Barron Bans State Jobs For Legislators
Gov Barron orders immediate ban on lawmakers holding executive branch state jobs and selling to the state through the purchasing division. Four House members must quit or resign. McCarthy to resign seat. Hedrick’s racetrack steward job unaffected.
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Charleston
UPI
Charleston Gazette
W. W. Barron
Barron
House of Delegates
Pat Beard Jr
Maurice Boggs
San Fork
Gilmer County
William Shoanaker
Capon Bridge
Hampshire County
David Solomon
Morgantown
Robert F. McCarthy
Glen Dale
Marshall County
Clarence Koontz
McCarthy
Marion County
C. G. Hedrick
State Racing Commission
Clouds force 26 hour delay for Liberty Bell 7 flight
Cape Canaveral reports a Caribbean weather front produced low clouds delaying America's second manned space shot. Virgil I. Grissom, 35, slept through the postponement as crews prepare the Redstone rocket and Liberty Bell 7 capsule for a new 9 a.m. EDT Wednesday launch time.
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Cape Canaveral
Am. Mul
Grissom
Air Force
Redstone
Atlantic
Shepard
Navy
Alan B. Shepard
Free City Plan Rejected Warns Kennedy to Khrushchev
President Kennedy warned Soviet Premier Khrushchev that Berlin demands could ignite highly dangerous developments risking the lives and well being of millions as tensions over the Free City plan intensified. The UPI report places the clash amid Cold War pressures with Kennedy signaling strong opposition to concessions.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Banks Trial Set Aug 21
The court martial of Col. William M. Banks for dereliction of duty in the Texas Tower collapse off the New Jersey coast, which killed 28 people, has been postponed at least until Aug 21. The delay follows a request by Banks' civilian defense counsel Thomas King of Washington. Banks, acting commander for the Boston air defense sector, was at Stewart Air Force Base when the tower collapsed during a Jan. 15 storm. Fourteen Air Force officers and 14 civilians on the tower died.
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Newburgh
N.Y
UPI
William M. Banks
Texas
New Jersey
Stewart Air Force Base
Banks
Thomas King
Washington
Air Defense Command
Boston
Mass
Stewart Afb
Air Force
United States Rejects Berlin Demilitarized Free City Plan
The White House released a note rejecting Khrushchev's demand for a demilitarized free city in West Berlin and a separate East German peace. It asserts U.S. willingness for a negotiated Germany settlement but under self determination and free elections. Britain and France issued similar warnings about unilateral moves. The note warns of grave consequences and underscores the need to maintain West Berlin freedoms with Allied rights.
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White House
Khrushchev
West Berlin
United States
Russia
East Germany
U.S
Krem
Fayette Lake Dam Contract Granted to Vecellio
A contract to construct a dam on Fayette Lake in Fayette County has been awarded to Oscar Vecellio, Inc. of Beckley for 85 061, well under the 125 000 estimate. The project creates a 52 foot high, 400 foot long dam on Plum Orchard Creek, with a surrounding valley for boating, fishing and swimming, and seven miles of access roads under construction by the State Road Commission.
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OAK Hill
RNL
Fayette County
Oscar Vecellio, Inc
Beckley
Plum Orchard
Vecellio
Conservation Commission
Clifford Burdette
Fayetteville
Plum Orchard Creek
State Road Commission
Underwood
Warden Lane
State Conservation Commission
New Natural Resources de
West Virginia Weather and River Conditions
Partly cloudy and warm through Wednesday with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Highs today range from 80 to 88 with varied past lows. Beckley and Oak Hill report yesterday highs near 84 and 66 to 59. Greenbrier River at normal muddy conditions. Greenbrier Lake is normal and clear with 3 gates open. gauge 2.4 feet.
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Essiscsiss
Ve Touay
Seecvccess
Prrerre
Bsack Xoen
Greenbrier
Gagarin bypasses US visit on way to Cuba amid film kiss
Yuri Gagarin says no invitation to United States and will bypass it on route to Cuba next week. He receives a kiss from Gina Lollobrigida at a film festival news conference. US sources deny Bowles resignation or ambassadorial post. A Barcelona warehouse storing film is destroyed by explosion killing 11 and injuring 35. Ayub Khan ends U.S. visit returning to Pakistan. Algerian rebels may push toward cease fire by reducing terrorism. US Soviet disarmament talks in Moscow continue without progress. Senate passes bill to reinstate WWII GI life insurance. US and Soviet delegations begin talks in Washington on airline service between New York and Moscow.
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Yuri Gagarin
Moscow
United States
Cuba
Gina Lollobrigida
Kennedy
Chester A. Bowles
Barcelona
Spain
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Pakistan
New York
Soviet Union
Washington
Senate
Eight Whisky Indictments Brought by Federal Court
Indictments against eight men for unlawful distilling possession and sale of alcohol were announced in United States District Court at 11 30 a m Judge John A Field Jr presiding as Beckley opened its July term The Grand Jury of five women and 18 men is expected to take two to three days to report Involved defendants are Ira P Ferguson Cool Ridge Admiral Dewey Justus Mohawk McDowell County Ronald Lee Leffen Coal City Brady McKinney Coal City Everett McKinney Irvin Cleveland Allen Coal Ridge Jesse James Stover Odd and Herbert Louis Presley Lester Also Guy H Ru fus pleaded guilty to six counts of violating the Railroad Employment Insurance Act for obtaining 1764 60 sick benefits while employed by the Virginian Railway and at the Glass The judge set Monday Sept 18 for sentencing in Bluefield Fitzhugh Weiss Pineville is in custody on three liquor law violation counts and has been held more than a year Judge Field will seek more information about Lacy E Aliff Jr indicted See Court Page 2
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United States District Court
John A. Field Jr
Beckley
Ira P. Ferguson
Cool Ridge
Admiral Dewey Justus
Mohawk
McDowell County
Ronald Lee Leffen
Coal City
Brady McKinney
Everett McKinney
Irvin Cleveland Allen
Coal Ridge
Jesse James Stover
Odd
Herbert Louis Presley
Lester
Guy H. Rufus
Harold H. ‘Smith
Virginian Railway
Glass House
Bluefield
Fitzhugh Weiss
Pineville
United States Marshall
Field
Lacy E. Aliff Jr
Cop Drops Gun Killing His Own Daughter in Detroit
Detroit tragedy as Lawrence McDonald, 30, a Southgate patrolman, was cleaning his revolver at home when it slipped, fired through a screen door, striking and killing his 7-year-old daughter Linda who was nearby with a group of children watching a vaudeville show. He sobbed and vowed never to hold a gun again.
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Detroit
UPI
Lawrence McDonald
Southgate
McDonald
Linda
State Budget Board Hints at Car Pool for Agencies
Charleston dispatch reports the Board of Public Works set aside the low priced three car rule while a survey tests a state car pool for all agencies. Actions include funding EEP at 727,500 for three quarters, WVU Parkersburg director salary at 27,500, Welfare Director Smith raise to 12,150, Vin cent raise and staffing bump, and 41,700 yearly salaries for Rama Public Employees Act System staff linked to the Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
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Charleston
UPS
Truman E. Gore
Board of Public Works
Gore
John Kelly
Atty
C. Donald Robertson
Denzil Gainer
Natural Resources Department
West Virginia University
Parkersburg
Bernard Smith
L. L. Vincent
Oo Rama Public Employes Act
National Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
Berlin’s History of Crisis and the Cold War Era
A survey chronicles Berlin from 1948 when four power control ended and the city was divided into Eastern and Western sectors to the late 1960s. It notes the 1948 49 airlift, the 1953 East German anti-Communist uprising, the 1958 Soviet unification demand, U-2 tensions in 1960, and Khrushchev’s retreats and threats amid renewed U.S. resistance pledges in Berlin.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Fourpower
West Berlin
East Berlin
Refugees Stream Across East Reich Border At Rate One Per Minute
Western officials warn that if 100000 to 150000 more East Germans flee, factories may shut. About 4366 refugees sought asylum in West Berlin from Saturday midnight to today morning, lifting total since July 1 to nearly 17000.
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E. Reich Border
Berlin
UPI
East Germany
West Berli
West Berlin
Lower Saxony
Hanover
West Virginia urged to de-emphasize sports and bands
State School Supt. Rex M. Smith urged public schools to de-emphasize extracurriculars such as sports and bands and focus on academic achievement. Speaking at a planning conference with about 300 officials, he said academics are the primary purpose of the public school system while acknowledging fitness, behavior, citizenship, and other parts of a well-rounded program.
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Jackson's Mill
UPS
Rex M. Smith
West Virginia
Smith
Three Missing After Giant Cave-In In Philly
Grim emergency crews sift rubble after a sewer cave-in in West Philadelphia toppled four three story houses. A blind man, his wife, and a nine year old remain trapped, while a child and a woman were rescued earlier. Battalion Chief Gregory was injured guiding victims to safety.
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Philadelphia
UPI
West Philadelphia
Jesse Robinson
Wayne Daniels
Ernest
Kenneth
Nannie Russell
Battalion
David Gregory
Cheryl Daniels
Wayne
George Hink
Hink
Quotes From Leaders And Officials Across Regions
United Press International reports quotes from Ford Frick on Ty Cobb, Hyman Rickover on public understanding of defense, a Detroit detective father on his daughter’s death, and a Dior spokesman on a Moscow fashion mishap involving Elizabeth Taylor and Gina Lollobrigida.
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U.S
United Press International
New York
Ford Frick
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Paris
House of Christian Dior
Moscow
Elizabeth Taylor
Gina Lollobrigida
West Virginia Eyes New State Office Building
Presstime bulletins report Gov Barron backing a new West Virginia state office building. State official Nuckols says he filed a formal request to the Board of Public Works and the State Building Commission. Also, the House Rules Committee voted 8 to 7 to kill all pending school aid bills in Washington.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Jack Nuckols
West Virginia
Nuckols
Board of Public Works
State Building Commission
Washington
House Rules Committee
Texas man confesses to 1967 New London school blast
William Estes Benson, 41, told reporters he set off a gas explosion that killed 296 at a Texas school 24 years ago after being scolded for smoking. He said he worked with the gas company, knew line locations, broke mains in the basement, and signed a detailed confession to relieve his guilt.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
William Estes Benson
Texas
Alis
New London
Benson
I. G. Purser
Purser
Actor Marries Wife's Mother Shocks Hollywood
UPI reports actor Rod Cameron, 50, wed Angela Cameron's mother Dorothy Alves-Lico, 52, creating a tangled family situation. Angela, 32, notes the oddity as her former husband now has a stepmother and grandmother to the child Rod and she share. Attorney Stanley Gleis says the marriage occurred over a year ago, location and date undisclosed.
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Hollywood
UPI
Angela Cameron
Rod Cameron
Rod
Angela
Stanley Gleis
DuPont to Expand Charleston Plant One Million Dollar Plan
Du Pont will expand its Belle chemical plant at a cost of $1 million to raise production of formaldehyde by one third. Plant manager Fred Otto said the project will not create new jobs but will delay layoffs in the construction force.
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Charleston
Upi
DuPont
By Chemical
Belle
Fred Otto
City Seeks Housing Authority Members in Beckley
Beckley plans to form a local housing authority to run a federally financed low rent elderly housing project. Five public spirited individuals are being sought to serve, taking on duties without profit beyond city improvement. Mayor Miller outlined the long term, full workload for the authority. Dale Zent of a Georgia architectural group discussed the project at a special Monday night meeting.
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