Slack seeks 1000 miles added to interstate plan
Rep John M Slack Jr D W Va urged adding 1000 miles to the interstate system with priority for economically distressed areas. He backs rapid authorization for a north south high speed highway through West Virginia from Pennsylvania to the Virginia border and will introduce legislation to include this feature.
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Washington
UPI
John M. Slack Jr
D-W. Va
Slack
West Virginia Democrat
Wst Virginia
Pensylvania
Virginia
Appointees Face Opposition From Senate
Washington, UP I report that the Senate begins consideration of committee approved Kennedy second echelon nominees. Bowles and Connally face floor debate while others await action. The cabinet and U N Ambassador confirmed. Attorney General Kennedy voted against. Senate leader Mansfield notes many nominees are non controversial.
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UPI
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Kennedy visits former neighbor on way to church
UPI reports President John F Kennedy surprised Mr and Mrs Benjamin Bradlee by stopping at their home and asking Anyone at home Mrs Bradlee recounts it as an old friend stop Kennedy but he is the President Weinstein a former gambler and fishing guide in the Everglades calls the jungle a better kind where everything eats everything else and there is no sham
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United Press International
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John F. Kennedy
Benjamin Bradlee
Everglades, Fla
Rocky Weinstein
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Georgia
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Pete) Jones
Eisenhower
Midway Island
United Nations
Patrice Lumumba
Oriental Province
Stanleyville
Winter's Woes Maps U.S. 30-Day Weather Forecast
The U.S. Weather Bureau releases a 30-day outlook covering January 15 to February 15. Predictions indicate spells of cold, with below average temperatures and unsettled conditions across several states.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Snow Keeps Falling In West Virginia Winter Grip
Winter tightens its grip on West Virginia with 1 to 5 more inches of snow expected today. Roads already dangerous from ice and fresh readings in the 20s, adding chains for most areas while Putnam, Wayne and Cabell counties remain excluded. Temperatures dip near zero tonight, Morgan County reports 4 above, Kanawha County about 26, Pendleton Hardy Tucker and Mineral counties around ten.
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Putnam
Wayne
Cabell
Morgan County
Kanawha County
Pendleton
Hardy
Tucker
Mineral
West Virginia Weather Affects Coming Days With Cold Outlook
Clearing and cold tonight with lows from zero to eight above. Tuesday remains partly cloudy and very cold. Five day forecast shows temperatures around 15 degrees below normal with highs 43 and 22 in the north and 45 and 25 in the south. Expect snowfall or flurries Wednesday and Thursday and again Saturday totaling a quarter to half inch. Beckley and Oak Hill temperatures listed. river conditions show normal greenbrier with icy patches, lake normal frozen with gates open, gauge 2 feet.
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Oak Hill
Kennedy Meets Top Aides On U S Soviet Ties
President Kennedyheld 9 a m session with Defense Secretary McNamara, Secretary of State Rusk, and White House adviser Bundy to discuss U S Soviet relations. Labor Secretary Goldberg reported progress on the New York tug boat strike easing eastern rail service.
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UPI
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Defense
Robert S.mcnamara
Dean Rusk
McGeorge Bundy
McNamara
Rusk
Bundy
Arthur Goldberg
New York
Eastern
Goldberg
Llewellyn Thompson
U.S
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Chester Bowles
Thompson
Pay Hike and 50 More State Police Seekors
West Virginia lawmakers will be asked to add 300000 dollars to raise troopers by 50 a month and add 50 men to the State Police. Superintendent Burchett, appointed by Gov. Barron, pushes for a total force of 400, with discussions already underway in both chambers.
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W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
William E. Burchett
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W. W. Barron
Huntington
Cecil H. Underwood
Major Laos Battle Near Luang Prabang Intensifies
A major clash between pro Western government troops and Pathet Lao forces near Luang Prabang 50 miles north of the royal capital escalates into a potential large scale battle. Government troops push supplies to Munongsai as Maj. Gen. Bounleuth reports five Pathet Lao soldiers killed in the clash.
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UPI
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Muongsai
Bounleuth
Settlement Ends Harbor Strike Under New Labor Secretary
New Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg helped broker a settlement ending a two week harbor tug crew strike that shut down rail service for 100,000 commuters. The agreement, reached after 14 hours of talks, removes the cost-of-living escalator and grants a 2 percent wage rise to Nov 1 with retroactive adjustments, and submits the tug crew size dispute to a White House commission within 30 days. Union leaders praised Goldberg as essential to ending the stoppage affecting 56 tugs and nine ferries along the St. Louis Chicago Boston New York corridor.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Mannequins Decorate Store Windows
New York based UPI reports that paint and plastic likenesses of Jacqueline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy adorned store windows nationwide. Some displays priced at 150 dollars, prompting debate on taste and tribute in a fashion driven by the Jackie Kennedy look.
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UPI
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President Greets Neighbors as Kennedy Drops In
In Georgetown on the way to church, President Kennedy walked into the Bradlee home unannounced. Mrs. Benjamin Bradlee said she was in old clothes and bathing the baby when the surprise visit occurred, chatting briefly with Kennedy and the children before he left.
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Embezzlement Scandal Roils Northern Biochemical Group
Sheldon Iowa UPI reports Northern Biochemical Corporation faces financial crisis after an alleged $2 million embezzlement by largest stockholder. Elliott Roosevelt hired as adviser to guide the firm through cash shortages as ousted president Harold Kistner Jr. sits in jail. Bank funds and payroll are disrupted.
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Iowa
UPI
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Elliott Roosevelt
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Washington
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Northern Biochemical
Harold Kistner Jr
Sioux City
Kistner
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Burnice Iverson Geiger
Bald Knob Slopes Plans Ladies Day Event
Bald Knob Ski Slopes will host a Ladies Day with reduced skiing rates and free lessons. Manager Tom Minter reported at least 225 enthusiasts attended Sunday, with spectators from Blacksburg Winston-Salem Cincinnati and Boston. Temperatures ranged around 19 to 20 degrees as snow depth reached one to two and a half feet.
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Butter allotment expansion boosts needy families in West Virginia
Charleston news bulletin reports 14 car loads of butter will be shipped to provide surplus commodity support. Supervisor Hubert Perry of Public Assistance said the expanded program will begin within a week or two, aiding needy West Virginia families with butter distribution from surplus allotments.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Hubert E. Perry
Department of Public Assistance
Thompson Pleads Guilty to First Degree Murder in Raleigh Court
In Raleigh County Courtroom Jesse Willard Thompson admitted the New Year’s Eve murder of Orville Cole near the Central Pocahontas Mining Corp. mine. He received a life term at Moundsville after pleading at about 10:30 am while his wife had just given birth to a 7 pound 10 ounce son earlier that morning.
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Raleigh County
Jesse Willard Thompson
Resaco
Orville Cole
Pocahontas Mining Corp
Thompson
Beckley Memorial Hospital
George L. Ballard
Moundsville
Harry L. McCreery
Ballard
Brown Hugo Payne
Stevenson to present United Nations credentials today
Adlai Stevenson heads to New York to present credentials to Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold as U S ambassador to the United Nations. The Congo in focus as Afro Asian bloc seeks Security Council action amid ongoing crises. Parallel events note a nationwide labor shutdown ending as 150,000 workers return to work.
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U. N. Postium
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Escambray
Cuba
Moonshine Box Office Promotion Leads to Arrest
In Sheffield M A Elkins installed a moonshine still at the theater box office to promote a film. Police arrested him for operating an illegal liquor still after discovering a fire inside the distillery. Other items note a dry town pub in Letchworth offering free beer and Lord Courtown at ICI discussing titles without raises.
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Sheffield
Ala
UPI
M. A. Elkins
Elkins
Letchworth
England
Seven Children and Uncle Die in Baltimore Fire
A two alarm blaze wrecked a two story frame house ten miles south of Baltimore killing seven children and their uncle Bernard Green, ages 32. One child escaped by jumping from a second floor window while Larry Green, 12, survived with smoke inhalation and minor injuries. Parents Ernest and Dolores Green were away funeralizing a grandmother. Seven volunteer fire companies battled the fire for about an hour. cause undetermined.
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President Kennedy vows to attend Ronceverte graduation
President John F Kennedy said he would make every effort to attend Greenbrier High School commencement in Ronceverte West Virginia this year in a telegram to principal Domenick Gaudino. The promise echoes a prior pledge by Cecil Underwood when he won the governorship.
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Gaudino
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