Sunday Night Shooting Ends in Patricide Arrest
A 28 year old Shady Spring man, Jack Leslie Spade, was jailed at 1 a.m. on murder charges after allegedly fatally shooting his father Aubrey C. Bunny Spade, 52, with a 22 caliber pistol last night at their Hinton Road home. Police said the son called a sauna after the body was found in the yard. The elder Spade operated the Little Beaver Bait Shop nearby. The suspect, married to Edith Canterbury, was intoxicated and unable to give a statement. his wife and mother in law were also intoxicated. Aubrey Spade died from a chest wound and the body was to be moved to E. M. Meadows Funeral Home for arrangements. The elder Spade is survived by his wife, Grace Eggleston Spade, four brothers, two sisters, and three grandchildren.
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Raleigh
Jack Leslie Spade
Aubrey C
Bunny” Spade
Spade
Saaena
Little Beaver
Hinton
Edith Canterbury
Grace Eggleston Spade
William
Newport News
Theodore
Baltimore
Kenneth
U. S
Okinawa
Rupert
Ruth Dodson
Indianapolis
Ind
June Cox
Two Sought for Murder in Shady Spring Killing
The body of Homer Richmond, about 40, was found in a shallow grave near Pluto Road. Beckley State Police seek Goldie Mae Lambert and Rush Roark of Shady Spring in connection with the Christmas time shooting at Mrs Lambert's Pine Street home. Richmond was an escapee from Weston State Hospital. the case involved prior family violence and ongoing indictments.
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Homer Richmond
Shady Spring
Pluto Road
Beckley
Richmond
Rush Roark
Mrs. Lambert
Pine Street
Anthony J. Sparacino
Rt. 3
Sparacino
Roark
Spara
Register
New Centennial Body Organized in West Virginia Oil History
The Oil and Gas Committee of the West Virginia Centennial Commission was formed in Charleston. Dr. Paul H Price, state geologist and chair, said the group will document and memorialize West Virginia oil and gas history. Leaders met at United Gas Building, with Charles Hodel inviting. Plans include a history publication, state marker program, and an elaborate exhibit.
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Oil and Gas Committee
The
West Virginia
Blizzard Claims 23 Lives in Northern Japan
A weekend blizzard in northern Japan left 23 dead 70 missing and 10 injured. Most victims were fishermen as six boats sank and two went missing.
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Tokyo
Japan
West Virginia Weather Forecast Update
Cloudy with rain and possible thundershowers across West Virginia today, highs in the 40s and a chance of light freezing rain in the northwest. Tonight, clouds and flurries in the north with a low around 25 to 33. Tomorrow, more snow flurries and colder. Extended outlook calls for near normal temperatures this week, with mixed precipitation around Thursday.
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W. Va
Beckley
Police Probe Theft Of One Ton Safe Near W Va Route
Police investigated how a one ton safe broken open ended up near West Virginia 77. The safe was the same one stolen Thursday from Standard Supply Co. in Shinnston Harrison County, containing about $11,000 in cash and $6,000 in checks and valuables. The battered safe was found opened on a dirt road near the state highway.
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Grafton
Taylor County Sheriff's Office
W. Va
Standard Supply Co
Shinnston
Harrison County
Standard Supply
Eisenhower Budget Outlines 4 Space Probes and 8 Satellites
In his budget message to Congress, President Eisenhower details NASA plans for four deep space probes and eight scientific satellites in the next fiscal year. The civilian space agency's spending is set to nearly double, reaching about 600 million dollars.
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Washington
Civilian Space Agency
Eisenhower
Congress
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Eisenhower to visit Soviet Union for ten days starting June 10
President Eisenhower will travel behind the Iron Curtain for ten days beginning June 10 on a world tour aimed at promoting peace and freedom. He plans Moscow and other Soviet cities, may be joined by Mrs. Eisenhower and four grandchildren, and will stay at a guest house in the Kremlin vicinity. The trip ties to broader Western talks ahead of the Paris summit on May 16, with Khrushchev pressing Berlin issues.
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Britain
Harold Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
Picture moment as candidates gather in House chamber
Democratic nominee hopeful Orel Skeen nearly appears cut from the picture as Speaker Harry R. Pauley jokingly blocks his view with a clipboard during a gathering in the House of Delegates Chamber. The event includes four filed candidates and two potential hopefuls with Chapman Revercomb listed as a likely Republican.
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House of Delegates
Harry R. Pauley
Skeen
U. S
Chapman Revercomb
Harold Neely
Hinton
GOP
Hulett Smith
Beckley
Ralph J. Bean
State Senate
Pauley
Proposes Tax Hike Now Cut Next Year
The Associated Press reports President Eisenhower sent Congress an election year budget forecasting a 4.184 billion dollar surplus but advocating immediate revenue boosts. He urged raising the federal gasoline tax by half a cent to 4.5 cents, plus a penny hike in both the 4 cent letter charge and the 7 cent air mail rate, unless Congress acts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Notable Deaths Across Nations Include Railway Leader
Roanoke veteran William Jackson Jenks 89 longtime Norfolk and Western Railway president dies after 50 years with the road. Also in Tokyo Ren Wei Li Huang 64 deputy chairman of Red China’s national defense council dies of pneumonia, once Chiang Kai-shek commander. In New York Frederick S Pearson 47 former Fractured French editor and humor writer dies after train operation. Peabody winner. Ulric Bell 68 Fox executive and editor for Louisville Courier Journal dies of heart attack. born in Louisville.
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William Jackson Jenks
Norfolk and Western Railway
The
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Raleigh
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Tokyo
Ren
Wei Lihuang
Red China
National Defense Council
Peiping Radio
Chiang Kai-Shek
NEW York (Ap
Frederick S Pearson
NEW York
Ulric Bell
20Th Century Fox Film Corp
Washington
Louisville Courier Journal
Louisville
Love Triangle Seen In McMillan Killing
Baton Rouge, AP. Dist Atty Favrot argued a love triangle motive in the slaying of Dr. Margaret McMillan, a LSU biology professor. Dr. George H. Mickey, 49, suspended dean, is charged with the murder. defense says the two scientists shared a close professional relationship.
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Baton Rouge
Margaret McMillan
J. St. Clair Favrot
Favrot
George H. Mickey
Louisiana State University Graduate School
Mickey
Not So Much Agreement Now Lots Of Solutions
West Virginia leaders debate economic plans as lawmakers return after recess. Governor Underwood’s proposals spark mixed reactions among Democrats with calls for severance tax reform and a potential 200 million dollar road bond vote under consideration. Legislation heads toward House approval but faces Senate cautions amid a week of homegrown suggestions and public input.
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West Virginia
Senate
Househopper
West Virginia lawgivers bogged in talk says Sherwood Glutz
Sherwood Glutz reports that Charleston lawmakers appear eager to help West Virginia yet seem consumed by dialogue. He notes the abundance of words makes one wonder if they intend to keep debating beyond the week.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Legislature Reconvenes For 1960 Session In Charleston
Charleston AP reports the West Virginia legislature begins its first full week of the 1960 session with brief floor work. Senators toured state parks over the weekend to study expansion and improvement needs and park projects proposed by Gov. Underwood. The governor outlined plans for four new parks at 1.37 million dollars and a five point one seven million dollar package for existing parks totaling six point five four five million.
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Charleston
Underwood
Warden Lane
Professions Tax and Road Bond Bills Introduced in Senate
In Charleston AP reports Sen R Moore proposes a 1 percent gross income tax on licensed professions for state licensing holders. Minority leader Carrigan backs Underwood plan to sell up to 5 million dollars of state road bonds under 1920 good roads amendment. House leaders Pauley and Seibert also push bond sale in the House.
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D-Jackson
John E. Carrigan
Marshall
Underwood Administration
Harry R. Pauley
McDowell
George H. Seibert Jr
Ohio
House
Budget dollar 1961 allocation by function and source
The Budget Dollar lists fiscal 1961 allocations: National Security 57.1 cents, Interest on debt 12 cents, Veterans 6.9 cents, Labor and Welfare 5.7 cents, Agriculture 7 cents, All other 11.3 cents. Revenue sources: Individual income tax 52 cents, Corporation tax 28 cents, Excise taxes 11 cents, Other 9 cents.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
National Security
Eisenhower outlines 1961 budget aims and tax relief hopes
President Eisenhower projects 1961 revenues of 84 billion dollars and a 13 year high surplus if spending stays at 79.8 billion. The plan would shrink the national debt, curb inflation, fund space exploration, and modestly boost defense while trimming missiles ships and aircraft. If reality follows the blueprint, a comprehensive tax revision could follow after November elections.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Berserk Wife Shoots Hubby and Five Children
In Hollywood Florida a woman released from a sanitarium shot her husband and five children with a .22 caliber pistol at about 6 am. The husband Kevin 4 months and one child died on arrival at Hollywood Memorial Hospital. Three other children Curtiss 2 Christa 8 and Mary Jean 5 were seriously wounded. Judith Ann 12 was grazed and hospitalized in shock after calling police. Mrs Hall was jailed on an open charge.
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Martha A. Hall
Hall
Kevin
Hollywood Memorial Hospital
Curtiss
Christa
Mary Jean
Judith Ann
France poised to test atomic weapon in Sahara
France warns air routes over the Sahara as Defense Ministry signals imminent nuclear test. A successful blast would place France in the nuclear club alongside the United States Britain and the Soviet Union.
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Sahara Desert
French Defense Ministry
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Soviet Union
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Mississippi Valley
Amarillo
Tex
Spelling Bee Word Lists Begin Daily Publication
The Register opens its sixth Tri-County Spelling Bee with daily word lists from Words Of The Champions. Booklets go on sale February 19 at The Register office and at Pineville and Fayetteville superintendents’ offices. Spellers should clip lists on Page 10 and prepare for two divisions, with the 7-9 winner advancing to national finals in Washington, D. C.
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Pineville
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Washington, D. C
Train Bus Crash Kills 10 Students
A collision near Scottsboro involving a bus carrying Stevenson school pupils killed about ten students aged 10 to 16. Hospitals reported receiving 10 to 12 injured children while officials could not confirm a final death toll.
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Ala
Alabama
Scottsboro
Steven
Bell
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