House Leadership Split Over Gutless WV Democrats
Roy Lee Harmon reports on Thursday’s West Virginia House caucus where leaders and allies faced revolt over party strategy. He cites Speaker Pauley Major ity Floor Leader Myles and Julius Singleton, notes missed chances to push a 15 million severance tax and four million unemployment aid, and criticizes the leadership for cramming a weak bill through while key sponsors were away.
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Roy Lee Harmonston
West Virginia
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House
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House Democrats
Ity
Tom Myles
Fayetteville
Finance Committee
Julius Singleton
Monongalia
Ned Chilton
Kanawha
Charleston Gazette
Pauley
Democratic Program
RalphiBean
Chilton
House Finance Committee
Nell Walker
D-Fayette
Given
D-Webster
Fayette County
State police laud WV raids on gambling machines
West Virginia state police superintendent praised the IRS led crackdown on slot and pinball machines found in 21 businesses across Ohio Brooke and Hancock counties. Agents seized 65 slot machines and four pinball machines, to be destroyed after legal steps and tax confiscation. No arrests were made. owners face possible criminal prosecution.
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Wheeling
Hazen Fair
West Virginia
Internal Revenue Service
Ohio
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Hancock
IRS
Nathaniel Looker
Looker
Fair
W. W. Baron
Underwood
Barron
Federal
West Virginia Weather Forecast Summary
Cloudy mild with highs in the 40s and rain this after noon, turning windy and colder with rain changing to snow tonight. Saturday brings snow flurries, colder, then a gradual warm up Monday and cooler Tuesday. Temperatures tonight through Wednesday near normals, precipitation about a quarter inch mainly Sunday or Monday. River and gauge readings noted for Beckley Oak Hill and Greenbrier area. Bluestone gauge 2.84 ft.
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Inmate Cuts Throat at Raleigh County Jail
Fred Stanley, 27, Beckley, a narcotics detainee, is in serious condition at Beckley Hospital after slitting his throat with a razor blade at Raleigh County Jail. Jail officials banned razor blades. shaving is now supervised in the hall. Stanley, jailed with two others on narcotics charges, had recently spoken of wanting out. He was remanded to jail on $5,000 bond after waiving a preliminary hearing.
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Gov To Dine Red Delegates In Charleston Visit
Forty Russian officials visit Charleston for seven and a half hours next Wednesday. They will observe the Legislature, dine with Gov Underwood, and may tour a Kanawha Valley plant or a coal mine if selected. Arrival is by chartered plane from Philadelphia at noon, with a 7:30 p m departure to Miami.
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Philadelphia
Miami
Fila
PSC Hears Power Co Proposal in Charleston
The Public Service Commission would hear Appalachian Power Co. plan to raise a few cents on electric rates as fuel costs rise. Tariffs, filed to take effect Feb 1, were suspended by the PSC until May 30 or until further order pending the hearing.
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Public Service Commission
Appalachian Power Co
PSC
Insurgents Seize Algiers as De Gaulle Seeks Control
Rebels in Algiers press for independence with a government in exile urging Moslems in the 500000-man French army to desert to nationalist guerrillas. De Gaulle’s government tries to reassert authority while mobilizing loyalist forces to protect civilians amid the five year conflict.
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Burn To Death In U S 60 Crash Near Montgomery
A loaded gasoline tank truck and a car collided on U S 60 near Montgomery before dawn, killing the two drivers. The tank truck driver was identified as S E McKinney from a loading manifest. the car driver’s identity was not established.
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McKinney
Esso Standard Oil Co
Boomer
Fayette County
Hale
Murder Case Tied to 1952 Car and Pluto Road Burial
A 1952 car owned by Rush Roark of Shady Spring is said to have carried the body of Homer Richmond to a burial on Pluto Road after the vehicle’s trunk mat showed a blood stain cut to remove it. Roark, Mrs Goldie Mae Lambert, and Roy Richmond are charged with murder. The car, returned from Cleveland, was driven to Beckley by a deputy sheriff amid five flat tires and is stored at the Beckley State Police Detachment.
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Homer Richmond
Roark
Goldie Mae Lambert
Roy Richmond
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Richmond
Cleveland
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Raleigh County
Fayette Health Dept firing sparks state council clash
The dispute centers on the firing of Miss Frances Lee by Fayette Health Director Z H Legg in 1959 and the Merit System Council proceedings. Attorney General Barrow says the state council has jurisdiction to hear Miss Lee’s appeal and to decide the matter, while Fayette officials have boycotted the process, viewing it as a local issue. Legg claims the dismissal was for unity and harmony among staff and says the local board of health operates under state code. The Fayette County Court has taken a hands off stance, leaving the issue to the local board of health established June 25, 1958. A second Merit Council hearing was scheduled in Charleston.
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Fayette
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Oak Hill
Legg
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Fayette County
J. Zane Summerfield
Navy
Charleston
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Board of Health
E. O Wiseman
W. L. Claiborne
Montgomery
Wiseman
Lee Massey
Ansted
Homer Robbins
Charlton Heights
Russell Matthews
Gatewood
Barbara Lee
Washington
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Rudi Jerak
Tito
Dominican ruler Truji llo crushes alleged plots
Washington observers report Gen Rafael Truji llo of the Dominican Republic appears to have defeated a broad assassination plot. Reports claim 15 to 20 people are in custody over an alleged Cuban led scheme to aid bomb making and Communist cells while authorities dispute higher casualty figures.
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Dominican Republic
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Palm Springs
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Arthur C. Hartley
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London
Bishop Pike urges daily newspaper reading for sermons
In Los Angeles, Episcopal bishop Rt. Rev. James A. Pike advises ministers at a conference to read the newspaper carefully every day. He adds that general reading, pastoral care, and ongoing study of the Bible and theology are essential for preaching.
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Politician Urges Compromise to Aid Public During Session
Sherwood Glutz argues it is time for the Charleston legislature to deliver for the unemployed and hungry. He says only substantive action, not signs and wonders, will make this session meaningful for the common people.
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Charleston
Senate House Deadlock Seen As Dems Seek Larger Relief
Charleston AP reports House Democrats push to expand unemployment relief from four to eight million, risking Senate opposition and a late-session deadlock with 13 days left. They aim to finance via liquor price hike and insurance premium extension, while reform plans include park funding and retraining programs.
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Senate
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House Democrats
Harry R. Pauley
D McDowell
Pauley
Another School Bill Introduced in State Senate
Charleston AP reports a bill to cushion counties from penalties in state school aid due to undervalued tax assessments. Introduced by Minority Leader John E. Carrigan, the measure aims to freeze assessed and appraised valuations at 1958 levels, the third bill this session addressing the penalty issue.
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Charleston
Senate
Underwood
John E. Carrigan
Marshall
House Passes 3 Measures in Unemployment Relief Plan
Charleston AP reports the House approved three key unemployment relief bills. The measures raise state liquor store prices and extend the insurance premium tax at the current rate for another year before moving to the Senate.
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Charleston
House
Senate
West Virginia House approves Crime Commission plan
The West Virginia House adopted by voice vote a resolution to form a bipartisan Crime Commission of five senators and five delegates to investigate crime and vice conditions. The measure, introduced by Del. J. C. Cruikshank, now moves to the Senate after today’s quick vote.
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Charleston
West Virginia
House
Senate
del. J. C. Cruikshank
Dclay
Liquor Increase Bill Passes Despite Dissent
A liquor increase bill was approved, totaling $21, with Del. Denzel J. Smith of Barbour District D4 voting no. The measure aims to set up area vocational education programs to retain the unemployed for new jobs.
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del. Denzel J. Smith
State's Polio Family Named
CHARLESTON AP West Virginia's Polio Family of the Year is Mr and Mrs James C Fish and two daughters Diana and Sheila of Cameron The National Foundation announces the selection highlights broadened program Mrs Fish contracted polio August 26 1856 hospital Wheeling December transferred to Cleveland respirator care and rehabilitation center for about a year before returning home Despite ongoing respiratory support she leads a happy life Her husband is a merchant.
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Sheila
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Wheeling
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Ohio
Editorial Governor Stay Home From West Virginia
A West Virginia editorial blames Governor Cecil Underwood for political missteps and absence from the state during critical legislative sessions. The piece accuses him of campaigning in Hartford while the state faced economic strain and criticizes his remarks on war and depressions as partisan rhetoric. It calls for governor presence and accountability, noting Democrats in the Legislature must answer to voters for enacted policy.
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Cecil Underwood
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