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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1960
Page
1
Defiant insurgents in Algiers thwart army plans to seal barricades as crowds refuse to disperse. Women form a living wall while paratroopers pivot to hold positions amid a torrential rain and anti-Gaullist demonstrations.
Maj. Gen. John B. Medaris retires in Huntsville Alabama after 38 years in the Army leading the missile and space programs. He warned Congress and the public that the United States risks lagging behind the Soviet Union unless more funding and restructuring are pursued. He receives the Distinguished Service Medal oak leaf cluster and the Legion of Merit. Maj. Gen. August Schomburg succeeds him.
Governor Underwood argued that taxing food hurts Northern Panhandle shoppers who cross into Ohio and Pennsylvania for purchases. He cited Brooke Hancock Ohio and Marshall counties losing about 7% million dollars annually and pressed for ending the tax to remove competitive disadvantages during a Wheel ing dedication speech.
President Charles de Gaulle earns U S officials praise for decisive handling of the Algerian crisis and potential to avert a French prestige loss. He faces mixed views for stubborn diplomacy and NATO tensions, with Eisenhower and Macmillan at odds on policy and nuclear deployment.
Syracuse report outlines a 17 story long range radar surveillance unit being built at an arctic site to warn of intercontinental missiles. Developed by General Electric with the Air Force, the system would provide about 15 minutes of warning. It uses a transmitter receiver unit sending brief energy bursts far stronger than a hundred large stations.
The nation enjoyed a sunny mild Saturday with Sunday forecast to repeat. Exceptions include the Northwest and Northeast with rain or snow, and the Gulf States expect cooler weather.
London scientists at the Harwell atomic energy research establishment announced they have nearly proven Einstein’s general relativity. Experiments using gamma rays dropped through a 40 foot tower measured wavelength shifts as light passed Earth's gravity, with one chance in 60 of error.
Defense and industry spokesmen told an AP briefing that billions are wasted due to duplication among the armed services. They backed a civilian agency under the Defense Secretary to manage about 24 billion yearly in military supplies, with Hoover Commission supporters citing efficiency gains. The Chamber of Commerce urged channeling most of the 40 billion defense budget through the Defense Secretary rather than split among services.
The Atomic Energy Commission reported a stockpile of sophisticated weapons ready for testing if the current moratorium ends. In its annual Congress report the AEC said it could begin blasts on short notice if President Eisenhower orders resumption, with emphasis on smaller rugged devices for advanced weapons systems.
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, 80, is in serious but not critical condition at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York for a nonmalignant prostate enlargement. A 1st Army spokesman said tests show an obstruction in the urinary tract. treatment has eased discomfort, and further testing and potential surgery will be determined.
CIA official Gen. C. P. Cabell testified that Castro's government delights Cuban Communists and that the regime tolerates pro Communist figures. He warned of expanding Communist influence in Latin America with an estimated 220000 to 240000 Communists and 650000 to 700000 sympathizers across the region.
In Boston at the Colonial Theater the performance carried on after the death of Louis Jean Heydt age 54 from a heart seizure. Heydt collapsed backstage after finishing the opening scene in There Was a Little Girl. Understudy William Adler succeeded him following an audience announcement.
Dmitry Polyansky head of a 12 member Soviet delegation visited New York University on a weekend for informal talks with students. He clashed on student numbers and described Moscow University as the best building in Moscow while noting the Soviet Union claims 50 million students. The group then toured the United Nations seeking the seat of Communist China.
Daryl Chessman announced he is "one piece of paper" from the gas chamber as Governor Brown says he will review the denial of clemency. Chessman, on death row for multiple crimes, awaits a U S appellate ruling and may again seek relief from the Supreme Court.
The Army begins issuing the M14 rifle to units of the 101st Airborne at Ft. Campbell Ky. The weapon replaces four older rifles, fires 7.62mm ammo, weighs 10 pounds with a 20 round magazine, and can fire automatically or semi automatically at up to 750 rounds per minute.
Two Logan County boys aged 10 and 11, David and Michael Bailey, were killed when a hit and run driver struck them on a bicycle while returning home from the movies. State Police said several arrests were made but did not release names. Mallory, a mining community near Logan, was the scene of the fatal incident.
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