Freeman orders pork beans and dried eggs donated to needy
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman announced federal purchases of pork beans and dried eggs for donation to the needy. The action follows President Kennedy's order to expand free food distribution, with ship ments to states by late February or early March and no figures on quantities or additional beneficiaries.
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Washington
UPI
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Kennedy
Jobless total seen climbing to 5.5 million
Washington UPI report shows Administration aides expect unemployment to reach 5.5 million this month, about one million higher than December. Labor Secretary Goldburg calls the situation very grave and says the department is preparing unemployment-refit measures though no recommendations are ready.
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Washington
UPI
Labor
Arthur J. Goldburg
Goldberg
Kennedy
White House
Seymour Wolfbein
Jobs Decrease In 3 State Areas
Unemployment rose in Bluefield Parkersburg and Welch regions over the past year per the State Employment Security Department Welch district hit hardest Welch area McDowell County gained 3 050 jobs while Bluefield Mercer County declined by 820 to about 16 810 as of mid December Continued on page 2
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Charleston
UPI
Bluefield
Parkersburg
Welch
State Employment Security Department
Mercer County
McDowell County
Students Day Slated Friday At Bald Knob
Bald Knob Ski Slopes announce Friday as students day with half-rate tow passes and free lessons for elementary to college students after school until 10 pm. Conditions reported as excellent and skiing under lights tonight. Wednesday plans note ladies day.
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Bald Knob
Tom Minter
West Virginia Weather Winds Turn Colder With Snow Flurries
Variable clouds and strong winds bring a sharp cooldown across West Virginia with tonight and Wednesday snow flurries. Temperatures fall to 0 to 5 below in the north and 0 to 8 above in the south. River conditions show normal flow with ice patches, lake levels normal and frozen, and a 2.2 ft gauge reading. International Falls reports 32 degrees below zero, Thermal hits 77 above.
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Beckley
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
New York
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
International Falls
Minn
Thermal
Calif
Freshmen Senators Tangle With Barons Tax Plan
West Virginia legislators face pressure from constituents as freshmen lawmakers and many Eastern Panhandle residents oppose Gov. Baron's state income tax proposal. In the House and Senate, roughly half the members are new, with opposition centered in Morgantown and Morgantown area districts amid calls from districts and church groups.
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Carlo J. Salzano
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
House
Senate
United Press International
Clarence Martin
D-Berkeley
Panhandle
J. Horner Davis
D-Kanawha
Del
Roy Lee Harmon
Second Severance Bill Entered in Legislature
Charleston reports two severance tax measures for West Virginia, with Sen. William Tompas introducing a 10 cent coal, 25 cent oil, and one cent gas tax plan to raise over 10 million for the general fund. A House version with higher rates would raise about 20 million. The bills aim to fund schools and state programs while reducing caucus use in the House under Speaker Julius Singleton.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
Julius Singleton
Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia
State Senate
William Tompas
Hancock
General Revenue Fund
House
Tompos
Dels
Marshal G. West
Oceana
Wyoming County
Roy Lee Harmon
Beckley
Senate
Tempos
Sens. Taylor
D-Mingo
Cahill
West Virginia Faces Record Cold Snap
Charleston area reports fresh snow and forecast drops to zero or below as arctic air sweeps the state. Snow flurries expected today tonight and Wednesday with Tucker Randolph counties noting 12 inches of new snow since Monday.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Arctic
Mountain
Tucker-Randolph County
Politicians Busy but No Laws Yet in Charleston
Special dispatch reports Sherwood Glutz humorously critiques lawmakers as starting activity without passing any laws. He likens their efforts to an open can in a kitchenette while joking about taxation themes.
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Charleston
Speshial Deespatch
Pulchritude Quip Sparked Ike Photo Moment
Quotes from UPI dispatches place Ike telling Mrs Jones to yield pulchritude at W. Alton Jones estate in Albany. In Dallas a vet gives Joe Geary dog aspirin for back ache and he says he feels great after playing handball. London IOC official James N White declines on Armstrong Jones duties. Fidel Castro vows to persecute political enemies with no escape.
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London
James N. White
The
Council of Industrial Design
Antony Armstrong- Jones
Duchess of Windsor denounces royal snub in McCalls column
In a McCalls monthly reveal the Duchess of Windsor accuses the British royal family government and people of 24 years of persecution toward her husband the former king. She says the couple faces financial burdens and acknowledges his hurt while defending their life together.
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New York
UPI
Duchess of Windsor
McCall's Magazine
British Commonwealth
Herusband
Fire on USS Saratoga Kills Seven Aboard Carrier
Four area families await word after a fire aboard the carrier with the Sixth Fleet left seven crewmen dead. Named aboard at the time were Bobby Rice Don Newman Bobby J. Clay Charles R. Eddins and others. Past area personnel listed include Steve Peelish Chester Peyton Jerry Nutter James Martin Gerald Westfall Randall Mills Ronnie Toler Joe Atkins Roy Adams Shirley Shields James Wood and James F. Wood. One son in Prosperity has been discharged from the Navy.
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Saratoga
Sixth Fleet
Bobby Rice
T. S. Rice
Beckley
Florida
Don Newman
R. B. Armentrout
Sue Armentrout
Jacksonville
Tex
Bobby J. Clay
Seaman
Gladys F. Boblett
Stamford
Charles R. Eddins
Joe Eddins
Sophia
Steve J. Peelish
Raleigh
Chester A. Peyton
Jerry E. Nutter
Eccles
James W. Martin
MacArthur
Gerald R. Westfall
Richwood
Randall D. Mills
Ronnie D. Toler
Davin
Joe A. Atkins
Gauley Bridge Prosperity
Roy B. Adams
Ragland
Shirley P. Shields
Red Jacket
James F. Wood
Prosperity
S. M. Wood
James F
Navy
Ionian Sea
House Weighs Higher Driver Age Measure
West Virginia House debated a bill requiring parental consent for 16 and 17 year olds to obtain a driver's license. The measure, sent to the floor after Judiciary Committee support, would replace the current practice of issuing licenses to 16 year olds who pass the state test. A similar bill last year passed the House but died in the Senate committee.
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Charleston
UPID
West Virginia
House of Delegates
House
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Pirates Hijack a Luxury Ship in Brazilian Seas
A band of gun wielding pirates seized the Portuguese liner Santa Maria with 600 passengers aboard and announced themselves as an occupation force. They fired on crew, captured the captain, and claimed the ship would be safely ashore at a port willing to guarantee it would not be interned. The hijackers, led by Enrique Galvao, sought political recognition for their movement as they threatened to head toward Brazil where exile leader Humberto Delgado resided.
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Portugal
Caribbean
South Atlantic
Santa Maria
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
New York
Free World
Humberto Delgado
Salazar
Delgado
Americo de Deus Rodriguez Tomas
Lisbon
Brazil
Enrique Galvao
Galvao
National Broadcasting Corp
United Press International
Blackbeard
Pas
Castro Vows to Resume Firing Squads in Cuba
In Havana Premier Fidel Castro declares foes will face persistent persecution and promises execution by firing squad. The crowd chants "The wall" as authorities say revolutionary justice suspensions end today after a mothers’ march and killings that tally 10 this month and about 700 in two years.
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Havana
UPI
Fidel Castro
Revolutionary Justice
Madison inventor Fry found guilty of six fraud counts
Federal court jury convicted Clark Pappy Fry of six counts in a 10 count fraud indictment. The Necedah inventor, who touted a fuel less steam engine and vermin proof building backbone, faces up to 30 years per count with sentencing in about two weeks. Investors reportedly lost between 250000 and 1 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
UPI
Clark
Pappy) Fry
Fry
Express
Patrick Stone
Stone
Stahr Takes Office as Army Secretary after Senate Confirmation
Elvis J. Stahr Jr. was sworn in as Secretary of the Army after Senate confirmation. The 44 year old West Virginia University president on leave of absence received a warm reception. Stahr, a Kentucky native, said he would remain in the post as long as President Kennedy wanted him, potentially eight years if Kennedy wins a second term.
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Washington
UPS
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Army
Senate
Stahr
West Virginia University
Kentucky
Senate Armed Services Committee
Wilbur M. Brucker
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Nuclear armed plane crashes near Goldsboro
An eight jet bomber carrying two unarmed nuclear weapons crashed on a country road in Goldsboro North Carolina. At least two of eight aboard were killed and five saved with one listed as missing. Survivors include Lt A C Mattocks Capt Richard W Bardin Capt Paul E Brown Lt William R Wilson and Maj Walter S Tulloch. Authorities said no danger of a nuclear explosion though a non nuclear detonation trigger was possible. The aircraft apparently disintegrated in flight and burned on impact.
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Goldsboro
N. C
UPI
Aatoca
AL J
A.C. Mattocks
Jacksonville
N.C
Richard W. Bardin
San Antonio
Tex
Paul E. Brown
Beardstown
Ill
William R. Wilson
Somerville
N.J
Maj
Walter S. Tulloch
San Diego
Calif
Kennedy aids harbor strike in New York dispute
Leaders in industry labor and Congress praised Kennedy admin role in settling the New York harbor strike. Kennedy orders a new review of business conditions to assess tax revenue sufficiency for his legislative program. Elliott Roosevelt takes executive control of Northern Biochemical amid a financial crisis in Sheldon Iowa linked to embezzlement by stockholder Burnice Iverson Geiger and arrest of president Harold E Kistner Jr. Actress Lita Baron gives birth to a girl in Santa Monica California, third child with Rory Calhoun. National Governors Conference invites Kennedy to address its June Hawaii meeting. Mrs Lillian Fratantonio receives maximum one year sentence in the sleeping beauty case.
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Congress
Kennedy
New York Harbor
South Africa
Republic
Elliott Roosevelt
Northern Biochemical Corp
Sheldon
Iowa
Burnice Iverson Geiger
Sheldon National Bank
Harold E. Kistner Jr
Lita Baron
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
Calif
Rory Calhoun
Hawaii
President Kennedy Hones Disarmament Plan With Advisers
President Kennedy convened State and Defense Department leaders to craft a coordinated disarmament program as the basis for talks with the Soviet Union. He also scheduled a vote on a State of the Union date with House and Senate leaders and will hold a televised press conference Wednesday night to report on security and disarmament talks.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
Kennedy
Land Defense Department
Russia
House
Senate
Congress
Soviet Union
Kennedy Plans Tight Rope Act With Khrushchev
Kennedy aims for regular diplomatic contacts with the Kremlin to ease East West tension and stall a summit until stronger positions are built. Embassies and congressional action on new aid and defense programs shape the cautious approach. Khrushchev seeks a top level meeting soon as European allies push for another Big Four summit.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
U.S
Moscow
Khrushchev
Congress
Europe
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