West Virginia Prepares Flexible Plans for Jobless Aid
West Virginia agencies hedge for Congress action on ADCU and possible EEP revival. Welfare Commissioner W. Bernard Smith cites 12 988 workers on ADCU projects and notes federal funding may extend beyond June 30. If EEP returns, 3 million could fund 1 200 to 1 700 jobs.
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Buy Orders Fuel Stock Rally Across Wall Street
The New York market extended its rally with heavy buy orders after the Memorial Day holiday. The Dow rose 3.40 to 613.38 and the 60-stock average gained 5.40 to 25.50, boosted by leaders like International Business Machines and Bethlehem Steel while volume cooled to 10.71 million shares. Congress faced calls for a $750000 inquiry into market activity from Rep. Wright Patman.
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Freight disaster at Voghera leaves many dead and injured
A 90 ton freight locomotive plowed into a standing passenger train at Voghera station killing 62 Riviera bound vacationists and wounding 10 others. The engineer and his assistant surrendered after eight hours, claiming to have activated the emergency brake just before leaping free.
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Thomas G. Mangham
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Benny Goodman Jazz Enlivens Moscow Fans in Encore Parade
In Moscow 5000 fans packed the hall as Benny Goodman’s band sparked 25 minutes of encores after a Meadowlands swing set. Premier Khrushchev attended the opening, Evgeny Yevtushenko watched, and vocalist Joya Sherrill drew attention with a Rus sian Katusha. The audience surged into aisles while volunteer police kept order.
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Station Toll Halted by Car Buckling Jam
Station officials explained the toll limited rise after two freight cars buckled on end behind the locomotive, jammed against a concrete roof over the station tracks, and jerked the plunging locomotive to a halt.
U-2 Affair Series Debuts in State Newspaper
On May 1 1960 a U-2 spy plane and pilot Francis Gary Powers were captured in the Soviet Union triggering a stand off that derailed the Eisenhower Khrushchev summit. The State Newspaper launches a new series U 2 Affair detailing Powers the craft and the trial starting Monday.
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Eichmann Executed After Final Plea Rejected in Israel
Adolf Eichmann was hanged at Ramleh prison near Tel Aviv after his last plea for mercy was denied. The 56-year-old organizer of Nazi genocide refused a hood and faced the trap in a fast execution watched by reporters. Israel said he died instantly, as the country resumes postwar justice.
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PSC Approves Bus Changes Effective June 10
The Public Service Commission approved extensive bus schedule changes for Charleston Transit Co set to take effect June 10. Changes include night and Sunday service reductions, complete elimination of some runs, and minor adjustments to align with rider patterns. Executive VP Randolph announced the date, with notices to drivers and mailing lists.
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Employment Up and Unemployment Down in May Labor Report
Employment rose by nearly 1.4 million to 68.2 million, about 500000 above expectations and 1.5 million higher than May last year. Unemployment fell by 227000 to 3.719 million, with the idle total down about a million from May 1961. The civilian labor force gained nearly 1.1 million from April, exceeding seasonal forecasts by about 300000. The jobless rate dropped from 4.5 to 3.4 percent. Seymour L. Wolfbein notes the figures.
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Seymour L. Wolfbein
Labor
South Korea says plot to topple junta foiled
The South Korean military government said it had crushed a plot to overturn the ruling regime and kill its members, with 41 arrests reported. Col Kim Chong-pil, head of the CIA, identified plot leaders as former Democratic party figures tied to ousted President John M. Chang, detailing a June 13 coup plan and a restoration of civilian government by August 15.
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Democratic Party
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John M. Chang
Memorial Day Toll Sess Record Left 200 Dead in U S
One day observance of the holiday reports about two hundred deaths across the United States. The page notes a high toll and reflects on the national impact of the memorial observance.
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