West Virginia Budget Battle Shrinks Senate Override Hopes
In Charleston the House and Senate clash over a general revenue budget bill seeking 103.9 million for operations next fiscal year. A conference is planned as lawmakers debate a 109.6 million version and a Civil Service reform proposal. Senate delays raise doubt on overriding the veto.
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Air Force Pilot and Beckley Ex-Wife Husband Dies on Last Flight
First Lt. James Donald Plathe, 29, husband of former Beckley resident Anna Blanar, was killed Sunday night on his last air force flight near Colorado Springs. He planned to resume studies at the University of North Dakota after his release next month. The Madison Minnesota native served five years in the Air Force, with time in the Strategic Air Command. He left behind a one year old daughter Ann Eliza, his mother Agnes Was, and three brothers. Funeral and burial details noted with military rites planned.
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James Donald- Plathe
Anna Blanar
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Boise
Idaho
Ann
Eliza
Helbeth
Agnes
Air Force
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Madison, Minn
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de Vareta
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Stalewart
Costello
Gael Party
Kyo
Parlia
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Mardi Gras Ends With Bloodshed as New Orleans Sees Murders
Mardi Gras celebrations left New Orleans crowded streets littered with debris after a day of revelry. Three people were killed in separate incidents including a 26 year old Tulane engineering student shot on a sidewalk, and a barroom fatality involving a woman identified as Blanche Moore. Police detained Arvest Moore 41 and a woman named Gladys in connection with the barroom shooting.
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Eisenhower taps party leaders over Leonard Hall fate
Washington report details how President Eisenhower may bypass Leonard Hall after his resignation as GOP national chairman. Republicans plan a Senateoffice building cocktail for Hall while Democrats criticize the appointment of George M. Moore as special assistant to Hall’s successor Meade Alcorn.
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Gasoline Supplies Soaring in Britain
London reports gasoline imports exceed 90 percent of normal pre Suez rates as Britain tightens rationing. The Financial Times notes tanks used for storage and stock accumulation causing embarrassment while OEEC officials say Europe would have 93 percent of normal oil needs for three months even without Suez reopening.
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Priscilla Pack MacArthur Dies In Raleigh County
Priscilla Pack aged about 75 died at her residence in Raleigh County at 1 39 a m. She was born August 1890 at Davis Fork and was a lifelong resident. Surviving husband Arthur Pack, five sons including Lionel Pack of Brisbane Australia and Samuel Mac Arthur of Baltimore, six daughters, two brothers, three sisters, 30 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral set for 2 p m Saturday at Crab Orchard Brethren Church with Rev Mark Wolfe officiating. burial in Bitel Ridge Memorial Gardens. Body to be at residence from Friday morning. pallbearers named.
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Ray Sisk
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Clarence’ Hillon
Dale Hylton
Ariold Hylton
Beckley Skies Weather and Planet Views
The Sun sets at 6 23 p m and rises at 6 43 a m Thursday The Moon sets at 11 26 p m First quarter on March 9 The Brightest Star Sirius is visible in the south at 8 09 p m Planets Mars is above the Moon and Jupiter is high in the southeast at 11 21 p m Saturn is in the southeast around 3 12 a m
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Bradley Woman Burned in Fire
A Bradley woman Mrs. Sloval faced first second and third degree burns in a home fire around 8 35 a m in a clothes closet ignition from a cigarette lighter was blamed on children playing fire damage on the second floor estimated at 100 to 200 dollars Beckley firemen treated her and she was taken to the Bradley office of Dr W H Warst. A false alarm later at 11 15 a m from Mool Street and a fainting incident near the Raleigh County Courthouse were reported. Secretary of State Dulles leaves for a Southeast Asia treaty meeting in Canberra Australia March 11 13.
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Australia
State Police Nab Prison Escapee in Pennsylvania
State Police apprehended prison escapee Robert James Lee in Raleigh County Jail after a chase from a truck stop near Reading. Lee, from Norristown, was in a stolen car and had been serving a two to five year term for larceny and burglary.
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Mrs Lucy Morgan Dies in Birmingham Hospital
Mrs Lucy Wright Morgan aged 74 died in a local Birmingham hospital at 6 30 p m Tuesday after an extended illness. She lived with her niece Mrs J R Lowe on Orchard Avenue and was a member of the First Christian Church. The body remains at Melton Mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
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Fonda to Wed For Fourth Time
Henry Fonda plans to wed Contessa Aldera Franchelli marking his fourth marriage. A Paramount spokesman said the ceremony may be delayed beyond Saturday as Fonda keeps date details secret while courting the Italian beauty in New York and Rome.
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Israel Suspends Gaza Evacuation Amid Unrest
In Jerusalem the Israeli military began withdrawing from the Gaza Strip but halted the operation after reports that the U N Emergency Force would bring Egyptian civilian administrators into the area. Arab disorder and Israeli countermeasures led to the killing of one Arab policeman and injuries to two Israeli soldiers.
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County Woman in Fair Condition After Personal Crisis
A Raleigh County woman identified as Mrs America Filen Stove er of near Catcord is reported in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital after apparently attempting self harm with a .16 gauge shotgun Monday night. Brady Vaughn Archer of Tommys Creek was moved from Beckley Hospital to a Virginia hospital. The Gaza Strip situation shows Israeli and Egyptian moves and UN relief activity with planned troop withdrawals and new timetables amid looting and evacuation debates.
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Brady Vaughn -Archer
Tommy’s Creek
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Shady Spring Girl Wins Oratorical Contest
Marjorie Prince of Shady Spring Raleigh County High School won the sectional oratorical contest sponsored by the American Legion today. She received a gold medal and the sectional award of $100.
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Hairs Found in Girl's Glove May Solve Lovers Lane Killing
In Mahwah New Jersey 11 year old Victoria Zielinski was found dead in a gravel pit after a night at Barbara Nixon's home. Police and Bergen County prosecutor Guy Calissi pursue hairs on a glove as a possible lead. Victoria had attended a homework session and vanished after leaving Barbara's house. Her father Anthony Zielinski led a hunt before discovering her body.
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Barbara
Couple Receives Word Of Son-in-law's Death
Mr and Mrs L M Armstrong of Stanaford learn of the death of their son in law George Everett Wills of Cleveland Ohio He died at Kanawha Valley Hospital after five weeks as a patient Survivors include his wife Jewell Armstrong Wills a daughter Rosetta Wills and several step relatives Funeral arrangements are complete
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Kanawha Valley Hospital
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De Valera Costello Supporters Run Neck and Neck in Ireland
In Dublin early returns show a tight race between Eamon De Valera and John A Costello amid Ireland general election results. About 1.2 million voters cast ballots as counting began and coalition options appeared unlikely.
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Virginia Weather Snapshot With Mixed Rain And Snow
Occasional rain mostly west and south ending during night with temperatures in the 30s. Thursday will bring cloudiness with possible wet snow or rain and highs near 40. Through Monday normal to four below normal, colder Friday, weekend remains chilly with warmer Monday.
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Absence of Witness Triggers Court Recess in Raleigh Case
Raleigh County Circuit Court recessed to 1:30 p m due to absence of principal defense witness A C Givens in the Ernest L Lilly versus Harry Patterson and wife case. Judge Norman Knapp stepped from the bench to testify for the defense as Lilly contends Patterson used 10 tons of field stone to fill his yard.
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Fireco Man Waives To Raleigh County Grand Jury
Lawrence Maddy was jailed in Raleigh County on a ward rent warrant. He reportedly sold mortgaged property belonging to C. A. Shumate and was remanded on a $1,000 bond. A 12 member grand jury was impaneled to hear the case with multiple attorneys listed for the plaintiff and defendant.
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Cotton White Day
Lawrence Maddy
Raleigh County
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Coal City
Freddie Thorne
Maddy
Shumate
Robert J. Ashworth
L. L. Scherer
K. D. Bowers
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$10,000 Suit Is Filed in Accident Death
Charles Claypool as administrator in the estate of Edward Claypool sues James Leonard Webb Nolia Dorsey and Milton Dorsey in Raleigh County Circuit Court over the January death of Edward Claypool. The action seeks damages totaling $10,000.
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Raleigh
Charles Claypool
Edward Claypool
James Leonard Webb
Nolia Dorsey
Milton Dorsey
Jury Action Set In Road Death
In Oak Hill Rae Godsey Magistrate R Godsey set a grand jury action for Watson Robinson 45 Rusert on charges of driving while intoxicated and negligent homicide. Bond was set at 300 on each charge after he posted. The Feb 24 highway death of Alberta Faye Kosnoski 49 of Beckley occurred on US 519 five miles north of Prince Fayette County when Robinson’s car crossed into the wrong lane and hit Kosnoski’s auto driven by Adam Kosnoski.
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Beckley
Two Nonconfidence Motions Fail in Ben-Gurion Government
In Jerusalem today two motions for nonconfidence against Premier David Ben-Gurion's government were overwhelmingly defeated. The first vote stood 34 to 25 and the second 144 to 6, solidifying the cabinet's position.
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David Ben-Guilion
Congressional Calls for Cuts Greet Report on Foreign Aid
The seven member commission led by Ben Fairless urged keeping aid at current spending but shifting to more loans and fewer grants. Congress debates how to balance necessity of aid with cost, with Rep Byrd to review recommendations, while Senator Mansfield praises some parts and critiques others. The White House released the findings from the Eisenhower era advisory group yesterday.
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