Honey Money Included In Barron Funds
An appropriation for Grandview State Park outdoor drama Honey in the Rock is included in two governor funds. WV Historical Drama Association seeks 50000 to stage during Centennial Year on June 20. Funds may come from a 50000 deficiency and a 195000 contingency, per Del. Berkley Lilly.
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Grandview State Park
Beckley
del. C. Berkley Lilly
Charleston
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Lilly
Barron
Don Hardman
Logan Plea For Aid As Flood Strands Town
Isolated Logan faces rising Guwandotte River water with 2500+ homeless after three poor districts flood. River at 31.4 to 32 feet above flood stage, evacuation ordered at Civil Defense HQ. Roof-top rescues reported. health warns against floodwater food. stores flooded. water supplies out.
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Logan
Guwandotte
Mount Gay
Black Bottom
Cherry Tree
Civil Defense
West Logan Water Co
Citizens Radio Band Club
Register
Health Department
Krogers
West Virginia
West Virginia approves 1963 64 general revenue budget
West Virginia Legislature passes a $155.29 million general revenue budget for 1963-64, costing about 85 per person, with $149.84 million from anticipated revenue and $5.30 million from unspent funds. Debate centers on welfare funding and tax relief, with Sen. Cahill criticizing the bill as redistributing wealth.
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Carlo J. Salzano
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
State Board of Public Works
Weather and river gauges mark variable West Virginia day
W Va forecast calls for warm humid conditions with partial sun and fog at night. Greenbrier and Lake levels rise with 6 and 28 feet above normal and a new Hinton gauge at 7.4 feet. Nationally, Limestone and Caribou report 7 below zero and Corpus Christi hits 91 for Monday high.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
New York
West Virginia budget boosts higher education by 1.5 million
West Virginia lawmakers approved an operating budget with 61,819,463 for schools and 22,312,350 for universities and colleges. The plan raises total higher education funding by about 300,000 over the board’s recommendation and more than 1.5 million above this year’s appropriation, with detailed figures for each institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
State Board of Public Works
West Virginia University
Potomac State College
Marshall University
Fairmont State
Glenville
West Liberty
Shepherd
Concord
W. Va. Tech
W. Va. State
Bluefield
Uirtle Liz When Success Turns a Man's Head
A reflective line suggests success corrupts judgment as a man shifts focus toward failure, signaling a caution about pride and misplaced priorities in achievement.
Floods and slides strand Lower Marsh Fork residents
Arthur Milam described the worst floods and landslides in memory along Lower Marsh Fork AR. Roads and bridges were washed out and traffic halted. About 12 families fled Miller Addition after 11:30 p.m. Monday. Milam’s service station sheltered roughly 15 people as Stickney Church opened as temporary shelter.
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Arnett
Arthur Milam
Marsh Fork
Milam
Miller Addition
Sportsman's Club
State Road Commission
Stickney Church
Byrd pushes flood aid and dam funding for West Virginia
Senator Byrd urges urgent federal help for the West Virginia flood areas. He communicates with the White House and officials to mobilize emergency disaster relief, disaster loans, and accelerated public works funding while pressing for the Justice Dam project costing about 9 million dollars.
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
White House
Byrd
F. McDermit
Office of Emergency Planning, Red Cross
Bill Batt Jr
Area Redevelopment Administration
Sidney Woolner
Communities Facilities Administration
Public Works
ARA
John Horne
Small Business Administration
Richmond
SBA
Senate Appropriations Committee
Justice Dam
Logan
Election era quip and muddled exchange chatter
Sherwood Glutz quips that the drys would win easily if an election were held today. He jokes about swapping a rowboat for a ja lob. A man who complained about snow week ago blamed the mud on the Democrats last week and hoped his raft would hold together now.
Tornadoes Cut Through Dixie Killing Several
Tornadoes swept Mississippi Alabama and Tennessee Monday killing at least four people and injuring more than twenty as 150 homes and businesses were destroyed or badly damaged. Redstone Arsenal was spared but communities nearby suffered heavy losses.
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Cullman
Ala
UPI
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
East Teessee
Redstone
Huntsville
Bessemer
Flood Claims Two in McDowell County West Virginia
A West Virginia flood from three inches of rain swamped McDowell County with high water and landslides. James E. Dunford of Warriormine and Ed Bailey of Panther were drowned trying to cross or reach safety. A third death, a heart attack, occurred in Williamson as helpers moved equipment from rising water. The Guyandotte and Tug Fork rivers swelled, isolating towns including Logan and Williamson.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Logan
McDowell County
Williamson
Greenbrier
Hinton
James E. Dunford
Warriormine
War Creek
Ed Bailey
Panther
Panther Creek
Guyandotte River
Wyoming
Tug Fork
McDowell
Mingo
Guyandotte
Queen Farah Dibah Bears Second Child
Queen Farah Dibah of Iran gave birth to a daughter in Tehran. The child weighs eight pounds four ounces and both mother and baby are reported well. Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, born October 31, 1960, is the elder child.
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Tehran
Iran
UPI
Farah Dibah
Reza Pahlevi
Shah
Blizzard floods Beckley area closing schools and roads
The Weather Man warned of heavy rain and flooding in the Beckley region as three inches of rainfall fell in 24 hours. Roads were blocked and Raleigh County schools were closed while Beaver Creek overwhelmed Route 1921 and Beaver Block Plant. Beaver Volunteer Fire Department conducted an all night campaign to warn families and protect property.
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Roy Lee Harmon
Beckley
U. S. Weather Bureau
Flat Top
Raleigh
Beaver
Beaver Creek
Beaver Volunteer Fire Department
Charles Anderson
Lilly Hardware
Lonnie Queen
Beaver Block
Anderson
Beaver Block Company
Safa
Area Residents Told to Boil Drinking Water
Beverly Hume senior sanitary official in Raleigh County warns flood waters may contaminate water supplies in some communities urging all residents in affected areas to boil drinking water for human consumption. The warning excludes Beckley Water Company patrons.
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Beverly Hume
Raleigh County
Hume
Beckley Water Company
Flooding swamps Lilly Heights and Beckley roadways
Becktley area suffers historic flood as water covers homes in Lilly Heights and along U S 19 21. Cars stranded, bridges washed out, and a few districts report power and telephone outages as crews assess damage and reroute traffic. County officials warn of continuing high water and road closures.
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Beaver
Blue Jay
Lilly Heights
Sprague
Sprague Hollow
GMC
R. E. Leadingham
J. N. Brewster
U. S. 19
Mount Hope-Beckley
Beckley
Ernest Berger
Chesapeaker & Telephone Company
Telephone Company
Mullens
Guysan
Pineville
Oceana
Williamson
Logan
Berger
Matewan
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Piney River
Ware and Beaver Block Company
James A. Dyer
Beckleyan
Sen
Cahill
D-Logan
Senate
House
Conference Committee
State Department of Welfare
Ted Bowers
R-Wetzel
Atty
Donald Robertson
Joe Burdett
State Liquor Commission
Robertson
Burdett
Hans McCourt
D-Webster
Del
Ivor Boiarsky
Dhanawha
Boiarsky
Wheeling Downs Racetrack
del. J. E
Ned) Watson
W. Va
Oak Hill
HI LO
Uirtle Liz
Lower Marsh
Tams
Sherwood Glutz
Dixie
Raleigh Catty
Robert Sweeney
Raleigh Register
Monteval
Cool Ridge
Ghent
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