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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1962
Page
2
Londoners flaunt the world short skirts during Whitsuntide as hundreds of girls reveal hems two to eight inches above the knee. Madge Garland notes this unprecedented display while the Ya-Ya style sparks a new generation of fashion that echoes the flappers of prior eras.
Prince Souvanna Phouma announced a coalition cabinet aimed at neutrality and peace in Laos after six months of wrangling. Key obstacle remains demobilization or merger of rebel troops with Pathet Lao forces as Washington hails the move. The agreement followed a meeting with Souvanna, Phoum, and Boun Oum at Plaine des Jarres.
In Wytheville Virginia Ernest Baylor Stanger stands trial for a second time on grand larceny for the February diamond theft totaling about 175000 dollars. Prosecutors cite a calling card bearing his name found near recovered diamonds and an ice scraper linked to his alleged associate Robert Eugene Lewis from Mattoon Illinois as supporting evidence.
President Kennedy signals willingness to modify Medicare proposals while anchoring them to Social Security. Health secretary Ribicoff meets with House members to seek a workable plan. Page 1.
A compact local page notes sections on Abby film picks and Princeton topics with brief items across classifieds and society. It lists divided segments including sports scores, comics, weather snapshots, and editorials in a period newspaper style.
Virginia's August draft quota is 140 men, all of whom will enter the Army, according to State Selective Service Headquarters in Richmond. The national quota remains 5,000 men, unchanged from July.
Snow fell on high Appennine slopes in Abruzzi and in the Bavarian Alps near Garmisch Partenkirchen Monday. The unusual June snowfall disrupted mountain areas and surprised locals.
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman lost in the Supreme Court to keep imitation labeling on smoked hams with added water. The order leaves a lower court ruling intact that ham remains part of a pig’s thigh after curing and may prompt a label to disclose water content. The decision did not state reasons, and justices signaled doubts about the issue.
State Police at Charleston report 171 people have died on West Virginia highways so far this year, up from 132 at the same point last year. The Associated Press notes the rise in roadway fatalities.
President Kennedy addressing about 12 000 on Yale Old Campus urged economic critics to abandon ancient cliches and face modern facts. He said government must partner with all sectors for economic progress and dismissed the idea that stock market drops came from lack of confidence in his administration. Kennedy, a Harvard graduate honored with a Yale honorary law degree, spoke during Yale's 261st commencement.
A commuter train plowed into a school bus packed with more than 100 children at a fogbound grade crossing in Buenos Aires killing 41, injuring 83. The attendant who lifted barriers was arrested. hospital blood supplies ran short as doctors treated severely injured children.
President Kennedy ready to concede on details of his health care for the aged bill to move it forward while insisting it be financed through Social Security payroll tax. Ribicoff and lawmakers discussed possible compromises. key questions include hospital contract requirements and direct government payment of costs.
Senate GOP leader Dirksen warned that Kennedy policies sparked a $75 billion stock market drop after steel price rollback. He argued administration spending and tax plans fail to modernize industry or create wages, claiming the nation risks losing industrial primacy to Europe and Japan.
Former Budget Director Maurice H. Stans warned at a Republican precampaign session that if spending continues as is, President Kennedy will run four consecutive deficits in his first term. He urged the GOP to push the financial issue to oppose rising debt and centralized power.
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