NATO Moves To Boost Conventional Forces In Europe
Article outlines NATO ministerial aims to reinforce conventional arms and manpower in Europe. It notes U S lead, plans to ship 57 000 troops, and equip with M 14 rifle M 60 MG M 60 tank and Davy Crockett. Britain France Netherlands Belgium mobilize divisions, West Germany expands spend to 15.5 billion marks, Norstad targets 25 to 30 divisions, while Soviet forces in East Germany Poland and Hungary total 130 line divisions. balance seen as offset by higher Western firepower.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paris
United States
Atlantic
NATO Council
Kennedy
Berlin
NATO
U. S
U. S. Seventh Army
Germany
Europe
France
Algeria
Great Britain
Rhine
Netherlands
Belgium
West Germany
Federal Republic
Lauris Norstad
Russia
East Germany
Poland
Hungary
Courting Chaos in Courts Underscores Judicial Strain
A editorial warns that free choice at polls is endangered by a crippled justice system. It cites Fortune and Parade surveys showing overwhelmed courts, delays from civil suits to traffic cases, and rising complexity from tech and business. The piece urges overhaul to preserve liberties and fair trial rights.
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Fortune
U. S
Chicago
Restless Are Going Native Povl Bang Jensen Fund Outlined
Washington UPI reports a memorial fund to send Povl Bang Jenson's five American born children to college. Honorary chairman Sen Thomas J Dodd leads more than 100 sponsors from left to right including Norman Thomas and George Sokolski. Bang Jensen, a Danish diplomat with the United Nations, died for his belief in human liberty.
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Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Norman Thomas
George Sokolsky
Paul Bang-Jensen
Povl Bang- Jensen
Bang-Jensen
United Nations
Poul Bang-Jensen
Sen. Dodd
Washington Window U S Owes Bang Jensen’s 03 Children
The piece recounts Paul Bang Jensen’s 1960s stand refusing to reveal names of Hungarian freedom fighters before the U N committee. It notes his Queens park death, suggests possible murder by Communists, and urges donations to a memorial fund with figures for gifts and a Time magazine quote. Rebecca West is cited on grieving through kindness.
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Park
Paul Bang - Jensen
Queens
New York
Bang-Jensen
United Nations Committee On
Hungary
United Nations
U.N
Time Magazine
Rebecca West
Banking Quiz Tops By Tilt Question In UPI Feature
New York based UPI report on a public banking exhibit notes a popular quiz question asks what happens when a checking account overdraws. The machine clarifies that such checks are not worthless and explains balance privacy rules, including who can access account figures and how banks verify callers.
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Banking Public Information Center
First National City Bank
Baltic NATO maneuvers spook Soviet Russia
London dispatch notes Soviet nervousness over NATO Baltic maneuvers and a Baltic command as Moscow warns Norway and Denmark and presses Finland for joint defense talks. The piece ties fear of encroachment to Leningrad’s siege history and Finland’s frontier status.
Slab Fork church dedication and local marriage licenses
Thirty years ago a new church at Slab Fork was dedicated with Rev. Newton Donaldson and Rev. J. C. Healy officiating, aided by Supt. W. G. Caperton of Slab Fork Coal and Coke Co. Money largely came from stockholders. Marriage licenses issued include Rutherford Bilbie, Webb Webb, Aliff Wills, Mickey Blakey, Hall Smith, Hornsby Bolen, Canter bury Clemans. European observers note Russia pressuring Finland in 1948 defense talks to deter Western ties and bases, warning against nuclear arms, with Finnish President Kekkonen seeking to reassure Moscow during Khrushchev talks.
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Slab Fork
Newton Donaldson
Huntington
J. C. Healy
W. G. Caperton
Slab Fork Coal and Coke Co
EF. W. Rutherford
Hattie M. Bilbie
George P. Webb
Rosetta Jane Webb
Thomas Aliff
Mary Wills
Zev Mickey
Natie Lee Blakey
Isaiah P. Hall
A. R. Smith
Matison Hornsby
Amanda Bolen
Pininey Grear
Roxie Keaton
H. R. Canterbury
Roxie A. Clemans
Restoration or a re creation of an 18th century village
Q Is Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts a restoration of an historical place A It is the re creation of a representative New England community of the 1790 to 1840 period. Economically Finland is more dependent on the USSR than the Scandinavian nations. She trades about 15 percent with the Soviets, down from 20 percent five years ago. She relies on Russia for fuel, fertilizers and many raw materials. She hopes for association with the European common market, dependent on Soviet goodwill. Defensively Finland remains neutral and has not figured in Western defense plans since World War II. Denmark and Norway in NATO are under Soviet pressure and threats.
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Russia
Finland
NATO
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Urho Kekkonen
United States
Kremlin
Kekkonen
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S.S.R
Finlad
Linotype
Huntington
Cabell
Wayne Counties
King Abdicates to Marry Mrs Simpson and Duke Becomes King George Six
In Raleigh Register’s 1936 notes the eight column headline proclaims King Edward VIII abdicates to wed Mrs Simpson and George VI ascends to the throne. Public health measures followed a whooping cough case at Page High School prompting closures and urging restraint on gatherings. Syrian Orthodox leaders visited Beckley at the home of Nicholas Rahall, led by Metropolitan regent and Arch priest Basil Kerbawy connected to Saint Nicholas Cathedral.
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Simpson
Duke of York
George
J. H. Crouch
Public Health Training Center
Page
Fayette County
Beckley
Nicholas Rahall
Oerent Coegely
Re and
Sidon
Apostolic Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of
Raleigh Register pricing and delivery notice
Beckley Newspapers Corporation furnishes subscription rates for West Virginia readers with details on daily and Sunday, monthly, and six month options. It also notes carrier delivery terms, address change procedures, and that taxes apply, with disclaimer about carrier agents handling payments.
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Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroittlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Ndent Contractors
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Harmon recalls Wayne County News move and printing ordeal
Roy Lee Harmon details the 1961 shift of Wayne County News printing from Huntington to Wayne home grounds. He describes missed deliveries, equipment troubles, and hours spent racing to publish despite no headlines or ads, vowing readers a paper of sorts next edition.
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Roy Lee Harmon
Roy Lee
Wayne County News
West Virginia House of Delegates
Huntington
Wayne
Harmon
Linotype
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Earl Wilson Chevalier Plans End Stage Career
Maurice Chevalier at 73 says he will retire from the stage but continue in TV and film. He has spent 62 years on stage and will pursue big movies and TV, avoiding repeat of his one man show. He vows he is not afraid and cites Gene Tunney as a model for retirement.
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New York
Maurice Chevalier
Chevalier
el Morocco
Lerner and Loewe
San Francisco
Gene Tunney
B'way Company
Joseph Cottens
Patricia Median
Voisin
Janet Leigh
Statler
Boston
Barbara Heller
The
Blue Angel
Dick Shawn
Gene Barry
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Rio
Brazil
Goulart
Bat Masterson
Port- Luguese
Julie Andrews
Richard Burton
Robert Goulet
Bette Davis
Eleanor Powell
Harerah's
Lake Tahoe
Martha Raye
Harold Robins
Martha
Mgr
Nick Condos
Miami Beach
Frank Capra
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United Press International
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Charles Hodel
Earl Wilson
Chevalier Planning
Perle Mesta
Walter
Chiari
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Frank Sinatra
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Mike Romanoffs
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Phil Silvers
NBC
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Bob Hope
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