Twenty two men trapped in Compass No 2 coal mine blast
An explosion at Clinchfield Coal Co Compass No 2 mine near Clarksburg W V trapped 22 miners, 14 bodies recovered and eight others believed dead. Rescue teams advanced about 1500 feet into the drift as officials cautioned slim survival chances. All victims were local married men with 63 dependents.
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Clarksburg
W.va
Clinchfield Coal Co
Compass No. 2
Harry Chapman
Chapman
Leonard Timms
Dola
Here
Fairmont
Stephen Canonice
Clinchfield
Canonica
Businessmen push $10 billion U.S. tax cut plan
A group led by Henry Ford II and 35 others forming the Business Committee for Tax Reduction in 1963 calls for a ten billion dollar cut in corporate and individual taxes. They issue a statement of principles Thursday to spark support and urge Congress action. The move receives praise from President Kennedy as showing statesmanship.
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Washington
Henry Ford II
Kennedy
Ford
Business Committee For
Congress
White House
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Doug
Las Dillon
Treasury
Maryland pilgrim slaying tied to hate. two men questioned
Gaddis Killian, 44, was released after being questioned about the roadside killing of William L. Moore, a Maryland mailman. A second man remained in custody on an open charge as authorities pursued motives in the hate crime.
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Gadsden
Ala
Maryland
Gaddis Killian
William L. Moore
Baltimore
Maurice Chambers
Logan Armory Hurdle Clears State Funds Step
The Logan Armory project reaches a key funding stage as the State Controlling Board releases 75000 of state money to match 157500 in federal funds for a new 15000 square foot facility. National Guard officials pursue federal release, warning funds hinge on timely contract completion by June 24.
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Logan
Logan Trade Club
174Th Artillery
Rolland Bright
Hocking County
Loren G. Windom
Heber L. Minton
The
Daily News Today
National Guard Bureau
Pentagon
Logan Armory
Minton
Washington
Fairgrounds
Hocking County Fair Board
Rt. 33
Green Two
Harold D
Helen L. Saxton
Adjutant General
Adjutant Generals
Trade Club
Francis Myers
Armstrong
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Adjutant General's Office
Mrs. Lace Ayers Dies At 86 In Murray City
Mrs. Jennie Ayers 86 a Murray City resident died shortly after admission to Mount St. Mary Hospital. She was born in Perry County and belonged to the Murray City EUB Church. Survivors include daughter Ona Cunliff Columbus three sons John Murray City Forest Columbus and Clifford Columbus ten grandchildren six great grandchildren. Funeral at 1 p.m. Sunday Murray City EUB Church with Rev Roy Bookman officiating. Burial Greenlawn Cemetery Nelsonville. Visitation at Johnson Funeral Home Nelsonville after 7 p.m. today and at residence after 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Jennie Ayers
Murray City
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Perry County
EUB
Lace
Ona Cunliff
Columbus
John
Hocking County Democrat
Forest
Clifford
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
EUB Church
Roy Bookman
Greenlawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
Johnson Funeral Home
Armco Plans Sale of Drilling Unit to Offshore Co
Middletown Ohio Armco Steel Corp and Offshore Co of Baton Rouge La say they have a tentative agreement for Offshore to purchase Armcos International Drilling Co The deal marks a major corporate move with Offshore expanding its oilfield interests in the Louisiana area and Armco exiting the drilling unit network.
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Middletown, Ohio
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
The
Offshore Co
Baton Rouge
Offshore
Armco
International Drilling Co
Wilson to Visit Moscow for Talks with Khrushchev
London AP reports Labor Party chief Harold Wilson will undertake a one week June visit to Moscow to confer with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. The trip signals high level talks amid Cold War tensions and aims to discuss international affairs and prospects for cooperation.
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London
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Moscow
Khrushchev
Opinion split on Khrushchev future as Soviet leader
Moscow reports show Western observers debating whether Khrushchev will quit either the party or government posts. He acknowledged aging and said he cannot hold his positions forever, while no formal resignation was announced. Analysts note possible successors Kozlov Mikoyan Kosygin and the central committee would select a replacement.
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Khrushchev
Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Party
U.S
Washington
Kremlin
Frol A. Kozlov
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Alexei Kosygin
Bombs Said Dropped On Cuba Refineries
Alexander Rorke told an anti Communist meeting he and a four man crew on a plane dropped five defensive bombs on Havana refineries Thursday night. He claimed two passes occurred and no shots were fired claims supported by a supposed conspirator Laureano Batista.
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Washington
Alexander Rorke
Havana
Rorke
Cuba
New York City
National Broadcasting Company
Fidel Castro
Violynn III
Laureano Batista
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Marine lieutenant alleges forced exit over body disposal
William A. Szili says he was ousted from the U S Marine Corps for helping a superior officer dispose of a body after a Cuban described as a known spy was killed. Capt Arthur J Jackson was named as the officer involved. Szili says he signed a statement risking a 10000 fine and 10 years in prison if he disclosed the slaying. The timing and details of the killing were not released. The Marine Corps declined comment.
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Philadelphia
William A. Szili
U.S. Marine Corps
Philadelphia Bulletin
Arthur J. Jackson
Szill
The
Bulletin
Washington
Marine Corps
Ohio Weather Outlook From Columbus to Cleveland
Official Weather Bureau summary notes fair skies and unseasonably cool temperatures as high pressure dominates the Great Lakes region. Overnight readings include Columbus 34, Cleveland 34, Cincinnati 37, Zanesville 32, Toledo 32, Chesapeake 48. forecast calls for dry, fair conditions.
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Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Great Lakes
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnat
Zanesville
Toledo
Chesapeake
Weather Update for Hocking County Sees Warm July-Like Day
Temperatures rose in Hocking County reaching a high of 61 with a overnight low of 28. The 11 a.m. reading was 61 and fair mild conditions are forecast for Saturday.
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Hocking County
Weekend Warm-Up Predicted With Fair Skies
Forecast calls for mild temperatures with a warming trend into Sunday. Tonight should not be as cool, and Saturday looks mostly fair as readings rise. Early indications today favor warmth extending through the weekend.
Market mixed with slight downward tilt as steel rails autos fall
In New York trading, the stock market showed little incentive to move, with prices mixed and most key issues moving in fractional steps. The trend favored declines for steelmakers rails big three automakers and drug stocks, while utilities held firm and some airline stocks rose on higher profit reports. Selected chemicals posted fair gains.
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New York
NL Umpires Told to Pause Balk Call Strictness
Cincinnati AP reports National League president Warren Giles ordered umpires to suspend the strict balk interpretation temporarily. He will confer with Commissioner Ford Frick and AL President Joe Cronin on May 7 to decide next steps.
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Cincinnati
Warren Giles
National League
Giles
Ford Frick
Joe Cronin
American League
Railroad Union Announces Strike Against Nickel Plate
President Charles Luna of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen says he authorized a strike against the Wheeling District of the Nickel Plate Road starting at 6 am Monday. Negotiations ended last Tuesday and Luna notified the National Mediation Board of the strike authorization.
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Cleveland (Ap
Charles Luna
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Wheeling
Nickel Plate Road
Luna
National Mediation Board
King and 10 ministers cited for contempt in Alabama
A circuit judge found the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr and 10 other Negro ministers in contempt of court for defying a state injunction against racial demonstrations. Judge W A Jenkins Jr sentenced the leaders to five days in jail starting May 16 and fined each $50.
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Birmingham
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
W. A. Jenkins Jr
Young to Speak in Columbus and Washington Court House
Sen Stephen M Young will hold a 2 p m news conference at the Deshler Hilton in Columbus then travel to Fayette County seat to address a Fayette County Democratic Club dinner meeting and rally.
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Columbus
Ohio
Stephen M. Young
Washington Court House
Deshler Hilton
Fayette County
Democratic Club
Coast Guard Pounds Lake Erie Ice Off Buffalo
Coast Guard cutters pressed the operation to clear ice from Lake Erie near Buffalo, the only Great Lakes port still clogged by ice as crews fight to reopen navigation.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Coast Guard
Lake Erie
Great Lakes
Kennedy urges progress on race relations in Dixie
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy meets Georgia Gov. Carl E. Sanders and state Democrats in Atlanta as the Southern tour begins. He warns that continued racial agitation will worsen unless concrete steps are taken, urging federal action to end discrimination. Kennedy cites desegregation in some schools and plans meetings with U.S. attorneys and local DOJ staff. He also notes earlier picketing in Columbia and arrests in Montgomery during the swing.
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Atlanta
Robert F. Kennedy
Dixie
Carl E. Sanders
Georgia
Democratic Party
U.S
Justice Department
Kennedy
Columbia
S.C
Montgomery
Ala
Capitol
George Wallace
University of South Carolina
American Association of University Professors
Ohio Solons Vote For Feed Grain Bill Passage
Washington AP reports how Ohio congressmen voted as the House passed the administration's feed grain bill. Democrats for Kirwan Secrest Vanik. Republicans none. Democrats against Feighan. Republicans against Abele Ashbrook Betts F Bolton O Bolton Bow Brown Clancy Devine Harsha Latta McCulloch Minshall Mosher Schenck Taft. Betts Ayres recorded against but not voting.
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Washington
Ohio
House
Senate
Kirwan
Secrest
Vanik
Feighan
Abele
Ashbrook
Betts
F. Bolton
O. Bolton
Bow
Brown
Clancy
Devine
Harsha
Latta
McCulloch
Min- Shall
Mosher
Schenck
Taft
Betts and Ayres
Red Boss Ends Burma Tour After Visit
President Liu Shao-ch i of Communist China ends a weeklong stop in Burma and departs for Peking. This marks the first Asian tour outside China.
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Red
Rangoon
Burma
Liu Shao-Chi
Communist
China
Peking
Morton charges Kennedy politicized Cuban policy
Senator Thruston Morton of Kentucky accuses President Kennedy of political maneuvering over Cuba. He cites Kennedy remarks on Castro and recalls 1960 exile training plans and the Bay of Pigs, while Goldwater defends taking risks in U.S. policy toward Cuba.
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Washington
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Morton
Castro
Khrushchev Seeks Peace On Laos Accord In Kremlin Talks
Khrushchev told Undersecretary Harriman that the Soviet Union and the United States support the Laotian peace accord. The leaders held a three and a half hour discussion in Moscow with Gromyko and Kohler present. A personal Kennedy letter was delivered, but no concrete actions or results were announced.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Laos
Kremlin
Harriman
Kennedy
Council of Ministers
Vienna
U.S
Foy Kohler
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kohler
Gromyko
U S Helicopters Harassed by Soviet Planes in Berlin
Soviet aircraft approached two U S helicopters over East Berlin within 500 yards in an apparent effort to disrupt routine flights. The helicopters, operating in the Berlin Control Zone, returned unharmed to West Berlin after about 40 minutes of flight. The zone encircles a 20 mile radius from central Berlin.
Virginia Woolf Play Named Best New Broadway Work
New York Critics Circle selects Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf as the top new play of the 1962 63 Broadway season.
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New York
Virginia Woolf
Edward Albee
New York Drama Critics Circle
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