Soviets Warn They Won't Postpone German Treaty
The Soviet Union declared in Pravda it will not indefinitely delay a German peace treaty and reaffirmed East German sovereignty. Khrushchev threatened a separate East German treaty if Western powers reject terms, while Berlin access remains a flashpoint ahead of Geneva talks.
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Robert J. Korengold
Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Pravda
West Berlin
Kremlin
Berlin
Kennedy
United States
Britain
Geneva
Ment
U.S.S.R
Nikla
S. Khrushchev
East Germany
Ern
Russia
France
Hosmer Urges House Size Cut to 200 Members
Washington UPI notes Rep. Craig Hosmer pushes for a House of Representatives reduced size to about 200 members. He argues past legislation favored enlarging the body, citing the current 438 member proposal amid a vote on increasing from 435 to 438.
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Washington
UPI
Craig Hosmer
California
Miles Standish
John Alden
Priscilla
Hosmer
House of Representatives
House
United States
Giant Clean-Up In Florida After Massive Atlantic Storm
A massive cleanup begins on Florida’s Gold Coast after a late winter storm sent 20-foot waves along an 80 mile stretch from Miami Beach to Palm Beach. One dead, many injured, motels flooded, Collins Avenue closed, beach debris strewn. Damage across New Jersey and Virginia tops tens of millions. federal aid pledged.
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United Press International
Florida
Gold Coast
Miami Beach
Palm Beach
Collins Avenue
Great White Bay
North Carolina
Virginia Coast
Atlantic
Midwest
Nebraska
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
New Jersey
Storm Victims Get Govt Aid
Washington reports federal relief moves for storm battered Eastern seaboard. Agriculture Department provides emergency food. SBA designates Middle Atlantic states as 20 year loans at 3 percent. White House to act quickly on disaster designations for Maryland Delaware New Jersey and Virginia.
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Washington
UPI
Seaboard
Agriculture Department
Small Business Administration
SBA
Middle Atlantic
White House
Kennedy
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Virginia
North Carolina
Talks Continue Amid Algiers Border Battle
In Evian France French officials and Algerian rebel leaders held calm businesslike peace talks despite reports of border fighting. Rebels attacked Algeria’s eastern frontier with artillery for 48 hours as France bombed bases in Tunisia. Rebel demands center on greater powers in a provisional government and more manpower for security forces.
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Evian
France
UPI
Algeria
el Moujahid
Tunisia
No End Seen To Spending Cutback Board Denies Fund Shifts
Charleston reports the Board of Public Works refused to end a 3 percent spending cutback and denied requests to release 129,603 from Weston State Hospital and State Police reserves. It also rejected transferring funds from personal services to current expenses. The SRC received 55,000 from the board to aid repairs on the State Office building after last July’s flood, with more possible from Gov. Barron’s contingency fund. The Natural Resources Department and State Tournament Economic Program also faced holds, with decisions expected at the April meeting.
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Charleston
UPI
Board of Public Works
Weston State Hospital
State Police
State Road Commission
SRC
W.W. Barron
Natural Resources Department
Wet winter weather forecast with snow accumulations and temperatures
Wet snow or rain changing to wet snow this afternoon with several inches of accumulation expected, heavier in the north and east. Cloudy tonight and Saturday with lows around 30 and highs 35 to 42. Five day forecast calls for below normal temperatures, three-quarters inch precipitation, rain tonight and rain or snow early next week. River conditions show Greenbrier normal and clear, New River gauge at 3.7 feet at Hinton.
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Beckley High
Sesseserrs
Serereees
Oak Hill
Notable 36-Panel Strip Traces Roots of Modern Governance
A detailed illustrated sequence presents thirty six panels exploring the historical origins of contemporary political orders and their evolving systems of government. The piece emphasizes how ancient ideas influenced modern governance models and contrasts competing political philosophies through visual narrative.
Region 3-AA Tourney Postponed By Weather
The Region 3-AA Tournament semifinals at Bluefield were postponed due to heavy snow. Pineville and Sophia will play Saturday night with Pineville vs Park Central and Sophia vs Gary District, followed by the championship Monday night.
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Bluefield
Sophia
Pineville
J. W. Houck
Pineville High
Houck
Park Central
Gary District
Disaster Area Tag Sought For Southern West Virginia
Governor Barron asked President Kennedy to declare southern West Virginia a major disaster area and allocate 1.5 million dollars for damage repair. The filing with the Office of Emergency Planning outlines 4 million in private property damage and 2 million in public property damage, with 3,068 homes and 726 commercial buildings affected across 15 counties.
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Charleston
Barron
OEP
Kanawha Valley
Mingo
Lincoln
Logan
McDowell
Mason
Nicholas
Putnam
Raleigh
Wayne
Wyoming
Beckley Weston Expressway Sought By Senator Randolph
Senator Jennings Randolph asks the Area Redevelopment Administration to grant technical aide to study a Beckley to Weston West Virginia expressway. State Commerce Commissioner Hulett Smith filed the application with Administrator William Batt Jr. Randolph says the project could unlock industrial growth and reduce unemployment in the underdeveloped area.
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West Virginia
Randolph
Batt
First Machinery Arrives At Fayette NKIC Plant
NKIC confirms the second half of a 1.7 million Army Chemical Corps contract has been awarded to its Oak Hill subsidiary. The plant between Oak Hill and Fayetteville will produce 126 730 rocket tubes and 115 millimeter rocket containers, employing about 80 local workers and boosting Kanawha Valley industry.
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Oak Hill
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Army Chemical Corps
Kanawha Industrial Corp
N Kic
Fayette County
Fayetteville
U.S. Army Procurement District
New York
Byrd
Randolph
Kee
Barron
West Virginia
Kanawha Valley
Us Zi
Cadillac Mich
Robert E. Kelly
NRIC
United States Corps of Engineers
Kelly
Army
Further Study Planned On Interstate 64 Path
Charleston reports an additional study by the U S Bureau of Public Roads to decide if Interstate 64 will run through Charleston or bypass it. State Road Commissioner Burl Sawyers said the bureau agreed to the study and he hopes to sign a contract with a consultant soon.
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Charleston
UPI
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Burl Sawyers
Sawyers
Boy of 14 Overcomes Injury Bids Parents Farewell
Billy Coy of Scarbro bids his parents goodbye before his first plane trip to the Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation in New York. The quadricaplegic youth, injured by a broken neck in a June swimming accident at Sweetwood Hollow Creek, travels with a special bed funded by Raleigh area residents last fall.
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Billy Coy
Joseph Coy
Scarbro
Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation
Newark
N. J
Billy
Sweetwood Hollow Creek
Raleigh
Snowy Raleigh County Roads Halting Local Events
Overnight snow blankets Raleigh County with four inches new in Flat Top and six inches existing, prompting postponement of the Regional 3 AA basketball tournament and Stoco High School Senior Class play Ask Any Girl. State Road Commission warns chains required. 12 crews clearing roads. one bus out serving Freeland Mountain. West Virginia Turnpike snow covered from Mile Post 1 to 69. no accidents reported in the county.
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Raleigh County
Bluefield
Stoco High School
Women of the Moose
Janet Farley
State Road Commission
Freeland Mountain
Richmond
Spanishburg High
West Virginia Turnpike
Mile Post 1
Beckley
Bald Knob Ski Slopes Open With Strong Weekend Conditions
Skiing conditions at Bald Knob are excellent with 7 to 12 inches of snow. Facilities will be open 7 10 p m tonight 9 5 p m Saturday and Sunday and 11 3 p m Monday. About 30 skiers were at the scene Wednesday night.
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Bald Knob
Harry Ellis
Ellis
Porpoise Hops Aboard RAF Helicopter Over Channel
A Royal Air Force crew reported a 90 pound porpoise leaped into the open door of their helicopter while hovering over the English Channel. The crew landed at Boscombe and flew the porpoise back to base.
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Boscome
Prayer for Freedom and Unity in the Nation
A solemn plea from a Missouri Senatorial context praising freedom and national unity. The speaker asks divine aid to preserve justice, eliminate racial class strife, and guide the nation toward brotherhood under God. The verse invokes prophets apostles and religious ideals, concluding with an Amen.
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Hinton
Raleigh Register
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Leonard Tykwinski
Cadillac
Mich
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Nkic
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
Elizabeth Kee
W. W. Barron
Kessler Center
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
Stuart Symington
Missouri
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