Beckley Prices Scrutinized In West Virginia Road Case
West Virginia lawmakers grilled land appraisers over Beckley right of way purchases on a 1500 foot section of State Route 16. Testimony showed initial appraisals were raised on second look after 1955 values. officials argued delays harmed property owners and urged fair treatment.
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UPI
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James J. Barth
St. Albans
W. Va
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West Virginia Road Commission
Barth
Frank K. Wall
Wall
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William C. Cramer
R-Fi
SRC
Cramer
Inner freedom through stretching captivates DC jail inmates
Washington dispatch reports Millicent Linden promoting a dynamic stretching system as an alternative to exercise. She lectures inmates on “the Linden stretch program” and authored Why You Should Not Exercise, arguing that stretching reduces harm.
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UPI
Millicent Linden
Miss Linden
Leonardo da Vinci
District of Columbia
Gravity
Boy Chokes To Death Inflating Toy Balloon
Six year old Patrick Irwin died in Philadelphia after a balloon became lodged in his throat while inflating it. His sister Barbara Ann and other children called for help as a neighbor attempted artificial respiration. He had a neck muscle defect operation four months earlier.
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UPI
Patrick Irwin
Barbara Ann
Misercordia Hospital
West Virginia Weather Report Brief
Partly cloudy conditions dominate western counties while eastern areas stay mild with highs in the 70s and lows around mid 60s. Beckley reported a high of 83 and a 24 hour low near 67, with Oak Hill around 82 and 63. River and lake levels remain normal, with a new gauge at Hinton measuring about 2 feet.
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Beckley
Oak Hill
Hinton
Ten thousand Congo Women Storm UN Roadblock
Ten thousand African women charged a United Nations roadblock in Elisabethville Katanga shouting U N go home as they sought an audience with Jean Back. They beat and stoned Indian U N troops who fired over their heads during a three hour melee. Police briefly aided U N troops before reinforcements arrived and the crowd dispersed. Katanga President Tshombe accused Indian troops of killing a 5 year old boy and a 17 year old girl and said 13 were wounded.
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UPI
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Jean Back
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Summerfield Denies State Paper Charge on Embezzlement Case
Fayetteville prosecutor J Zane Summerfield rejected The Charleston Gazette claim that he refused to prosecute securities salesman Jimmy Barker Wagner of Keyser in a New Kanawha Industries embezzlement case. Wagner, charged with $1200 embezzlement, posted $500 bond after waiving preliminary hearing. Wagner’s arrest followed a Jan 17 1962 warrant based on Norman H White’s complaint. Wagner remains on bond as grand juries consider the matter. Summerfield says no true bill was sought.
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Fayette County
J. Zane Summerfield
New Kanawha Industries Inc
Summerfield
Jimmy Barker Wagner
S. Main St
Keyser
Frank Simms
Wagner
Fayette County Air
Harrison O. Ash
Charleston Gazette Today
Gazette
the Gazette
Prime Minister Macmillan purges conservatives in major reshuffle
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan sacks nine senior ministers and makes 24 new appointments as seven cabinet members are fired on Friday. The move widens a purge within the Conservative party amid ongoing leadership changes.
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Georges Pompidou
National Assembly
Peru
Elevator lockup at Raleigh County Bank traps man for minutes
At about 9 a.m. a fuse blew in the bank building elevator trapping Jack Foster of H. Wayne Mason Co for about 20 minutes. Superintendent E. S. Freeland replaced the fuse and freed Foster on the penthouse floor. Fire department and police were alerted but not needed.
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Raleigh County Bank
Jack Foster
H. Wayne Mason Co
E. S. Freeland
Foster
Freeland
Beckley
Inquiry Begins Into Mine Blast That Killed 2
Inspector Leslie Ryan opened a hearing into a Grant Town mine explosion that killed Gay Ice of Fairmont and Robert Jones of Farmington and injured five others. Officials believe sparks from a jackhammer or acetylene torch ignited gas from vent pipes. The victims died after falling 285 feet from an abandoned shaft while workers dismantled an old cleaning plant.
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Fairmont
UPI
Leslie Ryan
State Department of Mines
Here
Leonard J. Timms
Charleston
Grant Town
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Gay Ice
Robert Jones
Farmington
Fairmont General Hospital
William Ice
William Zirkle
Mannington
Arlie Spry
Lumberport
James Hinerman
Worthington
Junior Green
Soldier and son drown in Kansas lake tragedy
The body of Sgt Hilyard K. Mills 33 and his 5 year old son Johnny were recovered from Lake Kanopolis near Ellsworth Kansas after they disappeared from a rubber raft during a family outing. Mills stationed at Schilling Air Force Base Salina survived by wife Ila Jeanette Walker Mills and multiple siblings. Local relatives said arrangements will be made to return the bodies to a local funeral home after the boy is recovered.
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Lake Kanopolis
Ellsworth
Kan
Hilyard K. Mills
Johnny
Schilling Air Force Base
Salina
United Press International
Ila
Jeanette Walker Mills
Phillip
Mills
N. G. Mills
Dale
David
Billy
Green Valley
Gene
Coal City
Clancy McComas
Joy Walker
Pinoak
Mercer County
Loren Blevins
Whitby
Lorene Hughes
Willie Matherly
Sullivan
State Highway Deaths During June Total 52
Charleston UPI reports the State Police Accident Prevention Bureau says 52 people died in 56 traffic accidents during June, up from 30 in 24 accidents in June 1961. The victims include 25 drivers, 20 passengers, and seven pedestrians. Over 30 percent of fatalities were from excessive speed, with 24 occurring on straight highway sections.
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Charleston
UPI
State Police
Dow Jones Noon Stock Averages Report
The Dow Jones industrials at noon stand at 584.83, down 3.27 points. The rail index is 125.09, off 0.40, utilities 114.75, down 0.34, and the overall stocks figure at 204.85, down 0.92 on volume of 1,280,000 shares.
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Dow-Jones
Edwards pilot breaks world air altitude record in X-15 flight
Air Force Maj. Bob White became America's first winged astronaut by flying the X-15 rocket plane above 58 miles, setting a new world altitude mark from Edwards AFB California.
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Calif
UPI
Air Force
Bob White
America
Senate Medicare Vote Set Today in Senate Showdown
Washington facing a tight Senate vote on a bipartisan plan to fund basic health care for about 18 million elderly by raising Social Security taxes. Proponents and opponents predict a narrow victory with threats and political pressure shaping the day.
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Washington
UPT
Senate
Tates
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
Soblen Beamis Court Try To Avoid Return
In London UPI report Dr Robert Soblen a convicted Soviet spy testified before Britain's High Court seeking habeas corpus to avoid deportation to the United States He said he wounded himself on a flight from Israel to London to thwart his return but denied attempting suicide He appeared pale and feeble as his affidavit claimed he slit his wrists and stabbed his abdomen after the plane departed Athens
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UPI
Robert Soblen
Israel
United States
Soblen
Britain
High Court
Athens
Kennedy to hold 3 pm news conference via Telstar
President Kennedy will speak at 3 p m EST with portions relayed to Europe by Telstar satellite. Pierre Salinger announced the plan as White House officials confirm the transatlantic feed. In Andover Maine British scientists later added color television tests from Telstar, reporting improved reception after initial saturation issues.
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UPI
Kennedy
Europe
Telstar Communications
White House
Pierre Salinger
Atlantic
Telstar
Andover
Maine
Man Drowns While Trying To Save Son In River
Huntington resident Herbert H. Pelfrey aged 44 drowned in the Ohio River near Buffinton Street while attempting to pull his 14 year old son Jimmy from the water. Pelfrey, father of 11, was swept about 30 feet from shore and his body was recovered 40 feet downstream from a former ferry landing.
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Huntington
UPI
Herbert H. Pelfrey
Ohio River
Buffinton Street
Pelfrey
Jimmy
Red Envoy Summoned for White House Talks on Berlin and Laos
President Kennedy invited Soviet ambassador Anatoli Dobrynin to the White House to discuss Berlin disarmament and Laos. The envoy was summoned today with the meeting set for 6 p.m. at the White House.
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Cleveland
Anthony J. Celebrezze
White House
Kennedy
Washington
British Expert Enters Strike in Saskatchewan Doctors Clash
In Saskatoon British health service veteran Lord Taylor arrived as an impartial adviser amid a bitter doctors strike over Saskatchewan’s Medicare plan. He refused mediator status and noted expenses paid by the province, while both sides trade barbs. Doctors warn of a critical decision week as tensions rise and anti-government protesters rally.
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Saskatoon
Sask
UPS
Britain
National Health Service
Lord Taylor
England
Health Service
Taylor
Woodrow S. Lloyd
Saskatchewan
H. D. Dalgleish
Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons
Regina
Clayton Crosby
Saskatchewan and Kennedy medicare plans contrasted
In Washington, a UPI dispatch outlines Saskatchewan’s government funded medical care plan and Canada’s universal coverage versus the Kennedy administration’s US proposal. It details who is covered, benefits, and doctors’ payment terms, noting political implications for upcoming elections.
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Saskatchewan
Kennedy
Washington
Canada
United States
U.S. Senate
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