron administration succeeding Randall Baumgardner of Milton who has held the post since mid 1957 under the Underwood administration. Hornor's appointment was announced today by new State Finance Director designate Truman E Gore of Clarksburg, who will be Hornor's boss. Both met Tuesday with Baumgardner. Gore may retain Charles E Evans of Barbousville as assistant budget director. Gore declined to confirm but acknowledged Evans would stay in the department.
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Charleston
UPI
Boyd FE
Hornor Jr
Clarksburg
New West Virginia
Barron
Randall Baumgardner
Milton
Underwood
Hornor
Truman E. Gore
Horner
Baumgardner
Gore
Department of Finance and Administration
Charles E. Evans
Barbousville
Henry L. Ash
Statehouse
Evans
Department
West Virginia Weather and Five Day Forecast Update
Fair and cold tonight with lows 18 to 24. Thursday fair and warmer. temperatures near normal but still below. Five day outlook shows average highs 43 northern and 47 southern with lows 22 and 27 respectively. warming Thursday, cooler weekend, then helpfully warmer Monday. Isolated precipitation likely Saturday under one quarter inch. Also reports statewide highs and lows, river gauges and lake levels in Beckley Oak Hill and surrounding area. Entities include Thermal California Miami Florida Fraser Colorado and Greenbrier River.
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New York
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
Thermal
Calif
Miami
Fla
Fraser, Colo
Beckley
Oak Hill
Ssarveweest
Greenbrier
Not Paying Own Way for WV Turnpike in 1960
The West Virginia Turnpike, an 88 mile Charleston to Princeton toll road, posted its best year in 1960 yet remains financially unprofitable. General Manager W E Stahl said self support hinges on Interstate 77 completion from Canton to Charlotte. Traffic rose about 19,000 year over year and toll revenue edged up to 3.798 million, but only 64 percent of bond interest was covered. Truck traffic drove most of the gain as tolls favor heavy vehicles.
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Charleston
West Virginia Turnpike
W. E. Stahl
Canton
Ohio
Charlotte
N. C
West Virginia
Princeton
Stahl
Cleveland
Nuclear reactor blast kills three at Idaho lab
Three Army personnel died in an explosion at the National Reactor Testing Sta tion in Idaho. Officials said a chemical blast with high radiation levels caused the accident at the SL-1 stationary low power reactor. Offsite radiation danger was reportedly unlikely. The SL-1 was the prototype for a small portable Army reactor intended for remote power use.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
UPD
Army
Atomic Energy Commission
Free World
SEATO condemns airlift to Laotian rebels
SEATO called for a peaceful solution to the Laotian crisis and warned that continued outside Communist intervention could threaten world peace. The eight-nation council withheld judgment on foreign involvement and did not outline any direct military or political action. Reported in Vientiane, Laotian parliament showed strong support for pro Western Prince Boun Oum.
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Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
Seato Council of Representatives
Laos
SEATO
Vientiane
Boun Oum
Barron advisers favor personal income tax plan
Charleston UPI reports Gov elect Barron’s taxation subcommittee recommends a personal income tax to strengthen state finances. Miles Stanley says recommendations meet the governor-elect’s request for new revenues and align with the State Tax Study Commission report. A second Barron subcommittee studying public works also met, drafting general recommendations to be presented to Barron.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
W.W. Barron
Barron
Miles C. Stanley
West Virginia Labor Federation
Stanley
Paul Anderson
Unclaimed Boy Edges Toward Family Ties in Huntington
Edward Lee Richmond a nearly 10 year old boy arrived in Huntington from Jacksonville after a two day bus trip carrying only a note and small suitcase. He was taken to the home of second cousin Herman Messinger Jr. in Salt Rock where relatives hope to locate his mother Delma and the boy’s proper last name.
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McCallister
Salt Rock
Edward
Herman Messinger Jr
Foun
Mrs. Messinger
Delma
Richmond
Duzee
Messinger
Beckley
W. Va
Singer
Los Angeles
Calif
Jacksonville
Herman
Miami
Local musings on success and happiness in 1961
Sherwood Glutz opines that 1961 brings pursuit of success and happiness. He quips Fido Castro is sidelined after a quarrel with Uncle Sam, defining success as getting what you want and happiness as wanting what you get.
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Fido Castro
Uncle Sam
Thompson To Enforce Jail Visiting Hours
Raleigh County’s new sheriff C A Slim Thompson will enforce jail visiting hours with few exceptions. Visiting days are Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 to 11 am and from 1 to 3 pm, with two deputies on duty on visiting days. Exceptions apply only for sickness or out of state relatives. No jailer may accept fines or bonds. released prisoners must go to proper authorities.
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Raleigh County
C. A
Slim’’ Thompson
Thompson
Quotes In The News Reg U S Pat Off UPI
President Eisenhower says the United States must endure no more in self respect after breaking relations with Cuba. Lt Cmdr Lloyd at Guantanamo pledges readiness for any outcome but vows to stand firm. British writer Victor Wyeth urges Parliament to reform the 75 year old law on offenses against girls, noting courts show boys often in need of protection.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Cuba
United States
London
Victor Wyeth
Parliament
Miners Strike Over Seniority At Marianna Mine
About 199 Island Creek Coal Co. miners in Marianna walked off Monday over seniority. District 29 UMWA president George J. Titler said strikers objected to hiring outside the panel. A delegation sought to resolve the dispute as the first shift did not report for work and no picket lines were seen this morning.
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Marianna
RNS
Wyoming
Island Creek Coal Co
George J. Titler
District 29
United Mine Workers of America
Titler
Relations Break Aftermath Diplomats Leave But Navy Stays
The United States cuts diplomatic ties with Cuba and evacuates Havana embassy staff while preserving the 1,500 man Guantanamo Bay naval base. Cuban diplomats are ordered out. 2,000 to 3,500 Americans in Cuba urged to depart. Eisenhower condemns Castro actions. Cuba calls U.S. imperialist and vows unity. Kennedy briefed on the move.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Havana
Guantanamo Bay
State Department
James Hagerty
Global political moves and Cuba crisis dominate briefings
The Senate committee schedules a closed-door briefing with Secretary of State Christian Herter on Cuban and Laos issues. Kennedy denies a Times report on Vandiver. a decision on his Army secretary post may come after talks with McNamara. Violence erupts in Tampa as pro Castro groups clash with opponents. Javits urges cautious GOP leadership while Goldwater policy faces scrutiny. Congo leaders ignore UN mediation, government offices close for independence riots. Turkish cabinet resigns en masse amid shocks. US to deny Cuba invasion charges at the UN. unions head toward talks on unemployment in Washington and San Pedro.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Christian A. Herter
State Department
Laos
John F. Kennedy
Ernest Vandiver
Georgia
New York Times
Kennedy
Vandiver
Pierre Salinger
New York
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Patriotic Club
Tampa
Fla
Fidel Castro
Ybor City
GOP
Barry M. Goldwater
Arizona
Jacob K. Javits
R-N. Y
Goldwater
Javits
Nelson Rockefeller
Congo
United Nations Conciliation Commission
Leopoldville
Socialist Labor
Belgium
United States
Cuba
U. N. Security Council
U. S
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
Washington
R. Conrad Cooper
U. S. Steel Corp
San Pedro
Calif
Dallas official negotiates organ with new guarantee
Don Matthews, a Dallas school official, bargained for a used electric organ and insisted on a new organ guarantee. The dealer claimed the one owner instrument came from a little old lady with arthritis. The exchange highlights the quirky detail in a routine purchase.
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Dallas, Tex
UPI
Don Matthews
Dallas
Dickering
Filibuster Fuss Delays Congress On Kennedy Agenda
In Washington Liberals and conservatives clash as the 87th Congress opens its second day. A three fifths rule proposal to curb debate faces a tight vote in the Senate while in the House Speaker Rayburn and Rules Chair Smith maneuver to purge Rep. Colmer from power. President Eisenhower convened GOP leaders at the White House ahead of the State of the Union address.
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Washington
UPS
Senate
House
John F. Kennedy
87Th Congress
Sam Rayburn
Howard W
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Thruston B. Morton
R-Ky
GOP
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