Better Schools Tax Test Appeal Debated in Court
Charleston UPI report shows state Supreme Court examining whether county courts can levy taxes beyond 1958 amend limits. Mercer County Court ruled such levies for airport bonds valid, while a 1959 law was struck down. Appalachian argued the 1958 amendment limits apply only to school districts, not counties or cities. Attorneys debated all and any meanings as support briefs from Wheeling, Randolph County, and the WV League of Municipalities were filed.
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Quotes From United Press International
SAN QUENTIN CALIF Toni di Tardo who observed his 86th birthday at San Quentin prison after spending almost half his life in jails I just want to sit in my rocking chair I ll stay here until the Big Boss calls me. ATLANTA Rep Dell Bowen of the Georgia Legislature calling for the state to stand fast on all of its segregation laws If we repeal one law that would be a stumbling block for one hour to the NAACP and the race mixers we will be betraying our people. ELMIRA NY Air Force Sgt Kenneth H Green one of the 28 men aboard the Texas tower radar station which collapsed in the Atlantic describing tower s condition in a letter to his wife before the tragedy It s getting worse and worse I just hope it lasts until I get home to see you and the kids again. WASHINGTON Sen Hubert Humphrey D Minn calling for an immediate food air drop to starving Congolese We cannot wait The need is now.
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Water projects and power goals set for 1968
A plan urges 2000 water sheds ready by 1968 and fixes long range power goals including atomic power from government plants when costs drop. It asks study of nuclear devices for water projects and mineral recovery, and enact a $100 million year pollution bill. It supports saline to fresh water conversion research, pesticides, and fish production.
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Eisenhower
Icy Roads Tie Up SRC Crews Across Raleigh County
A drizzle and freezing temperatures left Raleigh County roads slick overnight. State Road Commission crews used a cinder spreader and three trucks to treat ice, with higher elevations like Flat Top White Oak Grandview and Ghent Odd worst. Traffic stalled on Mabscott Hill and Beckley Waters roads. a pickup rolled on Rt 19-21 with no reported police investigation.
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County Src
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Beckley Waters
Hearing Set January 26 on Condemnation Case
Commissioners will hear testimony January 26 in the State Road Commission case against property owned by J. C. and Nell Y Warren and the J. C. Warren Furniture Co. The Raleigh County Circuit Court named William Klein R. B. Armentrout R. J. Burmeister H. P. Meadows and Harry W. Hall to set compensation for land to be used for Mabscott Crab Orchard Road.
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J. C
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J. C. Warren Furniture Co
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
William Klein
R. B. Armentrout
R. J. Burmeister
H. P. Meadows
Harry W. Hall
Mabscott - Crab Orchard Road
Commodities Distribution at Stamford Union Hall Thursday
Commodities will be distributed at the Stamford Union Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday. Anyone picking up food for others must bring a written request, according to Cather I Gill, agent.
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Hit and Run Auto Found in Ditch Near Dairy
Stamford motorist Charles R Bowles reported a car struck his vehicle about 6:30 p.m. Monday near the Greenbrier Dairy and the other driver fled toward the 1921 By Pass. Police found the car in a ditch at the Rt 19 and Rt 21 intersection. the driver fled. Bowles must obtain a warrant for the arrest before action.
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Suit Filed Over Balance Due on Promissory Note
Jimmie Kiser Jr files suit in Raleigh County Circuit Court against John E. Tanner of 230 Clyde St to recover 564 as the balance on a 600 promissory note dated June 15, 1960.
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Raleigh County
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Year In Jail Fine Levied On Beckleyan
Walter R. French of Beckley in Raleigh County Criminal Court was sentenced to a year in jail and a $50 fine after pleading guilty to an attempt to commit a felony. He was indicted by the Joe jury on two counts of forgery.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
French
Joe Jury
Inaugural Parade Dampened by Drizzle in Charleston
A cold rain dampened West Virginia's inaugural day events in Charleston. About 200 honor troops waited on the statehouse steps as the parade started late. Secretary of State Burdett run the plans smoothly while Sen Jennings Randolph and Webster County Young Democratic Club rode in convertibles with tops down. Nine year old Jane Barron, the first family’s youngest member, lacked a coat and retrieved it with her mother from Burdett’s office. The day closed with a tea, reception, and inaugural ball.
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Jane Barron
West Virginia
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Miner Injured At Winding Gulf Coal Co Facility
An employee of Winding Gulf Coal Co in Tams was treated and released from Beckley Memorial Hospital after sustaining a muscle strain while throwing timber on Lee Gwynn Street. The injured person, 29, of 123 Smoot Ave, was admitted at 12:40 a.m.
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Tomn
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Smoot Ave
Final rites for Mike Scolaro in Sophia
Mike Scolaro 75 of Sophia died Monday night after a two year illness. Final rites set for Wednesday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Sophia with Rev. Dewey Wilson officiating. Burial in Hotcoat Cemetery. Survived by wife Sally Harmon Scolaro, one sister in Italy, four stepsons, and four sisters.
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Tony Milano
Johnny Milano
Guy Hunt
Harry Smith
W. G. Mooney
Charles Hinte
Funeral set for Brewster D. Martin in Princeton church
Brewster Dennis Martin 64 of Princeton dies Sunday at a Beckley hospital. Services at 1 p.m. Thursday at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. C. K. Hooper officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Born February 5, 1896 in Floyd County Virginia, he was a retired miner. Survivors include sisters Ada Wilson and Mamie Pullen of Beckley and brother Arthur Martin of Princeton. Seaver Mortuary handling arrangements, church one hour prior to services.
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Princeton
Shiloh Baptist Church
C. K. Hooper
Purial
Oakwood Cemetery
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Beckley Hospital
Floyd County
Henry
Sarah Elizabeth Martin
Beckley
Ada Wilson
Mamie Pullen
Arthur Martin
Seaver Mortuary
Funeral for John Q Johnson in Sophia church
John Q Johnson 83 of Sophia dies after seven year illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sophia Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Tolliver and Rev. Cox officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Corn Pugh Johnson three daughters a son a brother and many grandchildren. Williams Funeral Home in charge.
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W. F. Tolliver
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Wilkesboro
N. C
United Mine Workers of American
Corn Pugh Johnson
Blanche Johnson
Bluefield
Henry Kyle
Pittsburgh
M. K. Niday
Crab Orchard
Egbert
Old Eccles Road
W. H
Athens
Williams Funeral Home
Donald Stone
John Milano
Henry Smith
Okey Crutchfield
W. O. Riddle
W. G. Mooney
Rites Held for 97 Year Old Mrs Privett in Princeton
Final rites for Mrs. Margaret Privett 97 of Princeton will be at 2 30 pm Wednesday in the George W Seaver Memorial Chapter with Dr R S McClung in charge Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery She died at 730 pm Sunday at the home of daughter Mrs E L Hash 304 Trent St Princeton She was born May 15 1863 in Wyoming County daughter of Franklin and Elizabeth Workman Sizemore A Keyrock Baptist Church member Her husband Andrew S Privett died in 1943 Formerly of Mullens she moved to Princeton 28 years ago Survivors include two other daughters Mrs Harriet Effler of Princeton Mrs Maude Hancock of Roanoke Va 21 grand children 47 great grandchildren a great great grandchild
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George W. Seaver
R. S. McClung
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Franklin
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Keyrock
Andrew S. Privett
Mullens
Harriet Effler
Maude Hancock
Roanoke
J B Parsons Dies After Heart Attack At 55
John Britton Parsons known as Bob Parsons, 55, of 204 E St., died at 9 05 a m in a local hospital after a heart attack. A route salesman for Raleigh Cleaners and Laundry Beckley he was born in Virginia May 26 1905, son of Mrs Laura Halsey Parsons Princeton and the late H E Halsey. Surviving include his wife Martha Hall Parsons and three brothers Greek Palousa Wash Alley and H E.
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Bob) Parsons
E St
Raleigh Cleaners and Laundry
Beckley
Virginia
Laura Halsey Parsons
Princeton
H. E. Halsey
Martha Hall Parsons
Palousa
Alley
H. E
Death of Kenneth Stover After Heart Surgery
Kenneth Stover aged 19 of Route 1 Beckley died in a local hospital at 9 am today following heart surgery. He was the son of Mrs Orpha Stover. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Beckley
Orphan Stover
Suit Seeks 4242 Dollars In Raleigh Case
Robert D. Johnson of Crab Orchard is named as defendant in a suit filed Monday in the Raleigh Circuit Clerk's office. Nationwide Insurance Companies sue for 4242.78 dollars on a contract claim. Scherer Bowers File and Hodgson represent the plaintiffs.
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Crab Orichard
Raleigh
Monay
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Hodgson
Legislature moves bills after Senate delay and rule change
Legislators sent bills to the Senate for concurrence but Senate leaders could not suspend constitutional rules to act immediately. The Senate adopted its own version and returned it to the House. Seibert announced the reading rule would be waived for a final vote. Sessions in both chambers were expected to be brief with early committee meetings for organizational purposes. Governor Barron will address a joint session at noon Wednesday to outline the 60 day agenda, with leadership aiming to move quickly.
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Seaborg Named AEC Chief as Horne Joins White House Bid
Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg of Ishpeming Michigan is chosen as Atomic Energy Commission chairman, noted for co discovering elements key to nuclear energy and winner of the 1951 Nobel Prize. He succeeds John A. McCone as Eisenhower seeks a $2.7 billion federal budget for the agency. Horne, Alabama graduate and former deputy administrator of the SBA, widely involved in Democratic campaigns, joins the political maneuvering.
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Mabscott Man Jailed on Drunken and Resisting Arrest
Donald Smith of Mabscott was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 12 20 pm on charges of being drunk and resisting arrest. He was arrested by Mabscott Police.
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Donald Smith
Raleigh
Mabiscott
Raleigh County Tax Burden Estimated at 434 Per Person
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce released figures showing total taxes for the coming fiscal year at 884,448,000 statewide. Raleigh County faces 33,760,000 in taxes with per capita estimates yielding 434 for county residents and a family of four about 1,736. The release notes major county shares include Kanawha 141,316,000 and others like Cabell 61,442,000 and Wood 41,257,000.
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English Primate Retires as Canterbury Archbishop
London (UPI) Dr Geoffrey Fisher 73 a campaigner for Christian unity and the man believed most responsible for persuading Princess Margaret not to marry Peter Townsend announced today he is retiring as archbishop of Canterbury May 31. The resignation was accepted by Queen Elizabeth II with great regret and she will confer a life barony. Next archbishop speculated to be Dr Robert Wright Stopford 59 bishop of Peterborough.
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UPI
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Peter Townsend
Canterbury
Elizabeth II
Church of England
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Peterborough
Weather roughness spurs fears for tower crew families
Tower members voiced fears of dangerous seas while relatives described the conditions. Mrs. Abbott was under a doctor's care. Vincent G. Brown of Hull Mass reported a rough weekend at sea in a phone call. Vincent A. Yavorosky of Seabrook N H said wind is terrible and the waves high.
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Seabrook
N.H
Huntington police seek state law changes on indecent exposure
Huntington Police Chief Herman Frazier asks for indecent exposure to be a misdemeanor and for city officers to arrest in such cases. He notes current state law limits arrests to constables and treats forcible entry and looting as burglary only in some cases. He wants uniform burglary classification to aid FBI cross state burglaries, since FBI cannot enter breaking and entering cases.
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Huntington
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Eight Barron Appointees Take Oaths Of Office
Secretary of State Joe Burdett administered the oath Monday to Gov. W. W. Barron’s first executive appointees. They include State Police Supt. W. E. Burdett Huntington Adj. Gen. General Williams South Charleston Insurance Commissioner Hugh N. Mills Ravenswood Liquor Commissioner Clarence Elmore Princeton Finance Commissioner Truman E. Gore Clarksburg Fire Marshal Basil E. Wright Elkins Beer Commissioner Grover T Red Davis Jr. Charleston and Asst. Adj. Gen. William E. Miller Charleston.
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Charleston
William E. Miller
East Beckleyan Jailed for Peace Warrant
Robert Cosby of East Beckley was jailed at Raleigh County Jail at 4 25 p m Monday on a peace warrant. He was arrested by a deputy sheriff.
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Hoboes allegedly use electric blankets in Santa Barbara
County supervisors ordered the district attorney to investigate complaints that hoboes are plugging in electric blankets at deserted homes to draw power. In other items, 2,000 girdles stolen from a Warner Company warehouse could yield a $50,000 haul, a free mice-for-homes ad appeared in a Sussex newspaper, and Sgt. Donald Lembke’s recruitment pitch to Jane De War of Larkspur failed as Jane is only nine years old.
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Itmann Miners Recalled From December Cutoff
Approximately 75 percent of Pocahontas Fuel Co Division miners cut off in December at Itmann have been recalled. About 287 workers were affected, with 247 cut off December 23 and 41 earlier. The strike ended December 15 after District 29 ordered a return to work. President Pete Ferretti says the recalled group is in addition to those already employed and conditions appear improved since the cutoff.
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Rescue Efforts Ramp Up After Radar Tower Collapse
Navy Coast Guard and rescue boats press on for 14 radar specialists and 14 civilian workers feared trapped in a toppled wedge shaped radar tower. A Sun Bird diving bell reaches the site as air pumping attempts continue. One body recovered, MSgt. Troy F. Williams, 33, from Lake City, Florida. Airman Kenneth H. Green among missing. congressional probe ordered into the collapse and earlier hurricane damage. The tower, nicknamed a wobbler, had weakened under Hurricane Donna’s force.
Suits Dismissed in Raleigh County Court
Judge Norman Knapp signed orders dismissing two Raleigh County Circuit Court suits today. The case against Beckley Lumber and Supply Co. by John Namon Lilly was paid in full and dismissed. A separate suit by William B. Hanks against Ray Campbell was dismissed on the plaintiff’s motion.
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John Namon Lilly
Beckley Lumber and Supply Co
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William B. Hanks
Ray Campbell
Naming of WV county officials district chair named
Keith L. Arthur of Huntington is named chairman of the West Virginia Association of County Officials District 2 which includes Cabell Lincoln Wayne Logan and Mingo counties. The group aims to promote legislation to improve county conditions.
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UPD
Keith L. Arthur
West Virginia
Ex-Convict Confesses Kidnapping Girl From Car
A former inmate confessed to abducting six year old Rose Marie Lindsey last Thursday and abandoning her in a field. The girl, born with a serious heart condition, faced faint chances of survival as authorities pursued the case. Mrs Dixie Lindsey, 23, told deputies and FBI agents her husband ordered her from the car after the abduction. Richard Lindsey, 30, returned with a bloodstained front seat and offered no memory of events. The Lindseys were arrested near Livermore California and are charged with kidnapping.
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UPI
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Dixie Lindsey
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Rose Marie
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Livermore
California
SRC Institutes Suits For Road Project in Raleigh County
Six condemnation suits filed by the State Road Commission seek compensation for property to be used on Mabscott Cr arb Orchard Road. The amended petition adds 5125 square feet to Jennett Elkins and others land, SRC Project F 215 1(7).
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Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s
Mabscott-Crab Orchard Road
Tony and
Rose Fragale Cosisu
Nellie Price
Claudia R. Ercole
Cathryn E
John Mereddu
Julia E. Watson
Rose E
Dewey E
Southern Industrial Marketers,Inc
Jennett Elkins
SRC
President Eisenhower farewell address headlines nation
The president prepares to speak to the nation on radio and television at 8 30 p m from the White House end his tenure with a final news conference Wednesday. Navy rescuers search Cooper River banks for six missing men from a Monday night pier flash fire in Charleston South Carolina. Soviet leader Khrushchev to visit Togo per Tass while France and Algeria talk peace. McCormack questions Rayburn over Rules Committee power. French strikes and a six day tug stoppage affect New York food lifeline. State brief notes two West Virginia military projects appear in a Pentagon list.
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