Kennedy seeks new cabinet post for urban affairs
President Kennedy sends Congress a plan for a cabinet level Department of Urban Affairs to address rapid city growth. He names Robert C. Weaver, federal housing administrator, to head the department, which would consolidate functions from several agencies amid growing urban challenges.
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Department of Urban Affairs
Frank Eleazer
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Robert C. Weaver
Moonshine partners end in deadly shooting in Ghent
Donald Pack and Roy Ardo Meadows of Ghent were involved in a moonshine operation. Meadows allegedly shot Pack with a 16 gauge shotgun after a fight at Meadows’ house where the still was located. Beckley State Police found Pack dead in a bedroom. The case hinges on a violent end to the partnership.
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Donald Pack
Roy Ardo Meadows
Ghent
Meadows
Pack
Beckley State
Meadows’ House
W. Va
State Police
Joe Rodriguez
Soviets End Talks Hope For Test Ban Receding
In Geneva Western powers failed to advance toward a nuclear test ban as three years of talks stalled. British and American delegates called the discussions recessed, while the Soviet stance appeared to end formal negotiation, despite skeleton delegations remaining.
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Geneva
UPS
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
Semyon K. ‘Tsarapkin
Williamson councilman found innocent in payroll padding case
Williamson, UP I report Glenn T Barrett, a Williamson City Council member, was found not guilty on payroll padding charges by a Mingo County Circuit Court jury after 90 minutes of deliberation. Barrett had faced counts tied to embezzlement and misappropriation of 1375 dollars in city funds, a case linked to former Waterworks Supt Ted Layne who pleaded guilty last week.
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Williamson
UPI
Glenn T. Barrett
Mingo County Circuit Court
Barrett
John Brown
Sara Linkous
Waterworks
Ted Layne
Layne
Democratic Party
Cold Wave Brings Snow Flurries and Frigid Temperatures
West Virginia forecast warns of a cold wave with variable clouds and snow flurries this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures expected to drop to zero to 10 above, then remain very cold Wednesday with mountains getting more snow. Beckley and Oak Hill report chilly conditions with yesterday's highs around 42 and lows near 26 to 46. River and lake gauges show normal, clear conditions and a new gauge reading 3.9 ft.
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Beckley
Cocsresenes
Suetuhaed
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Five Ice Fishermen Found Dead In Cabin
Five men were found dead in a cabin at the Anderson Lake conservation area after a weekend ice fishing trip. Authorities believe gas fumes from a heater caused asphyxiation, with four victims in beds and Clifford Talbott found on the floor near the door. Victims were Harley Wallinger and his son, both of Peoria, Arthur Schilling of Peoria, Chadwick Starrett of Manito, and Talbott of Manito, owner’s son. The heater vent ran through the wall and wind is thought to have redirected the gas.
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Bluff City
Ill
UPI
Anderson Lake
Clifford Talbott
Manito
Harley H. Wallinger
Harley Jr
Arthur Schilling
Peoria
Chadwick Starrett
Talbott
James Elam
Congo mutineers captured over Kongolo massacre
United Nations said eight Congolese officers and soldiers captured after allegedly mass murdering 22 European missionaries at Kongolo on New Year’s Day. They were flown to Stanleyville for a possible court martial. Premier Adoula to visit U.N. in New York. rescue chief Lawson warns of more priest dangers at Kindu after past killings.
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Leopoldville
UPI
Kongolo
United Nations
U.N
Victor Lundula
Stanleyville
Katanga
Sola
Daba
Kasanganay
Cyrille Adoula
New York
Kennedy
Washington
Dick Lawson
Congo
Kindu
Kivu
Walker Steps Down From Board To Seek County Court Seat
Strake Walker, Beaver businessman and Raleigh County Board of Education member, resigns from the school board after filing his candidacy for the County Court. A three year board member, he has clashed with colleagues over issues including insurance, library contributions, and teacher placement. The West Virginia Code Article 1762 governs eligibility.
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Strake Walker
Beaver
Raleigh County Board of Education
Board of Education
West Virginia
JFK Seeks Authority to Buy UN Bonds for Crisis
President Kennedy asked Congress to authorize purchasing up to 50 million of United Nations bonds as part of a 200 million issue to cover UN operations in the Middle East and Congo. He warned that failure to approve would aid the Soviet Union, while passing would require member states to pay their fair share or risk losing General Assembly votes. Speaker McCormack voiced confidence Congress will back the plan.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
United Nations
Russia
U.N
Middle East
Congo
Congress
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet
United States
White House
John W. McCormack
Sales Tax Extension Passes Senate to Delegates
Democratic leadership in the House faces amendments as a 3 per cent consumer sales tax extension moves toward final passage. The Senate approved the bill 20-11, with possible House approval on Wednesday after third reading. Debate centered on exemptions for groceries and drugs and a potential flat rate.
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Senate
Charleston
UPI
House of Delegates
House
Neil Walker
D-Fayette
Del
Ted Rollins
D-Taylor
Teachers' Sick Leave Claims Gain Support
Charleston, UPS. The state attorney general's office says the Board of School Finance can require counties to budget an adequate amount to cover potential teachers sick leave claims. Assistant State School Superintendent W. K. Hamilton sought the opinion, which states county boards must allocate a reasonable sum for such claims.
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Charleston
UPS
State Board of School Finance
W. K. Hamilton
Khrushchev praises Roosevelt as realist and friend
Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev today called Franklin D Roosevelt a realist who believed ideological differences should not block friendship. In a message to Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt on FDR's 80th birthday he urged efforts to improve Soviet American ties to avert war, with Izvestia also praising Roosevelt's postwar cooperation.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Roosevelt
Khrushchev
Eleanor Roosevelt
Izvestia
Shoup says no censorship of his speeches by Pentagon
Gen David M Shoup Marine Corps commandant told a Senate subcommittee that none of his speeches have been censored and the Pentagon's military speech review agency provides a useful service He testified as hearings into alleged muzzling of anti Communist views by officers resumed with his remarks noting no changes to his proposed talks.
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Washington
UPI
David M. Shoup
Marine Corps
Pentagon
Military
Shoup
Senate
Department of Defense
Miracles of the Congressional Record Face Debate
Washington pondering the Congressional Record reveals how written and spoken remarks appear side by side. Rep. Curtis and Rep. Lindsay propose distinct type faces to separate ghost speeches from oral floor remarks, hoping to curb deception and absenteeism while risking more oratory on the House floor.
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Washington
UPI
Congressional Record
Congress
House
Thomas B. Curtis
R-Mo
John V. Lindsay
R-N.y
Lindsay
Bland Elected to State Board of Handicapped Commission
Beckleyan James P. Bland was elected to a three year term on the 15 member Governor's Committee on the Handicapped. He serves as rehabilitation adviser for the United Mine Workers of America Area Medical Office and helped with the Fourth West Virginia Conference on the Handicapped. The commission will plan annual conferences and seek coordination of existing services to reduce overlaps and gaps. A meeting is set for Wheeling during the Fifth West Virginia Conference on the Handicapped.
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Beckleyan
James P. Bland
Governor’s Committee On the
Bland
United Mine Workers of America Area Medical Office
Beckley
West Virginia
Executive Mansion
W. W. Barron
Wheeling
The
Nemours Foundation
Alfred I. duPont
Jacksonville
Fla
Hechler Files Candidacy for Fourth District Seat
Charleston UPI reports incumbent Democrat Ken Hechler filed Monday for the Fourth District congressional nomination. Hechler seeks his third consecutive term and has represented the district since 1958. State Sen. Dan Cahill of Logan had announced opposition but has not yet filed.
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Charleston
UPI
Ken Hechler
Hechler
Dan Cahill
Logan
Church Suppers Excluded From Health Board Rules
Charleston dispatch reports County Prosecutor Paul E. Parker Jr. asked if church suppers fall under State Board of Health rules. Assistant Attorney General Claude A. Joyce said regulations would need amendment before suppers could be regulated, noting past outbreaks linked to group suppers.
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Charleston
UPI
Marion County
Paul E. Parker Jr
State Attorney General's Office
State Board of Health
Parker
United States
Asst. Atty
Claude A. Joyce
Cape Weather Jeopardizes Glenn Space Flight
Cape Canaveral weather remained the key factor as America prepared to launch John H. Glenn Jr on a round the world space flight Thursday morning. Rain chances threatened Thursday with a forecast for showers in north Florida but a window between 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. EST offered a possible launch if clouds stayed away.
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Cape Canaveral
America
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Project Mercury
North Florida
Crown Prince Hailed Jordan Prince Abdalla Born Heir
Jordan’s King Hussein and Muna al Hussein welcomed a son named Abdalla, proclaimed crown prince. Prime Minister Wasfi At-Tall declared a national holiday as Hussein rejoiced over the male heir after divorcing Princess Dima. Gardiner, a British-born former script typist, is his wife.
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Amman
Jordan
UPI
Hussein
Abdalla
Muna Al-Hussein
Tani Gardiner
Wasfi At-Tall
Dima
Sever
Miss Gardiner
Algiers Bomb Blast Kills 18 at Security Offices
A bombing in Algiers targeting offices of security men tracking the outlawed OAS killed at least 18 people. Officials tightened security as rubble searches continued and reports suggested up to 40 were inside. the attack marked a deadly flare in a period of intensified sectarian violence with more casualties noted in 11 attacks across Algiers and Oran.
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Algeria
UPI
Secret Army Organization
OAS
Oran
Roan
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