West Virginia seeks tax division head expert
West Virginia's new tax commissioner C Howard Hardesty Jr Fairmont seeks a division head who can master federal tax law and the state code He wants an expert able to analyze rules handle data processing and prepare durable regulations The job aims to start by May 1 with withholding rules in April and retroactivity to Jan 1 creating auditing and staffing challenges for 600000 returns and office space.
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Carlo J. Salzano
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
C. Howard Hardesty Jr
Fairmont
Hardesty
Donald C. Carman
Deaths and Funerals in Beckley and Nearby Areas
Funeral services were to be held today for William Hogan 34 of Ransomville N Y formerly Crab Orchard after a heart attack while driving his car Survivors include his wife Gloria and a young son In Beckley area Earl A Smith 1 Bozoo died of heart attack while visiting Peters town Surviving family includes Emma Smith James W Smith Betty Arthur James Hanna and others Body at Broyles Funeral Home Peters town Landgraff five daughters Sadie Mills Bertha Jones Florrie Trantham Hazel Cook Thelma Yates and Frank Size more listed as survivors Body at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens Charlie Jackson 55 Stotesbury died at 4 40 a m after long illness Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending arrangements.
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William Hogan
Ransomville
N. Y
Crab Orchard
Hogan
Gloria
Beckley
Edgar Hogan
Sprague
John Hogan
Dry Hill
T. T. Smith
James Harvey
Hilda Yancey
Hinton
C. B. Yancey
Ted Yancey
Whiteak
Earl A. Smith
Bozoo
James Page
Peterstown
Smith
Lindside
Emma Shaver Smith
Richwood
James Smith
Monroe County
Union
Emma Smith
James W. Smith
Centerville
Betty Arthur
Roanoke
James Hanna
Charles Keener
Cleveland
Ohio
Mamie Lively
Scarbro
Ruby Deas
Broyles
Charlie Jackson
Stotesbury
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Sizemore, John Thomas, Itmann resident dies at 90
J T Sizemore aged 90 of Itmann died at 2 p m Thursday in Mullens Hospital. Born October 28 1870 in Pineville, he was the son of the late George and Elizabeth Mitchem Sizemore. He is survived by wife Bessie and four sons John of Warren Ohio Frank of Cleveland Ohio Isaac of Itmann with whom he lived and Lawrence Sizemore of
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John Thomas Sizemore
Itmann
Mullens Hospital
Pineville
George and
Elizabeth Mitchem Sizemore
Bessie
John
Warren
Ohio
Frank
Cleveland
Isaac
Lawrence Sizemore
Randall Kincaid Randall Cosby Kincaid dies in Beckley VA
Randall Kincaid Randall Cosby Kincaid aged 67 died at 4 55 a m today at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after a two week illness. The notice provides basic death details and time.
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Randall Cosby Kincaid
Victor
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Davis Infant Karla Ann Davis Dies at Three Months
Karla Ann Davis three month old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Davis Sullivan died in a local hospital at 6 p m Thursday. Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Karla Ann Davis
John Davis, Sullivan
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
James Arthur Lusk Dies in West Virginia Mine Accident
James Arthur Lusk of Covel, 55, died Thursday after injuries from a mine accident at Itmann’s Pocahontas Fuel Co. mine on Wednesday. He was caught between a shuttle car and timber, suffered a fractured pelvis and other injuries, and died at Bluefield Sanitarium. The body lies at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Mullens.
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James Arthur Lusk
Covel
Lusk
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Itmann
Bluefield Sanitarium
Robertson
Passenger Suffers Broken Back In Wreck Near Mullens
Mrs J C Teaford of South Mullens spent her 62nd birthday in a cast after a car crash on an icy stretch near Helen while en route to Beckley to visit a daughter. She and her husband were hospitalized at Wyoming General. she initially had only a leg injury but X rays showed a broken back. He was treated for facial cuts and bruises and released.
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Teaford
Goldberg Asks Loan Plan Faces Senate Action
The bill would create a loan and grant program to aid chronically unemployed areas in a Senate version differing from the administration by financing and administration details. Douglas hopes Senate Banking Committee approval next week and mid March final action, with a separate agency and Treasury borrowing versus Commerce Department direct appropriations.
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Senate
Douglas
Senate Banking Committee
House
Treasury
Commerce Department
Congress
Subcommittee
Administration
Rotary Club Meets Tonight at Town and Country Drive In
Beckley Rotary Club members gather at 6 o'clock this evening for a meeting at the Town and Country Drive In, inviting all members to attend.
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Rotary
Beckley
Registration Set At ABI Monday
Appalachian Bible Institute opens third term evening classes with 7 p.m. registration on Monday. Two courses offered New Testament Survey and Successful Teaching, each 12 weeks long with Evangelical Teacher Training Association credit. Survey at 7 p.m. and Teaching at 8 p.m. Cost 3 dollars per course 1 dollar registration and 1.25 dollars per textbook. Faculty will teach.
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Appalachian Bible Institute
Evangelical Teacher Training Association
Lester E. Pipkin
ABI
Budget Cuts Open First Morning Of Session
The legislature considers a $1.7 million cut to balance the budget and fund a $17.5 million Gov. W. W. Barron program, plus continued aged care and state employee retirement matching funds. Other actions include creating a Corrections Department, capping income tax via referendum, forming a Human Rights Commission, and severance tax debate. The House passed 14 bills including a Commerce Department and Natural Resources reorganization, with notable votes on related measures.
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W. W. Barron
Department of Corrections
State Board of Probation and Parole
House
Human Rights Commission
Senate
Clarence E. Martin
Berkeley
Del
Roy Lee Harmon
Raleigh
Finance Committee
Department of Commerce
State Conservation Commission
Department of Natural Resources
Commerce
Natural Resources
Department of Finance and Administration
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Blast Cause Sought at Ethyl Corp Plant
Crews moved into the blast torn area of the Ethyl Corp petro chemical plant in Baton Rouge Louisiana as they searched for the cause of explosions that killed two workers and injured others. Investigators focused on the site readiness and safety procedures as they began inspections and interviews with workers.
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Baton Rouge, la
UPI
Ethyl Corp. Petrochemical
Supreme Court Doubts Connecticut Birth Control Case
The Supreme Court signaled doubts about a Connecticut ban on contraceptives as a Yale gynecologist, Dr. C. Lee Buxton, and others challenge its legality. Justices questioned legal foundations and possible prosecutions, noting no prior convictions under the law and testing how use proof could be established.
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Charlotte G. Moulton Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Connecticut
C. Lee Buxton
Yale University
Buxton
Raymond J. Cannon
Guard Charge Dropped In Court For Glen Morgan Case
A Glen Morgan man jailed on charges of drunkenness and breaking guard is released after bond. Jack Bryant, linked to a December 1959 guard-breaking incident, was found not prosecutable after a year due to statute of limitations. Other local jail disclosures include arrests for drunkenness, non support, and disturbing the peace, with releases for lack of evidence or completed sentences.
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Glen Morgan
Raleigh
Jack Bryant
Cotton White
M. E. Tyree
Tyree
Skelton
Archie Workman
Sundial
Marsh Fork
Clyde Cousins
Beckley
Jack Hill
George Sutton
Harper
John E. Rogers
Night Spot Robbery in Parkersburg
In Parkersburg two knife wielding men robbed a club manager of 1500 late Thursday night during a ruse of a fake fight. Police questioned three local men early today as Ellison received minor facial wounds in the scuffle before the robbers fled in a car.
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Parkersburg
UPI
Robert Ellison
Ellison
Explosions injure 32 with several critical burns
A series of explosions left 32 people injured on Thursday. Four victims were hospitalized with critical burns, three more were admitted, and 25 sustained lesser injuries.
More Revenue Measures Urged
Charleston report notes Senate Finance Committee backing two administration revenue bills to add about 3 million dollars yearly. House previously passed them. Proposals include raising automobile privilege tax to 3 percent, increasing pari mutuel pool take to 6 percent for one year, liquor price hikes to net 1 million annually, and shifting 350 thousand from idle special revenue. Also recommends a 6.5 million education bill with longer school terms and 21 dollars monthly teacher raises. A civil service commission bill and Public Service Commission salary increases are also advanced.
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Charleston
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
Administration
House
House Finance Committee
The
Liquor Commission
General Revenue Fund
Senate Judiciary
Civil Service Commission
House Judiciary
Public Service Commission
UN Chief Seeks Congo Halt to Forays in Stanleyville
Gen Sean McKeown flew to Stanleyville for talks with Gen Victor Lundula commander of forces loyal to Antoine Gizenga. McKeown urged stopping armed incursions into Leopoldville held territory. Meanwhile hundreds of Africans fled to UN refuge amid fears of renewed massacre after 44 locals were killed earlier in the week.
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Sean McKeown
U.N
Congo
Stanleyville
Victor Lundula
Antoine Gizenga
Patrice Lumumba
McKeown
Lundula
Leopoldville
U.N. Command
Convention Use Of Dining Room Sought By CC
Beckley Chamber of Commerce Expansion Committee aims to lease the Beckley Hotel dining room for convention use. Chairman John Kushner planned to contact hotel management for a lease and possibly a large display room. Hotel representatives were unavailable for comment, but officials believe an agreement can be reached.
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Beckley
Kushner
Antenna tests to warn pilots of collisions pursued
A test on a unique antenna aims to warn aircraft pilots of impending collisions and prescribe proper escape maneuvers. The article notes other items including appeals court upholding Cuban gun running convictions and House funding to counter wiretapping threats, plus state briefs on local officials and figures.
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U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Morgantown
W. Va
House Appropriations Committee
State Department
U. S
House
Failed House vote on severance bill in Raleigh County
Thursday afternoon the committee discharge motion failed 57 to 33 to bring the severance bill to the House floor. All Raleigh County delegates including G C Porter of the Finance Committee supported Severance before the election.
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Raleigh County
G. C. Porter
Bringin' em Back Biggest Problem MAN IN SPACE
Space policy makers fear a manned flight could face a dangerous ocean recovery if the capsule lands off target like Ham the chimpanzee did last January. Navy ships and helicopters practiced recovery, but Ham drifted more than 100 miles out, delaying rescue and raising the danger of a sinking capsule before human retrieval.
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Jack V. Fox
New York
UPI
Ham
Bahamas
Cape Canaveral
Atlantic
Donner
22Nd Marine Helicopter Squadron
Ellison
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New York City
U.S
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New State Income Tax Division
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Sears
Sears Monument CO
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Powe
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Frankfurter
John M. Harlan
Cannon
U.N. Averts
U.N. Security Council
George H.seibert
George H. Seibert Jr
Wheeling
Earl Miller Jr
Greenview
Boone County
West Virginia Industrial School For Boys
Pruntytown
E. L. Frum
Grafton
John Lynn Goshorn Jr
House of Delegates
National Institute of Health
Thomas J. McDonnell
Mount Calvary Cemetery
St. Joseph's Cathedral
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