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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1963
Page
1
British War Minister John Profumo confessed to misled Parliament to hide an affair with Christine Keeler, a 22 year old model. Prime Minister Macmillan accepted the resignation as Labor critics vow continued challenge to the government.
Bloodily clashed mobs and security forces as martial law spread in Tehran. Reports say up to 200 may have been killed with hundreds wounded in the anti reform protests amid tanks, tear gas, and damaged embassies. Americans advised to stay away from the city.
The United States targets a two-rocket manned mission to Mars in autumn 1964 as the first major step toward a crewed interplanetary flight, with the earliest possible manned launch a decade hence.
Vatican cardinals decide to open the conclave on June 19 to elect Pope John XXIII’s successor with voting beginning June 20. Pope John’s funeral rites include a smash of his fisherman's ring and a public viewing in St. Peter's Basilica as mourners gather from Rome and around the world.
The section highlights Abby and Goren TV pieces plus the 18 movie notes and 2018 style year adds. It lists classified items Society editorials sports and weather notes with brief mentions of Graham.
Surprising 2 pm assembly at Bluefield High School crowned Lee Fretwell Queen For A Day in a program of praise gifts and appreciation. Superintendent W R Cooke and others spoke. she received a record player a bracelet with 13 charms and other mementos from faculty and groups.
President Kennedy toured the West and supported a U S jet airliner project aiming for supersonic speeds and US leadership in long range aviation. He spoke at the Air Force Academy and urged federal funding alongside private industry while planning a Europe trip and civil rights outreach in Hawaii.
Jimmie Scott Bunn, 19, told how he escaped a Smithfield North Carolina jail by climbing to the roof and slipping away. He said the bloodhounds caught him, so he fed them and tied them to a tree, pausing the chase while officers searched for the dogs. He is held in Sullivan County Jail awaiting return to North Carolina.
Ole Miss admitted its second Negro student Cleve McDowell amid heavy security in Oxford Mississippi with police soldiers and federal marshals guarding the campus and a prior riot history. Governor Bar nett claimed McDowell was accepted due to federal enforcement and the federal government assumed protection. Meredith, the first Negro student, delayed registering and remained in Jackson.
Gov. Wallace says he will act Monday to stop a Negro from enrolling at the University of Alabama risking his freedom. A federal judge enjoined him from interfering with the entry. Wallace urged a law and order Monday as people stay home. Britain’s War Minister admits lying to Parliament about a liaison with a model. Profumo admits a grave misdemeanor and resigns. Macmillan accepts it. Kennedy on a Western trip praises jet development and urges government funding with Britain and France already loaned and contracted.
The United States ended its seven year effort to block the Hungarian delegation from U N General Assembly credentials. In the credentials committee the U S did not motion to take no action, leading to a recommendation that the assembly accept Hungary's credentials. The assembly has acted little since 1956, while Hungary's delegation speaks and votes.
U S District Judge Seybourn H Lynne enjoined Gov George Wallace from physically interfering with Negro enrollment at the University of Alabama and Huntsville campus next Monday Wallace warned he would act for up to ten years if necessary to stop the Negro students Vivian Malone and James Hood are named in the injunction as potential entrants The ruling underscored federal authority over state actions while Wallace urged Alabamians to stay home and maintain peace.
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