United States Explodes Shot No 18 in Pacific Test Series
Washington AP confirms shot No 18 exploded in the Pacific testing program near Christmas Island using air dropped device. The intermediate range blast ranged from 20 000 to 1 million tons of TNT with a follow up high altitude test planned over Johnston Island. Russian monitoring ships including the A I Voyeykov shadow the area as U S Navy observers also watch.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Christmas Island
Pentagon
U.S
A. I. Voyeykov
Johnston Island
Arctic
U. S
Pacific
West Virginians Chip In More in 1962 IRS Totals
IRS figures for West Virginia show fiscal 1962 internal revenue collections rose by 5.7 million to 308.61 million ending May 31. Withholding tax led all receipts at 191.40 million, refunds averaged 101.33 dollars, while calendar year refunds in the first five months fell slightly from 1961.
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Parkersburg
Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue
West Virginia
Barron opposes West Virginia name change to Lincoln
Gov. Barron urged focusing on raising funds for the West Virginia Centennial rather than pursuing a state name change. He dismissed plans for a constitutional convention or special session to alter the name, and challenged Charles Hodel to raise $100,000 for the centennial.
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Charleston
Barron
West Virginia
Lincoln
Charles Hodel
Beckley
Hodel
State Road Commission
SRC
Solons Told Union Condones B-Girls
Pretty Penny Singleton and Pat Lynn Hackett testified before a Senate subcommittee that the American Guild of Variety Artists allows exotic dancers to serve as B-girls and pressure customers to buy drinks. Singleton claimed enforcement failures and union involvement in disguising wages, while AGVA secretary Jackie Bright denied the charges and criticized Singleton's past leadership.
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Washington
Penny Singleton
Blondie of the Movies
Pat Lynn Hackett
Senate
Philadelphia
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
American Guild of Variety Artists
AGVA
Miss Singleton
Jackie Bright
AGWA
Bright
Internal Revenue Service
United States
Three bank robbers and prison escape headlines
Page one highlights a bank robbery trio seeking spoons as they break out of Alcatraz style control in San Francisco Bay with improvised driftwood raft and wall repairs. The report notes a separate diamond theft conviction in Wytheville and ongoing trial for a second suspect.
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San Francisco Bay
Alcatraz Federal Prison
San Francisco
Alcatraz Island
Angel Island
Bleak Rock
Arthur M. Collison
Golden Gate
Alcatraz
Marina Green
California Division of Beaches and Parks
Raccoon Strait
Tiburon
Marin County
Inside Abby 18 Movies Add Years and Obituaries
Brief note lists sections including 18 movies with years, 18 obituaries, 17 people, a crossword, 18 stock items, editorials, four TV items, Goren feature, and 18 weather updates. Framed as a newspaper index of page segments and column teasers.
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Abby
4TV
Goren
Ten Years For Jewel Thief
A Wythe County jury found Ernest Baylor Stanger guilty of grand larceny in a $175,000 Bluefield diamond robbery and fixed his sentence at 10 years. The judge delayed formal imposition until Friday to consider a motion to set aside the verdict. Stanger, 45, remains jailed while a bond extension was denied.
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Bluefield
Wytheville
Wytheville, Va
Wythe County
Ernest Baylor Stanger
W. Va
W. L. Sexton Jr
Stanger
Chattanooga
Tenn
Robert Eugene Lewis
Mattoon
Ill
Lewis
Commonwealth
West Virginia
Federal District Court
Abingdon
Mickey Rooney Files Plea of Bankruptcy
Hollywood actor Mickey Rooney filed voluntary bankruptcy petitions in federal court listing debts of 484,914 dollars and assets of only 500 dollars in household goods and clothes.
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Hollywood (Ap
Mickey Rooney
Rooney
Airliner Adds Baby to Passenger List
A Venezuelan airliner from Maracaibo landed in Caracas with one extra passenger a baby boy born to 17 year old Mrs Pascal Marcoantoni during the flight. The birth increased the passenger tally by one en route to the capital.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Maracaibo
Pascal Marcoantoni
French Fire Chief Accused of Arson in Charleville
Charleville France AP Lucien Cousinard the fire chief is jailed on arson charges police allege he burned his farm for twelve thousand dollars in insurance.
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Charleville
France
Lucien Cousinard
Incumbents Defeated In Town Voting In Bluefield And Pocahontas
Newcomers defeated incumbents in Bluefield and Pocahontas in municipal elections held yesterday. In Bluefield George Crabtree beat incumbent Pope in West Ward, and Ryland Weisiger defeated Yost in East Ward. Mayor Huffard unopposed. Pocahontas elected Mayor Wyrick and filled eight council seats with six newcomers. Cedar Bluff and Richlands re elected mayors and councils unopposed.
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Bluefield
Pocahontas
Tazewell County
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
George Crabtree
J. M. Pope
Ryland R. Weisiger
C. B. Yost
J. Hudson Huffard
Huffard
Crabtree
Weisiger
W. M. McGlamery
E. V. Peery
W. F. Wyrick
G. E. Adams
J. K. Salt
Adams
Salt
Herbert Butt
Cecil L Gregory
C. H. Martin
J. H. Cheek
Tommy Welch
H. E. Love
C. M. Harry
Charles Gilmore
Posie Eads
Frank Rodriguez
G. B Gent
A. V. Sproles Jr
Ernest Head
Howard Butt
W. R. Williams
Bernard P. Nearheaj
J. K. McFarlane
Charles A. Goodwin, Jr
John C. Scott
C. D. Altizer
James M. Peery
W. W. Fields
W. E. Simmons
A. Harris
Harry T. Patterson
Miner Missing In Winifrede Explosion
A mine rescue team searched for Thurmond Chambers after an afternoon explosion at Field's Creek Coal Co. No. 3 mine in Winifrede West Virginia. Elmer Workman said 25 men were inside. 24 accounted for with none hurt. Chambers was about two miles inside when the blast occurred. no fire reported.
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Winifrede
W.va
S Creek
Chambers
Break Out Of Alcatraz Evades Guard After Prison Break
Three inmates Frank Lee Morris John W Anglin and Clarence Anglin escape Alcatraz Island via spoon chiseled walls and a driftwood raft. Authorities search Angel Island and the bay while noting prior escape attempts and the strong currents around the prison.
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Alcatraz
Frank Lee Morris
John W
Oil executive slain after office romance alleged by sister
In New York a $90,000 a year oil executive Taylor S. Gay was shot in the Hudson Tube Terminal after a dinner with Miss Mullooly the sister of his secretary. The assailant James Mullooly 41 faces homicide charges as police pursue the case. Gay died after a five hour operation and 43 blood transfusions. His estranged wife Berta 45 and their daughter Georgeanne 19 were present at the operation.
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New York
James Mullooly
Manhattan
Hudson
Mary Mulcooly
Taylor S. Gay
Vice Press Co
Beekman
Phillips Petroleum
Georgeanne
Gay
Cate
Miss Mullooly
Hudson Tube Terminal
Lower West Side
Mullooly
State Toll Rises on West Virginia Highways
State Police at Charleston reported Tuesday that 172 people have died on West Virginia highways. The toll reflects deaths to date, with a note that 132 perished in the previous year.
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Charleston
West Virginia
FAA Warns On 707 Bolt In Jamaica Bay Crash Probe
The FAA said a small bolt missing its cotter pin could have loosened a nut on a Boeing 707 control mechanism, potentially causing the Jamaica Bay crash that killed 95. Telegrams were sent to 707 users, including the Military Air Transport Service, as investigators note the absence of a nail may have contributed to fatal 707 incidents.
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New York
Jamaica Bay
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Military Air Transport Service
Kennedy
Ing
Low bid for Forest Service lab and office in West Virginia
The General Services Administration announced a apparent low bid of 321800 by Corte Construction Co. of Kimball West Virginia for the Forest Service Research laboratory and office near Bluefield West Virginia. Five bids were received and the award decision is expected in about 30 days. The facility will be on the old County Farm at Gardner and operated by the U S Forest Service.
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Washington
Forest Service
Bluefield
W. Va
General Services Administration
GSA
Corte Construction Co
Kimball
U. S. Forest Service
Gardner
Wytheville selects mayor and two new councilmen
In Wytheville Virginia incumbent Mayor John A Lester and two new councilmen were chosen by voters. Dr Carl E Stark led with 468 ballots while Dr John P Jack Baumgardner received 420 votes and Lester 321. Losing candidates were Harold L Absher 306 Henry A Jaeger 279 and incumbent I C Glass 235. Council will appoint a mayor for the next two year term.
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Wytheville, Va
John A. Lester
Wytheville
Carl E. Stark
John P
Jack) Baumgardner
Lester
Harold L. Absher
Henry A. Jaeger
I. C. Glass
GOP presses Kennedy record in Seattle rally drive
In Seattle the Republican National Committee framed Kennedy policies as a major campaign issue. Party leaders highlighted foreign policy flashpoints Berlin Laos Cuba and Red China and warned of potential regimentation over domestic programs including elderly care funded through Social Security taxes.
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Kennedy
Seattle
Wash
William E. Miller
GOP
Berlin
Laos
Cuba
Red China
Robert A. Forsythe
Minnesota
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Tower
Senate
National Committee
South
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