Blizzard Storm Hits Northern Plains With 10 Deaths
A major winter storm swept from the Gulf states to the northern Plains leaving heavy snowdrifts and 50 mph winds. Ten deaths were reported across Texas to Minnesota with severe weather, including tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. Rescue efforts searched for three missing Boy Scouts in the Santa Rita Mountains near Tucson.
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Kansas City
Canada
mid-America
Weather Bureau
Texas
Louisiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Rockies
Mississippi River
Minnesota-Canadian
Ontario
Northern Plains
Dakotas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Colorado
South Dakota
Odessa
Arizona
Santa Rita Mountains
Tucson
Mike Early
Michael Lanoue
David Greenberg
Sims Accused of Exceeding Authority in State Pay Case
In Charleston the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Auditor Edgar B. Sims exceeded his powers by issuing a memo delaying payroll processing and paydays for state workers. Graney and Ford sought full October pay, while Sims argued the WWII era statute authorizes efficiency rules.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Edgar B. Sims
Sims
Patrick C. Graney
Martha Ford
Department of Finance and Administration
Graney
Miss Ford
Charles E. Mahan
Fayetteville
Asst. Atty
Giles D. H. Snyder
Snyder
Transportation Tax Changes Opposed in West Virginia
West Virginia lawmakers heard opposition from public carriers at a joint interim committee meeting over railroad proposed changes to the transportation privilege tax. Railroads say current burden is unequal given freight and passenger shares. truckers and bus associations oppose relief. Tax desks report railroads paid 4.59 million last year. truckers 292 thousand. buses 141 thousand. Next meeting date not set.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Ernest K. James
The
West Virginia Railroad Assn
James
West Virginia Truckers Assn
West Virginia Bus Assn
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
John C. White
Motor Truck Association
Tax Department
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
Yule Seal Drive Raises 2357.30 in Four Days
The 1958 59 Christmas Seal Sale in Raleigh County opened Friday and has collected 2357.30 in four days. Mrs. C C Lewis, executive director of the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association, notes efforts to address lists and improve mailings.
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C. C. Lewis
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Sailor Terrorizes Shipmates During Wild East Boston Ride
A 22 year old sailor Raymond J. Lizzotte awaiting court martial terrorized shipmates aboard the USS Investigator. He forced three to accompany him at gunpoint and shot Donald Hicks in the jaw during a chaotic auto ride through East Boston and Chelsea. Hicks, 19, of Atlanta, Ga., was in satisfactory condition. Lizzotte was captured later in Providence after bursting into a lodging house. Navy officials said he began the spree after 1 a.m. in a washroom, firing at several sailors and forcing others to drive.
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Boston
Mass
Investigator
Chelsea
Raymond J. Lizzotte
Poplar
Mont
Navy
Providence
R.I
Donald Hicks
Atlanta
Lizzotte
Hicks
Forest Fires Strike District Five in West Virginia
Five fires were reported in District 4 area of the West Virginia Conservation Commission on Monday. Three started in Fayette County at Mount Carbon near Deepwater and Dimmock near Thurmond, with two in McDowell. All but one Dimmock blaze were out. Since Oct 1, 95 fires have burned about 722 acres across the eight county area through Nov 14.
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District 4
West Virginia Conservation Commission
Fayette County
McDowell
Mount Carbon
Deepwater
Dimmock
Thurmond
Three Children Die In Playhouse Fire
Three youngsters died in a Barboursville playhouse fire when a chicken house near Route 60 and Pea Ridge Road burned at 10 30 am. The Barney children aged 6 4 and 2 ½ perished after the shed housing their play space was consumed. Mose Barney employed by Keystone Express was at work. his wife and three teens tried to rescue them but could not. The fire was believed to start from matches, and the Barboursville and state police reported the structure was oil lined and burned rapidly. Remains were taken to Wallace Funeral Home Barboursville.
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Huntington
Route 60
Pea Ridge Road
Barboursville
Mose Barney
Barney
Keystone Motor Express
W. E. Webb
Beckley
Webb
Weather prospects for West Virginia press briefing
Partly cloudy and warm with a high in the 70s and afternoon showers. Cooler tonight with a low in the 40s. Wednesday remains cloudy and much cooler with a high around 50. Beckley yesterday reached 78 with a 58 overnight low. Oak Hill high 78, low 49. today’s readings show 58 at 10 a.m. and 51 at 9 a.m.
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Beckley High
Sudan Faces Coup as Abboud Seizes Power
Sudan's armed forces chief Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Abboud toppled Premier Abdullah Khalil and vowed closer ties with the United Arab Republic. The 967,500 square mile country has about 10 million people and became a republic on January 1, 1956 after independence from Britain.
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Sudan
Ibrahim Abboud
Abdullah Kahalil
United Arab Republic
Britain
Ohio Doctor Links Auto Exhaust to Lung Cancer
Ohio state university physician Dr Chauncey D Leake told the National Conference on Air Pollution that motor vehicle exhausts are a major source of air pollution and as responsible as cigarettes for rising lung cancer. He cited studies showing roughly half of pollution now comes from engine exhaust and urged manufacturers to curb exhausts.
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Washington
Ohio
Chauncey D. Leake
College of Medicine
Ohio State University
Leake
Herman Hilleboe
New York
U.S
Leroy E. Burney
The
Public Health Service
RDC Meeting Tonight in Raleigh County Courthouse
Beckley Rural Development Council holds its regular monthly meeting at 7 30 p m today in the Raleigh County Courthouse County Courtroom. Manager C T Shackelford says progress from the commission s seven committees will be presented.
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Beckley Rural Development Council
Raleigh County
C. T. Shackelford
RDC
Commission
Carter Infant Found Dead in Roswell Home
Debra Lynn Carter, 16 month old daughter of Jerry G and Patricia Ballard Carter, was found dead in bed in Roswell New Mexico where her father is stationed with the Air Force. Born May 4 1958 in Beckley she is survived by maternal grandparents Bill Ballard Beckley paternal grandmother Dr K K Rand Beckley and paternal grandfather Glenn Carter Sprague. The body arrives at Caffee Funeral Home at 12 42 PM for arrangements.
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Debra Lynn Carter
Jerry G
Patricia Ballard Carter
Roswell
N. M
Beckley
United States Air Force
Bill Ballard
K. K. Rand
Glenn Carter
Sprague
Caffee Funeral Home
Beaver Avenue House Razed As Fire Hazard
A house at 103 Beaver Avenue owned by Mrs Alma Wooster was razed after a fire marshal declared it a fire hazard. Fire Chief Otis Lyons noted the demolition follows several other structures torn down recently in Beckley for fire hazard reasons.
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Alma Wooster
Beaver Avenue
Otis Lyons
Beckley
Spirited Battle Looms For House Speakership
West Virginia Democrats convene in Charleston December 1 to select a house speaker. Five candidates vie for the post led by front runners Harry Pauley and T. E. Myles, with others including William Brotherton Jr., H. Laban White Jr., James F. E. Ned Watson, and D. Hall. The caucus will test support among 85 newly elected delegates as the party shoulders a large legislative burden after an 85 to 15 majority.
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West Virginia
Charleston
House of Delegates
Harry R. Pauley
McDowell County
T. E. Myles
Fayette County
Pauley
Myles
Bill Flannery
William T
Bill) Brotherton Jr
Brotherton
Flannery
Kanawha
Kanawha County
H. Laban White Jr
Clarksburg
Harrison County
James FE
Ned” Watson
Fairmont
Marion County
D. Hall
Beckley
Mos
Hall
House
Senate
Mayor Answers Wilson Charges Over Park Contract
Mayor A K Minter staunchly defends the City Council against Thomas R Wilson Jr who resigned as chair of the Special Recreational Levy Advisory Committee. He cites bid details on moving the state pile at New River Park and asserts council followed proper procedure, noting Vecellio bid and additional work were justified and performed at no extra city cost.
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A. K. Minter
Thomas R. Wilson Jr
Wilson
Oscar Vecellio
New River Park
Minter
Vecellio
Curtis
Clarence) Bibb
Council
Rebels Kill Four Cops in Havana Shootout
In Havana a carload of rebel gunmen opened fire on a police station in a suburban district Monday night, killing at least four policemen. It marks the first rebel shooting in Havana in over a week.
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Havana
Fugitive Pulls Gun And Escapes Capture
Marmet West Virginia AP report says Donald Harless, a prison escapee, spotted during a read check pulled a pistol and fled in a Cadillac toward Charleston. He had escaped Moundsville with two others on November 5 and remains at large with Elwood McClure and Robert Taylor. Road blocks were set but no further sightings as of early today.
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Marmet
W. Va
State Penitentiary
Bill Markham
Markham
Donald Harless
Harless
Charleston
Moundsville
Robert R. Taylor
Norfolk
Elwood McClure
Taylor
McClure
Plaintiff rests case in $62,000 personal injury suit
In Raleigh County Circuit Court the plaintiff Anthony Sparacino rested his case in the $62,000 personal injury suit over a Nov 15 1957 auto accident involving Shirley Shumate Lozier. Dr Ledford Gregory testified Lozier sustained a permanent injury possibly a permanent brain injury.
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Raleigh County
Anthony J. Sparacino
Ledford Gregory
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Shirley Shumate Lozier
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