Monsoon Delays Laotian Coalition Install
Neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma arrived seven hours late in Vientiane due to heavy monsoon rains that halted travel for both him and Communist Prince Souphanouvong. The planned installation of the coalition government was delayed, with five neutralists and four Communists also missing due to weather.
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Laos
UPI
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Souphanouvong
Plain of Jars
Hanoi
Red Prince
Supreme Court rules unions only liable, not workers in strikes
Washington (UPI) Justice Byron R White delivers the opinion as the Supreme Court 8-0 rules an employer may not sue individual workers for damages when they strike in breach of a collective bargaining agreement. The decision, White’s first since joining the bench, holds union members as the sole recovery source under Taft Hartley. Frankfurter is ill and did not participate.
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UPI
Byron R. White
Supreme Court
Afl-Cio
White
High Court
Felix Frankfurter
Congress
West Virginia Band Heads to Seattle World’s Fair
The 100 member West Virginia All-State High School Band will arrive at 6 30 a m Tuesday for West Virginia Day at the Seattle World’s Fair. The group will perform in ceremonies June 21 also at the Colorado Day events and give two West Virginia Day concerts. WVU Artists In Residence and the American Arts Trio with pianist Herman Godes join other musical presentations. A WV plaque and flag staff dedication will be held in the Fair Plaza of States with Hulett C Smith and Gov Albert D Rosellini attending.
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Seattle, Wash
UPI
West Virginia
Huntington
Colorado
West Virginia University
WVU
American Arts
Herman Godes
Hulett C. Smith
Washington
Albert D. Rosellini
Weather Snapshot West Virginia Clear River Levels
Mostly sunny and warm across West Virginia with highs around 90 on Tuesday and nightly lows in the 60s. Beckley and Oak Hill report yesterday highs near 60s to 70s with mixed morning readings. River conditions show Greenbrier and Lake below normal and clear. New River gauge at 2.2 feet at Hinton.
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Dr. Zeller Buried Next Tuesday In Clarksburg
Funeral services for Dr. Charles Zeller director of the State Department of Mental Health will be held at Davis Funeral Home Clarksburg Tuesday at 10 30 am EDT He died Saturday of an apparent heart attack while at a Southern Regional Education Board meeting in Williamsburg Virginia Honorary pallbearers include Gov W W Barren former Gov Okey Patteson and several state officials Burial will be in Pt Pleasant Cemetery Pt Pleasant Active pallbearers are local men from Charleston Clarksburg and surrounding areas The Rev Harry Echols will officiate He is survived by his widow Wanda Brown a son and a daughter He was a native of Factoryville Pennsylvania and a former resident of Pt Pleasant
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Davis Funeral Home
Charles Zeller
State Department of Mental Health
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Southern Regional Education Board
Williamsburg
W. W. Barren
Okey Patteson
Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
Pt. Pleasant
Robert G. Hamlen
Charleston
Bonn Brown
Elkins
William Lonesome
Dell White
Madison
Joe Fahey
Martinsburg
Robert Alfred
W. Haywood Duncan
Alexander Stout
Paul W. Armstrong
Patsy Guzzy
Luther S. Berry
Harry Echols
Police Question Actress Killer in New Jersey
Leroy Harrison, 41, a former mental patient and convicted rapist, is being questioned by police over the killing of Phyllis Ann Jones, 24, an aspiring actress. Jones was found bound with halter straps and killed at a deer burial ground near Barnegat Light after being picked up on a beach. Harrison had earlier been convicted of raping a former model in 1949 and spent years in an institution under a 30 year sentence.
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N.J
UPI
Leroy Harrison
Phyllis Ann Jones
Barnegat Light
Norristown
Miss Jones
Sign on hill urges cleanup with Cha Cha Cha twist
A humorous sign in Clendenin reads Clendenin's Beauty is Everybody's Duty and someone added Cha cha cha to the phrase. The moment captures lighthearted local spirit during a town cleanup campaign.
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Clendenin
UPI
Wax figure of Somerset Maugham to greet museum visitors
Craftsmen at Madame Tussaud’s Museum in London plan to begin work today on a life size wax figure of author Somerset Maugham. The replica will mark Maugham as the first writer honored in the museum since George Bernard Shaw in 1928.
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London
Somerset Maugham
Maugham
George Bernard Shaw
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
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Barnett
United States
Christmas Island
General's Son Ambush Victim Identified in Vietnam
Washington reports First Lt. William F. Train III, 24, son of the U S Army War College commandant, and Capt. Walter R. McCarthy, 33, identified as two Army officers killed in a South Vietnam ambush by Communist guerrillas. McCarthy was husband of Nancy H. McCarthy of Columbia, South Carolina.
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Columbia, S.C
Elizabeth McCarthy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Discrimination Must Stop Says Bluestone Park Official
Parks Director Kermit McKeever defended non-discriminatory swimming classes at Bluestone State Park after a Hinton woman complained her two children were denied registration. He stated the park pools have always been integrated and warned the YMCA must comply with equal access laws or lose class-taught hours before public use. The letter response was highlighted in a note from Mrs Gene McDowell regarding Bluestone Swimming.
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Bluestone State Park
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Hinton
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Viet Cong Guerrillas Taken By Surprise In Delta Battles
South Vietnamese forces killed 63 Viet Cong guerrillas and captured 97 others in two Mekong Delta battles. U.S. Marine helicopters ferried 21st Division troops into Ba Xuven Province to reinforce civil guardsmen and surprise a guerrilla band, with 14 killed and 17 captured. A separate day-long clash 80 miles south yielded 49 guerrillas killed and 80 captured.
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Saigon
UPI
Mekong Delta
Here
U.S
Ba Xuven
Senate Talkathon Looms Over Satellite Corporation Bill
Senator Russell B. Long and other Democrats move to start a week plus debate on a House backed plan to create a private satellite services company. Opposition argues it would privatize government assets, complicating leaders' drive to finish fiscal year business.
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Washington
UPI
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Long
35 Homeless After Fire At Williamson
Williamson residents face 35 homeless after a Sunday fire destroyed nine homes and damaged six more. Lt. Bob Snavely said the blaze started beneath a porch and spread rapidly, with all 15 houses ablaze within about 15 minutes. Several firefighters suffered minor injuries.
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Williamson
UPI
Bob Snavely
Upgrading of Southern Schools Urged By SREB
Government and education leaders urged the Southern Regional Education Board to push higher education upgrades in the South. Delegates from 16 states backed proposals for faster faculty training, higher salaries, better research facilities, and equal pay for instructors. They urged promoting teaching in the South, developing community college criteria, and informing the public that community colleges are not extensions of high school.
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Beckley Guardsman Hurt In Night Jump
Beckley National Guardsman Rudolph Hall 19 was hospitalized with face and body scratches after parachuting into a tree during a night training jump near Camp Dawson. He remained in good condition and was to be discharged today, the only injury among scores in the Special Forces exercise. Hall had two prior jumps this season and this was reportedly his first night jump.
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Quiet In Algeria As OAS Cease Fire Holds
In Algiers the OAS kept its cease-fire pledge with no reported terrorism for 12 hours. A seven-man European gang robbed a local bank of 40000 new francs, authorities doubt OAS involvement. Negotiations between Moslem and European leaders yielded a general amnesty for Europeans and promises to integrate Europeans into Algerian police forces. Key figures include Jean-Jacques Susini of the OAS and FLN envoy Chawki Mostefai.
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Chawki Mostefai
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Algeria
Goldberg Steps Up Efforts to Avert TWA Strike
Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg opened a full day of mediation with Labor Department and airline leaders to avert a flight engineers strike against Trans World Airlines. The 615 engineers had threatened to walk out, potentially halting TWA operations, while Eastern and Pan Am could face similar action if TWA settles.
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Junta Chairman Named Premier
Gen Park Chung Hee was named prime minister of South Korea, adding acting president and junta chairman to his titles. The 28 member military panel appointed him after Lt. Gen Song Yo Chang resigned in protests over currency reform measures.
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Korea
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Weekend Fatalities Raise West Virginia Toll to 178
Two weekend traffic deaths in Huntington and near Harrisville lift West Virginia's year total to 178 from 140 a year earlier. James H. Cook, 27, of Miami, was killed when his car struck a utility pole after going onto a traffic island while traveling at high speed. W. C. Carpenter, 49, of Parkersburg died in a Columbus hospital from injuries after a car overturned on West Virginia 16 between Harrisville and Ellenboro. he had been flown to Columbus for neurosurgical treatment.
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Quotes From Leaders Shape Americas and World
United Press International quotes feature Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy on corruption action versus cover ups. De Gaulle discusses Algeria cease fire cooperation. Dean Rusk on small nations gaining real independence. Billy Graham cites Rome’s fall and America’s divorce trend as social signals.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Billie Sol Estes
Amherst
Mass
Dean Rusk
CAB blames United DC jet crew for 1960 Brooklyn crash
The Civil Aeronautics Board report says the United DC jet violated clearance and entered restricted airspace, contributing to the worst air disaster in history with 134 deaths. The same day the Supreme Court agreed to hear Georgia county unit election system's constitutionality, a rural voting power structure.
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Georgia
Canada Quells 1-Hour Prison Riot in Montreal
A violent riot at St. Vincent de Paul penitentiary near Montreal caused at least one death and 27 injuries. Allen MacLeod said William Alder, 41, of Montreal, died from a gunshot in hospital after the seven hour uprising that damaged 2 to 3 million dollars worth of the 101 year old prison. Police, army, and militiamen quelled the riot that began after an inmate baseball game. 22 wounded were hospitalized, with five in serious condition. The cause remained undetermined, with authorities noting advance planning likely but offering no specific reasons for the uprising.
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UPI
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Michel Lecorre
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Fairdale Woman And 4 Children Missing
Roland Turner reported his wife Virginia and their four children missing to county and state officers. He said she took the camel 1952 model car and left Friday, along with the children's pictures and the family Bible.
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Beckley
Roland Turner
Virginia
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