Britain Cool To Red Hero
LONDON. Charles A. Lindbergh was hailed for crossing the Atlantic solo in 1927, but Maj Yuri Gagarin’s reception on his first Western visit drew criticism for government absence. British papers contrasted the welcome with the minimal official presence for the Soviet cosmonaut at Earl’s Court, where he attends a Russian exhibition and is to receive medals.
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UPI
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Britain
Atlantic Ocean
St. Louis
Russia
Yuri Gagarin
Earth
Harold Macmillan
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Earl's Court Hall
British Interplanetary Society
Amal
West Virginia Briefs Brighten Charleston Dates
Charleston reports include the WV Nurses Association holding its 23rd annual summer meeting August 24 with attorney John Amos among speakers. Littering fines issued 200 people in June. State Treasurer John H Kelly notes a June 30 cash balance of 54.9 million. Iowa Senator Miller to headline the WV Young Republican League convention July 21 22. Congressman Arch Moore also speaking. PSC允许 C&O to close West Gilbert freight station for small shipments. Parkersburg grand jury summons 15 witnesses in embezzlement probe and a deer in a city park. Traffic death toll hits 162 for 1961 with a fatal scooter crash June 28. Seven year old commits to St Marys school. parents face neglect charge. Fairmont hosts 92nd Knights of Pythias convention. Kimball mayoral race sees J Max Lawson favored. Hamlin raid destroys moonshine still and mash. Musco Kirk arrested.
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Charleston
UPI
Jack Miller
Iowa
West Virginia
Young Republican League
Arch Moore
GOP
End Promised To Cool Spell Ends Soon
Weather Bureau today promised an end to West Virginia’s cool spell with records tumbling. Forecasters expect tonight’s lows in the 50s in some areas, about five degrees higher than last night, and daytime readings in the low 80s with a rising trend into Wednesday.
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Charleston
UPI
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Virginia Weather Outlook With Warmer Skies
Mostly sunny and warmer in Virginia with highs of 80 to 84 in lower elevations and 75 to 80 in the mountains. Fair tonight with lows 55 to 60 east and 60 to 65 west. Wednesday brings more clouds and a chance of afternoon or evening showers. River and lake levels show Greenbrier River normal and clear, with a 1.7 ft New gauge.
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Beckley High
Cusetavesea
Oak Hill
Elizabeth Steps In LONDON
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh invited Maj Yuri Gagarin to lunch at Buckingham Palace on Friday amid controversy over his reception in Britain. The luncheon signals a formal welcome by the royal couple to the Soviet cosmonaut, reflecting diplomatic sensitivity in the ongoing discussion.
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London
UPI
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Duke of
Ediburgh
Maj
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Spaceman
Buckingham Palace
Secretaries visit fuels cold reception at airport
The visit by a government official, not an official entourage, sparked a muted reception as the Ministry of Science sent only its secretary to the airport. The Daily Mirror called it two days of stuffed shirt panic over protocol. The Daily Sketch suggested British intelligence doubts Yuri Gagarin is the man who orbited Earth last April.
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Daily Sketch
I Gagarin
Earth
Cold War split warned by Dean Rusk at press club
Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned against counting on any basic split between Russia and Red China to win the Cold War. He cautioned that tensions and irritations exist between the two powers and that such divisions are not a sound basis for free world policy. The overall dispatch covers multiple global incidents including Italy train disruptions, Virginia primary voting, Elizabeth Taylor's Moscow trip, East Berlin luxury barter ban, TVA rate cut, Ford pension talk, French officers' trial in absentia, Kennedy Peace Corps appeal, Kilauea eruption, Coronet magazine closure, Mildred Gillars teaching in Ohio, and NAACP convention critique of civil rights pace.
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West
Russia
Red China
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National Press Club
Free World
Italy
South Tyrol
Austria
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Elizabeth Taylor
New York
Eddie Fisher
State Department
Raoul Salan
Algeria
Paris
Kennedy
Key Club International
Peace Corps
Halemaumau
Hawaii
Kilauea
Coronet Magazine
Mildred Gillars
Columbus
Ohio
Ashtabula
Miss Gillars
Women's
Alderson
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Robert Kennedy
Washington
Red
Welfare Director Attacks Civil Service Commission
The Finance Administration and Interstate Cooperation committees grilled the Civil Service Commission today over rigid job requirements and lack of department head consultation. Del Cruikshank called the outfit dictatorial while officials sought detailed data on drug, car, and emergency purchases. Gore blamed misinterpretations for criticism as Koontz plans a 1962 report.
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West Virginia
Committee On Finance & Administration
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
Smith
del. J. C. Cruikshank
D-Clay
Truman E. Gore
Factory Worker's Earnings Reach All-Time High
Washington reports the average factory worker earned a record 94.24 weekly in June as hours rose above 40 per week for the first time in a year. Payrolls gained 637,000 last month to 53.3 million, with overtime driving pay up 1.34 from May. The surge reflects recovery from recession and summer labor activity among teens.
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Washington
API
Labor Department
Seymour L. Wolfbein
Wolfbein
Bare Murder Trial Put Off
The murder trial of Robert E. Bare of MacArthur on the Raleigh County Criminal Court docket was continued on motion by Prosecuting Attorney Anthony J. Sparacino due to a witness illness. Lt. R. I. Boone of the State Police, a ballistics expert who examined the gun used in the fatal shooting of Freddie Duncan on May 27, was hospitalized July 9 and not expected to be released until July 15. The shooting occurred at the Miners Inn in Crab Orchard after an argument over money owed to Duncan. Jurors were excused for the term by Judge Harry L. McCreery.
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Robert E. Bare
MacArthur
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Anthony J. Sparacino
R. I. Boone
Bare
Freddie Duncan
Sparacino
Boone
Duncan
Miners Inn
Crab Orchard
Harry L. McCreery
Horse causes chaos in Chesterfield power pole incident
In Chesterfield Court House Virginia a horse ran into a guy wire steadying a power pole causing the pole to topple and a live wire to set the grass on fire. David Mitchell age 12 was bitten when the frightened horse stepped on a dog during the scuffle between dogs and while attempting to separate them.
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Chesterfield Courthouse
UPI
David Mitchell
David
Maritime Unions Plan To Appeal Taft-Hartley Injunction
UPI reports that MEBA and possibly MMP and SIU will appeal Judge Ryan’s order enforcing an 80 day Taft-Hartley injunction on resuming the national maritime strike. The ruling safeguards health and safety and could affect about 532 merchant ships.
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New York
UPI
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
MEBA
Federal Court of Appeals
Sylvester J. Ryan
Ryan
Masters, Mates and Pilots
MMP
Lee Pressman
Seafarers International Union
SIU
Tourist information mix up at Man费ominee lodge
In Menominee Michigan a state Highway Department clerk reports a visitor asked for tourist information not gas. In Jacksonville Florida Will Rogers Perry, jailed 12 years for a $4,830 safe robbery, claims Jacksonville stole half his loot. In Kenilworth New Jersey Bill Easton used a cellar wall hole to retrieve a 14 foot boat built in his basement, miscalculating stairs.
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Menominee
Mich
UPI
Ralph Olson
State Highway Department
Olson
Jacksonville
Fla
Will Rogers Perry
William Harvey
Perry
Mexico
Kenilworth
Bill Easton
Easton
Kansans Lead Powder Puff Derby in Atlantic City
Miss Sarah Forelick of Kansas City, Kansas, and co pilot Mrs Ruth Stafford of Raytown Missouri held first place in the 15th Powder Puff Derby as the 2709 mile course from San Diego concluded. The first plane, piloted by Mrs Dorothy Jean Warren with co pilot Mrs Emily Anderson, both from Dallas, Texas, finished earlier and was rated second after scoring.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Sarah Forelick
Kansas City
Kan
Ruth Stafford
Raytown
Miss Forelick
San Diego
Calif
Dorothy Jean Warren
Emily Anderson
Dallas
Tex
Velta Benn
Alexandria
Benn
Warren
Anderson
Margaret Petty
Muncie
Ind
Jill McCormick
Soviet leaders predict strong foreign aid pass
Democratic congressional chiefs met with President Kennedy and said Khrushchev's Berlin threats would boost support for Kennedy's foreign aid plan. They described the discussion as very serious and anticipated a foreign aid bill near Kennedy's $4.8 billion request with long term borrowing authority.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Berlin
Congress
Rowing
Senate
Mike Mansfield
White House
Sam Rayburn
Khrushcchev
Rayburn
Khrush
Chev
Ship Survivors Reach Lion-Infested Mozambican Shore
Rescue teams raced to an isolated Quelimane beach to aid remaining survivors of the 2,037-ton Portuguese ship Save which caught fire in a storm. Authorities reported 237 dead or missing among 565 aboard. lions roam the mangrove fringe as mercy flights ferry survivors to safety and a mission hospital treats the injured.
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Mozambique
UPI
Save
Lisbon
Lourenco Marques
Mercy Mills Tome
Afrrican
Runaway Car Tragedy Claims 5 Year Old
Five year old Stephen Bryan Ferrell died after he climbed into his aunt's parked car in Majestic and the vehicle rolled, either he fell or jumped out and the front wheel ran over him. He died at a Williamson hospital. Funeral services set for Wednesday.
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Williamson
UPI
Stephen Bryan Ferrell
Majestic
Ity
Steve
Why do people prefer agreement over disagreement and familiar foods over unfamiliar
The question explores social and psychological tendencies where individuals seek validation and comfort. People rate concordant viewpoints as safer and reduce cognitive dissonance. Similarly, familiar foods trigger positive memories and lessen novelty anxiety, guiding preferences toward the known.
Quotes on military, labor and world politics headlined by officials
Oklahoma Maj Gen Roy Kenny warns against speed in National Guard mobilization for Berlin crisis, saying troops must be physically hardened and modern equipment is needed. Detroit UAW VP Leonard Wood urges job guarantees from automakers, stressing workers want meaningful work. Washington Sec Dean Rusk notes coercive powers face internal strains and rising freedom demands, economic aid failing to buy subservience. New York actress Elizabeth Taylor jokes about gifting Khrushchev, asking what like an old shoe.
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Oklahoma City
Roy Kenny
Oklahoma
National Guard
Berlin
New York
Elizabeth Taylor
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Beckleyan Hurt In Pike Wreck Near Milepost 53
Harold W. Blevins 27 of 111 Ridge Road is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital with a compound fracture of the left leg after a three vehicle wreck on the West Virginia Turnpike near Milepost 53 about 9 a m today. A 1955 model car driven by James C. Barlow of Hot Springs Virginia rear ended the Day Appliance and Television pickup, pushing it into an oncoming tractor trailer in the one way traffic due to bridge construction. Blevins was the only injured. Barlow will be charged with failure to have his vehicle under control. He was en route to Gallipolis Ohio to pick up furniture.
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Harold W. Blevins
Ridge Road
Beckley Hospital
West Virginia Turnpike
Blevins
James C. Barlow
Hot Springs
Douglas Wayne Bush
Bedford
H. Blevins
Barlow
K. H. Ellis
Gallipolis
Ohio
Youth Drowns Near Martinsburg After Boat Accident
Michael Stanley 11 drowned when he fell from a small boat in a man made pond just beyond Martinsburg city limits. About a dozen searched two hours before his body was found in three feet of water. He had been riding with three other youngsters.
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Martinsburg
Michael Stanley
Berlin Believes West Can Crush Soviets
Two million West Berliners believe the West can exterminate the Soviet threat to their city. They also believe Moscow knows this to be a basic fact. The dispatch, by Frank H. Bartholomew, notes Berlin’s mood amid the Cold War dispute.
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Frank H. Bartholomew
Berlin
UPI
Berlin At A Glance As Crisis Deepens
West Berliners fear Soviet threat may rise, unsure the West will act. Secretary Rusk calls Berlin crisis the most serious, while the President orders a review of military strength. State militias reach authorized manpower as a nationwide survey notes gaps in equipment and guards. Russia’s truculence signals higher long range bomber output. Bonn notes West Berlin as a doorway for Iron Curtain refugees seeking freedom.
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United Press International
Berlin
U.S
Bonn
West Berlin
Humphrey Presses for United Germany Unity in Berlin Visit
U S Sen Hubert H Humphrey urged cautious Western resolve toward a united Germany after meeting East and West Berlin leaders and the American military commander at a Berlin Hilton press conference. He emphasized self determination and steadfast American aims as he spoke of direct Western objectives for Germany.
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U. S
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Berlin Hilton
East
West Berlin
Germany
Ayub Meets Kennedy in Washington State Visit
Pakistan's President Ayub Khan arrives to press U.S. policy complaints before President Kennedy. Talks with Secretary of State Rusk planned for three days of discussions over neutralism and anti Communist alliance, with a Mount Vernon state dinner as a special touch. The first meeting set for the White House this afternoon amid ceremonial arrangements.
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Washington
UPI
Pakistan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Kennedy
U. S
Dean Rusk
Asia
de Gaulle
Ayub
India
Manzur Qadir
Mohammed Shuraib
Andrews Air Force Base
Jacqueline Kennedy
Mount Vernon
America
George Washingston
Kennedy- Ayub
White House
Lyndon B
Bryant Found Guilty Of Arson And Trial Details
Creed Junior Bryant alias Gene Mullens, 21, found guilty by Raleigh County Criminal Court jury after 38 minutes in a case accusing arson at House No. F'53 Sullivan March 19. Jury recommended mercy, judge set July 18 to hear defense motion to set aside verdict. potential penalties ranged from one to two years or a 1000 fine on the verdict.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Creed Junior Bryant
Gene Mullens
Bryant
Tri
Co. L. Walker
George Ballard
Paman
Sparacino
Tom Canterbury
Johnny Tincher
Crippled Woman Dies in House Fire at Fat Crum
In Wayne Mingo County a partially crippled woman Mrs. Ethel Hensley died in a fire that destroyed her home near the front door. Authorities say she was attempting to escape when overcome by smoke. Cause of the blaze is not yet known.
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Wayne
UPI
Fat Crum
Mingo County
Ethel Hensley
Kennedy to hold news conference Monday in Washington
President Kennedy will convene a news conference Monday afternoon in Washington. There will be no news conference this week due to the state visit of Pakistan's President Ayub Khan and other business.
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Washington
UPS
Kennedy
Ayub Khan
Paklistan
Health Center Hosts Two Open House Dates
The new Ra leigh County Health Center on Harper Road opens for public tours with guides on July 23 from 2 30 to 4 p m and July 26 from 7 30 to 9 p m The $245 000 one story Indiana Limestone building adds X ray and dental clinics milk meat testing labs and an assembly room for training The event is announced by Board of Health president Mrs Elinor Hurt with officials from the County Court City and Education invited.
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Board of Health
Elinor Hurt
Department
State Department of Health
Board of Education
N. H. Dyer
Bureau of Neosmairand Medical Facilities
Paul D. Bibb
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