Coordinated campaign seen blunting Kennedy Berlin alert
Washington reports hint at a Communist soft sell to blunt Kennedy’s push for a stronger NATO posture and public readiness on Berlin. Observers note China and Moscow tension rising, with Khrushchev pressing for a Berlin accord while secrecy shrouds potential talks. Washington and allies refine language for a note rejecting blame while leaving a Berlin settlement door open.
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Soviets Charge U S Plans Buzz Soviet Ships Near Cuba
The Soviet Union accuses American planes of 300 buzzes on Soviet ships in six months in acts of piracy. Trud reports incidents near Cuba and beyond, with planes from bases in Spain Italy Greece and Turkey.
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Maritime Dispute Remains Unsolved
New York dispatch reports a widening shipping strike leaving a tangled stalemate ashore while American flag liners America and Independence sail for Europe. MEBA claims it has broken a front by negotiating with a major shipper to allow engineers on foreign flagships to unionize, as unions and shipowners brace for a federal hearing on extending an 80 day Taft Hartley injunction.
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Sylvester J. Ryan
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Admission Fee to End Raleigh County Park Deficit
Raleigh County Park Board imposes 50 cent car and 10 cent pedestrian fees to cover operations at Little Beaver Lake. June 1960 receipts of 2317.12 include boating baskets and restaurant income and parking fees. Budget for 1960-61 was 14000, cut by 6938 overdraft. fees expected to reduce or end the deficit.
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Raleigh County Park Board
Sheriff's Office
Virginia Weather Brief With Rain and Thunderstorms Tonight
Occasional rain and scattered thundershowers expected tonight and Friday in Virginia. Low temperatures in the 60s tonight, high in the 70s on Friday. Regional notes show mixed readings with some towns reporting high yesterday in the 80s and varying river conditions. Greenbrier River remains normal and clear with two and a half gates open and a 2.4 foot gauge reading.
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Oak Hill
Hunger Strike Ends at Cabell County Jail
In Huntington UPI reports a one day hunger strike at Cabell County jail ended Wednesday as 16 dissident prisoners ate lunch. The protest started Tuesday refusing wiener and beans and oatmeal breakfast, objecting to a two meal schedule on holidays and Sundays under Sheriff Harold Frankel.
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UPI
Cabell County
Harold Frankel
Arabs May Get Kuwaiti Crisis Resolved by Arabs
At the United Nations the Security Council weighed letting Arab states solve the Kuwait crisis. Delegates prepared an afternoon session without a resolution planned. Iraq and the USSR backed Iraqs demand for withdrawal of British forces, while Britain and the United States argued aid was to deter Iraqi threats.
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Adnan M. Pachachi
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Persian Gulf
United States
Abdul Karim Kassem
Warships Pass Through Suez in Routine Move to Kuwait
Fourteen British warships including the Centaur carrier moved through the Suez Canal from Port Said toward Kuwait. The United Arab Republic did not oppose the transit despite an official demand for British troops to leave Kuwait’s desert sheikdom. Both sides framed the maneuver as routine, with Iraq and the UAR calling out the action only in editorials.
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Woodrow Wilson Wins Bluefield City Director Seat
Woodrow Wilson was elected to Bluefield city directors in a five seat contest for four year terms starting August 1. Other elected members include Henry Warden Paul Hudgins Angelo Monaco and Henry Goforth. The board will select a mayor from among its members.
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Kennedy orders Cambodia road repairs on Friendship Highway
President Kennedy told the International Cooperation Administration to prioritize fixing the 130 mile Cambodia US aid funded road built two years ago. It has cracked under heavy rains, embarrassing Cambodia and the United States while prompting inquiries into construction flaws by two American firms and congressional scrutiny. The road connects Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville, cost doubled from 15 million to 30 million dollars, and Washington seeks an additional 2.7 million for repairs.
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Named To Third Term Mayor Lugar Reelected in Morgantown
Morgantown WV Mayoral candidate Martyn E Lugar was chosen for a third term by the city council at an organizational meeting. He is one of seven elected to the 14 member council last month and now begins a new two year term.
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UPI
West Virginia University
Martyn E. Lugar
Lugar
Statement on Indigenous land rights sparks debate
A controversial remark asserts there is no point in returning country to Native peoples, arguing they already face many troubles. The comment ignites discussion about land restitution and Indigenous sovereignty amid broader ethnic tensions.
Kuwait Invites Arab Aid Proposals
Kuwait invites Arab nations to send troops to defend Kuwait amid fears of an Iraqi attack. Deputy ruler Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah said Kuwait is ready to receive proposals from any Arab country. So far Britain and Saudi Arabia have troops on the ground, with about 4,000 British soldiers on the northern border. Brig. Derrek Hosford says Iraqi forces may be planning an attack despite Baghdad denials.
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API
Iraq
Baghdad
Derrek Hosford
West Virginia Turnpike sets profit record on busy weekend
Charleston UP I reports the West Virginia Turnpike had its best day on record last Saturday with 11,386 vehicles and tolls totaling 19,930 dollars. General manager W. E. Stahl noted the week’s fourth of July totals reached 72,427 dollars from 41,730 vehicles, with higher single day and weekend traffic than prior records.
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UPI
West Virginia Turnpike
W. E. Stahl
Princeton
Stahl
Holiday Toll In West Virginia Rises To Five
West Virginia 4th of July traffic toll climbs to five after Thomas D. Wilkinson of Marietta Pennsylvania dies from injuries from a two car crash that also killed his wife Rosetta and Frank A. Kershner of Marlow. State police report 159 fatalities in the state this year, up from 158 last year.
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UPI
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Rosetta
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U S Mongolia relations move to establish ties
The Kennedy administration plans a U S mission to Ulan Bator to set representation levels with Outer Mongolia amid opposition from Nationalist China and some congressmen. The move could strain U S China ties and affect UN votes as Bowles and others push for better access to communist Asia.
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Ulan Bator
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Outer Mongolia
Street Brawl In New York Leaves One Injured In Clash
More than 400 Black residents and Puerto Ricans fought on New York City's West Side as 30 officers struggled to restore calm. A man, Julio Febius, 29, was hospitalized after being attacked with lye. James Streeter, 34, was arrested on felonious assault and weapon charges. The riot reportedly started over a jealous dispute between two women.
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UPI
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Julio Febius
Lye
James Streeter
Kefauver Hears AMA Witnesses On Drug Oversight
Senate antitrust panel hears AMA officials oppose Kefauver plan granting FDA power to test drug efficacy and name official drug titles. Dr. Hugh Hussey of Georgetown cautions against practice based on averages, arguing tests affect only general outcomes and must leave medicine to professionals.
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Moslem Rites Held Under French Guard
Algerian Moslem funerals proceed under heavy French guard as tear gas is used to separate crowds in Algiers Constantine and other cities after Wednesday riots. A general strike disrupted major centers though officials say rebels failed to achieve aims.
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Berard
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Eichmann Testifies He Revolted at Nazi Slaughter
In testimony from Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann swore he was revolted by the Jewish killings, said he never killed or beat anyone, and claimed he played no personal role in extermination, visiting camps only to report to his superiors under orders. He denied being the supreme boss of death camps and said his aim was a Jewish state rather than genocide.
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Adolf Eichmann
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Eichmann
Caroline Kennedy Rescued From Pool Incident
At a birthday party in suburban Washington, Caroline Kennedy slipped from a rubber inner tube into water over her head and was rescued by Jane Saltonstall daughter in law of Senator Leverett Saltonstall. The White House said the three year old fared well with no ill effects.
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UPI
Caroline Kennedy
White House
Kennedy
William Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Leverett Saltonstall
Caroline
Pierre Salinger
Va Bus Wreck Near Centreville Kills Woman
A Trailways bus en route from Charlotte, North Carolina to Washington, D.C. skidded in steady rain near Centreville Virginia, hitting a tree and killing a Washington woman identified as 52 year old Mar gie Biscoe. Twenty eight others were injured, some children, nine ambulances ferried victims to Fairfax County Hospital where several remain hospitalized for treatment.
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Richard Foster
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Tenn Escapees Arrested Here in Raleigh County Jail
Three men from Clarksville Tennessee who escaped custody were arrested and placed in Raleigh County Jail at 6 15 am today on fugitive warrants. Pat Johnson Donald Evans and Frank Denton reportedly faced charges of larceny and auto theft in Clarksville. Everett Matthews of Stotesbury was jailed with them on resisting arrest and harboring fugitives. Carmel M Lawhorn of Skelton jailed at 6 p m on a bail peace. Delmer Dickens of Arnett jailed at 6 30 p m Wednesday on non support warrants.
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Donald Evans
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Stotesbury
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