Leeber Told 30 Days To Appeal Oyster From School Board
A. P. Tony Leeber faces removal from the Raleigh County Board of Education with a 30 day suspension to allow an appeal to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. The case mirrors a 1957-58 action with similar charges including alleged pecuniary interests related to contracts involving his wife as a teacher. The court notes the course of proceedings since 1957 and cites prior Supreme Court rulings restoring seats, now allowing Leeber time to seek review. Beckley lawyer Robert J. Ashworth said he is preparing the record for Supreme Court presentation.
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A. P
Tony) Leeber
Raleigh County Board of Education
Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Circuit Clerk's
Leeber
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
H Dale Covey
Supreme Court
Covey
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Knapp
Cision
Beckley
Robert J. Ashworth
Final Homage Paid To Salling
John Salling, 112, the penultimate Civil War veteran, died after a brief illness. He never fought but will rest in full confederate general dress with Army honors. His body lies in state at the National Guard Armory as a two-guard funeral rite follows Thursday.
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John Salling
Kingsport
Tenn
Walter Williams
Houston
Tex
Williams
Salling
Gate City
Lee
Army of the United States
National Guard
2Nd Army
West Virginia Weather and River Conditions Update
Colder tonight with lows in the 20s, mountains down to 158-20. Wednesday brings more cloudiness and continued cold. Beckley and Oak Hill report missing data. Moon phase noted. River readings at Bellepoint show Greenbrier falling, Bluestone Reservoir at normal stage with four gates open and gauge at 38 feet.
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Beckley
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Outdoor theatre project survives budget cut in West Virginia
In Charleston lawmakers removed a 23 000 allocation for the Grandview State Park outdoor theatre from the amended budget while preserving a 50 000 line item carried over from last year. Despite the setback, Epic Drama leader J A Blackburn and Beckley Chamber official Harry Anderson vowed to press on, noting community support and forthcoming meetings to pursue funds and public interest for the project.
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Grandview State Park
House
Senate
Charleston
Beckley
J. A. Blackburn
Bradley
Epic Drama Group
Jobless Pay Bill Likely To Win Fast Senate Okeh
Washington AP reports the Senate appears ready to join the House in approving a three month extension of emergency jobless benefits. A battle looms over adding permanent federal standards for state programs, potentially delaying action. The House earlier passed the measure unanimously as Congress plans a March 26 Easter recess. Senator Kennedy pushes for federal standards but faces likely defeat in the temporary bill. Some Democrats see the extension pressuring broader action this year.</s>
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Senate Finance Committee
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Finance Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Eye Specialist Plans Flight To Treat Graham
An American eye specialist travels to Australia to treat evangelist Billy Graham’s left eye. Spokesman Dan Piat says Graham will leave Tasmania on Wednesday for 10 days rest on the Queensland Gold Coast before his New Zealand crusade opening on April 1. The specialist’s identity wasn’t released, and the trip is funded by an Australian businessman.
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Launceston
Tasmania
Australia
Billy Graham
Dan Piat
Graham
Queensland Gold Coast
New Zealand
Piat
Gunman Escapes After Gauley Bridge Robbery
A short stocky man wearing glasses robbed the Edgewater State House Gauley Bridge at 6 20 a m today. He struck the attendant with a revolver and fled with an undetermined amount of money. The sheriff's office reports the suspect about 30, blonde, driving a 1949 or 1950 model black car.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Edgewater State House
Gauley Bridge
Fayette County
Fayette County Verdict Affirmed
Fayette County order in a 1956 wrongful death auto accident on West Virginia 20 was affirmed by the Supreme Court. The suit involved Norman H. Keller and Mary S. Keller against W. O. Walkup and A. B. Clay, with a $7,000 settlement credited against a $10,000 verdict and a $3,000 judgment against the Kellers upheld on review.
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Charleston
Fayette County
W. Va
Supreme Court
Norman H. Keller
Mary S. Keller
W. O. Walkup
A. B. Clay
Walkup
Anona J. Clay
Weirton Fire Destroys Row of Garages and Cars
Fire in Weirton destroyed ten frame garages and four automobiles including an antique model. Four houses suffered heat damage as the blaze, whose cause remains unknown, likely started in a car, officials said. Chief John A. Ferguson estimated damage at about $10,000.
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Weirton
John A. Ferguson
Senators Seek Lower Social Security Retirement Age
Senators Byrd and Randolph propose S 1186 to lower voluntary retirement age to 60 for all workers. The bill, referred to the Senate Finance Committee, aims to help older workers retire earlier to free jobs and address economic strain.
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Senate Finance Committee
Sens
Byrd
Randolph
Supreme Court Refuses To Free Bomb Hoaxer
The State Supreme Court unanimously refused to order the release of John Arthur Toney, 14, of Calloway Heights, held in a school bomb scare. The detention by Raleigh County Sheriff Okey A. Mills was deemed not illegal as the case awaits further explanation in a forthcoming opinion.
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State Supreme Court
John Arthur Toney
Calloway Heights
Raleigh County
Okey A. Mills
D. C. Toney
Harry L. McCreery
Pruntytown
Beckley
Supreme Court
Leslie E. Given
Toney Boy
William G. Thompson l
Montgomery
Motorist Faces Action By Jury
A Bluefield man Harold Oscar Rodeheaver was arrested twice in one day for drunk driving on the West Virginia Turnpike. He waived a preliminary hearing before Magistrate W A Burke and will face Raleigh County Grand Jury action. Rodeheaver was jailed on the second offense at Raleigh County Jail and held on a 2500 dollar bond. The Kanawha County arrest preceded the Raleigh County charge, and a third offense could not be charged until trial on the second offense.
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Bluefield
West Virginia Turnpike
W. A. Burke
Raleigh County
Harold Oscar Rodeheaver
Turnpike
Kanawha County
Kanawha
Burke
Rodeheaver
Bitter Words Highlight Nasser Khrushchev Rift Over Iraq
In Cairo the nemesis exchange marks a public split as Khrushchev backs Kassem with a 550 million ruble loan to Iraq and accuses Nasser of stirring rebellion. Nasser retorts that Soviet support for communism challenges Arab will and denies meddling in Iraq. The clash follows the July 14 revolt that toppled Faisal and Said and linked Iraq to pan Arab unity.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nikita Khrushchev
Iraq
United Arab Republic
Middle East
Khrushchev
Nasser
Abdel Karim Kassem
Soviet Union
Kassem
Moscow
Faisal
Nuri Said
West
Baghdad
Red
Irish Parade On Fifth Avenue Draws 120000 In New York
New York AP reports the St Patrick’s Day parade drew about 120000 Irish Americans in 62 battalions along Fifth Avenue. Barriers were set to manage an estimated million spectators as Harry M Hynes debuts as parade producer. The Fighting 69th led the march with a 38 piece unit, amid bands playing Garryowen and The Wearing of the Green. The Dublin St Laurence OToole Pipe Band joined in green kilts and blue jackets.
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New York
Sons and Daughters of
Erin
Fifth Avenue
Ireland
Old Avenue
Harry M. Hynes
United States
John J. Sheahan
Garryowen
O'Donnell Abu
St. Laurence O'Toole
Dublin
69Th
165Th Infantry Regiment
New York National Guard
Jersey Turnpike Strike Shuts Toll Road Traffic Backups
Jersey Turnpike toll collectors and maintenance workers walked off the job today in a labor dispute over union buttons on uniforms. About 300 collectors and 160 maintenance workers are represented by Local 1511, causing delays across the 118 mile highway as supervisory staff handled toll tasks. The turnpike logged 41 million vehicles in 1958, the nation’s busiest toll road.
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New Brunswick
N. J
New Jersey
John Filesher
Bank Call Issued for National Banks Condition
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of condition of all national banks as of the close of business Thursday March 12. The nationwide report seeks data on assets liabilities and capital to assess financial health and stability.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Congressmen Back Ike's Berlin Stand
Congressmen from both parties backed President Eisenhower's vow to not retreat in Berlin and to defend West Berlin against Soviet demands. Some Democrats questioned the sufficiency of U S military strength, while leaders praised his leadership and hinted at a possible summit with Khrushchev if foreign ministers prepared the groundwork.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Berlin
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
House
Sam Rayburn
Tex
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Repubicans
Rep. A. S. J. Carnahan
Missouri
United States Defense
Republican Candidate Files For City Council
Hyden Smith, 71, of 233 Moor Avenue, became the first Republican to file for nomination to Beckley City Council from Ward V. Smith, active in civic affairs, previously ran unsuccessfully. Primary is April 21. Three Democrats seek the nomination: incumbent Charles R. Jones, Junius Flynn, and Lloyd Shutko. Smith is a deacon at Central Street Baptist Church and holds offices in fraternal groups.
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Hyden Smith
Moor Avenue
Beckley
Ward
Smith
Ward V
Charles R. Jones
Junius Flynn
Lioyd Shutko
Central Street Baptist Church
Prince Grand Lodge of
West Virginia
Knights of Pythias
Beckley Lodge
Economic News Brightens With Personal Income Rise
Washington reporters note February data show personal income up 1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 364 billion dollars, a new all time high. The Federal Reserve reports industrial production rose, reaching 144 percent of the 1947-49 average, just shy of pre‑recession levels.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
Dyer To Appear At Meeting Today
Dr N H Dyer head of West Virginia health department was to speak before three county commissioners and the county health council advisory board at 230 PM today about building the county health center Notary public applications were reapproved today by Raleigh County Court listing Macie Meadows Rhodell Elsie Taylor J E Hawley and Ernestine Cochran Daniels
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N. H. Dyer
West Virginia State Department of Health
County Health Council
Dyer
Raleigh
Macie Meadows
Rhodell
Elsie Taylor
Shady Spring
J E
Hawley
Beckley
Ernestine Cochran
Daniels
Beckley Mayor Minter Declines Re election After Florida Vacation
Mayor A. K. Minter, who returned to Beckley Monday from a Florida vacation, announced he has no intention of seeking re election. He had left Beckley about a month ago to undergo an operation at Beckley Hospital.
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A. K. Minter
Beckley
Florida
Beckley Hospital
Murder Buyer's Fate Up To Jury
A Ventura California jury convicts Elizabeth Duncan of arranging the murder of her daughter in law Olga, and returns to decide the punishment between death in the gas chamber or life imprisonment. Duncan also has an insanity plea to resolve before sentencing. The defendant, 39, smiles as the verdict is read, and speaks to her attorney Frank, whose pregnant fiancée was Olga.
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Ventura
Calif
Elizabeth Duncan
Frank
Olga
State Mental Hospitals Get Bigger WV Budget
Charleston AP reports West Virginia's fiscal 1959-60 operating budget increases funding for mental hospitals West Virginia University and state colleges by about 4 percent to 112.733 million dollars. Nine general revenue tax bills raise approximately 4.54 million annually, led by a 2.075 million dollar rise in gross sales tax effective July 1.
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Charleston
West Virginia University
Board of Public Works
West Virginia Budget Details For Pinecrest and State Institutions
The 1959 60 budgets show Pinecrest Sanitarium at 1 033 380 6 dollars versus 1 038 300 for 1958 59. The session extended to midnight as conferees settled disagreements with the Board of Public Works. WVU budget rises to 7 109 000 with 437 000 increase. Medical Center receives 1 400 000 plus soft drink tax receipts around 3 million. State aid to county schools stands at 53 238 000. public assistance kept at 10 466 000 while DPA commodity aid more than doubles to 302 000. A 50 per month state police raise is funded and 100 000 allocated for an Economic Development Agency.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Weston
Huntington
Spencer
Lakin
Barboursville
WVU
WVU Medical Center
Department of Public Assistance
DPA
Underwood
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Cevsete Cna
Sussteee
Julius Singleton
House Finance Committee
Register
Singleton
Harry Anderson
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Anderson
Okeh
Thompson
Naser
Jersey Turnpike
Ike
The
Advertising Council
Pinecrest
de Louis G. Craig
D-Lewis
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