De Gaulle Aims Africa Plan Parallel To Europe Strategy
Paris reports say President De Gaulle is quietly crafting a grand design for Africa akin to his Europe concept. He could convene a Paris summit with Casablanca and Monrovia group states after visits to Morocco Senegal and possibly Algeria. The move would expand French influence amid U S and Britain friction.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Africa
Europe
France
United States
Britain
de Gaulle
Morocco
Senegal
Algeria
Casablanca
Monrovia
Ghana
Gui
Nea
Mali
United Arab Republic
Russia
United Nations
Congo
German Leads Market Attack on French Veto
European Common Market President Walter Hallstein urged member nations to oppose the appearance of one power dominance after France vetoed Britain's bid to join. He warned the veto undermines the community and called for open doors and workable solutions while stressing rules for veto use.
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Strasbourg
France
UPI
Walter Hallstein
High Commission
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Hallstein
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Community Critique Sparks Gossip Over Parrot Trade
A satirical note mocks townsfolk who boast an open life and suggests Sharwood Glutz and Unkle Nabob attend a Saturday night poker game. It proposes selling the family parrot to the town’s largest gossip if one lived more cleanly.
Charleston Declines Barron's Invitation
Charleston officials decline to meet with the Board of Public Works over alleged state government extravagance. Chamber president Charles W. Cammack Jr. says stories are not charges but publicity, and the group is not an investigative body. An informal meeting with Gov Barron is offered if useful.
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State Capitol
Cammack
Chamber
Board of Public Works
Barron
West Virginia Weather Outlook and River Readings
Pleasant conditions with partly cloudy skies today tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures reach a high of 48 to 55 degrees and drop to 25 to 32 tonight. Mild on Wednesday. Reports show Beckley highs and lows, Oak Hill figures, and Greenbrier River conditions with normal, clear waters and open gates at 5.5. Hinton gauge details noted.
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Beckley High
Coscessssons
OAK Hill High
Hinton
Ottawa cabinet moves to oust Diefenbaker over nuclear crisis
Canada faces a potential government collapse as six cabinet ministers led by Donald Fleming demand Prime Minister John Diefenbaker resign over U.S. nuclear weapons on Canadian soil. External Affairs Minister Howard Green opposes resignation and dissolution of Parliament to avoid a general election amid opposition votes.
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Ottawa
UPI
John Diefenbaker
U. S
Diefenbaker
House of Commons
U.S
Canadian
Deiffenbaker
Social Credit
Wouldenbaker
U.S. State Department
Douglas Harkness
Donald Flemings
Commons
Howard Green
Green
Harkness
U S Will Not Get Drawn Into Canada Election Clash
Washington officials say the United States will stay clear of the Canada election dispute over nuclear warheads. A State Department statement issued last week clarifies the U S position and officials expect no further clarification, even if misrepresented in campaign rhetoric.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Canada
U.S
State Department
House of Commons
First Lady Kennedy Attends Broadway Show in New York
Jacqueline Kennedy visited the Alvin Theatre to see A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Zero Mostel ad libbed a White House quip to the First Lady drawing cheers from the audience. She arrived with sister Princess Lee Radziwill and Prince Stanislaus Radziwill and left with plans to return to Washington after a brief New York visit.
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New York
UPI
Jacqueline Kennedy
Zero Mostel
Alvin Theater
Forum
Ident
Princess Lee Radziwill
London
Prince Stanislaus Radziwill
Kennedy
Caroline
Jean Smith
Pamela Turnure
Washington
Ring stolen after handshake in Homewood store
Raymond Miller reports a man he did not recognize greeted him as an old friend in a Homewood suburban variety store on Monday. The stranger slipped off Miller’s $245 diamond ring during the handshake before leaving.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Raymond Miller
Homewood
Miller
Daylight Time Bill Moves Through West Virginia House
The House Judiciary Committee recommended passage of a bill to put the state on daylight saving time each summer. The measure, by Del. Jack R. Nuzum, would require the governor to proclaim last time each year from late April to late September, shifting deadlines from February to April and returning to the floor after amendments.
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Charleston
UPI
House Judiciary Committee
Del
Jack R. Nuzum
D - Randolph
Judiciary Committee
Pianist Byron Janis Performs Monstrous Concert Run
Byron Janis repeated his three concerto Mosco performance before a Philadelphia audience and announced plans to take the program to Brussels and Paris next. The note captures a music scene mood with a pianist headline and future tour scope.
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Byron Janis
Philadelphia
Brussels
Paris
Kennedy
House
Reapportionment Bill Near Passage in West Virginia
The House of Delegates moves toward passage of a reapportionment bill backing 106 delegates and 23 Senate districts. The measure faces court challenge risk and possible Senate changes. An amendment to clarify legislative intent amid potential court action was debated after tabling several delegate district amendments. The Senate also advanced a licensing bill for foreign doctors, with changes directing the licensing board to ease standards.
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Donald F. Fannin
Charleston
UPI
House of Delegates
Kanawha
Del
Jack R. Nuzum
Randolph
Senate
House
J. E
Ned) Watson
Dmarion
John E. Carrigan
Turnpike Bill Defended By Commission West Virginia
The West Virginia Turnpike Commission defends a bill to provide state aid and refinance 113 million dollars of debt. Counsel Lee M. Kenna says the measure is not a bailout for bondholders though refinancing could profit Kuhn Loeb & Co. if enacted. Governor Barron and leaders deny administration backing.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Commission
Lee M. Kenna
Charleston Daily Mail
Kuhn Loeb & Co
Wall Street
Kenha
Bonn Brown, Elkins
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
Kennedy proposes nationwide community mental health centers
President Kennedy unveiled a cost heavy plan to cut the mental hospital population by half through hundreds of new community mental health centers and drugs. The program would require hundreds of millions in new federal and state funding and aims to reduce yearly public costs from 2.4 billion dollars.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Kennedy
Cooper's Space Flight Delayed to Mid April
UPI reports US astronaut L Gordon Cooper Jr will delay his 22 orbit flight from April 2 to mid to late April as technicians address a minor electrical problem in the Atlas interceptor rocket. The launch was postponed after engineers found the issue in the system at the San Diego plant before shipment to Cape Canaveral.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
U. S
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Federal Space Agency
Cooper
Earth
Air Force
General Dynamics’ Astronautics
San Diego
Calif
Atlas
Disabled Miners to Back Moreland Medicare Bill
The Disabled Miners Association of West Virginia plans to back Senate Bill No. 68 proposed by Senate Majority Leader William A. Moreland. Association members say prepaid medical care via a local hospital works well for 855 members and about 3,000 people, though the group faces advertising and tax-exemption limits. West Virginia Medical Association opposes the bill, while the miners urge legislative support and a public hearing at the State Capitol.
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West Virginia Medical Association
Senate
William A. More
Disabled Miners’ Association of
West Virginia
William A. Moreland
Steve Sokola
Sophia
Disabled Miners
Moreland
House of Delegates
Sokola
Beckley
Charleston
The
Medical Association
Senator Moreland
Parsons Seeks Council Seat For 4th Ward
Charles E. Chuck Parsons a Beckley claims adjuster for State Auto seeks the Democratic nomination for Ward 4 councilman to challenge incumbent Noe Christian. Parsons 32 lives at 223 Glenn Ave is a Kiwanis member and Memorial Baptist Church teacher with four years in Korea.
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Charles E
Chuck” Parsons
State Automobile Insurance Co
Beckley
Noe Christian
Parsons
Insurance Adjusters Association of
Glenn Ave
Point Pleasant
Fayette County
Ansted
Heat of Technology
Marshall University
Dale Carnegie
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Key Club
Kiwanis
Memorial Baptist Church
United States Air Force
Janice Brooks
Corliss
Vicki
Steve
Jeffery
Health Center Push Planned in West Virginia
Gov. W. W. Barron plans to push for a 70 million federal facility inviting up to 5000 jobs. He will urge locating the National Environmental Health center in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle after Rockville Maryland funding was vetoed for urban congestion.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
National Environmental Health Center
Panhandle
Department of Health, Educatio and Welfare
Congress
Rockville
House Appropriations Committee
Washington
Barron
West Virginia Accepts Defense Army National Guard Plan
Charleston West Virginia officials announced that the state will reorganize its Army National Guard units under a Defense Department plan. Gov W W Barron and adj gen General Williams stated the move today.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Defense Department
Army National Guard
W. W. Barron
Adj
Williams
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