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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1960
Page
1
Washington relief that President Eisenhower avoids danger loses value as Japan trip canceled. Democrats call it a diplomatic setback while Republicans note he won t face mobs in Tokyo. Senate leaders Kuchel and others blame Communist foment at protests.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson denounces Tokyo rioting as blackmail while Senator Everett Dirksen criticizes Communist brutality. Johnson endorses postponing the President’s trip as prudent amid security concerns and broad reservations about the visit.
An attorney says Oliver Powers father of the U2 pilot shot down in the Soviet Union offered to swap his son for Rudolf Abel. Powers wrote Abel June 2 from an Atlanta prison and sought talks with the State Department and President Eisenhower. Abel replied June 12 that he should address the request to his East German family and could not communicate directly with the Soviet Union.
Secret Service 通知州警在 Princeton 一带警戒 820 美元伪钞 带同系列号 1950-8 面额两面均为同一编号 C730 伪钞目标多为药店等受打击行业 虚假钞票尚未在本区发现 但东部大城市已有大量流通 警方强调要通过媒体广而告之 提醒商家提高警觉并检查钞票细节
President Eisenhower sailed from Manila aboard the cruiser USS St Paul with a near war alert in place and a warm farewell from Filipinos. He declined public comment on canceling the Tokyo trip, remained unhappy about it, and said the United States would aid the Philippines if needed.
Twenty nine Miss Virginia contestants described as getting prettier as the pageant opens in Roanoke. The parade through downtown marked the start of a three day event with sights of evening gowns and a path to the Miss America contest in Atlantic City.
Japanese leftists backed by the Communist line press intensified protests against Premier Nobusuke Kishi and the U S Japan security treaty. Kishi insisted the Diet session will proceed and warned the visit could be postponed if safety cannot be guaranteed. The opposition and student groups vow ongoing demonstrations and strikes as May ratification nears.
Defense Secretary Thomas Gates said the Up-Japan treaty situation is extremely disturbing and urged rapid ratification. He noted Senate support is nearly unanimous and discussed risks if leftist turmoil derails the deal. The meeting with top officials focused on strategy and budget amid Japan’s political instability and potential U.S. force withdrawal impacts.
Moscow dispatch notes Izvestia accusing Japanese protests of shaping the President's trip coverage. It claims Tokyo street bloodshed reflects anti Eisenhower sentiment and portrays premier Kishi’s government as hostile to peace. Western reaction varied with Europe largely backing Eisenhower amid Cold War tensions.
United Steelworkers Union president David J. McDonald said the union would seek a fair labor standards law introducing a four day work week with no pay loss. Speaking at the Communications Workers of America convention, he urged federal action and warned of pressing the issue in upcoming contract talks if Congress fails to act.
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