Minimum Wage Bills Lead West Virginia Legislative Session
Legislative week opening sees five bills advance including a $1 per hour minimum wage plan for six or more workers. Senate ratifies Presidential succession amendment making WV the 15th state. House and Senate discuss budget and World’s Fair Pavilion funding with Gainer defending a $196.5 million Public Works budget as projections show a $1 million revenue drop next year.
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West Virginia University Board of Governors
Senate
West Virginia
Denzil Gainer
Board of Public Works
Gainer
Truman Gore
House
George Seibert
Ohio County
Mental Health Bill Proposes Staffing Reforms for State Hospitals
Dred Bateman outlines a tightening bill to appoint a qualified psychiatrist to oversee clinical and administrative aspects at state hospitals. The supervisor of professional services would develop standards, assist in staff recruitment, and train personnel. The department director would retain medical administrative control and transfer patients with the Public Institutions Commissioner upon mutual agreement.
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Dred Bateman
Ible
Kindergarten Problems Seen
Charleston report notes House Finance Committee chair Ivor D Kanawha warns of hurdles for Del. Freda N Pauls preschool bill. The measure would create a county wide program by 1969 70, but lacks classrooms teachers and funds. It seeks to use Project Head Start funds though the federal program targets families earning 3000 or less annually.
Sprawling Storm Rushes Across Southern Rockies
A sprawling storm moved east across the southern Rockies and Great Plains bringing heavy snow and frigid temperatures. Western Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma faced closures and traffic snarls with up to 10 inches in spots. Ruidoso N M had 10 inches Par Okla six inches Amarillo three inches Lubbock six injured in a bus crash and about 30 area schools closed.
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United Press International
Rockies
Great Plains
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Ruidoso
N.M
Par Okla
Weather brief with warm night and sunny afternoon
Forecast notes a high of 38 with clearer skies tonight and a low of 18. Saturday brings increasing clouds and a high in the upper 30s, with river readings near normal. Sunrise and sunset times are listed for Beckley and Islamorada, Williston, and Hinton water levels noted.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Gene
Hinton
Islamorada
Fla
Williston
N.D
Bucks Squaws Conflict Over Paleface Volunteers in Wisconsin
Two VISTA volunteers Jill Hunt and Judy Rothman return from exile to resume work with the Chippewa in Wisconsin amid tribal leadership disputes. The Office of Economic Opportunity says the dispute pits older and younger factions with two white workers at the center. Local leaders criticize the resumption as stirring tensions on the Red Cliff Reservation.
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Wis
Chippewa Tribal Council
Cnly
Miss Hunt
Miss Rothman
Cneey
Henry Bresette
Gokees
Bresettes
Mrs Gandhi Puts Accent On Youth
NEW DELHI (UPI) Indira Gandhi's new government convenes its first international conference as Gen Musa Khan arrives for talks on Kashmir. She meets Cabinet emergency committee with J N Chaudhuri and officials, while Pakistan captions report prisoners being shuttled to New Delhi.
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New Delhi
UPI
Musa Khan
Nane
Kashoa
Indira Gandhi
Gandhi
Kashmir
West Virginia Tops Union Membership in Nonfarm Work Force
UPI reports the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics finds 42 percent of West Virginia's nonfarm workforce unionized, ranking second in the nation. Washington state is at 43.1 percent, while the national average stands at 30 percent.
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Washington
UPI
U. S. Bureau of Labor
West Virginia
Mountain State
Bond Lunches With Africans
United Nations luncheon in New York organized by Guinea’s Achkar Marof featured Ambassador John W. Malecela of Tanzania as the main speaker. The event aimed to show solidarity amid criticism of U.S. policy in Vietnam and other issues, held in a private room near the main hall.
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N.Y
Re. Ae
U.S
Ve Nam
Achkar Marof
Guinea
John W. S&s. Malecela
Tanzania
Zanzibar and
Tanganyika
Georgia Negroes seat sparks floor uproar in Georgia House
In Atlanta the Bond affair divides the Negro delegation as seven African American lawmakers sit on the floor for the first time in modern history. Bond, a pacifist and SNCC information director, opposed U.S. Vietnam involvement and faced calls to resign while the group debates seating him amid tensions with conservatives and rural representatives.
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Atlanta
Julian Bond
Georgia House
Bond
Sea No
Viet Cong Attacks South Korean Marines Near Saigon
UPI reports a force of about 400 Viet Cong in black pajamas attacked a Blue Dragon South Korean marine platoon near Hoa, 240 miles northeast of Saigon, around 1:40 a.m. The Koreans counterattacked after hours of hand to hand fighting, killing four Viet Cong. Clashes also involved American and allied troops, despite a lunar New Year cease-fire that covered only South Vietnam.
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Saigon
Hoa
Canada Officials Propose Peace Plan During War Talks
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Lester B Pearson hints that allied plans may shape US peace overtures. He says genuine diplomacy depends on responses to bombing pauses and hopes U.S. efforts foster constructive negotiation amid the Vietnam question raised in his throne speech address.
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Ottawa
UPI
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
Ae Ss
U.S
Hunt Continues For Missing Nuclear Device
In Palomares Spain a massive search continues for a missing U.S. nuclear device after a crash. U.S. Air Force officials insist there is no danger of a nuclear blast or radiation contamination, while SAC technicians work to recover the weapon and assess the accident.
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Hunt
Palomares
Spain
UPI
U.S
Strategic Air Command
SAC
U.S. Air Force
Wyoming County grant aids elderly through OEO program
The Office of Economic Opportunity approved a $5123 grant for Wyoming County to aid elderly residents. The program is sponsored by the Wyoming County Community Action Association.
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Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity Today
Wyoming County
Eee
Wyoming County Community Action Association
America Ready to Do What We Must in Asia
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States will keep pursuing peace in Southeast Asia with patience and persistence but is prepared to do what is necessary to counter aggression. He noted no encouraging response from the Communists to the U.S. peace offensive and described the Christmas pause in bombing of North Vietnam as an effort to prompt a reciprocal peace move from Hanoi, which yielded nothing. Rusk stressed that Washington seeks unity with allies while asking Hanoi if it is willing to seek peace.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
United States
Southeast Asia
Rusk
U.S
Rusk Dee
Johnson
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Asia
Charleston Housewife Files for Bailey's Post Nomination
A 45 year old Charleston housewife, June Estepere, said she won the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State. She filed the certificate of intent by 2 p.m. to run against incumbent Bailey if appointed governor Hulett Smith, with Burdett also filing for the May primary.
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Charleston
UPI
June Estepere
Bailey
Eg Hag
Hoffa says Teamsters strike activity at all time low
Union president James R Hoffa reports strikes by the Teamsters at an all time low citing improved communications and unity among local and international affiliates. He notes a record 1965 membership of 1 772 194 and predicts a rise to 4 million if auto losses were absorbed.
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Washington
UPI
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Supreme Court
Hoffa
David and Golirath
WV contest winners claim state VFW honors
Princeton Boy placed first in a contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in coordination with the State and National Broadcasters Association. William M. Cunningham of George Washington High School Charleston and Robert Beauchamp of Parkersburg Catholic High School took second and third. All ten state district winners receive four year tuition and entrance fee scholarships at any state supported college in West Virginia. Last year's state winner Charles H. Goodrich Huntington later won the national competition.
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Charleston
UPI
Veterans of Foreign Wars
State
National Broadcasters Association
William M. Cunningham
George Washington High School
Robert Beauchamp
Parkersburg Catholic High School
Resivery
West Virginia
Charles H. Goodrich
Huntington
Parker Newsstand Drive Nears 75 Percent Goal
William Parker, a paraplegic born with journalism in sight, is 75 percent toward funding a Beckley newsstand. The Beckley Jaycees and The Raleigh Register launched Jan 9 to raise 356 for Parker through donations to Box 1409 in Beckley or Box R at The Raleigh Register. No site has been found yet. Jaycees seek building offers in Beckley’s business district.
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William Parker
Beckley Jaycees
Bill Stratton
Parker
Jaycees
Register
Lepoy
Beckley
Stratton
Death Toll Reaches 19 in WV Car Crash
In Steubenville Ohio a Steubenville hospital treated 18 year old David E Selestay of Weirton for injuries from a Thursday night one car crash at Coketown. He died today making West Virginia road deaths 19 for the year. The car driven by George T Pigan of Weirton spun struck an embankment overturned injuring another passenger.
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Wellsburg
UPI
David E. Selestay
Weirton
Steubenville
Ohio
Coketown
Selestay
George T. Pigan
Pigan
W. Va. 2
Train Kills 3 In Car At Crossing
A Norfolk and Western Powhatan Arrow passenger train struck a car at a Davy crossing, killing three men including Wayne Lester and his nephew Pat Lester, both of Roderfield. Fred Jackson of Big Bend, McDowell County, also died. Eyewitnesses said the car pulled into the path of the train despite red signals and bells. The older two deaths were instantaneous. the nephew died about an hour later. The train was reported traveling about 130 miles per hour.
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Welch
UPI
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Davy Thursday
Fred Jackson
Big Bend
McDowell County
Wayne Lester
Pat Roger Lester
Roderfield
Young Lester
Rome Premier Aldo Moro resigns amid nursery schools dispute
Rome's Premier Aldo Moro announced his resignation after coalition partners split over establishing state nursery schools. The decision followed a brief cabinet meeting and comes despite earlier confidence votes in Parliament. The split underscores deep tensions between Christian Democrats and coalition allies.
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Rome
UPI
Aldo Moro
Moro
Quirinal Palace
Giuseppe Sarangat
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Boone
Charleston theft ring pleads guilty in $25 million federal theft
Three men pleaded guilty and 23 other defendants are charged in a sprawling scheme that stole at least $25 million worth of federal equipment. The items ranged from submarine parts to shoes and were peddled coast to coast over a period of time.
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Charleston, S.C
UPI
Poverty Funds To Pay Lindsay's Photographer
New York mayor hires a photographer linked to anti poverty programs for city coverage of Lindsay and wife. Deputy mayor balks at payment delays, and a persistent photographer learns Katsy, Miss Thomas, is the chosen image consultant tied to Bryn Mawr College and the Opportunity Committee.
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New York
UPI
City Hall
Katrina
Miss Thomas
Robert Price
Katsy
Bryn Mawr College
Mary
Opportunity Committee
Poverty
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