West Virginia Congressmen Hope for Redevelopment Bill
West Virginia lawmakers push for House action on the Senate approved low income area redevelopment bill. Rep. Staggers chairs a discharge petition needing 219 signatures to bypass the Rules Committee. Byrd helped win an extra 150 000 for carbon research in Appalachian oil fields at West Virginia University facilities.
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Ley
House
Washington
West Virginia
House Rules Committee
Harley O. Staggers
D-Wva
Staggers
Rules Committee
Senate
West
Robert C. Byrd
Wva
Appalachian
Interior Department
West Virginia University
Bailey
France Prepares Security Screen For Khrushchev
Paris reports an unprecedented security plan to shield Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev during his forthcoming visit. Guards, discreet crowd control, and a security train will accompany him as trains pass through France, following a derailment earlier tied to sabotage.
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Paris
France
Nikita Khrushchev
Tito
Khrushchev
U.S
Corsica
Paris-Marseille
Third Slayer Surrenders Amid Heat Over Postal Slayings
Allen Golson, 32, the third man wanted for the murder of two postal investigators, surrendered to post office authorities in Chicago saying things were getting too hot. Postal inspector R J Dunne said Golson identified himself as the third gang member responsible for the killings after the investigators were arrested for mail theft. A nationwide poster campaign had earlier warned the public to use extreme caution in apprehending him.
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Winston Murray
Chicago
John McAuliffe
Ben Spizzini
R. J. Dunne
Allen Golson
Golson
Private Plane Crashes Claim Fifteen Across Nation
The weekend saw fifteen killed in private plane crashes from Maine to California. Victims include Ralph Peters and three Schmudts in New York, Leon Boisseranc Jr. in California, and Mahmoud Barghouti in Texas, among others.
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Associated Press
Maine
California
Allentown
Kingston
N. Y
Ralph R. Peters
Karl H. Schmudt
Linda Schmudt
Oliver T. Rex
Fullerton
Calif
Leon M. Boisseranc
Nashville
Emilio Donato del Carril
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Kankakee
Sidney McGinty
Glen Ellyn
Snow Deluge Strands WV Roads With Six Inches+
Springtime snow dumped six inches on Beckley and up to ten inches elsewhere in West Virginia causing hazardous driving. Chains advised on seventeen counties including Raleigh and on the West Virginia Turnpike. Airport closed. multiple accidents reported, including a school bus collision.
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West Virginia
Raleigh
Beckley
West Virginia Turnpike
Hubert Moses
Bibb Ave
Kanawha Street
Joseph Owens
Crab Orchard
Ownes
John M. Lucas
Beaver
Ngier
Johnstown Road
Berkley Street
Mary Lou Merrylee
Merrylee
Raleigh Hill
Rt. 3
Turnpike
Oakwood Avenue
Third Avenue
Neville Street
Kanawhat Street
Minor Scott
Raleigh Country Division
State Road Commission
Scott
SRC
Charleston
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Party Splitting Social Security Battle Looming
In Washington the House begins a split over government paid health care for the elderly within social security. Rep Forand pushes a direct floor vote while administration backed plans meet strong conservative and medical opposition. labor unions mobilize for expansion. An April 1 discharge threat aims to force action unless the Ways and Means Committee acts.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Secretary of Welfare
Arthur S. Flemming
Aime J. Forand
D-Ri
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Afl-Cio
American Medical Assn
Forand
Ways and Means Committee
Multiple Global Events Highlight 1960s News Briefs
Government imposes flight speed and altitude limits on Electra airliners after a fatal in-flight disintegration killing 68. FBI arrest of Kenneth Lawson near Mexico City. Emma Castro engagement announced in Havana. Gates visits Bonn. Eisenhower travels by helicopter. Mamie Eisenhower in Denver. La Paz calms after police revolt. Rickover wins Willkie Award at Indiana University. Pacific earthquake near Japan causes small tidal wave with no major damage.
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Indiana
South
Savannah
Lynchburg
FBI
Kenneth Ray Lawson
Mexico City
U. S
Laredo
Tex
Fidel Castro
Emma
Havana
el Mundo
Victor Lomeli Delgado
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Bonn
Franz Josef Strauss
Eisenhower
White House
Camp David
Marine Corps
Mamie Eisenhower
Denver
Columbine II
Elivera S. Doud
Bolivia
la Paz
Hernan Siles Zuazo
Hyman R. Rickover
Navy
Wendell L. Willkie
Indiana University
Willkie Foundation
Pacific Ocean
Japan
Weather Man Sidelined as Spring Claims Dizzy Debut
Local chatter recalls a quirky misread of spring with humor about sun shine and odd weather ideas. Citizens joke about a missing forecast as unnamed family members tease over playful Spring antics.
Wisconsin Primary Heats Up Between Humphrey and Kennedy
In Milwaukee and across Wisconsin, Humphrey and Kennedy clash over policy as they campaign for the April 5 Democratic primary. Humphrey unveils a handout labeled Let the Record Speak showing voting contrasts, including 27 votes against Benson on General Farming, while Kennedy backs Benson 27 times. The contest narrows to who best appeals to voters in a pivotal race for the nomination.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Hubert H. Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Humphrey
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Senate
la Crosse
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Jack
Constable Stump Denies Duty Neglect Amid Election Clash
Slab Fork constable W. A. Stump and magistrate J. K. Cole, both Democratic candidates, trade accusations over alleged neglect of duties. Stump calls Cole a liar and defends 18 years of service. he cites difficulty contacting Cole and political motives behind the charge.
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Slab Fork
W. A. Stump
J. K. Cole
Justice of the Peace
Stump
Raleigh Couny
Okey Mills
Cole
Constable
Beckley
Ccare
Sharpeville Riot Ends In Fatal Police Shooting
Vereeniging South Africa 30 Africans killed and at least 100 wounded when police fired on 12 000 demonstrators at Sharpeville. Brig C J Els said the death toll could be higher as jet fighters armored cars and tear gas were used to disperse the crowd amid a passive resistance campaign.
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Sharpeville
Vereeniging
Johannesburg
Els
Capetown
Afrika
Bophelong
Polly Thomson Helen Keller’s longtime companion dies
Polly Thomson 75, born Mary Agnes Thomson in Glasgow, died in Bridgeport Hospital after a long illness. She lived with Helen Keller in Easton, worked as Keller’s interpreter since 1913, and accompanied Keller on tours, becoming her closest associate after Anne Sullivan Macy’s death.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Polly Thomson
Helen Keller
Bridgeport ‘Hospital
Miss Thomson
Miss Keller
Easton
Conn
Mary Agnes Thomson
Glasgow
Scotland
Polly
United States
Swampscott
Mass
Anne Sullivan Macy
Miss Macy
Miss Keler
Toronto
Can
Mrs. Macy
Disarmament Top Priority in Berlin Summit Talks
The United States may urge allies and the Soviet Union to place disarmament at the head of Paris summit talks on May 16. A West Berlin dispute pause could follow if disarmament progress allows focus on a potential treaty deal. Khrushchev vows to press for pullout, while Eisenhower backs Adenauer against evacuation.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Paris
West Berlin
U. S
Britain
U .S
Eisenhower
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
United
Chang Kai-shek Re-elected Leader of Nationalist China
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek was re-elected without opposition to a third six year term as president. The National Assembly acting as electoral college approved 1 483 votes from 1 509 ballots with 28 blank ballots declared invalid signaling anti Chiang expression.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chang Kai-shek
China
National Assembly
Man executes rival candidate after wartime wife affair
George Dotson, 37, a tipple boss from Stirrat Logan County, confessed to shooting Opal Harmon six times in Harmon's parked car after a nighttime meeting on February 28 near the Mingo Logan line. Harmon, a school bus driver and constable candidate, had left his wife and four children. Dotson, held without bond on murder charges, gave a signed statement.
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D. V. Lilly
Dotson
Opal S. Harmon
Harmon
Lonely Mountain
Mingo
Logan County
Stirrat
Lilly
Hamon
State Road Commission
Cinder Roads
Charles Town Man Named to State Soil Board
On Soil Committee CHARLESTON AP J Glenn Brown of Charles Town was appointed by Gov Underwood to the seven member State Soil Conservation Committee for the unexpired term ending Sept 6 1963. He succeeds George R Heldrich of Charles Town whose term expired last year.
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Charleston
J. Glenn Brown
Charles Town
Underwood
State Soil Conservation Committee
Brown
George R. Heldrich
Earl's Pearls and a Gas Station Warning
A newspaper caption notes a woman who saves money at a sale as a sharp bargainer. A gas station sign warns customers not to smoke near pumps, stressing the danger of fire and the value of life.
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Hechler
Moore
Fort Worth
Mahmoud Saud Barghouti
Jordan
Russell Field
J. R. Fleming
Duncan
Okla
W. Va
Beckley High
Ian Naar
OAK Hill High
Sherwood Glutz
Humphrey Vs. Kennedy
Richard Combs
Old Bridge
N. J
State Child Welfare Board
Alice Marie
Combs
Gail
Sheri
Lae
Register
Charles T. Burdiss
Chiang
Tipple Boss
On Soil Committee
Earl Wilson
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