East German Demands on Berlin Access Raise Tension
Berlin reports say East Germany pressed to control all routes to West Berlin including road rail water and air. Western officials expect no major crisis though Soviets may allow limited sovereignty probes. Transport Minister Erwin Kramer condemned access controls while four power barge permits lapse June 30.
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Communist Party Central Committee
Otto Winter
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Russia
West Germany
Winter
Transport Ministry
Erwin Kramer
WV Toll Rises to 196 Traffic Deaths This Year
State Police at Charleston report 196 deaths on West Virginia highways so far this year, down from 215 at the same point last year.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Johnson urges United Nations to fulfill peace mission
President Johnson called on the United Nations at San Francisco to mobilize world opinion for peace in Vietnam, halt the arms race, fund population control, and deploy a U N peacekeeping force. He reinforced U S backing for any effective UN action and stressed the need to deter aggressors.
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U.N
San Francisco
Johnson
United Nations
Viet Nam
San Francisco Opera House
World Organization
Truman
Arkansas River
Kansas
Hutchinson
Kan
Great Bend
Dodge City
Garden City
Syracuse
Pueblo
Colo
Martin Urges Cautious Policy
Federal Reserve Chair William McChesney Martin warned against overreacting to his earlier speech noting similarities to 1930s conditions while stressing dissimilarities. He called central banking an art balancing inflation and deflation and urged careful policy amid congressional critics.
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New Brunswick
Federal Reserve Board
William McChesney Martin
Columbia University
Martin
Stonier Graduate School of Banking
Rutgers University
Federal Reserve
Honey In The Rock Opens Fourth Season At Grand View Park
West Virginia outdoor historical drama Honey In The Rock begins its fourth season at Grand View State Park amphitheater. A 60 member cast portrays Civil War era West Virginia issues with nightly shows except Mondays through Sept. 5.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Grand View State Park
Miners Begin First Vacation Today
The United Mine Workers announce the annual vacation period for West Virginia coal miners starts Saturday with 40 000 workers expected to take time off. The vacation runs through July 24 with two two week leave sections and a second period beginning July 10. Miners not taking a vacation receive an extra 225 dollars.
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Charleston
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Promotions Announced By Norfolk And Western
Norfolk and Western names a wave of promotions across its rail yards and depots. James M. Sarver becomes general foreman at Williamson succeeding Arthur Wooten who retired after 42 years. New assignments place Ellis Witting Silas Dempsey Howard Davis Earl McFarland Wilford Stevens Jr and Ernest J Hubble in key foreman roles across Brewster Elmore Weller and Lamberts Point.
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Roanoke
James M. Sarver
Norfolk and Western
Williamson
Arthur L. Wooten
Railway
Ellis J. Witting
Brewster
Ohio
Sarver
Silas J. Dempsey
Elmore
W. Va
Howard L. Davis
Weller Yard
Earl K. McFarland
Lamberts Point
Norfolk
Weller
Wilford C. Stevens Jr
Shaffers Crossing
Wooten
N&w
Portsmouth
Columbus
Bluefield
Witting
Nickel Plate Road
Dempsey
Shenandoah
Kimball
Petersburg
Davis
St. Paul
McFarland
Stevens
Ohio State
Ernest J. Hubble
Mullens
E. L. Stafford
Hubble
Charles
West Virginia Unemployment at Record Lows May Figures
Gov. Hulett Smith told a Fairmont audience that May figures show 562,300 in West Virginia’s labor force with 35,200 jobless, an unemployment rate of 5.9 percent, down from 6.8 percent in April as the state economy improves.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Hulett Smith
Smith
West Virginia Officials To Speak At Planning Convention
Gov. Hulett Smith will describe West Virginia’s economic situation at the Association of State Planning and Development Agencies convention in Jackson Wyoming. The event runs from Sunday through July 2 with Smith scheduled to speak on July 1 and Koder Collison, State Commerce Commissioner, also in attendance.
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Jackson
Wyo
Hulett Smith
West Virginia
Association of State Planning and Development Agencies
Smith
Koder Collison
Johnson and Truman Share Warm Breakfast Reunion in Kansas City
Lyndon B. Johnson and Harry S. Truman, old friends, met in the Muehlebach Hotel for a 30 minute chat over breakfast. They discussed the United Nations and Truman’s White House experiences before Johnson continued to San Francisco for the 20th anniversary U.N. celebration.
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China
U.N
Veterans Memorial
San Francisco Civic Center
United Nations
Harry S. Truman
Kansas City
Johnson
Truman
Muehlebach
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Muehlebach Hotel
Presidential Suite
White House
U. N
San Francisco
Independence
Record Sales Seen For Metal Products
Steel Magazine predicted record metalworking sales will reach 217.5 billion dollars this year, a 7.7 percent rise. Managers expect 4.2 percent growth in the second half versus 1965’s first six months, with medium plants most optimistic and transportation equipment and electrical machinery showing the biggest gains.
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Cleveland
Steel Magazine
Weekly
Journal of Metalworking
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Lafon
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