Kennedy seeks power to cut tariffs and taxes in State of the Union
President Kennedy asks Congress for discretionary authority to cut personal income taxes and tariffs, citing need to bolster the free world against Communist pressure. He outlines plans for mass immunization funding, education aid, and a five year trade program to reduce tariffs, with a focus on domestic prosperity to counter global aggression. The address covers defense boosts, illiteracy reduction, public welfare reform, and education funding while signaling controversy over school aid to parochial schools.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Berlin
Laos
Viet Nam
U.S
House
Senate
American Medical Association
West Virginia pipeline study delayed by House vote shift
Anti-pipeline forces in the West Virginia Legislature called off an immediate test of strength on eminent domain for coal slurry pipelines. Del. Cruikshank moved to refer the measure to the House Judiciary Committee for study, delaying a one-year study plan as lawmakers open a new session with finance and judiciary meetings underway.
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Carlo J. Salzano
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Antipipeline
del. J. C. Cruikshank
Dclay
House Judiciary Committee
Cruikshank
Dell
Neil Walker
D-Fayette
Ted H. Rollins
D-Taylor
W. W. Barron
Senate
House
H. Laban White Jr
Clarksburg
Rollins
Colder Than Any Night In 26 Years Across Tri County
Bitter cold gripped the tri county area with readings near minus 18 at Flat Top on the Raleigh Mercer border. Weather observer Fred Bowling said it was the coldest night in his 21 years of service. Other locales logged 18 below in Slab Fork District and Beckley recorded 11 below at the city station.
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Tri-County
Raleigh-Mercer County
Fred Bowling
Warmen
Lacy Meadows
Rhodell
Slab Fork
Beckley
Oak Hill
Appalachian Power Co
Lawn
Attendance dips as buses idle in Raleigh County
Low temperatures across Raleigh County led to 12 of 77 school buses not running. Shady Spring High School and Stoco Junior High were hardest hit with about half and two thirds of students present respectively, though no school was completely closed and some absences were reported.
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Raleigh County
Virgil Sarrett
Shady Spring High School
Stoco Junior High
Shady Spring
Stoco
Severe Cold Wave Recordings Across Raleigh County Area
Unofficial readings at Raleigh County Memorial Airport ranged from minus twelve at 7 a.m. to six above at 11:15 a.m. Beckley and Oak Hill stations hit minus ten, with Flat Top and Rho dell at minus eighteen the lowest in the region since January 23 1936. Historic lows noted include minus nineteen at Beckley in 1936 and earlier unofficial readings in Quin wood Big Sewell Mountain Rainelle and Shady Spring. The 1936 cold wave stretched from mid-January to mid-February and was the coldest since 1917, with some old timers recalling readings as low as minus thirty-four in 1917. Officials note lack of official stations then, Mauck’s unofficial readings widely treated as regionally official.
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Raleigh County Memorial
Amere Gas Co
Beckley
W. Va
Quinwood
Big Sewell Mountain
Rainelle
CCC
Shady Spring
U. S. Senate
Blacksburg
Mauck
Sunny and very cold with milder Friday
Weather summary notes very cold conditions with highs 8 to 15 today and lows near five below to five above. Tonight gradual warming. Friday expected cloudiness and rising temperatures. Local readings Beckley with 10/ -11, Oak Hill near -10 to 0, Greenbrier River conditions normal and clear, Lake Bluestone normal with seven gates open. UPI reports the coldest US temperature 39 below at Laramie and South Pole 320 below, while the warmest reading reached 81 degrees.
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Beckley High
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Lake Bluestone
New York
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
Laramie
Wye
U.S. South Pole
Death Dealing Sub Zero Wave Grips Nation
A United Press International report describes a severe cold wave sweeping from the Arctic Circle to Mexico. It iced Gulf Coast beaches, froze temperatures in 44 states, causing at least 114 deaths and widespread disruption from school closures to power and gas shortages.
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United Press International
Arctic Circle
Mexico
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Texas
Michigan
Colorado
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
California
Oklahoma
Montana
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Indiana
North Carolina
Alabama
New York
Ohio
Kansas
New Mexico
Eleven Miners Die After Underground Explosion
In Herrin Illinois rescue teams reported all 11 miners trapped in the Blue Blaze Mine No 2 dead after a blast. Most bodies were found at the end of a 500 foot tunnel near an air vent 168 feet below ground. The incident occurred with the second shift when the blast hit late Wednesday night.
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William Orlandi
Illinois
Mines and Minerals
Blue Blaze Mine Co
Bomber Smashes Eleven Records
A giant eight-jet B52H bomber landed at Torrejon Spain after a 12.549 mile hop from Kadena Okinawa. Piloted by Maj. Robert Carson the aircraft set 11 distance and speed records for nonstop nonrefueled flight. SAC Commander Gen. Power hailed the mission as historic.
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Torrejon
Spain
UPI
Strategic Air Command
Okinawa
Pacific
Air Force
Robert Carson
Flint
Mich
U.S. Air Force Base
Kadena Air Force Base
SAC
Thomas S. Power
Minot
N.D
Air Force Base
Perth
Australia
Columbus
Ohio
Eleven West Virginia Counties Barred From State Aid
The State Tax Commission warned Berkeley Clay Hampshire Hancock Lewis Mason Morgan Monongalia Pleasants Summers and Wood counties to boost tax collections or risk losing state aid for schools. Only Hancock Berkeley and Mason meet the required 46.5 percent collection rate. Berkeley and Mason may fix deficits in upcoming board reviews.
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Charleston
UPI
State Tax Commission
West Virginia
Berkeley
Clay
Hampshire
Hancock
Lewis
Mason
Morgan
Monongalia
Pleasants
Summers
Wood
C. Howard Hardesty
Berkeley County
Hardesty
Woman, 90, Dies in Lubeck Fire At Daughter’s Home
Parkersburg report says Mrs. Sarah Jane Ballard aged 90 died Wednesday when a fire destroyed her daughter Virginia Memel’s seven room frame house in Lubeck. Ballard’s body was found in the front part of the home where she was alone when the blaze started.
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Parkersburg
UPI
Sarah Jane Ballard
Virginia Memel
Lubeck
Gore Seeks Halt to Private Relief Bill for DuPont
Sen. Albert Gore says he will fight the first new session measure aiding DuPont Corp, a private relief bill to ease a 3.5 billion GM stock disposal prompted by a Supreme Court anti trust ruling. He plans to push recommital delays and may seek amendments restricting Christiana Corp. ownership.
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Bate
Gore
Christiana Corp
DuPont
Miner’s Legs Amputated After Mine Accident
Slab Fork coal miner Sidney Bailey, 40, of MacArthur, had both legs amputated after injuries from a main line motor accident at No. 8 coal mine around 9 a.m. Wednesday. He remained sedated at Beckley Memorial Hospital at 10 a.m. today after admission about 10:20 p.m. Wednesday for surgery.
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Sidney Bailey
MacArthur
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Avalanche buries 3,000 near Huascaran in Peru's Andes
In Huaraz Peru authorities said a massive ice slide from Mt Huascaran buried six villages with a population around 3,100. Emergency chief Col Humberto Ampuero reported a 40 foot high and half mile wide ice barricade with only one body recovered early today. Lima appeals sent for relief as rescue efforts continue.
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Huaraz
Peru
UPI
Mt. Huascaran
Humberto Ampuero
Lima
11 Tire Cos To Halt Price Fix
The Federal Trade Commission announced that 14 tire manufacturers and two trade associations will stop illegal price fixing. The order settles charges against Goodyear Firestone U S Rubber and B F Goodrich and 10 others, including Rubber Manufacturers Association and Tire and Rim Associates. Firms accounted for nearly all American tire-tube production.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Commission
Goodyear
Firestone
U. S. Rubber
B. F. Goodrich
Rubber Manufacturers Association of
New York City
Tire and Rim Associates Inc
Akron
Ohio
Seiberling Rubber Co
Barberton
Fire Destroys Flint's Store At Pettus
Pettus in the Coal River area suffers a $150 000 loss as Flint's Store burns early today in freezing temps. Roy Flint estimates total damage to building and stock. insurance partially covers losses. Whitesville and Madison fire departments respond, but frozen equipment delays effort. Flint, in business since 1921, plans to use a temporary office as he reorganizes.
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Pettus
ANS
Flint
Roy Flint
Howard Clay
Clay
Whitesville
Madison
Coal River
X15 rocket engine failure forces emergency glide
NASA engineers investigate after the X15 rocket ship failed to ignite its engine during launch from a B52 carrier. Cmdr Forrest S. Peterson managed a powerless emergency landing at Edwards Air Force Base California.
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Cmdr
Forrest S. Peterson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
New York City
Union Electricians
Russia
Moscow
Brussels
Kennedy
Marshal Appointment Hinges On RFK and FBI
The Register editor C. J. Needy McQuade says only U S Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy's office knows if he is next U S marshal for Southern West Virginia. Speculation grew after John C. Ward announced retirement due to conflicts with business and political interests and a four year term. Ward was elected Raleigh County Court president, with Ward’s withdrawal noted after tentative retirement plans.
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U. S. Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
C. J. Needy McQuade
The
Register
West Virginia
McQuade
John C. Ward
Robert C. Byrd
John F. Kennedy
Ward
Raleigh
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