Kennedy blocks railroad strike with emergency board
President Kennedy used the National Railway Labor Act to block a national walkout for 60 days by appointing a three member emergency fact finding board. Judge Samuel S. Rosenman chairs the panel, with Labor mediators Nathan Fein singer and Dr. Clark Kerr joining. The group will meet in Washington to begin discussions.
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UPI
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Nathan Feinsinger
University of Wisconsin Law School
Clark Kerr
University
Rates Hike for Short Person-To-Person Calls
Washington reports a new FCC rate schedule effective today adds a nickel or dime to short distance person-to-person calls under 800 miles. Long distance station-to-station calls 9 pm to 4:30 am will cap at $1 for the first three minutes. AT&T expects revenue changes from the shifts.
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UPI
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At&t
Windy and cooler with light snow flurries West Virginia
Weather brief notes windy cooler and cloudy with a few snow flurries in northern mountains. Clearing tonight with lows 24 to 32. Friday bright but cool with highs in the 50s and 40s in higher mountains. Local station readings show mixed temps and river conditions, with Greenbrier River normal and gauge data at Hinton.
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New Subsidiary to Run EGFA Mines in WV and PA
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates forms Eastern Associated Coal Corp to operate seven West Virginia mines and two in Pennsylvania. William B. Ross named president, aiming to become the nation’s fifth largest commercial coal producer serving utilities, steel plants, and industry domestically and abroad.
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UPI
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Eccles
Beckley
Kopperston
Keystone
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Cambria County
Melcroft
Fayette County
Raleigh County Budget Sees Small Increase for Year
Raleigh County adopts a fiscal plan totaling 656 745 up from 652 579 with an 11 000 line item for voter re registration. Salaries and expenses hold steady while 2 000 goes to the Health Department and 500 covers the Circuit Court Judge Knapp. Dr. Daniel urged greater funding noting Beckley city support.
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Raleigh County Health Department
Norman L. Knapp
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Health Department
Tito offers India arms amid Sino Soviet strains
The Yugoslav government offered arms and military equipment to India to defend against Red Chinese aggression. Indian officials said the material was supplied in response to a request to friendly countries for military resistance. The move drew swift reactions from Communist China, which branded Tito as revisionist, while the Soviet Union defended Yugoslavia and emphasized Moscow Tito ties.
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Three New Commodities Added To West Virginia Surplus
Charleston API reports Canned pineapple honey and bulgar wheat will join state surplus foods distributed in West Virginia. Pineapple and honey go to schools while bulgar is trialed in hot lunch programs and public institutions. Bulgar will later reach welfare recipients. 237,000 people across 51 counties receive staples like flour meat rice milk butter and beans. Surplus aid previously extended to flood victims in Mingo McDowell Logan and Wayne counties until last Friday.
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Wayne
Settlement Talk Ends Cleveland News Strike Standoff
Publishers of the Cleveland Press and Plain Dealer reached a tentative agreement with striking machinists, potentially ending a 126 day newspaper strike. Machinists vote Friday on the offer and printers vote tonight on a 26 month contract covering 620 members. The package is described as slightly under 14 dollars per member, with ratification urged by leaders.
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Kennedy Defends Budget Against Ike Critics in 1964 Drive
President Kennedy rebuked former President Eisenhower's budget cuts as risking a recession and slowing space race gains. He cited past recessions, high unemployment, peacetime deficits, and gold outflow to argue against $13 billion in cuts urged by Maurice Stans. The exchange occurred during a press conference amid the 1964 election buildup.
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Russia
Whitton praises West Virginia highway plans progress
Federal Highway Administrator Rex M. Whitton said West Virginia is headed in the right direction in building its federal Interstate share. He praised state efforts, noted available federal and local funds, and urged reporters to visit to see the program moving forward despite prior criticisms.
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UPI
Rex M. Whitton
West Virginia
Whitton
Charleston
Bradley Lions Club Endorses Lake Levy
The Bradley Lions Club unanimously approved a $400,000 special levy to match a federal grant for Stephen’s Lake. Club president Lonnie Goddard and founder J A Blackburn noted strong community support after a spirited discussion. The grant totals $1.2 million, with Raleigh County expected to provide the local match.
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Honey in the Rock auditions set for April 13
Auditions for the Centennial year outdoor drama Honey in the Rock will be held Saturday April 13 at Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley from 10 am to 4 pm for actors singers and dancers Casting will be led by Edgar Loessin Maggie Newman will select dancers A yet unnamed musical director will hear singers Additional auditions will occur in Morgantown later and further screenings take place at the Southeast Theatre Conference in Nashville April 4 5 and 6 The play is staged at Cliffside Amphitheatre Grand View State Park and opened in 1961 drawing about 45000 viewers last summer 40000 tourists are noted.
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Tennessee
Cliffside Amphitheatre
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Worker Killed at Mt. Storm Dam Site
PetersBURG dispatch says Earl E. Twigg 2, Paw Paw Morgan County was struck and killed by a truck while working at a dam construction site near Mt. Storm. The truck driven by Paul Zinn Masontown Preston County crushed him. Twigg was employed by Garbert Construction Co.
Round Of Revolutions New Red Strategy For Latin America
Washington dispatch reports a secret Moscow meeting of Latin American Reds outlining a long range Kremlin plan to unite progressive forces into a National Democratic Front. A Rumyantsev chaired talks stressing alliances, land reform, and a united front under Communist leadership to speed revolutions in Latin America as Kennedy promotes the Alliance for Progress.
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Fidel Castro
Kennedy seeks face-saving path on Cuban troops pullout
Washington accords say President Kennedy aims to ease Khrushchev’s exit from Cuba by encouraging a measured troop withdrawal of about 12 000 to 13 000. He avoided strong demands, citing refugee raids as ammunition to avoid provoking Moscow. Administration sources note a cautious approach to not press Khrushchev too hard now.
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Still No Decision On Special Session
Charleston report indicates Gov. W. W. Barron met with the Board of Public Works to hammer out a final decision on restoring a 20 percent welfare cut. After a lengthy session Barron said he is exploring transferring funds within the state budget this fiscal year to avoid a special legislative session.
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Barron
Explosion risk looms as John L Lewis decries unemployment
Washington, UPI: John L Lewis, 83, veteran United Mine Workers leader, criticized the Kennedy administration for neglecting the unemployed amid praise from President and cabinet at an honorary lunch. He warned that rising unemployment near six million could trigger a violent explosion, denounced foreign aid, oil imports, and atomic power plans, and faulted rail policy.
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UPI
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United Mine Workers
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Laither Hodges
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Kennedy
Lewis
Reich again seeks control of Berlin air corridors
East Germany demanded control of Allied air traffic to West Berlin and accused Western airlines of carrying explosives to Berlin. The statement claimed no agreements exist for Western use of routes through the Soviet Zone and cited a recent incident with a private plane. The note signals renewed East West tensions after a period of quiet near the Berlin wall.
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Argentine rebels vow to fight on as Poeron ouster crumble
In Buenos Aires rebels led by the Patagonian Revolutionary Command declared continued resistance despite a collapsed bid to topple the government. Rear Adm. Vasquez held peace talks with army and air force leaders while battles killed at least 25 and wounded 50 over two days. A rebel column of about 700 men moved from Junin as some officers fled to Uruguay or Chile. Maj. Gen. Ongania vowed to crush any further resistance despite units ignoring arms orders.
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Eladio Vasquez
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Uruguay
Chile
White House
Juan C. Ongania
Ongania
Unkle Nabob Redefines Capital And Labor Idea
Sherwood Glutz recalls a saying about capital as money and labor as sweat and toil with withholding tax and early rising. Unkle Nabob counters by redefining the terms saying when you lend someone money that is capital and when you try to get it back that is labor.
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