Infant Dies After 90 Mile Search For Medical Aid
A 9 month old baby dies en route to a Yorktown hospital during Saskatchewan doctors strike over socialized medicine. About 240 of 900 doctors provide emergency care at 11 hospitals, while many physicians consider moving to Alberta or British Columbia. Premier Woodrow Lloyd backs the Provincial Medical Insurance Act amid fears of a mass exodus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina, Sask
UPS
Saskatchewan
North America
Great Britain
National Health Service
Yorktown
Carl Derhousoss
Usherville
Canora
Sam Landa
Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons
Carl
Woodrow Lloyd
Lloyd
M. S. Slobodzian
Askatoon
Alberta
British Columbia
Ikenberry named assistant to WVU provost
Short news items note Stanley Ikenberry, son of Shepherd College President Oliver S Ikenberry, appointed assistant to the WVU provost for institutional research and assistant professor in the education college. Also report WV Public Service Commission rate request, a Charleston GOP school for candidates, and WV Jaycees moving HQ to Parkersburg with Adrian B Morrison as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Ikenberry
East Lansing
Mich
Shepherd College
Oliver S. Ikenberry
Shepherd
West Virginia University College of Education
West Virginia Water Co
Public Service Commission
Welch and
Vicinity
Charleston
West Virginia
Algeria Votes for Independence in Referendum
Algeria’s push for speedier nationalization splits the government with Premier Ben Youssef Ben Khedda favoring moderation. Ben Bella supporters popular outside the country, while Tunis fears loyalist troops. Across major cities crowds celebrate as results show 2,605,203 to 6,732 in favor of independence, with about eighty percent turnout. No major violence reported.
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Algeria
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Ben Bella
Tunis
Algiers
Oran
Proxmire Proposes FCC License Rule Against Congress Bias
Senate testimony supports a $100 million U N bond to ease its financial strain. Sen William Proxmire proposes a bill to bar the FCC from giving preferred treatment to members of Congress when awarding broadcast licenses. He warns that linking license awards to stockholder membership could resemble payola.
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Cleveland
U.N
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Proxmire
FCC
Weekend crowds draw 6000 visitors to Raleigh County attractions
Raleigh County’s three new tourist sites and parks drew near 6000 visitors over the weekend. The Coal Town Museum at Stotesbury attracted 700 Saturday and 100 Sunday, while Exhibition Mine tours at New River Park drew 252 Sunday and 115 Saturday. Grandview State Park hosted 350 Saturday and 3,500 to 4,000 Sunday despite rain. Beach expansion at Little Beaver Park added 125 tons of sand and drew 800 to 1000 over the weekend. Attendance at New River Park Sunday neared 850 with limited Saturday use. Fitzpatrick saw 3400 on Sunday after poor Saturday turnout.
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Raleigh County
Stotesbury Improvement Association
Coal Town Museum
New River Park
Jim Dillard
Germany
Grandview State Park
Hunter Boggs
Rock
Little Beaver Park
Herman Sydenstricker
Fitzpatrick
Wife Accuses Husband of Spider Attack in Quarrel
Laura L. Young of LA Puente said her husband Max, 33, put a jar of poisonous spiders on her neck during a dispute over divorce. She was treated at a local hospital and then at Los Angeles County Hospital after being bitten by a large black spider and smaller ones. Deputies reported he struck her with part of a coffee table before their arrival.
Two Drivers Involved In First Avenue Collision
A two car collision at the First Avenue crossing near the Municipal Parking Lot caused $75 in damages. Police report the drivers as Grover C. Spencer 59 of Morris Avenue and George S. Bowyer 57 of Willis Branch. Neither driver was cited and no injuries were reported.
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First Avenue
Grover C.spencer
Morris Avenue
George S. Bowyer
Willis Branch
More Plans Projected By Stotesbury Group
Calvin Moran, president of the Stotesbury Improvement Association, says the town will press ahead after opening the nation s first coal town museum. Plans include an outdoor recreation pavilion for dancing and picnics, and clubhauselike meals for tourists. The group hopes to keep the museum open year round with possible student group tours at special rates.
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Stotesbury
SIA
Moran
Board of Fation
San Quentin inmates stage bar saw escape and deaths
Six prisoners escaped San Quentin by sawing bars with a hack saw. Bates led the group in the gas bomb murder of six patrons at a Los Angeles tavern and was deemed ringleader. Chavez Bates and others faced death sentences. Baldonado Moya and Mrs. Duncan’s daughter-in-law murder tied to the case. Bickley’s status noted as reversed from death row.
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Winhoven
Bates
Los Angeles
Dale Frady
Chavez
Baldonado
Moya
Elizabeth
Ma) Duncan
Soblen Dies in Hospital After Suicide Attempt
Soblen moved after a self inflicted knife wound during a tense escape. A hospital spokesman said his condition remained serious but slightly improved with no operation planned. The 62 year old spy, expelled from Israel, stabbed himself before the El Al plane’s London refueling stop en route to New York.
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Cope
Soblen
el al
London
New York
James McShane
U.S
Heinrich Gottlieb
Inmate Tower Protest Drags On At Prison
Warden Maroney said they would wait for Miller as Payne described as incorrigible by officials began a protest by scaling a tank last Monday. Ten inmates descended after temperatures rose and water ran dry, with Donald Allen, 21, treated at the prison hospital for exposure fatigue hunger and thirst as six more surrendered over the weekend.
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Miller
Maroney
Payne
Donald Allen
USW Delays AFL-CIO Reaffiliation Over Issues
Paul Rosen of United Steelworkers District 3 says several problems must be resolved before USW locals return affiliation with the West Virginia Labor Federation, AFL-CIO. The federation note said locals voted to re affiliate but gave no details. The Steelworkers halted AFL-CIO ties after a October dispute with building trades and their four locals, about 10,000 members.
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Wheeling
UPI
Paul Rosen
United Steelworkers Union District 3
West Virginia Labor Federation
Afl-Cio
Charleston
USW
Rosen
Clarksburg
Woman Drowns After Boat Collision on Ohio River
Authorities renewed search on the Ohio River for Margie Horwatt, 23, of Bloomingdale, presumed drowned after a 17-foot runabout struck the towboat Albert F. Holden owned by Island Creek Fuel and Transportation Co. Her companion William Edwards, 25, of near Steubenville, was saved by tow boat captain Wilbert Rideout.
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Brilliant
Ohio
UPI
Ohio River
Margie Horwatt
Bloomingdale
Miss Horwatt
William Edwards
Steubenville
Albert F. Holden
Island Creek Fuel and Transportation Co
Edwards
Wilbert Ride
Noted figures and deaths across cities in brief notices
Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy 82 famed Indian physician and politician died on his birthday in Calcutta. Joseph Draper 55 actor died after brief illness in New York. Barney Gerard 80 veteran writer died Saturday. funeral Tuesday in Hollywood. Dr Robert Carl Schwartz 53 chief of pediatrics at Mercy Hospital died Sunday. funeral set for 2 p.m.
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Calcutta
India
UPI
Bidhan Chandra Roy
New York
Joseph Draper
Hollywood
Miami
Robert Carl Schwartz
Mercy Hospital
What Constitutes Cross Walk At Issue In Trial
In Raleigh County Circuit Court on the third trial day J W Kessinger sues William Wilbur for injuries from a Jan 9 1961 auto crash at First Ave and Neville St Kessinger seeks recovery for lost wages and other damages Wilbur says sun glare hid the plaintiff and a car at the light blocked view City traffic code parts were read into record Building contractor L B Shrewsbury testified about Kessinger’s prior work and earnings Engineer S H Bridge gave measurements to locate the cross walk and noted no markers were visible during testimony
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J. W. Kessinger
Hedrick Street
William Wilbur
van Voorhis Street
Raleigh County
Kessinger
First Avenue
Neville Street
Wilbur
L. B. Shrewsbury
S. H. Bridge
Beckley
Car Booby Trap Kills Gangster in City Garage
YOUNGSTOWN UP I Gang land violence claims another victim when William Naples 35 dies in a bomb explosion that ripped his car apart in a garage behind a north side apartment. Police freed the body after an hour, Naples linked to 1952 acid bombing, sixth gangland killing in three years in the area, none solved.
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Youngstown
UPI
William Naples
Naples
Vincent J. de Niro
Governors Conference Workshops and Presidential Visit at Gettysburg
Local delegates from Gettysburg Pennsylvania attend a governors conference with a visit to former President Eisenhower. Workshops cover highway safety led by Gov. Buford Ellington and urban regional development led by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller. Sessions on state problems led by Gov. Elmer Anderson and transportation issues led by Gov. Mark Hatfield. Dinners hosted by Gov. David Lawrence and Mrs. Lawrence close the talks with a Penn Center tour and a reception at the Art Museum.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Elmer L. Anderson
Minnesota
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
John Dempsey
Connecticut
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
Penn Center
Art.Museum
Stephens Lake Resort Plan Aims at 240 Rooms
A Washington survey outlines Stephens Lake as a tourism hub linking three proposed lakes with Bluestone and Grandview State Parks. It urges federal state and local grants to cover public-use needs and site development for three resorts, with Stephens Lake slated for 240 rooms and a 300-acre, 16-mile shoreline setting. The dam, rock-filled and 75 feet high, could be completed by fall with the lake ready by late 1963, and two potential resort sites identified for private development.
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Bluestone
Honey In the Rock
Grandview State Park
New River Gorge
Washington
Stephens Lake
Beckley
West Virginia
Dingess Branch
Three Lake Fingers
Deaths and Funeral Rites For Scotty Harvey
Funeral services were held for Scotty Dale Harvey 18 of Oceana who died Saturday from injuries in a one car crash Friday night on Route 79. The Baptist Church in Bald was to host the rites with burial in Kingwood Cemetery. survivors include six sisters. Evans Funeral Home Oceana coordinated arrangements.
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Scotty Dale
Harvey
Oceana
Lima Bailey
Cyclone
Bald
Kingwood
Heber
Emma Toler Harvey
Boone-Wyoming County
la Justice
Barrett
Phyllis
Vicklie
Debra
Becky
Pamela
Evans
Funeral for Grover W Warburton at Mount Pleasant Church
Funeral services for Grover Winfred Warburton 46 of Summersville will be held at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Mount Lookout at 2 PM Tuesday with Rev T W Carte officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. Warburton died when the bulldozer overturned at a Garden Grounds strip mine for George T Moreau Coal Co. He was a WWII veteran and a member of Mount Pleasant Church. He was born May 8 1918 at Mount Lookout and survived by wife Helen a son Pvt Thomas Warburton and daughter Patricia Sutphin, plus two brothers two sisters and several grandchildren. The body will lie in state at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill after 4 PM today and be moved to the church at noon Tuesday.
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Grover Winfred Warburton
Summersville
Mount Pleasant
Calif
Allie
Phoenix
Ariz
Garnet Shaffer
Mount Lookout
Iris Selph
Washington, D. C
Thomas Warburton
Clendenin
Tyree
Oak Hill
Funeral services for Earnest E. Dix in Cincinnati
Earnest Edward Dix aged 52 of Cincinnati formerly of Eccles will be buried in Arlington Memorial Gardens after a 10:30 a.m. funeral at Calbert Funeral Home Chapel. He died at 12:30 a.m. today at 984 Delhi Ave. of a heart attack. Born June 23, 1910 in Roda Virginia he worked as a miner in Eccles and Stotesbury mines. Survivors include wife Sarah Elizabeth Dix a son Frank Edward two daughters Peggy Joyce Carney and Mary Alice Dix four sisters and two grandsons.
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Earnest Edward Dix
Cincinnati
Ohio
Eccles
Calbert
Roy Evans
Arlington Memorial Gardens
Delhi Ave
Roda
Mrs. Faye Jennings Funeral Services Held in Charleston
Funeral services for Mrs. Faye Jennings 4000 Venable Ave Charleston former Monroe County resident will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cunningham Funeral Home Chapel Charleston. She died Sunday in a Charleston hospital after a short illness. Survivors include her husband Dr. B. C. Jennings two sisters Mrs. E. W. Williams and Miss Bernice Early both of Beckley and Miss Beulah Early of Huntington.
Requiem High Mass for Jerry A Gwinn in St Francis de Sales
Jerry Andrew Gwinn 73 of Shady Spring dies after a short illness at Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital Clifton Forge Va. Requiem at 10 am Tuesday at St Francis de Sales Catholic Church with burial in Meador Cemetery Pluto. Survived by son James Alvis, daughters Oma Graham and Pauline Ames, three brothers and three sisters, 12 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Burial and services handled by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Jerry Andrew Gwinn
Shady Spring
Sylvester Staud
Meador
Pluto
Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital
Clifton Forge
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Lloyal Order of Moose
Benevolent
Daniels
Francis Kincaid
Katherine Hurley
Hinton
Rose and Quesenberry
C & O Railway
Obituary of Ralph Stutler of Tornado Dies at 82
Ralph Stutler aged 82 died Sunday in a South Charleston hospital after two weeks of illness. Surviving are three daughters Lena Fields Faye Stutler both of Tornado and Allie Lawson Beckley, two sons Forest and Claude both of St. Albans, one brother James of Tornado, and two grandchildren. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at New Hope Baptist Church St Albans with Revs. Caldwell and Walker. Burial in Wood Cemetery. Body at Dodorh Funeral Home St Albans.
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Ralph Stutler
Tornado
South Charleston
Lena Fields
Faye Stutler
E. L
Allie) Lawson
Beckley
Forest
Claude
St. Albans
James
New Hope Baptist Church
C. C. Caldwell
Lester Walker
Wood Cemetery
Redorph Funeral Home
Truck and Car Collision Ends With Driver Charged
An out-of-town motorist was arrested after a Sunday collision on Section 15 near Bolt at 3:20 p.m. State Police say Ora A. Justice, 28, Hunt, drove to the left of the center, colliding with Jeff Lee Thompson, 23, Beckley, who drove the station wagon. No injuries reported. damages estimated at $500.
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Bolt
Ora A. Justice
Hunt
Jeff Lee Thompson
Beckley
Kennedy and Lopez Mateos Forge Postvisit Ties Over Cuba
President Kennedy praised Mexico for its hospitality as he returned to Washington from Latin America. He told Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos that their conversations laid a basis for continued cooperation. Both sides kept their Cuba stance, while seeking solutions on Colorado River salinity and El Paso land demands.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
Kennedy
Washington
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Mexico
Lopez Mateos
Colorado River
United States
el Paso
Tex
Whitby Motorist Pays Fine On Blocking Count
A Whitby woman, Mary Lou Torain, paid a five dollar fine to the city Sunday for blocking traffic after her car was parked in the lane on Harper Road due to mechanical trouble. Maxie G. Letcher, 37, Ethel, is to appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday night on a charge of running a red light, cited by city police at 3 15 a m Sunday.
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Whitby
Mary Lou Torain
Harper Road
Maxie G. Letcher
Ethel
Beckley
WVU plans center for Appalachian region research
WVU President Paul A. Miller submitted to Gov. Barron a plan to make the university a major Appalachian region research center. The proposal seeks 12 to 15 million dollars to build a forestry center at Evansdale, plus a graduate center and a West Virginia Center for Appalachian Studies and Development. Miller noted 1962 funding of 1.1 million for forestry and said an Area Redevelopment Administration grant request for 831 thousand dollars would support wood utilization, mechanics, marketing research, and space for the WVU Center for Resource Development.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia University
Paul A. Miller
W. W. Barron
WVU
Appalachian Region
America
Barron
Evansdale
Miller
West Virginia
Appalachian Studies
Forestry
Area Redevelopment Administration
WVU Center For
Rainstorms Cause Flooding and Damage Across Regions
Thunderstorms drenched the central plains and Ohio Valley with a three inch rain in Huntington West Virginia flooding basements and streets and causing power outages in East Huntington and Barboursville. Indianapolis faced a cloudburst with high winds and lightning striking a building and flooding a hotel lobby while trees were uprooted. North Carolina tobacco farmers reported heavy weekend rains up to 13 inches. Norfolk Virginia endured tidal flooding from strong Atlantic winds.
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United Press International
Central Plains
Ohio Valley
Huntington
W.va
East Huntington
Barboursville
Indianapolis
Ind
North Carolina
Norfolk
Atlantic Ocean
West Virginia Escapee Nabbed in New York
Brought to Buffalo for arraignment on transporting a stolen car across state lines. Robert K. Gibson, 22, of Charleston West Virginia, was nabbed in Orchard Park with a 15 year old girl. Gibson allegedly stole the car in Alabama on June 22 after escaping Hopemont Sanitarium. He was serving 1 to 10 year terms for armed robbery and breaking and entering.
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Buffalo
N.Y
UPI
West Virginia
Robert K. Gibson
Jackson St
Charleston
W. Va
Orchard Park
N. Y
Gibson
FBI
Alabama
Hopemont Sanitarium
Hopemont
Detroit
Mich
Weston
W.va
First Aid Call For Grace Wilkes At Home
Beckley Fire Department rescue squad summoned to 503 Eisenhower Drive Sunday morning to treat 79 year old Mrs Grace Wilkes. Physician attended after aid was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Eisenhower Dr
Grace Wilkes
Governors Line Up Medicare Support at Governors Conference
Democratic governors joined in support of a bipartisan Medicare plan after a private breakfast at the 54th Governors Conference, while some Republicans like Nelson Rockefeller backed the social security approach and others opposed Kennedy’s plan. Debate also covered civil rights resolutions and conference chairmanship, with Gov. Albert Rosellini favored to chair. The gathering included visits to Dwight D. Eisenhower at his Gettysburg farm.
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Hershey
UPI
Kennedy
John M. Bailey
Congress
Wesley Powell
New Hampshire
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Bailey
Albert D. Rosellini
Washington
Hatfield
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Resolutions Committee
Dwight D. Eissenhower
Gettysburg
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J. W. Walters
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Scotty Dale Harvey
Grover W. Warburton
Earnest E. Dix
Faye Jennings
Jerry A. Gwinn
WVU Research Center
Medicare
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