West Virginia to Reapportion Legislature Suit Filed
Kanawha County Court will file the first suit in West Virginia to force the 1963 Legislature to reapportion under the state constitution. S. Grover Smith announced the action after the Fair Representation Amendment failed and amid Supreme Court rulings allowing courts to act when reapportionment is neglected. Counties named include Kanawha Ohio Mercer Cabell Hancock and Wood as the potential focus for a special session or court-ordered steps.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Kanawha
S. Grover Smith
House of Delegates
U.S. Supreme Court
Smith
Robertson
Ohio
Mercer, Cabell, Hancock and
Wood Counties
Carson Sees Action Without Legal Push
West Virginia Senate President Howard Carson said the Legislature will address reapportionment at the 1963 session without court action. Kanawha County Court announced it would file suit to force reapportionment in line with the state constitution. Carson warned that court action could prompt additional seats. Robertson outlined county delegate changes and potential district pairings affecting Kanawha and other counties.
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United Press International
West Virginia Senate
Howard Carson
Kanawha County
West Virginia
Robertson
Fayette
Logan
McDowell
Tyler
Pleasants
Ritchie
Doddridge
Wirt
Calhoun
Gilmer
Morgan
Hampshire
Pocahontas
Pendleton
Hardy
Grant
Tucker
Barbour
Smith
Beckley to Build New City Hall at S. Kanawha Street
Beckley plans a 409 411 S Kanawha Street City Hall in a $263000 project with an $88000 garage and storage house. Recorder Walter L Humphrey and designer Collis Amon depart tonight to submit applications to CFA in Philadelphia for Accelerated Public Works funding. City share about 95000 and garage 22000 with 75 percent grant and 25 percent local funds. New City Garage to be near railroad tracks at New River Park.
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Kessler
Walter L. Humphrey
Collis Amon
Beckley
City Hall
Community Facilities Administration Offices
Philadelphia
CFA
New River Park
Estes seeks pauper's oath in bankruptcy appeal
Billie Sol Estes filed a pauper's oath to appeal a bankruptcy judgment after his attorney said he cannot afford the $3,500 appeal cost. The 37-year-old financier, convicted last Tuesday of swindling a farmer in a deal involving hydrous ammonia tanks, faces eight years in prison.
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EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
R.E. Thomason
Goldwater urges Kennedy fire Stevenson and others
Senator Barry Goldwater urges President Kennedy to dismiss Adlai Stevenson and other civilian advisers he says have pushed a soft line on communism. He names Chester Bowles Arthur Schlesinger Jr and Richard Goodwin and argues civilian meddling threatens American military strength and policy.
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New York
UPI
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Kennedy
U.N
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Goldwater
Chester Bowles
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Richard Goodwin
Cuba
Bowles
Schlesinger
Goodwin
Wings Club
Judge Urges Indictment Over Miss Riots Linked to Kennedy
In Oxford Mississippi Circuit Judge W M O Barr urged Lafayette County Grand Jury to indict President Kennedy and his brother Robert Kennedy if found responsible for rioting that left two dead after James Meredith's admission to Ole Miss. The panel was to report findings on the riot sparked Sept 30 as authorities caution against killings by any party.
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Oxford, Miss
UPI
Kennedy
Robert
University of Mississippi
Lafayette County
James H. Meredith
Ole Miss
W. M. O’barr
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
James) McShane
O’barr
U.S
McShane
Guam Declared Disaster Area After Typhoon Karen
Guam faced a major disaster as Typhoon Karen, the strongest to hit the island, left hundreds injured and millions in damage. American Red Cross crews prepared disaster relief HQ while President Kennedy declared the island a major disaster area. Reports from Agana described downtown rubble and winds up to 175 mph.
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Tokyo
UPI
American Red Cross
Guam
United States
Tyhoon Karen
Karen
Pacific
Kennedy
James F. Cunningham
Honolulu
Weather Outlook and River Conditions in West Virginia
Changeable skies with sprinkles today and a snow chance in mountains. Highs 45 to 55, tonight's lows 22 to 30, clearing tomorrow with warmer sun. Beckley highs 52, lows around 94 record is incorrect. Oak Hill highs 57. River gauges show Greenbrier river normal and muddy, lake normal and muddy with 8 gates open and a new gauge at Hinton at 3.9 ft.
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Beckley High
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Hinton
State Firm Grabbing Ship Building Plums
Walter M. Windsor of Marietta Manufacturing Co at Pt. Pleasant W V argues inland yards can win government work. BW notes Marietta built the first ocean going vessel in W V since WWII for Coast & Geodetic Survey, with $20 million in contracts and ranks top among U S yards by tonnage. The firm leverages lower local wages, skilled labor ready, and access to river drafts to compete with coastal builders.
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NEW York
UPS
Walter M. Windsor
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Windsor
Business Week
West Virginia
Ohio River
U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Navy
Marietta
U. S
U. S. Maritime Administration
Mason County
Mound City
Cairo
Ill
Slayer Of Two Takes Own Life
AMEN wanted in weekend killings of his ex wife and another man ended his flight by shooting himself on a Lincoln County hillside. Mor ris Yeager, 42, was found dead with a 32 caliber bullet in his head after he told Lincoln County Prosecutor R A Woodall he would surrender if he could speak to his mother. Authorities said Woodall and Yeager’s brother tried to persuade him to surrender from a hiding place on the Homer Edwards farm off Mud River Road. The manhunt began after Ellsworth Johnson, 36, of Kenova, was shot to death in Huntington. Mrs Ora Faye Yeager, 35, abducted from the same area.
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Hamlin
UPI
Amen
Lincoln County
Morris Yeager
R. A. Woodall
Woodall
Yeager
Homer Edwards
Mud River Road
Ellsworth Johnson
Kenova
Huntington
Ora Faye Yeager
Hoffa Trial In Fourth Week Underscores $1 Million Conspiracy Case
In Nashville, lawyers for James R. Hoffa prepare to cross examine FBI agent Richard Senter as the former Teamsters chief enters week four of his federally charged conspiracy trial. Senter testified about statements Hoffa and Owen Brennan gave regarding a truck leasing business tied to a $1 million payoff from Commercial Carriers, Inc. Hoffa pleads innocent while Commercial Carriers pleads no contest.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
FBI
Hoffa
Richard Senter
Detroit
Teamsters
Owen
Bert) Brennan
Inc
Mich
Removal of IL28 bombers from Cuba heats up
UPI report says the United States will press for the removal of Russian IL28 bombers from Cuba before lifting the naval blockade. Forty-two missiles have already been taken out. Kennedy and aides discussed the issue with Adlai Stevenson and John J. McCloy. Castro-Mikoyan talks on progress remain unclear.
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Donald May
Washington
UPI
United States
Cuba
Russia
Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
John J. McCloy
Coordinating Committee
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Castro
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Mikoyan
Ecumenical Council weighs Easter date talks
Ecumenical Council fathers propose negotiations with non Catholic churches to fix a common Easter date marking a rare public call on a joint religious matter. West Berlin police conduct the largest training exercise with over 15 000 officers deployed at 4 36 a m. Pearl theft probes use lie detectors in Fort Worth. Meany and Reuther avert AFL CIO rift by settling a council vacancy in private talks after Reuther’s return from Japan. Lattimore named director of Chinese studies at Leeds University despite past communist links. Rodney Satori heads to New Zealand with family to escape nuclear fallout. State briefs include O R Colan named head of the right of way division and American Education Week proclaimed. Underwood elected P R S A delegate.
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West Berlin
Fort Worth
Tex
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Afl-Cio
Afl-Cio Council
Reuther
Japan
Owen B. Lattimore
U. S. State Department
Far East
Leeds University
England
Lattimore
Senate
Rodney J. Satory
Philadelphia
New Zealand
R. Colan
South Charleston
State Road Commission
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
Cecil H. Underwood
Island Creek Coal Co
National Assembly of the Public Relations Society of America
Cuba Claims Capture of CIA Agent in Cuba
Havana says it arrested Miguel Angel Orozco Crespo described as the CIA's principal agent in Cuba. Police also seized Pedro Vera Ortiz and weapons as part of a plot to sabotage Matahambre and Nicaro copper and nickel mines. The communique claims the operatives aimed to destroy aerial transport and high voltage lines, potentially killing 400 miners.
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Cuba
UPI
Fidel Castro
United States Central Intelligence Agency
Miguel Angel Orozco Crespo
Pinar del Rio
Pedro Vera Ortiz
Orozco
Matahambre
Nicaro
Oriente
CIA
Russia Cuba Backing Out Inspection Clash
UN officials report the Red Cross may not proceed with inbound cargo inspections as top Soviet and Cuban envoys meet Thant amid questions over agreement. ICRC says further talks are needed before checking incoming Soviet arms, while US pressure for broader ship inspections faces Soviet resistance.
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United Nations, N. Y
UPI
Thant
Red Cross
International Committee For the Red Cross
ICRC
Geneva
U.N
Paul Ruegger
U.S
United Nations
United States
Russia
Cuba
Ruegger
U Thant
Kennedy
Hiss Program Protests Deluge Nixon Equal Time Offer
New York UPI reports protests and accusations fly after ABC aired The Political Obituary of Richard Nixon. Hiss claimed Nixon’s probe was political, while ABC offered Nixon equal time if he asks. FCC scrutiny urged by Sen. Dodd. Stations in Columbus Cincinnati New Haven and Philadelphia refused to carry the show.
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Nixon
New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Alger Hiss
American Broadcasting Co
ABC
Hiss
Richard Nixon
Herbert G. Klein
Los Angeles
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Connecticut
Howard K. Smith
Robert H. Finch
United States
Columbus
Cincinnati
Ohio
New Haven
Roark Sentenced To Prison Term Denied Bond
Roark 27 of Shady Spring was sentenced to one to five years in the State Penitentiary and returned to Raleigh County Jail after Judge Harry L. McCreery denied bond and a stay for appeal. Prosecutor said Roark faces multiple charges and is not guilty of first or second degree murder, only voluntary manslaughter. Roark contends the verdict was tainted by prejudice. Luchini sought bond credit and a 90 day stay for appeal but was denied. Roark remains jailed awaiting further appeals.
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Rush Dean Roark
Shady Spring
Raleigh
Harry L. McCreery
Joseph Luchini
Roark
Boyd Gordon Lilly Jr
Grandview
Wilbert Ray Plumley
Pluto
Luchini
Lilly
Anthony J. Sparacino
Marines
Sparacino
Police hunt rapist strangler in Connecticut case
In Westport Connecticut police hunt a rapist strangler who assaulted a 14 year old girl, killed her mother, and abducted the daughter. The suspect, described as a Negro, is believed insane by police captain Louis Rosenau. The girl Gail Sillan escaped after being bound in the back of a car for hours.
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Westport, Conn
UPI
New York
Connecticut
Norwalk
Louis Rosenau
Pierre Sillan
Isabel
Gail
Fund Drive Boost by Moose Adds to Raleigh County Centennial Fund
Monday booth collections by Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1606 contributed 38.67 to the Raleigh County Centennial Fund, bringing total to 1,098.71. Raleigh County Youth Chapter NAACP workers are aiding today, with Wednesday booth staffing planned by a local area club. An emergency volunteer drive extends this week. Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No 206 will serve Thursday, a subset volunteers Friday, and Rocket 4-H Club of Prosperity will man booths Saturday.
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Loyal Order of Moose
Raleigh County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Golden Gate Rebekah Lodge No. 206
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