Spring Snowstorm Dampens Raleigh County Scene
The Beclley area woke to a spring snowstorm with zero visibility at Raleigh County Memorial Airport and two inches of snow on runways. Reported road and bridge work paused as the State Road Commission redirected crews to keep roads passable. Flights were affected, power and phone services faced limited disruption, and schools remained open with tire chains in use.
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Raleigh
State Road Commission
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Piedmont Airlines
Beckley
Cincinnati
Ernie Berger
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Wyoming County
City Street Commissioner’s
Department
West Virginia Turnpike
Raleigh County
Flat Top
Kennedy Reports Progress From Central American Talks
President Kennedy, greeted warmly in Costa Rica, prepared a nation address on his Central American conference. He will open a 6 p.m. EST news conference detailing talks with presidents of five Central American countries and Panama. The trip aimed to bolster hemispheric unity against Communist influence.
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UPI
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Costa Rica
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Panama
Guardia Civile
Secret Service
Vivas
Cuba
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Western Hemisphere
Americas
White House
ACLU seeks stay for inmate who vows to ride the lightning
The ACLU filed with Associate Justice John M. Harlan for a stay of execution for Frederick Charles Wood who said he would die in Sing Sing's electric chair. Norman Dorsen of NYU filed the petition after the U.S. Courts denied similar appeals for the 51 year old killer of five.
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UPI
The
American Civil Liberties Union Today
John M. Harlan
Supreme Court
Frederick Charles Wood
Sing Sing
ACLU
Norman Dorsen
New York University
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
New York
Winter Snow Bites West Virginia Widespread Up to 10 Inches
Winter blankets West Virginia as Randolph County records up to 10 inches of snow. Flooding along the Ohio River prompts federal disaster teams to survey 23 counties for temporary repairs and potential aid. Roadways across the state face closures due to high water while residents assess damage.
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United Press Internationa
West Virginia
Randolph County
Ohio River
State Road Commission
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Huntington
Charleston
Kanawha
Wayne
Lincoln Counties
The
Road Commission
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Fayette
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Tucker
Mercer
Grant
Roane
Pendleton
Upshur
Raleigh
McDowell
Wyoming
U. S. 21
Williamstown
U. S. 19
Marion County
White Rock
Piedmont
Keyser
Mineral County
U. S. 52
Gilbert
Mingo County
Gov
Lewis
Marion
Harrison
Preston
Ritchie
Doddridge
Monongalia
Hardy
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Barbour
Louis Craig
Weston
West Virginia Weather Update with Snow Flurries and River Readings
Weather forecast for Beckley and Oak Hill shows mostly cloudy, cold conditions with wind and snow flurries this afternoon, highs 35 to 40, then clearing tonight with lows 22 to 26. Friday brings variable sunshine and milder afternoon highs in the 40s as rivers Greenbrier remains above normal and muddy while lake levels rise. River crest noted at Greenbrier and a new gauge at Hinton reports 5.3 feet.
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Beckley
Cory
S.e
Oak Hill
Csceeess
Greenbrier
Hinton
Spring cum at 3 20 this morning
Sherwood Glutz recalls waking at 3 20 to add coal and stave off the cold. He notes diminished faith since ordering a book on how to get rich and warns not to remove them despite the calendar.
Soviet Unmanned Cosmos 13 Satellite Launched
Moscow reports Cosmos 13, an unmanned satellite, launched by the Soviet Union to collect space data for future manned flights. Tass news agency noted the launch occurred at 2:54 pm local time, the first Soviet satellite this year.
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UPI
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Quotes From United Press International
Jackson Mississippi governor Barnett on sending speakers to gain support for states rights says the pendulum is swinging our way. Sophia Loren on bigamy charges with Carlo Ponti says we are married in a feeling, regardless of law. Chicago's Richard Morrison after revealing police corruption says many would like to see me dead. Honolulu church leader on a quickie divorce bill says Hawaii does not need another Reno.
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United Press International
Jackson
Miss
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Rome
Sophia Loren
Carlo Ponti
Honolulu
Hawaii
Beckley College Plans 30 by 60 Addition
Beckley College will add a 30 by 60 foot cement block unit at 609 S Kanawha St, with a $30,000 budget. Groundbreaking tentatively set for April 1 per president D K Shroyer. Harold Ward of Beaver is the contractor. The addition will add 150 desks worth of space and most equipment has been ordered.
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Beckley College
D. K. Shroyer
City Recorder
S. Kanawha St
Shroyer
Harold Ward
Beaver
Weather Station Lags at Raleigh Airport
A $75,000 Weather Bureau station at Raleigh County Memorial Airport is set for May 1 dedication but stalled as work has not begun. A planned waiver from the General Services Administration and authority from a new five member airport board are needed to sign a five year contract, or the project may face delays.
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Weather Bureau
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Robert C. Byrd
Washington
Byrd
General Services Administration
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Airport Authority
Haseen
Babbling burglar shot as police hunt ambushers
Richard Morrison nicknamed the babbling burglar was shot by a slow moving car while he and Jerry Bossuyt walked from the Cook County Criminal Courts Building. Morrison, 26, had exposed illegal activities by eight policemen and sparked a crackdown under state attorney Roswell T. Spencer. Morrison remained hospitalized with an arm wound as investigators pursued possible ex officers and underworld enemies who might want him dead.
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Robert T. Loughran
Chicago
UPI
Richard Morrison
Cook County Criminal Courts
Roswell T. Spencer
State’s Attorney's
Morrison
Chicago Police Department
Underworld
Cook County Hospital
Jerry Bossuyt
Criminal Courts
Benjamin F. Lewis
West Side
Bossuyt
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Space Collaboration Agreed joint US Russian Probes Explored
A US Russia space accord outlines joint Mars Venus probes and a weather satellite program. Delegations led by Dr. Hugh L. Dryden and Anatoly Blagonravov say cooperation aims to avoid duplicate experiments and to test communications via Echo II satellite within months.
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Russia
Venus
Mars
Hugh L. Dryden
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Anatoly A. Blagon
Ravov
Kennedy
Nikita
Khrushchev
Beckley Raleigh YMCA Founding Pledges Target Capital Drive
Minter Fuel Co. president E C Minter pledges 500 toward forming the Beckley Raleigh County YMCA as a Founding Father. Other founders include W A Stanley Beckley Water Co. president and Charles Hodel Beckley Newspapers Corp. president. Campaign seeks a full time secretary, to be based at the Raleigh County Armory Field House on Eisenhower Drive, with a planned board election in early May and open house June 1.
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Minter Fuel Co
Beckley-Raleigh County Young Men’s Christian Association
W. A. Stanley
Beckley Water Co
Charles Hodel
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Capital Gifts
Raleigh County Armory
Eisenhower Drive
Bob Cunningham
Cunningham
Beckley-Raleigh County
YMCA
APC Employes Get Pay Boost After New Contract
Beckley Local 89 of the IBEW gains higher pay after a contract signed in Roanoke Virginia with Appalachian Power Co. The agreement gives about 600 workers in West Virginia Ohio and Virginia a 3 percent hourly raise. West Virginia locals include Logan Charleston Point Pleasant Cabin Creek Glasgow and Huntington.
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Beckley
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Roanoke
Appalachian Power Co
Union
West Virginia
Ohio
Virginia
IBEW
Logan
Charleston
Point Pleasant
Cabin Creek
Glasgow
Huntington
Salem College Gains Full NCA Accreditation
Salem College earned full accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities. West Virginia now has all its public and private colleges recognized, with 17 institutions fully accredited. Betty Hallanan notes the milestone aligns with the state Centennial year and reflects required curricula, facilities, libraries, and qualified staff.
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Charleston
UPI
Salem College
North Central Association of Colleges and Universities
State Association of College and University Presidents
U. S. Office of Education
West Virginia
Betty Hallanan
College and University Presidents’ Association
Association
North Central
Aerial mapping of Justice Dam area planned by Byrd
Senators Byrd Randolph and Rep Kee announced a $10 000 ARA grant to the Army Corps of Engineers for immediate aerial mapping of the Justice Reservoir area in Wyoming. The move aims to accelerate planning before foliage returns and could save a year in the project timeline benefiting Logan Man and other Guyandotte River residents.
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
Elizabeth Kee
Area Redevelopment Administration
Army Corps of Engineers
Justice Reservoir
Wyoming County
Byrd
Walter K. Wilson Jr
U.S. Army Engineers
Allen J. Ellender
Senate Appropriations
Huntington
Logan
Man
Guyandotte River
ARA
Rend Lake
Illinois
Guyandotte Valley
Auto Production Booms As Detroit Week Surpasses 1962 Targets
Detroit auto plants plan 154,463 cars this week, the tenth straight week above the 1962 period. Automotives Industries notes total passenger cars produced this year will reach 1,777,148, a 9 percent rise from the same period last year.
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Detroit
API
Automotives Industries Magazine
Mailers Accept Terms End 104 Day Newspaper Strike
Striking mailers and eight publishers reached a settlement ending a 104 day dispute that closed eight newspapers. The accord ends pressure on printers and resumes production at the affected publications in New York.
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New York
API
High School Girl Bets Life on Controversial Cancer Drug
Diane Lindstrom an 18 year old high school student in Rockford suffers a malignant bone cancer in her right thigh and chooses Krebiozen after discussing the drug with Dr Andrew Ivy. After a month of treatment she reports relief from pain and resumed activities, while doctors caution the prognosis remains uncertain.
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UPI
Diane Lindstrom
Diane
Lindstroms
Krebiozen
Lindstrom
Milton
Chicago
Andrew Ivy
Ivy
University of Illinois Professional Schools
Illinois Masonic Hospital
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