Battle Lines Form In Pipeline Fight
Washington lawmakers battle over a Kennedy administration plan to grant eminent domain for coal slurry pipelines. Hearings before the Senate Commerce Committee reveal railroads, labor, and small coal operators opposing the bill citing harm to rail coal freight revenue. Supporters say the plan could cut freight costs and boost coal’s competitiveness. Many lawmakers from coal and rail states weigh political costs in a tight decision. Sen. Warren Magnuson notes rail opposition while indicating many small operators testified against it.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Senate Commerce Committee
White House
Warren G. Magnuson
Senate
Commerce Committee
Barron backs slurry coal bill in pipeline concept
Governor Barron urged in a mailed statement that coal slurry moved by pipelines could open new markets and boost coal industry confidence. He argued federal eminent domain for pipelines would level the playing field with oil and gas and cited declines in coal markets without access to large buyers like electric utilities.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Barron
West Virginia
Beckley man forfeits bond on lottery device charge
Frank Hunt of Beckley forfeited a $200 bond in Police Court Thursday night on a charge of possession of lottery apparatus. He was arrested by City Police with one numbers slip in his possession, correcting an earlier report that there were multiple slips.
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Frank Hunt
Beckley
Hunt
Minute Men Arrests Tied to Shoemaker Home Explosive
Branch faced charges of placing and discharging a deadly explosive at the Miami Herald executive Don Shoemaker’s home on February 18, and of transporting and possessing explosives. Babey and Victor were charged with transporting and possessing the explosives. Bond set at 25,000 for Branch and 15,000 each for Babey and Victor. Windows shattered at Shoemaker’s suburban house and nearby homes. no serious injuries reported to Shoemaker’s young daughter. Further motives and ring operations to be clarified in ongoing investigation and possible additional arrests.
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Miami Herald
Don Shoemaker
Babey
Victor
Shoemaker
Gerstein
Ballots Issued For Raleigh County Primary Election
Ballots for about 40 precincts were issued by the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk to election officials who will man the polls for Tuesday's primary. Envelopes with ballots can be obtained until noon Saturday. Today is the final day for in office voting by those out of state on election day. About 60 absentee ballots have been cast in 34 of 113 precincts to date.
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Raleigh County
C. Harold Hanks
The
Armed Services
West Virginia firm to build coated paper plant in Covington
The West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. will construct a 42,000 square foot facility in Covington Virginia costing 250000 dollars for coating paper and paperboard with polyethylene. The plant, expected to be completed in October, will process board from a nearby Luke Maryland plant near Keyser Mineral County.
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Covington, Va
UPI
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co
Luke
Keyser
Mineral County
W. Va
Two Beckley Drivers Charged With City License Violation
Two Beckley motorists were cited by City Police early today for driving without a city operator’s license and ordered to appear in Police Court. Robert Johnnie White, 37, of 424 Vance Drive, arrested at 1:20 a.m., will face court next Friday night. Samuel St. Clair, 28, of 212 Valley Drive South, cited at 2:20 a.m., must appear in Police Court Monday night. Ronald W. Kedden, a Glen Morgan man, was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 10:20 p.m. Thursday on a peace warrant.
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Beckley
Robert Johnnie White
Vance Drive
Samuel St. Clair
Valley
Glen Morgan
Ronald W. Kedden
Raleigh
West Virginia News Highlights Across State
Fairfax Kiwanis bus trip to Shenandoah Downs. Braxton County economic plan approved by the ARDA. WVU School of Medicine accredited as a four year college. Murder case of William C. Simmons proceeds toward Randolph County jury. Wheeling racketeering trial sees more witnesses. Mrs. E Forrest Jones named chair of the Women s Participation Committee for the State Centennial. Dan Cahill campaigns by helicopter to cover the 13 county 4th District area.
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Fairfax, Va
Shenandoah Downs
W. Va
Charles Town
Braxton County
Area Redevelopment Administration
West Virginia University School of Medicine
William C. Simmons
Elkins
Donald Leatherwood
Bethesda
Randolph County
Wheeling
E. Forrest Jones
Charleston
Symington Speech Set at West Virginia Lions Meet
Senator W Stuart Symington will headline the opening address of West Virginia Lions annual convention in Charleston on May 11 with about 600 members expected. Bluefield boards discuss possible return to Standard Time or adoption of Daylight Saving Time next Wednesday. John J Gentile of Piedmont indicted on murder charge for stabbing his brother in law Ralph Lemley last March 17. WV Commerce launches four day state funded tours to attract industry via Business Week ad.
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Symington
Charleston
UPI
W. Stuart Symington
D-Mo
West Virginia Lions
Bluefield
Iity
Mercer County
West Virginia
Gentile
Keyser
John J. Gentile
Piedmont
Mineral County
Ralph Lemley
Local Vet Admitted After Head Injury on Antonio Avenue
Robert Cosby aged 40 of 124 Booker Street is listed as much improved at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after being found on Antonio Avenue with a head injury. He was admitted early Wednesday in a semi conscious condition.
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Robert Cosby
Booker St
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Antonio Avenue
May birthstones: agate ancient and emerald modern
United Press International notes the May birthstone shift from agate to emerald. The ancient stone for May is agate, while the modern, widely recognized birthstone is emerald.
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United Press International
May
Deaths And Funerals In Oceana Homestead Beckley And More
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Alice Graham 83 Oceana who died Thursday at 11 a.m. in her home with ministers Kimball Blankenship and J L Riffe. Burial in Cook Cemetery Oceana. Body to be moved from Evans Funeral Home to her home at 4 p.m. today. Also services for Mrs. Margaret Allen Jones 38 formerly of Princeton now in Homestead Fla will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in Seaver Memorial Chapel Princeton with Rev. Eugene Hallam. burial Resthaven Memorial Park. Mrs. Jones died Tuesday afternoon. Sterling Green 7 sons Willie Cleveland Oh Eddie Birmingham and Mrs Julia Teunneao towed home after 5 p.m. Saturday. Green Spencer 8 Elkher died in a Bluefield hospital at 10:10 p.m. Thursday after a long illness. Survivors include daughter Maude Hubbard. Body at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Alice Graham
Oceana
Kimball Blankenship
J. L. Riffe
Cook Cemetery
Evans
Margaret Allen Jones
Homestead
Fla
Lucy Griffith
Beckley
Seaver Memorial Chapel
Princeton
Eugene Hallam
Resthaven Memorial Park
Jones
Sterling Green
Willie
Cleveland
Ohio
Eddie, Birminghonit
Julia C. Teunneao
Green Spencer
Elkher
Bluefield
Maude Hubbard
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Beatrice Wood Baker
Chicago
Ill
Glen White
Rosa Clemons
St. Lawrence St
Cleola Boyden
Parsons, Sonny 29, of Ansted dies after long illness
George E. Parsons known as Sonny, 29, Ansted, died at New York Memorial Hospital at 4:20 am after an 18 month illness from cancer. Born April 5, 1933 in Leon, son of C. H. and Pearl Ferguson Parsons. Korean War veteran and department store manager. Survived by wife Sheila Mae Fox Parsons, son Ernest Allen, four brothers John, James, Robert, Charles, and sister Eileen Kinder. Body to be returned to Thomas Funeral Home Ansted.
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George E
Sonny) Parsons
Ansted
New York Memorial Hospital
Leon
C. H
Pearl Ferguson
Parsons
Victor
Sheila Mae Fox Parsons
Ernest Allen
John
Winnipeg
Canada
James
Bel Air
Robert
Laurel
Charles E
Beckley
Charles
Eileen) Kinder
Montgomery
Thomas Funeral Home
Dunn Henry C Funeral Services Held in Peterstown
Funeral services for Henry C Dunn aged 67 of Peterstown will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Peterstown Methodist Church with Rev. Charles Potts officiating. Burial will be in Peterstown Cemetery. Survivors include brother I W Dunn of Mullens.
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Henry C
Dunp) Dunn
Peterstown
Peterstown Methodist Church
Charles Potts
I. W. Dunn
Mullens
Funeral plans incomplete for Dr Curtis Steppe Seven decades in dentistry
Dr Curtis Steppe 62 of Spanishburg died at 11 15 a m Thursday. He practiced dentistry in Princeton since 1954 after moving from Welch. Born October 3 1899 in Kermit he was a member of Spanishburg Methodist Church and Kermit Masonic Lodge.
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Curtis Steppe
Spanishburg
Princeton
Welch
Kermit
Funeral Services for Mrs Bessie Green
Mrs Bessie Green 63 of Lester dies Monday in a local hospital. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. Sunday at New Jerusalem Holiness Church Lester with Elder Willie Schofield and Rev William Love leading. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband.
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Bessie Green
Lester
New Jerusalem
New York Firm Wins West Virginia Road Bond Bid
First Boston Corp of New York was the low bidder on 3 million dollars of West Virginia Road Bonds at 2.81458 percent for 25 years. The bid, among 19 offers, would cost about 1.097 million in interest. The issue uses the 1920 Good Roads Amendment capping outstanding road bonds at 50 million, with current total just below that threshold.
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Charleston
UPI
Boston Corp
New York
West Virginia
Trailer Truck Wrecks at Oak Hill
A Kroger Co trailer truck wrecked early today at Whipple, with reports the driver apparently fell asleep. State Police say the driver was not injured.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Kroger Co
Whipple
Back in Hospital for Mack Maples at Beckley
Mack Maples of 217 Reservoir Road was readmitted to Beckley Hospital on Wednesday in fair condition. He had been discharged April 19 after several days of treatment.
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Mack Maples
Reservoir’ Rd
Beckley Hospital
Maples
Clear Fork teacher treated after head injury at Ballard Stadium
Willie Joe Chandler a Clear Fork High School teacher residing at 116 Reservoir Road was treated at Raleigh General Hospital Thursday night for a head injury suffered while playing ball at Ballard Stadium.
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Willie Joe Chandler
Clear Fork
Reservoir Rd
Raleigh General Hospital
Ballard Stadium
Beckt ley rescue squad aids 90 year old Bertha Martin
Beck ley Fire Department rescue squad was summoned to 616 S Kanawha St at 7 30 a m today to aid Bertha Martin 90 who suffered a fainting spell She was attended by a physician before the squad returned to the station.
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Beckley Fire Department
S. Kanawha St
Bertha Martin
Final rites set for Mrs Krystyniak 83 at St Francis de Sales
Mrs Krystyniak age 83 of 705 Johnstown Road will be buried at Mount Calvary Addition Sunset Memorial Park after 10 a.m. Saturday services at St Francis de Sales Catholic Church celebrant Rev Michael Sazy. She died at 5 50 p.m. Wednesday at the home of her daughter Mrs Frank Withrow following a long illness. Active pallbearers are Mason Biggs Lonnie Ewings Frank Toke Joe Woicehovich John Banko Joe Bokovitz Joe Soltes Bill Aurednick and James Kirby. The body remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home where the rosary is recited at 7 p.m. today.
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Fileman Krystyniak
Johnstown Road
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Michael Sazy
Mount Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Krystyniak
Frank Withrow
Mason Biggs
Lonnie Ewings
Frank Toke
Joe Woicehovich
John Banko
Joe Bokovitz
Joe Soltes
Bill Aurednick
James Kirby
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Obituary notices for several notable civic figures
Mrs Beatrice Baker of Glen White and Chicago dies after long illness. Funeral in Chicago. Providence reports Frank Braden 76, famed circus publicist for Ringling Bros. dies at Rhode Island Hospital. Helen Dortch Longstreet 99, widow of Gen. James Longstreet, dies after long illness in Milledgeville. Horace L Brand 93 former editor of Illinois Staats Zeitung dies in West Plains. Fedor Generalov 64 deputy to Supreme Soviet dies. Glen Rock Mayor Frederick A Demarest 65 dies after stroke. services in Ridgewood.
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Providence
R. I
UPI
Frank Braden
Rhode Island Hospital
Braden
Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus
Milledgeville, Ga
Helen Dortch Longstreet
James Longstreet
Chicago
Horace L. Brand
Illinois Staats Zeitung
Brand
West Plains
Ridgewood
N. J
UPD
Glen Rock
Frederick A. Demarest
Demarest
WWHS Girls Plan To Attend Play Day
Nine Woodrow Wilson High School girls will attend the annual High School Play Day on the Concord College campus on Saturday. Accompanied by Miss Pauline Alderman they arrive at 9 a.m. and join six color teams for basketball softball and volleyball then swimming dancing tennis and badminton with a 1 p.m. swimming demonstration by June Lowe and Patricia Trail Beckley.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Concord College
Pauline Alderman
June Lowe
Patricia Trail
Beckley
Miner Killed as Coal Cars Slam into Miners at Liz Anne Mine
In Burnsville, guardian Coal Co Liz Anne mine. One man, Harris, 40, killed when runaway coal cars broke loose outside the mine and rolled back into the pit, smashing the car carrying miners. Four others injured are John Heater, Dan Bragg, Laney Samples, and Jo ef. Sever e mine spokesman said a string of 10 loaded coal cars broke loose and rolled into the miners’ car.
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Burnsville
UPI
Liz Anne
Guardian Coal Co
Harris
John Heater
Dan Bragg
Laney
Joef
Street vendor hawks handkerchiefs amid tear gas protest
In Santo Domingo police used tear gas to break up an anti-government demonstration. A street vendor moved through the crowd shouting Handkerchiefs down with the government and selling handkerchiefs to misty eyed demonstrators.
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Santo Domingo
UPI
Twists With Meter Delight Stuns Early Morning Streets
A young man was seen dancing the twist with a parking meter at 3 a.m. Thursday. He paused briefly to insert a coin before resuming the unexpected dance move on a city street.
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London
People’s Party Chooses Staats in Mullens City Election
The People’s Party nominates O W Andrews Le land B Harless Charlies McKinney A Paul Martin for council with W L Haga Dr W W Wells and B B Brown Jr as executive committee. Poll clerks named from Mullens area. Buren Toler named ballot commissioner Bryan Toler party chairman Jack Feller secretary. Citizens Party meeting tonight to nominate for mayor and council. City election set for June 12.
School Bus Hit Trucker Charged In Mabscott Hill Crash
State Police charged Clyde Mooney of Beaver after his Obugene Trash and Garbage Service truck turned left into an occupied lane and struck a Raleigh County school bus on Mabscott Hill. The bus driver Philip G White was en route to Stratton High School with no passengers on board. Mooney sustained minor injuries. Police reported both vehicles were traveling toward Crab Orchard from Beckley on WV 16. no damage estimate was given.
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Obugene Trash & Garbage Service
Raleigh County
Mabscott Hill
Clyde Mooney
Beaver
Crab Orchard
Beckley
W. Va
Philip G. White
Lester
Stratton High School
Kennedy Pushes Trade Bill With European Market Promise
President Kennedy argues for a new trade bill framing a two way bargain with the European Common Market. He notes benefits to Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, and Mississippi and urges expanded access to US markets in exchange for European access to American goods.
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Atlantic Partnership
Kennedy
Louisiana
Alabama
Arkansas
Texas
Mississippi
Train Wreck On Joban Line Levels Commuter Trains
A freight engine ran a red signal and derailed on a parallel track used by Joban elevated line electric trains. A nine car commuter train struck the derailed engine, causing chaos as passengers fled. A second commuter train then collided with the wreckage, sending bodies and debris into the air.
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Joban
Railway labor board urges advance notice and wage moratorium
The emergency board set up by Kennedy under the Rail Way Labor Act urged railroads to give advance notice of hours changes and called for a wage increase moratorium until May 1, 1963. Led by Saul Wallen, the board followed deadlocked negotiations in Chicago after unions threatened to strike. George E. Leighty stated the proposals were far below union demands as railroad officials declined to comment.
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Kennedy
Chicago
Saul Wallen
Boston
George E. Leighty
Pne
Beckley Hosts State SAR Meet With Notables Attending
Beckley will host the West Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution convention with about 75 attending. Eugene L. Eager chairs the event. Dr. Charles A. Anderson of Warren, Ohio, will be a guest. Chester A. Walworth presides. Fletcher Mann speaks on Twilight of Freedom after lunch. Juanita Basham to be honored. new officers installed. several state chapters represented.
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West Virginia Society
Tor Ts Beckley
James Ellison
Eugene L. Eager
Beckley
Charles A. Anderson
Warren
Ohio
Bernard White Jr
Chester A. Walworth
Charleston
National Society
Fletcher W. Mann
Black Knight Country Club
Mansfield Files Divorce From Mickey Hargitay
Actress Jayne Mansfield filed for divorce from husband Mickey Hargitay in Santa Monica. He called it like an April Fool's joke and said there had been no fights. Mansfield cited extreme mental cruelty and grievous mental suffering and later said they would likely make up. The couple married January 13, 1958, have two children Miklos and Zoltan, and Mansfield also has a daughter from a previous marriage.
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Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Jayne Mansfield
Mickey Hargitay
Hargitay
United Press International
Miss Mansfield
Sunset Boulevard
Miklos
Zoltan
Jayne
VAVS Awards Day Set Sunday
The Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital will observe its 11th Annual Awards Day ceremony at 2 30 p m Sunday in the hospital auditorium Dr R C Jones hospital director says the VA Volunteer Service links community and hospital life aiding patient care Peter Toleczko of Wilkes Barre Pa American Legion field rep will be guest speaker Others include E A McGinn master of ceremonies Rev C S Donnelly chaplain invocation William Cole soloist with Mrs Margie Beckett accompanying and Dr Jones delivering the welcome and presenting awards
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Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Lth
R. C. Jones
Veterans Administration
Peter Toleczko
Wilkes-Barre
American Legion
E. A. McGinn
C. S. Donnelly
William Cole
Margie Beckett
Jones
Senators and Elevators Play Political Ping Pong
A humorous piece contrasts subway cars and office elevators. It describes elevators with special buttons that force cars to specific floors for senators, creating a volley of moves between floors. The piece ends by noting senators are always waitless and never become elevator waits.
Barron to Speak at West Liberty Commencement
Gov. W. W. Barron will deliver the commencement address June 6 at West Liberty State College for nearly 200 graduates. It will be the governor’s first visit since his January 1961 inauguration, as the college marks its 125th year of operation.
Titov and Glenn Call for Space Flight Jointly
Titov described manual control during his flight and said Russia would share data like photographs and charts once disarmament progresses. He cited Khrushchev on disarmament and proposed flying with Glenn when both nations agree. Glenn responded that openness to information will guide future joint space ventures.
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Glenn
Titov
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Col. Glenn
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Juanita Basham
Summers County
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