Chains on tires in six minutes not as easy as it seems
Washington columnist mocks a Safe Winter Driving League instruction sheet showing tire chains being fitted in six minutes. He argues the illustrated scenario is impractical on real snow, notes curb interference and a female worker, and doubts the method’s simplicity, joking that calling a tow service may be faster.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Safe Winter Driving League
The
League
Jack Cahill
Sukarno decision due in ten days on West Irian dispute
President Sukarno will decide within ten days whether to settle the West Irian dispute by diplomacy or other means. A spokesman said Sukarno, angered by a bomb attempt, has tapped Brig. Gen. Suharto to lead the West Irian Liberation Army from Makassar. The incident left three dead and 28 injured as Sukarno escaped harm. U.S. Ambassador Jones briefed on possible diplomatic developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Becker
Jakarta
Indonesia
UPI
Sukarno
West Irian
Dutch New Guinea
Subandrio
PIA
U.S
Howard P. Jones
New Guinea
Suharto
West Irian Liberation Army
Makassar
Johnson Names Park Board Replacement in Raleigh County
Raleigh County court convened for the first meeting of the new year. M A Johnson Beckley was named to replace Walter Duncan on the Raleigh County Park Board, with Lawrence Pruitt named to another term. Arch Allen reported 302 dogs disposed of in December 1961. R W Martin Beaver was approved as a statewide notary. John Lambert, former Raleigh County school bus driver, was appointed courthouse custodian replacing Ray McCray who retired Jan 1. The court recessed until 2 p.m.
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Raleigh
John Ward
H. G Farmer
Ward
Farmer
A. J
Andy) Lilly
Beaver
M. A
Ping) Johnson
Beckley
Walter Duncan
Raleigh County Park Board
Lawrence Pruitt
Arch Allen
R. W. Martin
John Lambert
Raleigh County
Ray McCray
Unemployment Increase Seen in December Figures
Washington expected to report December unemployment above four million with Labor Secretary Gold berg to announce. Officials hope the rise does not exceed 100,000, which would keep the seasonally adjusted rate near 6.1 percent in November. The era sees persistent job shortages during Kennedy’s first year, from 5.385 million in January to a postwar peak of 5.7 million, then down to 3.9 million in October.
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Washington
UPI
Arthur J. Goldberg
Kennedy
White House
Lien Tensions Grow Over Beckley Post Office Project
A second mechanic's lien is attached to the Beckley Post Office building with a third threatened if payment is not made by Friday. Richard E. Radford seeks 3,663.18 for stone and brick work plus 94.95 for ads totaling 3,758.13. Summersville Heating and Plumbing Co. may file a lien of 15,393.80 if unpaid by Friday. Acme Construction Co. weighs similar action. American Glass and Mirror Co. was first, attaching a lien over 6,100 last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legal
Charles Comer
Summersville Heating and Plumbing Co
Summersville
Acme Construction Co
Beckley
American Glass and Mirror Co
Downs Fired New WV Aviation Chief Seeks Replacement
West Virginia Aeronautics Commission dismissed James A. Downs after serving since June 1961. Chairman Swisher cited budget constraints and failure to obtain prior approval for a 1962-63 budget request, including a salary increase. Downs offered no comment, saying he served at the commission's will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downs
Commission
Board of Public Works
Controversy Settled Over Japan Postwar Aid Debt
Japan and the United States signed an agreement settling a ten year dispute over repayment of postwar economic assistance. Japan will pay 490 million dollars over 15 years at 2 percent interest. The total covers about 2 billion dollars in aid from 1945 to 1952.
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Tokyo
UPI
Japan
United States
U.S
Former cowboy star Gib son in satisfactory condition after surgery
Former cowboy star Hoot Gibson, 69, is in satisfactory condition after abdominal block surgery at a Woodland Hills California hospital. He previously had cancer surgery in Las Vegas in November 1960. Rebels reportedly seized at least three Nepal police posts with fighting near the Indian border, but details are unclear. Joseph P. Kennedy rests at his Palm Beach home after hospital discharge. Virginia to inaugurate Albert Sydney Harrison Jr as governor in Richmond. Ohio River basin pollution crackdown recommended by ORSANCO. University of Virginia to study freshmen branch in Patrick Henry Franklin counties Martinsville area. Snow and blizzards hit western mountains and plains with record cold projected.
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Hoot Gibson
Woodland Hills
Calif
Las Vegas
Nev
Calcutta
Nepal
King Mahendra
Joseph P. Kennedy
Albert Sydney Harrison Jr
Virginia
Richmond
Ohio River
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
University of Virginia
Patrick-Henry-Franklin
Martinsville
Rockies
Dakotas
Colorado
Birds and Bees Debut Sparks Chaos on TV Set
Pandora the hen hatched trouble on Station WPIX as a glass beehive toppled during a science program. Bees swarmed, Wayne Russell tended the stung, a vacuum failed, and two others were hurt in the fracas. Daly escaped unscathed as chaos turned into TV mayhem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pandora
New York
UPI
John Daly
WPIX
Russell
Daly
Joe Bolton
Dominicans To Ask Extradition Of Trujillo Jr
SANTO DOMINGO based on UP I report the Dominican government will seek France's extradition of Gen Rafael Trujillo Jr alongside Col Gilberto Sanchez Rubirosa Col Luis J Leon Estevez and Federico Cabral Novoa for direct participation in the murder of six men jailed as alleged plot members. The six were taken from custody to reenact the assassination of ex president Rafael Trujillo Sr and disappeared en route.
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Dominican Joint Chiefs of Staff
Trujillo
Holland Mourns 87 Rail Victims
Flags at half staff mark the worst Dutch rail disaster as 87 people die and 18 remain unidentified. An 11-coach express from Leeuwarden to Rotterdam struck a Rotterdam to Amsterdam train at speed, killing both engineers and injuring 55. A government inquiry opens Friday.
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Harmelen
Holland
UPID
Leeuwarden
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Quotes From United Press International
Washington Senator Leverett Saltonstall says the UN bond issue can succeed only if every nation shares its portion. Clifford Marker, neighbor to Frank Sinatra, comments on a helicopter stop at Sinatra's property and acoustics in Coldwater Canyon. Rep. James Van Zandt notes no obvious lead to supply the military after a fatal air line crash. Michael Karl Blodgett pleads guilty to petty theft stating he wanted to test how far he could go.
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United Press International
Washington
Sen
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
United Nations
Los Angeles
Clifford Marker
Frank Sinatra
Coldwater Canyon
Singer
Canyon
Frankie
Michael Karl Blodgett
Four Die In Navy Skyraider Crash Near Manila
Manila reports a U S Navy Skyraider plane crashed near Mt Santa Rita north of Manila today killing all four aboard. A rescue team found no survivors. The victims were two officers and two enlisted men from the 7th Fleet aboard the USS Lexington. identities withheld pending kin notification.
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Manila
UPID
Mt. Santa Rita
Navy
Lexington
Finnish Teacher Observes Raleigh County Education Methods
Miss Anja Pekkarinen a teacher from Helsinki Finland sits in the Raleigh County Board of Education supervisors office as she observes the local teaching methods for the next month.
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Raleigh County Board of Education Supervisors
Anja Pekkarinen
Helsinki
Finland
Pekkarinen
Raleigh
Mary Abbott
Liquor Control Study Reported for Legislature Committees
Reports on liquor control and alcoholism were on the agenda for the legislature's two main interim committees along with welfare regulations higher education and the state school aid formula. West Virginia officials planned pre session discussions on fiscal issues and the coal slurry pipeline with a televised appeal by industry and union leaders and opposition from the railroad association.
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Carlo J. Salzano
Charleston
UPI
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
West Virginia
GOP
W. W. Barron
James Hyslop
Consolidation Coal Co
Consol
West Virginia Coal Operators Association
United Mine Workers Union
West Virginia Railroad Association
Soviet Union to Release Belgians Airliner Passengers
The Soviet Foreign Ministry agreed to release the Belgian Sabena air liner downed in Soviet Armenia with 27 aboard. Deputy Foreign Minister Vassily Kuznetsov told Ambassador Hippolite Cools the Caravelle and its 19 passengers and eight crew members were in good condition and probably would be released Wednesday.
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Moscow
UPI
Foreign Ministry
Soviet
Armenia
Vassily Kuznetsov
Hippolite Cools
Kuznetsov
Coldest Weather Of 62 Blankets West Virginia
The cold snap of 1962 plunged West Virginia into record lows as eight degrees appeared in Wheeling and Flat Top while other spots logged single to low double digits. Snow accumulated up to 11 inches in mountains and totals varied across counties with hazardous driving conditions widespread despite plowed roads.
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West Virginia
Wheeling
Flat Top
Mercer County
Pakersburg
Megantown
Bluefield
Elkins
Huntington
Charleston
Pocahontas County
Randolph County
State Road Commission
Tucker
Preston County
Ritchie
Wirt
Wood
Braxton
Pleasants
Monongalia
Brooke
Hancock
Marshall
Tyler
Wetzel
Lincoln
Logan
Jackson
Roane
Gilmer
Weather Summary And Cold Wave Across Regions
Considerable cloudiness and much colder with windy conditions and light snow flurries today through Wednesday. Highs 16 to 24, lows near zero tonight. Beckley and Oak Hill records noted with yesterday’s highs and lows. River gauges show Greenbrier normal and cloudy conditions. new gauge at Hinton reads 5.2 feet. UPI report cites Bute, Montana, freezing temperatures and Imperial, California highs reaching 87.
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Beckley
Ti Ave
Aian Sia
Greenbrier
Hinton
New York
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
Butte
Mont
Imperial
Calif
Residual Oil Curbs Debate Reaches White House
OEP has urged President Kennedy to lift all import restrictions on residual oil a move tied to a study started last May by New England senators and representatives. Supporters warn removal could trigger protests from coal states while northeastern users cite higher prices and shortages.
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Washington
UPI
Office of Emergency Planning
OEP
Kennedy
White House
New England
Venezuela
Eisenhower
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Employers Reminded Tax Statements Due
West Virginia employers must file 1961 withholding statements by January 31. State Income Tax Director Clifford Lantz says the S.T. 102 form is available on request and W-2 forms may be used if properly labeled as West Virginia withholding statements. He notes 1961 tax tables won’t apply in 1962 as they taxed the year in nine months. new tables will spread the tax across 12 months.
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Charleston
UPS
West Virginia
Clifford Lantz
Lantz
Rag girl and junk dealers spark a grim line
A fragment suggests a line about a girl described as rag, bone, and hair, with mention of many fellows who aspire to be junk dealers in a harsh, unfinished remark from a historical source.
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CMEA
JK Timetable For Legislative Proposals Told
President Kennedy outlined timing to Congress for his 1963 legislative map. Jan 18 fiscal 1963 budget to lawmakers, Jan 22 economic message, joint session invitation accepted. McCormack noted optimism on domestic program with focus on Medicare for the aged via Social Security amid past committee hurdles.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
Kennedy
House
Senate
Congress
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
House Ways & Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
McCormack
Ways & Means Committee
Russians Kill Fe Reich Guard Trying To Flee
Berlin report says Russian soldiers guarding the Berlin border shot and killed a Communist policeman attempting to flee to West Berlin. The Morgenpost quoted a refugee border guard. West Berlin police could not confirm the shooting.
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FE. Reich
Morgenpost
U.S
East Germany
Babelsberg
West Berlin
Tank and truck collide and explode at Fort Hood
Fort Hood, Texas, reports a deadly crash as a tank and a truck collide and explode. Four soldiers are killed and 19 others injured, 11 seriously. In New York a missing Air Force KB50 tanker with nine aboard is reported over the Atlantic east of Virginia. A passenger train derails near Aurelia, Iowa, with ambulances dispatched from Cherokee to the scene. damage and injuries not yet known.
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Fort Hood, Tex
UPI
Ft. Hood
New York
Atlantic
Virginia
Aurelia
Iowa
Illinois Central
Cherokee
Gizenga stripped of party post amid Congo political clash
Gizenga of the African Solidarity party is stripped of his post as party president after a government order to appear in Leopoldville within 48 hours to answer grave charges. Parliament demanded his appearance, while Premier Cyrille Adoula urged Gizenga to return from Stanleyville. The Katanga tension eased, shifting focus to the Oriental problem.
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Leopoldville
UPI
Antoine Gizenga
Oriental
Jean Kimvay
Gizenga
African Solidarity Party
Belgium
Kimvay
Stanleyville
Cyrille Adoula
Tthe
Ka‘tanga
Adoula
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