Military Junta Seizes Peru in Bloodless Coup
Reports say Peru’s military took power in a bloodless coup after tanks and armored cars surrounded the presidential palace. President Prado was seized, a government board formed by force, and officials confined on San Lorenzo Island near Callao as communications were disrupted. details remain uncertain.
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Peru
Prado
Mariano Prado
San Loren
San Lorenzo
Pacific
Lima
Callao
Pe‘ru
Women Astronaut Debate Hits Space Committees
Washington scene as House Space Committee weighs maternal issues in spaceflight training. Jacqueline Cochran supports a backseat crew role for women citing costs, while Janey Hart argues child bearing need not halt careers. Jerri Cobb notes Navy test pushback on funding.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
House Space Committee
Blue
Jacqueline Cochran
Janey B. Hart
Miss Cochran
Floyd Odlum
Hart
Philip A. Hart
Mrs. Hart
Jerrie Cobb
Pensacola Naval Base
Stock Averages At Noon Mixed Declines Across Sectors
Dow Jones Noon averages show 30 Industrials at 573.12, down 4.73. 20 Rails at 122.63, down 1.50. 15 Utilities at 113.37, down 0.42. 65 Stock at 201.16, down 1.61. Volume to noon 1,730,000 shares.
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Dow-Jones
West Virginia Weather Forecast Text
Weatherscorn cloudiness with showers in the east and partly cloudy in the west. Tonight and Thursday stay fair with lows around 54 to 60 east and 58 to 62 west. Daytime highs Thursday from 72 to 78 east and 76 to 82 west. Five day outlook cooler, with rain totals half to one inch over the weekend. Beckley and Oak Hill notes show recent lows and highs. river and lake levels near normal with one gauge reading two feet at Hinton.
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Beckley
Sccescesnse
Kennedy vows bid for sympathetic Congress after Medicare defeat
President Kennedy vowed to seek a more sympathetic Congress after the Senate killed Medicare by a 52 to 48 vote. Democratic leaders launched a campaign to turn the setback into November gains, arguing Republicans and Southern Democrats block the plan while promising new legislation in January. The AMA praised the defeat as in the public interest, while bipartisan sponsors Anderson and Javits signaled they would try again next year.
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Hale Montgomery Washington
UPI
Kennedy
John W. McCormack
John M. Bailey
GOP
House
Carl Albert
Congress
Albert
Senate
AMA
American Medical Association
Chicago
Clinton P. Anderson
D.N.M
Jacob K. Javits
R.N.Y
Echo-2 balloon flight tests reflect space communications plan
Cape Canaveral reports a 135-foot Echo-2 balloon launched by a Thor rocket reached about 930 miles into space and inflated, serving as a prototype for a global "mirrors in the sky" satellite system. The test observed by a TV camera met objectives and paves way for polar-orbit experiments later this year.
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Cape Canaveral
United States
Federal Space Agency
Earth
Killer and teenage girl captured after four day manhunt
WAKEENEY Kan UP I report An accused killer 21 year old Harry W Bloomer Indianapolis itinerant farm worker and his 17 year old companion Shirley Nixon Wilsonville Neb were captured Tuesday in an abandoned granary after a four day intensive search Bloomer is charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Al Claycamp 37 city marshal and wounding of the Trego County Sheriff Chet McAfee Authorities questioned the girl under state juvenile statutes
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Kan
UPI
Harry W. Bloomer
Indianapolis
al Claycamp
Trego County
Chet McAfee
Shirley Nixon
Wilsonville
Neb
Randolph Vote Turns On Works Bill In Senate Standoff
United Press International reports Sen. Jennings Randolph of West Virginia explained his vote to table the health care for the aged amendment. He argued attaching it to the broad welfare measure would kill momentum in the House, imperiling aid to dependent children and 12,500 West Virginia families. The Senate rejected the amendment 52 to 48, with Randolph as a key opponent.
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Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Senate
Anderson- Javits
West Virginia
West
Anderson-Javits
House
D-W. Va
Clifton Anderson
D-N. M
Randolph
Anderson
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Robert C. Byrd
Congress
Ways and Means
W.bernard Smith
Smith
Winged astronaut Maj. White soars to 58.7 miles in X-15
Air Force Maj. Robert M. White becomes America's first winged astronaut by reaching a world altitude record of 58.7 miles in the X-15 on his 16th flight. He also earned the X-15 speed record of 4,159 mph though the day’s flight was not a speed test. His son Gregory, on hand at Edwards AFB, watched as White described the flight as unusual and impressive.
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Joseph ST. Amant Edwards Afb
Calif
UPI
Air Force
Robert M.white
America
Joseph Walker
White
Gregory
Charleston Man Dies After Sissonville Road Crash
An elderly Charleston man identified as 73 year old Charles Brillhart died today at Charleston General Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car on Sissonville Road Tuesday night. West Virginia’s 1962 traffic toll rises to 221, up from 173 at this point last year.
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Charleston
UPI
Sissonville Road
Charleston General Hospital
Charles Brillhart
West Virginia
Spooner Courtship Ends With Fork Over
A lighthearted note on courtship antics as a faulting suitor finally settles up after a playful clash. The piece suggests playful spooning giving way to financial repayment in a humorous tone.
U.S. Suspends Diplomatic Ties Over Peru Seizure
Washington suspended diplomatic relations with Peru after a military seizure of power. The State Department said it was watching developments closely and would exchange information with other Latin American nations.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Peru
State Department
Peru coup d etat condemnation and OAS debate noted
We must deplore this military coup d etat which has overthrown the constitutional government of Peru headed by President Manuel Prado. Press Officer Lincoln White told newsmen he had no immediate comment on a Venezuelan proposal to call a meeting of hemispheric foreign ministers to consider possible action by the Organization of American States in the situation.
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Peru
Manuel Prado
Lincoln White
Organization of American States
OAS
Eberly Testifies At Road Inquiry on Ridiculous Appraisals
Former West Virginia highway official John L. Eberly Jr testified before a House subcommittee that some right of way payments were ridiculous. He recalled appraisals far exceeding land value, noting he lacked knowledge of appraisals when hired and faced blunt rebukes from chief appraiser Lawrence Thompson. The probe centers on Beckley WV 16 along with claims the commission paid greatly above parcel values.
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Joseph D. Hutman Washington
UPI
West Virginia
John L. Eberly Jr
Charleston
W. Va
Road Commission
House
Eberly
Lawrence Thompson
Thompson
Beckley
W.va
W. Va. 16
B. Duffy Horan
Beckley Project
Iran’s Premier and Cabinet Resign
Premier Ali Amini and his cabinet resigned blaming the United States for Iran’s financial troubles. He will stay on as caretaker until a new premier is named, citing poor health and insurmountable problems. He noted Iran received only about 30 million dollars in U.S. aid during his term.
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Tehran
Iran
UPI
Ali Amini
United States
Amini
Britain Rejects Soblen's Plea in Escape Bid
Britain's highest court rejected Dr. Robert Soblen's plea to be freed in England or another country to avoid life imprisonment in the United States as a Soviet spy. Soblen's attorneys said they will appeal within 14 days. The court did not decide if he could be sent back to the United States immediately.
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London
UPI
Britain
Robert Soblen
England
United States
Soblen
Parker
Queen's Bench
Four U.S. airmen found alive after Viet Nam crash
In South Vietnam a U S Air Force C125 transport crashed Sunday. Four crewmen were located at the scene, two evacuated by Vietnamese helicopter to Nah Trang hospital. Names identified: Capt James E Henderson of Seymour Iowa Lt Winston Harriss Jr Harlem Ga Sgts Charles F Richards Spring Lake NC and Henry C Stefanski Fayetteville NC. One survivor has a broken leg. Wreckage spotted about 115 miles north of Saigon near Ban Me Thuot.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nahatrang
Highlands
U.S. Army
James E. Henderson
Seymour
Iowa
Winston R. Harriss Jr
Harlem
Charles F. Richards
Spring Lake
N.C
Henry C. Stefanski
Fayetteville
Ban Me Thout
New York Tourists Enjoy West Virginia Bustling Trip
A busload of New York tourists completed a planned jaunt through West Virginia visiting Morgantown Beckley and Grandview State Park to see Honey in the Mountain State They toured the Capitol under Robert R Bowers and praised the Statehouse Bowers said the group seemed to be having a whale of a time before continuing to Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania and back to New York
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Charleston
UPI
New York
West Virginia
Travelcade Tours
Morgantown
Beckley
Grandview State Park
Stotesbury
Raleigh County
Capitol
Robert R. Bowers
State Commerce Department
Bowers
Statehouse
Blenko Glass Works
Milton
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kennedy Says Berlin Exit Not Negotiable
President Kennedy warned Russia that Western troop withdrawal from Berlin is non negotiable after summoning Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin. He indicated meaningful talks are impossible while Russia demands Allied evacuation of the city.
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Kennedy
Russia
Berlin
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
White House
Harold MacMillan
Queen Elizabeth
Mental Health Director To Be Named This Week
Gov Barron aims to name an acting director for the State Department of Mental Health by week’s end. The post has been vacant since June 16 after Director Charles Zeller died of a heart attack at a Southern Regional Education Board meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia. Likely successors include Mildred Bateman, head of professional services, and Neil McFadyen, Weston State Hospital superintendent.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
State Department of Mental Health
Charles A. Zeller
Southern Regional Education Board
Williamsburg
Zeller
Mildred M. Bateman
Neil McFadyen
Weston State Hospital
Missing Man E C Gwinn Puts Up 200 Dollar Reward
The family of 76 year old E C Slick Gwinn of Oak Hill offers a 200 reward for information leading to his discovery. Gwinn has not been seen since July 3. Deputies Withrow and Legg are handling the case with possible foul play suspected. Gwinn was last seen near the Four Minute Lunch and with three men at the Oak Hill VFW Club. those men were tested and cleared. Over 25 people have been questioned without a solid lead.
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Oak Hill
RNS
E. C
Slick) Gwinn
Virginian
Pete Withrow
C. B. Legg
Legg
Gwinn
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
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