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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1960

Page

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Trujillo Blamed For Conspiracy and Parade Disruption

Trujillo blamed for a failing assassination plot during Venezuela Army Day ceremonies. An explosion near the reviewing stand halted events as 3606 spectators watched. President Betancourt’s review was called off and authorities pledged firm action, with cross-party leaders condemning the attack and the Army reinforcing security around the press.

Betancowri Venezela Sirigele Spain CIA Dubnc Lopes Henriquez Betancourt Accion Democratica Party Union Re‘publicana_.Democratica URD Christian Socialists I Jovita Villalba ORD Wof Pedro Jose Quevedo

Betancourt Returns to Caracas Amid Bombing Aftermath

Venezuelan President Rene Betancourt, treated for facial burns after a palace bombing, attended a parade with his wife. U S labor and political leaders call for street action against regime enemies as investigations probe the attack. Betancourt, 52, steers a government seeking foreign investment while ending new oil concessions and confronting illiteracy and poverty.

Washington Betancourt The Catfish Juan Vincente Gomez Istlag Medina Angarita Communist Party Costa Rica Gomez Jimenez Venezuela Caracas

Indiana GOP Backs Nixon for 1952 Nomination

Indiana Republicans at a state convention voiced strong support for Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the GOP presidential nomination. Delegates approved a resolution praising Nixon’s qualification to face world communism and domestic issues, indicating Indiana’s 32 convention delegates will vote as a unit for Nixon at the national gathering.

Indianapolis Richard Nixon Richard M. Nixon Wee Wee Weewee Indiana

Workers to Get Small Cost of Living Increases

In a wage adjust plan covering 200 workers in aircraft meat packing and related trades, pay rises will be one to two cents an hour per contract. Average after tax take home for a three dependent worker rose to 80.91 dollars. no dependent workers averaged 77.26 dollars. Arnold Chase of the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted a spring rise in living costs may ease by summer with fruits vegetables pork possibly higher while auto prices may fall seasonally.

Page Arnold Chase Bureau of Labor Statistics

Reds Threaten Continued From Page

Ormsby Gore condemned Nosek for unsubstantial charges saying they would fail in any western parliament. Acting U S Delegate Charles J C Stelle protested that charges against other delegations obstructing the conference do not help progress or create the right atmosphere for negotiating.

Page Ormsby-Gore Nosek U. S Charles JC. Stelle

Hackney Elected County GOP Chief

Charleston lawyer Orville Hackney was elected chairman of the Kanawha County Republican Executive Committee Friday night at a committee organizational meeting. The election followed a county political scene with ongoing investigations and calls for cooperation between state agencies as Hackney promised immediate work toward the November election. The committee also chose officers including James Whittington and Mrs Rosa Speck as vice chairmen, Virginia Massey as secretary, and D. W. Hope as assistant secretary.

Charleston Orville Hackney Kanawha County Republican Hose James Whittington Rosaspeck Nancy Hill G. E. Cap Ferguson Chester Bourne Virginia Massey D. W. Hope Joel Hudson Viel Stump Hackney

Dumbbell Death Incident Claims Life After Fall

A sequence in a New York City building leads to a fatal accident when a 16 kilogram dumbbell is dislodged from an eighth floor window. It strikes Redecker below after workers Effie Turner and Muriel Fleit attempt to clear a screen. Despite overnight surgery, he dies at Roosevelt Hospital.

Gabel Effie Turner

Castro wagers sugar bet with Herter over Cuba output

Prime Minister Fidel Castro said on TV he would wager with U. S. Secretary of State Christian Herter, surrendering Cuba’s share of the U. S. sugar market if Cuban production drops one million tons in 1961 but increases by a million tons if output rises. Herter told Congress Castro’s policies may trigger a U. S. sugar supply diversification.

Andres __ HERTER Khrushchev Eloy Blanco Mexico City Ag Betancourt Herter Massachusetts Eisenhower Cuba United States Fidel Castro Caribbean Congress U. S Frederick M. Eaton Japan U.S Ansious Korea South Korea Free World United Nations Beeson Fisenhower Havana Vitel Castro Christian A. Herter Castro Werter House of Representatives’ Agricultural Committee Washington

Prisoner's Marriage Postponed in Cabell County Jail

Ronald Joe Wilson a 19 year old awaiting transfer to the state penitentiary had planned to wed Esther Standifer daughter of a Kentucky minister this Sunday in the Cabell County Jail The county clerk declined to issue a license noting inmates lose civil rights and the ceremony was postponed The youth was convicted in the 1958 slaying of his stepfather Homer Buskirk of Wayne Kentucky in the incident that led to the planned marriage ceremony.

Runtington Cabell County Keith J. Arthur Ronald Joe Wilson Wilson Esther Annetta Standifer Catlettsburg Arthur State J Penitentiary Homer Buskirk Wayne John Standifer

WVU Mines dean's list adds three from southern WV

Six students named to the second semester dean's list at West Virginia University School of Mines include Thomas B. Grigg Man John M. Foster St Albans and Thomas W. Garges Jr Dawes. Morris Harvey College offers a three hour Music 441 workshop for elementary teachers with enrollment still open.

Morgantown West Virginia West Virginia University School of Mines Thomas B. Grigg Man John M. Foster St. Albans Thomas W. Garges’ Jr Dawes Morris Harvey Thomas J. McGinnis

New England Miss Loses Crown After Mayor’s Kiss

Tornadoes and leveled winds hit New York Pennsylvania and Texas Friday, damaging homes and a Read­ing hotel while flooding rose in the Ohio River basin. One Miss Charleston briefly lost her crown after a congratulatory kiss from Mayor John Shanklin before it was restored.

New England Texas Associated Press New York Pennsylvania Ohio River Rotterdam Schenectady N. Y Glen Falls N.Y Weather Bureau Reading Eshbach New Eagle Lake Houston Amarillo San Antonio Bracken Ranch Indiana Kentucky Tell City Ind Liberty Charleston John Shanklin Nina Hatfield Clarksburg Civic Center Little Theater A Hatfield West Virginia

Kanawha Man Apprehended on Forgery and Escape Warrant

A 50-year-old West Virginia convict, Denver M. Wright, was apprehended Friday in St. Petersburg, Florida. He faces forgery and escape charges and was jailed on a $5,000 bond awaiting return to Kanawha County, West Virginia authorities.

ST. Petersburg Fla West Virginia Denver M. Wright Kanawha County W. Va

New York Central Board Undecided on Renamed Navigator Issue

New York Central Railroad directors debated for six hours over a proposal to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stockholders and recessed without a decision. They aim to counter Chesapeake and Ohio Railway’s offer. Alleghany Corp. executives may meet before Tuesday. Also, Jess G Bordas was reelected faithful navigator of Charleston Assembly 771 Knights of Columbus with a slate of officers.

New York New York Central Railroad Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Chesapeake ‘and Ohio Railway B&o Central Wall St Alleghany Corp Jess G. Bordas Charleston

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