Beckley Key as Federal Records Center Prospect
Sixth District Rep John Slack urges President Kennedy and Internal Revenue head Mortimer Caplin to place a Cincinnati regional center plan in Beckley West Virginia. He cites 1434 acres at Raleigh County Memorial Airport with 5000 foot runway, potential 10000 foot expansion, inexpensive land, housing and labor, plus an underground mine suitable for storage.
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John M. Slack Jr
Raleigh County
Memorial Airport
Slack
H. G. Farmer
Internal Revenue
Mortimer M. Caplin
West Virginia
Congress
Cincinnati
County Court of
Beckley
Congressman Slack
Rep. Slack
Caplin
Macmillan Urges Allied Economic Defense Alliance
London reports Prime Minister Harold Macmillan will present to President Kennedy a plan for an Allied economic defense alliance to counter the Soviet challenge. He will meet Kennedy in Washington on April 5 to discuss interdependence, joint economic efforts, problem consultations, and closer information exchange.
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London
UPI
Harold Macmillan
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Macmillan
Washington
Russia
Congo brutality claimed by missionary family in letters
Indiana Pennsylvania elderly woman Florence Vinton 75 says her son a Congo missionary and his family endured brutal terror from supporters of Patrice Lumumba. She cites forced marches rifle butt beatings breaking his arm as soldiers forced women and children to march. Embassy official met Lumumba officials in Stanleyville to seek their release.
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Indiana, Pa
UPI
Indiana
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Florence, Vinton
de Wlson
Kanda
Stanleyville
Warming Trend Seen For State
West Virginia warms from a cold snap ending snow drifts up to 12 inches high in the mountains. Scattered flurries may continue today with no new accumulation forecast if temperatures rise as projected. By Saturday afternoon clearing skies bring highs in the 40s to 50s. State Road Commission urges chains in ten counties Preston Grant Mineral Webster Pocahontas Tucker Fayette Mercer Raleigh and Wyoming due to drifting. Drifts up to 12 inches reported in Webster County.
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Charleston
UPS
West Virginia
State Road Commission
Preston
Grant
Mineral
Webster
Pocahontas
Tucker, Fayette
Mercer
Raleigh
Wyoming
SRC
West Virginia Weather Update and River Conditions
Clearing and cold tonight with lows from 2 to 25. Saturday brings mostly sunny skies and warmer temperatures. Five day forecast shows highs in the 20s in the north and 50s in the south, with rain possible Sunday and Tuesday. Precipitation around a quarter inch. Beckley high yesterday 29, low 16. Oak Hill high 32, low 23. Greenbrier River muddy and falling. lake level normal but muddy with 15 gates open. Gauge 5.2 ft.
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Beckley
Accicsesarer
V.cisdnsvsiess
Cscceesees
OAK Hill High
Electric chair ends Lucas 1958 wife slaying
The 51 year old Roanoke mechanic Grover Earl Lucas died in the electric chair at the Virginia State Penitentiary today at 7 39 am for his wife murder in 1958. Other items note Hoffa election plans Kennedy air safety task force and international tensions easing in its brief roundup of national news.
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Grover Earl Lucas
Virginia State Penitentiary
Roanoke
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Beach Inea
United Nations
Congrese
Strifetorn
Elizabeth Taylor
Kennedy
Kaiser Steel Corp
United Steelworkers of America
Ham on Congo pullout urge Belgium in Brussels visit
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold said he would send a special representative to Brussels next week to press Belgium to speed up the withdrawal of military personnel from the Congo.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
Dag Ham Narshkjold
Brussels
Belgium
Congo
Amendments Threaten Area Aid Bill
Washington reports a Senate debate on a Kennedy era stimulus plan to create a multi million dollar loan program aiding regions with chronic unemployment. Senators Douglas and Robertson clash over government intrusion into private enterprise while Scott urges caution before moving toward broader legislative action.
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Washington
API
Senate
Paul H. Douglas
Kennedy
Douglas
Willis Robertson
D-Va
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Religion Threat To School Bill Alarms Solo
Washington lawmakers grappled with Kennedy's 2.3 billion school aid plan as religious concerns threaten both public and private aid. The Senate education subcommittee planned hearings with Baptist, Unitarian, Masonic, and Catholic voices amid proposals to separate loans for private and parochial schools from public grants. House Chair Powell urged separate legislation to fund private and parochial schools while noting constitutional hurdles and divided legal opinions.
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Washington
UPS
Senate
House
Kennedy
Senate Education Subcommittee
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
House Education and Labor Committee
Powell
Harlem
Strike Benefits Not Taxable, IRS Decides
Milwaukee UPI report says the IRS will refund more than $1 million in strike benefits taxes to Kohler Co employees in the Allan Kaiser case. UAW aims to push Congress to codify the ruling, noting about 2,000 members could benefit and roughly 2,700 workers were paid benefits at the strike’s peak.
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Milwaukee, Wis
UPI
Kohler Co
Allan Kaiser
Pottery Division
United Auto Workers
UAW
Supreme Court
Emil Nelson
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Kaiser
Kohler
Max Raskin
Harvey Kitzman
Kitzman
Girl Is 8 Feet 2 And Still Growing
De lores Pullard, at 14, stands 8 feet 2 inches and grows nine inches yearly, weighs 278 pounds, and may be the tallest girl in the world. Doctors at Charity Hospital see continued growth with no hindrance. She plays for her school team and scores 40 to 50 points a game despite the knee injury that brought her to the hospital.
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New Orleans
Delores Pullard
Delores
Charity Hospital
Dequincy
Great Debate on Tonight Show Sullivan Paar TV Duel
Ed Sullivan accepts Jack Paar challenge to a TV duel over guest payments and proposes a no audience debate on Paar's show to settle differences. Sullivan wants a face to face, NBC involved, while Paar decries Sullivan's pay policy and warns it could end the Tonight Show as they know it.
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Sullivan
Paar
New York
UPI
Ed Sullivan
Jack Paar
NBC
United Press International
Paar-Sullivan
Minden-Sewell Coal Co Opens New Mine Near Minden
Minden-Sewell Coal Co plans to hire 35 to 50 miners for an April 1 start on a coal lease formerly run by NR and P Co. Robert Foster of Winston leads the new outfit, operating another Foster Coal Co. in Brooklyn. Pennington of Fayetteville will be mine superintendent. The NR and P Co. remains owner of the mine through July 1958.
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Minden
RNS
Minden - Sewell Coal Co
New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co
Robert Foster
Winston
Brooklyn
Foster Coal Co
Pennington
Fayetteville
NR & P Co
Legislature Near Schedule Finish on Budget and Benefits
Charleston UPI The Legislature aims to adjourn by Saturday midnight with two main items left. A record general revenue budget above 134 million dollars and jobless benefits are under negotiation with a conference committee. The Senate backed its version on the misconduct discharge rule while the House version remains under Senate review.
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Bill Barrett Charleston
UPI
House
Senate
Houe
West Virginia whisky by the drink vote set for 1962
West Virginia voters face a 20 month lead time to decide on legalizing whisky by the drink after a long prohibition era. Despite illegal sales continuing, it would be two years before any liquor could be legally served if voters approve a constitutional change. The 1912 1934 prohibitions and the state store system are noted as context as the Senate approved a related resolution.
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Lution
Senate
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
How They Voted on liquor by the drink resolution
The State Senate adopted the liquor by the drink resolution on Thursday after final reading. The vote against it included eight senators Powell R Pleasants Johnson R Mason Smith D Cabell Wylie D Wyoming Parker D Monroe Carson D Fayette Stemple R Barbour Wolfe R Preston.
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Charleston
UPI
State Senate
Powell
Cat Tax Bill Faces New Scrutiny After Amendments
Charleston report notes Del. T. E. Myles pushes a $1 head tax on every cat. The House rejected several death-dealing amendments and sent the bill to Agriculture, where two more proposals would exempt hep cats and require bells with specified resonance for male and female cats. County assessors would spend excess funds on catnip for county cats.
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Charleston
UPI
House
Game and Fish Committee
Agriculture Committee
del. T. E. Myles
D-Fayette
Agriculture
William B. Slonaker
Hampshire
Kennedy Eyes Rapid Policy On German Reunification
Washington officials say President Kennedy has accelerated a policy review on reunifying Germany on democratic terms. He consulted armed services leaders on military aspects and diplomats on political language, naming Harvard professor Henry Kissinger as a top consultant. Secretary Rusk affirmed continued U S military presence in divided Berlin until a general German settlement is reached.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Armed Services
Germany
Berlin
Soviet Union
Harvard
Henry A. Kissinger
Dean Rusk
America
Rusk
Fire kills woman and six children at Lumberton rental
In Lumberton North Carolina a woman and her six young children died in a house fire. Firefighters recovered seven bodies from the ashes. Victims include Mrs Toby McLellan Brooks 34 an Indian and six children aged 19 months to seven years. The father visited a neighbor to watch TV. Deputies Leroy Freeman and Jim Thompson identified the children Rosie Mae Lena Mae Joyce McLellan Jr Helen and Katherine.
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Lumberton
N.C
UPI
Toby McLellan Brooks
Sheriff's
Leroy Freeman
Jim Thompson
Rosie Mae
Lena Mae
Joyce
McLellan Jr
Helen
Katherine
Protest To Motels On Pike Weighed By WV Turnpike
West Virginia Turnpike commission weighs a protest against opening motels along the parkway. Logan hotel leader Harry Stern says the road is beautiful and should not be cluttered with roadside motels. A Charleston group seeks a driveway and motel near Beckley, with a decision pending after a commission meeting next Thursday.
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Pike
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Harry Stern
Logan
West Virginia Hotels Association
Commission
Turnpike
King and Wilkinson
Glass House
Beckley
W. Ernest Stahl
Stern
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