Senate panel report focuses on West Virginia jobless areas
A Senate special committee report warns unemployment will worsen over the next decade unless action is taken. It calls for growth, area redevelopment, a coal research agency, tax incentives for distressed areas, unemployment standards, expanded public aid, vocational education, and anti discrimination measures. A West Virginia county school official describes the human cost of unemployment.
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Washington
West Virginia
Senate
Special
Newry
Unemployment Seen as Grave U.S. Problem by Senate Panel
A special Senate committee led by Senator Eugene J. McCarthy says unemployment is a grave national issue needing broad remedial action. They warn a 13 1/2 million rise in the labor force next decade will require more jobs and faster economic development. Democrats and Republicans endorse a deliberate, wide approach to boost employment and aid distressed areas, with higher unemployment benefits and broader policies amid Soviet competition.
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Washington
Senate
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Soviet Union
Spring Floods Threaten Nine States and Displace Hundreds
Widespread spring floods from heavy snow threaten nine states Nebraska Iowa Kansas Missouri Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas. Hundreds of families lose homes while farmlands and lowlands flood. The Platte River swelled seven to eight miles wide prompting Army and National Guard rescues in Nebraska as eastern Nebraska faces extensive inundation.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Platte River
Army
National Guard
West Virginia Weather Outlook With Showers and Warmer Weekend
Mostly cloudy and warm with possible locally severe thunderstorms today. Highs in the upper 60s to 70s, then cooler tonight and Thursday with showers mainly north. Extended outlook shows temperatures about 5 degrees above normal through Monday, with 0.5 to 1 inch precipitation, rising rivers and muddy lake and Greenbrier gauges.
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W. Va
Beckley
Oak Hill
Cour
Greenbrier
Man Dies As Gabbers Refuse To Relinquish Line
In Warren Ohio Mrs Mary Starkey pleaded for neighbors to yield the party line so she could call a doctor for her dying husband Wilbur Starkey 58. He lay unconscious at their Leavittsburg home and died of a stroke.
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Gabbers
Doctor Call
Warren
Ohio
Mary Starkey
Starkey
Leavittsburg
Cape Town March Triggers State of Emergency
More than 30 000 Negroes march on Caledon Square police station under armored cars amid clashes with white and Negro officers. Prime Minister Verwoerd’s government proclaims a state of emergency affecting about 80 magisterial districts after a mass roundup of opponents.
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Cape Town
Caledon Square
I. S. Terblanche
Terblanche
Africa
Langa
Hendrik Verwoerd
South Africa
Atlantic
Ments
F. C. Erasmus
Eisenhower and Macmillan Seek Limited Nuclear Test Ban
The leaders propose a short term ban on small underground blasts and a treaty within months if the USSR accepts. A three power conference in Geneva may yield agreement within 90 days with goodwill. They aim toward total prohibition under international control.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Geneva
Andrew Berding
Macmillan
Camp David
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Nikita Khrushchev
Poultry Farmers Join Teamsters in New Jersey
About 1000 poultry farmers from Vineland and Lakewood accepted an invitation to join the Teamsters Union in Atlantic City. James R. Hoffa thanked them and urged councils in other states to start campaigns. Hoffa cited low prices and said united action is salvation, while Carleton E. Heritage of the New Jersey Farm Bureau questioned unionization as a solution.
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N. J
Teamsters Union
New Jersey
Vineland
Lakewood
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Teamsters Councils
Washington
Congressional
Congress
Carleton E. Heritage
New Jersey Farm Bureau
Frogs Sing Along At Mabscott Creek
Local note reports frogs singing by Whitestick Creek in Mabscott last night. Observer says the scene lacked melody but carried a cheerful vibe as spring begins and romance rumors begin to spread.
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Whitestick Creek
Mabscott
Interim Group To Review Old Health Survey
West Virginia lawmakers weigh re evaluating existing mental health data before a new survey. The 10 member subcommittee will discuss with Governor Underwood possible statuary changes and the vacant mental health director post. The American Legion and Southern Regional Education Board officials advocate review rather than a costly new study.
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West Virginia
Underwood
Senate
Richard J. Lilly
Southern Regional Education Board
Brown
American Psychiatric Assn
William P. Harder
SREB
American Legion
Harder
Slate Fall Injuries Fatal To Logan Miner
Logan resident Billy Workman, 35, of Peach Creek, died in a hospital from injuries after a slate fall at the Peach Creek mine operated by Jewell Ridge Coal Co. Eight days earlier the incident occurred. His death marks the county's 22nd mining fatality this month, with 18 killed in the Holden 22 mine fire on March 8. Workman leaves a widow and three daughters.
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Logan
Billy Workman
Peach Creek
Jewell Ridge Coal Co
Workman
Holden 22
Khrushchev and Wife Attend French Fashion Show
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and his wife Nina visited a fashion show in Lille France. He watched with a docile interest while Mrs Khrushchev praised the low cost cotton dresses saying we have material like that in Russia.
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Lille
France
Nikita Khrushchev
Nina
Duo Who Killed Clutter Family To Be Hanged
In Garden City Kansas two youths Richard Eugene Hickock and Perry Edward Smith were condemned to hang for the Clutter family murders. They admitted participation in the Nov 15 killings aiming to obscure their identities after a failed home robbery at Herbert W. Clutter's farm. Prosecution and defense dispute who fired the fatal shots.
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Clutter
Garden City
Kan
Richard Eugene Hickock
Edgerton
Perry Edward Smith
Las Vegas
Herbert W. Clutter
Hickock
Smith
Bonnie
Kenyon
Six Beckley Postal Workers Receive Merit Awards
Six Beckley Post Office employees received superior accomplishment certificates and checks at the first Beckley office incentive awards ceremony. Postmaster A Fray Lilly praised the group for 81 total years of sustained performance and noted a new Federal Health Benefit Program group policy to begin July 1.
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Beckley Post Office
Dact Ovwmeian Risildine
Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
Congress
LILLY
Shipwrecked Americans Describe Cuban Jail Ordeal
Five Americans rescued in Miami recount four days in Cuban jails after a yacht ran aground off western Cuba en route to California. John Steele and fellow travelers spoke of food shortages insect bites and harsh questioning about political views during their captivity in Havana and other jails. Names include John Steele 50 La Puente California Margaret Steele John Jr. 22 Richard Patterson 32 Los Angeles Leo Boucher 34 Springfield Massachusetts.
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Miami
Fla
John Steele
la Puente
Calif
Margaret
John Jr
Richard Patterson
Los Angeles
Leo Boucher
Springfield
Mass
Cuba
California
Steele
U S Bolsters Pacific Force
The Army will send a 2000 strong 2nd Airborne Battle Group of the 82nd Division from Fort Bragg to Okinawa in June to enhance flexible response in the western Pacific. The unit will be reinforced with artillery engineers aviation and maintenance teams. The U S now has four battle groups in Hawaii as part of the 25th Infantry Division and two divisions in Korea with only a Nike Hercules unit in Okinawa while the main strength there resides in a Marine division.
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Okinawa
Hawaii
Korea
Bald Knob Slopes Close For Season
Bald Knob ends its second season with about eight days of activity. The slopes close today per manager Tom Minter who thanks Beckley and nearby communities for support and looks forward to a bigger Bald Knob next winter if the weather cooperates.
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Bald Knob
Tom Minter
Beckley
Minter
U N Security Council Opens Debate on South Africa Racial Conflict
The United Nations Security Council decided to discuss the South African racial conflict amid protests from Pretoria. A march of about 30,000 Black residents converged on a Cape Town police station as emergency measures were declared. Britain France and Italy reserved jurisdiction concerns.
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U. N. Security Council
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Italy
U. N
South Africa
Notable 1960 News Snippets From Wire Dispatches
Shirley Temple Black chairs the 1960 multiple sclerosis drive. her brother George Temple once held the Marine wrestling belt. Saturn rocket engines face staged tests in Alabama with von Braun announcing two engine successes. Brain surgeon Dr. William C. Sharpe dies at 78 in St. Petersburg. Senate votes to bar free rides on subsidized ships for officials. Sam Frank LoCigno convicted of first degree murder in Los Angeles. life sentence. A 3000-worker Vandenberg walkout ends after project-specific talks. FBI seeks escaped killer linked to Adolph Coors III disappearance. Corbett fled Denver, car found near Atlantic City. Army probes swastikas and symbols painted at Edgewood chemical center. Justice Dept investigates Tommy Corcoran’s ties to FPC members over Midwestern Gas case. Navy reports Polaris missile test a fully guided success. Corinne Calvet and Geoffrey Stone divorce proceedings conclude amid employment disputes.
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George Temple
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John Whalen
Lo- Cigno
Whalen
San Fernando Valley
Mickey Cohen
Vandenburg Air Force Base
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Adolph Coors III
Joseph Corbett Jr
Denver
Coors
Atlantic City
N. J
Chemical
Edgewood
Justice Department
Thomas G
Tommy the Cork
Corcoran
Federal Power Commission
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co
FPC
Navy
United States
Soviet Union
Corinne Calvet
Jeffrey Stone
Woman Named West Virginia Poet Laureate
Gov Umderwood appoints Vera Andrew Harvey of Huntington as the state's new poet laureate succeeding Roy Lee Harmon. Harvey, with degrees from Cedarville College Mather College and Columbia, has taught English and dramatics at Marshall College and led various women’s groups in Huntington. She organized the West Virginia Cancer Society in 1987 and authored The Silver Gleam and Touching the Stars. Harmon, the former laureate, noted his prior appointments and resignation and reappointment history.
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Charleston
Vera Andrew Harvey
Huttington
Umderwood
West Virginia
Harvey
Roy Lee Harmon
Beckley
Cedarville
Ohio
Mather College
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Columbia University
Marshall College
Huntington
Marshall
The
American Assn. of University Women
Woman's Club of
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Silver Gleam
Federation of Women's Clubs
John
M. M. Neely
Mothers Rally To Rescue Two Sons And A Daughter
In Randolph Massachusetts six mothers formed a rapid response team when two toddlers fell into a swamp pond. Lisa Fahey and Jeanne Grace initially fell through ice but Lisa reached shore. The group alerted authorities and performed CPR keeping both children alive. they were listed in good condition at a hospital.
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Randolph
Mass
Lisa Fahey
Jeanne Grace
David Montt Jr
Lisa
David
Jeannie
Landslide Blocks Rt. 16 Near Amigo and Helen
A large landslide between Amigo and Helen blocks Rt 16, forcing traffic onto dirt and prompting SRC crews to work at noon to clear mud and rocks. A prior slide at Tams Mountain was cleared Tuesday, reducing traffic to one way. High water covered Primary 54 from Maben to Hotchkiss.
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Amigo
Helen
Rt. 16
State Road Commission
SRC
Tams Mountain
Maben
Hotchkiss
Cabaret Tax Cut Sent to President
The Senate approved a bill to cut the night club and cabaret tax from 20 to 10 percent in a voice vote. The House had passed it earlier and if President Eisenhower signs, the tax cut would take effect May 1.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Are You The Next Target For Polio
Public service notice urges vaccination before polio season. Warns that last year saw a rise in paralytic cases among the unvaccinated and reminds it takes eight months to complete the shots. Advises seeing a doctor or health department for polio vaccination.
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