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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1963
Page
5
A reflective Bible verse notes all go to one place and turn to dust again, while a pondering line from Pope emphasizes the grave uniting rich and poor alike, blending oppressor and oppressed in rest.
A Citizens Foreign Aid Committee briefing warns that since 1949 the U S balance of international payments has been negative. Foreigners hold $25 billion in short term credits, while U S gold reserves are limited. The Kennedy plan backs a tax cut and large deficits, raising fears in foreign capitals about dollar confidence. Experts cite foreign aid and overseas defense spending as key imbalance factors.
Rep. John M. Ashbrook of Ohio denounces foreign aid as a fraud until strict guidelines reduce misuse and bureaucracy. He notes critics have pressed reform since 1947 and cites about $100 billion spent, with Kennedy plans for next year.
An editorial argues that postwar enrollment will rise but federal funding for college space is not guaranteed. It cites Kennedy projections, census figures, and Hoover Institution studies to suggest states and private groups can meet needs with plans like Pitt’s tri semester system, while proposing tax credits over direct federal aid.
A congressional hearing before the Joint Atomic Energy Committee will probe rising US radioactivity levels linked to Soviet and American tests. Testimony from Dr. Paul Tompkins and pro government experts downplays danger while a related Oak Ridge case cites leukemia from radiation exposure. Additional notes cover LBJ Texas visit for UN delegates and a Sugar price outlook from the Agriculture Department.
Five items recount past happenings: George Peery of Missouri in the city on business, Eugene Criqui defeating Johnny Kilbon in a featherweight bout, a refinery blast near Long Beach claiming seven lives, Dr Allan R Defore the Dionne quintuplets physician dying of pneumonia in Ontario, and Princeton voters choosing a city manager form of government.
A traveler notes Japan offers 150 chewing gum flavors including pickled plum. Also reports actress Diane McBain’s real name as Diane McBain per a TV magazine.
The House Ways and Means Committee, at the Kennedy administration's urging, opens a tax debate on employer paid life insurance premiums and other noncash employee benefits. If enacted, many workers face income tax on benefits such as seniority protections, union dues deductions, meals, parking, secretarial services, and Christmas gifts, with exemptions contested.
The poem asks What is Sagamore describing it as more than a place a mood and memory a ribbon of excitement a seagull curve across the mind A sandy path through pines salted roses fog horns and the sea lifelong letting go of time away from and to Sagamore is a conceived shore and feeling.
A letter criticizes U.S. government budgeting, accusing officials of twisting statistics to hide debt. It cites the 1964 Budget in Brief and compares debt growth across sectors, arguing real national debt rises far faster than suggested. The author blasts officials and calls for independent scrutiny.
The Republican Party divides into Goldwater conservatives favoring states rights for civil rights and liberal Republicans led by Nelson Rockefeller urging federal action. Gallup shows Goldwater gaining after Rockefeller's remarriage, while Romney rises from 13 to 22 percent in the GOP straw vote.
The Rome leg of President Kennedy’s Italian trip hinges on the Pope’s illness delaying a private audience. Vatican and Washington weigh the Peace Encyclical and U S policy shifts since Yalta as Rome weighs cooperation with Washington against Cold War ideological battles.
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