Referendum Passage Predicted In West Virginia Whisky Vote
West Virginians will learn Thursday if a 1962 liquor by the drink referendum goes to the general election ballot. The House passed the constitutional amendment 67 to 31, with one defection turning the tide. the Senate is expected to follow, clearing the last hurdle for a statewide vote on lifting the alcohol ban.
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Bill Barrett
Charleston
UPI
West
House
Spencer Creel
R-Wood
Senate
Rules Committee
Budget and tax bills move to passage in West Virginia Senate
West Virginia Senate advances a $131.82 million budget for 1961-62 and two $3 million revenue measures. A $2 million road fund tax bump on car purchases and a $1 million boost to general revenue from betting pools are approved by the House, with Senate rejecting a penny cigarette tax rise. A referendum on liquor sales may be voted in November 1962.
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Carlo J. Salzano
Charleston
UPI
State Senate
West Virginia
House
Senate
General Revenue Fund
W. W. Barron
Road Fund
Road Commission
General Fund
Kennedy and Advisers Meet on U.S. Economy
President Kennedy convened his top fiscal and economic advisers at the White House to review the nation’s economic situation. Attendees included Dillon Roosa McChesney Martin Bell and the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. Kennedy’s 3 p.m. news conference will follow revised ground rules and will be taped for later network broadcasting.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Gret
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Robert Roosa
Federal Reserve Board
William McChesney Martin
David Bell
Council of Economic Advisers
West Virginia Weather Forecast With Showers Ending
A West Virginia weather report notes showers ending this evening with a shift to partly cloudy and cooler conditions tonight and Thursday. Five day forecast shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees above normal, highs around mid 50s in the south and low 50s in the north, cooler Thursday and Friday, warmer weekend, cooler again Monday, and rainfall this weekend totaling one fifth inch or less. River conditions show Greenbrier normal and cloudy, Lake normal and cloudy with six gates open, gauge at 3.5 feet.
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Beckley
Togay
Oak Hill
Abs Enaneees
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Seceesees
How They Voted Against Absent and Not Voting List
A historical roll call notes 31 names recorded as voting against. Absent and not voting listed includes West, Wyoming, Mills, Wayne. The record names legislators by district and affiliation, reflecting division on a specific measure.
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Ashley
Roane
Anvil
Barbour
Bailey
Lewis
Belcher
Lincoln
Bias
Cabell
Blankenship
Greensbrier
Brotherton
Kanawha
Cassey
Cruikshank
Clay
P. Davis
Doddridge
Deem
Ritchie
Drewry
McDowell
England
Wyoming
Floyd
Mingo
Garrett
Harrison
Gore
Logan
Holderby
Kelley
Putnam
Liller
Preston
Lohr
Mercer
Matney
Monroe
McCoy
Pendleton
Mitchell
Moyers
Braxton
Ours
Grant
Palmer
Wirt
Pastilong
Marshall
Rife
Wayne
Slonaker
Hampshire
Swanigan
Fayette
Walker
West
Mills
Lawmakers Move To Earmark Liquor Tax Revenue For Schools
The vote tally shifted in a scene from February 24 to a recon sideration on Tuesday as four former yes voters switched to no while two absences altered the outcome. Dels. Earl Hager Luther Ghiz Donnie Hill supported the measure, with Creel among the yes votes. Absent were Dels. Marshall West and Lewis Mills. The bill mirrors but does not set a liquor license fee minimum, proposing to earmark at least half of state licensing and excise tax revenue from bar sales for school use.
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Chester Hubbard
Ohio
House
Watson
Creel
Hubbard
Senate
Dels
Earl Hager
Luther Ghiz
D-Logan
Donnie Hill
Boone
Marshall West
Wyoming
Lewis Mills
Wayne
J. E. Watson
D-Marion
West Virginia Legislature Moves on Commerce Department
The House of Delegates enacted a bill to create a new Department of Commerce by combining the State Industrial and Publicity Commission with the Economic Development Agency. The measure becomes effective once Gov. Barron signs it, with the Senate earlier favoring immediate effect. Other actions include pay raise proposals for state officials and transfers of duties among agencies, plus moves to transfer control of the Washington Carver 4H Camp and study hospital function transfer feasibility to WVU Medical Center.
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Charleston
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
Moundsville
Iarmen
House of Delegates
Clifftop
Fayette County
West Virginia State ,College
West Virginia University
Fairmont
West Virginia University Medical Center
Senate
Joint Committee On Government and Finances
Castro Executes 5 Rebels Amid Attacks Across Cuba
In dawn executions, Fidel Castro’s firing squads killed five Cubans convicted of counter-revolutionary acts, bringing this year’s total to 19. Four men died at La Cabana fortress in Havana and one at the Pinar del Rio base, including Rey Espinosa who was linked to mine sabotage. Angel Venereo was later spared execution after an appeals ruling. A government spokesman cited mounting terrorist actions island wide as proof of ongoing struggle.
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UPI
Fidel Castro
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Pinar del Rio
Rey Espinosa
Mathambre
Angel Venereo
Espinosa
MRR
Escam
New Raleigh County schools see Saunders as superintendent
The Raleigh County Board of Education elected John Saunders principal of Shady Spring High School to replace Trail as superintendent when his contract ends June 30. Shafer likely shifts from transportation supervisor, Trail may return to high school principal, and Saunders faces a four year term at 750 dollars monthly. Debate over board procedures and politics colored a tense meeting as ties were broken and plans discussed.
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Sherman Trail
Everett R. Shafer
Raleigh County
Board of Education
John Saunders
Shady Spring High School
Trail
Shafer
Stoco High School
D. W. Bryson
Shady Spring
Saunders
Carl Jarrell
Strake Walker
Walker
O. A. Phillips
Wr Wray Jr
J. A. Black
Congo Refuses U N Control of Matadi Banana Ports
Leopoldville rejects returning Matadi and Banana to U.N. control announces it will assume command of U N troops and supplies moving in and out. Acting Premier Massa says U.N. planes must seek interior ministry permission to use airfields. Moroccan troops reportedly refuse orders to reinforce Leopoldville garrison, taking direction from King Hassan II.
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William Anderson
Leopoldville
The
Congo
UPI
Matadi
Banana
U.N
Jacques Massa
Rajeshwar Dayal
Interior Ministry
Massa
Kamina
Katanga
Hassan II
United Nations
Weather Easter May Ease Unemployment Forecast
Weather and Easter trade are expected to ease unemployment from the February peak of 5,705,000. Labor Secretary Goldberg cited construction, farming, and trade as drivers to absorb long term jobless, urging swift approval of Kennedy's emergency jobless benefits plan.
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William J. Eaton
Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Senate Banking Committee
Kennedy
West Virginia House backs single higher ed agency plan
A House of Delegates resolution proposes a single administrative body for WV higher education. A nine member governor appointed study group would explore feasibility, with two members each from the State Board of Education and the WVU Board of Governors. The measure seeks better coordinated functions across nine state colleges and Marshall University.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Senate
State Board of Education
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Marshall University
WVU Board of Governors
Flying Grandpa Sets Globe-Circling Record
Max Conrad, 58, of Winona Minnesota, landed at Miami International Airport in a Piper Aztec after a world flight of 25,527 miles. He completed the trip in eight days 18 hours 40 minutes, taking off February 27 and beating the previous record by nearly three weeks set in 1959 by Peter K. Gluckmann.
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Miami
UPS
Max Conrad
Miami International Airport
Conrad
Winona, Minn
Peter K. Gluckmann
Beecham dies at 81 in London stroke
Sir Thomas Beecham world renowned conductor of the London Philharmonic dies in London at 81 from a stroke. Other items note Congo veto dispute shelved as the 18 nation committee meets to elect a member to the Economic and Social Council. Senate begins hearings on Kennedy education aid bill with Fulbright and Ribicoff testifying. Elizabeth Taylor receives restorative drug from the United States as doctors report hopeful signs. Steel market outlook shows optimistic demand with mills aiming above 60 percent capacity in Q2. Huntz Hall is acquitted of a misdemeanor driving charge.
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Thomas Beecham
London Philharmonic
London
Congo
U. N
Economic and Social Council
Senate
Kennedy
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Health, Education and Welfare
Abraham A. Ribicoff
United States
Elizabeth Taylor
Miss Taylor
Carl Heinz Goldman
Iron Age Magazine
Huntz Hail
Los Angeles
Kennedy Cuts Name From Presidential Yacht Barbara
Dr Robert C Seamans of NASA stated US moon exploration plans are well advanced. U S Ambassador Llewellyn departed Moscow on a Soviet plane bearing Kennedy’s personal message to Khrushchev in Siberia. The president also renamed the presidential yacht Barbara to reflect new policy.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States
Moon
U. S
Llewellyn
Moscow
Kennedy
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Siberia
Barbara
X15 Pilot Believes Space Brink Near After 2650 MPH Flight
Edwards AFB Calif NASA test of the X15 rocket engine sent Maj. Robert White above the desert at 2650 mph. He predicted reaching design goals easily as the program aims for 100 miles up and 4000 mph. The eight minute run heated nose metal but Inconel X withstood 1200-degree temps. White noted the 57000-pound thrust kept him pressed in his seat as throttle hovered mid travel.
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UPS
Air Force
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
White
Food Stamp Test Planned Across Eight Localities
Agriculture Secretary Freeman announced Kennedy era food stamp plan undergoes pilot in Detroit and seven other areas from Montana to Kentucky. Localities include Franklin County Illinois Floyd County Kentucky Mesabi iron range northern Minnesota Virginia Hibbing Nashiwauk Silver Bow Butte Montana San Miguel County New Mexico Fayette County Pennsylvania and McDowell County West Virginia. Target to start by June 1 or 15 with eligibility tied to unemployment. program aims to boost nutrition while current relief relies on direct surplus commodity donations. McDowell County in southern West Virginia has high reliance on surplus foods with about 37,000 people affected by unemployment due to automation and weak coal markets.
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P-T Boat 109 depicts Kennedy as hero in Warners film
Warner Bros plans a big budget A production titled P T Boat 109 about World War II naval heroism of President Kennedy. The film will cover the 1943 attack in which Kennedy's PT boat was cut in two and crew rescued, with production in the Pacific and no lead actor yet chosen.
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South Sea
Polaris Sub Sets Record In Scotland Voyage
Polaris submerged for 12 hours less than the prior record held by the George Washington. Capt Harold E Shears of Groton Connecticut says the crew traveled over 11000 miles before surfacing Tuesday night. The Patrick Henry, first U S missile submarine to use Holy Loch anchorage, reached the River Clyde and anchored beside the submarine tender at 1003 a m today EST.
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Scotland
UPS
Bbase
Harold E. Shears
Beach
Groton
Conn
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Shear
U. S
Holy Loch
Clyde
Getting To Be Habit Wolfville Boy Repeats Sled Injury
Six year old Michael Pulsifer of Wolfville Nova Scotia broke his left arm a year earlier after coasting into a tree on his sled. He fractured the same arm again on Tuesday using the same sled and tree as before.
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Wolfville, N.S
No Campaigning On School Time In Raleigh County
Deposed School Superintendent Sherman C Trail said that to his knowledge Board of Education employees have not used school time for campaigning. He praised teachers and staff, pledging support for candidate Saunders and urging all to stay focused on improving schools for the county’s boys and girls. Trail noted he never instructed staff on how to vote in the School Board election.
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Sherman C. Trail
Board of Education
Carl Jarrell
Jarrell
Johnne
Trail
Raleigh County
Mr. Saunders
Showdown Vote on Meriwether Nomination Today
The Senate prepared for a roll call at 2 p.m. EST on the contentious nomination of Charles M. Meriwether to direct the Export-Import Bank. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield expressed confidence the nomination would win approval by a comfortable margin.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Charles M. Meriwether
Export-Import Bank
Mike Mansfield
Airliner Returns After Oil Warning Near Washington
Presstime Bulletins reports an airliner carrying Mrs. John F. Kennedy diverted to Miami after an oil pressure warning. The craft, with 60 people aboard, landed safely at Miami International Airport before noon. Other items note China rebuffing U S newsmen access to the mainland and Congo negotiations, plus a tornado hitting northern Alabama injuring 15 and destroying homes.
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UPI
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Miami International Airport
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
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