Prisoner Killed Trying To Halt Chair's Kidnap
A deeply religious Folsom prisoner died in a chapel stabbing while preventing three life term inmates from kidnapping a visiting Bethel Choir of 16 from Sacramento. Conrad N. Becker, 41, was stabbed three times as he charged a man. The trio released six choir members after hours of negotiations with Warden Heinze and Richard McGee. Becker believed the attack failed. district attorney may pursue murder indictments against the assailants.
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Folsom
Calif
UPI
Conrad N. Becker
Bethel Choir
Sacramento
Becker
Robert A. Heinze
Richard A. McGee
California
Heinze
Farrell Fenton
Edward W. Maher
Edward Caugh
McGee
Neverthless Asst. Dist
Atty
Oscar Kistle
Sacramento Grand Jury
Frank Dotson
Howard Hooker
Naaman Hall
Joseph Crike
Herschel Dean
Frank Mapes
Heath Lowry
Three Accidents Occur In Beckley City
Three unrelated traffic accidents occurred in Beckley Sunday. James A. Robertson 22 faces a red light violation after a two car collision at Second Street and Woodlawn Avenue causing about 100 dollars in damage. Joe Rodriguez 38 was struck by George W. White 61 on East Prince Street and Power Line Drive. about 150 dollars in damage with no injuries. Maurice S. Robertson 51 sideswiped a parked truck on Prince Street causing around 300 dollars in damage. no injuries. Wet streets and fog blamed for the accidents.
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Beckley
James A. Robertson
Sylvia St
Second Street
Woodlawn Ave
Robertson
Woodlawn
Lionel Arvel Sanders
Johnstown
Joe Rodriguez
Jefferson St
East Prince Street
George W. White
Kentucky Ave
Maurice S. Robertson
Prosperity
E. F. Wood
E. Prince St
Lighter Side’s Satirical Prospectus Skewers Pseudo Remedies
A humorous critique outlines a revised prospectus mocking medicinal sponsors who claim no side effects. It lists fake products such as Side Effects, Kid Stuff hair tonic, high price spread butter, and Regular toothpaste to spoof branding that markets health claims and contrasts with consumer skepticism.
Lack of Welfare Fund Payments May Close Small County Mines
The United Mine Workers warn about 60 small Raleigh County mines failing to pay a 40 cent per ton royalty to the welfare fund risking closures. Union officials report failures to audit books, with some operators evading payments. District 17 and McDowell County strikes are linked, and some mines, including Dryfork Pocahontas Coal Co., plan to reopen amid job desperation.
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Raleigh County
United Mine Workers’ Welfare Plan
George J. Titler
UMW District 29
McDowell County
UNW District 17
Raymond O. Lewis
Washington
District 17
Kentucky
West Virginia
Mingo County
Kanawha
Raleigh
Wyoming
Quentin Whaley
Dryfork Pocahontas Coal Co
Saeger
Whaley
Lewis
Terms Decided For Mine Sale
The Bolt mine formerly operated by Bruns Coal Co of Zanesville Ohio will be offered for sale as an operating mine. Minimum bid set at $300 000 and sale must be confirmed by Referee in Bankruptcy John T. Copenhaver Jr after hearings in Charleston. Sealed bids only no public auction. bids opened in public on a date to be set. Equipment to be offered with the mine. petition granted in May. mine closed end of 1961 after modernization efforts amid labor troubles.
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Bolt
Bruns Coal Co
Zanesville
Ohio
Beckley
Robert J. Ashworth
Ashworth
John T. Copenhaver Jr
Charleston
Walter S. Brooks
Mount Tabor
Floyd M. Sayre
Wyoming- Pocahontas Coal and Coke Co
State GOP To Honor Moore At December Dinner
West Virginia Republicans plan a testimonial dinner in Wheeling on December 7 to honor Rep Arch A Moore following his November 6 election victory. At least 650 guests are expected with George Beneke as general chairman. A nationally prominent speaker is sought to address Moore, praised as a vigorous campaigner and hardworking congressman after winning a fourth term in the newly enlarged 1st District by over 30,000 votes over Cleveland Bailey.
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Wheeling
UPI
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore
Moore
GOP
Howard V. Corcoran
George Beneke
Corcoran
America
Congress
Cleveland Bailey
Reliable party to take over payments on furniture sets
A reliable party is sought to assume weekly payments of 3.00 for an eight piece bedroom suite including dresser mirror bookcase bed chest mattress springs and pillows. Another party is needed to take over 1.50 weekly payments on a five piece dinette set. A third party is wanted to assume 3.00 weekly payments on a seven piece living room set including sofa bed chair two end tables coffee table and two lamps.
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Dinette
Swan Identified as Cause in UAL Crash Near Baltimore
The remains of a swan found lodged in the tail of a United Air Lines Viscount crash near Baltimore are identified as the bird. CAB investigators cite in flight bird strike on stabilizers and report witnesses saw small flocks nearby. Wreckage is moved to United hangar for reassembly and the flight recorder will be examined.
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Baltimore
UPI
United Air Lines
Russell E. Fisher
Maryland
Fisher
Ellicott City
Washington
Newark
N.J
Washington National Airport
Bureau of Standards
Guatemalan Air Force Colonels Flee After Brief Battle
The Guatemalan presidency said three air force colonels fled by plane during a revolt, likely to El Salvador, after officers asked Ydigoras to permit the escape as a favor. Ambassador Alejos named Carlos Marroquin Jose Gonzales Batres and Manuel Asturias Sobral as the colonels. A US citizen, Mrs Phillip F Snare, was wounded by shrapnel in the incident, with her husband a political officer at the embassy, and the State Department confirmed the injury.
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Air Force
el Salvador
Ydigoras
Washington
Carlos Alejos
Carlos Marroquin
Jose Gonzales Batres
Manuel Asturias Sobral
State Department
United States
Phillip F. Snare
U.S
President urges new push to end nuclear weapon testing
The President urged the world to seize a new chance to end nuclear testing. He cited crucial developments in recent weeks confirming the need for disarmament and urged high priority for a nuclear test ban agreement, noting Russia has blocked on inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Deaths and Funerals Romeo Bennett 74 Fayetteville
Romeo Bennett 74 of Fayetteville died this morning in a Beckley hospital. Born in Nicholas County he was a World War I veteran and retired Fayetteville Post Office employee. He belonged to Lafayette Masonic Lodge No. 57. Survived by wife Ethel Deitz Bennett a stepdaughter Mrs. Joe Penrod Stewart Fla a brother Jake Fayetteville and a sister Thelma Bloom Fayetteville. Body at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville.
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Romeo Bennett
Fayetteville
Beckley
Nicholas County
LaFayette Masonic Lodge No. 57
Ethel Deitz Bennett
Joe Penrod
Stewart
Fla
Jake
Thelma Bloom
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Final rites set for Mrs Ida Bell Scott at Holcomb church
Mrs Ida Bell Scott 75 of Holcomb dies in Weston and will be buried at Craigs ville Cemetery after funeral service at Missionary Baptist Church Holcomb led by Rev L B James. Survivors include husband Charles L McKinney three sons six daughters and many siblings. Burial with Simons Funeral Home Richwood arranging. Body at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Ida Bell Scott
Holcomb
Missionary Baptist Church
L. B. James
Craigsville Cemetery
Johnston Rites Set In Resaco Methodist Church
Funeral services for John Louis Johnston 82 of Rhodell will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Resaco Methodist Church with Rev. Cleve Young and Rev. Sammy Meadows officiating. Burial will follow at New Zion Cemetery Oakvale. Johnston died Saturday night in Mullens hospital after a long illness. He was born May 18, 1880 in Mercer County, a former coal miner and member of Resaco Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife Nancy McKinney Johnston, a sister and six sons and six daughters, plus 68 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren. The body lies at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home and will be taken to his son Charlie Johnston’s Besoco home at 4 p.m. today.
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John Louis Johnston
Rhodell
Resaco Methodist Church
Cleve Young
Sammy Meadows
New Zion
Oakvale
Mullens Hospital
Mercer County
Green
Louisa Wells Johnson
Nannie McKinney Johnston
Sam Hill
Glen Lyn
George
Charlie
Kellysville
William
Hattie McGee
Mattie Graham
Helen
Bessie Duncan
Alexandria
Goldie Akers
Resaco
Mary Shrader
Chicago
Besoco
Luther
Odd
Homer
Princeton
Vernon
Henry
Boyd
Aransas
Tex
Keyser-Bryant
Death notice for Martha McKinney at Oak Hill Hospital
Mrs Martha McKinney aged 61 of Page died at Oak Hill hospital at 3 50 am today after a long illness. The obituary notes a name change to Martha Alpha McKinney and records the death in the hospital setting.
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Martha Alpha McKinney
Page
Oak Hill
Rodriguez Returns as Beckley Recreation Director
Frank Rodriguez, popular Beckley recreation director, resumed his position last Monday after being separated from the United States Army. He served as captain of the National Guard Unit called into active service in fall 1961 and returns to the West Virginia National Guard with that rank. Robert Harding, of 320 Eisenhower Drive, acted as director during his absence and now resumes his former post as Rodriguez’s assistant.
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Frank Rodriguez
Beckley
United States Army
West Virginia National Guard
Robert Harding
Eisenhower Dr
Rodriguez
India leaders fly to Assam for frontline survey talks
India back in New Delhi from an on the spot survey of the North East Frontier Agency battle zones. U S Gen Paul Adams and British Gen Sir Richard Hull flew to Assam via Calcutta to meet local commanders and conduct an aerial survey. Their assessment will influence reports from British and American fact finding teams led by Duncan Sandys and W Averell Harriman, forwarding to London and Washington.
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New Delhi
U.S
Paul Adams
Sir Richard Hull
Assam
Calcutta
Duncan Sandys
W. Averell Harriman
London
Washington
Boy Is Found Safe After Night Lost In Woods Near Varney
Williamson UPI reports nine year old Bobby White wandered in the woods near his Varney home and slept on a rock after dark. He was found Sunday by his mother Ruby White, wet and cold but otherwise all right.
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Williamson
UPI
Bobby ‘White
Varney
Ruby White
RS70 warplanes face funding stalemate in Congress
Air Force RS70 program advances only three experimental versions as President Kennedy approves a $50 million addition for radar and electronics. McNamara reiterates the plan amid Congressional pressure for production, noting no new aircraft beyond the already funded development. First flight postponed to next spring due to mechanical problems.
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Congress
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Kennedy
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
McNamara
Air Force
Mrs Icy B Lively Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Icy B. Lively 72 of 321 Cherokee Trail Huntington will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Klinger Carpenter Mortuary Chapel. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park South Charleston. She died Sunday in a Huntington hospital after a heart attack. Born December 19 1889 at Kelly Creek she was a daughter of the late Joe and Mary Painter Goff. Her husband Charles E. Lively died May 29. Survivors include six sons Paul J. Huntington Everett L Thomas A Akron Russell S Dover Arnold Detroit Gordon California. three daughters Gladys Brewer Akron Lillian Devlin Detroit Marjorie Bonham Quakertown Pa. three brothers Albert Rocky Fork Howard Davis Creek Lee Columbus Ohio. two sisters Ivy Lewis Doris Snodgrass Columbus. The body will remain at the funeral home.
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Icy B. Lively
Cherokee Trail
Garden Farms
Huntington
Crab Orchard
Klinger-Carpenter
Sunset Memorial Park
South Charleston
Hollywood Baptist Church
MacArthur
Paul J
Everett L
Thomas A
Akron
Ohio
Russell S
Dover
N. J
Arnold
Detroit
Gordon
California
Gladys Brewer
Lillian Devlin
Marjorie Bonham
Quakertown
Albert
Rocky Fork
Howard
Davis Creek
Lee
Columbus
Ivy Lewis
Doris Snodgrass
Mrs Wirt Cook Dies After Illness at Beckley Area Hospital
Doris Cook formerly of Raleigh died at Denmar State Hospital Beard Sunday afternoon after a long illness. She taught at Glen Rogers and other West Virginia schools and belonged to First Christian Church Beckley. Survivors include husband Wirt in Winston Salem North Carolina a son William a brother in California and sister Miss Hazel Tuberville Monligan College Tennessee. Burial will be in Bowling Green Kentucky Tuesday.
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Wirt
Doris) Cook
Raleigh
Denmar State Hospital
Beard
Glen Rogers
West Virginia
First Christian Church of
Beckley
Winston Salem
N. C
William
California
Hazel Tuberville
Monligan College
Tennessee
Bowling Green
Traffic deaths claim several young lives in Morgantown and Wheeling
In Wayne County a car plunged into White's Creek killing two men and injuring James Parsley while James Kendall of Galion Ohio also died in Morgantown when a car hit two utility poles injuring his wife Joyce. In Wheeling two teens died from Friday night wrecks Don Kramer and John Hummel aged 18 each perished after crashes, leaving a brief list of casualties.
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R. L. Pruett
Huntington
White’s Creek
Wayne County
John Marcum
John J. Parsley
Crum
James Parsley
James R. Kendall
Galion
Ohio
Joyce
Morgantown
Wheeling
Don J. Kramer
John R. Hummel
Moundsville
Khrushchev praises Cuba leader in push for peaceful settlement
Soviet deputy premier hails Fidel Castro as the closest friend of the Cuban people who helped settle the crisis peacefully. He again backs Castro’s five demands for ending U S Cuban tensions, including withdrawal of American forces from Guantanamo Bay.
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Mier
Nikita Khrushchev
Castro
Guantanamo
Jurors Hear Value Battle In Armor Co Building Case
Jurors in Raleigh County Circuit Court toured the Armor Co building on Oakwood Avenue as the State Road Commission seeks to value the property taken for a road project. Defense argues a $70,000 to $80,000 fair market value. plaintiff contends the state holds the other half and that compensation should reflect a full take. Judge Knapp cautioned witnesses are opinion-based and jurors will determine value for the whole property and McKinney's share.
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Raleigh County Circuit Court
State of West Virginia
State Road Commission
Isaac McKinney
W. H. File
McKinney
Armor Co
Oakwood Avenue
File
The
W. Robert Carr
Norman Knapp
Amoun
Knapp
FE. L. Allenbaugh
Junior C. Bowling
Frederick Friar
K. T. Ford
Leslie Gates
Joe Giampalo
O. D. Janney
Carrington Lewis
Jimmie Tucker
H. E. Snuffer
G. E. Walker
S. L. Wolfe
Bernard Severino
Driver Bonds and Court Dates In City Police Notice
Tom McGrady pledged a $500 property bond for release on a reckless driving charge and faces City Police Court on December 13 after a 2:15 a.m. arrest. George Franklin Lawhorn was released after serving time and donating blood on a hit and run charge. Ronald Richards posted $17 for a fighting charge after a Sunday arrest. Maurice Larcese posted $50 bond on drunken driving. Larry Wolf posted bond for reckless driving after a 10:50 p.m. Saturday arrest. Miller Blevins paid a $5 fine for illegal passing. Jerry Perkins faces a red light charge set for tonight following a Sunday citation. Henry Cook released after serving for tampering with an automobile.
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Tom McGrady
Russell Sr
George Franklin Lawhorn
Skelton
Henry Cook
Saxon
Jerry Lee Perkins
Old Eccles Road
William Wilkinson
Woodlawn Avenue
Ronnie Norris Richards
Beckley
Maurice Larcese
Fayetteville
Joe Rodriguez
Miller Blevins
Sophia
Rodriguez
Larry A. Wolf
Mabscott
Highway study meeting prompts questions from assn officials
Sawyers said highway association leaders met him November 8 four days after the feasibility study was released but none asked for a copy or inquired about the report. He argued the group should care about regional road plans and noted the study covers Raleigh, Nicholas, Fayette, Clay, Webster, Lewis and Braxton counties with a potential link from Weston to Beckley via I-64 and I-77. He asserted routing decisions favored cities and that I-79 adds to the system, while stressing local support is essential for the industrial highway.
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Sawyers
Raleigh
Nicholas
Fayette
Clay
Webster
Lewis
Braxton
Weston
Beckley
Highway Association
Pittsburgh
Charleston
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Public Roads
Cleveland
Charlotte
N. C
Student Stricken At Vocational School Chest Pain
Robert Criddle a 17 year old Piney View resident and Woodrow Wilson High School student was stricken with severe chest pains shortly before his woodworking class at Raleigh County Vocational Technical School. He was taken to Beckley Memorial Hospital treated and released.
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Robert Criddle
Charles Criddle
Piney View
Raleigh County Vocational Technical School
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Criddle
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia duo honored at 4-H Congress in Chicago
At the 41st National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago two West Virginians were honored for 4-H leadership. Larry Swisher, 17 from Lost Creek Harrison County, received a $400 scholarship from the American Oil Foundation. Donald Hardman of Winfield Putnam County earned a gold 4-H alumni pin.
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Chicago
UPI
Larry Swisher
Lost Creek
Harrison County
American Oil Foundation
Donald &. Hardman
Winfield
Putnam Couish
Soldier wins compassionate discharge after 34000 miles hitchhiking
Bristol England UP I reports Soldier Brian Newman aged 23 earned a compassionate discharge from the army after spending the last year hitchhiking 34000 miles to be able to remain at home with his bride each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
England
UPI
Brian Newman
Belle Driver Forfeits Bonds
Harold W. Lawrence Belle forfeited bonds totaling 102 dollars on four charges. He was arrested Nov 11 by State Police for drunk driving no operator s license no registration card in possession and expired inspection sticker before Magistrate W A Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Lawrence
Belle
W. A. Burke
Frank Dereno Tonelli
Pine Lodge
Raymond E
Two Draft Treaties Backed For Conference On Nuclear Tests
The United States and Britain press for effective international control amid disarmament talks. The two draft treaties, submitted Aug 27, faced rejection by Russia over on site inspection provisions for suspected underground nuclear tests. The allies insist on some form of international oversight to curb nuclear testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
Ohio Leads in Soft Red Winter Wheat but 13th in Total
Ohio ranks 13th among states in total wheat production yet leads the nation in soft red winter wheat production. The distinction highlights Ohio’s specialization in a specific wheat variety amid broader output levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
States
Union
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