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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1960
Page
4
A devotional line cites Matthew 20 28 stating Jesus came to serve and give his life as a ransom. It contrasts force with love planted in hearts, attributed to W W Melton.
The Geneva disarmament talks resume after the Paris Summit failure. West group United States Britain France Canada and Italy meet East bloc Soviet Union Poland Czechoslovakia Romania Bulgaria to pursue a comprehensive treaty begun March 15. Nuclear test ban talks also restart May 27 in a businesslike frame.
In Geneva Russians appear more reasonable than in Paris and accept Western plans for joint underground detonations as part of an East-West scientific program. The move comes two days before Khrushchev's Moscow speech and two days after the U2 shootdown, with Ambassador Wadsworth noting Soviet posture as "just as usual."
The outlook for general disarmament is gloomy as Geneva talks stall before a possible Paris Summit. The West favors a step by step process while the Soviet bloc pushes sweeping overall disarmament. Khrushchev called for total disarmament in a UN appearance last September. Three power talks on nuclear testing may anchor negotiations but prospects remain doubtful.
Science News Letter reports Polaris as a 30 foot solid fueled submarine launched rocket that can leap from water and reach 1500 miles with an atomic warhead. Navy plans range to 3000 miles and 45 submarines costing 100 million each. Funding totals 2.7 billion through June. The weapon’s mobility complicates defense and could end wars in theory.
In a Senate speech Senator Thomas J. Dodd discusses Communist infiltration in New York City linked to a Madison Square Garden rally for a Sane Nuclear Policy. He names Norman Cousins and longtime organizer Henry Abrams, noting slow responses from the committee and possible need for remedial legislation.
Ed Koterba reports Johnson leading a delegate hunt through South Dakota and beyond. The Texas senator, exhausted after 18 hours without sleep, meets reporters and delegates, with Governor Hershelle Tein aiding the effort as they press toward Nevada and California.
Lyndon B. Johnson drew crowds in Coeur d Alene Idaho at a V F W post hall where 199 people listened as a Western hunter persona swayed delegates from the northern Idaho districts. The former Texas governor pitched his campaign as crucial for July presidential hopes amid a crowded field.
Ray Tucker notes readers' questions about Governor Rockefeller and Adlai Stevenson as presidential contenders. He says both want the nomination but would risk party harm. Stevenson is seen as weak to run against Eisenhower, while Rockefeller risks party split. Indecisiveness, and Stevenson’s Russia ties, are cited as handicaps.
In Buffalo New York F D quotes Adlai E Stevenson IIs view that the Federal Government and the states should cooperate to shore up railroads not for profit but to ensure essential transport. He notes subsidies exist for air, truck, and ship lines and argues railroads are vital for war and peace mobilization and national defense.
Fifty years since the Matz Hotel opening drew a large crowd and tours. Forty years ago Cyrus Gadd toasted Princeton East River High seniors at their annual banquet. Thirty years ago the Democratic ticket won War municipality, with GOP in Welch. Twenty years ago Jeanne Foster won the Leonard cup at Bluefield College graduation. Ten years ago Bluefield College campus landscaping progressed via the Alumni Association.
Hollywood chatter covers Diane Varsi returning not to work but to Hollywood and a possible Return to Peyton Place sequel. Jerry Wald and stars such as Gwen Verdon, Bob Fosse, and Anthony Quinn are named in casting talks. Other items mention Jayne Mansfield guards, Jack Benny’s Geisha dinner rule, Dick Haymes memoir offer, and Mike Romanoff casting anxieties.
A clipped gossip item reports Diane Varsi returning to public eye without film plans, contrasting with a possible teaming for The Magnificent Seven. It mentions Dina Merrill’s publicity release about summering with Stanley Rumbaugh in Southampton with two unreleased pictures and her $75 million heiress status.
The essay surveys numerous third and minor parties from American history including the Populists, Progressive Bull Moose, Socialist, Liberal, and Farmer-Labor groups. It notes the Constitution Party in the 1960 campaign led by Merritt B Curtis and Bryan Miller, their anti Communist stance, and questions policy tradeoffs such as income tax repeal and funding military needs.
Senator Soaper quotes a New York superintendent saying today’s generation knows that things that go up do not come down. The Air Force drops a one percent ton box by parachute for isolation use. A veteran weatherman notes tornado counts are unchanged, just more noticed. The piece closes with a wry remark about knuckleheads.
Washington column outlines Murray Chotiner protection and influence actions for racketeers and gamblers. It details Lewin and Reginelli cases, passport issues, and alleged Justice Department pressure. Chotiner defends his legal talents, denying involvement in clients' crimes.
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