Beckley Firemen Trial New Plan To Aid Invalids
Beckley Fire Department tests door and window emblems to mark homes with blind, deaf, bedridden, or disabled residents. Fire Chief Otis Lyons says the stickers guide firefighters and ambulances, aiding in life saving during emergencies. First home to use the measure is Park M Tudor in MacArthur County, where bedridden Tudor welcomes the safety measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Lyons
Park M. Tudor
MacArthur
Beckley
Lyons
Beckley Area
United States
Park M
Tudor
Macmillan Adenauer Reach Policy Accord On Berlin
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer reached full agreement on Berlin and European security after over two hours of talks. Bonn said there were no differences, and both sides viewed the Moscow trip as extremely useful.
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BOM
Germany
Harold Macmillan
Konrad
Adenauer
Berlin
Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
United States
Eisenhower
Europe
Moscow
Bonn
Felix von Eckardt
Foreign Office
Peter Hope
von Eckardt
Striking Miners End Motorcades
In Harlan Kentucky the Har lan County United Mine Workers strike nears a tense quiet after a motorcade through the hills, with field representative G Wash Hall saying this may be the last run while pledged pickets stand ready if operators try to reopen. Twenty six independent mines were struck after operators refused a 24 25 daily wage and 2 daily increase, offering 22 25 for eight hours plus benefits as workers stay away. A Progressive Mine Workers Union walkout at an International Harvester mine at Beham shows signs of settlement as union leaders report attitude shifts on a seniority dispute. Observers expect a return to work soon as a 100 car motorcade passes peacefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan, Ky
Harlan County United Mine Workers
G. Wash Hall
UMW
Progressive Mine Workers Union
International Harvester
Beham
J. H. Mitchell
Harlan County
Discussion Sets on Trade Policies London Washington talks next week
London reports British sentiment on U S trade policies to be a key topic in next weeks Anglo American discussions in Washington The Berlin crisis remains primary but Prime Minister Macmillan will explain Britain irritation at U S moves including lead and zinc import quotas oil import restrictions and the rejection of English Electric bids for Greers Ferry dam equipment in Arkansas
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London
U. S
Harold Macmillan
Washington
Berlin
Macmillan
Britain
U.S
English Electric Company
Greers Ferry, Ark
Mr Hope Boy Taken By Death in Mount Hope
Charles Dillard Walker 10 of Mount Hope died in a local hospital Thursday night after a week of illness. Born July 7 1948 in Beckley he was the son of Grover Carlton Walker and Shirley Dance Walker Keatley. He was a Mount Hope Elementary student and member of Mount Hope Presbyterian Church. Survived by mother father stepfather, grandparents, a great grandmother and two half sisters. Funeral at Mount Hope Presbyterian Church Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with burial in Sunset Memorial Park.
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Charles Dillard Walker
Liount Hope
Beckley
Grover Carlton Walker
Raleigh
Shirley Dance Walker Keatley
Mount Hope
Mount Hope Presbyterian Church
W. W. Hatcher
J. B. Froak Jr
A. H. Wilson
Sunset Memorial Park
Two Coal Firms Schedule Merger
North American Coal Corp and Warner Collieries Co announced a merger to be settled by stock exchange. Warner shareholders would receive three fourths of a North American share per Warner share. North American operates mines in West Virginia Ohio Pennsylvania and North Dakota producing about 512 million tons yearly. Warner runs in Ohio and West Virginia producing over a million tons.
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Cleveland
North American Coal Corp
Warner Collieries Co
Warner
North American
Westirginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
North Dakota
Warner Colleries
Mammoth
W. Va
West Virginia
Retired Teacher Succumbs At 82
Jacob McVey 82 known as Uncle John died in a local hospital after a two month illness. Born May 3 876 in McVey he lived with daughter Gene Placidi and son in law in Sophia. Survived by wife Marinda Rowe McVey five daughters seven other relatives and 18 grandchildren. Funeral at 2 pm Saturday at Sophia Missionary Baptist Church with burial in McVey Cemetery Sullivan.
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Jacob
John) McVey
Sophia
McVey
Gene Placidi
Marinda Rowe McVey
Silas J. McVey
Pemberton
Christopher McVey
Logan
Andrew J. McVey
Riverside
Calif
Earl McVey
Midway
Betty McVey
Charles Crews
Shirley Testement
Lance Reid
Winona
Sophia Missionary Baptist Church
Dewey Wilson
W. F. Tolliver
McVey Comain Sullivan
James
Richard
Willard W
Hester
Remus McVey
Williams and Craven Funeral Home
Good Condition Henry Moon Injured in Shuttle Car Collision
Henry Moon, of East Gulf, is listed in good condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after being admitted at 12:30 p.m. Thursday following injuries to his right leg when two shuttle cars collided while he worked for the North American Coal and Coke Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Moon
East Gulf
Beckley Memorial Hospital
North American Coal and Coke Co
Russians Visit London On 10 Day Delegation Trip
A Russian parliamentary delegation led by Mikhail A Suslov arrived in London by jet airliner for a 10 day visit. The group from the Communist Party plans meetings with British officials and exchanges on international issues during their stay.
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London
Mikhail A. Suslov
Central Committee
The
Communist Party
Sutton Dam contract cited to boost West Virginia jobs
Washington AP reports Rep. Bailey cites a $298000 Army Engineers contract for clearing timber at Sutton Dam on the Elk River as a jobs boost for about 100 to 125 men this summer. He urges Congress to fund a $2 million reservoir project on the Gauley River below Summersville. The Sutton contract went to Schutt Construction Co Inc of Genoa Virginia. A recent four inch snowstorm hit Raleigh County causing road delays. SRC crews and plows cleared most roads by midmorning.
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Washington
Sutton Dam
West Virginia
Cleveland M. Bailey
Dwva
Bailey
Army
Elk River
Congress
Gauley River
Summersville
Midwest
Virginia
Raleigh
Raleigh County
State Road Commission
Minor Scott
SRC
Scott
Stamaford
Prosperity
Seven Die in Maine Cottage Fire
Easton Maine AP seven persons including five children perished when a five room cottage burned. Victims were John Hersey 41 and his children Victoria 8 James 7 Elizabeth 5 Cindy 4, Carl Lundy 50 overnight guest, Christina Hersey 40 wife and Deanna 13 the surviving daughter escaped with burns. Snow four foot drifts blocked highways delaying aid.
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Easton
Maine
John Hersey
Carl Lundy
John
Victoria
James
Elizabeth
Cindy
Hersey
Christina
Deanna
Paralytic Polio Shows Big Jump
Washington AP reports paralytic polio cases this year up over 50 percent from last year. Last week 16 of 19 polio cases were paralytic, vs 10 of 19 in 1958. Since Jan 1 this week 135 paralytic cases of 193 total. last year 87 of 1533. Health officials warn four to six weeks after April to gauge season trend as nationwide vaccination program launches Sunday.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Graham To Write Book Of Hope On Australian Tour
Evangelist Billy Graham announced a two week vacation on Queensland’s Gold Coast to rest and write a book of hope. He said there is much despair in current literature and he wants to produce a positive work. He spoke at Melbourne University where a potential rowdy reception was feared but the gathering was quiet and attentive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Billy Graham
Queensland
Gold Coast
Melbourne University
Graham
North Carolina
Senate approves bill to raise state police salaries
The Senate passed unanimously and sent to the governor a bill to increase state police salaries by zero dollars per month.
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Charleston
Senate
Morris Harvey Plans Spring Science Lecture Series
Morris Harvey College announced an Academy of Science lecture series from March 22 to May 13 themed How Science Shapes the World of Tomorrow. Nine talks will be broadcast on radio as public service with Dr Heimut W Schulz of Union Carbide Chemicals Co delivering the first address on the series theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Morris Harvey College
Academy of Science
Heimut W. Schulz
Union Carbide Chemicals Co
Eisenhower seeks 3.93 billion foreign aid package
President Eisenhower asked Congress for 3.93 billion dollars in foreign aid to counter growing Communist power and deter nuclear war. He warned against deep cuts, citing Berlin pressures and NATO gains from past aid, and stressed defense of free nations through collective security. The request funds military and economic aid to about 70 allied nations for a 13th consecutive postwar year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Berlin
Senhower
Europe
Soviet Union
NATO
Free Nations
Beckley Candidate Larrick Seeks City Council Seat
J S Sid Larrick a Democrat filed for city council at large in Beckley as the fourth candidate. He is treasurer and general manager of Beckley Ice and Feed Co and became manager in 1942 rising to his current post in 1950. Born 1911 in Middletown Virginia he moved to Beckley in 1990 and is married with two children. He has held leadership roles in local clubs and churches and supports city improvement.
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Sid) Larrick
City Recorder's Office
Clarence L. Bibb
H. P
Friday
Larrick
Beckley Ice and Feed Co
Middletown
James Sydney Larrick
Beckley
Mary Isobel Holliday
Middletown High School
National Business College
Roanoke
Beckley Bils Club
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Methodist Temple
South Kanawha Street
Mount Hope Road
Flu Outbreak Drives Absenteeism in Raleigh County Schools
An average of 19 percent absence across county schools is reported by Dr. S A Ford, with 10 doctors noting about eight flu cases in Beckley over two weeks. Several schools show rising or fluctuating absences, weather likely a factor, while some districts report declines.
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S. A. Ford
Raleigh County
Ford
Beckley
Norville Cooke
Sophia Elementary
Cooke
Slab Fork
Soio
John Hartson
Hollywood
Mark Twain High School
West Virginia Weather Summary and River Conditions
Fair tonight with a low around 30 in the west and 35 in the east. Saturday expected to be fair and warmer with Beckley reaching a high. Oak Hill reported a high yesterday and a low last night. River conditions at Bellepoint show Greenbrier at normal stage and Bluestone Reservoir at normal stage with cloudy skies and six gallons open. gauge at 3.6 feet.
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Beckley High
Oak Hill
Todag
Sasdean
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
Hawaii Statehood Celebrations Under Way Nationwide
Hawaiians celebrate the anticipated statehood with a five hour Honolulu Stadium show and 200 grass skirt dancers while Washington awaits presidential approval. President-elect approval seen as certain, with elections for 600000 residents to set state officers and seats in Congress within 4 to 6 months. Governor Quinn leans toward a slower schedule. Burns urges quick steps to proclaim admission.
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Honolulu
Honolulu Stadium
Congress
Washington
James C. Hagerty
Hawaii
U.S
William F. Quinn
Quinn
John A. Burns
Father Reports 1 Sons Missing
East Beckley police were notified of the disappearance of two Ramsey brothers, John 9, and Arthur 11, who did not return from school Monday. They were last seen near Piney Oaks Elementary. no description is available. Father Sylvester Ramsey, 700 Patch St, asks for help locating them. Contact authorities with any information.
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East Beckley
John
Arthur Ramsey
Sylvester Ramsey
Patch St
Ramsey
Piney Oaks
Caesteas
Pneumonia Hits Civil War Vet in Tennessee
John Salling, 112, one of two Civil War survivors, battling pneumonia at Munal Clinic in Kingport Tennessee after transfer from Saint Virginia. Doctor confirms diagnosis and notes very poor condition. The other survivor, Walter Williams of Houston, is bedfast and declining. A great-granddaughter and another family member are also hospitalized with pneumonia.
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Kinggport
Tenn
John Salling
Salling
Munal
Siant
John Munal
Walter Wiliams
Houston
Tex
Hobart Hawkins
Linda
House Committee Tables Proposal To Revamp Police
Charleston report shows House Judiciary Committee tables Senate Bill 249 a measure to reorganize the State Police. It would require a 10 year general law enforcement background for the superintendent Hampered transfers and promotions powers. Despite hopes the bill will be moved, passage would likely need suspending constitutional rules and could face a veto from Governor Underwood. Troopers may gain a $50 monthly pay raise across the board, while tax and revenue bills face Senate resistance as conferences try to resolve differences. Talks of extended sessions linger as House Speaker Pauley and Senate President Bean anticipate finishing before the midnight Saturday deadline.
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Charleston
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Hazen Fair
House
Underwood
Harry R. Pauley
Ralph Bean
Register
Pauley
Underwood Signs Gas Tax Hike in West Virginia
Gov. Underwood has signed a law raising West Virginia gasoline tax from six to seven cents per gallon effective April 1. The measure adds about 4 million dollars in highway revenue slated for matching federal funds for next year’s Liter state Highway System construction and increases the share of tax receipts reserved for rural roads.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Underwood
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Beckley Junior High
Stratton
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