West Virginia backs Route 19 interstate plan details
West Virginia officials and Gov. W. W. Barron push for a Route 19 interstate segment about 163 miles long costing around 250 million dollars. They argue the project would boost economy reduce unemployment aid tourism and serve defense needs while nationwide completion targets 1972.
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Pittsburgh
Whitton
West Virginia
Florida
Great Lakes
Barron
Democratic Sons
St Patricks Day festivities sweep nation with parades and toasts
Across the country Irish celebrations unfold with parades in major cities. In Washington John Fitzgerald Kennedy meets Irish ambassador Kiernan as 120000+ in New York parade along Fifth Avenue. Savannah proclaims every citizen an honorary Irishman while Boston marks Evacuation Day and parade crowds build. Shamrock Texas hosts a mile long parade and a Shillelagh missile contract is announced in Washington.
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O’maras
Kellys
St. Patrick’s Day
America
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Washington
Thomas J. Kiernan
Kennedy
New York
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Ireland
Germany
Brendan Behan
Behan
Jersey City
N.J
Savanna
Savannah River
Boston
St. Patrick's Day
Dorchester Heights
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Shamrock
St. Patrick's Eve
Five Airmen Die In Auto Crash Near Adolph Minnesota
Five airmen from Duluth Air Force Base died in a car crash near Adolph Minnesota when their vehicle struck a concrete bridge abutment and split in half. Four died at the scene and the fifth died later at a Duluth hospital. Names were withheld pending relatives notification.
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Duluth, Minn
UPI
Duluth Air Force Base
Adolph
Minn
Here
Duluth
West Virginia Weather Outlook and Five Day Forecast
West Virginia faces a fair but cold night with lows from 20 to 30 degrees. Saturday brings clouds with snow or rain and a weekend precipitation average over half an inch. Temperatures around normal for early next week, with highs near 54 to 57 and lows 27 to 33 in the north and south respectively. River conditions show normal flow, Greenbrier clear, Lake cloudy.
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Beckley
Presidents plan aid to West Virginia economy urged
President Kennedy pledged federal help to lift West Virginia from hardship after a 45 minute meeting with Sens. Randolph and Byrd. He ordered federal agencies to cooperate on legislation and projects in the national interest to aid the state.
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Kennedy
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
Julius C. Mes
Hong Kong
U. S
Iran
Pompano Beach
Fla
Nuckols Plans Modern Procedures For License Rush
West Virginia Motor Commissioner Jack Nuckols said he will implement modern banking methods to prevent money buildup in his department amid the June license plate rush. He cited a $352,000 theft last June and warned against drastic changes before current plates expire June 30.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Jack Nuckols
Nuckols
Cousin Denzil’s Wife Lauded in Folklore Wit
Sherwood Glutz quips that Denzil swears his wife is all will and a yard wide and will still be talkin three days after she’s died. He notes such cases show why many husbands are men of few words.
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Denzil Swares
Accord Sought On 2 Versions Of Jobless Bill
The Senate approved President Kennedy's top anti recession measure to add up to 13 weeks of unemployment benefits, potentially 39 weeks total, funded by higher employer taxes. The bill passed 84 to 4, with two Democrats and two Republicans voting no, and moves to a Senate House conference committee. Labor plans intend to speed payments within two weeks of signing, with state governed benefit amounts.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
House
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Finance Committee
Arthur J. Goldberg
Labor Department
Missing Boy Gregory Crouse Found Safe With Dogs
Four year old Gregory Crouse, missing since Thursday, was found by volunteers this morning huddled in a laurel thicket with three dogs waiting for his father. He was treated at Oak Hill Hospital after spending the night in freezing temps, wet to the waist, and had no gloves. State police, sheriff deputies, conservation officers, volunteers, and National Guardsmen aided a wide search from the Crouse home with a helicopter planned and a light plane earlier helping.
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BNS
Gregory Crouse
Daddy
Oak Hill Hospital
Gregory
Carl Crouse
Woay-Tv
C. D. Berkley
Shirley Love
Crouse
Love
King
Salem Road
Har
East Beckley store goes Democratic in state takeover
The East Beckley liquor store opened with a full seven member Democratic staff led by manager George Slipovich who was hired Feb 15. Other Democrats newly hired include Earl Mckenzie James Brown and Clifford Neely replaced Republicans Til Stover August Pearson.
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East Beckley
George Slipovich
Beckley
Lover
Allen Hall
Eccles
Albert Gregory
Alvin Haynes
Burl Hargrove
Slipovich
Earl McKenzie
Pluto
James Brown
Til Stover
August Pearson
Clifford Neely
Kennedy halts interception of Communist propaganda mail
Washington UPI reports President Kennedy ordered an immediate halt to government interception of communist propaganda mail from behind the Iron Curtain. Tunis UPI notes the Algerian rebel government in exile accepted France's invitation to open peace talks.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Tunis
France
House Probing Foot Dragging On Oral Vaccine
House investigators plan to question Dr. Albert Sabin on delays in releasing his oral polio vaccine in the United States. The Public Health Service warns it may be up to six months before availability, despite success abroad. Jonas Salk to testify on claims of untrustworthy vaccine. Surgeon General Luther Terry notes higher standards and safety concerns. Kennedy plan to let farmers devise control programs drew mixed reactions from lawmakers.
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UPI
House
Albert Sabin
Public Health Service
Kenneth A. Roberts
House Health Subcommittee
Sabin
Russia
Jonas Salk
American Medical Association
Luther Terry
Farm
National Grange
The
National Farmers Union
Kennedy
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Falcon Wins Economy Run in 2560 Mile Mobilgas Event
A Ford Falcon achieved the best mileage on the Mobilgas economy run from Los Angeles to Chicago, averaging 32.68 miles per gallon over 2,560 miles. In class A for compact cars with manual transmissions another Falcon placed second, with a third Falcon and a Chevrolet Corvair also among top mileages.
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Chicago
UPI
Los Angeles
Missionaries Rescued by U N in Congo Operation
United Nations troops freed thirty missionaries trapped in Kasongo Kivu Province by tribal forces. The Malayan patrol escorted them to safety and they reached Kindu. A UN spokesman said several missionaries remain unaccounted for and NATIONS is verifying nationalities while a dispute with Mobutu over aircraft movements was resolved.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
UPI
Kivu
United Nations
U.N. Command
Kasongo
Bukavu
Kindu
Kasdngo
U.N
Joseph D. Mobutu
Coquilhatville
Equator Province
Mobutu
Coded numbers refer to kitchen items says Gee
London story reports Miss Ethel Elizabeth Gee denying a coded message claim and decoding the numbers as milk tea cake black currant and bread. California case cites Mrs. Hazel I Cox saying she fired five shots after rape and wishing harm on the attacker. New York note has Willy Brandt admitting few Irish ties while set for St Patrick's Day parade review.
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U.S
United Press International
London
Ethel Elizabeth Gee
New York
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Germany
Slot machines burned after Brooke County raid
State Police smashed and burned 22 slot machines confiscated in raids on 11 Brooke County establishments this week. In total 25 machines were seized, but three were stolen from the State Police Barracks Wednesday. Three men are jailed on theft charges.
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Wellsburg
UPI
Brooke County
Barnes Art Treasures Open To Public In Merion
Public can glimpse a $125 million Barnes collection after decades of secrecy. The Barnes Foundation will admit 200 visitors at a time to view Renoirs, Cezannes, Picassos, Matisses and more, with Matisses rivaling Moscow’s Pushkin gallery.
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Frederick M. Winship Merion
UPI
Dr. Barnes
Albert C. Barnes
King Tut
Cezannes
Rousseaus
Modiglianis
Soutines
de Chiricos
Pascins
Pushkin
Moscow
Barnes
Attonery General of
Pensylvania
N and W Seeks New Merger and Purchases
Norfolk and Western filed with the ICC to merge with Nickel Plate Road. It seeks approval to buy the Sandusky line from the Pennsylvania Railroad and to lease and acquire stock of the Wabash Railroad. The expanded system would total about 7400 miles linking the Atlantic seaboard with the Great Lakes. Stuart Sanders would be chief executive of the surviving Norfolk and Western Railway Co. with 18 directors serving three year terms.
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Norfolk & Western Railway Co
Barron Opens Statewide Clean-Up Drive in Raleigh County
Governor Barron will launch his statewide clean-up campaign in Raleigh County on Monday April 3 with a kickoff at the Bradley Prosperity Community sanitary landfill between Bradley and Sand Branch Road. The plan emphasizes accessible landfills, law enforcement cooperation, and local support from the Bradley Lions Club and Raleigh County officials.
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W. W
Wally” Barron
Raleigh County
Bradley Prosperity Community
Bradley
Sand Branch Road
Bradley Lions Club
John Ward
Raleigh
Ward
Barron
Citizens Improvement Committee
Everett Underwood
Shady Spring
Walter Patton
Soil Conservation Service
New River Company
J. A. Blackburn
Fred Blackburn
Kenneth Larrabee
W. L. Burris
The
Patton
Beverly Hume
Sani
Rescue After Four-Story Plant Collapse Kills Two
In Chicago a four story sausage plant collapse trapped three workers. William McCoy 36 survived after 19 hours under debris with a likely leg fracture. Alfred Mack 60 of St Anne and Robert Walker 31 of Chicago died or were missing. Fire Commissioner Quinn crawled under beams to confirm Mack is dead.
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Chicago
UPI
William McCoy
Cook County
Andrew Toman
McCoy
Alfred Mack
St. Anne
Ill
Robert Walker
Mack
Robert Quinn
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