Rockefeller opposition to Nixon fees at GOP convention
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller arrives in Chicago amid GOP rifts over Nixon's nomination. Rockefeller refuses to endorse Nixon or seek second place, hints at possible draft, and vows to press his own views on nuclear tests and social security aged care while remaining neutral on the New York delegation. The scene foreshadows a potential last effort to deny Nixon by a Rockefeller-led challenge.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Rockefeller
New York
East
Charles H. Percy
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
National Republican
Goldwater
Preflight Party For RB47 Crew Investigated
London AP report says intelligence is probing a farewell party held at the Elephant and Castle inn in Bampton in the Bushey area for the RB47 crew before the shot down incident. Wives and inn staff joined six airmen for dinner as four signed the visitors book, with plans for a second celebration on July 2. Four crew members were reported dead, two held, amid tensions over the attack and possible Soviet warnings.
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London
Elephant and Castle
Bampton-in-the-Bushe
Thames
Soviet Union
U. S
Britain
Arthur Scott-Norman
United States
West Virginia Weather Outlook With Scattered Thunderstorms
Partly cloudy warm today with a high near 80 and a chance of scattered thundershowers. Tonight and Tuesday stay warm and humid with cloudiness and more showers. Temperatures trend below normal through Saturday, with showers Tuesday and Wednesday totaling about a half to three quarters of an inch. River and lake conditions show normal levels. Greenbrier River clear, Lake level normal with 1.6 gates open and a gauge at 1.88 ft.
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Greenbrier
JFK Receives Huge Welcome in Hyannisport
Sen John F Kennedy Democratic presidential nominee sought seclusion after an overwhelming welcome in Hyannisport Mass on his return from the Los Angeles convention victory The Cape Cod resort area turnout totaled about 100000 with shouts handshakes a jazz band and banners marking one of the gayest receptions in memory hereabouts
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Hyannisport
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John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Los Angeles
Cape Cod
Local Boy Wins Charleston Soap Box Derby Crown
Gary Noble an 11 year old from 408 S Kanawhia Street won the Charleston Soap Box Derby with a 27.8 second final, becoming the second Derby winner in his family after brother Benny Joe who won Bluefield in 1957. Gary rode a racer built over six months, sponsored by Ashworth Home and Auto Supply, and advanced through five heats defeating four opponents before beating Larry Leroy in the final. He earns a trip to Akron Ohio for the National Derby on August 14, accompanied by guest Roger Dean in a private plane. Gary received a gold plated trophy a fishing outfit and a Senator baseball season pass and will attend a party at the Daniel Boone Hotel with other entrants.
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Wallace Noble
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Charleston Speedway
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Bluefield
Gary
Ashworth
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Larry Leroy
Lovejoy
Raleigh County
Akron
Ohio
Beniny Joe
Roger Dean
Chevrolet
General Motors
Daniel Boone Hotel
U N Commander Takes Over Congo Amid Crisis
Swedish Maj. Gen. Carl von Horn assumed command of U.N. military forces in the Congo as Congolese officials threatened to ask Soviet troops to intervene. Belgian troops and forces from Ghana Tunisia Morocco and Ethiopia are on the ground, with Lumumba’s government resisting U.N. authority and a Security Council meeting anticipated on Congo implementation.
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Carl von Horn
U. N
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Morocco
Ethiopia
Thea
Macanna Af Tha
Patrice Lumumba
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Newport
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James C. Hagerty
United Nations
Hagerty
United States
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U.S
Stanleyville
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Lumumba
New Japanese Premier Faces Mine Crisis
Tokyo AP reports Hayato Ikeda, 60, elected prime minister and quickly confronting a left wing crisis at a Kyushu coal mine. He succeeds Nobusuke Kishi after his 30 years in office and will form a cabinet. Ikeda plans to restore prestige and pursue soft negotiations with Socialists amid ongoing political tension.
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Nobusuke Kishi
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Cuba Pressured by Latins Leaning Left
Latin American diplomats say Cuba’s tilt to the Soviet Union is waning under regional pressure. They cite Ernesto Guevara’s pledge to resist a Soviet satellite, softer talk on Guantanamo threats, and a milder Cuban stance at the OAS meeting as signs of a possible retreat from hardline, despite Havana’s complaint of U.S. economic pressure. The 21-nation OAS Council plans to back Peru’s call for a ministerial meeting to address hemisphere unity and democratic principles.
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Guantanamo Bay
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Peru
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United States
OAS
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Ecuador
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Cuban National Bank
Ernesto Guevara
U.S. Naval Base
Raul Castro
Agrarian Reform Institute
Antonio Nunez Jimenez
Carlos Lechuga
Sion
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
London
China
Defense Secrets Hassle Cleared
President Eisenhower signaled willingness to share top secret national security data with Kennedy and Johnson during the campaign. The condition requires the two candidates to accept directly, not through intermediaries. Kennedy indicated representatives might receive the information, while Salinger suggested a yes, though plans had included Adlai Stevenson and Chester Bowles as recipients.
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Kennedy
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Pierre Salinger
Hyannisport
Mass
Johnson
Eisenhower
Salinger
Fell In Love With West Virginia Philadelphia Boy Plans To Come Back Some Day
Fifteen year old Ricky Westcott may return to West Virginia after a Philadelphia trip inspired by a charity visit. The boy, who grew up on city streets, enjoyed moments in the hills met Gov. Cecil Underwood and a girl he kissed. He plans to work, return to school in September, and hopes to go back when life allows.
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Ricky Westcott
West Virginia
Ricky
William
Saturday Evening Post
Charleston Daily Mail
Haddie
Daily Mail
Ezra Pack
Marmet
W. Va
Pack
Cuba Catholics protest anti communist mass in Havana
Crowds shouted Cuba si, Russia no after a mass in Havana Cathedral Square. Hecklers were rescued by police as pro and anti regimes clashed, amid Cuba US tensions and moves in the UN Security Council as Raul Castro seeks aid from the Soviet Union and Khrushchev.
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Havana
Cuba
Russia
Fidel Castro
Automashun Rumors and Exaggerated Workouts Spark Gossip
Sherwood Glutz critiques automashun as causing most exercise to be about clusions and rumors. People rush to claim luck, dodge responsibility, and run down friends, turning routine effort into social drama.
Boy Scouts Arrive for Golden Jubilee Jamboree
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo AP first contingents of US and world Boy Scout units move into Colorado today for the Golden Jubilee Jamboree. By Thursday night there will be 55 000 youngsters for seven days of fun frolic and fraternization. Every state and almost 70 foreign countries will be represented.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
World Boy Scout
Colorado
Cuban Defectors Grow Steadily Under Castro Watch
AP dispatch from Havana traces a rising flow of defectors since last July as officials accuse the regime of creeping communism. Notables include Jose Miro Cardona who sought asylum in the Argentine Embassy after resigning as ambassador designates.
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Harold K. Miles
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Fidel Castro
Jose Miro Cardona
Miro Cardona
United States
Pedro Diaz Sanz
Castro
Manuel Urrutia
Urrutia
Hubert Matos
Camaguay
Pope John XXIII names Cardinal Agagianian to Vatican post
Pope John XXIII formally names Gregory Peter Cardinal Agagianian prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, succeeding the late Pietro Cardinal Fumasoni Biondi. The National output and income for 1959 are forecast to hit record levels. Salt Lake City endures 103 degree heat for three straight days, a date record. Governor Blair Jr. of Missouri hospital bound for discharge soon after convention fatigue. NATO buildings in Paris to be torn down by February, and Audrey Hepburn gives birth to a son named Sean in Luzern. Mt Etna eruptions subside as US plans 11 underground nuclear tests and possibly 21 blasts with conventional explosives over two years to study detection of subsurface blasts.
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Gregory Peter Cardinal Agagianian
Vatican
Congregation For the Propagation of the Faith
Pietro Cardinal Fumasoni Biondi
Salt Lake City
James T. Blair Jr
Missouri
Los Angeles
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paris
Audrey Hepburn
Luzern
Switzerland
Mel Ferrer
Sean
Mt. Etna
Sicily
United States
U. S. UN
Earl's Pearls on Marriage and Debt
A humorous remark suggests a unhappy home may stem from a wife married to a grouch. It adds a nudge about debt, noting people spend as much as they claim to earn, reflecting frugal living advice in a witty tone.
For more laughs see Earl Wilson's Column on Page 4
This item references Earl Wilson's humor column featured on Page 4, inviting readers to check the continuation for additional laughs and wit.
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Earl Wilson
U2 Pilot Trial Set for August 17 in Moscow
The Soviet Tass agency says Francis Gary Powers, the American U2 pilot shot down over Soviet territory May 1, will face espionage charges with a possible death penalty. He will be tried in open court by the military section of the USSR Supreme Court.
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Moscow
Francis Gary Powers
Tass
Powers
Supreme Court of the U. S. S. R
Florida Court Case Protests School Bible Readings
A Miami court hosts two civil actions challenging Florida schools religious practices. One suit seeks injunctions against classroom prayers hymn singing baccalaureate programs and religious observances including Christmas and Easter. A second suit by Harlow Chamberlin backed by the Florida Civil Liberties Union aims to raise his children in a non religious atmosphere with Jewish leaders backing him.
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Miami, Fla
Miami
Florida
Harlow Chamberlin
Dade County
Florida Civil Liberties Union
West Virginia records four violent deaths in 24 hours
The Associated Press reports four West Virginians died violently in a 24 hour span. Ronald Simmons 10 of Quinwood died when his shotgun fired during a groundhog hunt. Donald A Wolfe 23 of Fairmont died after his car hit a stone wall near Fairview. Pieper L Jones 16 of Clendenin died when a car with three teens overturned on a hill. Paul F Goff 33 of Campbell's Creek drowned after a boat overturned on the Elk River. The four incidents occurred in two areas of the state.
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Associated Press
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Fairview
Clendenin
Pieper L. Jones
Paul F. Goff
Campbell's Creek
Elk River
Three Brothers Buried in Sand Bank Nine
In Antioch California a 20 foot sand bank collapsed burying three brothers while they explored a cliff of wet sand during a family outing. Michael 14 and Robert 12 were rescued and revived by artificial respiration with help from passers by. Gary 8 died after being brought to the hospital.
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Antioch
Calif
Robert McCurdy
Concord
Michael
Robert
Gary
What Is Jack Really Like Kennedy Shrewd Field General
Relman Morin examines John F Kennedy as a candidate, detailing his driven pace, strategic mind, and tough campaign methods. The profile highlights his religion age issues and the formidable network behind his rise, tracing primary gambles and meticulous preparation that shaped his nomination bid.
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Relman Morin
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West Virginia
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