Confederate stamps seen as postage by U.S. mail
Washington report notes a Fayetteville letter bearing a replica Confederate stamp was processed through post offices to Richmond and New York, prompting mock confusion about postal policy. The piece quips about Yankees and Jefferson Davis and recalls a June 28, 1863 letter urging a Gettysburg flank.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Post Office
James W. Trimble
Arkansas
Trimble
Fayetteville
Ark
Jefferson Davis
Congress
Cs.a
Richmond
John Brown
Jeff Davis
New York
Cemetery Ridge
Robert E. Lee
Gettysburg
Potomac River
Kennedy swam mile earns Boy Scout certificate
United Press International reports a Kennedy World War II feat noted with a Boy Scout certificate praising his heroic 342 mile swim and qualification for the Mile Swim BSA. Paris reports Interior Minister Frey claims rioters were well organized by Communists. Quentin La Pash criticizes wife over many cats. Nixon praises Robert Kennedy as tough minded and intelligent with a strong will to win.
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United Press International
Washington
President Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Paris
Roger Frey
New York
Richard Nixon
Robert Kennedy
West Virginia Weather Outlook and Temperatures
Snow and rain mix today with a high near 40, and a low in the 30s. Most of the region stays cloudy Saturday with cooler air, then warms Sunday through Tuesday before cooler again Wednesday. Precipitation totals around half to one inch, mainly Saturday and again Tuesday or Wednesday, with multiple local readings noted in Beckley Oak Hill and surrounding areas. The national report cites a 28 below zero low at International Falls and a 9 degree high at Cotulla, Texas.
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New York
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
International Falls
Minn
Cotulla
Tex
292 Mine Fatalities in 1961 Lowest Ever
Washington report from UPI notes a preliminary count by the U S Bureau of Mines showing 292 coal mine deaths in 1961, the lowest since records began. Roof falls caused 144 fatalities, less than half the total, though the 1961 figure is not final.
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Washington
UPI
U. S. Bureau of Mines
United States
Soviet Berlin Chief Turned Back By U.S.
UPI reports East Berlin commandant Col Andrei Solovyev attempted to enter West Berlin via Friedrichstrasse but was turned back by a U S military policeman. British command advised use of Invalidenstrasse crossing into the British sector. Solovyev, after refusal, insisted on Friedrichstrasse, the only crossing allowed for non Germans.
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Joseph B. Fleming
Berlin
UPI
East Berlin
Andrei V. Solovyev
West Berlin
Rohan Delacombe
Solovyev
U.S
Friedrichstrasse
Col. Solovyev
Invalidenstrasse
Albert Watson II
Actress Lana Turner rests after on set collapse
Actress Lana Turner lay resting comfortably in Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital after collapsing on a movie set while celebrating her 42nd birthday. The spokesman cited nervous exhaustion as the likely cause. The report notes other world events spanning Church aid debates, a canal hearing, UN Cuba talks, a ban on Communist papers in France, action against Mexico's Equestrian Association, and U.S.–Soviet talks on Berlin.
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Lana Turner
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
National Council of Churches
Kennedy
Gerald E. Knoff
Council
Christian Education Division
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Lake Erie
Tshombe Says He Has Not Been Granted Visa
President Moise Tshombe said he has not received the American visa needed to attend a rally in New York next month. At a news conference he noted his request was filed weeks ago and suggested Washington may not wish to receive him at this time.
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Elisabethville
Katanga, the Congo
UPI
Moise Tshombe
New York
Tshombe
Washington
Retired Area Businessman J L Huffman Dies at 83
J L Roy Huffman a prominent Beckley Wyom ing County businessman died at Oak Hill Hospital at 4 50 p m after a cerebral hemorrhage he suffered months earlier Born August 30 1878 in Washington College Tennessee he came to the area in 1899 and founded Beckley Lumber and Supply Co 1921 and Wyoming Lumber and Supply Co Pineville 1937 He served in public roles including Raleigh County Board of Education president 1935 38 Kiwanis Legion of Honor 1960 and held church and civic memberships
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J. L
Roy) Huffman
Raleigh
Wyoming County
Oak Hill
Huffman
Washington College
Tenn
Hiram Buford
Martha Ball Huffman
United Lumber Co
Beckley
Ball Brothers Lumber Co
Beckley Lumber and Supply Co
Wyoming Lumber and Supply Co
Pineville
Methodist Temple
House of Delegates
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Board of Education
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Legion of Honor
Masonic Lodge
Chamber of Commerce and Merchantile Board
West Virginia Lumberman’s Association
Ex-Countian Sentenced for Post Office Break-In
UPI report: Judge John A. Field Jr. sentenced former Raleigh County resident Alonzo L. Lilly, 37, to two concurrent five-year terms for involvement in the Malden Post Office burglary on December 11. Lilly, arrested in Wilmington Delaware, faced charges of theft of 118 postal money order blanks and breaking into the post office. He formerly lived near Cooloe.
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Charleston
UPI
U. S. District Court
John A. Field Jr
Raleigh County
Alonzo L. Lilly
Lilly
Malden
Wilmington
Del
Jon
Coole
Two Air Agencies Accused by Lawmakers Over Tragedy
A three member House Armed Services subcommittee and FEIA charge CAB and FAA share responsibility for Imperial Airlines Constellation crash in Richmond that killed 74 Army recruits. They fault grounding delays and FAA training procedures, noting FAA experts logged 1250 man hours before the disaster.
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Robert J. Serling
UPI
Washington
Threeman House
Armed Services
Porter Hardy
D-Va
Flight Engineers International Association
FEIA
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Imperial Airlines
Richmond
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Subcommittee
Imperial
Congressional
Million Dollar Counterfeit Bust Rocks New York
UPI reports Secret Service seized about 10 million in counterfeit ten dollar bills in a Brooklyn raid, arresting Joseph Maggio. Officials call it one of the East’s largest seizures, though total counts awaited and the giant forgery operation remains unsolved.
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New York
UPI
Secret Service
East
Joseph Anthony Maggio
Brooklyn
Albert E. Whitaker
Maggio
Hoey
U.S. Envoy Home Bombed In Argentina After Cuba Break
Argentina severed diplomatic ties with Cuba and hours later a Molotov incendiary attack targeted the suburban home of U S Embassy official Henry Pepper in Acassuso. Police reported two devices exploded harmlessly on the sidewalk while two failed to ignite.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Argentina
Fidel Castro
Cuba
U. S
Miguel A. Carcano
Martin Mora Zia
Foreign Ministry
Foreign Office
Havana
Mora
Hector Villanueva
Manuel Cardinal Arteagay Betancourt
U.S
Henry Pepper
Acassuso
Thieves Take 300-Lb Safe From Stoco High School
A 300 pound safe was stolen from Stoco High School after forces pried a vault door and damaged back entrance doors. About 70 dollars and 10 or 12 senior class rings were inside. Investigators say a heavy tool opened the vault and a vehicle likely hauled the loot after heavy rains washed out tracks. This marks the school’s second break-in in two weeks.
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Stoco High School
D. W. Bryson
Stoco
Five Amendments Put To Voters In West Virginia
West Virginia voters face five constitutional amendments next November after the Legislature wrapped the 30 day budget session. Amendments would guarantee at least one House of Delegates seat per county legalize over the bar whisky sales permit sheriffs two consecutive terms allow the governor to succeed himself and edit the budget process. Lawmakers passed a pay resolution 73 17 after a Senate vote 24 7 with earlier House defeat.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
House
Senate
W. W. Barron
House of Delegates
del. J. E
Ned) Watson
D-Marion
Watson
Wreck Claims Area Visitor
Mrs Sam Coleman a former McGraws resident was killed in a motor accident at Hopewell Virginia on Thursday night while traveling to visit relatives. She and husband bought a car in Norfolk recently and lived there ten years where he works as a construction worker. Relatives include sisters Hurley Shumate Ravencliff and Giles Lucas McGraws and half brother Bob Sparks McGraws. Body being brought to Evans Funeral Home Oceana.
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McGraws
ANS
Sam Coleman
Hopewell
Coleman
Kathleen Short
Norfolk
Colemans
Hurley Shumate
Giles Lucas
Ravencliff
Bob Sparks
Evans Funeral Home
Oceana
Raleigh board race adds fifth candidate Tilson joins field
W E Tilson of Josephine files for Raleigh County Board of Education, joining Carl Jarrell O A Phillips J G Anderson Jr and A Mac Carpenter. Filing extended to midnight Saturday. clerk will not stay open after noon. Tilson, a Josephine grocer and former miner, is first-time candidate. Nixon hints Robert Kennedy could be a strong secretary of state while critics dispute his foreign tour credentials. Nixon praised Kennedys intelligence and will to win, contrasting with Republican Keating and Lindsay criticisms.
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W. E. “Bunce
Tilson
Josephine
Carl Jarrell
O. A. Phillips
J. G. Anderson Jr
A. Mac Carpenter
Raleigh County
C. Harold Hanks
Coal City
East Gulf
Stoco High School
Tilson Was
Freeman, Jan
Edward Tilson
Sybil Tilson Tucker
Washington, D. C
New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Robert F. Kennedy
Nixon
Jack Paar
Robert Kennedy
Kenneth B. Keating
Keating
Islip
N.Y
John Lindsay
Budget Holds On Legislative Adjournment
A 2 million gap between House and Senate budget conferees extends the 30 day session into overtime. The 10 member committee resumed talks to finish the big appropriations bill amid widespread disputes. The Senate proposed a new approach to gain bargaining ground, including a possible cut of 1.4 million for higher education.
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Jerry Gould
Charleston
UPI
House
Senate
W. W. Barron
Senate Finance Committee
Hans McCourt
High heel led to crash and charge in Memphis
Mrs. Ann Dobyns 56 said her car rammed a wall Wednesday when the spike on her shoe pierced the floor mat causing her foot to stick to the accelerator. She was charged with striking a fixed object with her car. COLORBLIND MAN SELECTED INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. Rep Merrill Moores appointed to a state legislative committee to select a color code for proposed legislation. Knut Heise a German exchange student in St Louis may add an E to his first name to avoid confusion with Knut.
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Memphis
Tenn
UPI
Ann Dobyns
Indianapolis
Ind
UPID
Merrill Moores
Moores
ST. Louis, Mo
Knut Heise
Knut
Dixie Families Income Lowest in 1960 South
The UPI report shows Southern families averaged 4384 dollars in 1960, up 459 from 1954. White families averaged 4905 dollars while Negro families earned 2117, less than half the South’s median. The South’s median trailed the nation’s 5620 by about 1236 dollars.
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Atlanta
UPI
U. S. Department of Commerce
North Central
Weather and political briefings across regions
Heaviest downpours in six years closed Los Angeles schools for 675,000 children. A surprise snow storm hit the Midwest as the Mississippi River faced a giant ice gorge. Spain seeks association with the European Common Market as a step toward EC membership. An Allied spokesman says Western powers resisted Soviet limits on air traffic corridors into New Berlin.
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Los Angeles
Middle West
Mississippi River
Brussels
UPI
Spain
European Common Market
Berlin
New Berlin
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Mexico City
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Moscow
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Britain
Labor Party
Hugh Gaitskell
Brit
J. L. Huffman
Air Agencies
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Canada
T-Men
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Mount Vernon
Ore
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Bob Kennedy
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