Communists Use Showy Projects And Loans In Aid War
A State Department study finds the Communist bloc’s foreign aid is smaller than the United States but growing, with emphasis on flashy projects in Cambodia and other nations. It notes loans, not grants, and low interest, sometimes repaid in kind, while U.S. aid remains larger and more conditioned.
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House
Eisenhower
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Cambodia
Ministry of Plans
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Soviet Union
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Eastrae
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Gandhi Method Revived In India
In Kerala India's struggle against a Communist government uses Gandhi style tactics but lacking the Gandhi spirit. Activists urge satyagraha while crowds are pressed toward violence. 12 deaths from police firing have not deterred protesters. Congress pressure may curb the agitation to resign.
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Congress Aligned
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Patman cites shocking audit findings on Federal Reserve
Rep Wright Patman releases a 33 page report accusing the Federal Reserve System of management deficiencies and unchecked spending. He cites theater tickets and golf outings at Kansas City Chicago New York and other banks plus large fellowship and loan issues and missing cash and securities.
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Wright Patman
Texas
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Federal Reserve Board
Patman
New York
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Treasury
Charlotte, N. C
Philadelphia
William M. Corrected
Martin
American Business Club Convention Opens in Charleston
The national convention of the American Business Club will be held in Charleston from Thursday to Saturday. About 500 delegates and their wives are expected for registration on Wednesday. The ABC executive board meets Wednesday afternoon and a Thursday luncheon will feature Paul Anderson, president of the sion. The convention will decide endowment fund scholarships in physical occupational and speech therapy. The national scholarships assist specialists for children with handicaps. The event ends Saturday afternoon at Berry Hills Country Club.
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American Business Club
ABC
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Anderson
Sion
Berry Hills Country Club
ABC Wil
Australian Scientist Sir Ian Clunies Ross Dies
Melbourne reports Sir Ian Clunies Ross died in hospital Saturday night of a heart attack. The 60 year old scientist was chairman of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.
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Melbourne
Australia
Ian Clunies Ross
Ross
Commnonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Split German Party In Effort At Peace
Bonn AP reports the Christian Democrats will again try to end the damaging quarrel between leaders Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and economic minister Ludwig Erhard as they meet Monday to seek unity and peace within the party.
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Germany
Christian Democrats
Konrad Adenauer
Ludwig Mabad
Martinsburg Set for Major VFW State Convention
About 1000 delegates from 150 posts and auxiliaries will attend the VFW state convention in Martinsburg from Wednesday to Saturday. Featured speakers include Ted Connell national junior vice commander and West Virginia congressmen Ken Hechler and Harley C. Staggers.
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The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ted Connell
Texas
VFW
West Virginia
Ken Hechler
Huntington
Harley C. Staggers
Keyser
Fairmont man to run for governor in 1960
Joseph Arcuri of Fairmont announces a 1960 campaign for governor. The 30 year old linguist and author aims to campaign in at least 16 languages, asserting he will be the minority voice in Charleston. He previously finished last in a 1956 U S Senate primary and placed third in a 1957 Democratic congressional nomination bid.
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Joseph Arcuri
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Congress
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Five Egyptians Die As Building Topples
A building collapsed onto three mud huts in Cairo's Sayeda Zeinab district killing five people. Local authorities said the incident occurred in the Sayeda Zeinab area and the death toll could rise as rescue workers searched debris.
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Egypt
Sayeda Zeinab
Mrs America crowned top homemaker in Fort Lauderdale
Mrs. America Margaret Priebe, a 5-foot-8 Des Moines homemaker with four children, was crowned after a 16 year Air Force marriage. She celebrated with breakfast in bed for her husband L. Clarke Priebe and posed for photographers. Elizabeth Stokes of Traverse City was runner up and Vernell Jones of Milwaukee placed third among 51 finalists.
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Fila
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Elizabeth Stokes
Traverse City
Wisconsin
Vernell Jones
Milwaukee
Pennsylvania
Ellen Purnell
West Wyoming
Hawaii
Mary Ann Dowsett
Hilo
North Carolina
Billie Jeans Simpson
Charlotte
Macmillan Set on Summit as German FMs Lapse
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan remains determined to attend a West East summit despite the Geneva six week talks failure. Diplomatic sources report he favors top level talks with Eisenhower de Gaulle and Khrushchev this fall and an October general election if arranged. A Berlin crisis could postpone the vote, his last chance with Britain’s five year term ending next May.
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Khrushchev
Highly Mechanized Lumber Mill Opens At Charleston Today
A Union Carbide subsidiary opens a $100,000 lumber mill at Sanderson in the Blue Creek valley 15 miles northeast of Charleston. The plant will produce 16 000 board feet of hardwood daily with five operators and train workers in forestry practices. Barringer Lumber Co. of Marmet will operate. twenty six workers needed for full logging and sawing.
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Union Carbide Corp
Union Carbide Olefins Co
South Charleston
Sanderson
Blue Creek Valley
Carbide
Barringer Lumber Co
Marmet
No Man Can Feel Himself Alone
Warning on seeking medical care urges readers to consult a physician at the first sign of illness. It cautions against self treatment and home remedies that mask underlying conditions and delay proper diagnosis and medication.
Red Shells Kill Two Civilians on Quemoy
Two civilians were killed and seven others wounded when Communist shelling hit a village on Quemoy on Friday, according to the Nationalist Central News Agency in Taips Formosa.
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Taips
Formosa
Belgrade Man Sentenced for Nose Biting Incident
Zivota Boskovic of Mladenovac was jailed seven months for biting off a farmer’s nose during a quarrel in Yugoslavia. The case was decided Saturday.
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Yugoslavia
Zivota Boskovic
Mladenovac
California GOP Maps Campaign Targets 1960 Victory
Los Angeles County GOP leaders led by Alphonzo Bell Jr. launched a 100 day rebuilding drive to restore party strength after 1958 losses. Daily bulletins to 1500 workers aimed to broaden organization and unite the ranks for Nixon's 1960 bid. The effort notes LA County’s pivotal role despite Democratic registration edge, and its potential to sway California.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Whittier
Coun
Alphonzo E. Bell Jr
GOP
Bell
Goodwin Knight
William Knowland
California
Revolution Children Elect Bluefielders President
Samuel Channel of Elkins was elected president of the West Virginia Society Children of the American Revolution at the annual meeting. Outgoing president Susan Addington of Bluefield becomes honorary president. Other officers include Barbara Gage Bluefield first vice president Nancy Baer Huntington second vice president Kirsten Treanor Charleston recording secretary Carl Channel Elkins corresponding secretary Carolyn Cruikshank Parkersburg organizing secretary Susan da Mercer Parkersburg chaplain and Mary Alice Davis Bluefield librarian curator.
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Samuel Channel of
Elkins
West Virginia Society, Children of the American Revolution
Susan Addington
Bluefield
Barbara Gage
Nancy Baer
Huntington
Kirsten Treanor
Charleston
Carl Channel
Carolyn Cruikshank
Susan da Mercer
Mary Alice Davis
Bluesfield
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