NASA Denies Knowledge Of U2 Spy Flights
NASA deputy chief testified behind closed doors about U2 weather study planes used as spying cover. Senate investigators pressed for why NASA officials allowed this, as flights totaling about 264000 miles spanned the United States Western Europe Turkey and Japan. Critics warn the episode could undermine NASA’s scientific role amid U2 disaster fallout with the Soviet Union and Paris summit tensions.
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Two Virginians Die In Separate Traffic Mishaps
An 80 year old woman in Lee County was killed and two boys injured when struck by a Bristol Tennessee driver. A Christiansburg man was killed after being thrown from a truck near Pulaski, Virginia. The 1960 toll rose to 285.
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Ewing
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Middlesboro
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Christiansburg
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Stevenson outlines five point peace plan for unionists
Adlai E. Stevenson urged Western allies to adopt a bold five point strategy for peace. He called for deterrence with NATO, stronger political and economic unity, long range aid for underdeveloped nations, international control of disarmament, and showcasing American freedom through public services. He spoke at the Textile Workers Union of America convention in Chicago.
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Atlantic Council
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Driver Loses $30,000 in Brink's Truck Theft
Chicago AP report says Brink's driver William Johnson, 57, left an armored truck with a $30,000 bag while drinking at a bar. Police recovered the money, he pleaded remorse, and officials dropped the felony charge as he faced no insurance bond back to work.
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Warmer Weekend Forecast Anticipated Across Virginia
The Weather Bureau predicts temperatures two to five degrees above normals this week in northern Virginia and the south. Thursday will be warm, with cooler Friday and Saturday, then a warming trend Sunday. Showers are expected late Thursday and Friday and again Sunday, totaling about one-half to three-fourths inch.
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Two Suspected Bank Robbers Nabbed in Virginia
William O. Boothe 22, of Round Hill and Bandy Virginia, was arrested at a friend's home 20 miles from the Hamilton bank scene after an armed robbery where a female cashier was forced at gunpoint to yield 5750. FBI warrants allege unlawful flight across state lines and armed robbery linked to Twin Pines store heist and a Brewster’s Store loot in Tazewell County.
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West Virginia Lions Prepare for 3-Day State Convention
Some 600 Lions Club members from 55 counties in West Virginia will arrive in Bluefield for the 38th Annual West Virginia Lions Convention. Registration starts Friday at the West Virginian Hotel with banquets at Bluefield Auditorium hosted by Dr. Elvis J. Stahr and Clarence L. Sturm.
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Smith Agrees To Another Term As Chairman Of Demos
CHARLESTON AP Hulett C. Smith of Beckley agreed to another term as state Democratic chairman after a Winns Restaurant meeting. His name will go before the executive committee at a reorganizational session in the House of Delegates chamber Friday for approval. Attendees included W. W. Barron nominee for governor and John T. Johnson seeking a second term as agriculture commissioner.
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Grocers Test Virginia Sunday Blue Law Start
Richmond grocers arm 15 stores to test Virginia's new Sunday blue law when it takes effect July 3. The rule bans Sunday sales of many items but exempts briefs such as Smithfield hams, per spokesman Robert Mandel of Liberty Markets.
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Herter Warns of Probing Acts by Red Bloc and China Denunciation
Secretary of State Christian Herter says the Communist bloc may launch new probing actions, especially in the Far East, while denouncing Red China as an outlaw regime bent on grabbing smaller neighbors by force. He vows U S opposition to China’s UN admission until it promises peaceful behavior. The eight SEATO members—U S Britain France Philippines Australia New Zealand Pakistan Thailand—convened after the summit blowup to assess risks and Soviet options remain uncertain in Berlin.
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Cuban Pilots Arrest Roundup Hits Air Force Leaders
In Havana a purge led by Fidel Castro loyalists detained most of Cuba's jet pilots. Beginning May 27, at least 16 pilots were taken into custody including the San Antonio de Los Banos base commander and the single jet squadron leader. Several officers were later released.
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Ex Costa Rica Ex-President Dies After Heart Attack
Teodoro Picado Michalski former president of Costa Rica died Wednesday of a heart attack in a Managua hospital. His body will be sent to San Jose for burial as Picado had been in exile before his death.
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Mercer County School Levy Narrowly Passes in Light Turnout
Mercer County voters approved a special school levy by a slim margin in a low turnout election. With all precincts counted 3 008 voted yes and 2 1 voted no, yielding just over the required threshold to fund about 400 000 annually for five years to raise teacher salaries modernize buses and expand the music program.
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Mamie Eisenhower Hospitalized With Bronchitis
First Lady Mamie Eisenhower is treated at Walter Reed Army Hospital for acute asthmatic bronchitis. The White House says she entered Tuesday and will stay a few days in the three room executive suite used by the President after surgery.
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Broadway Suffers First All-Out Actors Strike In Years
New York AP reports the curtain failed to rise as Actors Equity launched an all-out strike. All Broadway shows expected to close within hours. an audience of about eight hundred filled the Footh Theate.
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Actors Equity
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Arlington student wins interview with Virginia's top official
Jim Cox of Arlington and Stratford Junior High classmates earn a rare interview with Gov. J Lindsay Almonder in Richmond. The group requests 11 30 am meeting and offers to travel by bus, aiming for a memorable civics lesson before June 7. The governor's response is awaited.
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Jim Cox
Arlington
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almonder
Jim
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