Beckley Receives 120 Low Rent Units Allocation
Beckley is allocated 120 dwelling units by the Public Housing Administration for a $2 million project. Sixty units will house the elderly and sixty will serve low income families, with federal funding covering the cost. Architect L. Dale Zent of Atlanta advises and will design the project, while approval includes a preliminary planning loan and emphasis on good design to foster a friendly neighborhood environment.
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Beckley
Public Housing Administration
L. Dale Zent
Atlanta, Ga
Zent
Toombs, Amisano & Wells
Atlanta
Cecil L. Miller
Marie C. McGuire
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Emmett S. Pugh Jr
McGuire
Algerian sunset on tissue paintings
A man and his wife discuss turning used makeup tissues into art after he pastes lipstick stained papers onto cardboard and calls the piece Algerian sunset. He recalls a Florida artist who started selling abstract brush marks on masonite and foresees a new career in cleaning brushes.
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Washington
UPI
Uncle Willis
Florida
Lent prayer prompt from Lyndon B. Johnson
A weekday Lent message invites readers to join Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson in prayer. He asks Almighty God to grant mortals the strength and wisdom to arrange affairs to leave future generations a heritage of courage and faith guiding them toward peace and freedom.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
West Virginia Weather Report Highlights Cloudy Cool Conditions
Cloudy and cool conditions prevail across West Virginia with rain likely. Beckley reports a high yesterday near 60 and a low of 55 last night. Oak Hill shows a high around 55 and a low near 48. River conditions remain cloudy and unsettled.
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Beckley High
M. Cogay
Oak Hill High
Unusual White House meeting on steel price rise
President Kennedy and top Cabinet officials met in the Cabinet Room to review possible federal actions against the $6 per ton steel price increase. The 40 minute session included McNamara and Hatcher, with later remarks hinting at Defense Department steel orders and potential actions by federal agencies.
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William J. Eaton
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Roger M. Blough
U.S. Steel
New York
Arthur J. Goldberg
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Treasury
Henry Fowler
Walter Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
Paul Rand Dixon
Federal Trade Commission
Justice, Defense and Labor Departments
Hatcher
Defense Department
The
Justice de
Douglas Sees Harm To Tax Reform Measure
UPI report voices concern from Senator Paul Douglas about a steel price rise undermining a key part of the tax reform bill. The investment credit, a $1.5 million break to spur plant investment, may be dropped as steel costs mount. Senator Gore cautions the move could reduce support for big business. Senator Javits questions the provision’s fate.
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Washington
UPI
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Douglas
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Jacob K. Javits
Fourney Named New United States Commissioner
Beckley attorney Paul J. Fourney will succeed W. A. Riffe as United States Commissioner after appointment by Federal Judge John A. Field Jr. Riffe resigned earlier this month after serving since 1955. Fourney’s installation will be in Charleston as Judge Field finishes the Bluefield term, per Chief Court Clerk Virgil Frizzell. Five sentences totaling the main facts with focus on entities and dates.
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Beckley
Paul J. Fourney
W. A. Riffe
United States
John A. Field Jr
Riffe
Fourney
Charleston
Judge Field
Bluefield
Virgil Frizzell
State
Ines
Price Hike Sparks Steelworkers Slant in Pittsburgh
United States Steel announces a six dollar per ton price increase drawing denunciations from President of the United Steelworkers Union and several congressmen. Workers across mills call it rotten sneaky and unfair with critics stressing unmet wage and pension expectations. Separately, Roane County miner George B Hudson, 68, receives a 20 year sentence for armed bank robbery at Walton Poca Valley Bank and is held en route to prison.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United States
United Steelworkers Union
Tony Angelo
Homestead Mill
U.S. Steel
Angelo
Harry Vansach
A. J. Marty
U.S. Steel Corp
Joe Loposky
Rankin
Bethlehem Steel Co
Roane
George B. Hudson
Clay County
Poca Valley Bank
Walton
Roane County
Shah of Iran and Kennedy Center Open End Conference
The Shah of Iran and President Kennedy meet in Washington for an open end conference likely to focus on military aid. The Shah received a red carpet welcome and a White House state dinner. Attending are Secretary Rusk and Defense Secretary McNamara. He seeks modern jet fighters and a stronger U S CENTO commitment while fearing regional wars endangering his regime.
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Washington
UPI
Iran
Kennedy
White House
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Egypt
Iraq
Middle East
U. S
Central Treaty Organization
Centro
Liquor Debate in Wheeling Hopes for Statewide Series
In Wheeling, crowds backed a Crowson Hubbard debate on liquor by the drink as a forerunner to more discussions across West Virginia. Hubbard stressed public facts and freedom tied to health safety and morals, while Crowson urged moral and spiritual considerations and factual education to inform November voting.
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Wheeling
UPI
Crowson-Hubbard
West Virginia
Del
Chester R. Hubbard
L. E. Crowson
Hubbard
Wheeling Jaycees
Crowson
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Reservists to Return Home in August
President Kennedy announced 145000 Reservists and National Guardsmen called during the Berlin crisis will be released in August. The Army will release units after Aug 1 and finish by Aug 31, while remaining in a heightened state of combat readiness. He noted no change in the international situation and praised service members’ resilience under adverse conditions. The president also ordered a Taft Hartley injunction on the West Coast maritime strike for 80 days. Gen Lucius B Clay will stay as a consultant after returning to private life.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Berlin
Army
Army National Guard
Justice Department
San Francisco
Lucius B. Clay
Clay
Release Gained For 54 Wounded Invaders
Cuban exile delegation reached an agreement with Fidel Castro to release 54 wounded and sick Bay of Pigs invaders under terms including a cash deposit in a Montreal bank. The four-member group will fly to Miami with two Cuban doctors to aid those still needing care.
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Havana
UPI
United States
Fidel Castro
Royal Bank of Canada
Montreal
Banco Natcional de Cuba
Miami
New York
Castro
Logan Garment Plant Secured Through Development Corp
In Charleston, Gov. Barron announced a new $300,000 garment plant to be built in the Logan area by Logan Manufacturing Co. The 40,000 square foot facility will employ 100 to 150 initially, with projected payroll around $600,000 and a peak of 300 workers by year three. Most employees will be local women. Funding includes $256,000 raised by the Logan County Development Corp, with training provided through the State Education Department program. The plant aims to start production in fall and seeks a $90,000 West Virginia IDA loan to finalize financing.
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Charleston
UPI
Logan
W. W. Barron
Logan Manufacturing Co
George H. Arakelian
Logan County Development Corp
Hulett C. Smith
Selfe P
State Education Department
Arakelian
West Virginia Industrial Development Authority
Khrushchev Leads Kremlin Anniversary Panel
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev, back after a flu illness, presided at the Kremlin Palace of Congresses for the first anniversary celebration of Yuri Gagarin's space flight. He stood with cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and Maj. Gherman Titov on a bright platform, appearing fit and cheerful. No new space program was announced at the event.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Yuri Gagarin
Khrushchev
Kremlin Palace of Congresses
Gagarin
Russia
Maj
Gherman Titov
What Happened To Ilyushin First Space Man Debate
Leon Dennen examines rumors and official claims about Vladimir Ilyushin, suggesting he may have been groomed as the first Soviet space conqueror before Yuri Gagarin. The piece traces press coverage, youth publications, and propaganda efforts that elevated Ilyushin, while noting official narratives surrounding the April 1961 flight.
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Leon Dennen
Enterprise Analyst
New York
NEA
Russia
Vladimir Ilyushin
Yuri Gagarin
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Gagarin
United States
Ilyushin
Space
Kremlin
Daily Worker of London
Smena
Pioneer
Vostok
Tlyushin
Yu. Zerchaninov
Earth
Vladimir Dyushin
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