Kennedy’s 1963 agenda framed by international stakes
The article outlines Kennedy’s view that the nation’s fate hinges on global events and Western unity. He emphasizes deterring Soviet expansion, boosting Alliance for Progress funding with restraint, and maintaining a cautious path on nuclear testing while pressing for a ban. He plans extensive Latin American travel, weighs relations with France on nuclear deterrence, and warns against Western fragmentation. He expects tough tax debates, farm subsidy reform, and continued automation challenges. He notes political caution in Congress, stresses the need for labor and business support, and evaluates civil rights timing alongside national racial issues.
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Kennedy
Cuba
Europe
United States
Japan
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Russia
Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Western Alliance
South America
Asia
Red China
Congress
Legislative Branch
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Howard Smith
Virginia
House
AFL - Cio
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Centennial bells signal statehood year kickoff
The state begins its Centennial year with church bells in many communities and plans for statehood ceremonies on June 20. Moundsville welcomes the first Centennial baby, Barry Sullivan, born New Year's Day, three minutes after midnight. The Huntington Sports Parachute Club staged a New Year jump over Proctorville Ohio, and Woodrow Wilson High Band attended the Orange Bowl ceremony in Miami with President Kennedy in attendance.
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Moundsville
Barry Sullivan
Robert Sullivan
Centennial Commission
Huntington Sports Parachute Club
Proctorsville
Ohio
Woodrow Wilson High School
Miami
Fla
Kennedy
Snodgrass Career Summary and Family Ties
Snodgrass served in Europe and Africa during the war and later worked at the Veterans Administration Bluefield office for seven years. He was a budget administrator in the Bureau of Aeronautics in Washington, D C, for about three years, then coached at Spring Hill Junior High for five years and joined the State Welfare Department. He is married to Gladys Holland of Charleston and has a 15 year old daughter Carmen a junior at South Charleston High School.
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Veterans Administration
Bluefield
Snodgrass
Bureau of Aeronautics
Washington, D. C
Spring Hill
State Welfare Department
Gladys Holland
Charleston
Carmen
South Charleston
Kennedy eulogizes Kerr as Senate opens next week
PALM BEACH Kennedy eulogized Sen. Kerr saying he possessed a unique blend of talents and deep devotion to state and nation. He will be greatly missed when the Senate opens next week and even more so in the months ahead. TOKYO Red Chinese paper denounces U S imperialism as a paper tiger. NEW YORK ILA chief Gleason says maritime strike remains unresolved after notching back from earlier concessions. HEXWORTHY Inn owner Bridges recalls blizzard marooning 14 people with eight children and whisky as their main comfort.
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United Press International
Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Sen
Robert S. Kerr
Congress
Kerr
Senate
Four Pay Fines In Justice Court
Eddie Ray Taylor, 17, Lochgelly, paid fines and costs on double traffic violations to Magistrate Joe Rodriguez Monday. He paid $10 and costs on a speeding count, plus $5 and costs for illegal passing, following his arrest by State Police Friday. Emory L. Fitzgerald, 68, Maxwell Hill, paid a $10 fine and costs in Magistrate Rodriguez' court for speeding. He was arrested by State Police Saturday. Thomas A. Williams, 60, Beckley, paid a $5 fine and costs to
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Ray Taylor
Lochgelly
Joe Rodriguez
Emory L. Fitzgerald
Maxwell Hill
Rodriguez
Thomas A. Williams
Beckley
Kerr Death Dims Democrats Prestige in Senate
Kerr’s death leaves Democrats with reduced influence in the Senate though they hold the seat. Fellow leaders paid tribute, calling him the Senate’s “un crowned king” for his key role in space, tax, welfare, and public works legislation and in Kennedy’s historic foreign trade program. Born in Oklahoma in 1896, Kerr amassed wealth from oil and cattle before rising to governor and then longtime senator. He helped shape Kennedy’s agenda while opposing the medical care proposal’s funding method.
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Congress
White House
Friends
Truman
House
Senate
Smith
Kennedy
Wilbur Mills
House Ways and Means
Sen
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
America
Ats
GOP
Democrats
Kerr
Space Committee
Finance
Lyndon B. Johnson
John M. Bailey
Indian Territory
Reba Shelton
Ada
Grayce Breene
Tulsa
Washington
Kerr Congress
Kerr- Mills
Deaths and Funerals in Wyoming County and Oak Hill
Funeral services are set for Devoda Clifton Fines 50 of Brenton at 1 p m Thursday at Cooper Memorial Baptist Church Windom Road burial in Cooper Cemetery He died after a long illness in Welch hospital Born June 6 1912 he was son of John R and Mamie Watson Fines Resident of Wyoming County 18 years He was retired from Rockwell Manufacturing in Barberton Ohio Survivors include two daughters Velma Jean and Betty Fines two sons Richard C and David W all at home a brother Carl Fines of Baileyville The body remains at Mc Dougal Robertson and Fogle song Funeral Home Chapel Pineville and will be in church one hour prior to funeral Also listed are Elsie Mann Jumping Branch and Mrs Guy Basham White Oak with 19 grandchildren The body will remain at Melton Mortuary for viewing after 5 p m Thursday Funeral services for Mrs Mabel C Nolley 78 Route 1 Oak Hill will be at 1 30 p m Thursday at Richardson Funeral Home Christiansburg Va Burial in Sunset Cemetery Christiansburg She died at home Tuesday after an extended illness Born in Pilot Va March 2 1884 daughter of William and Rowena Arga bright Sutphin Survivors include a brother M. Sutphin of Oak Hill The Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill is in charge of arrangements RNS
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Devoda Clifton Fines
Brenton
Cooper Memorial Baptist Church
Windom Road
Cooper Cemetery
Fines
Welch Hospital
John R
Mamie Watson Fines
Wyoming County
Rockwell Manufacturing
Barberton
Ohio
Velma Jean
Betty Fines
Richard C
David W
Carl Fines
Baileysville
McDougal
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Pineville
Mabel C. Nolley
Route 1
Oak Hill
Richardson
Christiansburg
Sunset Cemetery
Tyree
Oak Es
Funeral services for Jesse George Pack held in Shady Spring
Funeral services for Jesse George Pack 65 of Shady Spring will be at 2 p m Friday in the Melton Mortuary Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. He died at 8 50 a m today in a local hospital after a long illness due to a heart condition. Born May 10 1897 in Streeter he was a son of Mrs Lou West Pack and the late George W Pack. He resided in Raleigh County 45 years and was a retired carpenter and World War I veteran. Survivors include his wife Nellie Daniels West Pack five sons six including James Pack and John Vest and Phillip J Vest. three brothers Alfred Pearl Oather. two sisters.
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Jesse George Pack
Shady Spring
Melton Mortuary
Sunset Memorial Park
Streeter
Lou West Pack
White Oak
George W. Pack
Raleigh County
Nellie Daniels West Pack
Clem
Nellie) Hilton
Dave
Lillie Mae) Burns
Columbus
Ohio
Gerald
Ann) Burhman
Petersburg
Roy
Ethel
Mrs. W. E. Kenneda dies after long illness at 75
Mrs. W E Kenneda, 75, Hanover, died Monday in a Welch hospital after a long illness. She was a daughter of Mahalda and Lincoln Adams, moved from Greenbrier to Wyoming County in infancy, widow of W E Kenneda, mother of five sons and a daughter, with siblings Cresse Steele Nixie Bailey Corbie Cline and King Adams. Funeral 1 p m Thursday at the Mouth of Rose Branch Baptist Church Route 52, Rev Wirt Hatfield and Rev Roscoe Morgan officiating. Fanning Funeral Home Welch in charge.
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W. E. Kenneda
Hanover
Welch
Mahalda
Lincoln Adams
Greenbrier
Wyoming County
Raymond
R. H
Mullens
Troy
Cecil
Teddy
Coalwood
Bronson
Houston
Tex
Ruby Roberts
West Virginia water study urged. park and road plans noted
Recommendations call for approval of a 14200 state water resources board budget for a Monongahela Basin study begun in 1962 and lasting three years. They press legislative revision of strip mining law, seek 719200 for state park capital projects, highlight Blackwater Falls building needs, note 1963-64 university budgets, and urge faster I 79 interstate construction in the north south corridor.
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Monongahela Valley
Blackwater Falls
West Virginia University
Fairmont State College
State Road Commission
Congo leader spurns cease fire amid Katanga tensions
Amid ongoing Congo crisis, Katanga rejects cease-fire, while U N forces face renewed battles. Katanga demolition experts blow a bridge across the Lufira River halting Indian troops. U N air strikes reportedly destroy Kolwezi air base. In Leopoldville Premier Adoula closes parliament for 90 days and offers pardons to Katanga defectors who return to support the central government.
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U.N
Katanga
Congo
Jadotville
Lufira
Kolwezi
Leopoldville
Cyrille Adoula
Joseph Kasavubu
Adoula
Byrd urges defense firms to build in West Virginia
Senator Byrd urged Defense Department officials to locate new defense production facilities in West Virginia. He cited the state's manpower, natural resources, cheap power, and transportation access, plus universities for research. He urged federal agencies to decentralize or relocate activities to the state.
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Defense Department
West Virginia
Byrd
Magistrate Rodriguez Faces Illegal Use Charge
Magistrate Rodriguez was charged Monday with illegal use of a rejection sticker and arrested December 21 by State Police. Shirley Cook, 29, of Mercer Street, paid a $5 fine and costs Monday to Magistrate Rodriguez for pulling out in front of oncoming traffic Saturday.
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Magistrate Rodriguez
Shirley Cook
Mercer Street
Magistate Rodriguez
Car Fire Reported On City Ave In Beckley
Beckley Fire Department answered a call to 324 City Ave at 11 10 a m today where a car belonging to Gilbey Huffman address unknown was reportedly ablaze. The fire was put out on arrival of the firemen.
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Beckley Fire Department
City Ave
Gilbey Huffman
York W McGhee Funeral Services Held Friday
York Washington McGhee aged 64 of Pickshin will have funeral services at 1 p.m. Friday at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel with Rev. David Powell and Rev. F H Jones presiding. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. He died at a sister’s home after a long illness. Survivors include four brothers and three sisters residing in North Carolina and New York. The body will lie in state at the funeral home.
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York
Washington McGhee
Pickshin
Ritchie and Johnson
David Powell
F. H. Jones
Greenwood Memorial Park
Dora Dunn
William
Theodore
North Carolina
Walter
Camp Butler
N. C
Jack
Newburgh
N. Y
Maggie Woods
Roseboro
Louise McGhee
Leasburg
Candis Robertson
Yanceyville
Final rites for Mrs Hannah Frances Dunkley
Hannah Frances Fannie Brunk Dunkley 87 of Bibb Avenue will have funeral services at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Melton Mortuary Chapel with Dr. Walter Griswold presiding. Burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery. She died at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday in a local nursing home. Pallbearers are Bud Sisk Everette Godby Basil Anderson Mason Anderson George Parker A R Williams Oleg Godby and O F Cook.
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Hannah Frances
Fannie ) Brunk Dunkley
Bibb Ave
Melton
Walter Griswold
Wildwood Cemetery
Melton Mortuary
Bud Sisk
Everette Godby
Basil Anderson
Mason Anderson
George
George Lester Deboard Funeral Rites Held in Resaco
Funeral services for George Lester Deboard 71 of Resaco will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Seventh Day Advent Church on Jennings Street Elder R W Taylor will officiate Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens He died at 445 a.m Tuesday at his home after a long illness The body will be removed from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to his home at 3 p.m Thursday and to the church at service time
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George Lester Deboard
Resaco
Seventh Day Advent Church
Jennings Street
R. W. Taylor
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Rose and Quesenberry
China Pledges Support for Cuba in New Year Note
Tokyo ingress reports Communist China pledges full support to Cuba to maintain a communist foothold in the Western Hemisphere. The People's Daily urges Sino Soviet unity against the United States and says Cuba’s Castro regime marks a significant development in world communism.
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Tokyo
UPI
China
United States
Cuba
Peking
Tiger
Peking People’s Daily
Chinese Communist Party
Fidel Castro
People’s Daily
Skating Tonight At New River Park
New River Park will be open for skating from 6 to 10 p.m. today per Beckley Recreation director Frank Rodriguez. Over 100 skaters were at the scene Tuesday evening, while Bald Knob Ski Slopes plan weekend openings and may stay closed on weekdays unless demand rises.
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New River Park
Frank Rodriguez
Beckley
Bald Knob
Senator Visit Key Note In New Mexico Brief
STATE BRIEFS summarize a swap where Britain will trade nearly 14 million in Soviet goods for Russia to buy British products. J Allen Overton becomes executive vice president and secretary of the American Mining Congress in Washington. Silas F Starry named Centennial planning coordinator for 10 eastern West Virginia counties. Luther Britton elected 1963 chairman of the Tri District Soil and Water Supervisors Association covering 12 counties in the Upper Monongahela Valley.
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J. Allen Overton
House of Delegates
Wood County
Parkersburg
U.S. Tariff Commission
Commerce Department
American Mining Congress
Washington
Silas F. Starry
Shepherdstown
West Virginia
Luther Britton
Uffington
Monongalia County
December Building Shows Decline in Beckley
One building permit was issued at Beckley City Hall in December. John H. Rakes of 230 Bigg Ave received permission on December 3 to build a four room frame house with bath and a block foundation, estimated cost $3,000.
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Beckley City Hall
John H. Rakes
Bigg Ave
Hospital escapee returned to jail after escape
A Beckley woman who escaped from Huntington State Hospital December 26 was lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 9:45 a.m. today by deputies. She will be returned to the hospital as soon as feasible, officers said.
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Beckley
Huntington State Hospital
Raleigh
Miners face halt as Frosty Run blast claims two lives
A Thursday hearing failed to estimate how long miners would remain off duty after the Frosty Run explosion on December 6. Two workers were killed and two injured in the blast, with recovery of the first body two days later and the last body found the following Monday, ending any lingering hope of survivors.
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Kelly
Frosty Run
West Virginia Chamber notes mixed 1961 pace data
The West Virginia Chamber reports that total employment and cash farm income fell more than 2 percent while overall 1961 pace remained ahead of projections. The group says a modest December could still cap what has been the state’s most successful year.
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Tors
West Virginia
Chamber
Addie
Great Lakes largest freshwater body per World Almanac
The Great Lakes cover about 96 000 square miles and are described as the world s largest body of fresh water according to the World Almanac.
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Great Lakes
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