Chief Drafter Defends Budget Amendment
Henry W. Miller Jr., head of the subcommittee that drafted West Virginia’s State Executive Budget Amendment, says the proposal protects public schools and will strengthen the system by allowing legislative funding increases within a balanced budget. Miller and Irvin Stewart defended the measure against critics and asserted broad representation of state interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PAW Paw
UPI
Henry W. Miller, Jr
Consolidated Orchard Co
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Irvin Stewart
Miller
Phares Reeder
West Virginia Education Association
Reeder
Braking Tape Evidence Dominates Raleigh County Case
Jurors hear expert testimony on air brake performance and stopping distances from Westinghouse engineer Richard Fisher and N and W railroad staff. Witnesses describe Speed Tape use on Engine 502, signals at Nolan crossing, and braking times ranging from 50 to 2,500 feet under varying conditions.
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Raleigh County Bank
Kerley
Delcia Keathley
Norfolk and Western Railway
United States District Court
Nolan Railroad
Delcia
Richard E. Fisher
Washington, D.C
Westinghouse Airbrake Co
N&w
Potomac
Mississippi
Fisher
Nolan Crossing
Westinghouse
John R. Morford
Portsmouth
Ohio
Williamson
Morford
James Kinzel Jr
Driver Charged Following Wreck Near Ameagle
Charles R. Stover of Beckley faced a traffic citation after pulling into oncoming traffic and was ordered to appear before Magistrate Clifford White at Ameagle within five days. The noon Thursday crash in Clear Creek caused $30 in damage to two cars and a mailbox when Stover’s car rammed into Elias Jean Duncan’s vehicle, forcing her into a mailbox owned by A W Toney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Stover
Beckley
Clifford White
Ameagle
Whitesville
Stover
Clear Creek
Elias Jean Duncan
Artie
A. W. Toney
Corn shows no germination impact from sound experiments
University of Illinois agricultural experts report that sound or music has no noticeable effect on corn seed germination or root growth based on Thursday experiments conducted at the campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois Agricultural
Eye Operation Set For N J Governor's Baby
The infant son of Gov Richard J Hughes will undergo cataract surgery at Philadelphia's Children's Hospital starting November 8 with an exploratory procedure on November 9 by Dr Harold G Scheie of the University of Pennsylvania. If successful a second operation will remove cataracts later in the month. The baby, five months old Thomas More Hughes, also has a resolved heart issue. The Hughes family includes nine other children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
UPS
Richard J. Hughes
Hughes
Thomas More Hughes
Philadelphia’s
Children’s Hospital
Harold G. Scheie
University of Pennsylvania
MacArthur Boy 14 Missing After Tuesday Departure
Police search for Angelo Mastrippolito, 14, last seen Tuesday morning when he left with an unknown person in a car instead of boarding a bus for Beckley Junior High. He is about five feet three inches tall, 120 pounds, grieving after his father’s death two months ago. If you know his whereabouts contact authorities. Wood used to build Solomon's temple came from the cedars of Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N&w
Kinzel
Robert Adkins
Nolan
Adkins
MacArthur
Angelo Mastrippolito
Louella Puskas
Emidio Mastrippolito
Beckley Junior High School
Roads In Beckley Fair After First Snowfall
Beckley area roads were wet but in fair condition after West Virginia's first general snow. Slick spots were noted in Flat Top and White Oak. primary roads were cindered and snow tires or chains advised for Beckley Hinton road. Wrecking crews reported light traffic and about 20 cars towed. Turnpike generally in good shape despite some icy patches near Flat Top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
West Virginia
Flat Top
White Oak
State Road Commission
Beckley-Hinton
Turnpike
Raleigh County Memorial
SRC Information Bureau
Charleston
Pendleton
Randolph
Pocahontas
Nicholas
Tucker
Harrison
Marion
Monongalia
Preston
Taylor
Brooke
Hancock
Marshall
Ohio
Tyler
Wetzel
Mercer
U. S. Weather Bureau
Wilson Love Letters Show Deep Affection From WWI President
Princeton University received 1 460 letters from Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Axson Wilson revealing a tender, poetic side. The collection spans 1883 to 1913, with 811 letters from Wilson showing intimate feelings, written before her 1914 death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Wilson
Robert F. Goheen
Eleanor Wilson McAdoo
Santa Barbara
Calif
Ellen Louise Axson
Arthur Link
Soviet Warship Boarding In Cuba Crisis Updates
Navy teams boarded a Soviet vessel off New Jersey as tensions rose over Cuba. President Kennedy demanded firm action while Thant urged talks among US Soviet and Cuban ambassadors. The blockade remained, with possible direct action discussed and missile sites in Cuba continuing to arm the threat lineup.
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Terson
N.J
Kenneth C. Reynolds
Coronado
Calif
Osborne
Pierce
Reynolds
Kennedy
Navy
Cmdr
Nicholas Mikhalevsky
Staten Island
N.Y
White House
Pentagon
Cuba
United States
U.N
A. Thant
Russia
Thant
U.S
Hale Boggs
D-La
Hemisphere
Florida Keys
Florida Air Force
India backs peaceful settlement amid border clash talks
India demands Chinese troops retreat to positions north of the McMahon line as a precondition for talks. The Thursday Russian press backed the Chinese plan, with Izvestia and Pravda describing the offer as constructive, while Khrushchev and Nehru had exchanged notes.
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India
McMahon
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Jawaharlal Nehru
Izvestia
Pravda
Peiping
Moscow
Beckley Driver Jailed As Drunk
Charles Dunkley of Beckley was ordered to appear in Municipal Court Monday to answer driving while drunk charges. He was arrested at 11:15 p.m. Thursday and faced no city or state operator license charges. After posting a $109 bond and release, the license documents led to withdrawal of the second charge. Also arrested were Perry Clay Price of Reggie Drive for reckless driving and Betty Walker of Huntington on a parole violation. Floyd Bowyer, 19, Maple Fork, posted two $500 bonds on a weapon charge and peace warrant. James Hanks of Piney View was jailed on a peace warrant and intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dunkley
Beckley
Perry Clay Price
Reggie
Floyd Bowyer
Maple Fork
W. A. Burke
Betty Walker
Huntington
Raleigh
James Hanks
Piney View
School Board Weighs 3 Construction Bids
The State Board of Education will review three construction bids for Marshall University, West Virginia Tech, and the State Rehabilitation Center at Institute. Bids include E. P. Leach & Sons for converting two Marshall structures into 42 married student apartments at 271600, Kuhn Construction for a men's dormitory addition at Institute at 161200, and Lewis Worrledge for a student union dining hall at West Virginia Tech at 475000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
State Board of Education
Marshall University
West Virginia Tech
Institute
H. K. Baeree
E. P. Leach & Sons Inc
Huntington
Marshall
U. S. 60
Kuhn Construction Co
Lewis Worrledge
Mt. Lookout
Nicholas County
Raleigh County Centennial Committee Meeting Set Tonight
A Raleigh County Centennial Committee meeting is scheduled for tonight at Centennial Headquarters Room 211 in the Raleigh County Bank Building. The session was originally planned for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Centennial Committee
Centennial
Raleigh County Bank
Ruling Delayed In Barnett Case
A UPI report states a new Justice Department memorandum filed with the Fifth Circuit could push back a ruling on Mississippi Governor Barnett in the contempt case. It accuses his attorneys of false statements about the Meredith entrance agreement with the U.S. government. Riots followed Meredith’s campus entry, causing deaths and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
UPI
Justice Department
Mississippi
Ross R. Barnett
Fifth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
James Meredith
Barnett
U.S
Meredith
Ole Miss
Robert F. Kennedy
Press awards honor Logan Banner and Ritchie Gazette
The West Virginia Education Association presented special press awards to The Logan Banner and the Ritchie Gazette for education news coverage and service, highlighting national unity and common purpose during these critical days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Education Association Today
Logan Banner
Ritchie Gazette
Youth Jailed After Another's Jaws Broken
Charles Franklin Moore, 17, of Beckley, jailed on felonious assault charges from a street fight after Stratton High School homecoming game. Theodore Lawson Jr., 16, of McAlpin, hospitalized with both jaws broken. hospital reports condition good.
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Charles Franklin Moore
Beckley
Sheriff's Deputies
South Fayette Street
Stratton High School
Theodore Lawson Jr
McAlpin
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Deaths and Funerals for Hornsby and Scott
Final rites for David Michael Hornsby two week old son of Mr and Mrs James E Hornsby Fayetteville will be at 11 am Saturday in Dodd Payne Funeral Home Chapel Fayetteville burial in Iluse Memorial Park He died Wednesday evening in Oak Hill hospital Grandparents listed as Mr and Mrs N J Hornsby and Mrs Mary A Hash Final rites for Charles Scott 66 of 128 Mills St will be 1 pm Saturday at St Matthews AME Church with Rev G E Fagan Elder W M Ricks and Rev G C Gilbert in charge Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park He died Wednesday at 10 40 am in a local hospital following a long illness Body to be removed from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor one hour prior to services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Michael Hornsby
James E. Hornsby
Fayetteville
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
C. S. Thompson
Iluse Memorial Park
Oak Hill
N. J. Hornsby
Mary A. Hash
Charles Scott
Mills St
St. Matthews Ame
G. E. Fagan
W. M. Ricks
G. C. Gilbert
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Funeral services for Mrs Clara Mae Stover in Cabell
Funeral services for 90 year old Mrs Clara Mae Stover of Cabell will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev Gene Hall presiding. Burial follows at Davis Addition Mount Tabor Cemetery. She died at the home of her grandson Robert Evans. Born September 11 1872 in Clifton Forge Virginia she was a longtime Raleigh County resident and member of Ansted Methodist Church. Survivors include sister Virginia Crump of Ansted brother Lawrence Rule of Petersburg son Dave Evans of Youngstown Ohio Pallbearers are John Shepard James Prentice Charles Rice William John and Clarence Moore. Body to remain at the funeral home until the hour.
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Clara Mae Stover
Cabell
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Gene Hall
Davis
Mount Tabor
Robert Evans
Clifton Forge
Ansted Methodist Church
Raleigh County
Sidney B. Stover
Virginia Crump
Ansted
Lawrence Rule
Peterstown
Dave Evans
Youngstown
Ohio
John Shepard
James Prentice
Charles Rice
William
John
Clarence Moore
Frances Studney
Columbus
National Council Urges Restraint Over Cuban Crisis
The National Council of Churches urged utmost restraint and calm in the Cuban crisis and called for continued diplomatic negotiations and use of international peacekeeping bodies like the United Nations. The 31 denominations, representing 40 million members, cited Pope John XXIII’s call to pursue negotiations to avert nuclear war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
National Council of Churches
United States
United Nations
J. Irwin Miller
Columbus
Ind
John XXIII
Vatican
Barron Blames Rotten Apples for WV Education Lag
West Virginia Governor Barron told about 10,000 public school teachers at the WVEA convention that a few rotten apples spoil the labor of all. He cited five major problems including loss of talent, underachievers, cultural lags, diverse needs, and recruiting quality teachers. He urged reading teachers, a multiple-lane program, and competitive salaries to curb dropouts and keep educators in state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Barron
West Virginia Education Association
Final rites for Riley Sherman Bell in Coal City
Riley Sherman Bell, 50, of Coal City, died Wednesday night near Sullivan from carbon monoxide poisoning. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Coal City Community Church with Rev. Glade Sparks officiating. Burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Park. Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home to transport to church an hour before. Pallbearers named: Homer Decker, Dave Thompson, Earl Caudill, Lee Cole, Johnny Long, Frederick Cassidy.
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Riley Sherman Bell
Coal City
Glade Sparks
Blue Ridge Memorial Park
Woodpeck Road
Sullivan
Keyser-Bryant
Homer Decker
Dave Thompson
Earl Caudill
Lee Cole
Johnny Long
Frederick Cassidy
Final rites for Oral L Moore in Tulsa service
Oral L Moore of Tulsa formerly Mab scott, will have funeral rites at 11 a m Saturday in Fanning Funeral Home Chapel Saeger. Burial will follow at Monte Vista Park Cemetery Bluefield. He died Tuesday in Tulsa from a heart attack.
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Oral L. Moore
Tulsa
Okla
Mabscott
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Monte Vista Park
Bluefield
J Ruppert Schalk Dies at 66 in Poughkeepsie
J Ruppert Schalk, 66, vice president of the Jacob Ruppert Brewing Co., died of a heart attack Thursday in Poughkeepsie New York, United Press International reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie, N.Y
UPI
J. Ruppert Schalk
Jacob Ruppert Brewing Co
Scarsdale man, 61, dies. Babcock and Wilcox treasurer
William G. Dryden, 61, treasurer of Babcock and Wilcox Co., died Thursday in Scarsdale, New York. Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced. Dryden had served as treasurer during his long tenure with the firm and was known for his financial leadership and community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
N.Y
UPI
William G. Dryden
Babcock and Wilcox Co
Tom Parker longtime Montgomery chauffeur dies at 52
ALTON England Tom Parker who served as Field Marshal Lord Montgomerys chauffeur for 18 years and also drove during World War II died Thursday at age 52 Parker an Esso employee and wartime driver was remembered for his long service and wartime role in the Montgomery circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
England
UPI
Tom Parker
Lord Montgomery
Beckley Court Forfeits $68 Bond in Civil and DUI Cases
Beckley Police Court forfeited $68 in bonds. Robert K. Burleson, 18, of Bibb Avenue, gave up a $15 bond for failing to keep his vehicle under control after a 2:30 a.m. Sunday accident at the South Kanawha Street and Johnstown Road intersection. Three others forfeited a total of $53 on intoxication charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Robert K. Burleson
Bibb Avenue
South Kanawha Street
Johnstown Road
UN Debate Escalates Over Cuban Missile Sites
At the United Nations, Zorin taunted Stevenson over pictures of a plane claimed to attack Havana, calling them unreliable. Stevenson pressed for U.N. observers to verify missile sites, noting Cuba’s rejection of any such mission and urging Russia to compel Cuba to permit access.
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Zorin
Stevenson
Havana
Russia
Cuba
U.N
Air Photos Show IL-28 Bombers Near Cuba
Air photos reveal crates with IL-28 advanced jet bombers capable of carrying nuclear warheads at 750 miles. MiGs and Komar patrol boats with 15 mile missiles augment Russian convoy and defense capacity against blockade vessels. The delay in any shooting clash could allow missile sites and other installations to near completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Russia
Autos Crash In City Near Bus Terminal
City police investigated a two car crash at 9 03 a m in front of the bus terminal on Prince Street. A 1957 model driven by William J Underwood Jr 37 of 507 Orchard Ave collided with another 1957 model driven by Marvil Teel 18 of 119 Jackson St. No injuries or charges. Damages estimated at 5 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Street
William J. Underwood Jr
Orchard Ave
Marvil Teel
Jackeson
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Clark McGregor
R-Minn
State Department
Sit
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Khrushchev
Western Hemisphere
ALL Sporting Goods
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David M. Hornsby
Clara Stover
National Council
WVEA
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Appalachian Power Company
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Miss Frances Studney
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Mont
Frank Milburn
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