New York Newspaper Strike Shuts Nine Dailies
The local 6 International Typographical Union leads a month long walkout halting nine major New York papers. Bertram Powers, ITU leader, accuses publishers of Boulwareism and pattern setting with one union while Amory Bradford of the New York Times fights the walkout as chief spokesman for publishers.
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H.D
Powers
Elmer Brown
Local 6
ITU
Colorado Springs
Colo
Boston
Cambridge
Mass
New York
Massachusetts
Amory Howe Bradford
New York Times
Publishers’ Association of
New York City
Herald Tribune
John Hay Whitney
U.S
Britain
Eisenhower
The
Post
Dorothy Schiff
Chicago Tribune
Mirror
Hearst
Times
Ochs
World- Telegram
Sun
Scripps- Howard
Journals - American
Star-Journal
Newhouse
Press
Death of 7th Baby Probed In Philadelphia
Philadelphia report says Mary Lee Noe six month old seventh child of Marie Noe and Arthur Noe died after all seven children born to the couple failed to live beyond six months. Medical examiner studies begin to determine cause and may last three to four weeks.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Mary Lee Noe
Marie Noe
Marie
Arthur
Mary Lee
Thieves Visit Coal Mountain Grade School
Wyoming County Sheriff investigates a break in at Coal Mountain Grade School in Pineville. Thieves broke a window, removed a door hinge and plaster to reach the safe, taking a camera 115 dollars a projector 450 dollars a phonograph 45 dollars a food mixer 30 dollars and two cases point pencils valued over 640 dollars.
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Pineville
RNS
Coal Mountain
Wyoming
Lelan Phillips
Coal City Man Returns To Jail
Jessie McKinney Jr. 35 of Coal City is back in Raleigh County Jail after failing to make a non-support bond and pay a fine. He must pay 75 dollars per month to his family from Jan 7, post a six month bond, and pay 5 dollars plus costs. He was tried Monday and sentenced Tuesday afternoon. Other notices include George H. Coutts 73 of Hilltop paying 5 dollars, Jay Dietz of South Charleston paying 5 dollars, Carl Richmond of Land Branch paying 10 dollars plus 5 for expired inspection, and Roger McMillion of Terry paying 5 dollars for failure to yield. All were cited by state police or magistrates on various charges.
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Jessie McKinney Jr
Coal City
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Rodriguez
George H. Coutts
Hilltop
Jay Dietz
South Charleston
W. A. Burke
Carl Richmond
Land Branch
Burke
Roger McMillion
Terry
State Targets Insurance Reforms for School Term Openings
Legislative Auditor C. H. Koontz proposes a conflict of interest bill for state officials and urges insurance reforms. A Massachusetts-like measure may be considered, with a $15 000 budget to insure non covered state buildings including the Statehouse and eight floor office complex housing welfare and road agencies. The report pushes gradual shift from commercial to self insurance.
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Ing
Legislative
C. H. Koontz
Massachusetts
Koontz
Statehouse Group
Promptly
Statehouse
State Welfare Department
State Road Commission
Funeral for Mrs. Sandra Rouse Laws in Browns Mills
Funeral services for Mrs. Sandra Rouse Laws aged 21 will be held Friday at 10 am in Browns Mills New Jersey. She died Tuesday at Burlington County Hospital after a three year cancer illness. Survived by husband Wayne Laws Jr a son Kenny her parents Harry and Doris Rouse and sister Doris Rouse. Wayne Laws and wife from Prosperity travel to Browns Mills for the service. Body at Mill Funeral Home Pemberton New Jersey.
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Browns Mills
N. J
Sandra Rouse Laws
Burlington County Hospital
Wayne Laws Jr
Prosperity
Kenny
Harry Rouse
Browns
James D. Davidson dies after long illness in Fort Smith
James D. Davidson 72 of Fort Smith Ark died in a local hospital Tuesday at 7 am after a long illness. He was born April 7 1891 in Arkansas and is survived by sister Mrs W G McGill of Chichester Ark. The body will be moved from Webb and Neal Funeral Home to Fentress Mortuary for arrangements. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery in Fort Smith.
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James Douglas Davidson
Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas
W. G. McGill
Chichester
Webb and Neal
Fentress Mortuary
Forest Park
Charleston trash hauler charged with murder in north side apartment slaying
Shortening The News reports police received an undisclosed amount of marijuana found in their room yesterday and turned it over to authorities. James Green, 38, a Charleston trash hauler, faces murder charges for the pistol slaying of 23 year old Anne Stephens in a north side apartment Tuesday night.
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James Green
Charleston
Anne Stephens
Woman Who Broke 'Skirt Barrier' May Become Mayor of Triadelphia
Miss Virginia Kessler, first woman elected to Triadelphia council, declares a strong chance to be mayor as organizational meeting sets a 3 3 deadlock with incumbent Lawrence Wagner. The 1963 race followed a court ruling striking down an all male charter clause.
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Triadelphia
Donald F. Fannin
Miss Kessler
Lawrence Wagner
Miss Kessel
Ohio County Circuit Court
James McClure
Dan Shaw
Kessler
Robinson Miss
Becaue
Kenneth Robinson
Huge Lottery Mills Raided
Harrisburg police and state officers seized a large counterfeit lottery operation in a central city building. They confiscated a million tickets tied to a Haiti scheme and 40,000 Free America Sweepstakes tickets, plus printing plates for Derby and Laurel Race Track based tickets. Murray Baker and Victor O Gates were arrested on manufacturing and conspiracy charges.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Cental
Frank G. McCartney
Murray Baker
Miami
Fla
Victor O. Gates
Camp Hill
Elizabeth Wagner
McCartney
Baker
Lou Cohen
National Lottery
King
Gates
Altoona
Republic of Haiti
Treasury
of Laurel
Mary
West Virginia lawmakers push road plans and centennial aims
State leaders outline a Weston to Beckley industrial highway spur off I-79 to boost industrial growth and lure new industries. Barron calls centennial celebration a pivotal showcase for WV progress and youth leadership. Session focuses on taxes education unemployment and reapportionment, with Medicare licensing debates and a $148.3 million general revenue budget for 1963 64. Carson elected Senate president Singleton House speaker.
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Barron
West Virginia
Weston to-Beckley
Weston-to-Beckley
House of Delegates
Kanawha
Charleston
Senate
William Moreland
Morgantown
West Virginia Medical Association
State Board of Public Works
House
Howard W. Carson
Fayetteville
Julius W. Singleton
Marine Arrests for Absent Without Official Leave
A Marine, Ronald Ray Peters, address unknown, was jailed at 3 15 p m Tuesday by Military Police on a charge of being absent without official leave from the United States Marine Corps. A Lester juvenile was booked at 1 30 p m Tuesday by a Raleigh County deputy sheriff on a juvenile warrant.
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Ronald Ray Peters
United States Marine Corps
Lester
Raleigh County
Rice Dominant Across Asia, Supplanting Corn and Wheat in North America
Analysis shows rice plays a larger role in Asia than corn and wheat in North America, reflecting regional dietary patterns and agricultural priorities. The contrast highlights rice as a core staple shaping farming, markets, and food policy across major economies.
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Asia
North America
Lawsuit Seeks 35000 Over Auto Pedestrian Injury
Two suits filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court claim Fred M Meadows and Glen Morgan caused an auto pedestrian collision on June 16 1962 on South Fayette Street injuring six year old Michael Tyrone Harshaw who faces permanent disability and pain and seeks 25000 to 10000 in medical and other damages plus a jury trial. The suits name Josephine Harshaw as mother plaintiff in the infant case with similar permanent disability claims and damages. Attorneys Thornhill Thornhill Kennedy Brown H Payne represent plaintiffs.
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Fred M. Meadows
Glen Morgan
Raleigh County
Harry Harshaw
South Fayette Street
Michael Tyrone Harshaw
Josephine Harshaw
Council For
Thornhill, Thornhill and Kennedy
Brown H. Payne
Railroaders Ask Court Reversal in Featherbedding Case
Five railroad brotherhoods urged the Supreme Court to overturn a 7th Circuit ruling that would let railroads revise work rules long followed by engineers firemen brakemen and other employees. They claim the decision relied on evidence not in the complaint and outside the trial record and would grant management control over areas normally covered by collective bargaining.
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Washington
API
Supreme Court
7Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Brotherhoods
Fire damages 1963 model car at residence
A 1963 model car belonging to Truman Mining Supply Co. was heavily damaged by fire and smoke in the garage at 109 White Ave. Beckley Fire Department responded at 9 a.m. and brought the fire under control. The origin is unknown and no damage estimate is given.
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Allen Truman
White Ave
Beckley Fire Department
Truman Mining Supply Co
Truman
Soviet Deputy To See Kennedy On Cuba Pullback Plan
President Kennedy to meet with Vasily Kudnetsov to discuss Khrushchev's Cuba pullback and Russian forces remaining in the island. A government wide task force headed by Streling J. Cottrell will coordinate U S Cuban policy as talks continue.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
Vasily V. Kudnetsov
Moscow
U.S
New York
Kunetsov
State Department
Streling J. Cottrell
Foreign Service
Fire Engulfs High-Rise Building Reaching Twelfth Floor Peak
A blaze burned for hours in a tall building affecting about ten floors up to the 84th, near the observation tower. Fire crews climbed in elevators carrying hose sections while pumps supplied high pressure water, with walkie talkie comms hampered by thick steel and smoke.
Silent Partners and a 1962 Market Safe Theft Revisited
Police recount a 1962 market safe theft at 3 a.m. where thieves dumped a safe on Vance Drive and abandoned it before reclaiming and fleeing. Chief Tyree links juvenile crime to broken homes and lack of guidance, noting 50 percent of juvenile crimes stem from such environments.
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Vance Drive
Johnstown Road
Williams
M. FE. Tyree
Tyree
Humble Oil magazine offers tips on writing to Congress
The Humble Oil Co publication suggests do and dont guidelines for constituents drafting letters to lawmakers. It advises timely contact, avoiding inflated influence claims, and personal, thoughtful messaging with proper postage before sending.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
House Organ
Humble Oil Co
Congress
Humble
Congress delays start of Senate rules fight over filibuster curb
Congress defers start of debate on liberal rules changes likely to bog down the Senate for days. Kennedy convenes leaders to discuss world trouble spots at the White House and invites Democratic chiefs to breakfast for a briefing ahead of his joint address. The 88th Congress, with 67 new House members and 12 new senators, mirrors the 87th in its partisan dynamics.
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Donnybrook
Senate
Capitol
Kennedy
White House
Cuba
Congo
Congress
House
Congo turns toward a Congo settlement after Tshombe return
Tshombe returned to his presidential residence in Kinshasa from Kolwezi one of Katanga's last strongholds as Belgian civilians voiced support. Reports suggested troops may have placed demolition charges at key Katanga mining and power sites, including Kolwezi which provides 75 percent of the region's hydro power. The scene hinted at a possible early end to Katanga's secession and reintegration into the Congo.
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United Nations
Kolwezi
Katanga
Tshombe
Congo
Jones says government growing more complex in Kansas
State Senator Laurin W. Jones a Dodge City Republican and chair of the Committee on Committees says government is becoming more complicated. The remark ties to ongoing discussions in Kansas on governance and committee leadership.
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Peka, Kan
UPI
Laurin W. Jones
Dodge City
Committee On Committees
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