De Gaulle Urges Insurgents To Lay Down Arms In Algiers
Paris report says Algiers is cut off as riots rage with 19 dead and 153 wounded after barricades. De Gaulle appeals on air for insurgents to disarm while Challe moves troops from the interior to restore order. Leaflets of the broadcast are burned by barricade holdouts. The government bans meetings in France to curb sympathy demonstrations.
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Paris
Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Maurice Challe
Algeria
Radio
Challe
France
Registrars Attend Multi-District Training For Registration Pairs
City of Beckley registrars are instructed to register voters in teams of two. Friday’s session covered Town District, Wednesday’s class covered Trap Hill and Richmond, Thursday covered Slab Fork, and Friday covered Marsh Fork and Clear Fork districts. All sessions begin at 1 p.m.
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City of Beckley
Trap Hill
Richmond
Slab Fork
Marsh Fork
Clear Fork
Murder Trial Opens Today in Vannoy Case
Opening statements in the murder trial of George Norman Vannoy were to be heard at 1 m today. Vannoy is charged with the fatal shooting of Charles Hartsell Bruce in a tavern scuffle over a gun on July 10 in The Cove between Shady Spring and Flat Top. Bruce tried to leave the tavern to avoid the tussle with Vannoy and Sidney Marshall Anderson. Court adjourned around 11:45 am after a jury was struck. Jurors not impaneled were excused until 9 am Wednesday. Three of 23 jurors were disqualified for having heard eye witness accounts or discussed the event with the defendant. Judge Harry L. McCreery refused to disqualify another juror who admitted guilt over drunk driving arrests. Vannoy, a Shady Spring used car dealer, focused on a witness deposition and ignored jury questioning. A civil suit by Charles J. Rosen as administrator of Bruce's estate is pending in Circuit Court. Anderson, indicted with Vannoy, has requested a separate trial.
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George Norman Vannoy
Vannoy
Charles Hartsell Bruce
Shady Spring
Flat Top
Bruce
Sidney Marshall Anderson
Thornhill
Charles J. Rosen
Anderson
Vannov
Byrd Randolph Back Education Fund Increase
The story reports that 23 senators, led by Joseph S. Clark, seek to amend a McNamara school aid bill to more than double funding. The plan would expand grants for states to include teachers pay boosts, proposing $25 per child in federal aid and aiming for about $1.1 billion in the first year. Co-sponsors include Robert Byrd and Jennings Randolph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Senate
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Clark
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Rockslides Hamper Mine Rescue Efforts
In Coalbrook South Africa a high speed drill advances toward 400 trapped miners after fresh rockslides clogged the main shaft. An emergency shaft is to be sunk to deliver food and air. Managers shift drill from northern Transvaal as engineers estimate 40 hours to reach the trapped area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalbrook
South Africa
Clydersdale
Transvaal
West Virginia Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures
Partly cloudy and warmer today with highs around 35 to 40. Tonight's low near 25. Tuesday mostly cloudy with chances of rain. Temps through Saturday run about 3 degrees below normal, with rain or snow flurries Tuesday Wednesday Friday and Saturday totaling about half an inch. Beckley and Oak Hill observations and river gauges noted along with ski conditions at Bald Knob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley High
Ceereesess
Oak Hill
Bald Knob
Eisenhower Defends Aid Plan At Real Estate Talk
President Eisenhower denounced critics who call foreign aid a giveaway as abysmal ignorance. At a breakfast with the National Association of Real Estate Boards he urged understanding of United States issues, urged inflation control, and defended a balanced budget for the year beginning July 1. He warned against political indifference and joked about golf and hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
National Assn. of
United States
Warming Trend Keeps Bald Knob Skiing Conditions
Good skiing remains at Bald Knob as a warming trend continues. A spokesman said no snow was lost Sunday and skiing and skating will continue today, though not tonight. Flat Top reported 24 degrees at 11 a.m.
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Bald Knob
Flat Top
Red Cross Aids Homeless In McDowell West Virginia
A Red Cross disaster representative heads to Northfork to assist 83 people left homeless by a fire that destroyed seven two story houses in Upland. Fire chief says overheat prompted blaze. one child among victims injured. Two men died in separate fires in Fayette and Lincoln counties.
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Northfork
Red Cross Disaster
West Virginia
Upland
Mike Brown
Associated Press
Keystone
Fayette
Lincoln
Albert Collins
Bernie
Lincoln County
John Sawaski Jr
Kimberly
Midget Motor May Aid Space Rockets
Physicist Dr. W H Bostick unveiled a thumb sized plasma rocket motor capable of delivering thrust to control satellite positioning. The device uses electrified atoms and electrons expelled from a vaporized wire tip, achieving 41 percent efficiency and pulsed energy. It is lighter and simpler than ion engines, offering attitude and trajectory control for weather, communication, and science satellites.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
NEW York
W. H. Bostick
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, N. J
Bostick and Associates
Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
Bostick
Nine Policemen Beaten To Death In Durban Riot
Nine policemen were herded into a native hut and beaten to death by an enraged African mob in Cato Manor Durban. Police reinforcements restored uneasy peace as armed patrols roamed. A radio message warned of stoning, with thousands barricading homes. One officer was severely injured. An unofficial report noted police went to investigate an African murder.
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Durban
South Africa
Cato Manor
New Candidacy Filings Downstate and County Races
Certificates of candidacy were filed with the secretary of state today. Henry G. Shores of Keyser seeks the Democratic nomination for judge of the 21st Circuit in the May 10 primary. Frances Marie Cole of Grafton seeks re election to the Republican State Executive Committee from the 15th Senatorial District. Marvin L. Taylor of Reedsville in Preston County runs as a Democratic delegate at large to the Democratic National Convention. Dr. William R. Goff of Parkersburg is named a delegate to the Democratic convention from the 4th Congressional District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Henry G. Shores
Keyser
21St Circuit
Frances Marie Cole
Grafton
Republican State Executive Committee
Marvin L. Taylor
Reedsville
Preston County
William R. Goff
Parkersburg
Fashion Parade Opens in Paris Spring 1960 Show
Paris AP Paris fashion week opened with Jacques Griffe presenting the spring 1960 collection. A model in a black knee skimming sheath with an ape collar led the show. The line featured straight sheath dresses, lightweight wool crepes, floral and abstract silks, and varied sleeves and belts.
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Nadeane Walker
Paris
Jacques Griffe
Griffe
Humphrey Presses Unions and Higher Wages in Campaign
In Charleston AP report Senator Hubert H. Humphrey argues for stronger unions and a raised federal minimum wage as keys to reducing poverty. He urges extending Fair Labor Standards Act coverage and promoting coal export subsidies to aid American producers and foreign aid programs.
Greenbrier plans new wings for conventions not shelters
The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia announced a large new West Wing to house a 2000 square foot underground exhibit hall and 200 luxury rooms. The four story wing will include a ground level clinic entrance and an underground entertainment area with a bowling alley and golf nets. Completion is planned for 1961.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Greenbrier
Resent
Greenbrier Clinic
Notable deaths across nations mark week in brief
Harry A. Wheeler 93 founder and first president of the United States Chamber of Commerce died in Altadena California. Lawrence B. Slater 58 helped organize Lions International civic clubs died in Washington. H Percy Wilkins 62 leading British astronomer died in London after illness. Marion F. Yatman 48 Rhode Island Republican committeewoman died of cancer. Carl Marty Sr. 86 Swiss cheese pioneer died in Monroe Wisconsin. William Charles White 86 Anglican missionary bishop died in Toronto after serving in Hunan China.
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Altadena
Calif
Harry A. Wheeler
United States Chamber of Commerce
Wheeler
Chicago
Brooklyn
N. Y
London
H. Percy Wilkins
Providence
R. I
Marion F. Yatman
Rhode Island
South Framingham
Mass
Monroe, Wis
Carl Marty Sr
Wisconsin
Switzerland
Monroe
Toronto
Ont
William Charles White
Anglican Church of Canada
Hunan
China
The
University of Toronto
Infant dies in Arnett hospital
Larry Gene Cook seven day old son of Kermit Edward and Phyllis Lambert Cook of Arnett died at 10 p.m. Sunday in a local hospital. The body is at Melton Mortuary pending completed arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Gene Cook
Kermit Edward
Phyllis Lambert Cook
Arnett
Melton Mortuary
Permissive Vote Sought for State Prosecutor Bill in WV
West Virginia House and Senate consider resolutions to permit a state prosecuting attorney. Delegate George A. Rairden would seek a two thirds vote since outside the governor's call. If approved, the measure would empower a state prosecutor to investigate county corruption and even seek impeachments, with grand juries as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
George A. Rairden
R-Mason
House of Delegates
Senate
Rairden
West Virginia
Commission On Constitutional Revision
Amere Gas hearing set for March 7 in rate case
The Public Service Commission scheduled March 7 for additional hearings on Amere Gas Utilities Co. request to raise annual revenue by 592000 for 18800 customers. Cross examination of company witnesses and evidence from protesters and PSC staff will occur at the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Amere Gas Utilities Co
United Fuel Gas Co
Manufacturers Light & Heat Co
PSC
Secondary Principals Meet Tonight in Beckley Junior High
Raleigh County Secondary Principals Association will convene at 7 30 p m tonight at Beckley Junior High. A Concord College Athens speaker will discuss science and mathematics programs, substituting for Concord President Joseph Marsh who canceled.
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Raleigh County Secondary Principals Association
Beckley Junior High School
Concord College
Athens
Concord
Joseph Marsh
Nation's First Demo Delegates In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Democrats pick the nations first large block of convention delegates with 42 at large seats and 120 district delegates in the April 26 primary. Gov. David L. Lawrence seeks to keep delegates uncommitted while weighing support for Symington or Stevenson. Republicans prepare to fill vacancy for Simpson seat and endorse a candidate for the 18th District.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Democratic Party
Democratic State Committee
Los Angeles
Alaska
David L. Lawrence
House
H. G. Andrews
John F. Kennery
Mass
Stuart Symington
Adlai Stevenson
Lawrence
Symington
Harry S. Truman
Springfield
Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Minn
Republican State Committee
Robert M. Meyers
Lewistown
Richard M. Simpson
Simpson
GOP
Stotesbury Man Jailed For B and E
Robert Matthews Jr. of Stotesbury was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 1 30 a m on a charge of breaking and entering. State Police arrested him for a December 1959 break in at Zeni Williams McKinney Construction Co Winding Gulf where miners lamps and tools were stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Matthews Jr
Stotesbury
Raleigh County
Zeni-Williams- McKinney Construction Co
Winding Gulf
West Virginia Severs Examination Of Severance Tax Bill
A Charleston column argues the severance tax on natural resources should pass, railing at a complacent Senate and strong business lobbyists. It urges new faces in the Senate, criticizes House Senate friction, and notes political maneuvers in this election year with Governor Underwood under pressure. It mentions Raleigh County Sheriff race chatter and Capitol attaches like Cooper White and Henry Lilly, plus Hubert Humphrey’s House address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lee Harmon
Charleston
Senate
West Virginia
House
Raleigh County
O. B. Harris
Capitol
Cooper White
Henry Lilly
Beckley
House of Delegates
U. S
Hubert Humphrey
George A. Rearden
R-Mason
Humphrey
Lobbyists Called Out Over Capital Clutter
Sherwood Glutz denounces lobbiests as crawling from rocks to clutter the capital building. He says the state should tax or bounty them, claiming they prevent lawmakers from acting alone and force help on every error.
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Charleston
Speshial Deespatch
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Randolph
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Red Cross
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Rifte
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Cook
Amere
B&e
West Va
Cecil H. Underwood
Sherwood Glutz
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