Trujillo Assassination Ignites Dominican Power Battle
After the Tuesday night killing of Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo, Dominicans face a hostile power struggle among the navy army and secret police. Refugees in New York warn of bloody revolt while U S officials fear Castro involvement. An NBC report cites motives of personal revenge with seven gunmen led by retired Gen Juan Tomas Diaz.
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Doug Anderson
United Press International
Dominican Republic
Rafael L. Trujillo
Navy
New York
Trujillo
United States
Western Hemisphere
Cuba
Fidel Castro
The
San Jose
Costa Rica
Hlavacek
Juan Tomas Diaz
Dominican Hills
Diaz
Trujillo Death Puts Latin America on Edge
Generalissimo Rafael L. Trujillo is dead, ending a 31 year brutal Dominican dictatorship. The United States faces tough choices amid regional tensions as Cuba and Haiti may seek action and Kennedy weighs stern moves against communism with Paris and Vienna talks looming.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Rafael L. Trujillo
Latin America
United States
Trujillo
Organization of American States
OAS
Dominican Republic
Fidel
de Gaulle
Khrushchev
America
Kennedy
U.S
Dean Rusk
Washington
Haiti
Seven Dead and Seventeen Injured In Paris Cave-in
A half mile of rain soaked earth collapsed in Clamart near Paris, crushing a three story apartment building a ceramics factory and many homes. At least seven dead 23 injured and several missing were reported as rescue teams worked to pull survivors from rubble. Gas leaks sparked explosions as dust settled.
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Paris
UPI
Clamart
West Virginia Weather Update With Warm Temperatures
Partly cloudy and warm in West Virginia with scattered late day thunderstorms possible. Highs 80 to 86, mountains upper 70s, nights in 60s. Friday expect more cloudiness mild with afternoon showers. Beckley and Oak Hill temperature readings cited. Greenbrier River conditions normal. Lake level cloudy with three gates open.
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Beckley
Oak Hill
Trujillo Assassinated Near George Washington Highway
Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo was killed in a night attack as assassins ambushed his limousine on a lonely stretch of George Washington Highway near the city. The driver escaped and provided details. Trujillo’s body was beaten, disfigured, and later placed in a car trunk before being abandoned.
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D.R
UPD
Rafael Trujillo
George Washington Highway
Trujillo
San Cristobal
New Tri Nation Concept Seen In Global Strategy
Paris reports that Kennedy has moved to give France greater parity in global strategy decisions beyond NATO, without creating a formal Three Power board. De Gaulle sought a stronger voice while Africa’s rising nations shape policy. Talks at the Elysee covered East West issues and Algeria.
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Kennedy
France
United States
Britain
NATO
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Africa
Elysee Palace
U.S
Atlantic Alliance
Berlin
Bus Official Says RKF Pushed Freedom Ride
A Justice Department aide testified that the government did not back CORE in sending freedom riders into Alabama. Greyhound official claims Robert F Kennedy told him the government would not support the riders. Judge Johnson dismissed two injunctions but warned the government may refile if similar disturbances occur in Birmingham.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Justice Department
Greyhound Bus Co
U. S
John Seigenthaler
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Freedom Riders
Alabama
Frank M. Johnson
Birmingham
Federated Klans
Ku Klux Klan
West Virginia Unveils 1961 62 Green On Silver Plates
West Virginia motorists may now display the new green on silver license plates as of midnight Wednesday making the plates legal. A few motorists had already received warnings for early use.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Disappearing Acts Reflect Varied Social Pressures
A reflection on how men vanish from communities when they sense rejection and withdraw when they feel needed, highlighting differing responses to social exclusion and belonging.
Oklahoma boy wins National Spelling Bee title
John Capehart a 12 year old from Tulsa Oklahoma won the 34th annual National Spelling Bee by spelling distichous and smaragdine correctly in a brief run off over Mary Lukes of Oxnard California. Capehart earned 1000 dollars and a New York weekend trip while Lukes received 500 dollars.
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Washington
UPI
John Capehart
Tulsa
Okla
Fjetrcal Corlvec Ben
Mary Lukes
Oxnard
Calif
Mary
Johnson
New York
Scripps
Barron and WV leaders pin plan for special session
Governor W W Barron and West Virginia Legislature leaders reached a tentative agenda for a special session to merge the Emergency Employment Program with the new ADC aid to unemployed children. A session date is pending as Barron weighs extending the 3 cent sales tax to fund the plan.
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Charleston
Barlton
Eleven Die In Two Auto Crashes In Texas And Michigan
United Press International reports eleven killed in two highway crashes in Texas and Michigan. In Angleton Texas a family of six from Freeport perished when their car struck a moving freight train, killing all in the vehicle. In Avoca Michigan five teenagers died when their car hit a stone bridge after a party, with two others injured.
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United Press International
Texas
Michigan
William J. Rose
Georgia
Angleton
Tex
Rose
Gypsie
William J. Rose Jr
Eunice Rose
Ellen Rose
Manuel Oliver Sr
Mrs. Rose
Freeport Tex
Avoca
Mich
James R. McLean
Croswell
Barbara Baerwolf
Yale
Nancy E Blake
Sandusky
Launce M. Hill
Alvin H. Meddaugh
Peck
Stella Samczyk
Allan Virgin
Jerry Sleeps In Misses Bee Final In Washington
Washington based report notes 11-year-old Jerry Stewart of The Register skipped the National Spelling Bee final to rest after a long day. John Capehart of Tulsa won the 1961 spelling champion title. Jerry toured the zoo with Mrs. Peggy Kesinger and watched the Senators Dodgers game late into the night.
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Raleigh Register
Jerry Stewart
Pineville
Washington
Jerry
Register
Tulsa
Okla
John Capehart
Mayflower
National Bee
Beckley
Peggy Kessinger
Zoo
Griffith Stadium
Gene Autry
State Outlook Brighter But Still Below
West Virginia business activity lags behind last spring though shows improvement from earlier in the year. A State Chamber of Commerce survey finds 11 of 20 activity categories below January-April 1960 levels, with 13 of April indicators under April last year. However 12 April indicators rose from March despite weaker consumer retail sales after Easter. Major year over year declines include building permits down 68 percent and lumber production down 33.1 percent, rail car loadings down 25.9 percent, and coal pro.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Rusk to Join Kennedy in Paris with Khrushchev
Secretary of State Dean Rusk will depart today to accompany President Kennedy to Paris and meet Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. He delayed departure on Kennedy’s orders to help ease the Dominican Republic crisis.
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Kennedy
Paris
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Rusk
Dominican Republic
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eastern Kentucky State College
America
U.S. District Court
Knoxville
Tenn
United Mine Workers Union
Phillips Bros. Coal Co
UMW
Pirates Recall Earl Francis From Jets
The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled right handed pitcher Earl Francis from the Columbus Jets of the International League. Francis, 25, had a 3 1 record and a 1.75 ERA with the Jets. He will replace George Witt on the disabled list. Francis is a Beckley West Virginia native.
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Columbus
Ohio
UPI
Pittsburgh Pirates
Earl Francis
Columbus Jets
Francis
Jets
George Witt
Beckley
IW. Va
Nikita JFK Cautious On Eve Of Summit Meeting
Khrushchev in Bratislava says he does not want to predict results and will seek peace while Kennedy in New York stresses mission of peace and freedom. Both avoid pledging outcomes as summit nears and Soviet press calls for moderation ahead of talks.
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Vienna
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kennedy
Bratislava
Czechoslovakia
New York
Paris
United States
Khrushchev
Paris and Jackie Win Hearts in Paris City Hall Scene
Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy drew the most attention at a Paris Hotel de Ville reception for President Kennedy. The First Lady delighted crowds, with Parisian papers dubbing her “le coup de foudre” for love at first sight. Julien Tradieu presented a gold and diamond wristwatch to her as the President joked about a tiny watch face.
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Paris
Apt
Jacqueline Kennedy
Kennedy
Quai d'Orsay
Hotel de Ville
U.S
Reds urge Korea type truce line for Laos
In Geneva the Communists proposed a Korea type truce line in Laos as the 14 nation talks stalled on a ceasefire. Observers doubted feasibility since no clear dividing line exists with Communist forces infiltrating most areas. Communists privately pushed a temporary line to counter U.S. demands for wide cease-fire inspections.
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Geneva
Laos
Korea
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