Conflict Looming In The Caribbean
Attorney Willard Brown, state legal adviser for the NAACP, accuses State Police Supt Burchett of ignoring brutality allegations against officers. Brown says he seeks action on reports of beatings, denied legal counsel, and improper arrests, while awaiting results from a police investigation led by Capt Randall. The Caribbean standoff between Dominican Republic and Haiti escalates as Dominican forces halt leaves and threaten action, with OAS invoking the Inter-American Mutual Defense Treaty and preparing a Caribbean mission.
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Burchett
Brown
G.F. Randall
Beckley
Donald F. Fannin
Charleston
UPI
Willard Brown
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
W. E F. Burchett
United Press International
Dominican Republic
Port-Au-Prince
Organization of America States
OAS
Caribbean
Haiti
Port- Au-Prince
Castro and Khrushchev open talks in Kremlin
Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev began a conference in Khrushchev's study at 10 a.m. as part of Castro's visit to the Soviet Union. The talks were expected to cover economic aid, Soviet military presence, and responses to armed attacks on Castro's regime during a visit marked by large-scale welcome ceremonies.
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Moscow
UPI
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Tass
Khrushchev
Castro
Cuba
Caribbean
United Nations
Red Square
Lenin
Murmansk
Soviet Union
Havana
One Girl Killed In Tornado Strikes Auburn Family
A tornado lifted a car carrying Mrs. Fred Shilling and her nine children, tossing occupants across a field. Diane, 14, died at Auburn hospital, while the mother and seven others were hospitalized in Auburn, Lincoln, and Nebraska City. all were unconscious on admission. Identification papers were found about a half mile from the highway.
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Auburn
Neb
UPI
Fred Shilling
Diane
Nebraska City
George Kelley
Hoffa Leads Teamsters to NLRB Victory Over Rebels
In Philadelphia Hoffa directed Teamsters to win a four‑state NLRB election for about 8400 truckers. Final tally 4893 to 2550 with 324 challenged ballots and 17 void. Hoffa vowed unity against AFL‑CIO efforts to split the union amid claimed outside pressure.
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Philadelphia
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Hoffa
International Teamsters
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
The
George Meany
Local 107
Rockefeller to Wed in May among Rockefellers circle
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller planned to marry Margaretta Happy Murphy in mid May in a quiet ceremony at a Protestant Episcopal church outside New York City. The Mirror quoted a close family friend stating the wedding would occur May 18 or 19 with 25 to 50 close relatives present and no reception.
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New York
UPI
The
New York Mirror
Rockefellers
Margaretta
Happy) Murphy
Rockefeller
Riverside Church
Riverside Drive
New York State
Mirror
Robert McManus
Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller
Murphy
Weather outlook for West Virginia with rain likely
Increasing cloudiness with some rain developing in the southwest today and highs in the 60s to 70s. Tonight showers and thunderstorms with lows 55 to 60. Tuesday partial clearing and warmer. Five day forecast shows temperatures about four degrees below normal with highs 68 to 73 and lows 40 to 47 in the north, rainfall about half an inch mostly Tuesday. River conditions mainly normal and clear with gauges reported.
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Beckley
Oak Hill
Camaeas
Greenbrier
Hinton
Turnpike Could Grant Access To A Motel
West Virginia Turnpike Commission may permit access from the toll road parking area at Glass House Restaurant Beckley to private property for a motel. The attorney general's opinion, written by Philip J. Graziani, says such construction could fall under the commission's authority to build necessary facilities for the Charleston to Princeton route.
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Charleston
API
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Asst. Atty
Philip J. Graziani
Turnpike Commission
Glass House
Beckley
Commission
Charleston-to-Princeton
Cigarette Seller Found Guilty in Price Law Case
Fayetterstown Oak Hill retailer Morris Wender was found guilty of selling cigarettes below the state minimum price. Judge Frank Simms fined $100 per count for five counts, with payment deferred pending appeal to the Fayette County Circuit Court. Wender posted $2,500 bond and faces a May 8 appearance before State Tax Commissioner G Thomas Battle in Charleston. He had his license previously suspended for underpricing and had advertised intent to continue selling below the legal price to test the law.
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Justice of the Peace
Frank Simms
Wender
Pat Hamilton
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Hamilton
G. Thomas Battle
Charleston
Raleigh Register-Post Herald
Prisoner Tries Death by Own Action Twice
James Davis, 3, a Raleigh County Jail inmate, attempted suicide twice in one weekend. He first slashed his right wrist Friday and was treated, then cut his left wrist Sunday and was treated again. Davis had been jailed April 8 for breaking and entering Stover's Appliance Center Glen Daniel after a 10 year sentence for breaking and entering and automobile larceny.
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Bible Avenue
Raleigh County
James Davis
Raleigh General Hospital
Davis
Stover
Glen Daniel
Moundsville Penitentiary
Tornado kills child as mother and eight children dumped from car
Auburn Nebraska sheriff George Kelly describes the aftermath of a tornado that overturned a car carrying a mother and eight children. He recalls the children lying in the field as looking like mudballs, a stark image from the disaster scene.
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United Press International
Auburn
Neb
George Kelly
Refugees Comment on Cuban Teens Moral Fiber
Port Everglades Florida refugees from Cuba say pro Castro youth embrace free love as the new normal, reflecting cold war era cultural battles and shifting social mores in exile.
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Port Everglades
Fla
Cuba
Woman Finds Contaminated Tuna in Washington Home
Mrs. Ann Morris discovered a can of tuna fish suspected of botulism contamination in Washington. William H. Cary Jr., environmental health chief, commented that the housewife is the final and best inspector, underscoring consumer vigilance.
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Washington
William H. Cary Jr
Ann Morris
Negroes demand transit jobs in Birmingham picket
In Birmingham Alabama a spokesman for Negroes announced plans to press the Birmingham Transit Co. to hire Black drivers. He said the Negroes need buses as well as jobs, calling for employment opportunities alongside service needs.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Transit Co
Wheeling Woman Leaps To Death From Bridge
A 35 year old Wheeling mother of three, Betty Jane Heagy, jumped to her death from the Ft. Henry Bridge into the Ohio River as her eight year old son watched. Police said the son believed she was fishing with friends and did not know until later that the death was by her own action. The body had not been recovered by Sunday night.
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Wheeling
UPI
Ohio River
Ft. Henry
Betty Jane Heagy
Ike Ends Vacation on Way Back to Gettysburg Farm
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower left the Southern California desert and was en route to his Gettysburg farm after a nearly four month winter vacation in California.
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San Bernardino
Calif
UPI
Formr
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gettysburg
California
Diary Clue Ties grocer to slain marcher in civil rights march
Officials said a late diary entry by William L. Moore mentions possible killing over his anti segregation freedom walk. Floyd L. Simpson, a 40 year old grocer and father of six, faces murder charges after ballistics tests tied his rifle to Moore's death near Gadsden Alabama. Moore had carried a protest letter for Governor Ross Barnett. SNCC said 10 volunteers would continue the march in Norfolk Virginia.
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Gadsden
Ala
Floyd L. Simpson
Baltimore
William L. Moore
UPI
Here
Freedom Walk
Moore
Etowah
Dewey Colvard
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Norfolk
Record Italian Vote Expected
Rome authorities took special precautions as Italians vote for a second day in a bid to set a record turnout. The ballot chooses a 315 seat Senate and 630 member Chamber of Deputies with final results due Tuesday night. The central issue is whether Amintore Fanfani's center left government will continue amid predicted defections to the Liberals.
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Rome
UPI
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
Fanfani
Christian Democratic Party
Panhandle Search For Airplane Called Off
Charleston reports the West Virginia Civil Air Patrol ended a day-long search for a missing single engine Luscombe plane and pilot R. E. Brueckmann from Davis Airport near Washington. Six planes and eight ground units failed to locate the blue and white aircraft or its operator across the Eastern Panhandle Maryland and Virginia.
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Charleston
UPS
West Virginia
Civil Air Patrol
Eastern
Panhandle
Davis Airport
Washington, D. C
CAP
Ernest H. Chieves
R. E. Brueckmann
Bethesda
Maryland
Virginia
Kennedy Returns to White House by Helicopter
President Kennedy flies from Camp David Maryland to the White House after a weekend with his family. He was away for a short holiday at the presidential retreat and returned to duty.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Camp David
Boardwalk Blaze Destroys Coney Island Concessions
A nine alarm fire swept a three block section of Coney Island destroying a dozen concession stands two bathhouses and a tavern. The blaze began in a closed pizzeria and fed by ocean breezes spread through wood frame mounts threatening Steeplechase Amusement Park. One firefighter was injured. no season opening yet reported.
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New York
UPI
Coney Island
Atlantic Ocean Resort
Supreme Court To Hear Barnett Case Next Fall
Washington reports the Supreme Court will hear next fall if Gov. Ross R. Barnett of Mississippi is entitled to a jury trial on federal criminal contempt charges tied to the University of Mississippi riots. Lt. Gov. Paul B. Johnson Jr. is named in the case. The rioting occurred as Meredith, a Black student, faced admission amid U.S. marshals.
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Paul B. Johnson Jr
Barnett
James H. Meredith
Meredith
U. S
Turnout Disappointing at Raleigh Polio Clinics
A disappointing turnout of less than 50 percent of Raleigh County residents visited the Sunday oral polio clinics and received the vaccine. Make-up clinics are planned for next Sunday to vaccinate as many citizens as possible.
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Raleigh County
Sabin
Permit For Burning Requested But Not Granted Near Airport Fire
A 150 acre forest blaze near Raleigh County Memorial Airport started from an escaped burn on James Daniels property. Daniels had requested a permit, which was not issued by Weir Covey, as crews attempted containment with bulldozers, rakes, and shovels. District IV forester Carl Lucas urged caution as 16 new fires erupted statewide, stressing dry forest floors despite greening trees and noting April rainfall of only .71 inch.
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Raleigh County Memorial Airport
James Daniels
Carl Lucas
Department of Natural Resources
Daniels
Weir Covey
Penman
Fayette County
Hawks Nest Park
Lucas
Sherwood Glutz Attacks Gov Barrow Over Time Change
Sherwood Glutz blasts Governor Barrow and the legislature in a dawn tirade accusing them of taxing to death and depriving people of sleep due to daylight saving time. Unkle Nabob echoes the dislike of Barroons policy.
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State Civil Rights Commission
National Civil Rights Commission
Miles C. Stanley
State Labor Federation
Stanley
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Juan Bosch
U.S
Negro Republic
Anastas Mikoyan
U.S.S.R
Castro and
Strews
Teamster
Rebels
Gov. Rockefeller
W. Va
Rte Pou
Graziani
Fayetteville
Morris Wender
Ike
Marcher
W. W. Barron
Nancy Grace Conwell
Centennial
Clarksburg
Coney Burns
Supreme Court
Pi Fatad
Baca
Wyoming
Raleigh
McDowell
Mercer
Monroe
Sherwood Glutz
Governor Barron
Unkle Nabob
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