Steel moves to curb steel price rise heads to White House
Washington officials including Secretary McNamara seek to shift military steel purchases to firms not boosting prices. President Kennedy summons leaders to a war council as his administration weighs actions against the $6 a ton increases. Grand jury probes possible antitrust violations by U.S. Steel and others while Justice Department weighs court action to break up the company.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
United States
UPI
Kennedy
Virginia
North Carolina
Robert F. Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
Walter Heller
Council For Economic Advisers
White House
Roger M. Blough
U.S. Steel
Steel Management
Andrew Hatcher
Administration
War Council
Hatcher
Federal Grand Jury
Hays presides in House as Hague delegate warms gavel arm
Rep. Wayne Hays of Ohio, about to join an international parliamentarian conference at The Hague, briefly chaired a night House session amid Republican critiques of the Kennedy administration. He jealously guarded order, joking that he would run the show, while critics questioned his adherence to parliamentary rules.
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John H. Rousselot
Calif
Hays
California
Rousselot
Ohio
John M. Ashbrook
August E. Johansen
Rmich
Sib Ietts
Johansen
Charles B. Hoeven
Rtowa
Speaker
Hoeven
Orr
Robert
Marquis of Queensbury
U S To Push Berlin Routes Control Plan
United States to press international control of Allied access routes to West Berlin at meetings with the Soviet Union next week. Secretary of State Rusk to seek clarification on hints of a possible easing agreement and will confer with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin in Washington. Rusk previously discussed the issue with Andrei Gromyko after lengthy talks at Geneva, Moscow, and New York without success.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
United States
West Berlin
Dean Rusk
Russia
Rusk
Washington
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
New York
Moscow
Geneva
Britain
France
West Germany
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Reds Propagandize Clay Departure in Berlin
Berlin dispatch reports German Communists hailed Gen. Lucius D. Clay’s departure as a victory for East Germany and warned West Berlin to abandon its fight for freedom. They claimed Kennedy fired Clay for advocating hardline policy toward communism, while noting Clay left at his own request. Western officials blamed poor timing for a propaganda opening.
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Berlin
UPI
Lucius D. Clay
East Germany
West Berlin
Kennedy
Clay
Bhut
Washington
Savage Spring Storm Strikes Across Regions
A record spring storm described as savage by the Weather Bureau moved into the North Atlantic states after dumping up to a foot of snow on the Midwest. Thunderstorms drenched the Deep South while Alabama streams rose to flood stage, and a heat wave with severe smog plagued California. Dakotas highways faced disruption as the system unfolded.
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United Press International
U.S. Weather Bureau
North Atlantic
Midwest
Dixie
Alabama
California
Dakotas
West Virginia Weather Forecast with Snow Flurries
A mixed weather report notes cloudy skies, wind, and cooler temperatures with light rain and snow in the mountains. Forecasts call for average below normal temperatures across the south and north, with further precipitation late Sunday or Monday and again Wednesday. River conditions show a 4.1 ft gauge at Hinton, while midwest states report heavy snow in Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin impacting travel and baseball schedules.
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Beckley
Seeeseesreers
Oak Hill
Raaenke
Hinton
New York
Albany
N.Y
Binghamton
Connecticut
Pipestone
Minn
Minneapolis
Twins
Los Angeles
Rochester
Wisconsin
Iowa
Solins chairing WV Centennial distinguished guests panel
UPI reports attorney Samuel Solins Welch has been named chairman of the distinguished guests committee of the West Virginia Centennial Commission. The panel will extend invitations to state, municipal, civic and industrial leaders for the state's 100th birthday celebration next year and arrange reception and entertaining plans during visits to the Mountain State.
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Charleston
UPI
Samuel Solins
Welch
West Virginia
News Briefs From Space to State Politics
Brig Gen Charles Roadman says Project Mercury has reached a point where no further animal flights are planned unless capsule environmental systems fail. French forces search Oran for Secret Army Organization commandos. Louella Parsons hospitalized with undisclosed ailment. A crippled bomber crash near Bunker Hill, Ind. kills navigator Capt William Hale. Westinghouse announces raises and enhanced pensions worth about 20 million dollars annually. Public Health Service begins trachoma vaccine tests in 400 Phoenix Indian Schoolchildren. Sen Javits opposes UN Security Council censure of Israel over Syria border clashes. West German parliament approves a 1960 budget of 13.35 billion dollars. Atomic Energy Commission reports 27th low yield underground test in Nevada. Former Gov Underwood named WV Life Insurance director. Public Service Commission orders 18 Charleston area taxicabs removed.
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Charles H. Roadman
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
Oran
Secret Army
Hollywood
Louella Parsons
Cedars For Lebanon Hospital
Bunker Hill
Ind
William E. Hale
Roanoke
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Public Health Service
Phoenix
Ariz
Jacob K. Javits
R-Ny
Senate
U. S
United Nations Security Council
Israel
Syria
Javits
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Proving Grounds
Cecil H. Underwood
Island Creek Coal Co
West Virginia Life Insurance Co
Public Service Commission
Charleston
South Charleston
Dunbar, Nitro
St. Albans
State Girl Third In Essay Contest
Mary Margaret Sharp of Parkersburg West Virginia won third place in the national essay contest sponsored by the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped. She receives 400 dollars and an expense paid trip to the committee meeting in Washington May 10 11. Ricki Graef of Lawton Oklahoma won first. James L Wees of Beloit Wisconsin second. Miss Sharp will be given a 500 dollar savings bond May 7 by Governor Barron for winning the state contest.
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Washington
UPI
Mary Margaret Sharp
Parkersburg
W. Va
President
Miss Sharp
Parkersburg Sentinel
H. Sutton Sharp
Ricki Graef
Lawton
Okla
James L.wees
Beloit
Wis
Sharp
W. W. Barron
Albert F. Good
Charleston
West
West Virginia wages rise 5.9 percent in January
West Virginians earned about 5.9 percent more in wages in January than a year earlier, with total personal income reaching 274.5 million dollars. Business Week reported the state’s January 1962 total beat December by 300 thousand dollars, while national January personal income rose about 6.5 percent from 1961.
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New York
UPI
West
Randolph Urges Public Works Bill Passage
Rep Randolph of West Virginia backs Kennedy's urgent public works plan and standby authority to counter recession. He aligns with Labor Secretary Goldberg and CEA chief Lehrer on releasing 600 million for immediate projects and up to 2 billion standby for future accelerations.
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Washington
UPD
Sear Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg
Administration
Senate Public Works Committee
Randolph
Goldberg
Walter W. Heller
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Kennedy
Secretary of Labor
Public Works
West Virginia
Blast Wrecks Plant Building Killing Two Workers
Thunderous explosions and a large fire reduced a building housing Pittsburgh Purifying Co and Treesdale Laboratories in Mars Pennsylvania. Two workers were killed another injured as flames burned over three hours. Firemen from twelve companies battled the blaze as officials predicted it would not be extinguished until later.
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Mars, Pa
UPI
Pittsburgh Purifying Co
Treesdale Laboratories
Beautiful Wives and Shah Share Common Burden on Visit
President Kennedy joked with the Shah of Iran and his queen about a shared burden from state visits to Paris last year. Jacqueline Kennedy and Queen Farah dazzled in diamonds as the shah’s wife wore a diamond tiara, emeralds, and the Order of the Seven Stars. The moment highlighted the glamour surrounding the Iranian royal party during a state event.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Iran
Paris
Jacqueline Kennedy
Queen Farah
Shotgun Attack Targets New Shady Spring Gasoline Station
L D Allen and Cc D Clark opened the Shady Spring Gulf Service Station this week and found it riddled with shotgun blasts. Beckley State Police noted two spent 12 gauge shells outside the station and multiple hits through front and side windows. Damage expected in the hundreds of dollars as officers investigate.
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L. D. Allen
Cc. D. Clark
Allen
Nuckols Cracks Down On Bad Check Passers
Charleston based policy by State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Jack A. Nuckols will bar use of personal checks by individuals with bad check histories during the 1962 63 licensing period. Recipients must pay by cash certified funds or postal money orders and those owing money from prior years must reimburse before obtaining a new tag. The three year restriction starts from bank payment refusal.
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Charleston
UPI
Jack A. Nuckols
ISL
Nuckols
Elizabeth Taylor Faces Backlash in Rome Night Out
Elizabeth Taylor, under Vatican scrutiny for alleged erotic conduct and her marriage collapse, left a Rome nightclub with Richard Burton after a scathing Osservatore Della Domenica piece. The party, including Mike Nichols, moved from Grand Hotel dining to dancing, before Taylor sobbed and withdrew.
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Rome
Elizabeth Taylor
Vatican City
Tortus
Richard Burton
Miss Taylor
Burton
Osservatore Della Domenica
Grand Hotel
Mike Nichols
West Virginia vehicle inspections reach 434793 in nine months
Charleston WV Motor vehicle inspection stations checked 434793 vehicles in the first nine months of the current fiscal year. Of these 10762 were rejected. About 25 percent required repairs or replacements of lights. Total repair costs exceeded 2.02 million dollars, with inspection costs at 158607 dollars.
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Charleston
API
West Virginia
State Department of Public Safety
Inland Steel Declines To Raise Steel Prices
Inland Steel Co the nations eighth largest producer said in Chicago it will not adjust existing prices for its mill products at this time board chairman Joseph L Block noted the move reflects a belief that industry profits must improve relative to capital but the company holds prices down to serve the national interest He also defended not negotiating with labor unions while noting the union sought the smallest wage increase in a postwar year
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Chicago
UPI
Inland Steel Co
Inland Steel
U.S. Steel
Inland
Inland Board
Joseph L. Block
Japan
Chicago Daily News
Keyes Beech
Block
U S troop levels in Europe eyed for reduction
Defense officials say the United States may cut troop strength in Europe to below pre Berlin crisis levels after August demobilization of National Guardsmen and reservists. About 145 000 uniformed personnel would return to civilian life, including 110 000 called up to bolster the Army.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Europe
Berlin
Defense Department
Pentagon
U.S
Kennedy
Air Force
America
South Viet Nam
Asia
Global quotes highlight royal restraint and family looks
Washington figures Queen Farah of Iran says she longs for schoolgirl freedom yet adapts to limits. In Rome the Vatican weekly counsels Elizabeth Taylor on marriage, praising stable family over fame. London’s Sarah Churchill credits well kept family stock, noting her Hussar father and American-born Jennie Jerome as beauty influences.
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United Press International
Washington
Farah
Iran
London
Sarah Churchill
Jennie Jerome
Greek Police and Students Clash in Athens
In Athens police formed heavily to clash with university students chanting democracy and class resumption. Eyewitnesses report scores of students arrested over two hours of clashes across the city while thousands watched, amid protests over 11 student arrests last Wednesday.
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Athens
UPI
Central University
Welch Man Shot To Death. Wife Jailed
Freeman Twitty, 56, was shot to death today at his home in Caretta. His wife Nannie Mae Twitty, 44, was jailed on a murder charge. Investigators say Twitty was shot in the stomach after allegedly swinging a hammer at his wife.
Death Sentence Sought for Ex General Jouhaud in DAS Trial
Paris UPI reports the prosecution asked the death sentence for ex general Edmond Jouhaud on charges of attacking state security as a DAS leader. The trial entered its third and likely final day.
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Paris
UPI
Edmond Jouhaud
Secret Army Organization
DAS
Weather Clouds Training Cruise For President
President Kennedy plans an overnight training cruise with a 49-ship Atlantic Fleet task force off Virginia Capes. Poor weather could trim naval maneuvers and power demonstrations. Kennedy may skip sea time on the nuclear submarine USS Thomas A. Edison, preferring a dock tour due to time.
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Washington
U.S.S
Thomas A. Edison
White House
Kennedy
Navy
Edison
Stevenson’s Sister Resigns from DAR over UNICEF stance
Mrs Ernest L Ives sister of United Nations Ambassador Adlai Stevenson resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution alleging policy shifts clash with US party values. She cited the DAR’s failure to support UNICEF and criticized rising disagreements with Republican and Democratic directions and American voters.
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Southern Pines
N.C
UPD
Ernest L. Ives
United Nations
Adlai Stvenson
Daughters of the American Revolution
DAR
Ives
United States of America
Children’s Fund
Unicef
Lent Prayer Invite from Rep Cleveland M Bailey
Each weekday during Lent a notable American invites participation in a favorite prayer. Today the appeal comes from Rep. Cleveland M Bailey of West Virginia asking for grace and strength to forbear and persevere, courage, gaiety, a quiet mind, and the preservation of friends while enemies are softened.
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Cleveland M. Bailey
West Virginia
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