Notsofcusa officer’s spoof tale ends with Burl Ives miscue
Washington humorist Dick West recounts a satirical safety valve on teen fans of folk music. A father in NOTSOFCUSA arranges exposure for his daughter to the Brothers Four at the Shoreham Hotel, hoping shock therapy cures her obsession. She emerges disillusioned but not cured.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
National Organization
Continental United States
Tidelands
Notsofcusa
Chad Mitchell
Albert Schweitzer
Rudy Vallee
Shoreham
Notsofcusat
Brothers
Burl Ives
Barron Renews Invitation To Kennedy For Statehood Day
Gov. W. W. Barron renewed the invitation for President Kennedy to attend Statehood Day ceremonies at the Capitol on June 20. He telegrammed the President to reconsider his earlier note declining the trip due to a pending Europe journey. Alterations in Kennedy’s schedule followed the death of Pope John XXIII.
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Charleston
Weather Cloudy And Cooler Beckley And Vicinity
Cloudy this afternoon with a chance of scattered showers and a high between 75 and 80. Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Wednesday with a low around 50 to 55. Temperatures show a high of 84 at 4 p.m. and a 62 to 72 range through the morning. River conditions mostly normal with gauges at Greenbrier and Lake normal, clear. new gauge at Hinton reading 2.3 ft. Wind from the west at 21 mph.
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Beckley
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Hinton
Unions Agree To Delay Rail Strike
Washington unions accept plan to delay possible nationwide rail strike to at least next week. Wirtz proposed status quo until 12:01 a.m. EDT next Tuesday with a 30 day cooling-off period under the Railway Labor Act.
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Washington
UPS
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Scandal Rears For Macmillan as Pro Firenze affair roils govt
Cries against the Macmillan government mounted as reports claim cabinet ministers knew of John Profumo s affair with Christine Keeler months before he denied it in Parliament. Profumo resigned amid a widening sex and security scandal, with Prime Minister Macmillan under pressure to resign.
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UPS
Macmillan
John Profumo
Daily Express
Times of London
Profumo
Christine Keler
House of Commons
Commons
Harold Macmillan
Lord Home
Scotland
Edward Heath
Norway
Eugene Ivanov
Miss Keeler
Mac
Labor Party
Lord Dilhorne
Justice Dam Funding Sought By Hechler In West Virginia
Congress urged to boost flood control spending beyond Kennedy 1963 64 request. Rep. Hechler and Ohio Valley Improvement Association pressed for more funds for East Lynn Dam Beech Fork Dam and Justice Dam in Guyandotte River Valley, plus large asks for Racine and Opekiska Locks and Dams in Ohio West Virginia.
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D-W. Va
West Virginia
W. E. Bivens
Logan County
W. Va
Hechler
East Lynn
Beech Fork
Justice
Guyandott River
Association For Additional
Racine
Ohio
Opekiska
Harriman Named U S Negotiator for Moscow Talks
W Averell Harriman is named principal U S negotiator for July Moscow talks with the Soviet Union and Britain aiming to reach a nuclear test ban. President Kennedy said the talks offer a fresh start after a five year deadlock. Harriman, recently elevated to undersecretary of state for political affairs, has been a key troubleshooter for Kennedy.
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UPI
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
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Soviet Union
Britain
White House Today
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Kennedy
Hawaii
No. 3
State Department
Honolulu
Australia
Laos
Oil Of Wintergreen Kills Four Year Old Girl
In Parkerburg a four year old girl Connie Jane Gordon died after drinking oil of wintergreen believed to have been used to treat a sprain on one of her brothers. Her sister Valerie Gordon was treated and released. The family includes nine children.
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Parkersburg
UPI
Connie Jane Gordon
Waverly
Connie
Raymond E. Gordon
Valerie
St. Joseph's Hospital
Subcommittee Okays $3.575 Million in Coal Projects
The House mining subcommittee approved coal research contracts totaling 3.575 million dollars. Key items include a $2 million agreement with Consolidation Coal Co of Pittsburgh to convert coal to gas, plus 200 thousand with Northern American Coal Co for alumina extraction, 375 thousand with Institute of Gas Technology on lignite gas, and 1 million for pilot plant development under Project Bootstrap.
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Washington
UPI
House
Consolidation Coal Co
Pittsburgh
Mines Branch of the Interior Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Northern American Coal Co
Institute of Gas Technology
Tragic Scout Truck Crash Near Escalante Kills 12
In Utah, a two-truck Scout expedition ends in disaster. One truck reached the site safely, but on a narrow mountain road 35 miles southeast of Escalante the second vehicle plunged from a cliff. Nine Scouts and three adults died, including two university professors and a woman reporter, while 34 others were injured. The engine failed and brakes gave out as the truck rolled backward down the mountainside toward Hole in the Rock. Most victims were Mormon Scouts from Provo, Ogden, and Salt Lake City. Injured youths were hospitalized at Panguitch.
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Escalante, Utah
Utah Highway Patrol
Provo
Utah
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Escalante
Hole-in-the-Rock
Colorado River
Panguitch Hospital
YMCA Family Memberships Aim for 150 Goal
The YMCA reports 99 family memberships sold this morning at 10 30 toward a 150 minimum. A steering committee meets at 9 a m tomorrow in the C&P conference room East Main St to decide next steps. A Wednesday meeting at 8 p m in the Armory Field House plans officer elections and a board slate led by Bob Brown will be reviewed.
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C&p
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Armory Field House
Bob Brown
Kennedy Signals U S Will Heighten East West Contact
President Kennedy in a major address at American University outlined a policy to increase communications with the Soviet Union to avoid irritants and nuclear confrontation. He said talks on a nuclear test ban with Britain and the USSR would occur in Moscow next month and urged less rhetorical hostility and more direct contact.
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UPI
United States
Russia
Kremlin
Kennedy
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Khrushchev
U. S
Terrorists Burn Tire Warehouse in Caracas Blaze
Armed assailants linked to pro Castro groups stormed the U S owned Goodyear warehouse in Caracas at dawn, bound three workers, poured gasoline, and ignited a fire that engulfed more than 10 000 tire casings. Firefighters battled the blaze as smoke towered over the industrial district threatening nearby plants including U S Rubber Co and Red Shoe factory.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
U.S. Rubber Company
Red Shoe
Sherwood Glutz Reflects on Baseball as National Pastime
Sherwood Glutz comments on the urge to chase desires over simple pleasures. He warns that many people waste time hoping for things they could achieve themselves if they acted, rather than merely wishing.
Wallace refuses to admit two Negroes to Alabama University
UPI reports Governor George C. Wallace defies Kennedy by blocking the admission of Vivian Malone and James Hood to the all-white University of Alabama. Federal authorities plan further action as demonstrations erupt in Danville and Tuscaloosa. Wallace vows to stand in the schoolhouse door to block desegregation.
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Ala
UPI
George C. Wallace
Kennedy
University of Alabama
Wallace
Justice Department
Foster Auditorium
Vivian Malone
James A. Hood
U.S
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Hood
Miss Malone
Edwin Guthman
Katzenbach
Mobile
Gadsden
United States
Autherine Lucy
Birmingham
JFK Ready For Showdown Over Alabama University
President Kennedy warned Alabama Governor George Wallace to keep away from the University of Alabama campus and leave the matter to courts. Wallace’s actions could trigger a public confrontation as federal efforts to integrate the university proceed in Washington and Tuscaloosa.
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Washington
UPI
Alabama
George Wallace
University of Alabama
Kennedy
Wallace
Tuscaloosa
Two Negro Students Allowed Into Dormitories In Last Minute Shift
Atty Gen Kennedy kept a direct line to Justice officials on campus as officials hoped Wallace would uphold law and order. Kennedy sent a sharply worded telegram reflecting a tense mood amid the last minute shifts on campus.
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Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Wallace
Kennedy
Leftist Wins Top Peru Post
Mounting returns today confirmed moderate leftist Fernando Belaunde Terry as likely president-elect in Peru. Unofficial tallies show Belaunde leading with about 39 percent, with Haya de la Torre and Odria trailing. a coalition may be needed for a congressional majority.
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Lima
Peru
UPI
Fernando Belaunde Terry
Belaunde
Haya
Odrin
Hotel Fire Kills One in Sullivan County NY
A resort hotel fire in Livingston Manor Sullivan County killed one person and injured five others five seriously. The victim died at Liberty Hospital and officials withheld the deceased’s identity pending kin notification. The blaze started in the hotel’s main section which was leveled along with several adjoining structures. No cause or damage estimate was available.
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Livingston Manor
UPI
Sullivan County
Liberty Hospital
Kennedy declines news conference this week
Washington UPI reports President Kennedy will not hold a news conference during the current week. The decision leaves reporters awaiting questions on ongoing policy and Cold War events.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
When You Pay Tax You Wonder About Cheap Politician Origins
A concise reflection links tax payments to the origin of the phrase cheap politician, exploring historical usage and public sentiment without sensational detail.
Buddhist Priest Sets Self Ablaze in Saigon Protest
An elderly Buddhist monk, Thich Quang Duc, 63, burned himself to death at a busy Saigon intersection to protest religious discrimination by President Ngo Dinh Diem. The act occurred during a protest through the city’s crowded area as about 1,000 monks and nuns watched in silent vigil.
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Viet Nam
UPI
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Thich Quang Duc
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Nancy Dickson in Washington for National Spelling Bee
In Washington to compete in the National Spelling Bee Nancy Dickson accompanied by a reporter and fellow spelling experts toured the Smithsonian FBI and other sights. She viewed First Ladies gowns Fort McHenry flag and firearms exhibits and learned fingerprint techniques. The group will see White House Capitol and Arlington Cemetery before the Bee begins Wednesday morning.
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Washington
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Register
Mayflower Hotel
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United States
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Smithsonian
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Smithson
Wheeling
Stenger
John Dillinger
FBI
Rudolph Abel
Anchorage
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Wichita
Kansas
Christine Dickson
Anderson
South Carolina
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Capitol
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