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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1963
Page
2
Frank Sinatra Jr described his 54 hour kidnap ordeal and said he was scared but fine. He refused to discuss specifics of the crime or the ransom while FBI questioning continues. His father arrived from Lake Tahoe after the release.
President Johnson told his Cabinet to curb government employment growth and to cut excessive paperwork. Dr. Walter Heller warned the economy may exceed 600 billion dollars soon. Johnson outlined economy goals while stressing the Pentagon must balance defense needs with value. He urged cuts, workload reviews, and a focus on efficiency.
Johnson plans a housing bill over the next two weeks likely to trigger a 1964 battle in an election year Congress. He is expected to back Kennedy era programs including urban renewal and public housing to broaden urban support and possibly revive a Cabinet level urban affairs department.
Bolivia's government says troops will not strike the dissident miners led by Vice President Juan Lechin after an agreement with army officers. In Catavi-Siglo Veinte, 7,000 workers in nationalized mines, 15 hostages held in a small room, and guards remain on duty as talks ease tensions.
John Steinbeck stood at Checkpoint Charlie across the border from East Berlin defying armed guards. He, 61 and a Nobel and Pulitzer winner, toured West Berlin during a European trip and criticized the wall as a symbol of failure while eyeing East Berlin through binoculars.
Frank Sinatra Jr was freed on a Hollywood freeway after his father paid a ransom of 240000 dollars to a kidnap gang. He would not reveal details of the ordeal until federal agents complete questioning.
In Richlands Virginia the Rescue Squad assisted a speeding delivery after an emergency call to Cedar Bluff. Squad Captain James Mullins and Officer Otis Wilson rushed to Clinch Valley Clinic with Mullins acting as medic as the baby boy arrived en route. The squad used special delivery equipment and training to ensure mother and child were reported fine at 10:30 p.m.
Weather forecast warned of freezing rain sleet and later snow across the two Virginias. State police urged motorists to drive cautiously as ice could ice up highways and travel conditions deteriorate. Snow was already reported along the Ohio border last midnight.
Fidel Castro cites a January 1962 Kennedy remark as signaling the U S might invade Cuba and prompts Moscow to rush Soviet missiles to Havana. Castro's account, given to Jean Daniel, contrasts with Washington’s denial of any invasion plan and with Salinger’s rebuttal.
Contributions to the Community Christmas Tree fund reach 875.50 on Wednesday, 14 percent of the 6000 goal for a party serving about 2000 needy Bluefield children. In the next 13 days more gifts are needed. The Dec 24 event is at Ramsey Auditorium. Send gifts to Community Christmas Tree Association Bluefield Daily Telegraph Box 208 or drop them at 412 Bland St.
The Associated Press reports a mid continent storm packing heavy snow and freezing rain, numbing the Rockies and Northern Plains. Warnings span southeast Nebraska to southern Wisconsin with slick roads and slow traffic, while meteorologists warn of a major winter storm developing in the central Midwest.
A 17 year old Park Central High School student was stabbed in the back near Pu laski and Parker Streets at 3 40 p.m. as he and a classmate headed home from school. The assailant, also 17, was charged with felonious assault and released on 500 bond pending a preliminary hearing.
Roy John James known as the Weasel, 21st suspect in Britain's mail train robbery, held over 12,000 pounds when captured after a rooftop pursuit in St Johns Wood. He faces two charges for the Aug 8 raid that netted about 2.26 million pounds. Detective Chief Supt Butler described the arrest following a roof chase as officers broke into James’s flat.
Police rounded up politicians and labor leaders suspected of links to Yemen's revolutionary regime after the Aden airport bombing that killed a woman and injured 39 including Sir Kennedy Trevaskis. Abdullah Alasnag, leader of the People's Socialist party, was among those reported jailed as border controls and Yemen flights were halted.
The forecast through Monday calls for temperatures to run three to six degrees below normal with highs around 43 in the north and 47 in the south and lows near 22 in the north and 29 in the south. Little day to day change is expected.
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