Smith rally pledges support in Beckley for West Virginia governor bid
In near zero weather a crowd of about 1000 gathered at the Raleigh County Courthouse to back Hulett C. Smith for the Democratic nomination for governor. The rally drew Democrats from across the state with some Republicans present and featured endorsements from local leaders. Smith outlined his Operation Opportunity platform focusing on jobs, schools, highways, constitution revision, and an anti-poverty stance while stressing his West Virginia roots and business ties.
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Beckley
Hulett C. Smith
Tri-County
West Virginia
Smith
Raleigh County
Wyoming County
Criminal Court Room
Circuit Court Room
Citizens-For-Smith-For- Governor Committee
Ned H. Ragland
Mercury
Bibb
Darrell McGraw
Pineville
Four White Teens Assault Black Man In Houston
Felton Turner, 27, reported being attacked by four masked white youths who dragged him into a car, beat him with chains, tied him to a tree, and scratched the KKK markings on his chest and stomach. Turner freed himself, sought help, and was treated at Jefferson Davis Hospital. He said the assailants boasted of a hired job related to sit-ins at Houston area stores.
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Houston
Tex
Felton Turner
Jefferson Davis
Turner
Breckenridge Porter
Texas Southern University
all-Negro University
U. S. Dist
Ben Connally
State Auditor Edgar Sims Remains Critical in Hospital
Charleston Memorial Hospital reported that State Auditor Edgar B. Sims 78 remains in critical condition with pneumonia after falling ill at home last Friday and being admitted Sunday night. Sims, seeking a seventh term, had influenza before his hospitalization and shows no appreciable change in condition.
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Charleston
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Edgar B. Sims
Sims
Statehouse
Flat Top Records 1 In Snow and Cold in West Virginia
Flat Top logged a low of one degree above zero as new snow fell up to two inches across the area. State Road Commission crews worked overnight to clear secondary roads with six bulldozers and two cinder crews aiding, while primary roads remained passable without chains.
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West Virginia
Flat Top
State Road Commission
Minor Scott
SRC
Richmond
Scott
Charleston
West Virginia Weather Report Shows Cold, Snow Flurries
Weather in Beckley and Oak Hill indicates variable clouds and cold with snow flurries mainly in the mountains. Highs around the 20s and overnight lows near zero in mountains. Warmer on Wednesday with more cloud cover and possible snow west and central regions. River gauges show Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake normal but cloudy with 6.5 gates open and 3 ft gauge. Skiing conditions rated excellent.
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Beckley High
Snc
Oak Hill
Eight Die In Crash At Berlin Norton Lane Crossing
Eight people including seven children and a woman died when a passenger train struck a station wagon at an unprotected grade crossing on Norton Lane near Silver Lake in Berlin Meriden border. The wagon, loaded with a family, was hurled into a five foot lake. all victims were occupants of the car.
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Berlin
Conn
Norton Lane
New Haven Railroad
Springfield
Mass
New York
Silver Lake
Meriden-Berlin
Byrd Sets Senate Record Presiding 18 Hours
Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia presided over the Senate for more than 18 hours in the civil rights marathon, starting at 2 55 p m and continuing past 9 a m the next day. Sen. Jennings Randolph noted the record and Byrd recited verse in celebration. Lyndon Johnson praised Byrd before the filibuster resumed.
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
D-Wva
Senate
Byrd
Richard M. Nixon
West Virginia
Sen
Jennings Randolph
Randolph
Lyndon B. Johnson
News Roundup Briefs From Washington Hollywood and Courts
Democratic chairman Paul M. Butler apologized for remarks about President Eisenhower regarding the Rio de Janeiro plane crash victims. An actors strike enters a second day with leaders warning of a costly battle. Rhode Island Democrats plan a 1992 dinner for Sen. Theodore Green with $92 tickets. Powell Jr. faces income tax evasion trial in New York. General Albert C. Wedemeyer pursues a Maryland congressional bid in the May 17 primary. Finch murder trial nears verdict as jurors hear another reading of a police statement. Marilyn Vanderburn calls off her planned June Denver wedding to a Colorado University student.
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Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Rio de Janeiro
Butler
Hollywood
Rhode Island
Theodore Francis Green
D-Ri
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
Harlem
New York
Powell
Hazel Scott
Albert C. Wedemeyer
China
Congress
Maryland
Finch
R. Bernard Finch
Marilyn Vanderbur
Denver
Colorado University
Tempers Rise In Havana After US Blast At Castro
Anti American feeling heats up in Cuba after Secretary Herter denounces Fidel Castro. The La Coubre blast death toll reaches 52 with many unidentified, while 20 minute exchange triggers Cuban TV mockery. Sugar mill whistles sound in protest over US sugar quota bill. A Cuban charge d affaires to Washington reports Herter's remarks back to Castro.
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Havana
Cuba
Christian A. Herter
Fidel Castro
Herter
U.S
Daniel Braddock
Raul Rao
Castro
la Coubre
U. S
Don Chapman
North Bend
Neb
Miami
Aimort
Pinar del Rio
Washington
Enrique Patterson
State Department
Paar Censored Again On NBC Show Returns Amid Clash
NBC restored Paar after censoring a Winchell reference during a vitriolic attack on the press. Paar, back from the Orient, denounced Winchell as a senile liar and lecher, while Winchell defended himself and noted no prior remarks about Paar. Dialogue centered on censorship and press criticism.
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New York
Jack Paar
Mother's Plea Rejected by Son in Adoption Plan
In Luton England Leo Moore and his wife affirm they will place their unborn baby with an American couple. Mrs Moore had urged them to raise the child, but the Moores insist they can manage their affairs. The expectant mother said she is giving the baby away. The Prescott couple in North Charleston South Carolina would adopt the child, despite neighbors and coworkers criticizing the decision.
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Luton
England
Leo Moore
Ellen Moore
Yvonne
Moore
Manchester
Diane
United States
Wilbur
Billie Prescott
Charleston
S. C
Moores
Prescotts
Navy Shipyard
Alamanac Talk Sparks Groundhog Swap Idea
Sherwood Glutz notes Anabor checked the almanac and cautions the sap should be up now. He is tromping in snow shoveling the stuff and jokes about pigs being slopped for a week. If the thaw delays, he plans to swap a groundhog to his home.
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Anabor
Primary Vote Heats Up Across New Hampshire
New Hampshire voters packed into several cities as the nation’s first presidential primary of 1960 began. A surprise dawn snowfall failed to dampen turnout as balloting got under way in Concord and other towns.
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Concord
New Hampshire
Braille Bookie Fined for Wagering Tax Violation
In Los Angeles AP report, blind bookie Frank Spagnolo age 38 who tracked telephone bets in braille was fined $100 for violations of federal wagering tax laws.
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Los Angeles
Frank Spagnolo
Payola question sparks editor reply in prison paper
A reader derides repeated mentions of certain men in The Pointer News at Utah State Prison. Editor Quay Kilburn answers with a sharp line asking for the best offer, reflecting the humor and controversy in inmate publication.
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Point OF the Mountain
Utah
Pointer News
Utah State Prison
Quay Kilburn
A Senator's Southern Thesaurus What're Yow Sane
Washington AP reports Sen. Barry M. Goldwater presented a tongue in cheek glossary in the Congressional Record to explain Southern speech. The list includes terms such as A BOOT Abode AIN T BECKON BRAID and several humorous definitions reflecting regional vernacular.
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Washington
Senate
Barry M. Goldwater
Rariz
Congressional
Goldwater
Fifteen Trapped After Fire In Island Creek Mine
Charleston AP reports fifteen miners trapped underground at Island Creek No 22 coal mine in Holden Logan County after a fire between the entrance and their location. State Mines Director Crawford L Wilson said the situation looked hopeful but the men remain in place.
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Charleston
Island Creek
Holden
Logan County
Crawford L. Wilson
School Bus Ditch Incident Near Cabell Crossing
A Raleigh County school bus carrying 60 students ran into a ditch near Cabell Crossing but no injuries were reported. Driver James C. Hutchens said a parked truck crowded the road. the bus was freed by an Army-type tow and returned to service by 10 am. Hutchens has 17 years with the board and was praised as an excellent driver.
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Raleigh County
Cabell Crossing
Eerett R. Shafer
Register
Shafer
James C. Hutchens
Mabscott
Hutchens
School
Youth Admits Ith Slaying Seventeen Year-Old on Murder Spree
Seventeen year old Dennis Whitney admits seven slayings across Phoenix and Dade County. He confessed to killing Ira Lee Hardison and Spencer Frazier in Phoenix on Feb 21 and firing a .22 round into a homeless man. Whitney earlier killed a Hialeah housewife and wounded two gas station attendants in Miami. Detective Holmes warns there may be more killings.
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Fila
Dennis Whitney
Phoenix
Ariz
Warren D. Holmes
John Kirk
Whitney
Ira Lee Hardison
Spencer Frazier
Hialeah
Dade
Miami
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