03 Jul 1961
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1961
Page
1
In Bluefield, WV, racial frictions persist as school integration remains token and public facilities barring Negroes provoke protest. Local resident Dr. J K Martin and others blame white officials and press ownership for sustaining segregation and bias, while editors deny panning coverage or collusion.
The new law raises Social Security benefits, with 4.4 million people set to receive higher checks after December 31 and about 61 million earners facing higher taxes to fund the changes. Employers will adjust payrolls as retired workers see increased payments under the act.
Illinois officials announce new colored asphalt blends yellow red and off white aimed at reducing glare and aiding night driving with yellow at intersection approaches and black expected for main routes.
In Garnettsville near Otter Creek Kentucky an annual cemetery reunion draws about 200 locals and descendants to watch a “ghost” reappear first Sunday in July. They recall the town’s rise and fall under Fort Knox land seizure and endowments with stories of three churches a school and a textile mill.
A Pacific Coast and Inland tale shows a man in St Albans receiving $40 monthly from Social Security under new retirement provisions. The act increases benefits for about 2.2 million at minimum levels and raises overall costs by about 170 dollars million annually. Other items note a Huntington man injured by a cat on Washington Street and a wider pace of changes leaving about 160,000 people previously excluded due to work credits in the old law.
General Douglas MacArthur arrives in Manila at 3 30 p m to roaring ticker tape welcomes marking the 19 style independence anniversary in the Philippines He will be guest at Malacanan Palace and receive military honors including a 17 gun salute crowds along the parade route exceed one million as officials plan a grand private visit and address at the independence celebration.
The New China News Agency reports thousands of drills and hydro geological teams are working day and night in northern and northwest China to locate underground water amid scant rainfall. Surveys cover about one million square miles as workers and students drill deeply for relief. In Pittsburg Kansas a city manager faced a protest over a 50 cent overtime parking ticket and tossed a half dollar on his desk. The irate caller picked it up thanked him and left.
Lewisburg reports William G. Wells of Quinwood received a 200 dollar fine and a suspended six month jail term after a hunting accident killed a Greenbrier County man. Fire damaged the Starkey home on Oakhurst Drive Sunday night when the blaze started in a bedroom. Firemen said cause unknown. the incident involved H Otis Starkey family.
Ann W. Harting, a Philadelphia native, is named assistant executive director of the Kanawha Welfare Council as the board expands. She holds Ursinus College and Bryn Mawr College degrees and has worked with state welfare agencies and Red Cross, plus European armed forces programs. Wells was found guilty of the accidental shooting of George W. Richmond in a farm incident near Charmco. the judge suspended jail time upon payment of a fine.
Dr John S Badeau newly appointed U S ambassador to the United Arab Republic arrived in Cairo and pledged American sympathy for the country's rapid progress. Badeau a former president of the American university in Cairo was welcomed by former students. The Lutheran Church Federation council scheduled July 30 to Aug 9 1963 for its World Congress in Helsinki Finland.
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