U S Can Halt Reds In Asia
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson declared communism can be stopped in Asia if the United States works intelligently and effectively with free Asian nations striving to raise living standards. Speaking to UPI editors and publishers, Johnson cited Asia’s 606 million people and warned against retreat. He outlined five steps to halt communist advances in the region.
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Louis Cassels
Washington
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Asia
United States
United Press International Editors and Publishers
Viet ‘Nam
U.S
America
Goldwater rails at JFK over Castro tractor deal
Senator Barry Goldwater denounces President Kennedy for endorsing a plan to raise 15 million dollars to buy tractors to exchange for 1200 Cuban prisoners. He calls the move a blackmail concession to Fidel Castro and questions USIA chief Edward R. Murrow’s defense of the policy. Goldwater urges a firm American stance and criticizes inflationary domestic spending while stressing aid to Asia and a direct appeal to the people.
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Washington
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Arizona Republican
Rene Prensa
Rene Rerene
Wre
Goldwater
United Press International
Murrow
Goldwaer
USIA
United States
Gov Leads Talks With Legislators On Special Session
Governor W W Barron plans a Monday meeting with Senate and House Rules Committee leaders and financial advisers to discuss a seven million dollar state funds package for public assistance and a possible extension of the one cent sales tax. Officials say some lawmakers fear information gaps and oppose tax extension in border counties while Barron ties aid to federal programs and reviews the budget outlook through June 30.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Senate
House Rules Committee
Barron
Public Assistance Department
Democratic State Executive Committee
Virginia Weather Forecast Clear and Humid With Showers
Much cloudiness and humid with showers and scattered thundershowers today tonight and Saturday. Highest today 76 to 84 Low tonight in the mid 60s Five day forecast temperatures average near normal highs and lows 79-53 north 84-59 south. Rainfall mostly over the weekend and again midweek totals about one inch. River conditions Greenbrier normal clear Lake normal clear 2.4 gal open gauge 2.8 ft.
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Beckley
Staahes
Oak Hill
Haintall
U.cs
Purchaser Denies Truck Bid Charge
Charleston Daily Mail accused the State Purchasing Department of ignoring three lower bids in a $73,324 contract for 109 half-ton trucks. Purchasing director Boyd Horner Jr said B and R Ford Sales of Buckhannon was the lowest of the remaining bids after others refused orders or failed to meet bid requirements. The Charleston bidder initially low was deemed late after the president was told not to raise the bid by $39 per unit.
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Charleston
UPI
Charleston Daily Mail
State Purchasing Department
Boyd Horner Jr
State Road Commission
B & R Ford Sales Inc
Buckhannon
Daily Mail
New Democratic
Republic
Parkersburg
Martinsburg
Horner
Randall Baumgardner
West Virginia redistricting bill takes effect today
The 1961 West Virginia Legislature approved redistricting reducing the congressional delegation from six to five. In line with a Attorney General Robertson opinion, several state boards including West Virginia University Board of Governors the State Board of Education the Road Commission and the Board of Health must lose at least one member each, though officials doubt full removal occurs until after a special session.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
C. Donald Robertson
West Virginia University Board of Governors
State Board of Education
Advisory Road Commission
Board of Health
Congress
Death by own action shocks Amarillo neighborhood
James H. Alston aged 61, an unemployed carpenter, duct taped two sticks of dynamite to his stomach and detonated, blowing himself apart in the street in front of his home. The blast sent debris over two city blocks, rattling windows and terrifying residents who likened the explosion to a sonic boom.
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Amarillo
Tex
James H. Alston
James Culp
Army tests flying rocket belt in test flight
Harold M. Graham a 27 year old Buffalo man demonstrated a personal rocket belt at Fort Eustis Virginia. In a rubber suit with fuel bottles and rocket nozzles he rose 150 feet landed 14 seconds later clearing a two ton truck. The Army developed the belt with Bell Aero Systems.
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Harold M. Graham
Buffalo
N.Y
Army Brass
Graham
Bell Aero Systems Co
House Extends Cigarette Tax And Other Levies
The House passed a $3.6 billion bill to extend taxes on liquor beer cigarettes new cars travel telephones and corporate profits, beating a Republican repeal attempt by seven votes. If Senate approval fails taxes on these items drop July 1 though some amendments may be trimmed in conference.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Senate House
Kennedy Resting in Palm Beach For Back Relief
President Kennedy seeks sun and rest at Palm Beach to ease a back injury from recent travels with White House physician Dr Janet Travell on standby. Fidel Castro looms in a Cuban chess game as plan to exchange tractors for prisoners surfaces amid Latin American moves with university scholarships and elections. Billy Graham suffers dizzy spells while ISS tax liens hit Mickey Rooney and ex wife. Discoverer XXIV failure fuels satellite checks. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson tours South America. Queen Fabiola’s pregnancy disclosed. Nieman fellowships awarded to 11 American journalists.
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Kennedy
Palm Beach
Janet Travell
White House
Fidel Castro
Tractors For Freedom Committee
University of Havana
Billy Graham
Manchester
England
Internal Revenue Service
Mickey Rooney
U.S
Adlai Stevenson
Montivideo
Uruguay
Air Today
Argentina
South America
Pope John XXIII
Fabiola
Baudouin
Bauduin
Vatican
Henry Raymont
United Press International
Nieman
Harvard University
Administration Scores Victory On Housing Bill
The Senate eased Kennedy's six billion housing bill after a marathon session until 1:35 a.m. EDT. A final roll call was set for Monday with no further amendments. The package authorizes public housing, college dorm loans, urban renewal and related programs, plus a compromise on down payments.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Kennedy
Wax Gasoline Explosion Draws Family Burns
A Beckley mother, Mrs J A Fink, 69, sustained third degree burns over most of her body in a kitchen explosion caused by melting paraffin on the stove and a nearby jar of gasoline. She was listed in critical condition at Raleigh General Hospital after the 11 10 a m blast at Laurel Terrace. Relatives including her husband, Joe Fink 32, and two brothers were treated for burns and shock. The fire damaged the kitchen and dining area about 400 dollars. Mrs Fink and family marked their 50th wedding anniversary February 11.
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Beckley
Laurel Terrace
J. A. Fink
Raleigh General Hospital
Tansan Tawane Davil
Cand Lance
Valles Fin
Joe
Tom Hayden
Sprague
Jim Fink
Memorial Hospital
Hayden
Fink
Joe Fink
South Kanawha St
R. F. Smith
James H
William A.fink
Huntington
Robert Joseph Fink
Johnson vows not to pull back in Asia amid victory
United Press International reports Vice President Lyndon Johnson stating the U S will not retreat to Honolulu and San Francisco to await a Communist assault after a major victory. The quote emphasizes commitment to Southeast Asia and avoidance of hesitation.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
United States
Asia
Honolulu
San Francisco
Kremlin Begins Berlin Pressure
Moscow presses Berlin issue with three sharp protests to the US French and British embassies warning West German government bodies cannot meet in West Berlin. It protests a June 16 upper house meeting and flags potential East West clashes over Adenauer and Luebke visits. Kennedy-Khrushchev standoff referenced as context.
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Moscow
West Berlin
East Germany
Soviet Bloc
Communist Zone
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow Radio
Heinrich Luebke
Beckley Chamber Hones Director Search Amid Hire Push
Beckley Chamber of Commerce board delegates final director selection to executive committee as Floyd Sayre Jr. departs June 17 for North Carolina. Three or four candidates remain under consideration. The group plans a luncheon at Woodrow Wilson High School for a regional redevelopment conference and will seek funds for a new tourist brochure.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Gene Morehouse
Floyd M. Sayre Jr
North Carolina
Chamber
Woodrow Wilson High School
Roger Sharp
Raleigh - Fayette
Beckley
County Courthose
Beaten by Bullwhip Injures Four Boys in Mesquite
Four boys aged 7 to 13 were beaten with bullwhips by two men in their 50s near Mesquite as part of a drunken attack after the youths tried to observe newborn kittens. Two dogs were shot, a third missing, and authorities say aggravated assault charges may follow. names are withheld pending formal charges.
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Decker
Lewis
Richard Singleton
Daniel
William Allen
Gan
Pierce
Texas
West Virginia Highway Plan Seeks Federal Funding Change
West Virginia officials were told by Senator Jennings Randolph that a proposed north south superhighway cannot be funded under the federal Interstate system. He advised starting work using the regular road program with 50 50 matching funds, potentially beginning on U S 19 between Morgantown and Sutton. The Senate subcommittee foresees no new Interstate additions for about six years.
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Washington
UPS
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
W. W. Barron
Randolph
Senate Committee On Public Works
Senate
U. S. 19
Morgantown
Sutton
Harriman Aims Laos Ceasefire Push With Gromyko
In Geneva U S Ambassador Averell Harriman plans talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to press for strict adherence to the Laos ceasefire. He will deliver a note urging an end to Laos war while Western diplomats warn Asia’s Communists may be pressing Moscow to back away from the Vienna pledge.
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Geneva
UPI
U. S
Averell Harriman
Andrei Gromyko
Laos
U.S
Harriman
Gromyko
United States
Moscow
Russia
Vienna
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kennedy
Mine Blaze at Omar Mine After Gas Explosion
Fire crews fought a new blaze at Omar Mining Co No. 5 mine in Omar near the site of a May 29 gas explosion that killed two miners. The mine was evacuated with no injuries, had reopened last Monday, and crews sought to seal off the localized fire.
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LOGAN
UPI
Omar Mining Co
Omar
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Kankakee
Virginia Weather
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