Col Banks Charged In Sea Tragedy
Col William M Banks 45 of Raleigh Heights faces a closed Air Force investigation with two other officers on charges of dereliction of duty after the Texas tower disaster off New York on January 15 which killed 28. Banks was acting commander of the Boston air defense base at Newburgh New York when the tower collapsed. Maj William R Sheppard and Maj Reginald L Stark are also charged with dereliction in the performance of their duties during the critical period before the loss. The Air Force offered few specifics beyond duties performed before the disaster.
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William M. Banks
M. C. Banks
Raleigh Heights
Air Force
Texas Tower
New York
Berea
Ohio
Otis Air Force Base
Falmouth
Mass
Reginald L. Stark
4604Th
Altoona
N.Y
Banks
Beckley-Mount Hope
Philippines
Leyte
Truman
Permanent Commission
Hospital says not responsible for eight feet tall story
NEW ORLEANS UP I Charity Hospital denies reports that 14 year old Delores Hullard was eight feet two inches tall. Measurement later shows the girl is 82 inches or six feet ten inches tall.
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New Orleans
UPI
Charity Hospital
Leo Kerne
Delores Hullard
Delores
Kerne
Hosital
Virginia Weather Roundup For Tonight And Tomorrow
Cloudy conditions with rain possible tonight across Virginia. Overnight lows range from 36 to 44 degrees in the east and 43 to 54 in the west. Wednesday remains mostly cloudy with occasional rain. Beckley reports a 24 hour low of 37, Oak Hill highs 65, Greensville 40, Greenbrier River normal and clear, Lake level cloudy with seven gates open. New gauge at 3.5 feet. national temps include Limestone Maine at five below zero and Fort Myers Orlando and Imperial California peaks near 86.
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Mostley
Beckley
Loma
Oak Hill
New York
Sitters In Get Day In Court
Sit-in demonstrators spread from the South face the Supreme Court as it agrees to hear its first case on the issue. The court will review the appeal of 16 Negro students from Southern University in Baton Rouge who were convicted of disturbing the peace, a ruling that could affect other demonstrators including in Jacksonville Florida.
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Washington
UPI
South
Supreme Court
Southern University
Baton Rouge
Jacksonville
Fila
Soviet Union demands Congo troops withdrawal within month
The Soviet Union urged the United Nations to end Congo operations within one month and to withdraw all foreign troops. Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko opened the Congo debate criticizing Dag Hammarskjold, calling for the arrest of Moise Tshombe and Joseph Mobutu for Lumumba's assassination, and demanding Belgium be condemned as aggressor. He backed Gizenga as Congo's legitimate leader and warned Congo leaders that discussions must begin after Belgian troops depart.
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United Nations
UPI
Soviet Union
Congo
Andrei Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
Gromyko
Moise Tshombe
Joseph Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Belgium
Hammarskjold
Antoine Gizenga
Lumumba
Tananarive
Russia
United States
U.S
Assembly
Sengubee
Manuel Bisbe
Kennedy Asks Quick Results In Nuclear Test Ban Talks
Wellington Geneva UPI The three nation talks resumed with Arthur H Dean carrying Kennedy’s letter urging rapid fruit. Tsarapkin chaired as Dean prepared a major policy outline and concessions awaited by June while Britain and the United States seek concrete gains. Russia claims no tests since 1958.
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Geneva
UPI
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Kennedy
Semyon Tsarapkin
U.S
Britain
United States
Russia
West
Mistrial Declared In Case Vs. Girl
Huntington report says Cabell Common Pleas Judge Ernest Winters declared a mistrial in the murder case of 14 year old Carol Ann Smith of Milton as defense and prosecution sparred over transfer to juvenile court. The trial halted on a petition by defense attorney John Quinlan and after prosecutors signaled they would not seek a first degree murder verdict. Hereford granted an injunction to prohibit further proceedings in the case.
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Cabell County Common Pleas Court
Carol Ann Smith
Milton
Cabell Circuit
John W. Hereford
John Quinlan
Hereford
Russell C. Dunbar
Quinlan
Common Pleas Court
Congo Premier Allows UN Civilians at Matadi Ports
Premier Joseph Ileo said Congo would permit several UN civilians to return to Matadi to supervise backloged supplies, but offered no clear permission for new landings. Congo troops seized Matadi after a clash with Sudanese UN forces. Maj. Gen. Mobutu warned blood could flow if UN troops try to retake the port.UN said no ships were unloaded yet and supplies moved by rail. A UN delegation visited the graves of two Sudanese killed there. Ileo urged Dayal not to return and argued Security Council resolutions need not apply, claiming no civil war danger remains. A UN Malayan patrol was sent into Kivu Province on Sunday.
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Leopoldville
Congo
UPI
Joseph Ileo
U.N
Matadi
Ileo
Joseph Mobutu
Congo Army
Congo River
Ilee
Rajeshwar Dayal
United Nations
Security Council
Dag Hammarskjold
Twice A Day Mail Deliveries Still Out
Post master General J Edward Day says he will not restore twice a day home mail deliveries. Congress forbids the $176 million annual cost, ending any prospects for bringing back the two-a-day residential service.
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Washington
UPI
J. Edward Day
Congress
House
Appropriations Committee
Pork and Gravy for All Slated After April First
The commodity warehouse in Sprague holds carloads of pork and gravy ready for distribution with other staples. Supervisor C I Marshall explains fairness requires delaying until April 1 to ensure all recipients receive their share. A caller alleged crooked activity, but officials affirm the plan remains to provide pork and gravy to everyone after the date.
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Sprague
C. I. Marshall
Marshall
Register
Miller Bliss Likely Successors To Morton
Rep William E Miller of New York and Ray C Bliss Ohio GOP chairman are seen as top candidates for the Republican National Committee chair. Sen Thruston B Morton Kentucky announced plans to resign around June 1, triggering a leadership election. Miller chairs the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee and helped gain 21 House seats in 1960 while Bliss steered Ohio to Nixon votes.
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Washington
UPI
William E. Miller
New York
Ray C. Bliss
Ohio
Republican National Committee
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Miller
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
White House
Bliss
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
Spring awakes yet plants resist in cold winds
Local verse from Sherwood Glutz laments a late spring. He complains sap, flowers, and love birds are absent while noting his own wounds and a counterfeit calendar. He warns against premature celebrations as a sniffle flares.
Butter Surplus Bothering DPA
CHARLESTON UP I The State Department of Public Assistance faces a butter surplus. Dana Smith surplus commodities supervisor says the federal government offers 40 more freight cars for distribution in April to June after already receiving 24 cars since January. He plans to order 10 cars and will accept more if agencies guarantee no spoilage.
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Charleston
UPI
State Department of Public Assistance
Dana Smith
Smith
Man with head for figures, son with great eye for them
A succinct proverb hints that a father skilled in numbers begets a son skilled in observation. The line suggests inherited talent in financial sense and sharp visual discernment across generations.
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Enae
Police Break Up Demonstrations In South Africa
In Cape Town armed police moved to disperse crowds in the city’s main shopping area on the first anniversary of the Sharpeville and Langa killings. Non-white protests were banned under the Prevention of Communism Act, with hundreds of officers patrolling as Africans gathered around a police poster.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Sharpeville
Langa
Johannesburg
Justice
Francois Erasmus
Quotes From Across the World Spark Provocative Reactions
The dispatch gathers remarks from diverse figures. Wayne McWilliams of Texas says locals in the Panhandle do not seek police aid in captures. Bennie Bass praises jail after an attempted coffee theft. Major William Morgan, executed in Cuba, calls his trial unjust and laments anti-Communist status. Hendrik Verwoerd, Cape Town prime minister, declares South Africa’s path now purer and clearer.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Wayne McWilliams
Panhandle
Havana
Cuba
William A. Morgan
Gable's Widow Meets New Son Looking Like Pa
Hollywood wires report Kay Gable gave birth to an 8 pound son who resembles Clark Gable with his black hair and average ears. The infant’s name was to be chosen the day of the report. Mrs Gable described the baby as beautiful with peaches and cream skin and a nurse held him for a brief hospital glance.
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Kay Spreckles Gable
Clark Gable
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Los Angeles
Gable
Hollywood
UPI
Kay Gable
Hollywood Presbyterian
Charlestonian Dies In Blaze
Jake Lacy, 39, perished early today as a two story frame rooming house burned in Charleston. Twelve others escaped. firemen probed the ruins for possible additional victims, while officials said the blaze likely started in Lacy’s sleeping area possibly from a lit cigarette. Firefighters halted spread and prevented major damage to adjacent dwellings and a nearby lumber firm.
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Charleston
UPI
Jake Lacy
Lacy
Kennedy to seek red ink for defense in new budget
President Kennedy told congressional leaders a forthcoming defense budget request will push the government into deficit for the next fiscal year starting July 1 while a balanced overall budget is planned for Friday. He said foreign aid reform would reduce waste and duplication as part of the package and discussed the move with Democratic leaders. Speaker Rayburn signaled a push to raise the federal minimum wage amid debate on timing and amount. Senate leader Mansfield noted the foreign aid plan would be sent in a special message to both houses.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Sam Rayburn
House
Rayburn
Senate
Mike Mansfield
SRC Retains Minor Scott As Inspector
Minor L. Scott, former county supervisor of the State Road Commission, was transferred to the Princeton district office as inspector after relinquishing the supervisor role March 1. Burl Sawyers cited Scott as a respected road man whose services SRC cannot lose, with the district covering Raleigh, Mercer, McDowell and Wyoming counties.
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Minor L. Scott
State Road Commission
Table Rock
Scott
Reedie Bryant
Shady Spring
Princeton
Burl Sawyers
SRC
Sawyers
Raleigh
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Princetton
Japanese Interest Probed Two West Virginia Mines Near Welch
Berwind interests acknowledged Japanese steel executives from Yamato and Fuji inspected two Welch area coal mines amid rumors of potential talks. No offers reported. mines are on standby with access ready to resume. Japanese scouts also eyed Havaco Capels sites. reserves near 80 million tons.
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Berwind
New River
Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co
Welch
Havaco
Capels
Yamato
Fuji Steel
McDowell County
Orient
Five cities join statewide cleanup contest start May first
Charleston Huntington cleanup plan expands to five cities as May 1 begins. Mayors of Charleston and Huntington-Wheeling Parkersburg Clarksburg joinGovernor Barron campaign in state wide effort to make cities cleaner.
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Charleston
UPI
Poke Store Changeover To Wind Up By Tomorrow
Raleigh County liquor stores shift to Democratic control after November win. Prince St store staffing moves include Dempsey Smith remaining Republican only there. New Democratic manager Wesley Anderson to lead nine staff including Harold Hedrick replacement and others named.
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Prince St
Sophia
Lester
Clyde White
Athens
State Liquor Control Commission
Repubene
Beckley No. 1
Prince ‘St. Stere
Harold A. Hedrick
F. A.combs
Earl Gore
Dempsey Smith
C. O. “Smitty” Smith Jr
Raleigh County
Dean Bias
Coal City
Joe Calberto
Glen White
Grover ‘Spencer
East Beckley
Wesley Anderson
Hedrick
Anderson
Smith
Garnet Forren
John Hancock
Winton Toney
New Owners Reopen Old Mine At Whitby
The R F Coal Co owned by Robert Fulton Saye Frieda O Saye and Gloria H Lilly bought the Sterling Smokeless Coal Co mine at Whitby. It employs over 20 workers, operates five days weekly, with clean up started March 6 and production underway. Saye heads the firm, previously a Sterling foreman. Incorporation papers list $1,000 capital stock, eight shares to Saye, one to Mrs Saye and one to Gloria H Lilly Glen Morgan.
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The
R & F Coal Co
Robert Fulton Saye
Frieda O. Saye
Gloria H. Lilly
Sterling Smokeless Coal Co
Whitby
Saye
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Sherwood Glutz
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Capetown
Hendrik Verwoerd
British Commonwealth
Eichmann
JK Defense
Minor Scott
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