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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1961

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High Court Delivers Dual Blows to Communist Party

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the 1950 Subversive Activities Control Act requiring party registration with the Justice Department is constitutional and that the 1940 Smith Anti- Communist Act's known membership provision stands. Justice Harlan outlined that membership must be active with substantial evidence of violence calls. Dissenters labeled the decision McCarthyite and warned of democratic fabric erosion.

Washington Supreme Court Communist Party U. S Justice Department Moscow Felix Frankfurter Frankfurter Congress New York John New York Harlan and Tom C. Clark Potter Stewart Charles E. Whittaker Earl Warren Hugo L. Black William O. Douglas William J. Brennan

Kennedy reports tonight on critical Vienna talks

President Kennedy returns from the Vienna Paris London summit and prepares a televised national address at 6 p m EST to detail Khrushchev talks and Laos assurances. He briefed Prime Minister Macmillan and Lord Home and attended private and ceremonial events including a royal dinner and christening.

Kennedy Vienna London Khrushchev Macmillan Lord Home U. S David Bruce Britain Washington David Ormsby-Gore Kennedy-Macmillan United States White House Pierre Salinger Charles de Gaulle Elizabeth II Prince Phillip U.S Caroline Lee Radziwill Prince Stanislas Radziwill McGeorge Bundy

West Rebuffed On Laos Truce Talks In Geneva

In Geneva the Laos cease fire solution stalls at a 314th round with no new orders from Moscow. Pushkin questioned Western motives while Poland accuses the US delegation of avoiding concrete discussion. Delegates await a Lao leaders summit for a neutral coalition government.

Pushkin Vienna Laos Geneva United States Poland Jerzy Michalowski U.S W. Averell Harriman Suet

Dominican Invites OAS Visit After Trujillo Death

Washington reports say the Dominican Republic invited OAS investigators to assess the post Trujillo era. A seven nation subcommittee will send representatives to learn if the new government remains a threat to hemisphere peace and whether sanctions should be lifted. Foreign Minister Porfirio Herrera Baez welcomed the mission.

Washington Dominican Republic Organization of American States OAS Rafael Leonidas Trujillo OAS Group Porfirio Herrera Baez Trujillo

Weekend Weather Outlook For Temperature And Rain

Temperatures through Saturday will average near normal lows of 52 north 57 south and highs of 78 north 83 south. Rainfall may total one-half to three-quarters of an inch with scattered thundershowers Tuesday Thursday and Saturday.

Presidents Talk Kis Khrushchev and White House Dinner Record

The President will report to the people tonight on talks with Khrushchev and dined at Buckingham Palace Monday night the first presidential visit since 1918. The OAS sends five nations to the Dominican Republic for a close look at events. Geneva Laos and nuclear talks remain deadlocked despite Vienna progress. A CPA spokesman says the party will fight for legal rights despite a Supreme Court ruling. Three top officials see a possible federal surplus in 1963 from current recovery.

Buckingham Palace Geneva Vienna American Communist Party Supreme Court Soviet Union

U S Plans Low Interest Loans to Developing Nations

Secretary Dillon testifies before the Senate that the Kennedy plan would offer longterm loans to underdeveloped countries on very low or no interest. Terms include up to 50 years repayment and up to 10 years grace, with some small service charges, funding a $4.8 billion development program and $900 million annual for the fiscal year.

Washington Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon Soviet Union Senate Foreign Relations Committee Dillon Kennedy U.S Apot Europe Treasury

Escapee In Formal Attire Sought

State prison officials sought two escapees after a Sunday performance at a Buckhannon church. One man wore a white dinner jacket black trousers and black shoes. Robert Craft 21 a Kanawha County inmate in a 2 to 15 year term vanished from the Golden Chorus group.

Moundsville Robert Craft Golden Chorus Buckhannon Craft Kanawha County

WVU Seeks New President After Stahr Resigns

Elvis J. Stahr Jr. resigned as WVU president after taking leave to become Army secretary. The Board of Governors will seek the best educator available to replace him, with acting president Dr. Clyde L. Colson continuing duties. Barron spoke at commencement urging adaptability and investment in education.

Morgantown West Virginia University Board of Governors Elvis J. Stahr Jr Stahr Army Department of the Army WVII Clyde L. Colson WVU College of Law WVU Barron James H. Kinderberger American Aviation, Inc William A. Steele Wheeling Wheeling Steel Corp Adm Stahl Washington Kentucky Secretary of Army West Virginia University WVU Board of Governors K. Douglas Bowers Board of Governors and Center University WVU Law School

GE Proxy Reef Clash At Anti Trust Hearing

GE chairman Ralph Cordiner defended the company’s antitrust record before Sen. Kefauver as he faced questions over decades of actions. Kefauver called GE’s record a corporate disgrace, while Cordiner argued GE has made substantial contributions and pushed back against the label.

Reef Washington Ralph J. Cordiner General Electric Co Justice Department Estes Kefauver D-Tenn Senate Kefauver Cordiner U.S

Latin Valedictory at Columbia Marks First in 50 Years

John Vaio of Oakland California delivered the valedictory address in Latin at Columbia University Monday. It was the first Latin valedictory there in more than fifty years, with English translations provided to listeners.

U.S New York Columbia University John Vaio Oakland Calif Columbia

Stevenson Talks With Venezuelan President in Caracas

Adlai E. Stevenson met with Venezuelan President Romulo Betancourt in Caracas and discussed the Dominican Republic Cuba and regional economic and social issues. He described warm reception and plans a July 15 Inter American Economic and Social Council meeting in Montevideo.

Caracas Venezuela Adlai E. Stevenson Romulo Betancourt Dominican Republic Cuba Stevenson U.S United Nations Kennedy Sues Inter American Economic and Social Council Montevideo Betancourt Marcos Falcon Briceno United States Representa Castro

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