West Virginia seals abandoned mines bill introduced
A bill to seal abandoned coal mines in West Virginia was introduced to create jobs for unemployed miners. The owner of each mine would be responsible for sealing. if not located, the Mines Department would handle sealing. The measure is one of about 30 new bills in the legislature.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Arch Riley
Ohio
Mines Department
House
Ivor Boiarsky
D - Kanawha
Del
David Solomon
D-Monongalia
Julius Singleton
Monongalia
George H. Seibert Jr
State Leadership Succession Bill Up For Passage
Charleston reports the House of Delegates moved the leadership succession bill toward passage, extending West Virginia’s line of succession to include the attorney general, state auditor, and ex governors living in the state. Additionally a liquor study resolution and tax bill were discussed, with cigarette sales below cost and dealer license fees also on the floor agenda.
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Charleston
UPS
House of Delegates
West Virginia
Senate
House
Temperance Committee
Harry R. Pauley
Saeger
McDowell County
Pauley
Judiciary Committee
Gas Fumes Kill Family Of Five In Pittsburgh Area
A family of five died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a McKees Rocks apartment after the kitchen stove was left on high and not vented. Samuel Laslo, 48, his wife, and three sons aged 17, 14, and 12 were found deceased following a late Sunday move in. The incident came to light after relatives reported no response during return visits. Police and coroner investigations tied the deaths to an unvented gas range.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Samuel Lasso
McKees Rocks
St. Francis de Sales High School
Thomas
Timothy
Terry
Laslo
Donald Bradwell
Bradwell
West Virginia Weather Briefing and Alaska Cold Snap
Variable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday with highs around 30 and lows 10 to 20. A little warmer Wednesday. Local readings include Beckley and Oak Hill with near freezing river and lake conditions, plus a 25 below zero low in Fairbanks, Alaska, and 78 in San Gabriel, California as the day’s temperature extremes.
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Oak Hill
Greenbrier
HI LO
New York
UPI
U. S. Weather Bureau
Fairbanks
Alaska
San Gabriel
Calif
Byrd urges reappraisal of U S fuel policy
Senator Byrd of West Virginia called for an immediate reevaluation of U S fuel use by the armed services. He criticizes plans to install oil burners at Patuxent River and Andrews Air Force Base, arguing coal prices are mispriced and oil from foreign sources would be used, harming coal regions and unemployment relief efforts.
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Washington
Armed Services
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Byrd
Patuxent River Naval Station
Andrews Air Force
Patuxent
Andrews
West Virginia
Noted Authoress Dies In Lisbon
Dorothy Thompson American author and newspaperwoman dies in Lisbon at 66 while visiting daughter-in-law Mrs. Michael Lewis. Noted lecturer radio commentator on politics, formerly married to Sinclair Lewis, later to Maxim Kopf. Born 1894 Lancaster New York Syracuse University grad.
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Lisbon
UPI
Dorothy Thompson
Miss Thompson
Sinclair Lewis
Michael Lewis
New York City
Bell Syndicate
Josef Bard
Lewis
Michael
Maxim Kopf
Lancaster
N.Y
Syracuse University
University of Vienna
West Virginia Senator Declines Surgeon General Post
State Senator Ward Wylie of Mullens turned down the Surgeon General offer citing a $15,000 yearly salary and Washington living costs. He remains in Mullens, continues some surgery, and joins West Virginia's Senate where he holds multiple committee assignments. Nuckols accepts a Senate Finance panel seat while moving toward other duties. Public hearings on controversial bills will follow.
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Washington
Mullens
Wyoming
Wylie
Wyoming General Hospital
W. W. Barron
Nuckols
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Howard Carson
Dan Cahill
Logan
Beckleyan
Roy Lee Harmon
Charleston
Ward Wylie
U. S. Public Health Service
The
Register Today
Wiley
West Virginia
John F. Kennedy
White House
Insurance Group
Rayburn Plans Rules Panel Breakthrough Amid House Clash
Speaker Sam Rayburn pushes to expand the conservative controlled House Rules Committee from 12 to 15 to ease Kennedy legislative measures. Kennedy declines to take sides as the vote nears with administration backers claiming a handful of votes may secure passage. The motion faces strong opposition led by Rep Howard W. Smith and Rep Charles A Halleck as party splits loom.
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Frank Eleazer Washington
UPI
Sam Rayburn
House
House Rules Committee
Kennedy
Rayburn
Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Charles A. Halleck
Ind
Smith
Pack
Smith-Halleck
U S Admiral Boards Liner Amid Hijack Crisis
Rear Adm. Allen Smith Jr. boarded the hijacked liner Santa Maria off Recife at 6:50 am EST to confer with its rebel commander on removing 620 captive passengers. Accompanied by a State Department adviser and other officials, he sought a peaceful resolution while reports noted the ship’s cruise-ship appearance and awaiting Recife’s arrival.
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Louis R. Stein
Recife
Brazil
UPI
Adm
Allen Smith Jr
Santa Maria
U.S. Navy
Norfolk
Smith
U.S
Navy
State Department
Harry A. Quinn
Ebenezer Porter
Marine Corps
Sao Paulo
Estado
Ient
167th Tactical Fighter Squadron Reorganized as Flying Boxcars
West Virginia Air National Guard unit based in Martinsburg, the 167th Tactical Fighter Squadron will convert from sabre jets to C-119 flying boxcars this month. State adjutant general Williams said the redesign will enable care and evacuation of sick and wounded personnel in peacetime and wartime.
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Charleston
UPS
West Virginia Air National Guard
Martinsburg
Williams
167Th
Anti Liquor Groups Threaten Legislators Over Whisky Vote
West Virginia lawmakers received numerous letters from anti liquor activists warning that supporting a whisky by the drink measure could derail political futures. Amid hundreds of petitions, few backers testified, hearings set for Thursday as temperance committees prepare to review the proposal. Most mail comes from church groups. individuals are rare, like Madison resident Mrs Perry Robinson opposing a return of the old saloon.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Ikiss
Senate
Lyle A. Smith
D-Cabell
Huntington
House
Perry Robinson
Madison
Boone County
Charleston legislator bills lie end to end to Egeria
Sherwood Glutz jokes that all bills introduced by the Charleston legislator would stretch to Egeria if laid end to end. He predicts the majority will pass to a committee and never emerge, even on Groundhog Day.
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Charleston
Speshial Deespatch
Egeria
UPI seeks two way radio permit for national news
United Press International filed with the FCC for permission to use two way mobile radio gear anywhere in the United States to report on disasters emergencies and major events from the scene. The proposal follows trials at national conventions Khrushchev UN visit and the presidential inauguration and aims to speed news to newspapers and broadcasters.
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Washington
UPI
United Press International
Federal Communications Commission
United States
FCC
Nikita Khrushchev
United Nations
Gas Blast Wrecks House Near Guthrie AFB Injures Four
Four people, including Chief Warrant Officer Lee Bush and his wife and two sons, were treated and released from a Charleston hospital after a gas leak caused a fire and explosion that damaged a nearby Guthrie Air Force Base area residence. Authorities say the blast resulted from a gas leak.
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Charleston
UPI
Guthrie Air Force Base
Lee Bush
Earl's Pearls and Neighborhood Real Estate Quips
A mother of a five year old tells a psychiatrist she is unsure if her child feels insecure but asserts everyone else in the neighborhood does. The piece mocks people who say cheap as dirt about real estate pricing, noting recent market trends.
Bully shooter Jeter called top South west
John Jeter, billed as the number one bull shooter of the Southwest and a livestock photographer, is noted in Dallas for his reputation. London ads entice shoppers with balloons for $14 plus purchases. A tycoon boasts about gold bars and safety from wear. Walter Gormly, a pacifist jailed for tax refusal, ends a hunger strike after a week in Linn County Jail.
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Dallas, Tex
UPI
John Jeter
Southwest
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Walter Gormly
Linn County
Gormly
Dean of Raleigh County Bar Dead
The dean of the Raleigh County Bar Association, John Quincy Hutchinson, died at Raleigh General Hospital from bone cancer. Born September 19, 1879, he taught in Raleigh and nearby counties, earned a WVU Law degree in 1907, began Beckley practice in 1907, retired January 1, 1961, and was a Republican active in politics. He was known for civil and criminal work.
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Raleigh County Bar Association
John Quincy Hutchinson
Raleigh General Hospital
Raleigh County
Surveyor
Shady Spring
Crow
Hutchinson
A. J. Hutchinson
Margaret Gray
John W. Gray
Lester
Raleigh
Fayette
Welch
Concord Normal
Concord
West Virginia University
College of Law
Beckley
Retarded Youth Drops 8 Year Old To Death
A mentally retarded 17 year old named Barry Raleigh dangled 8 year old Christopher Mayfield over a five story hotel roof and let him fall to the sidewalk. Christopher’s mother, distraught, witnessed the death as Raleigh’s pale face appeared over the parapet. Christopher’s brother Brian, 5, attempted to catch him but could not. The Mayfield family had recently moved from San Jose, California, and the father, David Mayfield, a structural engineer, had just begun a new job here.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Barry Raleigh
Christopher Mayfield
San Jose
Calif
Michael
Raleigh
Christopher
Brian
David
Mayfield
Brazil names youngest president as Inauguration day begins
Janio Quadros, 44, is inaugurated as Brazil’s youngest president in history. In Congo, Katanga leaders seek a military alliance against Lumumba followers as Kasavubu Mobutu and Bomboko study Tshombe’s pact. Spaak resigns as NATO secretary general. Iverson Geiger pleads guilty to embezzlement in Sheldon Iowa. 75 Cubans gain emergency US entry as refugees. A severe East Coast cold snap loosens as Pacific air advances. June Allyson faces divorce hearing in Santa Monica. Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers birth news awaiting details.
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Janio Quadros
Brazil
Latin America
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Burnice Iverson Geiger
Sheldon
Iowa
National Bank
United States Immigration Service
New York
United States
Fidel Castro
Florida
East
June Allyson
Santa Monica
Calif
Dick Powell
Martin Luther King Jr
South
Folk Singer's Style Divides Listeners Across Town
A local folk singer prompts mixed reactions as residents debate the appeal of his music, with supporters praising heartfelt delivery and critics tagging it as an acquired taste. Neighborhood forums and small venues report lively discussion and varied attendance.
West Virginia withholds tax on federal income
The West Virginia legislature introduced a 68 page income tax bill to raise about $15 million yearly by taxing 6 percent of the federal income tax paid. The plan requires withholding from wages and covers residents working out of state and nonresidents working in state. If enacted immediately, funds would be available by April. The measure, backed by Senate President Howard Carson and Finance Chairman Hans McCourt and House Speaker Julius Singleton, faces constitutional questions but aims to keep withholding powers with the state legislature.
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Charleston
W. Va
House
Julius Singleton
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
Congress
Administration
Maryland
Pennsyl
Ambassador Thompson Returns From Moscow for Consultations
Thompson arrives back from Moscow for consul tation on all aspects of Soviet American relations. The White House says he will reach Washington around February 8 and that President Kennedy and the secretary of state want his firsthand observations and reports on the Soviet scene.
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Thompson
Moscow
White House
Washington
Kennedy to Send Special Messages to Congress
President Kennedy will address Congress with a special message on economic recovery and growth and plan a follow up on the balance of payments and gold outflow. Speaker Sam Rayburn outlined the timetable after a White House meeting with Democratic leaders and a farm policy task force.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
United States
Sam Rayburn
House
Senate
White House
Ogden Reid
U.S
Israel
Middle East
Rayburn
Chimpanzee Sails Toward 155-Mile Space Test
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida United Press International reports a trained chimpanzee nicknamed No 65 is launched aboard a modified Redstone rocket for a 15 minute test flight to 155 miles high and 290 miles out over the Atlantic to study reactions to flashing signals and lever punching before human space travel.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
United States
Atlantic
Redstone
Earth
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