Governor Barron picks familiar staff and starts rebuilding
Walter Ferguson remains as an old hand in the governor's offices while West Virginia's new governor W W Barron, 49, moves in with a remodeled suite and a plan for economic development. Key attorney general staff shift to the governor's office includes Curtis Trent and secretary Jackie Shonk. Rosy inaugural crowds heard Barron's pledge as 19 gun salute and a planned jet flyover were canceled.
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Supreme Court
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West Virginia lawmakers ready to approve sales tax hike
The West Virginia Legislature returns from recess to push the second part of Gov Barron’s sales tax increase to fund a 7.5 million public works program. The measure, already enacted, extends the tax through Aug 31 and awaits final House passage after Senate delays.
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Swedish Troops Repel Baluba Attack in Congo Clash
Thirty Swedish United Nations troops faced three Baluba assaults near Luena in Katanga. The three hour battle left heavy Baluba casualties and no Swedish losses, while a hospital head physician and three Swedish UN soldiers were seriously injured in earlier clashes near Luena and on a train. Tshombe rejected UN calls to neutralize Luena, as European fear rose after a mass roundup of suspects tied to an assassination plot.
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No Texas Tower Survivors Hope Abandoned In Sea Tragedy
Rear Adm. Allen M. Shinn said no survivors remained in the wrecked radar tower after an Atlantic gale. Twenty-six of 28 aboard are missing with one body recovered and another seen but drifted away. Divers will inspect the 180-foot depths as rescue ships stay on station while time and cold water diminish survival chances.
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New York
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West Virginians to pay $475 per person in 1962 taxes
West Virginia will face about 884.4 million dollars in federal state and local taxes for the coming fiscal year. The state share totals 550 million from Eisenhower's budget with a 229 million state total and 104 million for local governments. Per capita this equals 475 dollars for 1.86 million residents and 1,900 for a family of four. The chamber projects 3.2 billion in total income and about 27 percent of it taxed.
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West Virginia Weather Summary with Temperatures
Cloudy night with lows 26 to 34. Wednesday mostly cloudy and colder with possible snow flurries in the north. Beckley yesterday high 38 low 32. Oak Hill 38 and 15. Greenbrier River normal yet swollen, Lake level swollen, eight gates open, gauge 3.9 ft. UPI report notes Imperial Calif 86 and Alamosa Colo six below zero.
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State Education Outlay Doubles in West Virginia
Retired WVU professor Harry Wheat reports per pupil spending at 349 dollars, over twice the level of ten years earlier. Total county budgets reach 152 million dollars vs 73 million in 1950-51, while pupil enrollment declines to 437,656 and staff rises by 1,016 to 17,260.
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Local Firm Submits Low County Road Bid
Vecellio and Grogan of Beckley submitted an apparent low bid of 688,955 for adding two lanes to West Virginia 16 between Mabscott and MacArthur in Raleigh County. The State Road Commission reported an apparent low bid of 124,569 from Charleston Concrete Floor Co. for an Interstate 64 overpass at Scary Creek in Putnam County.
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Families Not Surprised Tower Crew Feared Collapse Imminent
New England families with men aboard the Texas Tower No. 4 feared its collapse after months of danger. Adele Guirastante of Dorchester said Domenic V. Guirastante warned during the last hurricane and wore life jackets in shifts. Betty Williams of Wareham recalled her husband Troy F. Williams telephoning to reassure her before his body was recovered. David C. Abbott of Somerville, a welder who worked on all the Texas Towers, had warned the tower was in terrible shape and would require much work.
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Dorchester
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Recipe For Longevity From Centenarian Cosmo Bataglia
CHICAGO UP I Cosmo Bataglia who just turned 100 credits his long life to coming home from work and heading straight to the sofa for rest You can't let your wife push you around was his humorous note as he shared his secret to longevity in a brief interview about his milestone birthday.
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Stahr to Appear for Questioning Before Senate Panel
Elvis J. Stahr Jr. was slated to appear today before the Senate Armed Services Committee for questioning on his Army secretary appointment. The 44 year old West Virginia University president will begin a leave of absence Saturday from Morgantown, West Virginia.
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UPI
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Army
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Morgantown
W. Va
Magnolia collision kills commuters and gas truck driver
A streamlined passenger train collided with a gasoline truck in Magnolia Mississippi, causing a large explosion and widespread fire. Four people were confirmed dead, with authorities estimating as many as seven fatalities. Police and emergency crews cordoned off the scene as investigators began documenting the crash and assessing casualties.
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Kennedy names Horne and Seaborg to key posts
President-elect John F. Kennedy appointed John E. Horne to head the Small Business Administration and Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg to chair the Atomic Energy Commission. He prepared for travel to Washington after a Florida weekend, briefing reporters with Billy Graham present and discussing church relations.
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Weaver Named To Replace Scott In West Virginia GOP
CLARKSBURG West Virginia Jack Weaver campaign manager for Harold E Neely last fall was named acting executive secretary of the GOP state executive committee He fills the vacancy after the death Jan 7 of Eugene L Scott who had held the post since 1958 Weaver was the GOP nominee for the State Senate in the 10th District in 1958
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Kennedy advisers urge vigorous natural resource leadership
A Kennedy-Johnson committee report calls for rapid flood control and waterway work, pollution controls, expanded national parks, harbor improvements, a national fuels policy, and boosted research. It urges special consideration for low mood areas with greater use of coal and forest expansion to power electricity.
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D-Miss
Grandview State Park May Benefit From Higher Tax
In Charleston improvements at Grandview State Park may be funded by a higher sales tax, with Governor Barron to decide. Money aims to support the outdoor theater for West Virginia's Honey in the Rock premiere, but funds may not cover a paved lot, seats, or sewage. Director Warden Lane seeks early action with Barron to permit 70 percent for labor, 30 for materials, though the 70-30 split is not in the bill. A plan to proceed depends on state approval and weather, Lane says. Also Rep Mike Casey will introduce a bill tightening indecent exposure laws and reclassifying certain break-ins as burglaries.
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D-Cabell
Firing squad executes three Cu bans in Havana
Three Cubans were executed in Havana as terrorists after court martial for alleged plots against Fidel Castro. Separately, Hoffa Senate hearing delayed to next Tuesday while McNamara faces questions over a 1.5 million trust fund. Cuban travel limits tighten and a California fire meteor was seen across the state. Grand Central Terminal suspended New York train service due to a tugboat strike. Supreme Court to hear union dues political use case amid worker objections. Georgia riot follows court-ordered University admission for two Negroes.
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West Virginia Tax Dept: mail orders not taxed under hike
The state tax department says the new sales tax increase from two to three cents on dollars does not apply to merchandise brought in from out of state or to goods bought on time before Monday when the bill became law. Use tax provisions remain at 2 percent for out‑of‑state mail orders and pre‑effective‑date contracts. The calculation allows 3 percent on even dollars minus one cent, or 3 percent plus a cent per 30 cents for fractions.
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