Strike Closes Port of N Y
More than 30 000 longshoremen walked out closing New York Harbor and immobilizing 135 vessels as the national maritime strike enters its sixth day. ILA protests halt ship traffic at Battery Park mass meeting. 50 ships in New York harbor tied up along with 85 American ships elsewhere. Constitution sailing cancelled. strike disrupts foreign flag vessels and luxury liner docking.
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New York
UPI
Waterfront Commission
International Longshoremen's Association
ILA
Maritime Port Council
Battery Park
New York Harbor
Atlantic
Gulf
West Coast
Constitution
U.S
Europe
Rescue of 3 After 3-Day Ordeal At Loneliest Lighthouse
Three Coast Guard rescuers were saved and one missing after an explosion ripped through Stannard Rock lighthouse in Lake Superior. Electrician's mate Oscar Daniels Jr., Seaman Walker Scobie, and apprentice Richard Herne were rescued. Engineman William Maxwell is missing. Survivors endured three days of fear and injury while awaiting aid from the Woodrush icebreaker.
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Cleveland
UPI
Coast Guard
Chilly Lake Superior
Great Lakes
The
Stannard
Ling
William A. Maxwell
W. Calverly St
Houghton
Mich
Oscar R. Daniels Jr
Sault Ste. Marie
Walker E. Scobie
Livernois
Troy
Prentice Richard M. Herne
Marine St
New York City
Daniels
Kenee- Snan, Mich
Rescue i
Helicopters To Erect Towers For New APC Powerline
Appalachian Power Co plans a 122 mile 345000 volt line linking Glasgow to Cloverdale near Roanoke to bolster its eastern perimeter and connect Smith Mountain hydro output. The project expects two years to complete with Collier Construction and New England Tree Expert handling construction and clearing, respectively. Local hiring and office already set in Beckley with right of way from Hinton to Glen Lyn Va.
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Glasgow
Cloverdale
Roanoke
R. E. Hodges
APC
American Electric Power Co
Hodges
Smith Mountain
Lynchburg
Collier Construction Co
Strongville
Ohio
New England Tree Expert Co
Clark Summit
Beckley
Hinton
Glen Lyn
Virginia Weather Outlook With Rain Likely
Rain today and tonight may be heavy in eastern and southern Virginia. Temperatures reach the 60s today and upper 50s tonight with clearing and a bit warmer Thursday. Five day forecast shows near 86 high in the south and 62 low, cooler Sunday, with about a half inch total precipitation and rain returning Sunday or Monday.
Kennedy Ikeda talks move US Japan toward closer coop
President Kennedy and Prime Minister Ikeda enter day two of policy talks signaling closer cooperation on major international issues. White House doctors say Kennedy may stop using crutches in two days. Vice President Johnson and Interior Secretary Udall dedicate the nation s first seawater drinking plant in Freeport Texas. Rep Conte accuses Alleghany Airlines of discrimination after denied seats to Republicans. Adlai Stevenson ends 18 day South American tour in Bogota with potential $500 million aid request. total South American aid around $3 billion. Berlin crisis reconsideration proposal by Sen Cooper seeks broader bipartisan support. De Gaulle meets cabinet over Algeria and farmer protests. Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner announce trial separation. Ivy Baker Priest and Sidney Stevens honeymoon in Hawaii after Beverly Hills marriage. Two men acquitted in Newport in George Ratterman framing case.
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Kennedy
Hayato Ikeda
United States
Japan
White House
Janet Travell
Lyndon B. Johnson
Stewart Udall
Freeport
Tex
Silvio D. Conte
R. Mass
Alleghany Airlines
Connecticut
Hartford
Conn
Washington
Democratic National Committee
U. S
Adlai Stevenson
South America
Bogota
Colombia
Stevenson
Jtotal
John Sherman Cooper
R. Ky
Berlin
America
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Natalie Wood
Robert Wagner
Hollywood
Ivy Baker Priest
Sidney William Stevens
Hawaii
Beverly Hills
Calif
George Ratterman
Newport
Ray L. Murphy
Train Wreck Investigator Found Dead
Wayne UPI reports the body of W M Tucker a Norfolk and Western master mechanic and investigator of a Fort Gay derailment was found beneath Mill Creek Bridge. Tucker likely fell Tuesday night while checking the 40 car derailment of a coal train. The wreck blocked both mainlines forcing rerouting.
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Huntington
Gilbert
N&w
Mill Creek
Fort Gay
Summer Warmest And Busiest Season Here
Summer in Beckley is described as the warmest season with a busy slate of events. The Civil War drama Honey in the Rock opens at Grandview State Park Tuesday with full rehearsals and lighting checks ongoing. Bargain Days run June 26 to July 3 featuring antiques. the Mountain State Folk Festival June 29 to July 1 showcases folk arts and pioneer exhibits. Activities include golfing with new ranges and courses, go karting, and auto racing. Little Beaver Park plans a full summer of swimming, boating, camping, and events including a July 8 Miss Southern West Virginia at the park and a July 22 fishing derby. Bowling leagues thrive with modern alleys and open public access. President Ken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Webster
Beckley
Raleigh County
Grandiview State Park
Little Beaver Park
William Tell Style Killing Plea Faces Involuntary Manslaughter
George T. Selecman, in Manassas Va, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the December shooting death of I Lee Murphy, whom he described as a lifelong friend. Circuit Judge Calvin Van Dyke suspended sentence after reducing the murder charge to involuntary manslaughter at the short Tuesday hearing.
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Manassas
UPI
George T. Selecman
Calvin van Dyke
Selecman
I. Lee
Pat) Murphy
Prince William County
Thomas M ‘Moncure
Murphy
Prison sentence meted in killing
Thomas Brandon Smith, 52, East Park, father of five, received a five to eighteen year term in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to second degree murder for fatally stabbing his wife Anna Mae, 38, on April 19. Judge Harry L. McCreery denied probation. Smith attempted suicide after the attack and remained jailed awaiting transfer to Moundsville.
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Thomas Brandon Smith
East Park
Smith
Anna Mae
Moundsville
Raleigh County
Brown
Layland
King Tut
Fortner
Cool Ridge
Holston
E. Carl Meadows
Little Most kids alternate between lump in throat and pain
A fragment suggests ups and downs in children's mood or health, noting alternating states of discomfort and irritability. It references a trend or complaint without specific events, dates, or named entities. The wording is uncertain and informal, reflecting partial OCR readability.
First Lady Welcomes Soviet Space Dog Pup at White House
Pushinka, daughter of space dog Strelka, arrives in Washington as a gift from Nikita Khrushchev. The 6 month old white puppy joins Charley the Welsh terrier, boosting the White House menagerie to four. Khrushchev also sends Kennedy a carved walrus tusk ship model after Vienna talks.
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Space Dog
Kennedy Menagerie
Helen Thomas Washington
UPI
Russia
White House
Nikita Khrushchev
Charley
Pushinka
Strelka
Caroline Kennedy
Mrs. Kennedy
Khrushchev
Kennedy
U. S
WVU Receives Papers Of 2 Former Governors
Morgantown state university library received the papers of former West Virginia governors Homer A. Holt and William E. Glasscock. Curator Charles Shelter said the materials will be microfilmed for historical research. Holt contributed thousands of pieces, while Paul W. Haddock of Marlinton donated Glasscock papers to supplement 1931 holdings.
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Morgantown
UPI
West Virginia University — Library
West Virginia
Homer A. Holt
William E. Glasscock
Charles Shelter
Holt
Paul W. Haddock
Marlinton
Glasscock
Crazy Recluse Kills Neighbor in Pembroke
PEMBROKE Va A farmer and bachelor Paul Snidow 57 threatened to kill a man five years ago was arrested given a mental exam and released He lived in seclusion on a hilltop near Pembroke Then he left home with a rifle and called on neighbor Kemper Cumbee 66 who was later found shot to death This is an UP I report with the incident labeled Recluse Page 2
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Pembroke
UPI
Paul Snidow
Snidow
Here
Kemper Cumbee
Cumbee
U S recalls envoy as talks stall on two fronts
United States confronts trouble in two disarmament talks with the Soviet Union. Arthur H. Dean is recalled from Geneva for consultations as the nuclear test ban conference stalls. In Washington, John J. McCloy and Valerian Zorin enter a third day with little progress. Zorin calls the talks normal, amid a standoff over general versus gradual disarmament, with no immediate breakoff.
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MW Ashington
UPI
United States
Geneva
State Department
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Washington
White House
John J. McCloy
U.N
Valerian Zorin
McCloy
Zorin
Nortmal
Czechs Expected To Bow Recall Accused Spy
United States tells Czechoslovakia to recall Miroslav Nacvalac, the Czech No 3 diplomat in New York, or face deportation. U.S. officials say Prague will likely yield, amid charges he tailed an American to recruit a spy. Dag Hammarskjold received the note describing Nacvalac as chief of Czech civilian intelligence in the United States.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
United States
Czechoslovakia
Miroslav Nacvalac
U.S
Washington
Nacvalac
Charles P. Noyes
Dag Hamlmarskjold
Six more states accept billboard control rules
WASHINGTON UPI Six more states have accepted voluntary federal regulations to control billboards on the interstate highway system Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges announced Tuesday the states are Maine Nebraska New York Oregon West Virginia and Wisconsin Maryland North Dakota and Kentucky had already agreed to use the federal standards to regulate billboards on interstate highways
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Washington
UPI
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Maine
Nebraska
New York
Oregon
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Maryland
North Dakota
Kentucky
Airman awaits sentencing in wife urged suicide case
Airman Second Class Robert J. Du Charme Jr., 21, faced sentencing on charges he encouraged his wife to commit death by her own hand. In a lie detector test he allegedly admitted egging her on to take 80 pills, though she could not safely exceed eight in 24 hours. He reported his wife’s death, sat for 40 minutes during the act, then left to his job at Truax Field base hospital. He remains jailed for pre-sentence investigation with possible 10 year term.
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Madison
Wis
UPI
Robert J. ‘du Charme Jr
du Charme
Saftey
Truax Field Base
Laos Princes Near Accord In Three-Way Summit
In Zurich the three rival Laos princes proceed with a summit conference amid signs of progress toward a coalition government. Gen Phoumi Nosavan says a premier may be named and announces a declaration expected tomorrow with possible surprises.
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Zurich
UPI
Laos
Phoumi Nosavan
Phoumi
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Prince Souphanouvong
Abolition
Khrushchev’s Berlin brinkmanship fuels war fears
UPI reports Western leaders warn Khrushchev’s failure to grasp Western democracy and his Berlin threats risk war. Allies discuss possible military moves to break the blockade while Kennedy must work with Congress, not bend to Soviet terms.
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Washington
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Khrushchev
Kennedy
U.S
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Greenbrier
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Orville Barr
Sophia
Little Beaver Lake
William Tell
WVU
Donald May
Bulletin
W. Va
Khrushchevs
By Stewart Hensley
Congress
East Germany
Germany
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