Board To Discuss Location Of New WWHS Tonight
Engineers ruled out Pinecrest Sanitarium adjoining land as suitable for a new Town District High School. Superintendent John W. Saunders said only 25 acres could be used, with other sites on May Farm Stanaford Road, Beckley-Mount Hope Road near Melpar, and additional New River Co. land in Sprague Hollow to be considered.
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WWHS
Pinecrest
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Raleigh
John W. Saunders
Saunders
May Farm
Stanaford Road
Leo Vecellio
New River Co
Beckley-Mount Hope
Melpar
Sprague Hollow
Escaped Kidnapper Held In Clay County Murder
Richard A. Payne, an escaped convict linked to a Clay County murder, was captured by state police and a deputy sheriff. Investigators say he abducted a South Charleston woman and her children in a 20 hour ride in 1959 and later became a suspect in 68 year old Herbert Barber’s death near Ivydale. Police planned car analysis for possible blood stains while Payne faced no resistance upon capture at a summer camp.
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Clay
UPI
Richard A. Payne
South Charleston
West Virginia
Payne
Weston State Hospital
Virginia
Elk River
Weston
A.R. Bruce
Clay County
Herbert H. Barber
Ivydale
Barber
Bruce
Charleston
Why Bother To Vote Draw Straws In Computer Era
Washington columnist Dick West notes Rep. Oliver Bolton urges not to declare a winner until polls close. He imagines future elections led by computer projections where only a small portion vote, while the rest abstain, likening outcomes to TV ratings and suggesting straw draws as a remedy.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Oliver P. Bolton
Ohio
Bolton Aled
Bolton
Moderator Named By Presbyterians
The West Virginia Synod of the United Presbyterian Church elected the Rev. Alvin K. Thomas of Parkersburg as moderator at its 61st annual meeting held at Davis & Elkins College. The synod, comprising churches in Grafton Parkersburg and Wheeling, conducted the vote Monday.
Nixon Urges GOP Competition For Goldwater Nomination
Former Vice President Richard Nixon said a challenger could emerge to Barry Goldwater, though Goldwater likely clinches the nomination by week’s end after a National Governors Conference breakfast. Nixon urged GOP governors to foster competition to broaden national exposure for the party. State Police promoted Kenneth J. Neely to sergeant and moved him to Charleston, with transfer details and training noted. H. H. Meador also shifted from Sutton to Beckley.
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Cleveland
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
Goldwater
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
State Police
W. E. Burchett
Kenneth J. Neely
Sutton
Charleston
Neely
Beckley
Criminal Identification Bureau
National Police Academy
Washington
FBI
Cpl
H. H. Meador
Beckley, Co
Eisenhower urges constitutional convention to balance budget
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower asks governors to push amendments via a constitutional convention to require the federal government to balance the budget at least every two years. He spoke at the National Governors Conference urging states to initiate the process, noting Congress would still need ratification by three-fourths of states.
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Cleveland
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Congress
Washington
Weather Warm And Humid Beckley And Vicinity
Beckley area forecast partly cloudy and warm this afternoon with a high near 86. Tonight partly cloudy and mild with scattered thunderstorms and a low around 66. Wednesday mostly cloudy with likely morning storms then cooler afternoon. River Greenbrier and Lake both normal and clear with 2 gates open. Hinton gauge at 2.1 ft.
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Beckley
DO Eisai
Lomph
Greenbrier
Hinton
Romney urged by Nixon and governors to seek GOP nomination
Cleveland UPI reports Governor George Romney of Michigan said he was urged by former Vice President Richard Nixon and several Republican governors to run for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Bulletin
Cleveland
UPI
George Romney
Michigan
Richard M. Nixon
Governors Seek Open Contest At GOP Convention
The conference of Republican governors signals a push for real competition for the nomination and an open convention. Goldwater’s delegate support grows, threatening to exceed the 655 votes needed before the convention. Eisenhower met governors and denied any organized stop-Goldwater effort. Nixon addressed speeches before arriving.
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Goldwater
Eisenhower
Nixon
Tot 4 Obeys Order Shoots Dad In Head
Glen Thierry four years old told police he shot his father Leonard Thierry thirty two with a twenty two caliber pistol after being ordered to do so. The father was in critical condition at County General Hospital. Theresa seven Gary five refused. The father had acted strange since Mary Thierry left the home.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Glen Thierry
Leonard Thierry
County General Hospital
Thierry
Theresa
Gary
Glen
Mary
Beaver Creek coal lease filed in Raleigh County
A lease for mining coal on about 1875 acres in Shady Spring District was admitted to record, with a minimum annual royalty of 2500 dollars. The agreement between Thomas R. Trottino and Kirby Lumber Co. covers seven tracts near Beaver Creek headwaters and the old CCC road, part of a 1943 deed. Trottino has assigned the lease to Sterling Smokeless Coal Co. of Mount Hope, with O B Kirby and Florence Kirby signing for the company.
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Shady Spring
Raleigh
Thomas R. Trottino
Kirby Lumber Co
Beaver Creek
CCC
New River Co
O. B. Kirby
Florence
Maryland Avenue
Trottino
Sterling Smokeless Coal Co
Mount Hope
P. C. Graney
Sterling Smokeless
Mail Box Destruction Leads to Fines for Three Teens
James Harold Kershner 18 Cranberry John Toney 20 Sprague and Earl Steven Burton 18 Beckley appeared before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez and were fined 150 each on charges of destruction of property. They were arrested Saturday and charged with destroying 22 mail boxes in the Dry Hill Area by state police and postal inspector C H Sturgis.
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James Harold Kershner
Cranberry
John Toney
Sprague
Earl Steven Burton
Beckley
Joe Rodriguez
Dry Hill
C. H. Sturgis
Panamanian Ambassador Arias Out Of Danger After Shooting
Roberto Arias, former Panamanian ambassador to London, was reported out of danger in a Panama City hospital after being shot four times in a mid street dispute over last month’s election, in which Arias won a National Assembly seat and Alfredo Jimenez was elected as an alternate. Premier Khrushchev and Tito urged unity in world communist ranks after talks in Leningrad. Tito headed to Belgrade while Khrushchev returned to Moscow. In Addis Ababa Ethiopia shifted to right hand driving with few minor accidents reported.
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Roberto Arias
London
Panama City
Alfredo Jimenez
Arias
National Assembly
Jimenez
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Tito
Leningrad
Belgrade
Khrushchev
Moscow
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Kennedy to Headline Democratic Fundraising Dinner in Charleston
Sen Edward M Kennedy D Mass brother of the late President will be the featured speaker at a 25 a plate Democratic fundraising dinner June 27 at the Charleston Civic Center. Lal Bahadur Shastri was sworn in as independent India second prime minister with a cabinet aligned to Nehru's policies Indira Gandhi named information and broadcasting minister Harold Stassen urged GOP senators to vote for cloture to end the civil rights debate.
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Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Charleston Civic Center
Lal Bahadur Shastri
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Shastri
Nehru
Indira Gandhi
Harold E. Stassen
GOP
West German Chancellor Erhard Tours Canada and U S
Ludwig Erhard left Bonn for a five day visit to Canada and the United States with plans to arrive in Ottawa around 4 pm Public notices report Dunbar Glass plant transfer to Action for Appalachian Youth as a training site for disadvantaged Kanawha County youths A sanitation and sewage plant at Cameron Marshall County approved for 521000 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad authorized to switch its North Mountain freight station from agency to non agency status
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Ludwig Erhard
Bonn
Canada
United States
Ottawa
Dunbar
Dunbar Glass Corp
Kanawha County
Public Service Commission
Cameron
Marshall County
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
North Mountain
Berkeley County
Rockefeller Congratulates Goldwater At Governors Conference
Gov Nelson A Rockefeller walked to Sen Barry Goldwater at the National Governors Conference banquet in Cleveland to congratulate him on his California primary victory and to jab at other GOP hopefuls. A search continued for Jack M Miller and Richard Gale Bradley who escaped from a Moundsville State Penitentiary coal mine work detail. The State Board of Public Works will meet Wednesday to review 1964-65 expenditure schedules for about 120 state spending units.
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New York
Nelson A Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Cleveland
Arizona
California
Goldwater
Jack M. Miller
Parkersburg
Richard Gale Bradley
Montana Flood Brings City to Standstill and Evacuations
The Sun River flood near Great Falls, Montana, following heavy runoff and rains, caused at least nine deaths with 16 people missing and thousands homeless. Dams collapsed or in danger as towns along the river and nearby creeks faced inundation. authorities warned of further rises as floodwaters spread across the region.
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Great Falls
Mont
Montana
Continental Divide
Teton River
Billings
Weather Bureau
Lewiston
Spring Creek
Fort Benton
Missouri
State Highway Department
Helena
State Capitol
Kalispell
Flathead Lake
U.S. Weather Bureau
Heavy Storms Strike Adriatic Coast Killing Nine
A hurricane force storm with hail and landslides battered Adriatic beach resorts from Rimini to Bari. Nine Italians died and five were reported missing as a six foot tidal wave isolated campsites and forced rescues by police and an army amphibious unit. Two fishermen and two crew members from a Panamanian freighter were found alive amid widespread damage and travel disruption across northern and central Italy.
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Rimini
Italy
UPI
Adriatic
Brescia
Bari
Latiia
Rome
Senate Votes to Allow Jury Trials in Civil Rights Bill Contempt
The Senate approved a Morton backed amendment to provide jury trials in all criminal contempt cases under the civil rights bill except voting rights, a 51 to 48 vote. The move aimed to curb debate while testing support for limits on filibuster, as leaders seek a Wednesday cloture vote.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Thurston B. Morton
Rey
Mansfield
LBJ
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Johnson
White House
Morton
Everett M. Dirksen
GOP
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Daughters Enter Magazine Contest But Fail to Win
Sherwood Glutz notes a daughter of Unkle Nabob enters a magazine contest but cannot craft a 25 word or less entry, leaving her without a prize or clear win.
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Unkle Nabob
Labor Strife Hits Cape Kennedy and Michigan Plants
United Press International reports maintenance men at non union operated Cape Kennedy rail facilities delaying 215 million dollars in space projects as 10 000 workers threaten to walk at Aluminum Company of America plants in East and Midwest. Hillsdale Michigan electrical workers near climax as Essex Wire contract vote looms with Gov Romney urged restraint. Picket lines by the Brotherhood of Maintenance Men keep 3 300 space workers idle. national labor board scrutiny follows a 102 day strike.
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United Press International
Cape Kennedy
Michigan
Aluminum Company of America
East
Midwest
Hillsdale
Mich
Essex Wire Corp
George Romney
Brotherhood of
Florida East Coast Railway
National Labor Relations Board
Byrd Attacks Anti Cloture Bill In Senate Speech
Senator Byrd urged a vote against cloture arguing the proposed civil rights bill is dangerous and unconstitutional. He warned passage would curb debate, quash amendments, and transform government by injunction into political necessity. He pressed that voters should have a say in the fall.
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Byrd
Canadian Pornography Deluges West Virginia Mail
Postal inspectors report an overflow of obscene literature and pornographic art entering West Virginia post offices from Canada. Charleston offices are alerted to watch mail to and from Quebec and to set aside letters destined for Canada. Postmaster J C Lakin noted mail order offers for lurid literature and pornography.
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Charleston
UPS
West Virginia
Canada
Panhandle
Pennsylvania
Quebec
J. C. Lakin
Methodists Ask Byrd To Vote For Cloture
In Buckhannon WVPI delegates of the West Virginia Methodists Conference draft a resolution urging Sen Robert Byrd to vote for cloture of the civil rights debate in the Senate and to back his amendments. Rev L E Crowson presented the measure as delegates plan to pursue church unity efforts across Negro and white Methodist churches under central administration later in the week.
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West Virginia
Wife Admits Shooting Rhodell Patrolman
Rhodell patrolman Fred Hammond was wounded in a chest shooting. His wife admitted firing the shot after a quarrel begun when Hammond allegedly threatened her with a gun. Hammond, recovering at Beckley Memorial Hospital in fair condition, previously claimed he shot himself. No arrest has been reported.
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Rhodell
Fred Hammond
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Orville Simmons
Simmons
Hammond
Bob Belcher
Rhodesl
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