Death of Stalin documentary sparks talk of wolves and power
NBC TV aired The Death of Stalin a Sunday one hour film detailing Stalin's last days with memories from a former Indian ambassador to Russia. The program explored Beria Khrushchev and Malenkov, featuring dramatic scenes of Moscow and hearsay tales about Stalin’s collapse. It contrasted with planned follow ups and other networks reports on Khrushchev and Nixon TV appearances.
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Rick DU Brow
Hollywood
UPI
Nbc-Tv
Stalin
Russia
Cbs-Tv
Moscow
Khrushchev
Beria
Henry Shapiro
United Press International
Harrison Salisbury
New York Times
Chet Huntley
Malenkov
Red Skelton jokes on Mark Twain and sick comedy
Hollywood veteran Red Skelton weighs in on Mark Twain as a pioneer of sick comedy while defending the value of risqué humor. He marks 11 years with his TV program and defends his longevity amid shifting schedules and New York City audience quirks.
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Vernon Scott
UPI
Hollywood Corres Hollywood
Red Skelton
Mark Twain
Samuel Clemens
Red
Kel
New York City
Bob Hope
Jack Benny
Symphony
Karl Marx
Napoleon
Hitler
Khrushchev
CBS
Valentina
Boliver Shagnasty
Clem Kadiddlehopper
San Fernando Red
Cauliflower McPug
Freddie the Freeloader
Retrained Workers Hired Across State Programs
Charleston reports at least 3 754 persons found jobs through state and federal retraining efforts. The 1963 Legislature will be asked to fund continuation of the program which offers 37 courses in 38 counties. Since starting two years ago it costs about 500 000 dollars annually and totals 5 369 completions across programs.
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Charleston
UPI
S. D. McMillen
McMillen
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Pt. Pleasant
Parkersburg
Martinsburg
Girl Freezes Tongue On Church Cross In Subfreezing Weather
Linda Revill, age 9, was walking to school in Hamilton Ontario when she stuck her tongue to a metal cross outside a church. A police officer warmed the cross with towels soaked in warm water to release her.
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Hamilton, Ont
UPI
Linda Revill
Linda
Where do shooting stars come from according to Britannica
Britannica notes that slower shooting stars likely originate from comets and stray from their orbits while fast moving ones seem to hail from far beyond the solar system. The exact origins remain uncertain, with astronomers considering interstellar space as a possible source.
Pay Hike Sought For Servicemen
Defense Department proposes for Viet Nam front line troops a double hazardous duty pay rise and higher base pay. Master sergeants in e 9 level could see base pay from 400 to 445 monthly and hazardous duty from 55 to 110. combat pay could follow. Officers may see hazard allowances double and subsistence rise from 47.88 to 77 monthly.
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Washington
UPS
Amercans
South Viet Nam
Congress
Defense Department
Defense
Viet Nam
Fense
Robert S. McNamara
United States
South
Tax bill path seen by Dillon and Kennedy supporters
United Press International quotes Washington figures on tax reform favoring a comprehensive plan with structural changes and notable rate cuts. Dean Rusk ties Soviet MIGs to Cuba defenses while officials urge public science education amid cold war tensions in Watertown snowbound by 70 inches.
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United Press International
Washington
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Kennedy
$13,000 Study Grant Approved for Appalachian Transport
The Area Redevelopment Administration approved a $13,000 grant to study transportation problems in the eight state Appalachian region. West Virginia Governor W. W. Barron noted the project follows a request from the Appalachian Governors Conference, which cites accessibility as a major growth obstacle. The conference chair said staff plans for a regional economic development program were discussed in Charleston and with ARA officials in Washington. States involved include Alabama Kentucky Maryland North Carolina Tennessee Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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API
Appalachian
Area Redevelopment Administration
ARA
Appalachian Governors Conference
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Charleston
Alabama
Entucky
Maryland
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Czech President backs Cuba support in Cambodia communique
Visiting Czech President Antonin Novotny and Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk issued a joint communique praising Cuba’s struggle for independence and liberty and calling for Red China to gain United Nations membership. Novotny pledged continued technical, industrial and cultural aid to Cambodia and lauded its neutrality policy.
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PNO
West Virginia Sunday closing bill targets many item types
A bill in Charleston aims to redefine Sunday closing by listing items not allowed for sale, including jewelry, musical instruments, toys, clothing, housewares, appliances, sporting goods, hardware, vehicles, farm implements, meat and produce unless grown by the seller. Violations would carry higher fines and possible jail time, with some exemptions for transportation, manufacturing, and select grocers.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
West Virginia Retailers Association
Senate
Howard Carson
Chester R. Hubbard
Ohio
House
W. T. Brotherton
George H. Seibert
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Maryland
Justice of the
Dels
Tsapis
D-Hancock
D'Aurora
D-Brooke
Sen. Moreland
D-Monongalia
Kennedy Warns Adenauer Against Franco-German Axis Threat
Kennedy expressed strong concern over Adenauer's Paris talks with De Gaulle and a Franco-German treaty. He warned that any special Franco-German accord could endanger European unity and the NATO alliance, urging Bonn to avoid any moves that sidestep Britain and NATO.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Konrad Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Adenauer
Paris
Heinrich Knappstein
de Gaulle
Knappstein
U.S
West Germany
France
NATO
White House
Bonn
London
Brussels
Seven Die As B52 Crash Kills Crew in Maine
A B52 Stratofortress crash in the Maine wilderness on a training mission leaves seven dead. Two survivors, Lt Col Dante E. Bulli and Capt Gerald L. Alder, were rescued by Arctic crews. Bulli has a broken ankle and Alder frostbite. The Air Force notes some did not bail out in time.
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Maine
UPS
Air Force
Michael F. P. O'Keefe
New York City
Strategic Air Command
Robert J.morrison
Dodge City
Kan
Robert J. Hill Jr
Joplin City
Herbert L. Hanson
Rapid City
S.D
Charles Leuchter
Los Angeles
Calif
Joe R. Simpson Jr
Jackson
Miss
William W. Gabriel
Indianapolis
Dante E. Bulli
Cherry
Ill
Gerald L. Alder
Forest Hills
N.Y
Arcti
Village Of 800 To Move To Expand Lead Mine
The Adirondack mining village of 800 will be relocated about 10 miles to Newcomb this summer to allow National Lead Co to expand its titanium and iron ore mines. About 120 workers and families will move. 5 apartment buildings, a dormitory and 67 houses will shift to a 7,000 acre western Newcomb tract.
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Tahawus
N.Y
UPI
Adirondack Mountains
National Lead Co
Newcomb
Science Shrinks Piles Without Surgery with New Remedy
New York report describes a non surgical healing substance called Bio-Dyne, marketed as Preparation H, said to shrink hemorrhoids while relieving itching and pain. The claim notes case after case of actual shrinkage and comments from sufferers. Available as suppository or ointment at drug counters.
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New York, N. Y
Cuba says U.S. spy rings broken in Havana claim
Havana charged two CIA run networks from Miami and Guantanamo plotted to kill Raul Castro and stir uprisings as pretext for invasion. Havana said many arrests, a weapons cache, and a 36-name list were seized, with four Jamaicans among those detained. Cuban statement named 12 arrested including two women.
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UPI
Raul Castro
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Miami
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Washington
Department of Defense
Guantanamo
Naval Base
Woman charged in fake FBI kidnapping ransom plot
Marie Catherine Fuller, 63, of near Moline, posed as Agent Foster to extort several hundred dollars from a Rock Island man, claiming J Edgar Hoover had been kidnapped. FBI said she sought a final 700 dollars after initial payments, and she had a prior prison term for a similar offense.
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Rock Island, Ill
Gibbons
Groundbreaking halted as bishop risks shovel at church
In Rensselaer New York ground breaking for Redeemer Episcopal Church stalled when Bishop W. Brown laughed off the cold as he used an electric jackhammer. In Milwaukee a theft report notes a book on stopping pilferage vanished from the library as crooks are encouraged by no prosecution. In Los Angeles Frank McWethy was charged with DWI after pressing for a sobriety test from his physician. In Medford Massachusetts a driver named Robert Donnelly says his skid knocked over three hitchhiking brothers but caused only minor injuries.
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Rensselaer, N.Y
UPI
the Redeemer Episcopal Church
Pe W. Brown
Episcopal Diocese
Los Angeles
Frank Leroy McWethy
McWethy
Medford
Mass
Robert Donnelly
Andrew
Samuel
Levi Stanley
Barron Invites Youth Camp Delegates From 49 States
Governor Barron sent letters to 49 state leaders requesting two boys each be selected to attend the National Science Youth Camp near Green Bank as guests of the Centennial Commission. The camp runs June 30 to July 20 at Camp Thornwood near the NRAO facility.
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Charleston
UPI
Seince
Green Bank
W. W. Barron
Camp Thornwood
National Radio Astronomy Commerce Observatory
Diamond John the Last of the Big Freeloaders
Washington columnist Dick West profiles a famed press corps figure known as Diamond John. He recounts freeloading feats from 1958, notes the decline of old freeloaders, and jokes that marriage will not hinder his ability to freeload as a duo with his spouse.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Diamond John
Washington
Field Artillery
Rusk to Face House Panel on Soviet Forces in Cuba
Secretary of State Dean Rusk prepared to testify before a House committee at 10 30 a m EST about four small armed Soviet combat groups in Cuba. He noted Soviets may remove parts of the force and said MIG fighters have served a defensive role while Russians trained Cubans to fly them. He denied nuclear warheads are in Cuba today. The article adds a trivia note that Lotor is the Latin name for the raccoon.
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UPI
Dean Rusk
Cuba
Rusk
Soviet Union
House
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