Byrd urges coal unemployment focus in fuel policy
Senator Byrd urged Defense Department officials to weigh coal unemployment costs when shaping fuel policy. He warned that switching from coal to cheaper fuels could cost workers their jobs, stressing government procurement should reflect true coal savings. Governor Barron and West Virginia coal and railroad representatives attended.
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Washington
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Defense Department
Byrd
West Virginia
Congress
W. Barron
Barron
Escapee Bowyer Sent To State Penitentiary
Frank Lee Bowyer, 19, of Maple Fork, an escapee from the Forestry Camp for Boys at Davis, will be sent to the Moundsville penitentiary for 1 to 10 years after a Raleigh County Criminal Court indictment for grand larceny in the theft of a Fayette Motor Co truck. Judge McCreery had suspended sentence and sent him to the Forestry Camp for a year. he went AWOL May 16 and was recaptured, deemed unfit to remain, and returned to court jurisdiction. Bowyer had been sought since 1960 and faced additional charges for theft of tires and wheels from Emmet Plumley.
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Davis
Frank Lee Bowyer
Maple Fork
Moundsville
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Fayette Motor Co
Harry L. McCreery
Parsons
Cecil E. Parsons
Criminal Court
Bowyer
Emmet Plumley
Sand Branch
Carpenter Honored by Kennedy at White House Visit
President Kennedy welcomed astronaut Gordon Cooper to the White House with his wife Rene and their four children after his May 24 space flight. He lauded the Mercury program, spoke of human experience, and introduced the Carpenters to White House staff and student essay contest winners from West Virginia.
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Carpenter
White House
Rene
Carpenters
Fish Room
Kennedy
West Virginia
Ken Hechler
D-W.va
United States
Demo Leaders Favor Tax Cut
Democratic congressional leaders told President Kennedy they would welcome an administration proposal for a cut in income taxes next year. Speaker McCormack said the leaders were in favor of tax cuts after their weekly White House breakfast. Treasury Secretary Dillon outlined a top-to-bottom rate reduction to be proposed in the 1963 tax reform bill and face questions before the Senate Finance Committee.
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Washington
Dillon
New York
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Expert Says Carpenter Had Too Much To Do
Space expert Dr. Willy Ley told UPI on Monday that astronaut Scott Carpenter may have landed 200 miles outside the planned recovery area because he was given too much to do during the May 24 orbital flight. Ley, a former German rocket engineer, spoke on WSAZ TV after addressing West Virginia Tech commencement. He also argued Carpenter and not John Glenn saw informed weather effects as condensations from steering jets and predicted Moon missions in the same year, while noting life elsewhere in the universe may be proven with future equipment.
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Charleston
UPI
Willy Ley
Scott Carpenter
Ley
Wsaz-Tv
Long Island
New York
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
Carpenter
John Glenn
Glen
Russia
Small Fire in Awning Causes Minimal Damage
A small blaze in an awning at 9:45 p.m. Monday was extinguished with only slight damage. Firemen attributed the fire to a cigarette.
Accused Rapist Waives Hearing in Beckley
Clinton Nyle Pennington, 29, of Beckley was jailed by state police on a warrant after a 20 year old woman reported rape near the C and O Dam Road at Daniels. He waived a preliminary hearing and was remanded to county jail with bond set by the criminal court judge. The incident involved a car in a wooded area as reported Sunday night. Other court actions included dismissals for adultery charges against Frances Bragg and Denton Hawley, a separate assault warrant for Hawley, and multiple jailings for assault and battery. Sidney Lilly waived to the grand jury on a drunken driving charge after posting bond.
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Clinton Nyle Pennington
Pennington
Harry L
Beckley State Police
Bradley
Daniels
Frances Bragg
Ave
Denton Hawley
John Sr
Joe Rodriguez
Denton
Caroline Hawley
Hawley
Bragg
Jack Maynor
Beckley
Lemuel Richardson
Paul R. Hedrick
Ft. Knox
Sidney Lilly
Skelton
Grand Jury
Rodriguez
Lilly
Glen Morgan
Coast Guard To Check Drums Off Fla Coast
Coast Guard plans to inspect floating containers off the Florida coast to see if they hold explosive metallic sodium. A reconnaissance plane spotted six to eight drums in two spots near Soldier's Key and Palm Beach after a drum washed ashore near President Kennedy's Palm Beach home. Authorities note other drums have been found along the coast in recent months, likely fallen from ships.
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Miami
UPI
Coast Guard
Florida
Florida Keys
Soldier’s Key
Palm Beach
Kennedy
Two Troopers Promoted and Transferred in State Police
CHARLESTON UP I Two promotions and two transfers in the State Department of Public Safety were announced Monday. Cpl. B L Burner of Buckhannon was promoted to sergeant and transferred to Romney, to be replaced at Buckhannon by Cpl. G A Phillips of Petersburg. Trooper V N Brackenrich of Petersburg was promoted to corporal to replace Phillips at Buckhannon. The moves come after the retirement of Sgt D C Meek at Webster Springs.
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Charleston
UPI
State Department of Public Safety
B.L. Burner
Buckhannon
Romney
G. A. Phillips
Petersburg
V. N. Brackenrich
Phillips
Sgt
D. C. Meek
Webster Springs
Deaths and Funerals Walter Blizzard and James Petrey
Walter Ray Blizzard, 68, of Edmond, died 11:45 p.m. Monday in a local hospital. Dodd Payne Funeral Home, Fayetteville, will handle arrangements. James Petrey, 80, of Charleston, formerly Glen Morgan, died Monday in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. Funeral services 10 a.m. Wednesday at Simpson-Chandler Funeral Home Chapel, Charleston. Burial Blue Jay Cemetery, graveside rites at 1 p.m. Rev. Eugene Cook to preside. Survivors include six daughters, one son James W. Petrey of Margate, Fla, 14 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren.
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Walter Ray Blizzard
Edmond
Dodd Payne
Fayetteville
James Petrey
Brooks St
Charleston
Glen Morgan
Simpson-Chandler Funeral Home Chapel
Harry
James W. Petrey
Margate
Fla
Fayette County girl Nancy wins trip to national bee
Nancy from Fayette County earns a week long, all expense paid trip to the National Spelling Bee in Washington. She will stay in the Mayflower suite with her Navy father arriving from sea duty to share in her big night. Nancy is the sixth Fayette speller in the event and first from her county to win the trip.
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Nancy
Navy
Register
Jean Waycaster
Fayette County
Jerry Stewart
Pineville No. 1 Elementary
Raleigh County
Sophia
West Virginia officials plan meetings and events in June
State Civil Service Director W B Van Horn said employees will be held in the House of Delegates chamber June 11 and in Clarksburg June 18. Hulett C Smith will lead a West Virginia Day delegation for the Seattle World's Fair on June 20. The Safety Council distributed the President's Committee for Traffic Safety Action Program to legislators. The Public Service Commission authorized B O Railroad to discontinue agency freight stations at Cairo Ritchie County and Hundred Wetzel County.
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House of Delegates Chamber
Clarksburg
State Civil Service
W. B. van Horn
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
West Coast
West Virginia Safety Council
President
Committee For Traffic Safety
Public Service Commission
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cairo
Ritchie County
Hundred
Wetzel County
Mrs. Nora K Warwick Rites Planned in Mount Hope
Funeral services for Mrs. Nora Kathryn Warwick 74 of Mount Hope will be held at 2 p.m. at the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ernest Barley officiating. Burial will follow in Hilltop Cemetery. She died at 7:40 a.m. Monday after a short illness in Oak Hill hospital. Born January 20, 1889 in Jellico Tennessee she was a member of the Assembly of God Church. Survivors include three sons Robert F of Scarbro and Artie and Don of Mount Hope. two brothers Claude Green of Oak Hill and Burdatte of Whitesville. 46 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren. The body will lie in state at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today. Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
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Nora Kathryn Warwick
Mount Hope
Tyree
Ernest Barley
Hilltop Cemetery
Warwick
Oak Hill
Assembly of God Church
Jellico
Tenn
Stella Adkins
Leona Hinte
Gwennia Spradlin
Nora Lancianese
Mary Ruark
Cambridge
Hazel Kinsler
Glen Jean
Robert F
Scarbro
Artie
Don
Claude Green
Burdatte
Whitesville
Final rites for Mrs Genevieve Lilly at Beaver Baptist
Mrs Genevieve Lilly 77 Beaver will be buried in Blue Jay Cemetery after services at Beaver Baptist Church at 2 30 p m Wednesday. Rev E W Powers to lead. She died Monday at 10 45 a m after a short illness. Body to remain at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home until one hour before services.
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Genevieve Lilly
Beaver
Beaver Baptist Church
E. W. Powers
Blue Jay
Surgery Scheduled At Bluefield Sanitarium For Spinal Injuries
Paul Price, 29, of Naoma, was set for spinal surgery this afternoon at Bluefield Sanitarium after a car crash early Sunday near Cameron. Also listed in serious condition is Bernard Adkins, 13, hit by a car on Gatewood Road around 8 p.m. Saturday.
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Paul Price
Naoma
Bluefield
Cameron
Hospit
Bernard
Pete) Adkins
Gatewood Road
Remodeling Planned at Raleigh County Bank Drive-In
A remodeling permit was issued by the City Recorder to Raleigh County Bank on Monday for a project costing 50000 dollars. The work involves constructing drive-in windows for the local bank.
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Raleigh County Bank
City Recorder
Railway Wage Accord Delayed
Negotiators for 450000 off train employees delayed agreement on a 10.2 cent per hour wage offer. A session at Chicago Union Station ended after 25 minutes without accord despite expectations tied to a presidential emergency board recommendation.
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Chicago
API
Union Station
Nixon Favored In California
United Press International reports Nixon is the odds on favorite as primary elections spread across Mississippi, Idaho, Montana and South Dakota with California tests looming. Hickenlooper wins GOP Iowa renomination over Hoover. Norman Erbe defeats Nicholas. Erbe to meet Harold Hayes. Hickenlooper faces E B Smith. Nixon opposed by Joseph C Shell. Brown to oppose Nixon in November.
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United Press International
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Nixon
Mississippi
Idaho
Montana
South Dakota
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
GOP
Iowa
Herbert Franklin Hoover
Norman A. Erbe
William H. Nicholas
Erbe
State Commerce Commission
Harold Hayes
Hickenlooper
Prof
E. B. Smith
Iowa State University
Rabies Clinic Slated in Mullens
A rabies vaccination clinic will be held in Mullens at the fire station with two sessions from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5:30 to 7 p.m. G F Brown, Wyoming County vaccination technician, urges dog owners with unvaccinated or due for boosters to attend.
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Mullens
G. F. Brown
Wyoming County
Brown
Farris Dept Store Plans Expansion on Neville Street
Beckley’s Farris Department Store at 313 Neville Street announces a gradual expansion into the neighboring Henry Conway hardware space. Elmer Farris says the work will not interrupt business, with new facing and arch updates while preserving the main entrance. The store offers clothing for children and adults. Gus Farris founded the business in 1911 after earlier locations on Main and Fayette Streets.
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Farris Department Store
Neville St
Beckley
Henry Conway
Elmer Farris
Gus Farris
Farris
Main and
Fayette Streets
Beckley National Bank
Neville Street
Hope jokes at Harvard honorary talk about Georgetown
Hope remarks humorously misplaces Georgetown U to Washington and jokes about miracles. He jokes that Harvard is the nearest school and quips about the stock market and Kennedy buying steel. He hints at a hidden script and gag writer under his robe.
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Harvard
Hope
Georgetown U
Washington
Kennedy
Bales Family Remembers Lincoln PTA Veterans
The Bales family reflects on 21 years of PTA service led by Mr and Mrs Bales at Lincoln Elementary. Charles Buddy Bales, a 1958 high school graduate and University of Florida junior, majors in physical therapy and played basketball. Barry, a 1960 graduate, studies electronics at Massey Technical Institute while working part time. Beverly, an A student, plans optometry. Mrs Melissa Dickerson notes the couple’s longstanding PTA leadership and Busy children participation in school activities and community groups.
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Charles
Buddy” Bales
University of Florida
Buddy
WWHS
Barry
Massey Technical Institute
Jacksonville
Beverly
Bales
Lincoln Elementary
Melissa Dickerson
Lincoln
Dickerson
Parent
PTA
Safety Patrol
Glee Ub
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