Pre-Judged Protests Over Rail Firemen Job Cuts Split Broth ershoods
CHICAGO UPI A union leader charged that a presidential railroad commission pre judged the drive to cut 45000 locomotive firemen from diesel locomotives and yard engines. H E Gilbert head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen said the firemen will defend their rights and oppose the proposed changes. He noted the majority report indicated they were marked for elimination before evidence was heard and pledged hard negotiations in 1962 to seek a peaceful settlement. Leaders of BLE and other brotherhoods met in Cleveland to plan a unified response and a March 21 meeting with railroads was set to decide next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
H.E. Gilbert
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Gilbert
Kennedy
Brotherhood
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
BLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Roy E. Davidson
Five Brotherhoods
MacArthur Property Condemnation Trial Hears Valuation Disputes
Jury in Raleigh County Circuit Court hears witnesses place value on MacArthur property seized for W Va 16 project. State road officials cite small frontage loss and rent gains to argue lower compensation. Morgans list damages up to 25 000 with rents from post office doctors offices and apartments detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Alfred Morgan
W. Va
State Road Commission
W. R. Carr
Princeton
Carr
MacArthur Post Office
Earl Mullins
Aubrey Halstead
Leo Birch
D. D. Ashworth
State Road
Morgans
Knapp
Ashworth
SRC
Morgan
Snowstorm Strikes State With Heavy Totals Across Counties
Snow totals across West Virginia reach 11 inches at Flat Top with drifts up to three feet. Bald Knob Ski Slopes announce new open hours through weekend under manager Harry Ellis amid a broad regional snowfall. Statewide measurements top 28 to 30 inches in Hardy and Grant counties, with substantial totals in Barbour Pendleton and northern regions. No deaths reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald Knob
Harry Ellis
Huntington
Panhandle
State Road Commission
Hardy County
Grant County
Mineral
Hampshire
Northern
Tyler County
Hancock
Brooke
Barbour County
Pendleton County
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Boone, Clay
Kanawha
Mason, Pleasants
Ritchie
Boone, Wirt
Wood
Lewis, Upshur
Webster
Jackson
Rescue squad called for woman at Maxwell Hill home
Beckley Rescue Squad responded to the Maxwell Hill residence of Mrs. Paul Dillon at 11:25 a.m. today for reported breathing trouble. She received oxygen on scene and was transported to Raleigh General Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Maxwell Hill
Paul Dillon
Raleigh General Hospital
Now You Know By United Press International
The Malay Sea is described as the largest non oceanic body of water in the world extending over 3,114,056 square miles from the South Pacific to the Indian Ocean south of the Chinese mainland.
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United Press International
Malay Sea
South Pacific
Indian Ocean
Atlantic storm toll and flood devastation across the East Coast
The sea swept seven drownings and four others lost at sea while up to 26 inches of snow and 70 mph winds crippled transport from Washington to Boston. Five children perished near Delaware Bay as tides surged over Steel Pier and coastal cities flooded. Coast Guard reports distress signals from Florida amid widespread power outages, road closures, and dangerous conditions across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Delaware Bay
Bowers Beach
John Waters
Atlantic City
Florida
Coast Guard
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Maryland
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Tennessee
California
Sierra Nevada
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Bribe Case Ties to SEC Investigation Probe
Former interior post under the Eisenhower administration died June 17. He allegedly took the bribe to head off an SEC inquiry into stock manipulation.
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Interior Post
Eisenhower
SEC
Two Juveniles Charged With Burglary At Crab Orchard School
Two 15 year old Crab Orchard boys held in Raleigh County Jail on breaking and entering Crab Orchard Elementary School. Arrested at 2 30 p m by deputy after entering Saturday and Sunday nights. Principal S W Moye says a window was broken to gain access. Only missing item is a small amount of change from a teacher desk. Hearings set before Juvenile Court Judge Harry L McCreery. Carl Janelle Beckley jailed on felonious assault warrant. Corbet Farley Sophia jailed on profanity and drunkenness charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard
Raleigh County
S. W. Moye
Harry L. McCreery
Carl Janelle
Beckley
Bernard V. Coleman
Janelle
Coleman
Two Suits Seek 1927 Dollars In Raleigh County
Two suits filed in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office seek a total of 1927.17 dollars. Beckley Insurance Agency claims 1288.57 from Earl David Lilly of 111 Jackson Street and Earnest Lilly of 101 Perdue Street for premiums on policies issued 1959 to 1962. In the second suit John H. Dodd Jr. sues David Floyd and The Chesapeake and Telephone Co. over a December 27, 1961 truck collision on Route 54 near Maben, seeking 438.60 for damage and 200 for loss of use. Hodson, Scherer, Bowers, File and Hodson represent the insurance firm. Joseph Luchini represents Dodd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley Insurance Agency
Earl David Lilly
Jackson St
Earnest Lilly
Perdue St
John H. Dodd Jr
David Floyd
Chesapeake and Telephone Co
Dodd
C & P Co
Floyd
Maben
Donald D. Hodson
Scherer, Bowers, File and
Hodson
Joseph Luchini
Rothlisberger Injured In Route 19 Head On Crash
Floyd F. Rothlisberger, area conservationist with USDA Soil Conservation Service, was injured in a Tuesday head on collision on Rt. 19 between Danese and Layland. His car was wrecked after skidding into the oncoming Dolly Madison Cake Co. tractor-trailer. He checked into Beckley VA Hospital for examination. his knee injury is undetermined. He had recently received a 20 year safe driving award from SCS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd F.rothlisberger
Usda Soil Conservation Service
Beckley
Rt. 19
Danese
Layland
Rothlisberger
Morgantown
Dolly Madison Cake Co
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
SCS
State jobless total climbs in West Virginia in January
Unemployment in West Virginia rose to 13.8 percent of the labor force in January, up from December but 2.8 percentage points below January 1961. 84,200 jobless out of 611,500 in the labor force. payrolls 527,300. Nonfarm employment fell 14.6 percent from December to January, with manufacturing down 900 while nonmanufacturing dropped 13,800 since December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Iover
State Department of Employment Security
Department
West
Forest Service plan could boost local economy says Byrd
Byrd described a Forest Service developed Mountaineer unit as a path to economic future through land improvement and conservation. He cited expanded outdoor recreation, higher wildlife populations for hunting and fishing, more quality timber, better watersheds, and revenue for federal and local governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Mountaineer
Forest Service
Helicopter Clears Snow Delay Over Appalachian Line
A helicopter for Appalachian Power Co. resumed service today after being snowbound at Raleigh County Memorial Airport. The craft was seen making shuttle flights over Beckey as it supports construction of a new power line from Virginia into the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Power Co
Virginia
Raleigh County Memorial
Beckey
Deaths And Funerals in Raleigh County area
Funeral services for Mrs. Franklin Robertson 70 of Crab Orchard run 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Wildwood Cemetery. She died Tuesday after a two year illness. born June 22, 1891 in Shady Spring. Survived by daughters Mrs. Thomas Wilson Eccles and Mrs. Ewing Mitchell Crab Orchard, sisters Mrs. Allen Waddell Princeton and others, brothers Charley and Aud Phillips, five grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. The second obituary notes Andrew S. Rowan Memorial Home service for another local resident, with long list of survivors. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Robertson
Crab Orchard
Caffee Funeral Home
Shirley Donnelly
L. A. Garten
Henry Smith
Wildwood Cemetery
Robertson
Shady Spring
Prince and
Nancy Ann Ward Phillips
Raleigh County
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Mission Circle No. 1
Bob
Thomas Wilson
Eccles
Ewing Mitchell
Allen Waddell
Princeton
Ted Oliver
Beckley
Andrew S. Rowan
Sweet Springs
Hicksville
Bland County
James
Margaret Ann Martin Kidd
Christian Church
Crow
Howard
Bertha Evelyn Kidd
W. R. Prince
John Law Jr
L. J
Prominent Hinton Doctor Dr Charles H Laws Dies
Dr Charles H Laws 78 a longtime Hinton physician died at Beckley Memorial Hospital at 4 15 am after a week long illness He moved to Hinton in 1922 from Elkins born Phoebus Virginia June 23 1883 He studied at Charlotte University and Leonard Medical College He held church and civic roles and was the first Negro on Hinton City Council He served in World War I and is survived by a wife two stepdaughters a stepson two sisters and a brother The body lies at Meadows Funeral Home in Hinton awaiting funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Laws
Hinton
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Elkins
Phoebus
Charlotte University
Leonard Medical College
American Lesson
Knights of Phythias
Chamber of Commerce
Esquire Club
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Bachelor Benedict Club
Charleston
National Medical Society
Tri-County Medical Society
Alfred Pierce Laws
Edna Page
Toledo
Ohio
John W. Alexander
Orange
N. J
Maurice D. Pierce
Detroit
Mich
Beatrice Purvis
Hampton
Colie Griffith
New York City
George
Springfield
Mass
E. M. Meadows
Arthur Burt Funeral Arrangements Incomplete
Arthur Burt 72 of Brooklyn died at 4 10 a m Tuesday in a Beckley hospital from a heart attack. A retired Wyatt Coal Co Laing employee, he was born in Hilcabeth Scotland November 1 1889, son of John and Margaret Burt. Survived by brother Thomas of Brooklyn and sisters Mrs John McDonald and Mrs Thomas Gilles in Scotland. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Burt
Brooklyn
Beckley
Wyatt Coal Co
Laing
Hilcabeth
Scotland
John
Margaret Hamilton Burt
Thomas
John McDonald
Thomas Gilles
Tyree Funeral Home
Oak Hill
Final rites for Phillip G Adkins in Sophia
Phillip G Adkins 76 of Sophia died Tuesday after a long illness. Funeral 11 am Thursday in Williams Funeral Home Chapel Sophia Rev Lonnie Blankenship officiating Burial Phillips- Graham Cemetery near Stephenson. Survived by wife Julia Ann Graham Adkins daughter Nancy Sebert two other daughters four sons a sister 26 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren pallbearers named Tom Bowman Millard Blevins Al Janey Clifton Graham Arben Doss Jack Bousheley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip G. Adkins
Sophia
Williams Funeral Home
Lonnie Blankenship
Phillips- Graham
Stephenson
Adkins
E. D
Nancy) Sebert
Wyoming County
Wiley
Ludema Jane Lambert Adkins
Missionary Baptist Church
Bud
Sebert
Julia Ann Graham Adkins
Allie
Dorothy) Royce
Rhodell
Delmar
Pearl) Walls
Basin
Lloyd
Otsego
Blaine
Walter
Amigo
Bernie
Nancy Adkins
Tom Bowman
Millard Blevins
al Janey
Clifton Graham
Arben Doss
Jack Bousheley
Joe Sadler Killed in Turnpike Crash Near Beckley
Joe Sadler 62 of Coal Creek Mercer County died from injuries after a collision with a tractor trailer on the West Virginia Turnpike Monday. He died Tuesday at 9 55 p m in a local hospital. His body was moved from Caffee Funeral Home Beckley to Dudley Memorial Chapel Bluefield Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sadler
Coaldale
Mercer County
Sadler
West Virginia
Caffee
Beckley
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Bluefield
Final rites for Hollandsworth in Beckley slated
Thomas Hollandsworth's funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Caffee Funeral Home for 47 year old Thomas Lee Hollandsworth of Cleveland Ohio. He was a son of Mrs J T Hollandsworth of North Kanawha Street and the late J T Hollandsworth. The body arrived at Caffee Funeral Home this morning and will lie in state until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lee Hollandsworth
Cleveland
Ohio
N. Kanawha St
Beckley
Caffee Funeral Home
Hollandsworth
J. T. Hollandsworth
North Kanawha Street
Mrs Nell Walker Final Rites for West Virginia Delegate
Mrs Nell W Walker 73 of Winona died Monday night of a heart attack while visiting her brother Dr W W Walker in Baltimore Md She served in the West Virginia House of Delegates for 26 years Funeral services will be held at her home at 11 a m Saturday with Rev H R Gladney Eleanor presiding Burial will be in White Cemetery at Clifftop She is survived by a nephew Dr John W Epperson Owensboro Ky The body will be moved from Owen and Barth Funeral Home Charleston to her Winona residence Thursday morning
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Nell W. Walker
Winona
H. R. Gladney
Eleanor
White Cemetery
Clifftop
Walker
West Virginia House of Delegates
W. W. Walker
Baltimore
John W. Epperson
Owensboro
Owen and Barth
Charleston
Funeral services for William Deadmon in Central Street Baptist Church
William Deadmon 74 of 408 G Street dies after a long illness at Pine Lodge Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday with Rev. Edward Abram at Central Street Baptist Church. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivor listed as sister Mrs Lula Howard of Norfolk Virginia. Body at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home.
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William Deadmon
G Street
Central Street Baptist Church
Edward Abram
Greenwood Memorial Park
Deadmon
Pine Lodge
Lula Howard
Norfolk
Trent and Durgan Funeral Home
Final rites for Joseph J Kidd held in Crow
Final rites for Joseph Jackson Kidd aged 90 of Crow were to be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Melton Mortuary with Rev. Carl Johnson presiding. Burial followed at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Kidd died at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Jackson Kidd
Crow
Melton Mortuary
Carl Johnson
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Kidd
Funeral services for Mrs Lottie E Mitchell in Philadelphia
Mrs Lottie E Mitchell 88 of 5829 Thompson St Philadelphia died at Mercy Douglas Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Germantown at 8 p m Sunday with Rev William B Toland in charge. She was wife of the late Rev Frank B Mitchell and mother of Rev Corey C Mitchell. Survivors include another son Rev Frank B Mitchell Jr three daughters Marion Burrows Mrs George Carter and Mrs Robert Poper twelve grandchildren twenty four great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. Body at Walter C Beckett Funeral Home 216 W Coulter St Philadelphia.
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Lottie E. Mitchell
Thompson St
Philadelphia
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church
Germantown
William B. Toland
Frank B. Mitchell
Frank B. Mitchell Jr
Pinn Memorial Baptist Church
Marion Burrows
George Carter
Robert Poper
Walter C Beckett
W. Coulter St
Mrs Mary Oliver Dead at 67 in Beckley Hospital
Mrs Mary L Oliver 67 of 521 Sylvia St Beckley died in a Beckley hospital at 1 30 am She was born Stonecliff Jan 5 1895 Surviving brother Burl Jackson Beckley The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending arrangements
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Mary L. Oliver
Sylvia St
Beckley
Stonecliff
Burl Jackson
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Nuclear Sub Joins Atlantic Fleet at Newport News
The nuclear powered submarine Sam Houston joined the Atlantic Fleet in Newport News as Navy Secretary Fred Korth praised its retaliatory strength. He stated the second strike capability far exceeds the first strike of any enemy during commissioning ceremonies for the 16 Polaris missile carrying sub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
API
Sam Houston
Navy
Fred Korth
Korth
Barron Asked to Serve on Two Panels at Governors Conference
Gov. W. W. Barron of Charleston has been invited to participate in two workshop panels at the 54th annual National Governor's Conference in Hershey Pennsylvania on July 24. He will join discussions on state problems and on transportation issues and also serves on the conference civil defense committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Spy Powers recounts escape and Berlin exchange
Former CIA operative explained he parachuted from a downed plane over Russia after the canopy opened at 34 000 feet and his oxygen hose tangled. He drifted to a field in a village, was captured in Sverdlovsk, confessed, endured long interrogations, and was exchanged in Berlin for Rudolf Abel after a decade sentence.
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Powers
Russia
United States
West Berlin
Rudolf Abel
Powers Defends U2 Mission In Congressional Hearing
Rep Gallagher said Powers is absolved while noting the loss of the U2's advanced photo graphic gear Russia recovered intact. Chairman Vinson backed Powers as honoring his contract. Sen Byrd praised McCone and viewed CIA director's remarks as vindicating the pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius C. Gallagher
N.J
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Powers
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
McCone
CIA
Senate
Congress Adds 80 Million To Welfare Measure
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a welfare reform bill adding 80 million dollars annually in federal cash. It would shift bigger relief cost to the Treasury while states save about 4.20 dollars per month per recipient. Retraining funds and government waste findings also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House Ways & Means Committee
Treasury
House Senate
House
Senate
General Accounting Office
Treasury Department
Summit readiness noted for Geneva talks and state briefs
Short items report Warden M Lane and Sen Hans McCourt plan Charleston talks with Gov Barron on the Cass logging railroad future. Mason County economic development program approved by Area Redevelopment Admin. Ultramarine & Color workers to vote on contract in Huntington. Judge Sobeloff to speak at Martinsburg federal building dedication. William D Foster named regional real estate officer for Clarksburg Post Office. Marshall pitcher James W Cook, 22, waives indictment on forging checks over 500 dollars. released on 1000 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Natural Resources
Warden M. Lane
Hans McCourt
D-Webster
Charleston
W. W. Barron
Cass
Pocahontas County
Mason County
Area Redevelopment Administration
Barron
Standard Ultramarine & Color Co. Employes
Huntington
Simon Sobeloff
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Martinsburg
William D. Foster
Buckhannon
Wayne Swiger
Clarksburg
U. S. Post Office Department
Washington
James W. Cook
Marshall University
Cabell County Grand Jury
Accord Reaches Agreement On Labor Policy Substitute
A conference committee adopts a substitute to the house provision sponsored by Rep. John M. Ashbrook. The Ashbrook amendment would bar any labor department employee from administering the act if they belong to a union affiliated with the AFL CIO. The substitute offered by Sen. Winston L. Prouty bars employees from handling cases under the act that directly affect a union or employer group in which they have an interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Ashbrook
Labor Department
AFL Cio
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Algiers Quiet as Security Focus Shifts from Killers
In Algiers, terrorism is downplayed as murder becomes routine. Officials report little effort to identify individual killers, with 20,000 French security forces concentrating on dismantling or weakening the OAS rather than pursuing lone assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
OAS
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BLFE
President Blasts Presidential Commission
MacArthur Property Involved
Vep Ellis
Jesus
Lord
Assembly of God
Paccounts
Bank of Raleigh
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
B&e
Corbet Farley
Sophia Police
Mrs. Franklin Robertson
Charles H. Laws
Thomas Hollandsworth
Mrs
Nell Walker
Lottie Mitchell
Mary Oliver
Atlantic Fleet
Moscow
Congress
Geneva
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