Nuclear Test Ban Talks Open as Soviets Demand U S Base Pullout
Geneva dispatch reports the 17 nation disarmament conference opening with President Kennedy urging progress on a test ban. The Soviet Union demands U S abandonment of overseas bases, including bases for Polaris submarines and long range bombers, as the price of any treaty. Foster counters that Moscow must come to “hard facts” while Kennedy urges flexible negotiation and reduced arms race momentum.
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K. C. Thaler
Geneva
UPI
United States
White House
Soviet Union
William C. Foster
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Kennedy
Foster
Vassili V. Kuznetsov
Moscow
Kuznetsov
Arthur H. Dean
West
All-Girl Capitol Hike Challenges Salinger Plan
Congressional secretaries announced an all-day dawn-to-dusk hike along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath toward Cumberland Maryland to match Pierre Salinger's pace and outdo his planned 50 mile trek. Secretaries from Nedzi Gallagher Clancy and Stratton offices join about a dozen participants with more expected.
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Norman G. Cornish
Washington
UPI
Pierre
Pierre Salinger
Capitol Hill
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Salinger
White House
Cumberland
Jacqueline MacDonald
Richard Schord
D-Mo
Miss MacDonald
Shia Green
Charles S. Joelson
D-N.j
Lucien J. Nedzi
D-Mich
Cornelius E.gallagher
Donald D. Clancy
Ohio
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N.y
Marine Dent completes 100 mile hike in record time
Lance Corporal Harold R. Dent of Burwell Nebraska hiked 100 miles from Nago to Naha and back on February 4 5 in 16 hours 42 minutes 48 seconds. The event was timed by two official jeeps while spectators cheered. Dent suffered only sore muscles and wore out two pairs of shoes.
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Camp Schwab
Okinawa
U.S
Pacific
Dent
Harold R. Dent
Burwell
Neb
Nago
Naha
Triad
South Viet Nam
United States
Saigon
Washington Humor album features amateur politicians
A Washington humor album titled The Best of Washington Humor collects jokes from amateur comedians who are professional politicians. It includes a critical intro by Chet Huntley and highlights Rep D. R. Billy Matthews as a standout for boiled peanuts humor amid other political wit.
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Washington
UPI
Will Rogers
Congress
Rogers
Comedy Records
Wax Yaks
Tait Trussell
Chet Huntley
Huntley
Brinkley
D. R
Billy) Mathews
Florida
Matthews
Winter Snowstorm Hits Beckley Area With Icy Roads
Snow and ice blanketed the Beckley area as temperatures dropped from 30 to 48 degrees below zero in spots. Icy roads caused several crashes and two school buses to miss routes while drivers and students were reassigned. State and Beckley police investigated multiple accidents resulting in property damage but few injuries.
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Beckley
School Transportation Garage
Marsh Fork
Raleigh Hill
Black Knight Country Club
Ivan Farley
Hargrove St
Frances Barney
Shirley M. Anderson
Dorothy Crouch
Davis
U. S
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Beckley Veterans Hospital
West Virginia
Bartlara A. Wintrode
Illinois
Thirty Five Pompadoured Pupils Expelled
Thirty five North Hills High School students were suspended for one week for wearing outlandish hairstyles and ill fitting clothes. Supervising principal Edward D. Kruse cited violations of the 1957 grooming code after repeated warnings. Most boys wore pompadour like styles and some girls dyed their hair vividly.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
North Hills
Edward D. Kruse
Ross Two
West View
Kruse
Cuban Refugees Rescued Near Florida Keys
A tanker plucked 44 Cuban refugees from a small open boat near the Florida Keys Monday night. The Coast Guard in Miami reported 14 men 13 women and 17 children in the group who were transferred to Coast Guard patrol boats and brought to Miami for processing.
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Miami
UPI
Florida Keys
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Coast Guard
Hess Diesel
Woman Dies In Fire At Parkersburg
A 57 year old Parkersburg woman Thelma Davis died in a fire that caused extensive damage to her home. Her body was found burned beyond recognition in a chair near a gas stove. Authorities suspect a lit cigarette or clothing catching fire while she slept. She lived with her son who was away at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
UPI
Thelma Davis
Inflation Warps Value of Money Says Sherwood Glutz
Sherwood Glutz laments rising prices as inflation grows, noting 5 cent cigars cost a quarter and money shifts from loud to quiet. He warns grandchildren will face hard times paying for the good times not enjoyed.
West Virginia Snow Warning Impacts Driving Conditions
Weather bulletin reports heavy snow likely to accumulate four inches or more with hazardous driving today. Temperatures in the teens to 20s, highs near 40 in some towns like Oak Hill, and persisting flurries with colder tonight. River conditions near Greenbrier are normal with a new gauge at Hinton reading 2.6 feet.
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Beckley
Oak Hill
Css. Cacn
Clear Lake
Hinton
Russia orders NBC to close Moscow bureau
Tass reports the Soviet government ordered NBC to close its Moscow bureau and have its correspondent leave the Soviet Union. The move cites a series of hostile anti-Soviet broadcasts as the reason, with NBC and its staff promising no immediate comment pending study of the statement.
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Russia
NBC
Moscow
UPI
National Broadcasting Co
Tass
Soviet Union
United States
New York
William R. McAndrew
News Department
Whitman Bassow
Newsweek
Russell Jones
Frank Bourgholtzer Jones
Foreign Ministry Today
West Virginia Youth Governor Urges State Pride
Mountaineer Boys State Governor Philip Peters of Wheeling tells the West Virginia Legislature that centennial year offers a chance to promote the state. He cites West Virginia resources parks and people as why the state should be publicized. Peters is a Central Catholic High School senior and National Merit finalist.
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Charleston
UPI
Phillip Peters
Wheeling
West Virginia
Phillips
House
Senate
The
American Legion
Jackson's Mill
Union
Peters
Central Catholic High School
Bill Rogers
Romney
William Meek
Clarksburg
David Walker
Dunbar
John Santini
South Charleston
Alan Wade
Bill Gibson
Huntington
Baghdad Returns to Normal After Coup Echoes of Change
Eyewitness report from Baghdad describes sporadic gunfire on the outskirts as tanks and armored units guard the city four days after the coup. Crowds show happiness and banners of Abdul Salam Aref and Gamal Abdel Nasser replace images of executed former leader Abdel Karim Kassem, signaling a shift toward stability and freedom.
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James Howard
Baghdad
Iraq
UPI
Abdul Salam Aref
United Arab Republic
Gama el Abdul Nasser
Abdel Karim Kassem
Thousands honor Lincoln's Tomb on birthday anniversary
In Springfield Illinois visitors mark Abraham Lincoln's birth 153rd anniversary as crowds pass the marble tomb. George L Cashman and wife maintain the site as curator noting foreign visitors show deeper emotion while Indians students tremble and feel moved.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
U.S
George L. Cashman
Cashman
House Extends 3 Per Cent Tax Amid Lawmaker Battle
The West Virginia House approved a one year extension of the 3 percent sales tax by 66 to 32, sending the measure to the Senate where a permanent extension was earlier approved. Debates over exemptions for food and drugs and a separate soft drink tax repeal dominated the lengthy session.
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Jerry Beigel
Charleston
UPI
Senate
House
George H. Seibert
Ohio
W. T. Brotherton
Kanawha
Seibert
W. W. Barron
Harry Pauley
House Finance Committee
Pauley
Brotherton
Ivor
Georgia Posts Guard Around Chief Justice Warren
City and airport police plus an anti hate squad ringed Chief Justice Earl Warren as he arrived for a Georgia Tech speech. Mayor Allen ordered tight security after protests by two groups and a picket threat. Capt. Little led the security with several dozen officers in uniform and plain clothes on scene.
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Atlanta
UPI
Far
Warren
Georgia Tech
Ivan Allen Jr
Tech
R. E. Little
Edwin Harrison
Atlanta Committee For
Earl Warren
Newspaper Settlement Hopes Dim After 67 Day Strike
New York publishers said a settlement through collective bargaining may not be possible after a 192 hour negotiation at City Hall. Both sides expressed discouragement and Mayor Wagner cited substantial differences still separating publishers and the striking printers union.
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New York
UPI
City Hall
Robert F. Wagner
Smith to be released from Beckley Hospital after flu
Hulett C. Smith director of the State Department of Commerce is expected to leave Beckley Hospital this afternoon after a flu attack. Hospital attendants report his condition as satisfactory.
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Hulett C. Smith
State Department of Commerce
Beckley Hospital
West Virginia Centennial Stamp Redesign Approved
The UPI report states the Centennial Commission will use the winning Dwight Mutchler design as the basis for West Virginia’s 100th anniversary postage stamp after Postmaster General Day’s reversal. James F. Kelleher notes earlier reproduction issues but will incorporate the design as fully as possible.
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Charleston
UPI
Centennial Commission
West Virginia
All Commission
Carl Sullivan
James F. Kelleher
Edward Day
Post Office Department
Day
Centennial
Dwight O. Mutchler
Ohio University
Sullivan
House of Delegates
Carroll Casto
Kelleher
Washington
Mutchler
Quotes From United Press International
A collection of short quotes from diverse figures and locations. The remarks range from a divorce case in London to Coast Guard efforts in the Marine Sulphur Queen search, Eisenhower commenting on Lee, and comedian Dick Gregory accusing racial disparities in relief rolls.
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United Press International
London
Jacksonville
Fla
Coast Guard
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gen
Robert E. Lee
Clarksdale, Miss
Dick Gregory
Mississippi
United States
Pt Pleasant Receives $1 Million Resort Loan
Charleston UPI reports the Area Redevelopment Administration approved a $1.06 million loan to the West Virginia Development Corp. to finance a $2.04 million resort project in Pt. Pleasant along the Ohio River. The 80 acre site will include a 162 unit motel golf course pool riding boating facilities a restaurant and meeting space two miles north of Pt. Pleasant.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia Development Corp
Pt. Pleasant
Area Redevelopment Administration
W. W. Barron
Ohio River
Lady Bird Johnson to Speak at West Virginia Democratic Event
Mrs. Lydon B Johnson wife of the Vice President will visit Charleston West Virginia for the Sixth Annual Democratic Women's Day Conference March 1 and 2. She and Mrs Margaret Price will attend an afternoon reception at the Executive Mansion March 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. and Johnson will speak at the banquet March 1 at 7 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Hotel.
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Charleston
Lydon B
Bird” Johnson
West Virginia
Tracy Starcher
Johnson
Daniel Boone Hotel
Training Mishap Kills Soldier During Field Exercise
An accidental explosion during a field training exercise north of Seoul, Korea, killed Pvt William J Yocke 18 of Wheeling West Virginia and seriously injured Spec 5 Filford A Corprew of Houston Texas. Yocke died from detonating material he carried. Corprew suffered a fractured skull and two missing fingers and was treated at the 121st Evacuation Hospital.
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Seoul
Korea
UPS
Here
William J. Yocke
Wheeling
W.va
Filford A. Corprew
Houston
Texas
Yocke
Corprew
121St
Rockefeller Urged to Veto Coal Slurry Pipeline Bill
Gov Nelson Rockefeller faced pressure to veto a bill authorizing a $100 million coal slurry pipeline from West Virginia to New York. The New York State Association of Railroads condemned the plan warning it would hurt eastern rail lines, cause service cuts, job losses, and possible road abandonments.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
West Virginia
New York State
New York State Association of Railroads
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Marine Claims Record
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Sherwood Glutz
W. Va
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Defense Ministry
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Nasser
Rashid Street
Ful Kassem
Georgia
Tle Liz
Smith
Patrol
Copter
Soth
Viet Nam
Lady Bird
Rockefeller
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