Reapportionment Amendment Eyed in Senate Hearings
Washington (UPI) Opponents of the Supreme Court ruling on state legislature apportionment urged a constitutional amendment to override the decision. Senators Aiken Dominick and others testified as a seven day Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing opened on the proposal which would let one house of a state legislature be apportioned by non population factors.
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Washington
UPI
U. S. Supreme Court
George Aiken
R-Vt
Peter H. Dominick
R-Colo
Senate Judiciary
Congress
Father Of Five Fighting Sullivans Dies At 82
In 1941 five Sullivan brothers enlisted together and perished aboard the USS Juneau when it sank in the Pacific. Mrs Aletta Sullivan recalls their loss as a heavy blow to the family. Sullivan died at St Francis Hospital in Waterloo at age 82 from a heart ailment. The brothers were George 29 Francis 26 Joseph 23 Madison 22 and Albert 20.
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U.S
Juneau
Pacific
Navy
Thomas Sullivan
Aletta Sullivan
Sullivan
St. Francis Hospital
Sullivans
George
Francis
Joseph
Madison
Albert
West Virginia House backs amendment to seek constitutional convention
The House of Delegates approved 67 to 33 a resolution urging Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment allowing two house legislatures to use factors beyond population for apportionment. Debates cited rural representation concerns and potential rural domination, with the measure now moving to the Senate.
Two convicts escape Moundsville pen work detail
Two youthful inmates escaped from a Moundsville Penitentiary work detail Tuesday. One was captured within hours. bloodhounds hunted the other through rural Marshall County. Identified as James Billy King, 20, serving 1 to 10 years for breaking and entering from Nicholas County, and Russell Billings, 21, serving 1 to 10 years for grand larceny from Kanawha County. Billings was nabbed by guards at Tom's Run about six miles east. King believed in the same area. They were assigned to Camp Fair Chance, an honor camp.
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Moundsville
UPI
Marshall County
James Billy King
Nicholas County
Russell Billings
Kanawha County
Billings
Tom's Run
Here
King
Camp Fairchance
Camden Calm During Negro Demonstration
United Press International reports a small march of about 45 Negroes in Camden Alabama to protest voter registration limits. White townspeople armed with pistols and billy clubs formed a temporary “rescue squad” but violence did not occur. Negotiations with Sheriff Jenkins and a county agricultural agent led to dispersal.
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Camden
Wilcox County
Alabama
Reg Albritton
Percy Columbus Jenkins
Albritton
John Lewis
Lewis
Jimmy Lee Jackson
Marion
Selma
Martin Luther King Jr
Washington
King
Howard University
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Atlanta
Georgia House
State Teachers Retirement Board
Kennedy details on Baron life story contact and FBI cooperation
Kennedy says Teamster official Sam Baron sought to share his story while fearing for his life. He arranged a Life magazine meeting with a promise of non publication until Baron’s status changed. Baron cooperated with the FBI as Hoffa faced indictment. Bolan testified on a mail cover and found ties to a broader Cohn case.
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The
New York Democrat
Sam Baron
Kennedy
Baron
Life Magazine
Hoffa
FBI
Bolan
Subcommittee
Mardi Gras Parade Draws Crowd Over Million In New Orleans
New Orleans police estimated more than a million people packed Canal Street and the French Quarter during Mardi Gras climax. Revelers included gorillas, harem girls, spacemen, cowboys, Indians, clowns, and Roman soldiers as officers created a parade path amid dense crowds.
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New Orleans
UPI
Crescent City
Canal Street
Man jailed after snake confrontation in Norwalk
NORWALK California deputies found Stanley L Daniels 20 of La Puente in a car with lights out Friday night He resisted arrest claiming he would not go to jail and reached for the back seat pulling a three foot snake He was booked on a public intoxication charge and his gopher snake was taken to an animal shelter.
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Norwalk
Calif
UPT
Stanley L. Daniels
la Puente
Daniels
U S and Soviet talk over Viet Nam seen as signal
In Washington, Secretary of State Rusk met with Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin for over an hour to outline U S policy in Viet Nam and the limits of action. The discussions aimed to deter miscalculation, prevent a broader war, and signal US firmness while avoiding a direct clash with Red China.
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Dean Rusk
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Southeast Asia
Rusk
U.S
Viet Nam
Russia
Hanoi
Johnson
China
Randolph says Reds won’t risk all-out struggle in Viet Nam crisis
Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia told a New Jersey builders group that he believes Communist China and Russia will avoid a gigantic confrontation with the United States over Viet Nam. He cited U S nuclear superiority and urged attention to American efforts in education health and transportation in South Viet Nam. He added that spring may bring a new peak in the building trades.
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Newark
N. J
UPI
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
China
Russia
United States
Randolph
Building Contractors of
New Jersey
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Logan Convict Freed by State Supreme Court Ruling
State Supreme Court orders release of Logan County convict Sam Jackson who pled guilty to rape in 1930 after finding no counsel was provided at sentencing. The decision notes two other Moundsville inmates, Wil bert Rider and Arlie C. White, had waived their right to an attorney.
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UPI
State Supreme Court
Logan County
Sam Jackson
Moundsville
High Court
Jackson
Supreme Court
Wilbert Rider
Arlie C. White
Rider
Fayette County
White
U. S. Court
Gideon
Drive On Drop Outs Chartered West Virginia Policy
Gov Hulett C Smith urged an all out campaign to reduce high school drop outs in West Virginia speaking at a dinner for the West Virginia Education Association centennial He linked educational progress to social and economic advancement noting drop outs fall behind economically and slow state progress.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
West Virginia Education Association
Smith
Malignant Growth Removed From Cardinal Meyer
CHICAGO UP I physicians for Albert Cardinal Meyer 61 were silent on resuming duties after a tumor was removed from his brain. Mercy Hospital said doctors warned against statements. Dr Harold Worris said I think I got it all after a four and a half hour operation. Final findings require further studies.
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Chicago
UPI
Albert Cardinal Meyer
John Kuenster
Mercy Hospital
Harold Worris
Conference Committee Forms to Resolve Capital Punishment Bill Differences
A 10 member Conference Committee including Delegates Robert Holroyd Kenneth Coghill Jesse Barker and George Seibert and Senators Paul Kaufman W T Brotherton Frank Deem Carl Gainer and W K Knapp will work out differences between Senate and House versions on abolishing capital punishment. The key dispute concerns parole eligibility for first degree murder without jury mercy recommendation.
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Charleston
UPI
Dels
Robert Holroyd
D-Mercer
Kenneth Coghill
Jesse Barker
D-Kanawha
Robert Holliday
D-Fayette
George Seibert
Ohio
Paul Kaufman
W.T. Brotherton
Frank Deem
R-Ritchie
Carl Gainer
D-Nicholas
W. K. Knapp
Putnam
Senate
House
Senate Rules Panel Rejects Move To Curtail Filibusters
The Senate Rules Committee rejected changes to reduce the hurdle for ending debate. By a 5-4 vote the panel backed maintaining the two thirds cloture rule. Some members favored a three fifths or majority approach with extra time for amendments, but the committee chose to send its recommendation to the Senate as is.
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Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Carl T. Curtis
Rneb
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Cooper
Six Men Arrested By Beckley City Police
Beckley police report six men arrested Tuesday on various charges. James Bandy, 54, was held on a hit and run warrant. Robert Hardy, 17, cited for operating without a city license. Genell Ward, 18, cited for operating without a state license and vehicle control failures. Bill Lester, 18, cited for a red light violation and to appear Feb. 8. Looney Grimmit, 45, arrested for drunkenness and resisting arrest. Charles Breckenridge, 28, arrested for drunkenness resisting arrest assault and interfering with an officer. Both men jailed in Raleigh County.
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Beckley
James Bandy
East Park
Joe Rodriguez
Robert Hardy
Eisenhower Drive
Genell Ward
Cook St
Bill Lester
Pike St
Looney Harold Grimmit
Bostic Avenue
Charles Roland Breckenridge
Hunter St
X Ray Clinic Finds TB Among Raleigh County Group
February x rays total 73 from the Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association yielded seven pulmonary tuberculosis cases and 52 negatives. Four primary inactive infections, four silicosis, three fibrosis, two tumor suspects, and other classifications were reported. The executive director Odessia Lewis noted letters were sent to 2,596 former contributors about TB risk and potential program closures.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association
Odessa Lewis
Lewis
Association
Seal Campaign
Country Life Group Elects James Head
New president C. W. James was installed at a buffet dinner meeting and is to organize committees and a program of work. Other officers include J. H. Jones as first vice president John W. Shumate as second vice president Mrs Wayne Laws as secretary and Albert Tieche as treasurer.
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Country Life Group
C. W. James
James
D. D. Holiday
J.H. Jones
John W. Shumate
Wayne Laws
Albert Tieche
Gambling Bill Targets Pin Balls and One Armed Bandits
Hubbard argues the new measure mainly tightens illegal possession provisions to cover pin balls and one armed bandits slot machines, distinguishing it from broader gambling offenses.
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Hubbard
Steven E Birchfield Pallbearers Named at Lester
Steven E. Birchfield 83 of Lester died in a local hospital at 2 35 a m Tuesday. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Thursday at the Lower Church of God in Lester with Rev S D Wolfford officiating. The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home with pallbearers Claude Webb Ed Cochran Bill Harris Ed Birchfield Marvin Hawley and Bill Trail.
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Steven E. Birchfield
Lester
Claude Webb
Ed Cochran
Bill Harris
Ed Birchfield
Marvin Hawley
Bill Trail
Birchfield
Funeral services for Early E. Watts in Glen White
Early E. Watts aged 64 of Glen White dies after a short illness in a local hospital. Retired miner born September 21 1900 in Evergreen Alabama. Survived by widow Sadie Watts five sons two daughters and siblings. Burial at Greenwood Memorial Park after Thursday 2 p.m. service at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Glen White
Ritchie and Johnson
W. M. Jones
Greenwood Memorial Park
Watts
Evergreen
Ala
Will Watts
Sadie Watts
Earl Jr
Baltimore
Carl Wilmington
Del
Theodore
Booker
Cleveland
Ohio
Jessie
Saphornia Watts
Frieda Watts
Willie Watts
McVey
Percy Watts
Solie Watts
Essie Watts
Pensacola
Fla
Warner Watts
Mobile
Agusta Maxwell
Minnie Lee
Jersey City
N. J
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Ada Massey Cozart Rites Held In Fairdale
Funeral services for Ada Cozart 41 of Fairdale are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Coal Marsh Baptist Church with Rev. M H Dinsmore officiating. Burial follows at McDonald Cemetery Maple Meadow. She died at home Tuesday of an apparent heart attack. Born January 14 1924 in Besoco she was daughter of the late Lewis and Martha Massey. Survived by husband Carlos at home son Carlos Lee and daughters Ruth Dianne Donna Faye all at home three sisters Wavey Griffith Eccles Vada Hall Glen Rogers Brady Laffer ty Virginia three brothers Grady Massey Peachtree Jack Massey Glen Fork Ray Massey Pennsylvania. Body at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home after 5 p m Wednesday. Taken to church one hour before service. Pallbearers Alfred Snuffer Ford Dalton Robert Furey Wayne Eubank Clinton Bailey George Blankenship.
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Fairdale
Coal Marsh Baptist Church
M. H. Dinsmore
McDonald
Maple Meadow
Besoco
Lewis
Martha Miller Massey
Carlos
Alfred Snuffer
Ford Dalton
Robert Furey
Wayne Eubank
Clinton Bailey
George Blankenship
Obituary: Mrs Lula Lawson of Beckley Dies at 63
Mrs Lula Lawson, 63, of Beckley, died in a local hospital Saturday after a long illness. She is survived by her husband, Willie Lawson. Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with Rev Archie Johnson officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood.
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Lula Lawson
Beckley
Willie Lawson
Ritchie and Johnson
Archie Johnson
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wrights Masonic Rites for J W Wright Graveside Service
J W Wright 92 of Melbourne Fla formerly Raleigh County dies after brief illness in Melbourne. Beckley Masonic Lodge to conduct graveside rites at Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev W Reece Burns officiating. Pallbearers named. Clayton Williams 79 of Beckley dies after extended illness. survived by wife Bettie H Williams and many relatives. Funeral at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Elder A G Nichols and Rev C E Walker officiating. interment at White Oak Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Beckley
David Muir
Irl H. Fink
Thomas Biggs
George Davis
Roland A. Hickley
Melton Mor
Clayton Williams
Death of Charlie Lockett in Beckley After Long Illness
Charlie Lockett, 74, of Beckley died at his brother Rev John Lockett's home at 113 Cannaday Street at 2 a.m. after a long illness. The body is at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
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Charlie Lockett
Beckley
John Lockett
Cannaday St
Trent and Durgan
Personal Injury Suit Nears End
Jurors hear final instructions today in a 60000 personal injury case arising from a June traffic collision. Nadell Tankersley and husband Chester sue Carol Dalton, her father Oscar Brown, and Rev. Charles E Walker, over damages from a truck crash owned by Brown and driven by Dalton’s student.
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Nadell Tankersley
Chester
Carol Dalton
Oscar Brown
Charles E. Walker
Dalton Girl
Brown
Jack Mann
Walker
Pad Explosion Destroys Atlas Centaur Launch Pad
CAPE KENNEDY United States damage survey teams will inspect a debris strewn pad after an Atlas Centaur rocket exploded two seconds after lift off Tuesday. The fireball rose 200 feet as engineers gauge repair time and impact on the Surveyor lunar mission slated for fall.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
America
Moon
United States
Legislature Rationes Tuition and Labor Measures
The House approved 97 to 3 sending to the Senate a bill raising out of state tuition at Marshall University from 175 to 305 per semester and WVU nonresident tuition from 205 to 350. A Senate-passed bill to remove the wrongful death suit cap was amended to set a 100000 ceiling on settlements. Also under consideration: a measure granting the state Labor Commissioner power to investigate and mediate disputes.
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House
Senate
Marshall University
West Virginia University
Clarence Martin
Berkeley
School Aid Debate Narrowly Surfaces in Rules Move
The process shift described as a enlargement and liberalization of the rules committee aimed to advance several bills but did not significantly boost school aid, reflecting limited gains from the maneuver.
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