Boothe Attacks Godwin in Raven Rally Surprise Appearance
In Raven Virginia AP report Boothe accused State Sen. Mills E. Godwin of voting to close public schools and cutting local funds as he attacked the Harrison Godwin Button ticket. Boothe pressed loyalty to the party and questioned Godwin's stance on the right to work and education amid campaign tensions.
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Foe
T. Munford Boyd
A. E. S. Stephens
Boyd
Godwin
Harrison-Godwin
Suffolk
Sen. Godwin
Virginia
Stanley
Don Quixote
John F. Kennedy
Norfolk
GI Stephens
Manny Boyd
Local Committeemen Candidates File For Primary Ballot
The article lists candidates for committeemen across wards including Ward 1 John H. Ward, Ward 2 William B. Houston, Ward 3 Elizabeth Graves K C Lovejoy B L Sims, Ward 4 none, Ward 5 Martha Dooley Patrick H. Wilson, Ward 6 Barbara Lilly Hood, Ward 7 Fred R. Davis, Ward 8 John R. McGhee Martin M. Harris M A Krupey, with others unnamed. Ballots approved and sent to printers. ballots expected back soon.
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John HH. Ward
William B. Houston
Elizabeth Graves
K. C. Lovejoy
B. L. Sims
Martha Dooley
Patrick H. Wilson
Barbara Lilly Hood
Fred R. Davis
John R. McGhee
Martin
M. S. Harris
M. A. Krupey
Robert E. Thor
Tractor swap deadline set in Cuba prisoner deal
Tractors for Freedom, Inc. seeks release of 1,200 Cuban rebels with a June 7 deadline for a exchange proposal offering 500 farming tractors. The group sent a cable to Fidel Castro outlining tractor types and urging official confirmation that the offer remains valid, noting Castro's May 17 1961 proposal. The cable bears signatures of Eleanor by Lee, Milton S. Eisenhower, Walter P. Reuther, and Joseph M. Dodge.
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Tractors For Freedom, Inc
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Eleanor By Lee
Milton S. Eisenhower
Aes
Johns Hopkins University
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Joseph M. Dodge
Western nations pledge billions to India for five year plan
The United States and five other nations plus the World Bank pledge 2.23 billion in economic aid to India for its third five year plan. The Aid India Club commits 1.30 billion over the next year and 930 million the following year, subject to Congress and parliamentary action. Canada 56 million France 30 million Germany 364 million Japan 80 million UK 250 million US 1.05 billion and the World Bank IDA 400 million.
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United States
World Bank
India
Group l
Aid India Club
Canada
France
Germany
Japan
United Kingdom
World Bank and International Development Association
All 3 Ex Presidents Turn Up In New York Coincidence
In New York on a weekend, Herbert Hoover stays at Waldorf Astoria Towers on Park Avenue, Dwight D. Eisenhower with Mrs Eisenhower at Park Lane Hotel near 49th Street, and Harry S Truman visits his daughter Margaret at the Carlyle Hotel on East 76th Street. No crossing paths planned among them.
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Herbert Hoover
Waldorf-Astoria Towers
Park Ave
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Washington
Park Lane
Park
49Th Street
Carlyle Hotel
6Th Street
Harry S. Truman
Margaret
Mail Estimated Tax Declaration Returns To 30 000 In State
Charleston AP Clifford Lantz head of the West Virginia income tax division says 30000 declarations of estimated tax returns were sent to residents who estimated for federal purposes. The rule applies if adjusted gross income from non wage sources may exceed 400 dollars. Payable in full by June 15 or in three installments June 15 September 5 and January 15 1962. New qualifiers should request IT 140 ES form promptly. Report nonreceipt by June 9.
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Clifford Lantz
State Tax
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Lantz
West Virginia
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Income Tax Division
Al Pearce radio star dies at 62 in California
Al Pearce a famed radio personality died Friday in Newport Beach California at age 62 from complications after an ulcer operation. He began his radio career in 1926 in San Francisco and became a top network figure in the 1930s hosting Al Pearce and His Happy-Go-Lucky Gang and appearing as Elmer Blurt on several shows. Pearce and his brother Cal previously shared a San Francisco radio program.
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Calif
al Pearce
Pearce
San Francisco
Elmer Blurt
Cal
Laguna Beach
Finnish Premier Survives Confidence Vote in Parliament
Helsinki AP reports Prime Minister Johannes V. Sukselainen survived a confidence vote in Parliament with his minority government after a dispute over imports of French and British engines for the state railways. The tally was 104 to 78 in his favor.
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Finland
Johannes V. Sukselainen
Boys State Begins Sunday at Jackson's Mill West Virginia
About 300 selected West Virginia high school youths start the 24th annual Boys State at Jackson's Mill. The six day event includes mock government campaigns with Nationalist and Federalist parties and primary and general elections. 8,224 youths have attended since inception in 1996. Girls State also underway with Judith Vickers of Follansbee as governor and national president Mrs Henry Ahnemiller attending.
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American Legion
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Judith Vickers
Follansbee
Witness in Eichmann trial recalls Maidanek killings
A survivor testifies about naked Jewish prisoners led to death at Maidanek in 1943. He describes a boy carrying a younger child and two smiling SS men, contrasting their gaze with human suffering as he watched the horrors of Nazi camps. The account ties to Eichmann’s charge of organizing mass transports to camps.
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Auschwitz
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Jackson
Janet
Spotsylvania County
Rees
Hyattsville
Seizure of Santa Maria Seizure Exile Captain Refused Visa
London AP report says Portuguese exile Captain Henrique Galvao who seized the liner Santa Maria during an exile period in Brazil has been refused a visa. The event ties to the long-running anti-regime actions connected with the Santa Maria seizure.
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Henrique Galvao
Brazil
Group Forms Nine Member Panel to Study West Virginia Higher Ed
Gov names nine lawmakers to review the state’s colleges and universities and draft recommendations for the 1962 Legislature. The panel includes three college presidents and three members from the State Board of Education and WVU Board of Governors.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Board of Education
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Education Officials To Be Given Hearing
Charleston AP report states two education officials Dr T Madison Byar and Dr Craig Wilson will face a State Board of Education hearing next month. Board President Lacy I Rice of Martinsburg said Smith requests their resignations over disagreements on educational philosophy with State School Superintendent Rex Smith.
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Department of Education
State Board of Education
Lacy I. Rice
Martinsburg
Rice
T. Madison Byar
Craig Wilson
State
Rex Smith
Smith
West Virginia to Host Timber Center Study in Mercer County
Senator Byrd and Dr. Marquis advance plans for a Mercer County timber center to boost WV timber processing, keep raw materials in state, and study Appalachian forest problems. The site would house a laboratory focusing on primary and secondary manufacturing, testing models, and expanding forest product industries while improving Camp Creek Forest recreation.
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West Virginia
Marquis
Mercer County
Bluefield
Princeton
Appalachian
Camp Creek
Deaths and Funerals Highlight Union City area losses
Death notices report Mrs. Sarah Lester Beavers 70 of Union City with four daughters and four sons among survivors, burial in High Knob Cemetery. Will Floyd 64, longtime coal worker and WWI veteran, to be buried with Masonic rites after Sunlight Baptist Church service. Annie Thomas Comer 80 of Greenville mourned. funeral at Centerville Presbyterian Church. Donna Joan Stevens four months old, Church of God service and Hensley Cemetery burial. M. K. McKnight of St Paul remembered. brothers survive. Johnny Mullins Jr. four-year-old from Sweet Springs to service in Coalwood Methodist Church. Charles Foy Folke obituary set for Holiness Church service with Lena Folke and others listed as survivors.
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Union City
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Jellico, Tenn
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Squire
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War
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Anawalt
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High Knob
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Sunlight Baptist Church
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H. B. Alexander
Restlawn Memorial
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Jacob's Fork Coal Co
Claxton
Sandy and
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Prince Hall
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Greenville
Clifton Forge
den- Church
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Rebekah Lodge No. 76
Monroe County
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Sweet Springs
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Honaker
Oren Folke
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Jolo
Four Juveniles Involved In Reform School Case
A 14-year-old boy was sentenced Friday to the reform school at Pruntytown. Three other youths aged 14 and a 12-year-old had their cases deferred by Juvenile Judge Howard M. Jarrett. The judge noted prior trouble only for the 14-year-old sentenced, with further investigation planned as none had prior records.
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Howard M. Jarrett
Sesstead
Jarrett
Five Local Students Receive Degrees at Marshall University
Two Bluefield students and three Princeton students at Marshall University received diplomas in graduation exercises Sunday in Huntington. Bluefield entrants were Orville Ray White BA in Teachers College and Lance Ward Bowman MA in Physical Science and Education. Princeton students were Joseph M. Workaman BA in Arts and Sciences, Daryl Buford Farley MA in Educational Administration, and William Warren Baker MA in Educational Administration.
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Princeton
Marshall University
Huntington
Orville Ray White
Teachers College
Lance Ward Bowman
Joseph M. Workaman
College of Arts
Daryl Buford Farley
William Warren Baker
Rees Bound Over To Spotsylvania Grand Jury
Accused slayer Melvin Davis Rees Jr was bound over to the Spotsylvania County grand jury after a speedy prelim. Prosecutors showed probable cause linking Rees to the kidnap slayings of Carroll Jacksons wife Mildred and daughter Janet.
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Spotsylvania
Melvin Davis Rees Jr
Spotsylvania County
Carroll Jackson
Janet
A. Nelson Waller
Rees
Virginia
Jackson
Mildred
Susan
Bulgarians Arrest Turkish Fishermen
Ankara reports that on Friday the Turkish Ministry confirmed the arrest of Turkish fishermen by Bulgarian authorities. Details and charges were not disclosed.
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Ankara
Turkey
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