Discount Shops Defy Sunday blue Laws in West Virginia
West Virginia’s tighter blue law took effect Sunday but had little impact in Kanawha County as discount shops stayed open and no arrests occurred. Officials said arrests would occur only if warrants were sworn. Heck’s chain president Fred Haddad awaited officers, then golfed after none appeared. He hinted at a county election petition if the law remains constitutional. Elsewhere, Huntington, Parkersburg, Bluefield and the northern panhandle saw stores open with warnings issued in Wheeling, Weirton and Wellsburg.
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West Virginia
Kanawha County
Huntington
Parkersburg
Bluefield
Narthérn Panhandle
Wheeling
Weirton
Wellsburg
Martin Beckley
Kanawha County Polio Drive Sees Huge Turnout
Final SOS round in Kanawha County drew a large turnout with 14 500 participants. Health officials praised the effort as clinics boosted Type II vaccinations by 14 025, totaling 196 755 Type I doses or about 78 percent of residents. Dr Kenneth MacDonald Jr urged continued participation and noted protection against all three polio types.
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Kanawha County
Kenneth MacDonald Jr
Kanawha Medical Society
Alabama Integration Crisis Builds as Kennedy Calls for Peace
In Tuscaloosa and Huntsville a tense stand over two Negro students headed for campus integration prompts National Guardsmen and civilian officers to guard facilities. President Kennedy urged restraint while Gov. George Wallace vowed to defy the federal order and block entry. Federal troops may join if violence erupts as Tuesday and Thursday deadlines loom.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama National Guardsmen
University City
George Wallace
University Center
Huntsville
Wallace
Peyton Norville
Birmingham
Vivian Malone
Mobile
James A. Hood
Gadsden
Norville
Washington
Justice Department
State Public Safes
Cal
Albert Lingo
Nathan Chism
KKK
Army
Redstone Arsenal
Ft. McClellan
Cemon
University of Alabama
East Gadson
Vivian J. Malone
Alabama
New York City
Negroes Turned Away by Churches in Jackson
In Jackson Mississippi church officials denied entry to 17 Negroes at four white Protestant churches. The Galloway Memorial Methodist Church and its assistant pastor said they would seek a new appointment, while others argued color bars violate Christian principles.
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Jackson, Miss
Jackson
W. B. Selah
Galloway Memorial Methodist Church
Jerry Farr
Selah
St. Peters
City Backed by Trouble and Danger
Russell Baker reports on crime in Washington with a fatal street beating of an elderly clergyman and a later mugging of a tourist, illustrating casual urban violence amid the city’s postcard image. The piece notes the swift, petty nature of the crimes and the impact on visitors.
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Russell Baker
New York Times Co
Washington
Alarmed by jobless youths prompts labor chief warning
Labor Secretary Wirt warns of a “slag heap of human beings” if action is not taken immediately as jobless youths surge. The piece frames Washington as a crime and social decay symbol, detailing tax exemptions, race tensions, and suburban barriers shaping the capital’s unrest and policy challenges.
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Wirt Stes
U.S
Kennedy plans policy speech in Washington today
President Kennedy is expected to address foreign policy and possibly lay groundwork for a new East West action to halt nuclear testing. He will soon begin a four nation European tour including Italy West Germany and Ireland.
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Washington
Kennedy
Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Senate
United States
Soviet Union
Italy
West Germany
Ireland
Jand
NATO
Pate
France
Haly
Britain
Kennedy urges mayors to back peaceful civil rights revolution
President Kennedy addressed 650 mayors in Honolulu urging a peaceful, decisive push for Negro rights. He warned of upcoming unrest in Birmingham, Boston, Jackson, Greensboro, Nashville and Philadelphia and said justice cannot wait for Congress or courts.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Honolulu
Kennedy
Hawaii
Washington
Birmingham
Boston
Jackson
Greensboro
Nashville
Philadelphia
Congress
Mystery Woman case ends with fatal hotel death
Police identified a Pittsburgh woman known as Arlene Ep ling by the name Jean Sandburg after she registered at a Kanawha Hotel in Charleston. She disappeared from Ross Township on May 19 with a note claiming she would join her husband in California. Her body was found two days later. death attributed to pneumonia with possible complications. The case intertwined with personal history, including marriage and two children.
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Thomas A. Knight
Oaks
Calif
Arlene
Epling
Qaks
Jean Sandburg
Sandburg
Gunnoe
Charleston
Long
Fisher
Charles
Jon
Cry “City
Robert Gunnoe
Ross Township
Pittsburgh
Boone County
Philip Epling
Sharon
Donald
California
Mary Me
Pennsylvania
Kanawha
Red Chinese actions hint India move
China escalates propaganda against India in Radio Peking broadcasts hinting at a possible spring offensive. It accuses India of trespassing on Himalayan frontier as troops withdraw from winter positions, signaling a potential new clash with Prime Minister Nehru under looming seasonal thaw.
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Tokyo
China
India
Peking
Nehru
Radio Peking
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