Black Shadow Falls On A Leviathan City
The New York newspaper strike drags on into a second month, paralyzing delivery, advertising, and public life. ITU Local 6 and Publishers Association clash over pay, hours, and automation as 18 000 workers face unemployment while officials fret over the industry’s future. The dispute splits unions, fuels uncertainty for readers and retailers, and underscores the shift to machines in the newsroom.
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New York
International Typographer’s Union
ITV
ITU
Guild
Publishers Association
Bertram Powers
Powers
Mr. Powers
Elmer Brown
Brown
Amory Bradford
Yale
Boston Common
Shovel Boom Cuts Top Off Car Killing Weirton Boy
In Weirton on the Fort Steuben Bridge a 2 year old boy, Jerry Lee Spiker, was killed when a shovel boom on a transport truck struck the bridge causing the car’s top to be sheared off. His mother Pat Spiker, 25, and a brother were hurt and hospitalized in Steubenville. The truck driver, James Erwin of Mt Air, Ohio, was questioned by police.
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Weirton
UPI
Jerry Lee Spiker
Fort Steuben Bridge
Pat Spiker
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Steubenville
Ohio
Humen Construction Co
James Erwin
Mt. Air, Ohio
Celebrezze orders $300000 study of state food and drug laws
Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Anthony J. Celebrezze announced a $300,000 study of state and local food and drug laws. He said a qualified nonprofit organization will conduct the review to strengthen consumer protection.
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Washington
UPI
State Car Pool Bill Prepared
West Virginia lawmakers consider forming a West Virginia Motor Pool Commission to cut state car use. A three member advisory committee chaired by Gov. Barron proposes a central pool, citing Virginia’s 1348 cars at 930844 cost and WV’s 1117 cars at 1348439. If adopted for all agencies except the State Police, 200 cars could be removed saving about 235888 yearly.
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Charleston
Virginia
West Virginia
War Office announces restrictions on married men enlistment
The War Office stated that married men will not be accepted except in special cases. They will still enlist married men with valued trades, strong army family ties, and former soldiers who wish to re enlist.
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BAN
London
UPI
War Office
X15 Flight Reaches 270000 Feet in Space Test
At Edwards Air Force Base Joe Walker piloted the X15 to 270000 feet, 51 miles, second highest winged altitude. The test removed the lower tail fin to test safer reentry and achieved five g forces with two to three minutes of weightlessness. Walker earlier set speed records of 4195 mph and 3716 mph in related flights.
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Edwards Afb
Calif
UPI
Space Agency
Joe Walker
Walker
Air Force
Bob White
White
Indictments Return in Cabell County Sunday Work Law Crackdown
Huntington Cabell County grand jury returned eighty three misdemeanor indictments for Sunday work law violations. The panel also returned an indictment against Mrs. Bernice Mae Wheeler in the beating death of her husband Hiram as it adjourned to January 15. The action followed a statewide crackdown on businesses open Sundays.
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Huntington
UPI
Cabell County
Bernice Mae Wheeler
Hiram
Two Die In West Virginia Fires Including Elderly Blind Woman
West Virginia fires killed Emma Harmon, 78, of Kanawha County and Alpha Ferguson, 61, of Branchland Lincoln County. Harmon was found in her Charleston apartment bathtub after clothing caught fire during cooking. Ferguson died in Huntington hospital from burns suffered when his Branchland home burned January 5. The Britannica notes Forsythia as an Old World genus in the olive family.
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United Press International
West
1963 Words Of Champions Spelling Bee Recap
Fayette Raleigh Wyoming spelling bee features a raucous crowd and recalcitrant entries amid a list of challenging words. The event underscores decorum and resilience as participants strive for victory with determined performances.
Kennedy asks Congress for 5 million for coal research
President Kennedy requests 5 million dollars for the Office of Coal Research in the next fiscal year, 1.55 million above the current appropriation. Interior says OCR sparks industry research and federal coal program gains. Bureau of Mines seeks 60.395 million. total program funding grows to expand study efforts and miner safety.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Office of Coal Research
OCR
Interior Department
Department
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Kennedy news conference likely next week
The White House said no firm decision has been made on a news conference by President Kennedy next week. The Almanac notes historical events and figures for January 18, including Daniel Webster born in 1782 and prior world milestones.
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Washington
Orange County Schools to Start Gradual Integration
Orlando Florida. The Orange County school system will begin gradual integration next fall under a plan approved by the county school board. First graders will attend the closest school regardless of neighborhood racial balance, with one grade integrated each year thereafter.
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Orlando, Fla
UPI
Orange County
Earl Kipp
County
Lindbergh Atlantic Flight Noted Low Over Waves
Historic 1927 transatlantic solo flight by Charles A. Lindbergh included flying as low as 10 feet above waves per the Concise Dictionary of American History. The entry references costs and a date fragment P 1.5 million 1-28-2.
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United Press International
Atlantic
Charles A. Lindbergh
Concise
Notice to Creditors in Parrott Estate Beckley WV
Creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of William Plesant Parrott are notified to file claims with sworn vouched proof at 213 Raleigh County Bank Building Beckley West Virginia by July 22 1963 or be excluded from benefits. Beneficiaries must attend on that date to protect interests. Dated January 9 1963 Roy A Cunningham Commissioner of Accounts Raleigh County WV.
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William Plesant Parrott
Raleigh County Bank
Beckley
West Virginia
Roy A. Cunningham
Raleigh County
Morris Hochman
Notice to Creditors and Beneficiaries of Charley Keffer
The estate of Charley Keffer deceased notifies creditors and beneficiaries to present all claims with vouchers verified at 213 Raleigh County Bank Building Beckley WV on or before July 22 1963 to avoid loss of benefits. Beneficiaries must be present to protect their interests. Given January 9 1963 Raleigh County West Virginia.
Notice to creditors in estate of Morris Hochman
The estate of Morris Hochman deceased requires creditors to exhibit their claims. The notice specifies that all claims whether due or not must be presented. Present claims by the deadline or as directed by the court.
Buried Residents Include Five Local Obituaries
Gracie Virginia Burke 71 of Oak Grove dies. Leona Alice Bragg 78 of Whitby dies with services at 1 p.m. January 18. Allen Wesley Brown 77 of Midway dies after a heart attack. services January 19. William Jackson Lovell 84 of Sophia dies. services January 20. Arrangements by local funeral homes listed. pallbearers named for Brown and Lovell events.
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Burke Burke
Gracie Virginia
Oak Grove
Melton Mortuary Chapel
Caffee
Mt. Labor
Bragg Bragg
Leona Alice
Whitby
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Beulah Pack
Frances Bolen
Tilden
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Brown ‘Brown
Allen Wesley
Midway
Midway Church of God
F. C. Calhoun
Lovell Lovell
William Jackson
Sophia
Beckley
First Baptist Church
Dewey Wilson
L. R. Mason Jr. Purial
Sunset Memorial Park
Williams Funeral Home
Henry Smith
L. M. Houck
Johnny Milano
W. G. Mooney
A. W. Allen
Troy Martin
R. L. Leffen
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Tiparian
Scenarist Scheduling
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Schismatic Schizophrenia
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