Voting Light Seeks Ballot Clarity Across Races
In Kanawha and surrounding areas voters face contests for every level. Congressional districts list 10 nominees in five districts and 32 state senate seats across 16 districts with 200 House seats up for grabs. Incumbents face challenges as Democrats and Republicans run in varying counties.
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Gy Re Tee
Pada
Congress
State Senate
House of Delegates
de Poe Eer
Ken Hechler
Huntington
Dan Cahill
Logan
Hechler
William A. More
E. Carrigan
Mommndie
Kanawha
First annual Mother's Day observance set for May 13
CHARLESTON UPS The first annual observance of Mother's Day since the International Mother's Day Shrine was created at Grafton will be held May 13 at Andrews Methodist Church. The church hosted the first Mother's Day service on May 10, 1908 organized by Anna M Jarvis in memory of her mother.
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Charleston
UPS
Grafton
State Commerce Department
Andrews Methodist Church
Anna M. Jarvis
Anna Reeves Jarvis
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Woodrow W
Wind Sends Trailer, Truck Crashes Across Midwest
A mother and three children were injured when high winds flipped a trailer house at Dix, Illinois, trapping them inside. A driver was hurt as a windblown truck plunged into the Iowa River near Tame, Iowa. At least four people were injured in Sterling, Illinois, and a woman knocked down by gusts in Boone, Iowa. Winds reached 83 mph in parts of the region, with 70 mph gusts in Davenport and Omaha experiencing the worst. The Chicago suburbs felt up to 40 mph, and temperatures fell below freezing across New England and the northern Great Lakes as snow and sleet fell in Wisconsin.
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Dixon
Ill
Iowa River
Tame
Iowa
Sterling
Boone
Omaha
Neb
Davenport
Chicago
Wilmette
Deerfield
Glenview
Evanston
Skokie
Lincoln
New England
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Pulitzer prize allocations and award recipients noted
The piece lists Pulitzer prize categories and winners, highlighting awards for journalism, international reporting, music, and history. Notable honorees include Robert Ward for The Crucible opera and Lawrence H. Gipson for The Triumphant Empire. Alan Dugan wins poetry for Poems.
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United Mine Workers
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Thomas M. Storke
Santa Bar
John Birch
Fidel Castro
Paul Walthis
Association Press
Harrisburg
Camp David
Robert Ward
Arthur Miller
Massachusetts
Lawrence H. Gipson
Rydal
Alan Dugan
New York City
Dugan
Joblessness projects mixed May gains across West Virginia regions
The department expects Charleston area employment to rise modestly in May, mainly non factory. Wheeling should see a broad rise across industries, Huntington shows non agricultural wage gains, while momentum may fade by mid July with some construction, manufacturing and trade boosts. New Martinsville Morgantown may gain non farm employment over the next two to four months.
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Charleston
Wheeling
Huntington
Martinsville
Morgantown
Linkous Shady Spring Native Dies at 74
Death notice for Linkous of Shady Spring who died Sunday in Bluefield Hospital after moving from Matoaka in 1961. A World War I veteran and former Pocahontas Fuel Co. employee, he belonged to Matoaka Pentecostal Holiness Church. Born July 30, 1892 in Mercer County to Doc and Malessa Taber Linkous.
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Linkous
Shady Spring
Bluefield
Princeton
Matoaka
Matoaka Pentecostal Holiness Church
Pocahontas Fuel Co
McComas
Mercer County
Doc
Malessa Taber Linkous
RNS
Nunzio DiBacco Dies In Kentucky Hospital At 63
Nunzio DiBacco 63 of Sophia died at 6 30 am today in a Whites de Ky hospital after a long illness. He was a retired coal miner who worked at the McAlpin mine for 30 years and a member of United Mine Workers of America Local 5955 McAlpin. His body will be returned to Williams Funeral Home Sophia for arrangements and burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. The body will lie at Caf fee Funeral Home until service, with friends welcome after 3 pm Wednesday.
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Nunzio DiBacco
Sophia
Iumle
McAlpin
United Mine Workers of America
Williams Funeral
Oak Grove Cemetery
Caffee Funeral Home
Final rites for Sgt Dallas Barker to be held
Sgt Dallas Barker 31 of Coal City died April 29 in Fairbanks Alaska. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at Keyser Bryant Chapel with Rev Armor Sayre. Burial at Sunset Memorial Park. His death is reported as hanging and an investigation continues at his military base. Body returning to Keyser Bryant Funeral Home for full military honors by Headquarters XX U S Army Corps Fort Hayes Columbus Ohio.
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Dallas Barker
Coal City
Fairanks
Alaska
Keyser-Bryant
Armor Sayre
Sunset Memorial Park
Keyser-Bryant Funeral
Headquarters XX
U. S. Army Corp
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
Timothy Foley Infant Dies, Funeral Arrangements Made
Funeral arrangements are in complete for Timothy Lowell Foley two day old son of Mr and Mrs Lowell Foley. Daniels died in a local hospital at 2 30 p m Monday. A sister Teresa Ann at home. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Sam G Foley Beck ley and maternal grandfather John Pate Glen Scone. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Timothy Lowell Foley
Lowell Foley
Daniels
Teresa Ann
Sam G. Foley
Beckley
John Pate
Glen Scone
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Florence White Ciruso
Park View Ave
Youngstown
Ohio
Glen White
William White
Burl Taylor Union No
Edward Kenyor
San Pedro
Calif
Mitchell Clemmons
Pasadena
Tex
Omer Myers
Crab Orchard
John White
Brewster
Caffee Funeral Home
Mrs Effie Sluss Dies After Long Illness at 79
Mrs Effie Sluss, 79, of 113 Tolbert Street Beckley died at home at 7 p m Monday after a long illness. Born Crum November 20 1882 she lived in Beckley for 20 years. Survived by husband Richard Sluss of Beckley and several great grandchildren. Body at Calfee Funeral Home.
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Effie Sluss
Tolbert St
Crum
Beckley
Richard Sluss
Calfee Funeral Home
Obituary notice for Bessie Tolbert Toney in Beckley
Mrs Bessie Tolbert aged 51 of Route 2 Beckley died at 4 am after a short illness in a local hospital. Born May 30 1911 at Calloway Heights she was the daughter of Linus M and Alice Jean Williams Toney. She was a member of Oak Grove Christian Church. Survived by daughter Dale Tolbert and daughter Mrs Teddy Shaffer, sisters Mamie Peppers and Ola Velva Jordan, brothers Dewey Herbert Toney Fred and Everett Toney and three grandchildren. Funeral set for 2 30 pm Thursday with details to follow.
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Bessie Marie Toney
Tolcano 51
Beckley
Calloway Heights
Linus M
Alice Jean Williams Toney
Oak Grove
Durell W. Barger Dies At 4 P.M. At Golf Course
Durell W. Barger of Mount Hope died at 4 p.m. Monday at the White Oak Country Club Golf course near Oak Hill. Heart attack listed as cause. He was an employee of the United States Bureau of Mines in Mount Hope. Body at Tyree Funeral Home in Mount Hope.
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Durell W. Barger
Mount Hope
White Oak Country Club
Oak Hill
Barger
United States Bureau of Mines
Tyree
Funeral set for month old Ricky Lee Evans
Funeral services for Ricky Lee Evans, month old son of Mr and Mrs Silas Lee Evans of Dothan, will be held at 2 p m Wednesday in Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill. Burial follows at Lawson Webb Cemetery. The infant died at 630 a m Monday at home. Survivors include grandmothers Lillian Coleman and Rosie Smith and great grandmother Gretchen Smith. The body remains at the funeral home for viewing after 6 p m today.
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Ricky Lee Evans
Silas Lee Evans
Dothan
Tyree
Scarbro
Obituary notices and memorials across several cities
Funeral notices report the deaths of Florence Ciruso in Youngstown and veteran actor Jimmy Conlin in Encino. Other obituaries include Louis Lautier, political aide in Washington, Gordon Grant, marine painter in New York, and radio announcer Frank Goss in Hollywood.
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New York
UPT
Gordon Grant
Hollywood
Calif
UPTI
Frank Goss
KNX News
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Primaries in Several States Shape Party Races This Year
Frank Lausche seeks renomination with edge over Ball while Briley favored for GOP in Ohio. Smathers seeks Democratic renomination in Florida against Davis and Voorhees. Rupert unopposed in Republican Senate race. Mechem seeks fifth term in New Mexico. four Democrats challenge. Indiana and West Virginia focus on congressional races with incumbents favored in Indiana and limited opposition in West Virginia. Randall Harmon of porch-office fame seeks comeback. Hechler and Kee among WV incumbents facing primary opposition.
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Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Albert T. Ball
John Marshall Briley
Toledo
Florida
George A. Smathers
Pepper
Robert L. Davis
Douglas R. Voorhees
Emerson Rupert
St. Petersburg
Edwin L. Mechem
New Mexico
Mechem
Indiana
West Virginia
Randall Harmon
Ken Hechler
Elizabeth Kee
Lions Escape From Trailer In Suburban Crash
A drama car accident near St Charles Illinois freed two lions from a trailer. A trainer Miss Addie Estelle Connellof St Petersburg Fla suffered minor injuries and deputy Sheriff Al Humbrat was hurt lightly. The two lions escaped after the trailer overturned following a collision with a pickup on the outskirts of the suburb.
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ST. Charles
Illinois Training School For
Treputy
al Humbracht
Addie Estelle Connell
St. Petersburg
Fla
Indictments in Philadelphia Officials Case Hit By Charges
Three Philadelphia city officials face charges of taking payments and gifts from a contractor, as another political-legal note emerges from Monday proceedings. A brief state roundup reports varied local updates from crime to business and labor, including wage changes at Union Carbide and railway carload totals for the period.
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Philadelphia
Evening Standard
Communist
New China News Agency
South Viet Nam
Washington
Merger Talk Advances Amid Transportation Policy Echoes
Officials forecast annual operating savings of 75 million dollars after a planned merger. A hearing examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission recommended approval of Chesapeake and Ohio's acquisition of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, viewed as a move toward consolidating six eastern lines into three systems.
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Kennedy
ICC
Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Parkersburg Girl Wins Essay Prize
Mary Margaret Sharp of Parkersburg High School won first in a statewide essay contest on employment of the handicapped. She received a $500 savings bond from Gov. Barron and will later receive $400 for national third place, plus a Washington trip to attend national committee events.
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Charleston
UPI
Mary Margaret Sharp
Parkersburg High School
W. W. Barron
Governor’s Committee On
Miss Sharp
Parkersburg Sentinel
H. Sutjton Sharp
Statehouse
Barron
Executive Mansion
Washington
Oral Contraceptive Approved By N C Medical Society
Raleigh N C UPI The State Medical Society approved an oral birth control pill. Enovid is described as a safe effective contraceptive when used under physician supervision and suitable for women meeting medical criteria.
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Raleigh, N. C
UPI
State Medical Society
Claude B. Squires
Squires
Space Age Viewed As Boon To Coal Industry
Pittsburgh dispatch reports UPI that U S Bureau of Mines head Ankeny told 2,500 delegates at the 1962 Coal Convention that coal derivatives aid rocketry and may fuel rockets, with nuclear heat aiding coal gas production. He praised pipelines and unitrains to cut transport costs, but Senator Allott warned pipelines are costly and water-heavy, suggesting railroad rates as a solution.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Marling i. Ankeny
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Ankeny
American Mining Congress
Morgantown
W. Va
Gordon L. Allott
R-Coro
Allott
West Virginia
Kennedy wage policy and UAW stance clash
Kennedy advocates a wage policy that ties gains to technology benefits rather than consumer prices. The UAW resolutions committee had urged wage hikes to exceed productivity gains to boost the economy. UAW leader Reuther publicly supported Kennedy’s price stability, saying wage increases should come from productivity, not higher consumer prices, after informing the White House.
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Kennedy
UAW
Reuther
White House
NASA Delays Second Manned Orbit to Mid May
NASA aimed for a May 15 launch for America's second manned orbital flight but technicians warned delays might extend the schedule. The Atlas 107D and Mercury capsule were under checks as crew prepared for a flight similar to John Glenn Jr. The safety escape tower was added, completing the major vehicle assembly.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
America
Itvo
Carpenter
John Glenn Jr
Lighter Side Bossy Fashion Advice On Voters
A quirky booklet advises parents and voters alike about managing a senator’s career. It notes that annoying behavior is often a stage and may fade next year, while fearing a loss of position can drive controlling conduct.
Airmen Rush To Donate Blood For Buddy's Mom
Denver based volunteers from Lowry Air Force Base delivered 20 pints of blood for Mrs. Lynn F Spearman facing heart surgery at St Josephs Hospital. Airman Raymond C Spearman called for help prompting the bus trip of airmen to donate blood.
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Denver
API
Lynn F. Spearman
Air Force
Lowry Air Force Base
Spearman
Casper
Wyo
St. Joseph's Hospital
Raymond C. Spearman
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Kan
Lowry Chaplin
Edwin L. Kaczmarek
Kaczmarek
Ian J. Flockhart
Pittsburgh
Robert E. Webb
Roscoe
John Fryer
Pittsbugh
Doctors revolt across Illinois sparks political clash
Henriksen cites support from an array of medical bodies including the Staten Island Medical Society and state groups in Louisiana and North Carolina, claiming over 300 communications. Governor Huver denounces the revolt as violating the Hippocratic Oath and plans to meet President Kennedy in Atlantic City to disown credit for the insurrection.
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Sen
Illinois
Henriksen
Staten Island
N.Y
Louisiana
North Carolina
Texas
California
Richard J. Hu
Kennedy
Atlantic City
Empire State Building Cleaning Begins on 102 Stories
New York UPI reports 30 men cleaning the Empire State Building eight hours daily will take about six months. A 12 man advance crew started Monday as the rest join today. This is the first cleaning since 1931 and by next fall the gray limestone will gleam.
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New York
UPI
Empire State Building
Martin de Porres Proclaimed Saint by Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII canonized Martin de Porres, a Peruvian lay brother of mixed heritage, as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Pilgrims from five continents gathered at St. Peter's Basilica for the solemn ceremony. He was the son of a Spanish father and Panamanian Black mother, living in the 16th century.
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Vatican City
Slurry Study Stated
The U S Bureau of Mines will study coal slurry pipelines to assess feasibility and employment effects. The study, funded by the Area Redevelopment Administration, will compare pipeline transmission with other coal transport to East Coast power plants and gauge potential impacts on unemployment in West Virginia.
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Washington
UPS
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Area Redevelopment Administration
West Virginia
Street Renaming Near Harvard Sparks Debate
City Council debated naming a street intersection near Harvard University as Yale Square after Councilman Alfred E. Vellucci proposed the action on Monday. Gaspard Belin, a Yale man, objected and delayed the measure citing campus ties and local names.
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Cambridge, Mass
UPI
Alfred E. Vellucci
Harvard University
Yale Square
Counci Gaspard Belin
Yale
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