Saloon in Grand Canyon Up for Debate in House
Washington UPI notes a proposal to transfer 20 acres in Grand Canyon National Park to a private company, allowing uranium mining while enabling a resort hotel and cocktail lounge on the rim. Rep John P Saylor questions the project as a publicity stunt. the bill failed to pass.
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Washington
UPI
Grand Canyon
Canyon
Grand Canyon National Park
Saylor
John P. Saylor
Pennsylvania
Madison Avenue
House of Representatives
J. T. Rutherford
D-Tex
Interior Committee
Novelist's Son Kills Mother in Home Slaying
Morton H. Thompson, 28, is jailed on suspicion of murdering his mother Mrs. Helen Scheuer, 53, in NORTH HOLLYWOOD California. He stabbed her 12 times with an ice pick after planning the crime, then covered her face with a cloth during a crossword session. Scheuer was the former wife of author Morton Thompson, known for Not As A Stranger.
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North Hollywood
Calif
UPI
Morton Thompson
Morton H. Thompson
Helen Scheuer
West Virginia Weather Report Notable Cold With Snow Flurries
Mostly cloudy conditions bring snow flurries, strong winds, and much colder temperatures across West Virginia. Daytime highs in the 20s with overnight lows near 4 to 14 above zero. Wednesday looks brighter but still chilly with mostly sunny skies. River and lake levels report normal, clear conditions in Greenbrier and nearby gauges remain steady at Hinton.
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Beckley
Middle Ground Seen In West New Guinea Row
Washington faced a tight balance as Indonesia and the Netherlands clashed over West New Guinea. The United States, aiming neutrality, allowed a civilian Dutch troop flight through as Jakarta reported embassy stoneing and Dutch military moves raised diplomatic pressure. The State Department paused further troop flights, pending military emergency considerations.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Sukarno
Indonesia
West New Guinea
NATO
Europe
U.S
Netherlands
Tokyo
KLM
New Guinea
Anchorage
Alaska
Chicago
State Department
Jakarta
Hague
Jan
FE. de Quay
Department
Action unlikely this session on tabbed measure
West Virginia senators questioned an amendment that would exempt pipeline operators from taxation in the coal slurry bill. The measure passed the Senate 20 to 12 after Moreland’s reinserted intrastate clause, with Kaufman and Handlan leading opposition.
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Charleston
UPI
Joseph Handlan
R-Wood
Paul Kaufman
D-Kanawha
Senate
William Moreland
House
Moreland
Senate Committee On Public Buildings and Humane ‘Institutions
Pinecrest
West Virginia
Hopemont
House of Delegates
N-5 Road Survey To Be Paid For By ARA
Charleston report says West Virginia will receive Area Redevelopment Administration funds to survey a Weston to Beckley expressway path through Braxton Nicholas and Fayette counties. House of Delegates backed a resolution for technical assistance. Senate considering same. Proposal favored 50 percent federal funds 40 percent ARA and 10 percent state funds. Route changes moved Morgantown Weston Beckley Bluefield into Weston Charleston Beckley with Fayette Nicholas Braxton bypassed.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Area Redevelopment Administration
Weston
Beckley
Braxton
Nicholas
Fayette
Charleston Gazette
House of Delegates
Senate
John A. Slack
D-W. Va
Morgantown
Weston, Beckley
Bluefield
Weston-Charleston
Cardinal Muench Ill in Rome at 72
Cardinal Aloysius Joseph Muench the sole American in the Roman Curia is seriously ill in Rome at his apartment in the Salvador Mundi Clinic. Vatican sources say the illness is serious and a bulletin will be issued later today by officials.
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Rome
UPI
Aloysius Joseph
Muench
Vatican
Salvador Mundi
Kennedy Pushes $5.7 Billion School Aid Program
President Kennedy asked Congress for a five year, $5.7 billion education program including federal aid for public schools and teachers. He urged passage despite strong House opposition and renewed calls from last year to combat classroom shortages and raise teacher salaries.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
House
Senate
Kekkonen Wins Finn Support
In Helsinki UPI reports President Urho Kekkonen solidified backing as Finland’s parliamentary elections yielded gains for his Agrarian party and the Conservatives while the Communist party faced a setback. Agrarians expected to rise to about 55 seats in the 200-seat parliament, with Communists at 47 and other parties distributing the balance.
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Helsinki
UPI
Urho Kekkonen
Finland
Kekkonen
Agrarian Party
Communist Party
Pekka Silvola
Agrarians
Communists
Social Democrats
Conservatives
Swedish Peoples’ Party
Finnish Peoples’ Party
Social Democratic
Peasants’ Party
Coal Museum Site Acquired in Stotesbury
Stotesbury's Improvement Association gains a building to establish the nations first Coal Town Museum in the town center. Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates leased the former mine superintendents house for $1 yearly, with about one acre surrounding it to be developed as a playground park pavilion recreations and tennis court. A craft center and rental housing for Mrs Rhoda Firor are planned. Money for machinery for the craft center is provided and the museum aimed to open May 15 with dedication ceremonies. An open meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Stotesbury Mine Office will update progress. a special 7 p.m. business meeting is also set. Donations added to the treasury this week are noted.
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EGFA
Calvin Moran
Association
Rhoda Firor
Baltimore
Stotesbury
Robert Bowers
State Chamber of Commerce
Bowers
Democratic hopefuls pile up for May 8 primary
Filing closed Saturday leaving one hopeful out in the cold. Sandy Soto Jr. of 337 Mankin Ave. failed to meet the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's deadline for the House of Delegates race. The envelope bore a Feb 5 postmark from the Highway Post Office between Charleston and Bluefield. A total of 18 entrants competed in the Delegates race, 17 Democrats and one Republican.
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Sandy Soto Jr
Mankin Ave
House of Delegates
Raleigh County
Charleston
Bluefield
Tires Shot Delayed CAPE CANAVERAL Weather Satellite Postponed
A planned U S attempt to orbit its fourth Tires weather satellite was delayed today at Cape Canaveral for at least seven hours due to rocket troubles.
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Cape Canaveral
UPS
U. S
Tires
Kennedy heckled by Communist students at Waseda University
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy spoke before nearly 10,000 at Waseda University Tokyo as Communist students roared and heckled. One ringleader, 21-year-old Yuzo Tachiya, seized the mic briefly, demanded U S withdrawal from Okinawa and Cuba, and was escorted off after a confrontation. Kennedy continued with a battery-powered megaphone, stressing democracy and free expression.
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Charles R. Smith
Tokyo
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Waseda University
Yuzo ‘Tachiya
Ethel
Waseda
Kennedy
Russia Denies Khrushchev Assassination Rumors
Moscow reports the Soviet Foreign Ministry calls rumors of an assassination attempt on Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev humbug and bogus with officials stating he is fit and active. Sources note his absence from Moscow since New Year’s Day and reports of rest at the Black Sea, amid a health rumor cycle.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kiev
Someon
The
Kremin
Kennedy to hold fourth press conference this month
President Kennedy will hold a news conference at 4 p.m. EST Wednesday. The session will be filmed and taped for later broadcast but not carried live.
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Washington
UPS
Kennedy
Budget Accord Talks Open On 1962-63 States Budget
A 10 member House Senate conference started work to squeeze a proposed 142.89 million appropriation from anticipated 141.37 million revenues for next fiscal year. Both sides push for compromises on MAAs and higher education, with BPW estimates guiding the balance. The clash over medical assistance for the aged and state commerce funding shapes the final plan as adjournment nears.
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Carlo J. Salzano Charleston
UPI
House-Senate
Board of Public Works
BPW
House
Senate
Conference Committee
State Commerce Department
U S Helicopter Breaks Record in Connecticut Flight
The U S Navy HSS2 built by Sikorsky broke the 200 mph barrier to reclaim the world helicopter speed record for the United States. Piloted by Navy Lt. Robert W. Crafton the craft flew 210.6 mph along a 19 kilometer Connecticut coast course. The feat adds five major helicopter speed records to the HSS2, including 100 500 and 1 000 kilometer marks.
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Stratford, Conn
UPI
United States
Sikorsky Aircraft
Ando
Navy
Robert W. Crafton
San Antonio
Tex
Connecticut
Castro Missiles May Soon Threaten U.S.
UPI reports declassified Defense and State estimates warn Fidel Castro could soon deploy ballistic missiles and Soviet jet bombers within easy reach of the United States. The Cuba buildup, including rumored missile sites near Havana, is valued at about $100 million and described as Latin America's most formidable military establishment.
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Washington
UPI
U. S
Fidel Castro
United States
Defense Department
State Department
Cuba
Havana
Pinar del Rio
Matanzas
Castro
Latin America
Bomb Ship and Raid Shocks Algiers in OAS Assaults
Terrorists bombed the Ville de Bordeaux in Bone, killing four including a riot officer, and wounded many as gunmen assaulted Algiers officials. Jean Oudinot was badly hurt as OAS gunmen raked his car. The Echo D’Oran plant was seized to print 20000 copies of an OAS edition amid rising tolls in North Africa.
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Algiers
Algeria
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Secret Army Organization
OAS
Bone
France
Marseilles
Jean Oudinot
Oudinot
Echo D'Oran
Oran
Oudinet
Ambassadors Fly Into Rebel Laos Zone Near Nam Tha
Vientiane report says So viet and British ambassadors entered rebel held territory to press a halt to fighting as rebel troops moved within two miles of Nam Tha province capital. In Texas Delbert H Lindaweaver, 30, an FBI most wanted fugitive, was captured on a Floydada farm.
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Vientiane, Laos
UPI
Laos
Nam Tha
Floydada, Tex
Delbert H. Lindaweaver
FBI
Floydada
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