Byrd Opposes Civil Rights Bill Over Property Rights
Washington Senator Robert Byrd said he would vote against the civil rights bill arguing it would destroy private rights of individuals such as a widow running a six room tourist home in the South. He contended the bill offers no new civil rights and accuses Senate leaders of pushing it through despite opposition.
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Washington
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
South
Byrd
Senate
Randoph Urges Civil Rights Advance in Senate Session
Sen Jennings Randolph of West Virginia told colleagues after the civil rights debate that this era offers an unmatched chance in Senate history to advance the American ideal. He cited the Declaration, Lincoln, Kennedy and Johnson in urging progress toward full dignity and self realization for all regardless of race or creed.
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Washington
API
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Senate
Congress
West Virginia
Lincoln
John Kennedy
Randolph
Lyndon Johnson
King seeks terms to pull nonviolent army from St Augustine
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. faced resistant white leadership in St Augustine as he prepared to offer terms for withdrawing his nonviolent group. A grand jury had urged a 30 day truce with both sides leaving the city, but segregationists planned a meeting as renewed tensions loomed. King softened his stance saying he would depart if a racial committee to address the crisis was appointed, yet earlier momentum for compromise faded amid growing demonstrations.
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United Press International
Martin Luther King Jr
St. Augustine
Fla
King
Grand Jury
Beckley Woman Awarded 45000 in Federal Suit
Mrs. Mary Rose Allen of Beckley was awarded 45000 for personal injuries in a Charleston federal court. She was one of five women injured Feb 13, 1961, when a Greyhound bus collided with their car on icy roads. The suit was brought by Beckley attorneys Clay S. Crouse and E. Carl Meadows. Mrs. Meadows cannot yet return to work. The case was in federal court due to Greyhound Lines being chartered outside West Virginia.
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Mary Rose Allen
Beckley
Charleston
Allen
Greyhound
Beckley Manufacturing Co
United States District Court
John A. Field Jr
West Virginia Maryland bridge pact to span Potomac
West Virginia agreed to pay about one third of the Potomac crossing that would link U S 220 in Allegany County Maryland with Sec 9 in Mineral County West Virginia The plan joins WV 28 and replaces a smaller bridge to handle heavier traffic The agreement followed a state road commission meeting with Gov W W Barron Sen Clarence Martin and Sen Charles Millar and is subject to minor design changes including an Allegany Ballistics Laboratory approach Maryland has submitted its plans
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Potomac
Mountain State
Maryland
Allegany County
W. Va
Mineral County
Burl A. Sawyers
W. W. Barron
Clarence Martin
Martinsburg
Charles Millar
Keyser
Sawyers
Allegany Ballistics Laboratory
Rocket Center
Rebels Seize City in Eastern Congo Clash
UPI reports Communist backed rebels armed with spears and bows seized Albertville, capital of North Katanga, for the second time this month. Government troops, about 700 strong, offered little resistance as marauding Baluva tribesmen, guided by Communist China, roamed the streets amid war paint. Other rebellions were noted in Kivu and Kwilu provinces.
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Elisabethville
the Congo
UPI
Congo
Albertville
China
Katanga
Kivu
Kwilu
Barry Goldwater Presses Civil Rights Into Campaign
Barry Goldwater moves to lead the Republican standoff on civil rights in the 1964 presidential race. His vow to vote against the Senate civil rights bill splits GOP unity and complicates the party's stance. Governor Scranton seeks to leverage the issue to undermine Goldwater while Democratic and Republican spokesmen dismiss any political gain from the fight.
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Washington
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Lincoln
Senate
Republican
Johnson
Goldwater
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Congress
Scranton
Darkness to End Scavenger Dangers at Municipal Dump
Beckley Mayor John Wesley Smith announced new measures to end scavenger activity at the Municipal Dump. Appalachian Power Co will install dusk to dawn lights on order of the City Council to curb health hazards. health officials threaten to padlock the dump if unsanitary conditions persist. The city spreads trash to control rats and restrains families scavenging for food. The mayor sought a 48 acre option for adjacent land as a future landfill and city council authorized bulldozer use for landfill operations.
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Beckley
John Wesley Smith
Appalachian Power Co
Ross P. Daniel
Paul W. Feigley
Beaver Coal Co
Feigley
Board of Directors
Henry the baby is coming headline from LA worker
Henry Sylvester Cavanaugh a 39 year old construction worker rushed to the hospital with his wife Christina after a car collision during a bus strike caused traffic chaos. An 8 pound 6 4 ounce son was delivered by neighbors Julian and Mrs Blanco of Azusa at County General Hospital where mother and baby were reported in good condition.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Henry
Henry Sylvester Cavanaugh
Christina
Cavanaugh
Baldwin Park
San Bernardino
Hospital
Julian Blanco
Azusa
Calif
Blancos
Cavanaughs
County General Hospital
Weather Update for Beckley and Vicinity
Variable clouds and warm humid air bring scattered showers this afternoon and evening through Saturday. Highs near 86 today and mid 80s Saturday, with lows around 67. Beckley observed 80 in the last 24 hours and 61 earlier. winds WSW at 9 mph. River gauges show Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake Bluestone normal and clear. Sunset 8:49, Sunrise Saturday 6:02.
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Beckley
Greenbrier Normal
Clear Lake
Bluestone
Clear Gates
Palmer Grabs Early Lead With Front Nine 34
Arnold Palmer again led the US Open field posting a one under par 34 on the front nine for a three under total after 27 holes. The cool sunny conditions helped Palmer maintain his edge as he pursues the title.
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Washington
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Rights Bill Passage Expected Late Today
Washington leaders expect the civil rights bill to pass the Senate late today after final debate. As many as 77 or 78 senators were projected to back the measure with Goldwater likely to oppose on constitutional grounds. Negro leaders vow to test the law immediately once enacted, targeting Montgomery, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Selma, Albany, and St Augustine.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
King
Montgomery
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Gadsden
Selma
Ala
Albany
Manhattan Lawyer Slain In Elevator. City Faces Wave Of Terror
Police hunted a tall sunken-cheeked killer of Leonard Simpson 63 a Manhattan attorney found shot in his Upper West Side apartment elevator. A feared drug addict suspected. autopsy confirmed the heart wound. Neighbors and councilman seek stronger police protection amid fears.
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New York
UPI
Manhattan
Leonard Simpson
Upper West Side
Selma
Simpson
Mount Hope Chief Announces Retirement After 20 Years
Mt Hope police chief T T Twaddle, age 70, will retire July 1 after 20 years as chief. He also leads the Mount Hope Volunteer Fire Department and plans to remain in that role. Born January 24, 1894, in Glen Jean, he has lived in Mount Hope 62 years and started as patrolman in 1939, becoming chief in 1944. He has guided students at Mount Hope Elementary and joined National Patrol Boys Parades trips for 12 years. He and Flora M Welch, married in 1914, have four children and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. He expressed thanks to residents and the current administration.
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Mount Hope
RNS
T. T. Twaddle
Twaddle
Fire Department
Main Street
Stadium Road
Mount Hope Elementary School
Uncle Tom
Washington, D. C
National Patrol
Flora M. Welch
Linwood
Margaret) Oliver
Hilltop
Alden
Kathleen) Moon
Milton
Bob Twaddle
Charleston
Thomas R. Twaddle
Vehicles Department Preps For Late Sales
Charleston report notes the State Motor Vehicles Department will extend hours to handle last minute sales of 1964 65 passenger car license plates. Commissioner Jack Nuckols cites the need as 100000 individuals had not yet bought new licenses. Display of plates is required on all private passenger cars by July 1.
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Charleston
UPS
State Motor Vehicles Department
Jack Nuckols
Nuckols
Beckley Firm Wins $4 Million Army Contract
Beckley based Melpar-West Virginia Inc expected to receive a $4,050,336 Army contract for 1,235 infrared searchlight sets. contract award planned at 4 p.m. from the Army procurement office in Chicago. Falls Church VA address listed for company offices.
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Beckley
Melpar - West Virginia, Inc
Department of the Army
U. S. Seni
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
John M. Slack Jr
Army Engineer Procurement Office
Chicago
Mount Hope Road
Arlington Blvd
Falls Church
Democrats See No Trouble In Raising Debt
In Washington, Senate Democratic leaders expect no trouble raising the national debt limit to a record high of 324 billion dollars by July 1. The House approved a 9 billion dollar increase and extended temporary wartime excise taxes. A GOP bid to cut jewelry and luggage taxes failed. The Finance Committee will review both bills after a one day Treasury hearing with C Douglas Dillon.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
GOP
Finance Committee
Treasury
C. Douglas Dillon
Congress
Centen nial baby Lee Lucas turns one Saturday
Lee Andrea Lucas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Lucas of 103 Massey St, will celebrate her first birthday Saturday. She was the county’s first baby born last year as the state began its centennial celebration. She weighed 6 pounds 7.5 ounces at birth and now weighs 24 pounds with 10 teeth and has been walking a month.
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RK County
Lee Andrea Lucas
Arnold Lucas
Massey St
Statue Found In State Believed 350 Years Old
Scientists dating a four foot wood statue found near here say it was carved about 350 years ago by Fort Ancient farmers in the Kanawha Valley. The relic, discovered by boys in 1883, links to Hopewell and Adena cultures with ties to Kentucky and Milwaukee museums as researchers seek more artifacts and archeological context.
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Tom Fazio Charleston
UPI
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Westwood
N. J
Ivan Sanderson
Sanderson
Charles Hapgood
University of New Hampshire
West Virginia
State Museum
Kanawha
Appalachians
Chelyan
Crime rises sharply in first quarter of 1964
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports a 19 percent rise in U S crime in the first quarter of 1964, with property crimes leading gains auto theft up 22 percent grand larceny 21 percent and burglary and robbery each up 18 percent. Violent crimes show increases with forcible rape up 22 percent murder 17 percent and aggravated assault 14 percent.
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Washington
UPI
United States
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Police thwart murder plot in Michigan cabin plan
Chicago police confirmed a plot by three teenagers to murder elderly couple Elmer and Florence Zander at their summer home in Fife Lake Traverse County Michigan. The youths aged 13 15 and 18 planned to beat them with a baseball bat remove teeth burn bodies and forge checks from a $150000 bank account to fund the scheme, using the couple’s Thunderbird.
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Chicago
UPI
Michigan
Thunderbird Auto
State Man Arrested For Pa. Bank Holdup
West Virginia man Quinn D. Sorrells, 31, of Ridgely, WV, was arrested by Pennsylvania state trooper on Rt. 220 about six to seven hours after the Hyndman bank robbery. About $23,400 stolen. majority recovered on Wills Mountain after he abandoned a car and fled four miles on foot.
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Bedford
UPI
West Virginia
Hoblitzell National Bank
Hyndman
Quinn D. Sorrells
R.D
Ridgely
W. Va
Sorrells
Pennsylvania
Wills Mountain
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