Strikers Sentenced in Contempt Case at Bluefield Plant
Mercer County Judge F Morton Wagner convicts three leaders of Local 647 International Union of Electrical Workers in a contempt case tied to violence during a strike at National Electric Coil Co on Bluefield Avenue. Paul Baker gets six months, George Hartery three months, Don Puckett 30 days. bonds set at 1000, 500, 500 respectively.
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Nixon Scores Big Asks War Risk in Address
Nixon told 3 000 Young Republicans in Minneapolis that the United States must risk war to avoid it and praised Dulles and Eisenhower. He criticized Young Republicans for opposing aid to the United Nations if Red China joins, and urged unity among Republicans as they split support for Goldwater and Nixon for 1964.
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U. S
Invasion Prisoners Reach Key West Amid Swap Talks
Ten Cuban invasion prisoners arrive in Key West to discuss Premier Castro’s stance on swapping tractors for prisoners. The AP reports other world and national items including a mine tragedy in Tennessee, governors in Hawaii, and political moves by Kennedy and Nixon.
Castro Sends 10 Prisoners to Explain Cuba Position
A ten man prisoner delegation from Havana arrived in Key West aboard the Costa Rican freighter Arenal. The group was sent by Fidel Castro to explain his stance on the tractors-for-prisoners issue to the American public.
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Tractors For Freedom Committee
Kennedy Moves Toward Taft Hartley Action On Strikes
President Kennedy ordered a survey on maritime strike impact and signaled readiness to use Taft Hartley emergency provisions for an 80 day injunction. Labor Secretary Goldberg surveyed weekend effects after talks in New York with FM S director Simkin.
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Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
White House
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Federal Mediation Service
New York
Body Of Trapped Miner Found In Tennessee Mine
Rescue workers recovered Charlie Kennedy 28 from a collapsed Cumberland Mountains shaft in Meth Tenn two others, 23 year old Charles Seiver and 18 year old Herley Carroll, were still trapped under tons of rock with no sign of life. Hunt who found Kennedy crawled through a 22 inch opening to reach the body as crews continued a night long effort to clear debris. Carroll had been to wed this summer and Seiver and Kennedy were named as the others presumed dead. Federal mine inspector Steve Bukovitz said there was no hope of survival.
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Charles Seiver
Steve Bukovitz
Fork Mountain
Wyoming Man Killed In Crash Near Air Base
Smyrna Tennessee AP report: Clarence D. Bishop 23, a Wyoming man from Wyco Wyoming County West Virginia, was killed Saturday when his car failed to make a curve just outside the entrance to Stewart Air Force Base where he was stationed.
Gagarin Expected to Visit Havana in July
The Moscow correspondent for Revolucion reports Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin believes he will travel to Havana around July 24. He was invited to Cuba to celebrate Fidel Castro’s revolution anniversary on July 26.
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White House Guest Sees Kennedy for Staff Talk
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor visited President Kennedy at the White House on Saturday likely to discuss a possible White House staff appointment.
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White House
Governors Stage 53rd Conference In Hawaii
Governors meet in Honolulu for the 53rd annual conference to discuss school financing mental health and a Latin American teacher exchange program aligned with Kennedy administration aims. McNichols of Colorado advocates shared federal state costs and aims to counter Communist propaganda with cross national teaching ties. Johnson planned to stress aid to Southeast Asia at the dinner as the group combines policy with sightseeing.
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Khrushchev Eyes Quick Boom in Soviet Economy and Meat Hype
Premier Khrushchev urged use of horse meat and American style hybrid corn to ease shortages in the Soviet Union. Speaking from Alma Ata during the Kazakh republic’s 40th anniversary, he touted a fast growth program, predicted rapid overall development, and pledged a peace treaty with East Germany. He cited a 60 day corn variety from U S experts and noted planned economic measures to boost per capita output.
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East Germany
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Czechs Shuffle Officials After Agriculture Fringe Fire
VIENNA AP Czechoslovakia shakes up its government after party chief Antonin Novotny blasted agriculture officials. Vratislav Krutina becomes agriculture minister while Lubomir Strougal moves to interior. Rudolf Barak loses a ministry but remains deputy premier amid meat and milk shortages.
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Lubomir Strougal
Rudolf Barak
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Novotny
Berlin crisis dominates Kennedy policy concerns
U S and allied leaders view the Berlin threat as the most serious Cold War test for the Kennedy administration surpassing Cuba and Laos. Khrushchev’s Kremlin rally and peace treaty pledge signal a push to curb Western access to West Berlin, provoking Western unity and caution ahead of a Moscow reply.
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Mother Saves Life Of Boy After Accidental Hanging
In Wayne West Virginia the mother of 11 year old Norman Lee Pickett is credited with reviving him after a rope from a swing partially strangled him in the Lavalette yard. The father freed him with a penknife and the mother performed mouth to mouth resuscitation until ambulance personnel arrived.
Farmers Hang Debre In Effigy In France Protests
Angry French farmers hanged Premier Mich ael Debre in effigy at Montauban during a rally of about 2,000. Police used tear gas to stop arson attempts while protesters threw stones and two farmers were hurt. Tractors in Toulouse carried messages about underdeveloped agriculture and unequal income shares.
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