Big 8 To Study Possible Projects
The Big Eight Development Association will meet Thursday at the Gateway Motel in Ronceverte at 10 a.m. The agenda centers on the legislative committee report and applying federal legislation to local needs. Speakers include Jack Lloyd of Appalachian Power and William C. Rigsby of Virginia Electric.
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Big Eight Development Association
Gateway Motel
Ronceverte
Jack Lloyd
Appalachian Pow
Er Co
Area Development Department
Big Eight
William C. Rigsby
Virginia Electric and Power Co
W. M. Dickson
Ronceverte Chamber of Commerce
Deaths and Funerals Deborah Bell
Funeral arrangements are in complete for Deborah June Bell five year old daughter of Luther F and Pauline Worrell Bell formerly of Daniels who died at noon Tuesday in Walter Reed Army Hospital Washington DC The child s father is serving with the Army in Georgia The body is expected to arrive at the Rose and Quesenberry Fun Home about 8 am Tuesday.
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Deborah June Bell
Luther F
Pauline Worrell Bell
Daniels
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington, D. C
Georgia
Rose and Quesenberry Fun Home
Tuesay
Kilysth boy struck by car while awaiting bus
Douglas Underwood seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Okey Underwood of Kilysth was hit at 8 30 am today while waiting for a school bus. Witnesses say he ran in front of a car driven by Gene Daniels 20 of Kilsyth. The body is at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope.
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Douglas Underwood
Okey Underwood
Kilysth
Gene Daniels
Kilsyth
Tyree
Mount Hope
Area Aid Bill Aims at Revitalizing Distressed Areas
The amendment backed by Sen. Prescott Bush to set a June 30 1965 expiration frames a 300 million loan program to lure job creating industries into persistently depressed regions. It would also fund public facilities and worker retraining as industries relocate or shut down.
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Prescott Bush
R Conn
Douglas
Wall Street Charter Update From UPI Reports
Wall Street opinions from UPI summarized show a continued upward trend with intermittent declines. Analysts highlight selective buying opportunities, with Ampex and Transamerica among stocks showing accumulation and expected continued strength despite potential Dow retreat. Traders eye issues like Rayonier AT&T and Boeing for potential moves.
Burglary Ring Said Smashed
CHARLESTON UPS George P. Kirk 29 of South Charleston and Robert L. Oeree 37 of ee ton were arrested Tuesday charged with grand burglary in a ring operating in the area for months. Accessor ies Shirley Walker 18 and Myrtle 22, sisters of South Charleston, were also held. Loot estimated in thousands with one physician reporting 22000 worth taken. Police found leads to another ring and arrested six juveniles in about 20 other thefts dating back several years.
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Charleston
UPS
George P. Kirk
South Charleston
Robert L. Oeree
Shirley Walker
Myrtle
State Begins Federal Income Tax for Payments and Collections
The federal income tax law starts to ease payments with first self employed declarations due June 15. The tax commissioner says agreements with neighboring states will avoid double taxation for workers living in other states. Refunds will be issued if too much is withheld, within six months after the April 15 deadline. The tax, part of a $15 million revenue package in Gov Barron’s program.
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Hardesty
Two area women head to Cleveland conference
Two area women will depart today for the Central Regional Conference of the Child Welfare League of America in Cleveland Ohio. They are Mrs Herbert Buckley acting child welfare supervisor of District Eight and Mrs Cordelia Toles, Fayetteville a social worker.
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Child Welfare League of America
Cleveland
Ohio
Herbert Buckely
Church St
Cordelia Toles
Fayetteville
Dr John O'Dell Discharged From Raleigh General Hospital
Dr John O'Dell of 317 South Kanawha Street was discharged from Raleigh General Hospital on Tuesday after a dentist was admitted Friday for observation.
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John O'Dell
South Kanawha St
Raleigh General Hospital
Ingram Branch Man Jailed For Grand Larceny
George Walker aged 32 of Ingram Branch is jailed in Fayette County on grand larceny and petty theft charges. He previously served 30 days for petty theft after tapping Cabot Corp. gas meters and was arrested while attempting to sell stolen copper fields from five Mary Frances Coal Co. mine meters at Willis Branch valued at 626 dollars. He waived preliminary hearing and remains in jail under a 1000 dollar bond. Deputy Withrow led the arrest with Deputies Crouch and O Boyle assisting.
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Fayetteville
RNL
George Walker
Ingram Branch
Fayette County
Pete Withrow
Cabot Corp
Walker
Mary Frances Coal Co
Willis Branch
Withrow
Frank Simms
Myrl O'Dell
Buddy Crouch
Fred O'Boyle
Good Deed Autoist Slain
Houston reporter describes a deadly incident after William Mansel, 38, and Donald Dempsey, 20, tried to warn a tail light out driver. Aiming to intimidate, T M Mixon fired his 38 revolver. the shot killed Mansel at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel.
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Houston
Tex
UPI
William T. Mansel
Donald Ray Dempsey
Mansel
Shamrock Hilton
Dempsey
T. M. Mixon
Southern Pacific Railroad
Mixon
London Chancellor Lloyd rejects need to disinfect money
UPI reports Chancellor Selwyn Lloyd dismissed fears that British currency is dirty arguing money does not require disinfection. In other UPI items, New Jersey posts late arrival guards to curb idle time, Nixon joins a Los Angeles law firm, a House Speaker scolded a colleague, and a man fined for drunken driving after a flooded street incident.
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London
UPI
Selwyn’ Lloyd
Notable deaths strike across several states
Bob Linderman a 39 year old rodeo star died Monday in Phoenix after a 20 year career. Harold J Sheridan former dean of Ohio Wesleyan University and author died Sunday night in Winter Park at 75. Kenneth Fink 57 founder of Princeton Research Center and noted pollster died Monday in Princeton. Thor Olson 80 former world middleweight wrestling champion and Ohio University coach died Monday in Athens.
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Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
Bob Linderman
Winter Park, Fla
Harold J. Sheridan
Ohio Wesleyan University
Sheridan
Princeton, N.J
Kenneth Fink
Princeton Research Center
Athens, Ohio
Thor Olson
Ohio University
Brown says husband improving after cerebral hemorrhage
Mrs Ollie Brown of 204 Wickham Avenue reports her husband is getting along fine at Bluefield Sanitarium after a cerebral hemorrhage suffered at their home about three weeks ago. She notes he is still allowed no visitors.
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Ollie Brown
Wickham Ave
Bluefield
New Legislation Will Avert Future Rosemary Cases
West Virginia lawmakers enacted changes to Department of Public Assistance foster contracts after the Rosemary adoption dispute in Tucker County. The new law bans contracts forbidding foster parents from seeking to adopt their wards and establishes a six member interim committee to study DPA laws, with a report due by December 1, 1962. The Rosemary case involved Forrest and Edith Isner and ended with DPA and Governor Underwood upheld, prompting legislative action to prevent recurrence.
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Charleston
UPI
Department of Public Assistance
West Virginia
Tucker County
State Supreme Court
Cecil H. Underwood
Department
Rosemary
Forrest
Edith Isner
Parsons
Isners
Underwood
DPA
W. Bernard Smith
Artment
W. W. Barron
House
Senate
Julius Singleton
Howard Carson
Singleton
Dels
Jack R. Nuzum
D-Randolph
Joseph R. Gilmore
D Tucker
David L. Sheppard
R-Upshur
Carson
Isner
See
Ernest See
Lee
Supreme Court
No Astronaut Flight Until 85 Per Cent Safety Assured
Col John P Stapp, at Brooks AFB, warns the first American astronaut will fly only if an 85 percent survival chance is assured. He recalls rocket sled tests at 632 mph, stressing extreme G-forces and the need for safety, mental health, and controlled acceleration in early space travel.
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van Antonio
Tex
UPI
John P. Stapp
Stapp
New Mexico
Aerospace Medical Center
Brooks Air Force Base
West Virginia seeks 6 percent state income tax details
Q and A explains deposits to the state by July 31 and mid August results, the initial 8 percent deduction for the first year, and a 6 percent rate in the following year. It covers who pays, how credits for other state taxes work, short and long forms, refunds, and enforcement.
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West Virginia
West
Jury Visits Oak Hill Property During Trial
Fayette County jurors inspect the Woods Avenue property of Mr and Mrs A L Sydnor as they seek damages from Kyoga Co for sewer line relocation work on the Oak Hill Expressway. They allege dirt and refuse were piled on their rear yard beyond the construction easement granted by the State Road Commission.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Fayette County
Woods Avenue
A. L. Sydnor
Sydnors
Kyoga Co
Sydneys
State Road Commission
Championship Fight Films Begin Friday
Films of the Johansson Patterson world championship fight will be shown at the Beckley Theatre for five days beginning Friday. Manager George C Porter announced it would be an added attraction to the regular features. Admission prices will remain the same.
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Beckley Theatre
George C. Porter
Cancer Unit Meets March 30 in Beckley
The Raleigh County Unit of the American Cancer Society will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at the Cancer Society office in the Beckley Newspaper Corp on Prince Street. President Isadore Wein announced plans for the annual Cancer Crusade will be completed.
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Raleigh
American Cancer Society
Isadore Wein
Cancer Society
Beckley Newspaper Corp
Prince Street
Wein Caid
First Official Acts of Congo Federation
The new Congo federation formed after its Council of States meeting in Bakwanga. Proposals to expand to nine states surfaced as Balubakat, loyal to Patrice Lumumba’s memory, sought recognition for Lualaba and requests for Maindombe north of Leopoldville. Tshombe’s recognition of Balubakat state appeared unlikely.
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Hammarskjold
Council of States
Bakwanga
Congo
Balubakat
Patrice Lumumba
Lualaba
Jacques Massa
Victor Rourke
Leopoldville
Tshombe
Accused Shoplifter To Face Grand Jury
Catherine Hays of Beckley waived preliminary hearing before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez this morning and will face the Raleigh County Grand Jury on a shoplifting charge. She was remanded to the county jail in lieu of a $1,000 bond.
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Catherine Hays
Beckley
Joe Rodriguez
Raleigh County
Fire destroys Pulaski Mills building in sweeping blaze
A fire devastated the Pulaski Mills three story building in Pulaski causing more than 100000 dollars in damage. Ten fire companies from nearby towns including Galax Wytheville Christiansburg and Hillsville fought the blaze reported around 1130 p m Tuesday. No injuries were listed as dawn found smoldering ruins.
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Pulaski, Va
Eccles Cafe B and E Probed By Police
Beckley state police investigate a Monday night breaking and entering at the Sanitary Cafe Eccles owned by Dominic Trimboli. Items reported missing include beer soft drinks cigars cigarettes candy and other goods.
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Eccles Cafe
B&e
Beckley
Sanitary Cafe
Eccles
Dominic Trimboli
Trimboli
President presses Libby Dam aid and Laos stance
President announced support for Libby Dam in Montana as a major hydro project to boost Northwest power. He voiced continued backing of Laos royalist government against Communist aid to rebels. The news conference was his only morning activity, with later talks at 2:45 p.m. with Rusk, Acheson, and Bundy followed by a 4 p.m. briefing with Bundy and State Dept and Defense officials.
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Libby
Montana
Upper
Columbia Basin
Northwest
Laos
Dean Rusk
Dean Acheson
McGeorge Bundy
Kennedy
Bundy
State Department
Defense Department
Pope John XXIII names new bishop of Owensboro
Msgr. Henry Soenneker aged 54 of St. Cloud Minnesota is named bishop of Owensboro Kentucky succeeding Bishop Francis R. Cotton who died September 25. France and Algerian Moslem rebels near opening peace talks to end six year war. West Virginia topics include youth council chair appointment and a capital improvements levy vote postponement.
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Town Hospital
Bobby
John XXIII
Henry Soenneker
St. Cloud
Minn
Ownesboro
Francis R. Cotton
France
Paris
Former SRC Employee Suffers Heart Attack
Ash Cook of Arnett, formerly employed by the State Road Commission, was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital this morning for treatment of a heart attack suffered at his home. He is resting satisfactorily.
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Ash Cook
Arnett
State Road Commission
Raleigh General Hospital
Judgments Exceed $5,000 Against Mallamus and Chrisley
In Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp Richardson issued orders totaling over $5,000 in unrelated suits. Mallamus Co. owes $4,841.45 on a promissory note for $10,655.12 from 1955, while Elco Lumber Co. won $455.73 plus $179.56 interest. Two thirds of prosecution costs fall to the plaintiff, one third to the defendant. Chrisley objected. An Elizabeth Henry suit against Service Fire Insurance Co. was dismissed as settled. a separate auto damage claim yielded $1,997.80. The State Road Commission filed against Josephine Thewes for Mabscott-Crab Orchard road condemnation.
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William A. Chrisley
James V. Maillamus Jr
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Richardson Tractor Co
Charleston
Mallamus
Sunrise Avenue
James V. Mallamus Coal Co
Elco Lumber CO
Chrisley
Elizabeth Henry
The
Service Fire Insurance Co
State Road Commission
Josephine Thewes
Mabscott-Crab Orchard Road
Sentencing Set In Soldier Death Case At New Bern
New Bern Craven County Superior Court hears two men face sentencing for manslaughter in the death of Ft. Bragg paratrooper S. Winegardner. Witness Parrish testified Hargett struck Winegardner in the throat. autopsy ruled drowning as the cause. Parish said the group, including two Ft. Bragg Black soldiers, toured local nightspots before the slaying.
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New Bern
N. C
UPI
Superior Court
Jack Hooks
Kenly
Ft. Bragg
West Virginia
Sam Hargett
Craven County Superior Court
Sp Winegardner
Omar
W. Keeteers
Billy G. Pari
Marshall
Tex
Parish
Hargett
Winegardner
Parrish
Beckley Man Charged For Lottery Apparatus
Police arrested Alexander Spencer, 53, on South Fayette Street at 1 30 p m Tuesday and charged him with possession of lottery apparatus. He was to appear in Police Court Monday night. Leonard A Hansom, released from Raleigh County Jail after appearance before Magistrate W A Burke charged with writing a bad check. He was jailed by State Police Monday night.
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Alexander Spencer
South Fayette Street
Leonard A. Hansom
Odd
Raleigh County
W. A. Burke
Hansom
Marshall Sorority Loses Court Battle
CHARLESTON. The State Supreme Court refused 4-1 to intervene in a case where Delta Beta, an adjunct of Sigma Kappa, obtained a permanent injunction forcing sorority residents to move out for alleged noise. A Cabell County judge had upheld neighbors’ claim that the sorority house was a public nuisance.
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UPI
Marshall University
State Supreme Court
Delta Beta
Sigma Kappa
Cabell County
Battleship West Virginia Mast Displayed in State Tour
The mast of the battleship West Virginia arrived from Seattle and was placed outside the Statehouse in Morgantown. Governor Barron and Charleston Mayor Shanklin paid tribute as the mast begins a state tour before its permanent installation on the West Virginia University campus.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia
Statehouse
W. W. Barron
Hun
Seattle
Wash
West Virginia University
Barron
Charleston
John W. Shanklin
Capitol Building
Ripley
Ravenswood
Parkersburg
WVU
Adm
Felix B. Stump
Pearl Harbor
Barron Drops Case to Heal Barron and Neely
Barron told Neely not to be disturbed and emphasized the health recovery as the priority. He instructed his counsel to dismiss the case to spare further concern for his family. The governor said he considered the matter seriously, noting several heart attack deaths in and out of government, including R. Virgil Rohrbough and former Charleston mayor R. Carl Andrews.
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Barron
Neely
R. Virgil Rohrbough
R. Carl Andrews
Charleston
Large Antitrust Case Sentences Reach Final Stages
Justice Department and TVA executives faced a $12 million suit as part of the government s largest anti trust action. Atty Gen Kennedy said the government paid about 40 percent more than open competition would have allowed. Judge Ganey fined 29 firms and 4 individuals nearly two million dollars and jailed seven prime movers for 30 days each before release for good behavior.
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Justice Department
TVA
Robert F. Kennedy
J. Cullen Ganey
Ganey
Youth Accidentally Removes Own Tonsil
Henderson Nevada young boy Christopher Ostwald 4 accidentally removed his right tonsil with a TV antenna rod while running in the yard. Dr Karl Hazeltine said the injury spared a major artery and the doctor also removed the remaining tonsil and adenoids during the same procedure.
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Henderson, Nev
UPI
Christopher Ostwald
Christopher
Karl Hazeltine
Circuit Court Jurors Told to Report Thursday
Jurors for the current Raleigh County Circuit Court term are to report at 9 a.m. Thursday, per a notice from Judge Norman Knapp's office.
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Circuit Court
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
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