Bill to Revamp Charleston State Police Hearing
A lengthy bill in Charleston seeks to reform the State Police including promoting the superintendent from department ranks. Hazen Fair and other current and former officers are appearing before the West Virginia Crime Commission as it prepares a draft for the 1961 Legislature. The measure aims to extend job security for police, with rank-based appointment provisions protecting former ranks.
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Charleston
Hazen Fair
West Virginia Crime Commission
Commission
F. Dean Nichols
State Police Bill Would Redefine Superintendent Role
A bill proposes appointing the superintendent as a department member with full retirement rights for past service. It repeals a governor's cause-free discharge power, creates an advisory board of seven, expands penalties for interference, allows charges and hearings rights for officers, and sets appeals to Kanawha County Circuit Court. Continued on page 2.
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Capitol
Board of Commissioners
Kanawha County Circuit Court
First Negroes Enter Louisiana Schools in New Orleans
U S marshals escorted four Negro girls into McDonogh 19 and William Frantz schools, marking the first integration here in nearly a century. Police and spectators faced off as a tense day unfolded amid efforts by Louisiana legislators to block federal orders, while a federal judge swiftly barred state interference.
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New Orleans
U. S
McDonagh No. 19
William Frantz
McDonogh School
Louisiana
Paratroops Strike Guatemalan Rebel Stronghold in Crisis
AP reported paratroop units and rocket planes hit rebel concentrations in Puerto Barrios and Zacapa as President Ydigoras declared a 30 day siege and martial law. He blamed low ranking officers for the revolt tied to unrest in Nicaragua and Costa Rica and suggested Cuban involvement. Castro's Havana denied meddling.
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Guatemala
Miguel Ydigoras
Central American
Ydigoras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Cuba
Havana
Fidel Castro
Puerto Barrios
Atlantic
Zacapa
Rodolfo Gonzales Centeno
Ramon Gonzalez
Election Probe Starts In Logan County
A special grand jury session to probe alleged irregularities in Logan County's May primary began in Logan. Circuit Judge C. C. Chambers, who disqualified himself, cited the upcoming general election as a deterrent to election-law violations. Judge Stanley Bosworth will preside. Prosecutor Claude A. Joyce also recused, with Edward W. Hiserman named to fill in.
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LOGAN
Logan County
C. C. Chambers
Chambers
Stanley Bosworth
Elkins
Claude A. Joyce
Charleston
Edward W. Hiserman
West Virginia Weather Forecast With Warm Trend
The western portion reports fair conditions and a continued warm spell through Thursday. Temperatures tonight to Saturday average 5 to 6 degrees above normal, with highs near 52 to 56 and lows from 29 to 35. Rain possible Friday or Saturday totaling about half an inch. Beckley high 64, low 31. Oak Hill high 66. Greenbrier River normal and clear. Lake normal and clear. water gauge 2 feet.
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Beckley High
Iseciaicn
Wetley
Plane Believed Down In State
West Virginia Civil Air Patrol began a search for a Navion single engine plane missing since 6:25 p.m. from Rose Valley Maryland to Canton Ohio. The passengers were not yet identified and the Martinsburg area was the focal point of the effort with weather delaying a takeoff for the search plane.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Civil Air Patrol
Washington, D. C
Canton
Ohio
CAP
Rose Valley
Martinsburg
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Absentee Ballots Hold Alaska Election Fate
Absentee ballots about 4000 will decide Alaska's three electoral votes. Unofficial counts from 250 of 300 precincts show Nixon leading Kennedy by 514 votes. Ballots cannot be counted until Friday under Alaska law.
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Juneau
Alaska
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
State Solons To Get Promotions
Washington AP reports West Virginia delegation members, all re elected, gain rank on congressional committees. Randolph advances on Labor and Public Works. Byrd climbs on Banking and Currency and Appropriations. Slack moves to Veterans Affairs. Bailey rises on Education and Labor. Powell named chairman is New York. Hechler advances on Science and Astronautics. Kee holds Government Operations and Veterans Affairs ranks. Arch Moore Jr. also noted.
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Washington
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
Cecil H. Underwood
Robert C. Byrd
Randolph
Byrd
Banking and Currency Committee
West Virginia House
John M. Slack
Veterans Affairs Committee
House
Cleveland M. Bailey
House Education and Labor Committee
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Ken Hechler
Science and Astronautics Committee
Elizabeth Kee
Arch A. Moore Jr
Fayette Woman Killed In Va
Mrs. Phyllis Mack 62 of Thurmond was killed in a two car crash near Grundy Virginia Sunday. Her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Paul King were also injured and hospitalized in Grundy with serious concussion and other injuries. The Kings were en route to their home in Dunlap Kentucky when the wreck occurred.
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Thurmond
RNS
Phyllis Mack
Grundy
Paul King
King
Dunlap
Kings
Missing Statehouse Robbery Cash Found In Back Of Department Safe
West Virginia officials announce most of the more than 27000 dollars still missing from the Motor Vehicles Department has been recovered. The cash and checks were found in a narrow space behind a safe frame during internal checks led by Director Garrett C. Coffey. The case ties to a June 1962 break in that yielded 351840 dollars in cash and 6941 in checks seized from Earl H. Mathews.
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Charleston
State Motor Vehicles Department
J. Marshall Holcomb
Kanawha County Grand Jury
Holcomb
Garrett C. Coffey
Ment
Coffey
Hubert Kelly
West Virginia
Earl H. Mathews
Marmet
South Charleston
Mathews
Kanawha
Kennedy and Nixon Meet in Miami for Conference
President elect John F Kennedy travels to Miami near Key Biscayne to meet with Vice President Richard Nixon in a bid to discuss cabinet appointments. The talks could include Hodges as commerce secretary while Kennedy delays final decisions until after Thanksgiving.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Miami
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Kennedy
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Pierre Salinger
Hodges
Cuba
Salinger
Sandmen may exist on undiscovered planets say Penn scientists
Researchers led by M. Abedini at the University of Pennsylvania presented for the National Academy of Sciences an idea that silicon based life forms could exist on other worlds. They described new simple silicon containing compounds resembling carbon compounds and envisioned future medical uses with sandy substances.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Earth
National Academy of Sciences
M. Abedini
Penn
Sherwood Glutz Quips On Alimony Like Buying Oats
A divorced friend jokes that paying alimony is like feeding a dead horse. He says his wife was too beautiful for words, but not for arguing, highlighting a humorous, if pointed, view on marriage and separation.
Political Safeguards Shape Natural Resources Bill
Charleston AP reports a 123 page measure to create a State Department of Natural Resources aims to keep politics out of leadership. The director would be appointed with emphasis on training and experience and would not hold other offices. Initial term ends 1962 with four year terms after. revisions by the Joint Committee on Natural Resources. The bill would place Conservation, Water Resources, and Public Land Corp under the new department with some functions remaining separate. The director could act quickly in emergencies and would wield extended authority. The measure, studied since 1959, targets passage next legislative session.
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Charleston
State Department
Nat
Conservation Commission
Water Resources Commission
Public Land Corp
Industrial and Publicity Commission
Agriculture Department
West Virginia
Eisenhower gains praise after Georgia golf period
President Eisenhower’s physician said he looks great after five days of golfing and rest in Georgia. The report accompanies other political, crime, and international items including cabinet candidate speculation for Kennedy and a cave collapse tragedy near Niagara River.
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Eisenhower
Georgia
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
John F. Kennedy
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sun-Telegraph
Niagara River Gorge
Monkey escapes in Houston store captivates shoppers
Josephine the two year old spider monkey escapes her cage in a Houston department store and entertains window shoppers for nearly two hours. She hurls pots as the crowd laughs and police try bananas to lure her. Assistant manager Lois Boyer finally entices the animal back. Store manager Bill Secrest jokes about lowering the price tag of Josephine.
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Houston, Tex
Josephine
Ager
Bill Secrest
Lois Boyer
Secrest
Toll rises as 14 die on West Virginia highways in 102 hours
The Associated Press reports 14 deaths on Mountain State roads in a 102 hour period ending last midnight. Eight deaths occurred in the Eastern Panhandle including a Martinsburg laundromat operator and his twin sons. Included are two teen brothers from Silver Spring Maryland killed near Charles Town and another man from Hampshire County who died in Romney hospital after a Saturday crash. A Lincoln County man drowned when his car overturned in Coal River near Charleston.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Panhandle
Maritinsburg
Charles Town
Lincoln County
Coal River
Charleston
Governors Tour Ties US Argentina Trade Ties
In Buenos Aires, 29 U.S. governors and their wives began a Latin America tour for Argentina's 150th independence anniversary. President Frondizi welcomed them as U.S. Ambassador Rubottom briefed the party. They discussed boosting US Latin American trade to counter Soviet influence, starting with a wreath at Buenos Aires’ independence monument.
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Buenos Aires
U. S
Argentina
Arturo Frondizi
Roy Rubottom
United States
Latin America
Western Hemisphere
Fidel Castro
Skeleton Believed 1959 Shark Victim Found Off La Jolla
Authorities think a skeleton found in 80 feet of water may be the remains of a skindiver killed by a shark in 1959. Geologists found the skeleton 650 yards off La Jolla while diving for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It is tentatively said to fit Robert L. Pamperin, 33, who was last seen June 14, 1959, being dragged down by a large shark.
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LA Jolla
Calif
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Robert L. Pamperin
Push-Button Capsule Catch Slated Today
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. AP The Discoverer XVII capsule will eject its gold plated capsule at ground signal instead of by timer marking a first for the Discoverer series The satellite held for additional day in space for good behavior and is expected to return tonight around 11 PM EST after its 31st ground pass over the North Pole NASA Air Force officials say the capsule will detach from the Agena B rocket as it passes overhead
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Tod P.m
North Pole
Tots Survive 15-Foot Fall
Two girls fell from a 75-foot ledge near their East Williamson home. Margie Mae Mullins, 4, suffered two broken arms and was listed in fair condition at a Williamson hospital. Betty, 6, was unhurt but scared. Authorities say they toppled from the ledge while playing near the construction site for the new U S 52 through Williamson.
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Williamson (Ap
East Williamson
Williamson
Emory Mounts
Williamson Life Saving Squad
Margie Mae Mullins
Betty
Liz's Future In Doubt Film Star Rushed To Hospital
London AP Elizabeth Taylor 28 faces medical uncertainty as she is rushed to a hospital amid reports of a severe headache and possible meningitis. A studio spokesman cites awaiting doctors’ guidance and cautions against speculation while noting attendants described alarming symptoms during the ambulance transfer from her hotel. Dr Carel Goldman and Lord Evans, both concerned, pursue answers.
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London
Elizabeth Taylor
Miss Taylor
Carel Goldman
Lord Evans
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