Picketing Washington Cause Sparks Odd Fashion Dilemma
Washington columnist Dick West muses on joining the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals after noting a White House protest by its members. He satirically weighs clothing animals from boxer shorts to bovine bras, debating practicality and ethics of equipping pets and wildlife.
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UPI
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White House
Monument Climb
Society For Indecency
Mother Hubbard
Kennedy sees Congress enact tax cuts with reforms
President Kennedy expressed confidence that Congress will approve a tax reduction bill including important elements of his reform proposals. He urged that a combination of $13.5 billion in tax cuts and $3.25 billion in reforms offers the best path to a strong economy. He cautioned that final details depend on Congress actions and emphasized on site inspections for any nuclear test ban treaty.
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UPI
Kennedy
Congress
American Bankers Association
United States
Senate
Cuba
Tornado Rips Bessemer Alabama In Night of Destruction
A tornado shredded sections of Bessemer a Birmingham suburb causing millions in damage to about 100 homes and businesses. National Guardsmen patrolled streets as repair crews cleared debris and 12 people were hospitalized. Mayor Jess Lanier said no one was killed. Another tornado hit Cave Spring Georgia injuring two.
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Bessemer
Ala
UPI
Birmingham
Jess Lanier
Georgia
Cave Spring
West Virginia Weather Forecast Cooler With Snow Flurries
Windy and cooler this afternoon with snow flurries and 30s. Tonight partly cloudy and cold with teens to 20s. Thursday partly cloudy and cold with mountain snow flurries in 30s. Five day outlook shows below normal highs mostly 49 to 54, variable precipitation around a quarter to half inch, mainly Sunday. River levels rising Greenbrier above normal and Lake Greenbrier muddy with gate openings noted.
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Beckley
Carrier Mishap Kills 2 Hurts 1 aboard Kitty Hawk
UPI reports the carrier Kitty Hawk accident killed Lt. John C. Shoemaker of Oak Harbor Washington and Lt. Cmdr. James J. Wilson Jr. of Oak Harbor, with Lt. Cmdr. William R. Carey injured and Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Charles M. Eustace recovered.
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UPI
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Oak Harbor
Wash
Creston I. Shoemaker
William St
Downingtown
James J. Wilson Jr
James J. Wilson Sr
Frost St
Philadelphia
William R. Carey
John Francis Carey
Joliet, II
Charles M. Eustace
Refugee reports claim Soviet troops leaving Cuba by day
Cuban exile Jose A. Farina says Russians remove troops from Havana in daylight and return them at night at the island's far end. Most exiles describe deprivation and hunger, though Dr. Julian Baldor says food shortages are not that bad. Infante adds footwear theft is common, with robbers taking shoes.
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UPI
United States
Cuba
Jose A. Farina
Red Cross
Farina
Havana
Julian F. Baldor
Bal
Dor
Department of Health
Antonio Infante
Victoria de Las Tunas
Oriente Province
Infante
United Press International
Fidel Castro
Quotations Span Cuban Refugees to Army AWOL Case
A collage of brief quotes from diverse individuals spans Cuban refugee hardship under Castro to a State Department officer denying knowledge of Billy the Kid’s killer. Other remarks cover a Houston mother abandoning her disabled child to hospital staff and a Minnesota wife awaiting news as her husband faces long AWOL charges.
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Brainerd
Minn
Frank Borders
Beckley candidate Bishop Glashen files for Ward 5 council seat
Beckley resident Bishop Theophilius Chando Glashen filed his candidacy as a Democrat for Ward 5 councilman. A native of Africa born Oct 27 1891 he served four years in the British Army during World War I and later earned multiple degrees. He and his wife Emmaline Nichols reside at 1166 S Fayette St and observed their 40th wedding anniversary last year. He has lived in Beckley since 1926 and has been a minister for 52 years.
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Beckley
Emmaline Nichols
S. Fayette St
Africa
Germany
France
Egypt
Serrole Bible College
British West Africa
America
White Institute of Physical Therapy
Los Angeles
Calif
West Virginia
M. M. Neely
West Virginia University
Blackstone Law School
Chicago
Ill
Glashen
Okey Patteson
Three Grand Ole Opry Stars Die In Plane Crash
Three Grand Ole Opry stars Hawk Shaw Hawkins Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas plus their pilot were killed when their light plane crashed near Camden Tennessee during severe thunderstorms. The quartet had just performed a benefit in Kansas City and were bound for Nashville with Miss Cline’s manager Randy Hughes piloting the Piper Comanche.
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UPI
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Miss Cline
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Bessemer
Ala
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Dyersburg
Tenn
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State liquor store moved from Glen Daniel to boost revenue
Glen Daniel will now host a state liquor agency after the store posted $3 053 65 monthly sales in 1962, far below the 2 200 bottle per month target. Coleman Nichols of the State Liquor Control Commission cited closure or relocation as the only options to raise state funds. If the new site underperforms, an agent model will be opened in the area with a grocer or druggist stocking state stocks.
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Coleman Nichols
State Liquor Control Commission
Nichols
Summersville Receives 165000 AAA Grant
Washington voters OK bonds to raise 85000 for a Town Hall and approve a 165000 grant for Summersville. Congressman John Slack announced the results aided Accelerated Public Works officials in granting the funds. Construction must start within 100 days and the project will create about 185 man months of local labor.
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Washington
Town Hall
Summersville
John Slack
Doctor Survives Forced Landing in Adirondacks
Dr. Peter O. Garner, 31, vanished on a flight from Duanesburg to Potsdam. He was spotted Tuesday trudging through deep snow in the Adirondacks 20 miles from a plowed road. An H19 helicopter brought him to the Plattsburgh air base for a checkup after landing on White Lily Pond near Mt. Marcy.
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Cobleskill
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Duanesburg
Potsdam
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Mt. Marcy
Ohio River Near Crest Sends WV Flood Toll Rising
The Ohio River rose through West Virginia as flood crests approached stage. Victims include Maureen Peterson four months old, Clark Higgins about 60, and David Mullenax 7. Wheeling Mayor declares emergency in the Wheeling Creek Valley. Flood levels predicted at Wheeling 4 feet below crest, Huntington 50 feet plus.
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Huntington
House panel backs honorary citizenship for Churchill
The House Judiciary Committee approved a measure to grant honorary U S citizenship to Sir Winston Churchill sponsored by Rep Francis E Walter. The bill would make Churchill the first foreigner honored by Congress and still awaits action by both chambers.
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House Judiciary Committee
United States
Winston Churchil
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
Churchill
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House
Senate
Marie C. McGuire
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Transport Workers Union
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Pt. Pleasant
Hickman Elected Mayor of Elkins in City Election
Garland Hickman won the Elkins mayoral race with 1 183 votes while D P Phares received 1 075. Both candidates are former mayors.
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Elkins
UPI
Garland Hickman
Hickman
D. P. Phares
Phares
Prison cannery to supply state institutions in brief shift
Charleston UPI State Purchasing Director Curtis Wilson ordered all state institutions to buy canned fruits vegetables and potatoes from the Huttonsville medium security prison. The prison runs its own cannery and 2000 acre farm to clear inventory before returning to wholesale sources for colleges and other facilities.
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Charleston
UPI
Huttonsville
Curtis S. Wilson
Wilson
Penal and Mental Institutions
Legislature debates budget and teacher pay in WV
West Virginia lawmakers near end of session with three days left. Conference committees to craft compromise budget and a teacher salary bill proposing raises from 10 to 30 dollars monthly, costing about 3.9 million. House and Senate revenue plans hover around 152.6 to 153.4 million, with 4.5 million anticipated from year end surplus.
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Donald F. Fannin
Charleston
W. Va
UPD
House-Senate
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Senate
House
House Rules Committee
Antias
Trubble With This Country Says Sherwood Glutz
The speaker argues that many claim to know the country’s troubles but lack imagination and think they could run the business better than the boss. He mocks the average man’s confidence and ignorance.
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