OAS Debate on Cuba and Kennedy Alliance for Progress
The draft condemns the Cuban government as to be deprived of participation in the inter American system with the council in Washington to determine measures. It states general principles opposing Communist penetration in the Western Hemisphere and reaffirms faith in Kennedy's Alliance for Progress as the best antidote to communism.
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OAS Council
Washington
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Milk Slump Sparks Whimsical White House Debate
Washington dispatch reports a lighthearted take on the milk consumption decline. The piece notes Kennedy's push to serve milk at all meals and Salinger’s newsroom milk gesture, while joking about causes including Hollywood milk baths and the idea of marketing milk as wicked to boost sales.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Hollywood
Boys' Bodies Found In Pit
The grieving families of Wesley Lowe and Larry Husted began funeral arrangements after the two Osceola Mills boys, aged 13 and 10, were found crushed in an abandoned clay mine in a network of tunnels exposed by a drag line. Both bodies rested at Raymond M. Hayes Funeral Home in Houtzdale, Pa.
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Philipsburgh
UPI
Wesley Lowe
Larry Husted
Osceola Mills
Raymond M. Hayes
Houtzdale
West Virginia weather forecast with cold spells ahead
Mostly cloudy in the north with light snow possible tonight and Tuesday. Highs mainly in the 20s to 30s, lows 10 to 20, slightly warmer in the south. Five day outlook shows below normal temperatures, colder Tuesday and Wednesday, warmer Thursday, then colder Friday and Saturday. light snow flurries likely in the north Tuesday and Friday with under a quarter inch total. Beckley and Oak Hill area readings noted with recent highs and lows. river and lake conditions reported as normal or clear with gauge data.
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Beckley
Oak Hill
Hinton
Hilo
Space agency readies for Glenn Thursday flight
Project Mercury officials reNew the plan for a Thursday launch of John H. Glenn Jr. aboard Friendship 7 after Sunday rehearsals and a weather caused postponement. Glenn and backup Scott Carpenter tested operations, with launch time likely between 7 30 a m and 12 30 p m EST to ensure daylight recovery after orbital flight.
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Cape Canaveral
UPS
Project Mercury
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Scott Carpenter
Space Agency
Mercury
Walter C. Williams
Nerve-Wracking For Astronauts Wife
Arlington, Va. UPI Golden Glenn family faces postponement with John Glenn set for a Thursday orbital flight. His wife describes waiting as a little nerve wracking while daughter Lyn calls it fun and stays optimistic about the mission progress.
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Fred Ferris
Arlington, Va
UPI
John Glenn
Glenn
Lyn
Eleven-year-old survivor recalls deadly Buckland fire
In Buckland Massachusetts a furnace explosion in the Crandall home killed nine people including seven children and three adults. Robert Deane Jr., 11, survived by escaping from his bed as flames swept the house. He saw his mother in the living room yelling to flee while smoke and fire filled the home.
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Buckland
Mass
UPI
Berkshire
Raymond Crandall I
Robert Deame Jr
Cashes
Robert
Quotes From The Stars And Officials
United Press International reports include Juliet Prowse on her pending marriage to Frank Sinatra saying she loves him above all. Frederic Fennell lauds Moscow audiences calling it the greatest diplomacy since Franklin, like baseball in Yankee Stadium. A Honolulu police adviser tells Pablo Cannote to fly a kite somewhere else after his kites caused a jet to abort landing. Mrs John Glenn comments on the rescheduled orbit attempt, hoping for the best and noting nerves.
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United Press International
Hollywood
Juliet Prowse
Singer
Frank Sinatra
Frank
Moscow
Frederic Fennell
University of
Honolulu
Pablo Cannote
London Strike Triggers 11 Mile Traffic Jam
A commuter train and subway strike paralyses London as police report an 11 mile traffic jam on one street and over a million commuters rely on cars taxis buses scooters bicycles and walking to reach work amid widespread delays.
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London
UPI
Ranger 3 Misses Moon and Fails to Transmit Photos
Ranger 3 space probe failed to hit the moon, missing by about 23,000 miles, and could not relay usable pictures. The Atlas booster pushed it past intercept time while antenna systems failed, leaving data deemed meaningless. Spokesmen at JPL warned data may be of little use as Ranger 3 orbits the sun with Pioneer IV and V.
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Goldstone
Calif
Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL
California Institute of Technology
U.S
Some Generals Need Muzzling Truman remarks in New York
Former President Harry S. Truman arrived in New York for speeches and said some officers deserve to be muzzled for their remarks. He emphasized obeying military law and endorsed State Department procedures reviewing speeches by personnel. He added the aim is not to curb anti Communism but to prevent interference with the President's policies.
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New York
UPI
Harry S. Truman
Truman
State Department
State Department Accused of No Win Censor Policy
Senator Strom Thurmond charges State Department censorship of military speeches reflects a no win policy. He says censors altered items to push leaders toward winning the cold war and questions whether actions follow official policies or caprice. Senate hearings to resume with military chiefs and public affairs officials to testify.
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State Department
Warren Duffee Washington
UPI
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Thurmond
Senate
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Chiefs
Army
Navy
Air Force
Lyman Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
State and Defense
Roger Tubby
Arthur G. Sylvester
Iicy
Lilly Seeks Re-Election As Delegate
Democrat C Berkley Lilly filed in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk s office to seek another term in the House of Delegates. The 41 year old Beckley attorney lists incumbents A David Abrams D W Woody Kinzer and Jackie Withrow among Raleigh County s four delegate seats. Lilly has a long political history with a 1960 House term and prior defeat campaigns. He was born January 10 1921 in Beaver and educated at Layland Lookout WV Tech and the University of Richmond.
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Berkley
C. Berkley Lilly
Raleigh County
House of Delegates
Lilly
Booth Avenue
A. David Abrams
Lowery B. Jennings
Abrams
D. W
Woody” Kinzer
W. W
Jackie” Withrow
Beaver
Z. B. Lilly
Clyde St
Beckley
Anna Shumate Lilly
Layland
Lookout High School
West Virginia Institute of Technology
University of Richmond
Seven Highway Deaths Recorded
West Virginia records at least seven highway deaths from Friday evening to today raising the yearly total to 25. Victims include Emily Mae Farmer 40 Charleston killed in a bridge crash. Carry D Adkins 21 Harts Lincoln County in a creek plunge. John R Cross 84 Parkersburg hit by a car. Dennis L Mitter 56 Preston County wreck. Thomas Wykert 28 Wetzel County embankment fall. Charles L Mercer 65 near Wheeling struck by a car. Earl Walls 20 Morgantown in a Monongalia County wreck.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Emily Mae Farmer
Carry D. Adkins
Harts
Lincoln County
Milburn
Fayette County
John R. Cross
Parkersburg
Dennis L. Mitter
Preston County
Thomas Wykert
Wetzel County
Hundred
Charles L. Mercer
Wheeling
Earl Walls
Morgantown
Monongalia
Raids Decried as Obvious Effort to Embarrass Police
Huntington state police raids on two local establishments last week drew sharp criticism from Police Chief Herman Frazier who called them an obvious attempt to embarrass the department. Six people were arrested but released on bonds as hearings loom today. Prosecutor Russell C. Dunbar led the raids amid claims of a misdirected assault on vice control.
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Huntington
UPI
Herman Frazier
Cabell County
Russell C. Dunbar
Frazier
Dunbar
Train Tragic Death of C&P Employee at Sophia Crossing
Elton Stanley Pate, a Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone installer, was killed when his truck was struck by a train near Sophia. Witnesses say the train pushed the truck about a quarter mile before stopping. Pate, born October 16, 1927, began with the company in 1952 after Army service. He leaves a wife and two children. Funeral services were being arranged with Williams Funeral Home.
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Chesapeake and Potomac
Sophia
Elton Pate
Beckley
Affinity
Register
T. J. Nichols
Elmore
Norfolk and Western
Perry Haga
Raleigh
Army
The
Telephone Company
Elton Stanley Pate
Canterbury Drive
Williams Funeral Home
Four Children Killed By Fire in Clifton Virginia
Four of Samuel and Mrs. Jacksons youngest children died in a Sunday blaze in Clifton Virginia. Eight-year-old twins Sylena and Syrena, 10-year-old Vardella, and Angus were identified as victims. The Jacksons eight other children were away from home. Lousenda, 12, escaped to summon help after attempting to care for the youngsters. The two-story frame house burned within 20 minutes. Fairfax County fire officials attributed the fire to an apparent explosion from an oil heater. Firefighters arrived within five minutes but could not save the home.
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Clifton
Jackson
Lousenda
Fairfax County
Earl Ambler
State Man Held In Wife's Death
Frederick Maryland police hold Keith Feathers 31 of Kearneysville West Virginia on warrants from Winchester Virginia charging him with murdering Betty Feathers 29. She was shot three times in their car outside a relative's Frederick home. Investigators place the killing between Winchester and Frederick along U S Route 340. The body was driven around before being found. Divorce proceedings were pending between the couple.
Three Faces Missed As Legislature Reconvenes
Delegates D W Kinzer is hospitalized with pneumonia and cannot attend the week’s sessions. House pages Jerry Saks and David Prince return to classes after a week of assisting lawmakers, running errands, and delivering papers. Saks is a sophomore at Woodrow Wilson High School. Prince attends Beckley Junior High School.
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House of Delegates
D. W
Woody” Kinzer
Beckley Hospital
Jerry Saks
Bernard Saks
Mr. Saks
Woodlawn Ave
David
Sales Tax Extension At Passage In Banata Senate
Charleston UPI reports the administration seeks a one year extension of the 3 percent consumer sales tax alongside a use tax bill. Identical measures in the House of Delegates aim to raise about 10 million dollars annually after amendments. Republican attempts to exempt groceries and some school purchases were defeated as Senate leaders push final enactment of the 3 percent insurance premium tax slated to yield about 1 million annually.
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Charleston
UPI
Banata
Senate
House of Delegates
Barron Signs 2 Bills in WV Legislature
Gov. W. W. Barron signed two bills during West Virginia's 30 day budget session. One bill sustains the coal research bureau at West Virginia University while the other adds funds for the gasoline tax division of the State Tax Department.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
West Virginia University
State Tax Department
Pipeline Eminent Domain Bill Advances On Senate Calendar
The Senate moved a controversial measure granting coal pipeline builders the right of eminent domain as part of a committee substitute. The plan includes three pipeline bills and follows earlier action on a cigarette tax extension for the 1962-63 fiscal year. The measure was recommended for passage by the Senate Judiciary Committee and on first reading today.
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Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mahoney Twins Born as Mat thew and Mark in Erie
Mrs Anna Mae Mahoney of Conneautville gave birth to twin boys on Sunday in Erie. She is 47 and has 17 other children, ten boys and seven girls. The twins were named Matthew and Mark. Her husband Edward Mahoney works for Albro Packing Co.
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Erie, Pa
UPI
Anna Mae Mahoney
Conneautville
Mahoney
Matthew
Mark
Edward
Albro Packing Co
Soviet TV Appearance Planned For Kennedy
Paris report says White House aide Pierre Salinger and Soviet press chief Mikhail Kharlamov arrived for talks that could lead to President Kennedy appearing on Russian television. Salinger declined direct comment on a possible exchange for Khrushchev interview access, noting past discussions that arranged Kennedy's 1960s TV moment with Izvestia editor Izvestia Adzhubei.
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Paris
UPI
White House
Pierre Salinger
Mikhail Kharlamov
Kennedy
Salinger
Kharlamov
Nikita S. Khrushchev
United States
Salinger and
Khrushchev
Izvestia
Alexei I. Adzhubei
Kennedy to send three messages to Congress on urban affairs
President Kennedy plans a Washington trip with three highly controversial messages to Congress. One targets urban voters and southern lawmakers, detailing creation of a new urban affairs department led by Robert C. Weaver, the Housing Administrator who would be the first Black head of a federal department.
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Alvin Spivak
Palm Beach
Fla
UPI
Kennedy
Washington
Congress
Robert C. Weaver
Rebels Close On Nam Tha In Laos Face Three-Side Threat
Laotian rebels dressed in black fought within six miles of Nam Tha, threatening the provincial capital from three directions. Commander-in-Chief Bounleut Sanichan deployed troops in a last-ditch defense after rebels smashed through a ridge east of the town. Fresh reinforcements and four rocket planes were rushed in as a three-pronged assault loomed. U.S. advisers said mortars and ammunition were being moved for a final surge.
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Luang Prabang
Laos
UPI
Nam Tha
Bounleut Sanichan
U.S
Lawmaker moves to tax coal shipped by pipeline
Charleston Sen. Paul Kaufman introduced a bill to extend the state's privilege tax on oil to all coal moving through pipelines. In Geneva, East West nuclear talks ended in complete disarray as Soviet negotiator Tsarapkin warned the West must bear grave consequences, declaring the conference finished and no further talks.
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Charleston
UPI
Paul Kaufman
D-Kanawha
Geneva
Soviet Union
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
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