Speeding driver fined by magistrate Sunday
James Edward Thompson of Salt Rock paid a 20 fine and costs to Magistrate Joe Rodriguez for speeding 100 mph in a 60 mph zone. He was arrested by Turnpike State Police. Kenneth Workman, 18, Urbana Ohio, got 30 days in Raleigh County Jail and 20 fine and costs for destruction of property from a one car crash on North Heber Street at 5 30 am Saturday. He faces trial on a drunk driving charge. Donald Bird of Glen White forfeited a 50 bond on a drunk driving charge and his license was revoked six months after a Saturday night arrest by State Police.
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James Edward Thompson
Salt Rock
Joe Rodriguez
Turnpike
Kenneth Workman
Urbana
Ohio
Raleigh County
Rodriguez
North Heber Street
Workman
Demp Pittman
Glen White
W. A. Burke
Burke
Lloyd Clark
Mead
Basil Summers
Cool Ridge
William Connard
Pemberton
Cooper mission verdict signals Gemini as next space step
NASA officials weighed whether to pursue another Mercury flight within a week but viewed Cooper’s mission as highly successful. The plan shifts to Project Gemini with two man crews for up to two weeks, aiming for a first manned flight in late 1964. Cooper praised the capsule’s performance and noted the horizon was clear for space exploration as he described sighting cities, roads, trains, and the Himalayas from orbit.
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Seamans
Gordon Cooper
Cooper
Presbyterians take up report opposing school prayer
At the United Presbyterian Church’s 175th General Assembly in Des Moines Iowa the controversial report opposing prayers in public schools Sunday closing laws and certain religious tax privileges was discussed for a year but no action was taken. It also opposes use of public funds for parochial schools and seeks evaluation of political candidates by competence. Indiana industrialist J Irwin Miller urged unity among Christians highlighting ecumenism and the barriers of bias during an ecumenical service before about 3000 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
UPI
United Presbyterians
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Denver
Indiana
J. Irwin Miller
Columbus
Ind
National Council of Churches
Miller
FCC Chief Urges Public Help to Improve TV Programs
Washington UPCI E William Henry new FCC chairman calls on the public to pressure stations and the commission to elevate TV quality. He says no quick fix, urges viewers to write to stations or the FCC, notes licenses renew every three years, and stresses broadcasters must serve all communities including minorities with public affairs content.
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Washington
UPI
E. William Henry
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Henry
British Broadcasting Company
Newton W. Minow
GOP Rally Set Friday Before City Election
A Republican rally before the May 22 City General Election will be held Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Raleigh County Circuit Courtroom. GOP candidates for city offices will speak, including mayoral candidate Robert Thomson Jr. and at-large candidates Cecil L. Miller and Roy J. Lucas Jr. Council candidates listed are Frank West, John P. Hindsley, James A. Lilly, George B. Chambers, Hyden Smith, and Ward representatives.
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Raleigh County
Truman N. Sayre
Robert Thomson Jr
GOP
Cecil L. Miller
Roy J
Jim” Lucas Jr
Frank West
John P. Hindsley
James A. Lilly
George B. Chambers
Hyden Smith
Interdenominational Music Scholarship Aid Planned
An announcement outlines an immediate meeting to decide foundation administration methods and candidate qualifications, including banking details. Wein emphasizes interdenominational aims, with awards to deserving music students. For more information contact Wein at home or Modern Furniture Co on Neville Street.
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Wein
Modern Furniture Co
Neville St
Call Is Answered By Beckley Rescue Squad at 113 Wildwood Ave
Beckley Rescue Squad answered a call at 113 Wildwood Ave at 10 03 p m Sunday responding to a medical emergency involving 55 year old Tillman J Smith who suffered an ailment at his residence as authorities reported.
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Beckley
Wildwood Ave
Tillman J. Smith
Man pronounced dead after arrival at hospital
A man was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital after an incident reported earlier today. Police and emergency responders secured the scene and continued investigations to determine the cause of death.
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Tack
Tariff deadlock could reshape trade blocs and alliances
European and American plans clash over tariff cuts with the U S blocking a broader stimulus to trade. The dispute over protecting chemicals and other products risks prolonging deadlock and may push the British led European free trade area to align with France's third force ideas against the Common Market.
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U.S
United States
France
Panty Raid at Harvard Dorms Ends as Police Split Crowd
About 2000 students from Harvard and Radcliffe joined in a panty raid across nine Radcliffe dormitories. Police blocked exits and entrances while girls hurled items and water bombs. Harvard President Pusey warned that any boy with confiscated ID faced possible suspension. cruisers patrolled to disperse the crowd. By 11 p.m. most returned to campus.
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Harvards
Radcliffe
Harvard
Nathan Pusey
Kufahl Is Charged With Drunk Driving
Charles F. Kufahl, 50, Beckley, was jailed by City Police at 2 05 a m today on a charge of drunk driving. Four traffic violators were arrested Sunday: Elbie Rutland Jr., 16, 234 Smoot St., speeding on South Fayette St., to appear in police court Thursday. Robert Lewis Webb, 16, 115 Cannaday St., speeding on South Fayette St., to appear in police court same day. Rosetta Dew, 24, 214 F. St., cited for no state or city operator license, and J A Shelby, 45, Beckley, cited for permitting an unlicensed person to drive, to appear May 27.
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Basil Summers
Ghent
Rodriguez
Reba Summers
Robert E. Underwood
Amigo
Maple Fork Road
John Edgar Mitchem
Beckley
Beaver Lake Road
Patricia L. Morrison
Glen Morgan
Burke
William Homer
Clyburn
Mabescott
Macel Marie Blackburn
Mabscott
Miss Blackburn
Paul McKinney
Sophia
John A. Santy
Beckley National Bank
Billy Aliff
Odd
Charles F. Kufahl
Raleigh County
Elbie Rutland Jr
Smoot St
South Fayette St
Robert Lewis Webb
Cannaday St
F Street
Rosetta Dew
F. St
J. A. Shelby
Three Air Force Reserve recruits join 9225th unit in Charleston
Three individuals affiliated with the 9225th Air Force Reserve Recovery Squadron at Kanawha Airport in Charleston are S. Sgt. Clarence L. Ransom of Beaver in equipment repair, Airman C. James M. Harvey of Beckley in telephone repair, and Airman Kenneth L. Lilly of Beaver. All have prior active duty service. Some serve voluntarily while others meet military obligation in a convenient arrangement.
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9225Th Air Force Reserve Recovery Squadron
Kanawha
Charleston
Clarence L. Ransom
Beaver
C. James M. Harvey
Beckley
Kenneth L. Lilly
Funeral services planned for Rev. Charles Edwards 73
Funeral services for the Rev. Charles Edwards 73 of 219 Eighth St. will be held at 1 p m Wednesday at Welcome Baptist Church with Rev. Archie Johnson and Rev. G B Anderson officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. He died in a Hilltop nursing home after a long illness. Born January 31 1890 in Sandy Hook Virginia he was the son of the late Mr and Mrs Edmond Edwards. A retired minister and miner he last pastored Shady Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife Bertha Edwards a daughter Charlotte Edwards two stepdaughters Jacqueline Jones Gretna and Linda Lilliard at home a step son Lowenza Lillard Philadelphia two brothers Rev Dan Edwards Roanoke Bennett Gretna a sister Mrs Tiny Herbert Gretna. The body will remain at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor until one hour prior to services when it will be moved to the church, Webb and Neal Funeral Home until one hour prior to services when it will be taken to the church. Pallbearers listed.
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Charles Edwards
Eighth St
Welcome Baptist Church
Archie Johnson
G. B. Anderson
Greenwood Memorial Park
Sandy Hook
Edmond Edwards
Shady
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Notable Deaths of Mrs Berta Barcus and Walter Russell
Mrs Berta Barcus of Mullens died at 6 50 am in a Mullens hospital. The body rests at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home in Mullens pending funeral arrangements. Walter Russell, famed artist, sculptor, author and lecturer, died Sunday on his 92nd birthday at his estate Swannanoa in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Waynesboro Virginia.
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Berta Barcus
Mullens
Sam Foglesong
Waynesboro
UPI
Walter Russell
Swannanoa
Blue Ridge Mountains
Here
Final rites for Mrs Anna Belle Harvey observed at Clear Fork
Mrs Anna Belle Harvey 52 of Clear Fork dies at home and services held Tuesday at Saw Hill Methodist Church with Rev Stellie Parsons and Rev Rice Browning officiating. Burial in local cemetery. Survived by husband Bud and 17 grandchildren, among others. body moved to Evans Funeral Home in Oceana.
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Anna Belle Harvey
Clear Fork
Saw Hill Methodist Church
Stellie Parsons
Rice Browning
Harvey
Bristol
Leroy
Della Autry McGlanery
Bud
Tillman J. Smith Funeral Services Set
Tillman J. Smith 55 of 113 Witwood Ave. will be laid to rest Tuesday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Dr. Kenneth L. Swank officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. He died Sunday night after a heart attack at home. Born December 8, 1907 in Shady Spring, he was a son of the late John R. and Rebecca Pack Smith. He worked as a coal operator with Richmond and Smith Coal Co. at Terry since 198. He was a member of Beckley First Baptist Church and Beckley Elks Lodge No. 1452. Surviving are his wife Ula Keith Thornton Smith, two daughters Nickola Keith and Jacquetta Lee, a brother Ray E. Smith of Huntington, and a sister Mrs. Wilmer Snuffer of Shady Spring.
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Tillman J. Smith
Wit
Wood Ave
First Baptist Church
Kenneth L. Swank
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Shady Spring
John R
Rebecca Pack Smith
Richmond and Smith Coal Co
Terry
Beckley
Wilmer
Ruie) Snuffer
Search for common ground in education aid debate
Ribicoff urged moving past religious controversy in education toward reason and shared ground. He cited substantial agreement that the First Amendment allows targeted federal aid to private schools for programs like school lunch, housing, teacher training, and student loans, while opposing using public funds for religious teaching.
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America
Mrs. Nannie Vines Dies In Welch Hospital At 66
Mrs. Nannie Vines age 66 of Stephen son died in a Welch hospital this morning. The body is at the Sam Fogle song Funeral Home in Mullens awaiting funeral arrangements.
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Nannie Vines
Stephenson
Welch
Sam Foglesong
Mullens
Opera Star Margaret Matzenauer Dead at 81
VAN NUYS Calif UPD Margaret Matzenauer 81 famed opera star of early 1900s died Sunday at a convalescent hospital VIENNA UPI Maj Gen Teki Koloneci Albania deputy interior minister died suddenly of heart attack Saturday Albanian news agency reported Sunday
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van Nuys
Calif
UPD
Margaret Matzenauer
Vienna
UPI
Teki Koloneci
Albania
Mrs White Stricken at Raleigh General Hospital
Mrs J C White of 111 Meadows Court is listed in poor condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a stroke at home Sunday evening. She is the mother of Cotton White, Raleigh County Assessor.
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J. C. White
Meadows Court
Raleigh General Hospital
Cotton White
Raleigh
Arch N Cook Mourned In Cameron Community Leader Dies
Arch N Cook, 74, former Cameron mayor and Cameron Planning Commission member, died at his home Sunday. A lifelong Cameron resident, he was active in local civic affairs and community service.
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Moundsville
UPI
Arch N. Cook
Cameron
Cameron Planning Commission
Fire Destroys Couch in Virginia Street Studio
Beckley fire crews responded to 114 Virginia St at 11 45 p m Saturday to a blaze that destroyed a studio couch in a three room garage apartment occupied by Renn L Gear who was away from home at the time. Extensive smoke damage stained the apartment.
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Beckley Fire Department
Virginia St
Renn L. Gear
Integration protests sweep across several cities
Pickets planned in Chester Pa and Philadelphia to press desegregation and union integration on city projects. Dr Martin Luther King Jr returns to Birmingham amid crucial talks. An Alabama protest ended with 11 arrests including actress Madeline Sherwood after an ambush slaying of a marcher last April. North Carolina demonstrations put 650 jailed and 400 more arrested at chain restaurants and diners across Durham Raleigh Fayetteville Wilmington Greensboro.
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Delaware
Chester
Thaddeus Stevens
Chichester
Philadelphia
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Birmingham
King
Baltimore
William L. Moore
Madeline Sherwood
Alabama Highway Patrol
Moore
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Col
al Lingo
Alabama Patrol
Gadsden
North Carolina
Durham
Raleigh
Fayetteville
Wilmington
Greensboro
Goodson Injured in Orlando Motorcycle Crash
Ray Goodson, former Beckley resident and nephew of Raleigh County Clerk C. O. Smitty Smith, was injured in a motorcycle crash in Orlando Florida on Sunday. He is hospitalized with a fractured skull and other injuries.
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Ray Goodson
Beckleyan
Orlando
Fla
Raleigh
C. O. ‘Smitty’ Smith
Wheat Control Plan Referendum Draws Record Farm Turnout
Washington voters face a high stakes referendum on President Kennedy's wheat production control plan. About 1.5 million farmers are eligible as turnout is expected to set a record. Kennedy to appeal at a White House ceremony at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Democrats link the vote to the feed grain bill's activation, boosting acreage flexibility and the plan's appeal.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Agriculture Department
White House
Congress
New Basin Pricing Rules Spark Conflicts Over Rates
The commission shifted from line-by-line costs to a sectional pricing plan for gas producers in 28 areas, fixing temporary ceilings and moving toward permanent prices for regions including southern Louisiana and the Permian basin. A 1961 U.S. Court of Appeals decision, with Justice Clark dissenting, warned the plan risks confiscation for high-cost producers and windfalls for low-cost producers, arguing the method fails to reflect individual just and reasonable rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Phillips
Louisiana
Permian
Texas
New Mexico
U.S. Court of Appeals
Clark
Ten Men Enlist at Beckley Recruiting Station
Nine men enlisted and one reenlisted at the Main Recruiting Station Beckley and departed for Ft. Knox Ky for processing. The group includes James A Akers Everett Keith Akers Amigo unassigned Albert Ray Winters Walter Brumfield Jr Delbarton airborne Leonard Arch White Colcord airborne Joe William Roark Jr Saltville unassigned Eugene West Bartley engineer equipment maintenance Garland Edward England Matoaka Europe Marlin Dale Young Nitro unassigned Richard D Love Montecoal infantry Charles Richard Johnson Tornado engineer equipment maintenance prior service.
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Beckley
Ft. Knox
James A. Akers
Everett Keith Akers
Amigo
Albert Ray Winters
Charles Winters
Damascus
Airborne
Walter Brumfield Jr
Delbarton
Leonard Arch White
Charlotte Douglas
Colcord
Joe William Roark Jr
Ira Mae Roark
Saltville
Eugene West
Earl West
Bartley
Garland Edward England
Edward England
Matoaka
Europe
Marlin Dale Young
Nitro
Dark Young
Electra Meadows
Richard D. Love
Hettie Love
Montecoal
Infantry
Charles Richard Johnson
Frank Johnson
Tornado
Blue Creek man dies after Elk River jump
Roger Robertson of Blue Creek in Kanawha County broke his neck and drowned Saturday night after jumping into the Elk River and landing on a hidden sand bar eighteen inches beneath the water. The 21 year old was swimming with friends when he leaped from a rope swing.
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Charleston
UPI
Roger Robertson
Blue Creek
Kanawha County
Elk River
Robertson
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A. N. Cook Insurance Agency
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Tillman
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