Kennedy Urges Rapid Action to Shore Up Economy
President Kennedy in a joint address detailing the State of the Union urged swift, comprehensive measures to combat the recession and safeguard the dollar. He warned of a world in tension with the Soviet Union and China, outlined an omnibus anti-recession program, and called for expanded unemployment benefits, housing reform, a higher minimum wage, and tax incentives for domestic investment. He stressed dollar stability, a hardened defense posture, reform of foreign aid, and measures to curb dollar outflows while seeking greater efficiency in public finance.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
Kennedy
U.S
America
Congress
Russia
China
Housing and Urban Affairs Department
Red China
United States
Poison gas scare drives 300 from Calif town
In Imperial Valley California authorities ordered residents to flee a six block area as a deadly ammonium nitrate cloud from a Swift & Co warehouse drifted overhead. The blaze was the third in hours in a labor dispute area, causing $250000 damage before the fumes dispersed and evacuees returned.
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Swift & Co
R.R. Birchfield
National Armory
Russell Sherwood
West Virginia Weather Toll Reaches 17 After Weekend Deaths
Gas fumes and a weekend fire raised West Virginia weather related deaths to 17 since the cold snap began 12 days ago. Eight deaths were from asphyxiation, five from fire, three from heart failure. The latest victims include Gary Billiter and Glena Jean Dailey found dead in a stalled car near Sistersville. One additional fatality occurred from a house fire in Lewis County. The coroner reported the victims died amidextremely hazardous road conditions as cars ran idle for heat.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Gary Billiter
New Martinsville
Glenna Jean Dailey
Sistersville
Shriver's Ridge
Lewis County
Upshur
Tyler County
Henry Theiss
Billiter
Winter weather outlook with light precipitation and cool highs
West Virginia forecast calls for a fair night with temperatures near zero to 10 above. Tuesday should stay fair with a warming trend. five day outlook shows average highs 42 in the north and 46 in the south with temperatures about 3 to 5 degrees below normal. Precipitation expected at or under a tenth inch, mainly Thursday or Friday. river and skiing conditions noted with Greenbrier river normal and Bald Knob slopes all open and in good condition.
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Oak Hill
Cercersecesos
Loot Recovered as Indiana Bank Bandit Nabbed
Ex convict William W. Spencer, 57, wanted for the Gary Trust bank holdup of about 110000, surrendered without resistance in New Castle Indiana after officers recovered 83700 in small bills and two sealed night deposit bags. Police had tracked him since his release from a West Virginia prison last month and linked loot to a hotel room in New Castle.
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New Castle
Ind
UPI
William W. Spencer
Savings and Loan Company
West Virginia
Glen Park
Gary
Spencer
FBI
Edward J.powers
James H. Sackett
Powers
Glen Roy
Ohio
Sackett
Patrick Henry
Columbus
Indiana
Terre Haute
Mount Vernon
Gerard
Parkersburg
Moundsville
W. Va
James T. Scott
Scott
Scotts
Crown Point
Richmond
Akron
Savings and Loan Office
Wek
Changes in administration may free POW says White
Quotes from Gen Thomas D White on possibility of Francis Powers release from Soviet prison. In Florida Cameron Mitchell discusses fellow inmates, saying none look like a criminal. J Edgar Hoover reflects on a White House reception for the official family, calling it wonderful. Donald Barrington Hudson urges a tolerant door to door poll regarding welcoming the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Britain.
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United Press International
Montgomery
Ala
Air Force
Thomas D. White
Francis G. Powers
Orlando
Fla
Cameron Mitchell
Florida
London
Liberal Party
Donald Barrington-Hudson
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Britain
Woman Shot To Death In Northfork Hollow Card Game Dispute
Edna Thompson, 49, was found shot four times at her Northfork Hollow home in McDowell County. Police say Matthew Brown, 50, admitted firing during a dispute over a poker game. The case is under investigation by local authorities.
Sunday turnout sets record at Bald Knob Ski Slopes
Bald Knob Ski Slopes drew about 750 people in 150 cars with 350 on the slopes, the largest crowd since opening in December 1958. Out of state skiers hailed from Winston Salem Greensboro Blacksburg Pulaski Portsmouth Cincinnati and more, while locals came from Charleston Huntington Bluefield Beckley Princeton St Albans Top Cool Ridge and Oak Hill. A hospitality room at Beckley Hotel opened Friday night in former El Toro Room space and was praised as a moderate success anticipated to grow in popularity this season.
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Tom Minter
Winston Salem
Greensboro
N. C
Blacksburg
Pulaski
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Ohio
Charleston
Huntington
Bluefield
Beckley
Princeton
St. Albans
Top
Cool Ridge
Oak Hill
Beckley Hotel
el Toro
Minter
Death Sentence Sought in Rees Kidnap-Murder Trial
UPI reported the government will seek the death sentence for Melvin D. Rees Jr. in the kidnapping and killings of Virginia mother Carroll Jackson and three children. The case centers on a written confession found in Hyattsville and a .38 revolver located during FBI searches.
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Baltimore
UPI
Melvin D. Rees Jr
Virginia
Asst
U.S
Atty
H. Russell Smouse
Rees
Carroll Jackson
Susan
Maryland
Jackson
Janet
Hyattsville
Eleven area pupils named alternates for academies
U S Senator Robert C Byrd named eleven area students as alternates for the Air Force and Naval academies. John Eddy Moore of Bridgeport is first choice for the Air Force Academy, with Bruce Bickell of Fairmont and Kermit Rex Booker Jr. of Parkersburg as top Naval Academy alternates. Additional alternates include Herbert Wheeler Beckley, Larry Ernest Beckley, Albert T Hamilton Koppers Town, and others across Terra Alta Chesapeake Huntington, Cool Ridge, Beckley, Point Pleasant, Peach Creek, Mullens, Fayetteville, and Bradley.
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Air Force
Naval Academies
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
Air Force Academy
John Eddy Moore
Bridgeport
Bruce Bickell
Fairmont
Kermit Rex Booker Jr
Parkersburg
Naval Academy
Herbert Wheeler
East Beckley
Larry Ernest
Beckley
Albert T. Hamilton
Kopperston
Terra Alta
Chesapeake
Huntington
Thurlow W. Lilly Jr
Cool Ridge
William B. Hume Jr
Reservation St
Point Pleasant
Peach ‘Creek
John Beaver
Laurel Terrace
John Paul Shumate
Northwestern Ave
Gregory W. Yazell
Bluff Road
Samuel M. Barton Jr
Lusk Ave
Mullens
Gary Wayne Ellison
Fayetteville
Paul James Dean
Bradley
Jamming of VOA resumes and other brief items
The Soviet Union resumes jamming Voice of America Russian broadcasts after a one day break. Harbor tugboat crews vote to accept a new three year labor contract, easing NYC transport strains. Interviews with RB47 fliers banned indefinitely despite mild findings. John Thompson, 33, ends an integrated school boycott to escort his son amid abuse. A Memphis fire kills five young children. mother escapes. NATO chief Spaak reports may resign this week. An explosion at Indian Head Navy propellant plant injures two workers. A Chicago mother appeals to the authorities.
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Soviet Union
Voice of America
New York City
Barents Sea
John Thompson
McDonogh 19
New Orleans
Gregory
Thompson
Michael
Memphis
Tenn
Luzelia Wright
NATO
Paul Henri Spaak
Paris
Spaak
Indian Head
Navy
Chicago
Vivian Davis
Six Chosen Chimps Await Sky Ride Test Flight
In Cape Canaveral six pampered chimps wait as a Georgia veterinarian plans to select one to ride a Redstone rocket edge of space. Maj. J D Mosely leads NASA bio astronautics with 18 experts to condition four males and two females for this pivotal prelude to manned space travel.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Fla
UPI
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Georgia
Maj
J. D. Mosely
Donaldsonville
Bio-Astronautics
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
NASA
Mosely
U.S. to Press Case Vs Lias for Early Deportation Trial
WASHINGTON UPI The federal government planned to press for an early deportation trial date for West Virginia gambler William Big Bill Lias. Special U.S. attorney E Riley Casey said he would file a motion today requesting the case be placed on the trial calendar in federal court here.
JK's Views Sharp Contrast To Ike's
Leon Burnett reports Kennedy’s state of the union critique contrasted with Eisenhower’s remarks 17 days earlier. Eisenhower praised growth and stability but warned unemployment and slack. Kennedy warned the nation faces critical problems and stressed harsh trials ahead in four years.
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Ike
Washington
Kennedy
State of the Union
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Congress
Nation
Kennedy state of the union highlights amid peril and promise
President Kennedy warns in his State of the Union address of an hour of national peril and opportunity. He notes economic distress from months of recession and slow growth, strong gold reserves, unfinished tasks at home, and dangers of nuclear arms competition while urging balanced policy and resolve to turn the tide.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Germans urged to drink more milk by ministry
West Germany’s Agriculture Ministry plans to install 1000 milk vending machines in factories schools military bars and gas stations to boost milk consumption. A 600 pound hippopotamus Lily at Central Park Zoo was offered for sale for space concerns. Bob Howarth, age 80, begins as director of a teens club in Burton Bradstock England. Bus riders in Barrow England routinely stared at Jaqueline Hawry’s bedroom window where two statues were placed by her father for others to look at.
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Bonn
UPI
Ministry of Agriculture
New York
Lily
Central Park Zoo
Oldster
Burton
Bradstock
England
Bob Howarth
Howarth
Barrow
Jaqueline Hawry
Jaqueline
Nuckols Enters Bill on State Civil Service Reforms
CHARLESTON. A West Virginia bill to extend civil service protection to more state workers and create a state personnel department was introduced today. Del. Charles Peters sponsored the measure to include 3,000 merit system employees and extend civil service to non policy making staff at the Tax Department and Public Service Commission. It would establish a personnel file for about 1,700 workers and a job classification system to ensure equal pay for equal work. The three member merit system council would join the new department under a personnel director appointed by the governor.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Del
Charles Peters
D-Kanawha
State Tax Department
Public Service Commission
House
Senate
CBS Cancels Spy Drama The Spy Next Door
CBS cancelled The Spy Next Door a live hour drama slated for Armstrong Cork's Armstrong Circle Theater. The sponsor's VP cited policy to project a softer line toward Russia and a Kennedy administration tilt, adding CBS briefed advertising firm BB Do. The network confirmed the cancellation with no further comment.
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UPI
United States
Columbia Broadcasting System
Max Banzhaf
Armstrong Cork Co
CBS
Kennedy
Russia
Banzhaf
Bbd&o
Madison Ave
Armstrong Circle Theater
Armstrong Cork
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