Skeen says Barron offered 65000 to stay out of governor race
State Treasurer Orel J. Skeen sworn statement claims Attorney General X. W. Barron offered $65,000 last November to stay out of the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Barron denies the charge. Skeen produced a tape recording said to capture the conversation, filmed at his Ripley home, with mention of Barron's nickname Wally. The discussion proposed a joint effort and sharing if they won the governorship.
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Orel J. Skeen
Charleston Gazette
X. W. Barron
Barron
Skeen
Hulett C. Smith
Beckley
The
Gazette
Wally
Ripley
the Gazette
Poor Hubert Outspends Jack In State Race
West Virginia reports show Humprey committee expended 13 835 dollars, Kennedy 11 211. Personal expenses noted for Barron 2 333 with total 22 297. Skeen 1 621 personal, 10 139 committee. Republicans Revercomb 4 918, Neely 3 989 committee. personal 3 199 and 3 500. Deadline passed, final filings due 30 days after election.
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Charleston
Secretary of State
Humfor
West
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
Humphrey State Committee
Kennedy Committee
West Virginia
Humphrey
W. W. Barron
Hulett C. Smith
Barron
Orel Skeen
Chapman Revercomb
Harold E. Neely
Young Heart Patient Saves Drowning Girl
A 10 year old boy recovering from a heart ailment leaped into a tide filled canal to rescue a two year old girl, Joyce Avard, who had fallen from a bridge railing. Both children suffered no apparent ill effects. The boy declined a reward saying he could not take money as he is a Boy Scout.
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Deerfield Beach
Fila
Toi. Elliott
Robert B. Elliott
Cape Elizabeth
Maine
Joyce Avard
Robert Avard
Lake Project Way Cleared For Land Talks
New negotiations to acquire over 400 acres for the Stevens Branch Lake project near Surveyor will begin soon. A letter to project engineer Robert L. Davis from the West Virginia Department of Mines clears the way for talks between Crab Orchard Coal and Land Co and Raleigh County Court, based on drill hole 1% which shows the Quinnimont and Flattop sandstones lie above a single mineable coal bed.
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Surveyor
Robert L. Davis
West Virginia Department of Mines
Crab Orchard Coal and Land Co
Raleigh County
Paul C. Lingo
Department of Mines
Quinnimont
Flattop
iSurvey
Eisenhower Proposal For Aged Medical Aid Bill
The administration proposed a $1.2 billion annual federal state medical care program for low income Americans aged 65 and over with $24 annual premiums. Eligibility excludes married couples earning over $3,800 or singles over $2,500. Flemming told the House Ways and Means Committee the program aims to help about 12 million seniors cope with costly illnesses. State plans would be developed with cost split 50 50 between federal and state governments. Initial readiness costs could total about $5 million in the current fiscal year, with 1961-62 costs around $400 million.
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Washington
Flemming
Eisenhower Backs Huge Food Peace Pact With India
President Eisenhower signed a landmark food for peace agreement to ship India 587 million bushels of wheat and 22 million bushels of rice over several years starting July. India will pay about 1.3 billion dollars in rupees, largely loaned back to fund its economic program. The president said the plan reflects sharing abundance and will bolster India’s development.
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Washington
Eisenhower
India
United States
Nixon Triumph In Indiana Primary Leads Deck Of Votes
Nixon wins Indiana Republican primary with 375,166 to Kennedy 303,186 as 3,855 of 4,261 precincts report. Eisenhower's 1956 Indiana GOP tally of 351,913 tops this, while Kennedy outpaces Kefauver’s 1956 Democratic showing. Nixon also gains 32 Indiana GOP votes on first ballot. Kennedy collects 34 Democratic votes. In DC Humphrey tops Morse in Democratic precincts.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
Nixon
Kennedy
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Columbia
Ohio
Alabama
Florida
Lar Daly
Chicago
John H. Latham
Rockville
Ind
Daly
Uncle Sam
Latham
Thruston B. Morton
District of Columbia
Humphrey
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Morse
Adlai E. Stevenson
West Virginia Weather Forecast Brief
Fair tonight with lows in the 40s east and 47 to 50 west. Thursday warmer. Temperatures tonight through Monday forecast 5 to 10 degrees above normal. Warm through Saturday then cooler Sunday and Monday. Scattered showers likely Friday or Saturday totaling about a half inch. Beckley high yesterday and low last night around 48 today. Greenbrier and Lake gauges show normal, clear conditions. New River gauge at 3.1 feet.
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Beckley High
Ewnee Greenbrier
Royal honeymoon yacht sails toward Caribbean cruise
Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones prepare for a Caribbean wedding voyage aboard Britannia after a Thames dawn anchorage. Eisenhower touts nuclear defense as Goldwater urges curb on union political contributions. Norris Poulson says he will not run again as LA mayor. Echo satellite balloon planned from Cape Canaveral to improve global communications. Bette Davis files for divorce from Gary Merrill in Portland. Cyrus Eaton wins Lenin Peace Prize as Soviets tout peace. Lana Turner’s daughter Cheryl Crane faces juvenile court decision. Charles de Gaulle returns to Paris after a Canada US trip. Cameron Mitchell divorce ends 20 year marriage. NATO foreign ministers close Istanbul meeting with a final communique.
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Thames
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Britannia
Tower
London
Barry Goldwater
R - Ariz
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Eisenhower
Ft. Benning
America
Norris Poulson
Los Angeles
Khrushchev
United States
Cape Canaveral
Bette Davis
Gary Merrill
Portland
Soviet Union
Cleveland
Cyrus Eaton
U.S
Eaton
Atikokan
Ont
Lana Turner
Cheryl Crane
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Canada
New World
Cameron Mitchell
Johanna Mitchell
U S and Soviet Entertainers Wow Each Other at Moscow Party
Soviet and American performers wowed the other side at a late night Moscow party for the My Fair Lady cast. Lola Fisher sang in Russian a two week learned I Could Have Danced All Night while Edward Mulhare delivered a Shakespeare soliloquy. Klara and Klaudia Kobletz did acrobatic dances as Red Army musicians and a puppet show entertained. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson joked about accents as a 15 member violin ensemble and Balalaika artist joined in. The host Danilov toasted broader American theater exchange.
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Lola Fisher
Eliza Doolittle
Edward
Mulhare
Professor Higgins
Klara
Klaudia Kobletz
U. S
Llewellyn Thompson
Miss Fisher
Red Army
M. N. Danilov
Iffen you aint bin handshuk by a polly fishian
Sherwood Glutz accuses Candydates of plundering his land and crouching in the woodwork. Four suspects allegedly waylaid him when he went to tend his hogs this morning, alleging political deceit and hidden plans.
Ballot Fixing Covers Shafer Name for May Primary
Ballot clerks will apply gummed stickers to the Democratic ballot for the May 10 primary to cover Everett R. Shafer’s name after he withdrew from the House of Delegates race on April 26. Board President O A Phillips says Shafer cannot serve as transport, representative of the county, or pastor of the Regular Baptist Church. Instruction packets, signed by ballot commissioners Fourney Canterbury and Hanks, warn clerks to place stickers so they do not cover another candidate and risk invalidating the ballot with improper affixing. About 44,500 of 1.19 million stickers were ordered.
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Everett R. Shafer
House of Delegates
Board of Education
O. A. Phillips
Shafer
Regular Baptist Church
Paul J. Fourney
Tom Canterbury
C. Harold Hanks
Warn
Hanks
Roy Bowden Jr
Janice Davis
Korean Navy Frigate Repels North Korean Torpedo Attack
A South Korean navy frigate repelled a North Korean torpedo boat attack off the east coast in under five minutes. The encounter ended with the three attackers fleeing into dense fog. no casualties or material damage to the frigate were reported. The navy suspects spy or saboteur landings linked to political upheaval but cannot confirm hits.
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Seoul
South Korea
Hearings End On TV Payola
Washington AP report on House investigators closing the payola inquiry with a sharp critique of broadcasting standards. The panel issued a congressional report alleging lavish payola effects across TV radio nationwide and blasted Dick Clark while urging reform. Leonard H. Goldenson of ABC acknowledged problems but anticipated improved quality next season. Chairman Harris predicted remedial legislation action soon.
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Washington
Ap) — House
Dick Clark
King
Leonard H. Goldenson
American Broadcasting Co
Goldenson
House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Jackass In The Lions Den At Central Park Zoo
Robert Smith 38 vaulted a guard rail at the Central Park Zoo and patted a lion on the head. The lion roared as crowds screamed and two policewomen pulled him back over the railing. He was charged with disorderly conduct.
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New York
Robert Smith
Central Park Zoo
Smith
Mr Hope Man Dies In Blaze At Mount Hope
Julian D. Viar age 48 died in aMount Hope house fire that left the dwelling a total loss. He was a longtime New River Co service station manager and Gulf Service Station owner, later custodian of the US Bureau of Mines building in Mount Hope. His wife, a Beckley Memorial Hospital nurse, found him after returning home at 12 30. Neighbors did not notice the blaze in time to alert him. Body at Tyree Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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BNS
Julian D. Viar
Viar
New River Co
Gulf
East End Oak Hill
United States Bureau of Mines
Tyree
GOP Campaign Gets Rougher in Governor Race
Governor Underwood breaks with prior caution and endorses Harold E. Neely for GOP governor. Revercomb denounces the move as bossism and accuses Underwood of trying to control his successor. Underwood insists Revercomb misrepresented his comments and positions.
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Associated Press
Underwood
Chapman Revercomb
Harold E. Neely
Revercomb
William Marland
Neely
Underwood and Confer on State Problems at White House
Gov. Underwood met with President Eisenhower in Washington for 35 minutes to discuss West Virginia economic troubles. Attended by Sen. Cooper and Sen. Scott, the talks centered on relief bills and possible action to aid distressed areas. The governor said both parties’ leaders in Congress should push realistic state aid measures.
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Eisenhower
Washington
West Virginia
U. S
John S. Cooper
Kentucky
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Congress
White House
Con
Fisenhower
U. S. Senate
House
Nderwood
Gimmick May Get Action On Redevelopment
Washington AP reports a 251 million dollar area redevelopment bill may progress via a rarely used House calendar procedure after the House Rules Committee deadlocked. Supporters clash with the administration over whether to advance the measure and amid Eisenhower requests for different spending. If allowed, the procedure would require each committee to bring up bills in alphabetical order, a last chance tactic seen as opposed by the White House.
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House
Eisenhower
Congress
House Rules Committee
John W. McCormack
Mass
Banking Committee
Daniel J. Flood Pan
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