Rebels Seize Engineers in Moa Kidnapping Raid
Cuban rebels abducted 10 American and two Canadian engineers in a 214 hour raid on Moa Oriente, killing three. A rebel chief cited U S support for Batista and claimed soldiers would be treated well before release. Ambassador Smith lodged a formal protest and ordered consular investigation. officials expected swift release.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Oriente
Moa
John Schissler
United States
U. S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Castro
Fulgencio
State Appraisal Discounted by True Value Rule
State Tax Commissioner John Field told county assessors to list property at true and actual value to avoid legal trouble after a Kanawha County bank stock ruling. The emergency meeting with 46 counties reviewed the appraisal survey and SB 31, noting statewide and classed valuation gaps and their impact on school funding.
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Herb Little
Associated Press
Kanawha County
State Supreme Court
John A. Field Jr
Kanawha
Field
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Supreme Court
Kanawhan Valley Bank of Charleston
Tax
Jets and Artillery Halt 4 Attacks in Lebanon Crisis
Beir ut government forces used jets and artillery to blunt a rebel offensive that already controls about three quarters of Lebanon. Rebels threaten to form a rival regime to challenge President Camille Chamoun, whose resignation is a key goal of the Rebel National Front.
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Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
National Front
United Nations
U. N
United Arab Republic
Abdel Gamal Nasser
Jhas
Bazzie Falls to Elkins Troop Post Move in Controversy
A state police sergeant, Bazzie, previously based in Princeton and at the center of protests, has been reduced to trooper and transferred to the Elkins post at his request. He cites health reasons and faces retirement July 17. Family and colleagues declined further comment as officials defended the transfer amid widespread political backlash.
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South Charleston
Bazzie
Elkins
J.B. ‘Jack
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Hazen H. Fair
Jack
Mercer County
Charleston
Bluefield
Mercer
Underwood
Fair
Adams Flags New Charges
Washington report says Boston financier John Fox testified that Bernard Goldfine told him of buying a Washington house for Sherman Adams and sending Adams checks over long periods of fortune The White House quickly called Fox a liar and disputed the accusations as false statements about the Adams controversy.
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Boston
John Fox
Bernard Goldfine
Sherman Adams
Adams
Fortune
White House
Eisenboreen
Fox
Boston Post
House
Lodge
U. S
United Nations
Congress
House Subcommittee
New York
Kennedy
Joan Fox
Two Chemical Firms Eye Ohio Valley
The Ohio Valley may host two new chemical plants. Air Reduction Co. eyeing sites along the Ohio River near West Virginia with Airco’s National Carbide Division to run a unit. Dow Chemical also mulls a major expansion in the valley amid calls that coal undercuts gas as fuel. Manufacturing Chemists estimates about 226 million dollars will be spent in West Virginia on chemical facilities, with 123 million for 21 projects and 101 million for seven upcoming ones.
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Ohio Valley
Chemical ‘Week
Air “Reduction Co
Ohio River
West Virginia
Airco
National Carbide Division
McGraw-Hill
St. Marys
W. Va
Dow Chemical Company
Dow
Manufacturing Chemists Assy
Air Reduction Corp
New York
Medical Assn Arms Drive At UMW Welfare Program
SAN FRANCISCO The American Medical Association delegates voted to start a nationwide campaign against the United Mine Workers welfare program. AMA leaders urged speed to counter a union campaign while defending a plan to limit cooperation with UMW doctors. The decision followed a debate over whether the UMW plan competes with community hospitals and private practice, and whether sanctioning certain doctors is necessary due to findings of unnecessary hospitalizations and treatments among members.
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UMW
San Francisco
Ameri
AMA
United Mine Workers
House of Delegates
Rank J. Holroyd
Princeton
W. Va
Kenneth Sawyer
Deniver
Speed
Tion
Nuclear tests mark two detonations at Eniwetok Atoll
A joint AEC and Department of Defense report states two nuclear blasts occurred an hour apart at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific. The tests, part of the Hardstack series, occurred at 1 30 p m and 2 30 p m EDT, marking ongoing operations at the proving grounds.
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Washington
Pacific
Eniwetok Atoll
Atomic Energy Commission
Department of Defense
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
Girl, 9, dies after burns. pet terrier killed too
In Miami a nine year old girl, Eller Tuten, burned while playing with a cigarette lighter, died in hospital after calling for her terrier Trixy. Hours later the dog darted under a passing car and was killed. Eller will be buried Saturday, and if possible, Trixy will be buried with her.
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Miami
Fla
Trixy
Eller Tuten
Eller
Anti Alaska Statehood Backers Win Early Senate Votes
Alaska statehood backers won the first two Senate tests by comfortable margins as leaders then adjourned without a night session. Sen. Mike Mansfield plans to keep the Alaska bill before the Senate until passage, likely Monday through Thursday or later if needed. Backers rejected a claim that the provision was unconstitutional and defeated an amendment seeking Commonwealth status instead of statehood.
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Alaska
Senate
Mike Mansifield
D-Mont
House
James
Eastland
D-Miss
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