Special Session Considered On Welfare Grants Cutback
The State Board of Public Works debated asking Gov. Barron to call a special session to head off a possible April to June welfare grant cutback. Officials cited a $1.2 million deficiency request and 20 percent reduction to 65 percent of need, risking stoppage of payments unless funds are approved. Some members opposed, citing cost of a session and impact on roads and education.
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Charleston
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State Board of Public Works
W. W. Barron
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Ion
Smith
State Welfare Department
Sary
Legisla
West Virginia
Welfare Department
Carson
Kelly
House of Delegates
Calhoun
Doddridge
Gilmer
Grant
Hardy
Morgan
Pendleton
Pleasants
Pocahontas
Ritchie
Tucker
Wirt
Tyler
Richwood
Brooks B. Callaghan
Kanawha County
Senate
Howard Carson
D-Fayette
House
Julius Singleton
D-Monongalia
Joe Burdett
C. Donald Robertson
Robertson
Saturn-1 launch cleared as weather goes go
The Saturn-1 rocket received a go from the weather office for a 1:30 p.m. EST launch set to last seven minutes and generate 1.5 million pounds of thrust. A Delta satellite shot was postponed to early next week due to instrument issues.
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Alvin B. Webb Jr
Cape Canaveral
U.S
Space
Space Agency
Federal Space Agency
Earth
Moon
Centennial event opening session focuses on tourism image
Ver and Louise Stanley chair a Centennial event with opening speakers Ward en Lane, director of Natural Resources, and Carl Sullivan, former Centennial Commission secretary. They will stress restaurant role in welcoming tourists and operators’ duty to present a favorable image. Sullivan says culinary care largely shapes travelers’ memory of Centennial Year 1963.
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Ver
Louise Stanley
Warden Lane
Carl Sullivan
Centennial Commission
Lane
Sullivan
Restau
Castro accuses US of backing two Soviet ship raids
Fidel Castro charged the United States with responsibility for two Soviet freighter attacks and the Bolivian airliner crash. He warned Cuba may seek long range bombers and naval units to protect its merchant fleet and supply routes.
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UPI
Fidel Castro
United States
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Caibarien
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Alpha-66
U.S. Condemns Hit and Run Attacks by Anti Castro Refugees
The State Department denounces two refugee raids on Cuban ports near Caibarien and Cuba, calling the actions irresponsible and deplorable. Washington says such raids raise Caribbean tensions, aid Castro, and may violate neutrality laws while probing the legality of the operations.
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UPI
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State Department
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United States
Alpha 66
Grafton among 11 All-America cities named by leagues
West Virginia city of 7 365 residents is praised for urban renewal efforts. Grafton joins 11 communities recognized for face lift programs, development councils, and renewed downtowns as it attracts new industry and honors local history.
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New York
UPI
Grafton
W. Va
National Municipal League
Look Magazine
Taylor
Tygart Valley Development
West Virginia Weather Sees Sunshine Warm Day Ahead
A mainly sunny day is forecast with highs in the 70s and 60s in higher elevations. Be.. Beckley reports 62 high and 38 low 24 hours. Oak Hill 67 high and 38 low. River gauges show Greenbrier normal and Lake at 38 feet above normal with muddy conditions and 14 gates open. New gauge at Hinton reads 7.2 feet.
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Gogat Se Pasecenases
Roma Ceenesiashicann
Oak Hill
Asasereas
Verdict Near In Estes Case Deliberations Enter Day Three
The jury in the Billie Sol Estes mail fraud trial in El Paso Texas enters a third day of deliberations with signs of a nearing verdict. Jurors twice refused to retire Wednesday night and resumed Thursday at 11 a.m. EST as court officials report steady progress. Estes, a 38 year old bankrupt West Texas farm financier and salesman, faced the trial that began March 11.
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EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Automobiles Challenge the Lazy Stereotype in Payment
A wry note argues that those who claim cars make people lazy have not faced the cost. The speaker suggests purchasing a vehicle tests resolve and finances, portraying car ownership as a practical challenge rather than a vice.
Joblessness In West Virginia Drops In February
West Virginia's unemployment totaled 75,300 in February, down 6 percent from January and 1 percent from a year earlier. The labor force stood at 584,000, with 508,700 jobs, reflecting a 4 percent monthly drop due to weather and ongoing shifts in key industries. Coal mining cut payrolls 4.6 percent from February 1962, while stone, clay and glass added 300 jobs to 19,300 to begin spring orders.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
State Department of Employment Security
House OKs 3.2 Million for Coal Research Contracts
The House Appropriations Committee endorsed 3.2 million dollars for contract research to improve coal mining, preparation, and use. The sum lowers prior 1962 and 1964 appropriations and defers 2 million proposed for project gasoline pending Interior Committee review. It also provides 200 thousand for shale alumin extraction and 325 thousand for admin services. The panel rejected 6.692 million for Bruceton research facility construction.
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Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Office of Coal Research
House
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
American Coal Industry
Bruceton
Pittsburgh
Weather Station Lease Approved for Beckley Airport Office
The Government accepts a five year lease with the Raleigh County Court to use about 1 046 square feet at Memorial Airport for a national weather station. Alterations estimated at 6 578 64 dollars to be completed by May 1 with government reimbursing a lump sum on completion.
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United States
Beckley
Raleigh
Memorial Airport
John C. Ward
J. W. Rankin
Basile N. Meadows
Gotham Paper Strike Still On
The last striking union rejected a contract, keeping Gotham’s paper shutdown at 111 days. Editors prepared for today’s editions despite a 15 minute daily work time demand failing to sway the vote, with phonographic engravers voting down the deal.
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Gotham
New York
UPI
Phon Engravers Union
Safety Budget Cut for Coal Mine Board Review
The Interior Appropriations Committee approved a total 1963-64 budget of 50 000 for the Federal Coal Mine Safety Board of Review, trimming 20 000 from the prior appropriation. It cited declining workload and said the board can continue activities with the smaller fund.
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Washington
UPI
Interior Appropriations Committee
Federal Coal Mine Safety Board of Review
Bureau of Mines
Birdman of Alcatraz seeks publish rights from prison officials
Robert Stroud known as Birdman of Alcatraz appears in U S District Court in Kansas City for a hearing on a complaint alleging prison officials refused to permit further bird life publications. He seeks a restraining order against the Federal Bureau of Prisons and Springfield Missouri hospital officials over six volume history of U S prisons.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Robert Stroud
Alcatraz
U.S. District Court Today
Bildlife
Stroud
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Springfield
U.S
Bureau of Publication
Sherwood Glutz Welcomes Beckley Visitors for Home Cooking
Sherwood Glutz greets restaurant patrons in Beckley as they seek home cooked meals. He touts a vegetarian diet as beneficial for beauty, noting it has not yet impacted an elephant.
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Beckley
Speekin Uv Food
Eisenhower son resigns from army to join Doubleday staff
John S. Eisenhower says his Army departure after 19 years surprised his father but drew no objections as he joins Doubleday & Co. editorial staff in New York. Severe Iceland quakes injure and damage, spurring evacuations. An experimental turbo-prop crash near Logan Ohio kills North American Aviation pilot George W. Hoskins. Education panel nears 2.7 billion college bill passage. Pacific storm with 100 mph gusts kills three Crescent City men in Oregon and California. Kentucky reports 150000 farms in 1962, down 5000 from 1961.
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John S. Eisenhower
U. S. Army
Doubleday & Co
New York
Iceland
Logan
Ohio
George W. Hoskins
Columbus
North American Aviation Inc
HOUSE
Kennedy
Oregon
California
Crescent City
Calif
Kentucky
McNamara Defends TFX Contract Before Senate Panel
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara argues the TFX program is the nation's key step to simplify weapons stocks. He cites potential savings of at least one billion dollars and notes the Navy and Air Force previously developed four fighters, with all but the F4 canceled to end duplication.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Senate
General Dynamics
Boeing
Navy
Air Force
FDA Poised to Ban Prenatal Vitamin K-3 Use
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey said the FDA will ban prenatal use of mena dione vitamin K-3 after a long internal dispute. An FDA pediatrician warned the drug in supplements could harm newborns with possible brain damage spasticity or death.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
D- Minn
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Humphrey
John P. Nestor
International Health Subcommittee
Civil rights leaders flood tense Greenwood Mississippi
In Greenwood Mississippi hundreds of Negro leaders arrive vowing to intensify the civil rights drive amid shootings and arsons as the city braces for speeches by James Farmer CORE and preparations for MLK Jr and Jackie Robinson appearances. Police reinforce the Leflore County town amid efforts to prevent race riots.
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Greenwood
Miss
UPI
Mississippi Delta
Leflore County
James Farmer
New York
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Martin Luther King Jr
Jackie Robinson
James Bevel
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Two U S Airmen Die In South Korea Crash
A U S airmen pair were among 11 dead when a U S made C46 transport plane of the Republic of Korea crashed near Kimpo Airport while landing in Seoul. The aircraft from Taegu struck a hill in heavy snow and strong winds. Names withheld pending relatives’ notification.
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Seoul
Korea
UPI
Taegu
Kimpo International Airport
Presstime Bulletin Bites Budget Cut For Kennedy Interior
Presstime Bulletin weighs in on President Kennedy's record budget, slicing nine percent from the Interior Department and Forest Service request as part of early budget discussions.
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Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Kennedy
Interior Department
Forest Service
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