14 Aug 1961
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1961
Page
1
United States backing helps advance a Latin American conference resolve on aid funds. The piece notes Cuba’s exclusion from certain funds and outlines a pledged plan to supply $2 billion for regional operations, tying the effort to hemispheric policy and recent diplomatic alignments.
In a fragmentary report from Gatlinburg Tennessee and surrounding areas authorities note suspected poachers killing bears in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and selling meat. Assistant Chief Ranger Wilton signs indicate bear killings near Chagmiams Dome land with prior incidents, as demonstrators and public notices mix with unrelated local events.
An accidental death reported in Somerset and Pulaski County involves a coroner and other officials. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a fatal incident Saturday night near a jal waterway and mention of local responders and a release of information. The report references multiple individuals and places including Louisville and Avon in terse, OCR-like wording.
Fragmented hospital bulletin lists admissions and visitors at Mildlestaun Memorial Hospital. Names include Mya Lindsey, Mrs VB Smith, James Deon Chunky, Ricky Crockell, Roy Pauley, C aron Tynelli, and others with scattered locations such as City Owens and Jamesville. Visiting hours noted and several misspelled fragments remain.
The article lists weekend guests and visitors from various towns including Kroxville and Knoxville, with multiple names such as Mr and Mrs Bob Rush, Marian Jofinstase, Mrs Vuyr Meee Marooks, Charles AL With, and others visiting relatives and attending events. It briefly mentions a political note about Benjamin Harrison and a historical statistic about Pakistan and East West division.
United Auto Workers push for a strike vote with a deadline of August 31 as General Motors Ford and Chrysler negotiate. Union leaders say concessions lack progress and warn that a walkout could begin if proposals fail before pacts expire. Executives offer no counterproposals yet.
An orderly crowd cheered as Freedom Riders arrived in a Mississippi town for a rally in a private Negro section, with police guarding entrances. Most riders stayed at Tongalog Christian College forNegroes, where they planned sessions and received instructions to avoid further arrests. CORE estimated weekend travel costs and a jury trial loomed for many riders.
Obituary notices list Lena Moyers Hopper of Spee Route 1 and others including Mincadd Kincaid and Cora Crook Baumgardner. Funeral sects held at local churches with burial in family or local cemeteries. Survivors include children, grandchildren, and multiple relatives. services conducted by local pastors and lay ministers. Coffey and Cawood Funeral Homes named in charge.
Police report at least five deaths from road crashes across Kentucky as clear weekend skies drew many motorists. Among the victims were Marvy Katherine Deexer, 16, of Holland. Gregory A. Johnson, 7, of Lexington. and Surita, 20, of Ulrig. Several others were injured in collisions along LaFayette Road and near Tompkinsville in Monroe County.
In Provence France police report six art thefts since last year with a total haul valued around 500000. thieves entered the Verdon Pavilion exhibition hall during pre dawn hours and stole The Dingers by Paul Cezanne loaned from the Louvre. guards fired auto weapons but failed to stop the thieves who escaped with the iconic painting. Insurance sources estimate the modern pieces at about 8000.
Washington reports caution over renewing Kennedy school aid for impacted areas facing crowding from Civil Service and military workers. Senator Ribicoll warned it would be tragic to fund separate relief, while the Senate Labor and Welfare Committee backed a one year extension, as House efforts seek to blend aid for impacted districts with broader federal programs.
The Library of Congress appoints poet Louis Untern as poetry adviser. He will succeed Richard Teter Hart, who returns to an unnamed college faculty. The announcement was made Sunday.
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