U S pledge to block Soviet Cuba intervention
President Kennedy warned Khrushchev the United States would act immediately to thwart any outside military intervention in Cuba. The note to the Soviet leader also warned against using Cuba to inflame other regions and emphasized U S resolve under the inter American system to defend the hemisphere.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
United States
Cuba
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
U. S
Hemisphere
Cuban Crisis At A Glance
United Press International reports a broad roundup in Cuba after anti Castro forces invaded. Fidel Castro's regime arrests Americans and priests, uses the sports palace as a jail, and vows repression. Reports from Guantanamo Bay list two American fatalities.
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United Press International
Fidel Castro
UPI
Henry Raymont
Castro
Cuba
Robert Berrltez
Associated Press
Castro Dragnet
Sports Palace
Virginia Weather Bright and Warm Afternoon Forecast
Sunshine returns with a warm afternoon as highs reach 48 to 58 across regions. Tonight stays fair and cool with lows in the 30s. Thursday brings more sun and warmth with an overall five day trend for slightly above normal temperatures and light weekend showers. River conditions in Greenbrier and Lake remain normal with a milky discharge and open gates.
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Beckley
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Spring At Last Maps Weather Bureau 20 Day Forecast
The U S Weather Bureau releases a 20 day outlook from April 15 to May 15 showing projected temperatures and precipitation patterns. Maps illustrate regional expectations for warmer spells and rain chances across several states.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Wage Bill Advances with New Senate Hurdle
President Kennedy seeks a $1.25 an hour minimum wage as debate sharpens over Monroney’s amendment to exclude single state firms. Administration backs coverage for 4.1 million new workers, while the plan faces key votes and ongoing talks on judgeships and aid for low income areas.
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UPI
Kennedy
Senate
U. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Monroney
House
Congress
Eisenhower
House Conference Committee
Sen
Herman FE
Tal
Laughs and lapses across the nation rail and zoo notes
The Long Island Rail Road laments a failed rainy day plan as 665 umbrellas were issued last year with only 80 remaining after return. Guttenberg residents vote to keep a typo in the town plan by defeating a move to delete the extra T. Lincoln Park Zoo continues polar bear Mike’s mate search, rejecting a 1250 candidate for age and health concerns, as director Perkins states they want a bride not a grandmother.
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New York
UPI
Long Island Rail Road
Guttenberg, Iowa
Guttenberg
Johann Gutenberg
Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo
Mike
Zoo
Marlin Perkins
Perkins
Castro Claims Four Rebels Downed In Cuba Invasion
United Press International reports Premier Castro’s government says four rebel planes were shot down in Matanzas Province including one with a U S pilot aboard identified as Leo Francis Berlitz of Boston. The regime claimed the pilot was killed and that the invaders bombed a former U S owned sugar mill area.
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Francis L. McCarthy
United Press International
Fidel Castro
Matanzas
U.S
Leo Francis Berlitz
Nassau St
Boston
Mass
Australia
Liberation Force
Castro
Joose
Cuba
Berlitz
Craft
United States
Britain Seeks Immediate Laos Cease Fire Plan
Lord Home told the House of Lords Britain asked the Soviet Union to accept an immediate cease fire in Laos as part of a time table of action. The plan includes sending a verification mission by the international commission with Canada India and Poland, and a May 5 meeting of the 14 nation Laos conference. He expressed hope the Soviet side would agree and allow progress toward a political settlement.
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London
UPI
Britain
Laos
Lord Home
House of Lords
Gove
Ambassaor
International Commission On
Canada
India
Poland
Home
Soviet Union
Laos Asks U S To Train Army
VIENTIANE Laos UPI The royal Laotian government asked the United States to attach a military advisory group to the embassy to train the royal army. Prime Minister Prince Boun Oums government seeks U S aid as fighting with Pathet Lao rebels continues under Geneva terms.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
United States
Chao Sopsaisana
Boun Oum
U.S
Winthrop G. Brown
MAAG
France
PEO
Barron Pledges Highway Safety in West Virginia
Gov. W. W. Barron told the West Virginia Safety Conference that the state faces a stag gering problem in reducing traffic fatalities. He pledged to mobilize qualified conference members to make West Virginia the safest state to live and work, aiming for pride rather than horror.
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Charleston
UPS
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
Barron
Outmate prisoners to work while serving sentences
Lancaster County Jail launches a voluntary plan for husbands jailed three months for support arrears. They may work at regular jobs and receive meals, transportation, and pin money. Paychecks go to the warden to cover support, allowances, and a $2 daily board charge. Violations revert to full imprisonment.
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Lancaster
UPI
Lancaster County
Jack F. Tracy
Tracy
State Board names Hein guidance counselor chief in Charleston
New state supervisor of guidance counseling and testing in Charleston is Harry R. Hein. He will oversee continued development of guidance programs under the National Defense Education Act, succeeding the late Clements Brown.
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Charleston
UPI
Harry R. Hein
State Board of Education
Hein
Clements Brown
Wife Gets Life for Helping Lover Murder Husband
Philadelphia report: Evelyn Mae Newman, 25, mother of two, received a life sentence after pleading guilty to murdering her husband Donald, 35, with lover Felix Wade Horner. Horner shot the man and the body was buried in a shallow basement grave following consent and concealment actions.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Evelyn Mae Newman
Donald
Newman
Felix Wade Horner
Commonwealth
Horner
North Carolina
State Leaders Warned Pork Barrel Danger Cited by Douglas
Senator Paul H. Douglas warned against using a depressed areas program as a pork barrel to fund unneeded public facility improvements. He cited a 175 million loan and grant fund within a 394 million bill, urging restrictions to areas that attract industry and area-wide industrial development to avoid rivalries.
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Washington
UPI
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
West Virginia
Senate House
Douglas
Robert C. Byrd
DW. Va
Kennedy warns Russia over Cuba intervention
Washington warns Moscow against intervening in Cuba. The U S president says any outside military action will trigger immediate obligations under inter American treaties. Reports from Bern say diplomatic cables between Bern and Havana may be cut. In Seoul students protest anti American sentiment with a placard. London justice refuses divorce bill after egg remark.
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Bern
Switzerland
U. S
Cuba
Havana
Legation
Second Pinecrest probe widens to four patients
State Public Institutions Commissioner Hodgson conducted a second Pinecrest visit to finish examining a fracas involving Business Manager Okey Mills and four patients. Mills said three principal patients were involved and there was no fourth man on the balcony, though Hodgson later learned four were implicated.
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Joseph Hodgson
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Okey Mills
Hodgson
Herbert Raines
Glen Jean
Harold Harrah
South Charleston
Bruce Elkins
Hamlin
Mills
Raines
Souvanna cancels Washington trip amid Laos crisis doubt
A Laotian neutralist leader Souvanna Phouma canceled his Washington trip after delaying meetings with Kennedy aides and Khrushchev in Russia. Officials warn impact on Laos ceasefire talks remains uncertain until Souvanna’s Russia negotiations clarify possible accords.
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Souvanna Phouma
Washington
U.S
Laos
Souvanna
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate Antitrust
One Dead Five Hurt In Morgantown Mine Blast
A gas explosion at Christopher Coal Co. No 3 mine in Osage Tuesday night killed Thomas J. Frieson of Fairmont and injured five men, all badly burned but expected to recover. Injured were Robert Dalton, Charles Holdsworth, Paul Hallot, Meredith Newman, and William Walters. Inspectors opened an investigation. preliminary reports point to a spark from mining equipment.
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Morgantown
UPI
Christopher Coal Co
Osage
Thomas J. Frieson
Fairmont
Robert Dalton
Charles Holdsworth
Paul Hallot
Meredith Newman
Uffington
Monongalia County
William Walters
Smithfield
West Virginia University Hospital
No. 3
New West Virginia Mines
Leonard J. Timms
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