Sorensen Sparks Nebraskas Anger At Washington Tactics
Nebraska erupts as Theodore Sorensen slams state finances and schools after praising Sen Norris at a McCook banquet. He criticizes a brain drain and urges better funding, organization, teachers, and students, drawing partisan rebuke from Republicans and defense from Democrats.
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Louisiana Lass Crowned Miss U.S.A. Hopeful for Miss Universe
Sharon Rene Brown of Minden Louisiana, an 18 year old brunette with dramatic eyes, won the Miss U.S.A. title from 15 semifinalists in Miami Beach. She will compete tonight against 47 international entrants for a spot among the Miss Universe finalists. Runners up included Pamela Stettler of San Rafael California and Karen Weller of Las Vegas Nevada. Linda Bement then handed the crown to Brown, with Kathy McManaway of Princeton West Virginia among the semifinalists who said the finish was still thrilling.
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San Rafael
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Las Vegas
New York
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New York City
Alabama
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Fairfax
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Salt Lake City
Utah
West Virginia
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Princeton
West Virginia Weather Forecast Across State
Warm and humid conditions prevail through Saturday with scattered thunderstorms each afternoon and evening. Highs 80 to 88, lows 60 to 68. Five day outlook shows cooler periods in north and south regions with rainfall around three quarters of an inch. River and lake levels normal with gates open at 2.5.
Woman charged in attempted murder by fire near asleep man
In Charleston a 26 year old woman Shirley Mae Blankenship from Ovapa Clay County was arrested after a neighbor woke a sleeping man named Charles E. Blankenship 34 to a fire set around a chair by which he slept. She faces charges of attempted murder and attempted arson.
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Justice Dept asks rejection of rail merger bids
The Justice Department urged ICC to reject rival applications by Chesapeake & Ohio and New York Central to take control of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. It accused both lines of buying B&O stock in the open market without ICC approval and asked for dismissal of the filings during the hearings led by ICC Examiner John L. Bradford.
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Miss USA Sharon Rene Brown reacts to win
In Miami Beach the 18 year old Sharon Rene Brown from Louisiana reacts with disbelief to her Miss USA title and the Miss Universe crown. She mentions a thousand dollars and says she has not had time to consider the total significance of the win.
Draft Call Hiked in August For WV and Nation
CHARLESTON UPI reports West Virginia's August draft call will rise to 145, up 34 from July. The national call increases to 8,000 from 6,000 drafted in July, the highest monthly figure since December when 9,000 were drafted.
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Man Robs Bank For Son Tuition Money
NEW YORK UP I says J McGowan, a 53 year old clothing firm clerk, robbed Century Federal Savings and Loan to pay his son Gerald’s $285 college tuition at Iowa College in New Rochelle. He handed a note and bag to teller Everett Smith, claiming dynamite in the package before fleeing with $1,015. police arrested him after a short pursuit in a subway station when the bag was opened to reveal seven broom handles. Gerald, 19, cried at the police station regarding their strained finances as his father was led away in handcuffs.
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Spy Soblen Convicted in Espionage Case Faces Death Risk
NEW YORK UPI Cancer doomed Dr Robert Soblen was convicted on two counts of conspiracy to commit espionage in a wartime for Russia case. A federal judge will decide sentencing date and bail, with a maximum penalty of death. The jury did not recommend mercy. Soblen’s brother Jack Soble testified against him, linking recruitment to Lavrenti Beria. The hearing may set bail at $100,000 if released.
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Russia
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William B. Herlands
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Joseph Brill
Light moments and oddities from UPI dispatches
A dresser note from a Florida trip sparks a wife’s cheeky question about white shirts in Nashville. In London a Georgia link amuses an American tourist admiring Georgian silver. In Cleveland a TV host loses his pants but keeps his humor as a band plays him across to fetch replacements. In Jacksonville a lightning strike triggers a frightened woman as her radio mysteriously comes alive, prompting a journal letter.
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Jacksonville Journal
Preacher Acquitted of Murder Charge
After four trials, Rev. Thomas Messer, 52, of Kermit is acquitted of murder in the Wayne County polling place slaying of Harlan Marcum, 59, Fort Gay. Jury needed only 10 minutes for the verdict. three earlier trials ended in deadlock.
Pope John XXIII Decries Poverty and Colonialism in Encyclical
Vatican City report on Pope John XXIII sweeping 26,000 word encyclical condemns communism and colonial ties in aid, warns against birth control as sole solution, calls for social action to raise underdeveloped nations from poverty and improve rural life while affirming private property rights.
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Food Handout Rolls Cut By Nearly 6,000
State Welfare Department purged nearly 6,000 recipients from commodity distribution rolls after county recertifications led by director W. Bernard Smith. McDowell County changes to food stamps spurred most of the drop. Webster and Lincoln counties show large cuts, while statewide June recipients totaled 305,440, about 47,000 fewer than May. Kwak?
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W. Bernard Smith
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Chrysler Proposes Wage Cut To Meet Government Bids
Detroit API report says Chrysler Corp asked for a wage cut for some future workers at its defense plant to boost competitiveness in bidding for government contracts. UAW chief Norman Matthews reportedly rejected the proposal.
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Smith to Be Named Head of Commerce Dept
Announcement of Hulett C. Smith of Beck ley as head of the West Virginia Department of Commerce is expected momentarily by Gov. Barron. Smith has led the Democratic Executive Committee and may resign that post when the appointment is announced. The 1961 Legislature created the Commerce Department to replace the Economic Development Agency and the Industrial and Publicity Commission.
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Kennedy to Hyannis Port trip ends summer stay
President and Mrs Kennedy will leave Washington at 5 p m today by jet for Hyannis Port Mass where the First Lady and their two children will spend the rest of the summer The President will return to the capital Monday. Rain floods Texas towns. California fires rise. space mission status uncertain. Humphrey criticizes Kremlin internal woes. Congo Parliament reopen. UPI photographer Corte dies in crash. Ayub Khan departs with renewed U S aid and Pakistan India peace push.
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New York
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Yuri Gagarin
Cuba Building Red Missile Bases Reported
UPI report cites U2 flights over Cuba showing three missile bases under construction and movement of heavy hardware. Experts assess the hardware as likely Soviet 300 mile missiles capable of reaching Miami and SAC bases.
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Letters and charge accounts opened by mistake
A brief note discusses how letters and charge accounts are frequently opened accidentally. It highlights the nuisance and potential hassle for individuals who must correct such errors, suggesting careful handling to prevent unauthorized openings.
Salk Defends Vaccine Against AMA Push for Live Virus
New York UPI Gary P. Gates. Jonas E. Salk rebutted the American Medical Association as it urged a mass switch to Sabin’s live-virus polio vaccine when licensed. He argued the killed-virus vaccine remains effective and accused the AMA council of ignoring key facts and clinging to medical dogma.
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AMA
Council On Drugs
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University of Pittsburgh
Assessor Rules Deputies Must Pay Auto Tax
Raleigh County Assessor Cotton White stated that sheriff's deputies are not exempt from personal property tax on their cars. The deputy fleet may receive free license plates if titles are relinquished to the Sheriff Bureau, but White says no tax exemption ruling exists yet. He will consult the sheriff's bureau and tax officials for confirmation.
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Trooper Admits Kidnapping Hoax
DES MOINES Iowa A highway patrolman admitted he spent the time with a woman in a Sioux City motel refuting his story of an abduction by three men. Safety Commissioner Carl Pesch said Patrolman Robert Herroan Wilke 31-year-old father of three confessed to the hoax and faced a technical embezzlement charge for allegedly taking his service revolver. He is held under maximum security at the Chariton Nebraska Hospital where he has been lodged.
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President Kennedy to hold news conference Wednesday
The White House announced President Kennedy will hold a news conference next Wednesday at 10 am EDT. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger indicated the session may follow a reply to Soviet Premier Khrushchev on the Berlin crisis.
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Lis ton license suspended by Pennsylvania boxing panel
Heavyweight Charles Sonny Liston had his boxing license suspended indefinitely by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission. The action was announced as part of the presstime bulletins from Philadelphia. Separately, the House Ways and Means Committee approved a compromise plan to extend tax withholding to interest and dividends.
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Sonny) Liston
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