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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1961
Page
1
A credit line lists Dallas Boothe as photographer with courtesy credits to Herb Alley and Charles Field for the image.
Kuwait’s 3,000 man army fortified northern frontier in defiance of Iraq’s claim. Support flooded from London Mecca Cairo and Tehran as Kuwait moves to secure borders and assert independence amid Abdul Karim Kassem’s pledge to “free the people.”
Wild forest fires raged in Newfoundland for the 16th day with Trinity in Bonavista Bay under threat as residents fled by sea. The Gander Lake area fire also advanced toward the International Airport as weather stayed dry and officials reported 1,000 workers unable to stop the blazes.
Four servicemen died and nine were hospitalized when a glacier slide fell near Stewart Air Base Greenland. The victims were Airman 3-C James Joseph Christoff of Linden New Jersey, Staff Sgt Edward Charles Whittaker of Benton Louisiana, Airman 2-C Paul Frederick Adams of Los Angeles, and Navy Electricians Mate Third Class Gerald Charles Crapser of Springfield Massachusetts.
Mostly sunny and warmer today with highs in the 70s east and 80s west. Tonight partly cloudy with upper 50s. Wednesday brings warmer, more humid conditions and scattered thundershowers in the afternoon or evening. Beckley: high yesterday 60, low 24. Oak Hill: high yesterday 64, low 24, morning readings around 58. Greenbrier River conditions normal and cloudy, Lake normal and cloudy with gauge at 2.9 ft. New York area reports the day’s high up to 1% degrees at Death Valley and a low near 40 at Mullan Idaho.
The Labor Department reports May CPI at 127.4, down from 127.5 in April, led by meat and poultry price cuts. Take-home pay for factory workers rose to a record high, while overall costs for about 300 goods and services rose 27.4 percent since 1947-49. eight months of near stability suggest a strong non inflation record for 1961.
Briefing notes show Special Envoy Harriman flew to Washington for consultations with the U S government with no clear return date to stalled Geneva negotiations. In New Orleans, Moisant Airport begins serving Black travelers in a coffee shop, following a Justice Department suit over a non discrimination clause. A federal panel starts hearings on the maritime walkout, with a possible Taft Hartley injunction to end ship idling for 80 days. Treasury chief Dillon defends deficit spending while urging a debt limit rise of 5 billion to 298 billion. House investigators probe stock market practices as President Kennedy names George W Mitchell to the Fed Board. Dr Samuel Sheppard, convicted wife killer, is not cancerous. quadruplets born in Rennes. a bathyscaph dive series planned off Southern California. State briefs reference West Virginia gambler Big Bill Lias deportation case.
In Geneva the royal Lao government led by Premier Prince Boun Oum ended its boycott of the 14 nation Laos conference. The Vientiane delegation urged a real cease fire by Communist backed forces as a condition for negotiated peace. Thailand also returned to sessions after walking out in protest of neutralist Pathet Lao seating.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev teased a possible extension of the Berlin peace treaty deadline in a telegram to East German leader Ulbricht. He pledged to do his utmost to sign by year end, while signaling no firm January 1 completion.
Washington UPI report on Senate Finance Committee hearings as Sen. John J. Williams argues the chamber must raise the debt ceiling to 298 billion dollars. House action earlier set the limit higher by 5 billion with debates over borrowing flexibility and debt management. Also notes on a stock market regulation probe and a Social Security bill expanding benefits, with a July Fourth deadline in sight.
Los Angeles UPI reports 11 year old Brian May and his mother were awarded 875000 in damages after a Berkeley Cutter Laboratories vaccine batch allegedly caused paralysis. Jurors awarded 600000 to Brian and 75000 to Norma May. Cutter expressed disappointment,/Belli argued for medical expense needs.
Parkersburg police investigate the murder of Delores Jean Sams 29 killed at a tavern. Witnesses say Danny Kimble, operator of a sister venue, walked in and declared he would shoot her then opened fire with a 38 caliber pistol. Sams, separated from her husband, leaves six children.
Washington reports slow ICC hearings on the Chesapeake and Ohio bid to take control of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. C&O vice president M I Dunn faces extended cross examination as New York Central fights the merger, arguing financial harm. Only five of 44 witnesses had testified by Monday with at least two weeks more anticipated.
Pennsylvania Republicans filled a Hershey ballroom to hear Ike Eisenhower and Nixon condemn Kennedy era foreign policy and domestic programs. They denounced Laos Cuba and Berlin decisions and scorched federal spending while praising education aid and urging Republican unity for the 1964 campaign.
Former President Eisenhower endorsed reform of the winner-take-all Electoral College. In a letter to Senator Kefauver he urged thoughtful attention to improving the system, saying it is outmoded and unrepresentative of actual votes for a presidential candidate as Kefauver's constitutional amendment hearings resumed.
Charleston UPS reports the new Department of Commerce and the income tax division of the Tax Department have been allotted space in the Statehouse. The shifts require the Department of Archives and History and the Vocational Education Division to relocate, while the Teachers Retirement Board will be absorbed by the income tax division. Other agencies may move outside the main capitol.
In Fray Bentos Uruguay Juan Bique a 57 year old merchant burned effigies of himself and his last love in a public square to show he has abandoned his lifelong search for the ideal woman. He says there have been 30 women in his life and he walked out on 28 of them with the remaining two abandoning him as well.
Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy plans a July 11 lawn state dinner at Mount Vernon for Pakistani President Mohammed Ayub Khan, breaking White House social tradition. About 100 guests will be ferried by the presidential yacht Honey Fitz to the historic site overlooking the Potomac while sightseers photograph the event.
In Canterbury Dr. Arthur Michael Ramsey argues people have lost touch with religion and God not the church. In Newport Dr. Melvin R. Karpas warns of another riot at the jazz festival. In Washington former President Eisenhower backs electoral college reform in a Kefauver letter. In Unity House economist Leon Keyserling criticizes Kennedy era programs as not better than Eisenhower era policies.
Parkersburg authorities report a home fire early today claiming the lives of Chester P Backus and his wife, both 56. Investigators theorize a smoldering cigarette started the blaze. the couple were found in separate rooms, the son away visiting relatives in Indiana. The husband worked for Parkersburg National Bank. station WTAP news director Glenn Wilson discovered the fire and attempted to wake them.
In Barcelona Venezuela armed patrols searched for 80 convicts freed and armed during Monday's six hour revolt in which 16 rebels were killed and 10 others wounded. Traffic was restricted and guards demanded good conduct passes. Twenty four prisoners were moved to Caracas as civilians clamored near the garrison. The revolt coincided with a smaller uprising in La Guaira. The rebel force of about 40 civilians led by four officers seized the Barcelona garrison.
Dr Arthur Michael Ramsey became the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury in a regal ceremony in Canterbury Cathedral. He urged greater freedom for the Church of England and pledged not to be a silent leader. Ramsey succeeds Geoffrey Fisher, who retired May 31 and became a baron. Queen Elizabeth II approved his appointment. the sovereign typically stays away from enthronement.
The Charleston Daily Mail reports that Democratic State Chairman Hulett C. Smith of Beckley will become West Virginia’s first permanent director of the new Department of Commerce. It says Smith is already lining up personnel to head the department’s divisions.
Former Truman adviser Leon Keyserling urged President Kennedy’s aides to raise wages for workers farmers and Social Security recipients to stimulate growth. He criticized wage price restraint plans and warned unemployment could rise to 7 million in four years without faster expansion. The AFL CIO met to discuss economic policy and racial issues, with Randolph accusing Meany of delaying action on union racial restrictions.
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