State Road Commission faces monumental flood rebuilding task
S.R.C. faces the most monumental road rebuilding task in history in Raleigh County as bridges washed away and road beds destroyed. J Robert Sweeney says hundreds of thousands of dollars will be needed to rebuild and restore travel. 300 ADCU workers plus regular crews are working long hours to reopen routes including Pickshin and Pineknob areas. Emergency mercy trips, damaged homes, and multiple communities cut off are described along with power and Red Cross relief efforts.
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Raleigh County
State Road Commission
J. Robert Sweeney
Sweeney
ADCU
Pickshin
Pick
Shin
Pineknob
Drews Creek
Workman’s Creek
Clear Fork
Sycamore Creek
Colcord
Rock Creek
Black Top Road
Devil’s Fork
Amigo
Sion
Lester Road
Dorothy
Horse Creek
Uled
Sweeneysburg
Maynor
Phillip
Edna Sweeney
Eva Hoskins
Gertie Williams
Robert Painter
Mullens
Oceana
Pineville
Berger
T. C. Moorefield
Red Cross
Beckley
Coal City
Possible New State Office Building Advances In West Virginia
The West Virginia Legislature allowed the State Building Commission to hold up to 10 million dollars in bonds at once and allocated 250 thousand dollars for land acquisition to pursue a possible multi million dollar state office complex near the statehouse. Governor Gore projected savings on rent if branches relocate, but warned a five year timeline due to condemnation and phased land use.
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Charleston
UPI
Statehouse
Truman E. Gore
Gore
Commission
Strucure
State Road Commission
Welfare Department
State Employment Security Department
Carson Works On Answer To Seating Suit
West Virginia politics in Charleston unfolds as Senate President Howard Carson and other officials prepare a federal reapportionment defense. The Kanawha County suit seeks constitutional districting. lawmakers claim the enacted bill guarantees each county one delegate and four Kanawha senators. Carson questions constitutionality and multiple leaders weigh options as the case moves toward federal court.
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Donald Fannin
Charleston
UPI
Senate
Howard Carson
U. S
Kanawha
Kanawha County
Carson
House
Julius Singleton
D-Monongalia
W. W. Barron
Joe Burdett
Singleton
Morgantown
Barron
Statehouse
Moscow Radio Told: Shut Up
Baghdad Radio in Beirut broadcast quoted Iraqi newspapers accusing the Soviet Union of a foolish campaign against the Iraqi revolutionary government. It said Moscow forged a dishonest alliance with the Kassen dictatorship and had ambitions of new czarism in Iraq and urged Moscow to stop meddling.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Baghdad Radio Today
Moscow Radio
Baghdad
Soviet Communist Party
Abdel Karim Kassen
Baghdad Radio
Moscow
West Virginia Weather Forecast and River Conditions
A cloudy, cooler day across West Virginia with highs in the 30s to 40s and tonight's lows in the 20s. Beckley reached 70 yesterday and Oak Hill 72 with cooler Friday expected. Greenbrier River at 6 ft above normal and rising. Lake at 72 ft, muddy with a 0.4 ft per hour rise. reservoir at 51 percent capacity. new gauge at Hinton 6.1 ft.
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Beckley
Erie
Oak Hill High
Hinton
Red China and Soviet Union Move Toward Reconciliation
Moscow reports that Mao Tze-tung invited Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to visit to settle their quarrel while Western observers note the publication of letters suggests at least serious consideration of a high level meeting. The exchange highlights Beijing's opposition to Khrushchev's peaceful coexistence policy and hints at possible delegations to Moscow or Peking.
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Robert J. Korengold
Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Red
Kremlin
China
Khrushchev
Peking
Cambodia
Mao
Roosevelt Jr Nomination Advances Despite GOP Signals
Senate Republicans indicated they will not block Frank lidn D Roosevelt Jr from becoming undersecretary of commerce after three days of hearings. GOP questions focused on his business dealings and traffic record. Other items cover a CIA watchdog proposal, antitrust enforcement contrasts with Europe, Cuban policy remarks, and calls to split the Education and Labor Committee.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Republicans
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Commerce
New Deal
Senate Commerce
GOP
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Roosevelt
CIA
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Congressional Committee On the
Central Intelligence Agency
America
Europe
U.S
Senate
Lee Loevinger
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
Cuba
Lyndon B. Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
William F. Miller
United States
Dirksen
Miller
Phil Landrum
D-Ga
House Rules Committee
House
House Education and Labor Committee
Joseph Curran
Afl-Cio National Maritime Union
House Merchant Marine Committee
Castro decrees death for burglars and thieves using children
Fidel Castro in a two hour Radio Havana speech branded burglars false policemen and thieves who involve children in crime. He described Havana as terrorized by house breakers and by anti-social types including students who do not study and pool hall hangers.
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Fidel Castro
Radio
Havana
Cuba
Illinois Pardon and Parole Board
Nathan Leopold
Puerto Rico
Leopold
Richard Loeb
Bobby Franks
Loeb
House Passes Defense Bill With 15.8 Billion Authorization
The House approved a 15.8 billion defense authorization to fund missiles aircraft and warships by a 374 33 vote amid GOP concerns over spending. Senate action appears weeks away as hearings wrap and Pentagon reviews continue.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Armed Services
Pentagon
Carpenter Dies After Wyco Mine Tipple Accident
Harry Wilson MacArthur died at Wyom ing General Hospital Mullens about 10 a m today from injuries in a Wyco mine accident. Wilson a carpenter for Amigo Smokeless Coal Co was riding a small tipple elevator when it fell plunging him to the ground. He suffered a fractured skull.
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WYCO
KNS
Harry Wilson
MacArthur
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Wilson
Amigo Smokeless Coal Co
Navy Denies Firing On Red Ship In Offshore Incident
The State Department rejects Russia’s claim that U S Navy ships fired on a Soviet trawler off Norfolk. No surface vessel was within 12 miles and the Russian ship fired only a seven mile range anti-aircraft test. Investigators found the incident occurred in a U S Navy operations area with six destroyers conducting gunnery exercises nearby.
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Washington
UPS
State Department
Russia
U.S. Navy
U.S
Lincoln White
Norfolk
Soviet Union
Paddling Said Answer To D C School Woes
Public School Supt. Carl F Hansen told Congress that open hand or lightweight paddling could restore order in Washington D C public schools. He said corporal punishment would be used only under justified circumstances to eject unruly pupils and propel them toward better behavior.
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Washington
UPS
Carl F. Hansen
Hansen
Congress
Paper and Liquor Tax Bills Inked
Nine more bills from the recent Legislature session were signed by Gov. Barr on Wednesday. A municipal liquor tax may rise up to the state 3 percent, with local rates allowed to increase if below the state tax. The action also permanentizes West Virginia license tag colors gold and blue. Other measures exempt newspaper home sales from the sales tax and authorize certain motor carrier tax refunds.
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Charleston
Unkle Nabob Reports on Small Town Paper Habits
Sherwood Glutz notes in the weekly paper that the town is so small everyone knows everyone’s business. He says residents read to learn who gets caught up in local happenings.
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Unkle Nabob
Woodpecker
Kiver
Everbuddy
Public School Discipline Calls for Less Restrictions
Washington Public School Supt Carl F Hansen told Congress that fewer limits on teacher discipline would help. He warned a disorderly classroom harms students and minds, urging policy changes.
Muddy Mop-Up Is On
Thousands of families in southern West Virginia begin flood recovery as rivers crest and federal aid applications are prepared. Senator Byrd and federal officials surveyed the damaged area by helicopter, with officials estimating total flood damage near 10 million dollars across Guyandotte, Tug Fork, Kanawha and other basins.
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West Virginia
Ohio
Huntington
Harrington W. Cochran
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cochran
Guyandotte River
Logan
Lincoln
Wyoming
Tug Fork
Big Sandy
Kanawha River
Twleve Pole
Byrd
Twelve West Virginia Counties Declared Major Disaster
The White House announced President Kennedy declared 12 more West Virginia counties as major disaster areas eligible for extensive federal aid. The new counties Fayette Summers Monroe Lewis Upshur Harrison Marion Mason Wood Marshall Ohio and Brooke were added to the prior flood list of 11 southern counties.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Kennedy
West Virginia
Fayette
Summers
Monroe
Lewis
Upshur
Harrison
Marion
Mason
Wood
Marshall
Ohio
Brooke
Justice Dam proposed as flood defense praised by officials
West Virginia floods prompt calls for a Justice Reservoir in Wyoming County to protect 512 square miles. Senator Byrd cites a 1959 plan worth 62 million dollars and warns this disaster proves its need while Red Cross reports about 8,000 homeless across WV KY and VA.
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James J. Sullivan
Community Facilities Administration
Department of Welfare
Justice
Byrd
Wyoming County
Mingo County
Cochran
Logan
Red Cross
Huntington
West
Congressman Clyde Doyle Dies in Sleep in Virginia
Rep Clyde Doyle a 75 year old Democrat from California's 23rd District died in his sleep at his Arlington home. A family spokesman said heart attack caused the death, occurring after a day in Washington and a Legion dinner. Doyle had served nine terms since 1948.
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Arlington
UPI
Clyde Doyle
D-Calif
Doyle
Washington
American Legion
California
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Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company
By Donald F. Fannin
W. Va
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Howard
Peewee” Ferrell
Bobby Ferrell
Angelica
Howard Ferrell
Curtis Pounds
Daniel Pounds
Red China
George C. McGhee
West Germany
W. Averell Harriman
McGhee
Roger Hilsman
State Department Intelligence and Research
Harriman
New York
Stereotypers Union
Newspaper Guild
National Institute of Health
Georges Bidault
Charles de Gaulle
Fifth Avenue
Michigan
George Romney
Carpenter
Wyco Tipple
Navy
Brooke Randolph Farland
Panama
Joseph S. Farland
Winchester
Mary Jo Matthews
Mannington
D.C
State Tax Department
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