Randolph urges House to pass aid bill for distressed areas
Senate Democrat Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia calls on the House to consider and pass the Senate-passed Area Redevelopment Act of 1959 aiding low income and unemployed regions. He criticizes the Eisenhower administration for inaction and highlights regional distress and hunger in West Virginia and similar states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Commerce Department
Sen
Randolph
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
Cooper
R-Ky
White House
Asia
Africa
India
United States
Congress
Rules Committee
House of Representatives
U S recalls Cuban envoy after Havana tensions
Washington summoned Ambassador Philip Bonsal home from Havana amid rising U S displeasure with Fidel Castro. Officials indicate frustration over insults and denials, and seek the next move in the diplomatic clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Philip W. Bonsal
Havana
America
Fidel Castro
Hypnosis Hinted in Plane Crash Case at Tampa
The article reports on ongoing inquiries into Al Taylor taking a plane flight in place of Spears after a crash near Tampa. It notes Mrs. Taylor’s shock and FBI questions into Mrs. Spears, with terminations of life insurance and suspicions of hypnosis. Diplomatic tensions with Cuba and U S responses are also discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Tampa
Dallas
FBI
Spears
Fier
Tamna
Charles W. Tessmer
Robin Deborah
Robert Kenneth
Market Slowed By Bad Weather In Beckley Market
Weather slowed Beckley Farmers Market activity as eggs moved weakly and demand lagged. O C Hutchison notes total eggs received 160 with prices mainly 41 cents for West Virginia grade A extra large, 32 to 39 cents for large, and 28 to 29 cents for medium. Potatoes No 1 at 1.85 per 3 bag and farm grade 1.60 to 1.50 per pound. chicken supply light to establish a market.
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Beckley Farmers Market
O. C. Hutchison
West Virginia
U. S
ABI Freshman Girls Sing At Sprague Church Event
The Freshman Girls Trio of Appalachian Bible Institute will perform special music for Sprague Church of God youth meeting at 7 30 p m. John Van Pelt, a junior at the Institute, will be guest speaker with the theme Forward March. He also conducts a jail service in Raleigh County and directs youth activities at Weirwood Community Church.
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Appalachian Bible Institute
Sprague Church of God
John van Pelt
Institute
Raleigh County
van Pelt
Weirwood Community Church
Improved Market Facilities Planned
Beckley Farmers Market will gain improved facilities soon per Agriculture Commissioner John T. Johnson. Plans cover Beckley Weston Parkersburg and Inwood with a $26,900 contract awarded for the Inwood addition to S. L. Minghini & Son. The 30 by 110 foot building will aid local apple and peach growers and be used for grading and packing.
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Beckley Farmers Market
John T. Johnson
Beckley
Weston
Parkersburg
Inwood
S. L. Minghini & Son
Charleston
Berkeley
Jeffernson
Hampshire
Area Highways Remain Slick Chains Advised
An inch of new snow overnight left Raleigh County roads slick and chains strongly advised by the State Road Commission for highway travel. In Fayette County roads are icy and very slippery with chains recommended. Extreme caution urged for motorists as county primary roads are cindered. A cinder crew worked through the night with more teams called at 3 a.m. and three crews still on duty at noon. A grader clears drifts of three to four feet on secondary roads. This marks the second clearing of drifts since Monday in the Flat Top and Richmond Districts. Two flights landed at Raleigh County Memorial Airport despite an icy runway and snow, while a third flew over due to lack of revenue. Airport operations interrupted several times this week by heavy snow and poor visibility. The West Virginia Turnpike remains clear with a few slick spots.
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Raleigh
State Road Commission
SRC
Fayette County
Minor Scott
Scott
Flat Top
Richmond
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
County
West Virginia Turnpike
Three Men Held For Wyoming Grand Jury On Wire Theft
Three men C. M. Brumfield Lewis Brumfield and Clinton Hawkins were held for the Wyoming County Grand Jury on grand larceny charges after waiving preliminary hearing before Magistrate John Lambert in Oceana. They allegedly stole 1585 pounds of No 9 trolley wire from the Eastern Gas and Fuel mine at Kopperston on Jan 15. They were arrested in Ashland Kentucky and extradited to Wyoming County. A junk dealer said he bought about 1500 pounds of wire for roughly 330 dollars. The men deny guilt and were jailed at Pineville with bond to be set by Judge Robert Worrell.
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Oceana
RNS
Wyoming County Grand Jury
John Lambert
C. M. Brumfield
Huntington
Lewis
Itmann
Clinton Hawkins
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Kopperston
Ashland
Wyoming County
Ward Shepherd
J. D. Fairchild
Bert Short
Pineville
Robert Worrell
Skiing and Skating Under Lights at Bald Knob
Bald Knob hosts night skiing and skating under lights tonight per manager Tom Minter. Slopes and rink are in good condition and expected to stay so over the weekend. Eight inches to three feet of snow blankets the area and the temperature was nine degrees at 11 a.m. at Flat Top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald Knob
Tom Minter
Surviving Jet Crash in Jamaica Spooks Airport Reopens
Witnesses recount a Jamaica crash after a rain squall near Montego Bay. The aircraft overturned and burned, trapping passengers until an exit could be opened and evacuees jumped into two feet of water. Fire and wreckage stretched 150 feet along the runway while investigators probe possible gear failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelton
Montego Bay
Demos Clash Over Welfare Food Policy in State House
The West Virginia House debated unemployment relief and a resolution urging Secretary Ezra Taft Benson to use the Sullivan amendment to buy up food for the needy. Demos T E Ris a and Rene V Zabeau led the discussion while Dels Parker and West sponsored the jobless benefit measure.
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House
T. E. Risa
Fayette
del. Rene V. Zabeau
Harrison
Dels
William J. Parker
Marion
Marshall G. West
Wyoming
Senate
Ezra Taft Benson
Congress
Del
Dan Cahill
D-Logan
J. Thomas Godby
Dlogan
Benson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Epling Funeral Services Set for Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Lilah M. Epling of 121 Mason S&J will be held at 2 p m Saturday at the First Christian Church with Rev J B F Yoak Jr in charge. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. She died in a local hospital at 9 35 p m after a long illness. Born Beckley January 19 1904 she was the daughter of the late George H and Bertha Bailey Mellen a retired Raleigh County teacher and First Christian Church member. Surviving are her husband Percy M Epling and one brother John E Brick Mellen Beckley. Pallbearers: Marshall Walker Jr Emmette Hurt Jr Claude Bailey Jr Kermit Locke Delbert Bair Ross Phipps Kyle Phipps Maurice Porter. The body will be moved from Keyser Bryant Funeral Home to the church one hour before services.
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Lilah M. Epling
Mason S&j
First Christian Church
J. B. F. Yoak Jr
Sunset Memorial Park
Raleigh County
Percy M. Epling
John E
Brick) Mellen
Beckley
Marshall Walker Jr
Emmette Hurt Jr
Claude Bailey Jr
Kermit Locke
Delbert Bair
Ross Phipps
Kyle Phipps
Maurice Porter
Johnson Addresses Civil Rights Abet on Voting Rights
President Kennedy era tone notes Johnson railing at U.S. prejudice within parties and hints at a forthcoming civil rights bill. He told Major Wagner’s reception the bill would protect constitutional rights including voting. He is to attend a National Democratic Club reception tonight as guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Nixon
Robert F. Wagner
Johnson
Congress
National Democratic Club
Aid Sought for Fire Victims in Coal City
Coal City residents call for donations to help Mr and Mrs Ernest Kerwood after their four room frame home burned Thursday. Beckley and Sophia fire departments responded. The couple lost all belongings except a rocking chair a table and a kitchen chair. They are staying with relatives and need dishes cooking utensils bed clothes and clothing sizes for husband and wife.
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Coal City
ANS
Ernest
Pete) Kerwood
J. C. Bower
W. M. Boothe
First Ave
Beckley
Sophia
Kerwood
Princewick
Republicans File Certificates in Raleigh County May Primary
Two Republicans filed certificates in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office for the May 10 primary. Gilda Meyers seeks reelection to the Executive Committee from Ward I. Jackie Lee Stover, of Clear Creek, runs for constable from the Clear Fork District.
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Raleigh County
Gllda Meyers
Locust Drive
Jackie Lee Stover
Clear Creek
Clear Fork
Poke Store Employee Caught Moonshining
PITTSBURGH AP Judge Homer S. Brown found Donald Erwin, 36, guilty of selling moonshine made in his home while employed as a state liquor store clerk. Erwin denied knowledge of the still, claiming a friend named Charley asked to store something in his basement. The court fined Erwin $100, saying it is hard to believe a liquor control board employee would use his home to compete with his employer.
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Pittsburgh
Homer S. Brown
Donald Erwin
Pittssburgh
Erwin
Charley
Brown
Liquor Control Board
Senators Probe Drug Prices and Patents Slowing Cancer Research
Washington AP Senate Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee questions why U S buyers pay 5 05 for 50 tranquilizer tablets while Paris sellers charge 77 cents for the same 50 tablets Munns of SmithKline & French defends pricing Kefauver cites high executive pay and large dividends as context while RAND DIXON notes claims large drug firms slow cancer research over patent policy The panel discusses government rights to let other manufacturers produce new medicines without royalties to federally subsidized inventors if production lags
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Washington
Senate
Paris
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Kefauver
Philadelphia
Walter A. Munns
SmithKline & French
Munns
Munn
Sige
Francis Boyer
C. Mahlon Kline
Rand Dixon
Subcommittee
Honest Error Nets Two Right Shoes For Thief
A Thursday night break in at Boggs Tackle Shop at Raleigh Hill led to the theft of two hunting boots both for the right foot. Owner Russell Boggs said the window display contained only right-footed boots and two were stolen along with bows gloves knives and guns. Beckley State Police investigate the burglary, which involved breaking two side window panels to gain entry.
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Boggs Tackle Shop
Raleigh Hill
Russell Boggs
Beckley
Orin Vines Jr
Missing Oak Hill Youths Located
Two Oak Hill youths missing since Wednesday afternoon were found in Bluefield early this morning. W. S. Jarrett of Bluefield picked up the two boys about 1 am, questioned them, and notified their parents. Scheduled to return home by bus today are Chris Lee Daniels, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Daniels of Oak Hill, and Ralph Pauley, 14, son of Mrs. Lorraine Pauley of Fayetteville Route 1. The boys, Collins Junior High students, left home without stated reason.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Bluefield
W. S. Jarrett
Chris Lee Daniels
John Daniels
Ralph Pauley
One Big Mess In Legislature Over Sales Tax Plan
On The Legislative Scene 1960 portrays a divided Democratic caucus, with liberals and conservatives at odds over a sales tax hike and severance tax. The Finance committee delays hearings as lobbyists press for action, while Governor Underwood favors exempting food sales. A joint House Senate caucus is planned but viewed as a political dead end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igh
Singleton
Underwood
Senate
House
House Finance Committee
House of Delegates
Ghent Student to Be Honored at Opry Show
William B. Sweeney 18 of Ghent will be honored on the Grand Ole Opry Saturday at 9 30 p m CST. A Shady Spring High School graduate and honor student at Nashville Auto Diesel College he is cited for character ability and scholarship having earned honor roll five times. After graduation he plans to work in automotive or diesel mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Sweeney
Ghent
WSM
Shady Spring High School
Nashville Auto Diesel College
Sweeney
Area Couple's Son-In-Law Dies
Ralph Osmond Easter 51 of Ath ens Road Princeton died Thursday morning at Princeton Airport after his first heart attack He was son in law of Mr and Mrs W H Bowling of Crab Orchard Easter moved to Princeton in 1945 from Baltimore operated Easter's Drive In on the Bluefield Princeton road Survivors include wife Rosa Lee Bowling Easter son William and daughter June three sisters and the body is at Seaver Mortuary with services planned in the chapel
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Ralph Osmond Easter
Athens Road
Princeton
W. H. Bowling
Easter
Ferrum
Edgar
Carrier Easter
Lynchburg
Baltimore
Bluefield
Rosa Lee Bowling Easter
William
June
Washington, D. C
W. L. Daniels
Louise
Helen Easter
Washington
Seaver Mortuary
Judge condemns newspapers over trial coverage
Judge denounces press coverage as a violation of the Constitution, saying reporters damage a defendant’s right to a fair trial. Defendants include Victor E Carlucci Joseph Giordano Daniel Hanna Stuart Sutor Norman Rothman and Joseph Merola. Government says stolen arms were loaded onto a plane near Tarentum Pennsylvania in November 1958 and flown to Morgantown West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Victor E. Carlucci
Joseph Giordano
New Kensington
Daniel Hanna
Arnold
Stuart Sutor
Hialeah
Fla
Norman Rothman
Joseph Merola
Miami
Tarentum
Sutor
Morgantown
W. Va
Congressman Braden to retire after 26 years in Congress
Washington AP reports Graham A. Braden a Democrat from North Carolina retiring from Congress this year after 26 years of service. The House seniority system places Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr of New York as next in line to succeed him as chairman of the Labor and Education Committee.
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Washington
Graham A. Braden
House Labor and Education Committee
Congress
House
Rep
Adam Clayton Powell
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D-Ark
Ted
Florida
State Department
Department
Roy R. Rubottema
Inter-American Affairs
Organization of American States
Latin America
ABI
Sprague
Neville St
Doctors of the Medical Arts, Inc
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Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
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D-Monongalia
Finance Committee
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