Bubble Gum Trust Case Stirs Old Memories
Washington columnist Dick West reflects on the FTC bubble gum monopoly charge over baseball card cards, contrasting mythic trust busting with modern youth culture. He cites a Little Leaguer and Roosevelt to ponder competition and hype in the bubble gum market.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Theodore Roosevelt
Federal Trade Commission
Caroline
FTC
White House
Roger Maris
Duke Sniders
Willie Mays
Teddy Roosevelt
Boston Red Sox
Roosevelt
Considerable cloudiness and mild conditions across counties
Weather summary notes considerable cloudiness and mild highs in the 50s to low 60s, with no major precipitation. Tonight and Wednesday bring mixed clouds, occasional rain or showers, with lows ranging from the upper 30s to upper 40s, depending on location. Greenbrier River conditions show normal levels and clear skies. Lake level is 1 ft below normal with gates open. Hinton gauge at 3.6 ft. New York report cites 6 degrees at Montpelier, 92 in Presidio.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
New York
Indian Proposal Let Neutrals Police Tests To ietal Troops Take Up Positions
A proposed plan suggests neutral forces would oversee test procedures and allow allied troops to assume positions. Officials debate feasibility and potential risks amid regional tensions and security concerns.
India proposes monitoring stations to halt nuclear tests
Indian Defense Minister V K Krishna Menon told the 17 nation disarmament conference that a network of monitoring stations in neutral countries could police an immediate moratorium on nuclear testing. The plan would supplement existing detection systems and aims to reduce East West tension while final treaty terms are negotiated. Secretary Rusk urged inclusive inspection to end suspicion and verify compliance as Western nations push for strong verification. President Kennedy warned of atmospheric tests resuming unless a test ban with inspections is in place by mid April.
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Stewart Hensley
Geneva
UPI
India Today
V. K. Krishna Menon
Krishna Menon
United States
Britain
Dean Rusk
Rusk
U.S
Soviet Union
Russia
Kennedy
Moscow
Argentina Faces Government Takeover of Five Provinces
Troops occupy five Peronist provinces Buenos Aires canceled leaves and tightened security. Civilian administrators appointed in Buenos res Rio Negro Santiago del Estero Tucuman and Chaco as military control begins. CGT union leaders may call a nationwide general strike as reaction looms.
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UPI
Buenos Res
Rio Negro
Santiago del Estero
Tucuman
Chaco
Chubut
la Pampa
Misiones
Neugen
Salta
San Juan
Jujuy
Christian Democrats
CGT
Tough Welfare Reporting Law Signed By JK
President Kennedy signed a law giving the Labor Department powers to oversee pension and welfare plans for up to 90 million workers and families. The measure, sought by Eisenhower after the 1958 act, expands enforcement and reporting authority.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Labor Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Eisenhower
Spring Starts Tonight in West Virginia News Brief
West Virginia prepares for spring with a forecast of mid-40s in the north and near 50 in the south as the season formally arrives at 9 30 tonight. Cloudy skies persist with mild weather expected through Wednesday and possible showers.
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Charleston
Wet And Cool Spring Forecast Maps Show March to April
The Weather Bureau predicts a wet cool spring with temperatures and precipitation patterns mapped from March 15 to April 15. Agencies project cooler days, higher rainfall totals, and unsettled conditions across regions, influencing garden plans and travel in early spring.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
County Budget Deadlines Highlight Local Plans to Charleston
Raleigh County officials aim to file the 1962-63 estimates by March 28 with the State Tax Commissioner. County Court and Beckley City Council expect to meet the deadline, while the school board’s budget should arrive on time though superintendent John W. Saunders was unavailable for comment.
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Charleston
Cecil L. Miller
John W. Saunders
C. Howard Hardesty
Hardesty
West Virginia Association of County Officials
Boards of Education
John Shanklin
Kan
George
State Road Commission
Raleigh County
County Court and School Board
Beckley
State
Kennedy visits India and plans Pakistan departure
The report notes Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy's post midnight visit to Jaipur's city palace then a flight to New Delhi to end a six day tour of India. She will stay overnight in Delhi and depart Wednesday for Pakistan. Also covered are a NLRB ruling limiting a union from pressuring a company into a joint bargaining group, a Carpenter’s union contract demand, John Glenn Jr and a minister opting not to press charges over an Arlington scuffle, border gunfire between Israeli and Syrian troops, Bay of Pigs detainee trials set for March 29, and President Kennedy scheduling a 4 pm EST news conference on Wednesday.
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Jacqueline Kennedy
Jaipur
New Delhi
India
Ramey Donovan
Carpenters Union
McCloskey & Co
Philadelphia
John H. Glenn Jr
Arlington
Syria
Sea of Galilee
Ministry of Armed Forces
Kennedy
Final Check Notes See Shortening Page 2
A final check has been completed with reference to the Shortening page two. The note indicates review of formatting and length constraints within the document. Specifics remain internal, but the process confirms adherence to editorial limits and consistency across sections.
Work To Start On Glade-Pinch Access Road
The Glade-Pinch Trout Association plans to begin work on the Glade-Pinch Access Road this week. President Guy Rumberg said funds on hand cover start, but more are needed. the project aims to open the last undisturbed trout stream to the public, not as a private venture.
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Glade-Pinch
Bishop Holloway Cites State Need for Schools
WEELING UPS Dr. Fred G Holloway of Charleston the Methodist bishop said West Virginia has admirable attributes that lack public appreciation. He praised the highway system as good given income and terrain but urged major focus on improving the school system via revision to remedy problems.
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Weeling
UPS
Fred G. Holloway
Charleston
Methodist Church
West Virginia
Bishop Holloway
Rotary Club
West
Toll Hiked To 77 By United Press International
Two more highway deaths in West Virginia raise the year toll to 77. Victims are Carrie Louise Kirtley of Winfield and Charles Thomas Ingram of Rand, Kanawha County. Kirtley died in a two car crash near her home. the other driver William Briscoe of Charleston was injured. Ingram died in a Charleston hospital from injuries from a prior accident on U. S. 60 near Charleston.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Carrie Louise Kirtley
Winfield
Putnam County
Charles Thomas Ingram
Rand
Kanawha County
U. S. 60
Charleston
West Virginia Hails Glass Tariff Increase
UPI reports Senator Byrd and Representative Randolph praise Kennedy’s higher duties on cylinder crown and sheet glass as a lifeline for West Virginia’s glass industry. Libby Owens Ford, Pittsburgh Plate Glass, and Force Glass Co. deliver 40 percent of U.S. sheet glass, with plant managers noting potential employment protections for Charleston and Clarksburg workers.
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Randolph
Cleveland Bailey
D-W.va
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Charleston
John Slack
D-W. Va
A. W. Swillinger
Libby Owens Ford
Pinnacle Creek Mine Hearing Slated Today
A warrant charges Quality Pocahontas Coal Co and its superintendent William Sneed with operating a disposal system without a permit. The mine sits at Pinnacle Creek head. A hearing is set for 2 p m today before Magistrate Ward Sheppard in Pineville.
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Pocahontas Coal Co
William Sneed
Ivan B. Pizzino
Department of Natural Resources
Pinnacle Creek
Ward Sheppard
Pineville
Raymond Eye
State Police Chief Warns West Virginians Against Speeding
Charleston dispatch reports State Police Superintendent W E Burchett cautioned drivers to slow down as spring arrives amid rising highway deaths. He cited speeding and unsafe following as major factors. The year’s toll reached 77, with Kanawha County leading at 43 deaths and Raleigh second with 18.
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Charleston
UPS
W. E. Burchett
West Virginia
Burchett
Kanawha ‘County
Raleigh
Fayette and Cabell
State Girl Wins Elks 1 It Prize
Lorraine R. Foster of Barrackville West Virginia and Norman E. Fretwell of Joplin Missouri were named top winners of the Elks National Youth Leadership Contest. Judges included Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Thomas H. Kuchel and Edmund S. Muskie, from over 50 000 entries. Winners receive 1000 dollar bonds and a trip to the Chicago Elks convention. Second place goes to Judith Simone and Charles Dunlap with 500 bonds, third to Janis Bateman and James Rylander with 300 bonds.
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Canton
Ohio
UPI
Lorraine R. Foster
Barrackville
W. Va
Norman E. Fretwell
Joplin
Elks
Gene Fournace
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
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California
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Chicago
Judith M. Simone
Vicksburg
Miss
Charles H. Dunlap
Phoenix
Ariz
Janis Kk
Bateman
Central Point
Ore
James B. Rylander
San Antonio
Tex
De Gaulle Seeks Referendum on Algeria Cease-Fire Pact
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle asked parliament to sanction by referendum a pact with Algerian nationalists that would set Algeria on the road to independence. He said the vote would approve a cabinet communique appointing Christian Fouchet as high commissioner and authorize a referendum in Algeria with possible cooperation toward an independent state.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
National Assembly
Christian Fouchet
Algeria
France
Ministry of Interior
Algeria braces for OAS assault as clashes erupt
In Algiers tens of thousands of French troops patrol streets with tanks and armored cars amid fears of a renewed OAS onslaught. A general strike crippled cities, violence rises with at least one dead and several wounded, pushing the year’s toll to 1,767 killed and 3,478 wounded. OAS commander Raoul Salan urged harassing actions in a radio broadcast.
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Algiers
Algeria
UPI
Secret Army Organization
OAS
Raoul Salan
Jumps Off Bridge Shocks Wheeling Crowd
Wheeling police dragged the Ohio River for the body of Doris Bruce 21 after she reportedly jumped from the 90 foot high span following a night visiting several bars. Taxi driver Paul LaRue said she hired his cab and had him drive her to multiple taverns before asking to be dropped at the bridge.
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Wheeling
UPI
Paul LaRue
Doris Bruce
Nixon Accuses Kennedy of Endangering Cuban Invasion Secrecy
Washington (UPI) Richard M. Nixon claims President Kennedy jeopardized U S secrecy by publicly backing U S intervention in Cuba during the 1960 campaign. Nixon writes in Six Crises that the CIA briefed Kennedy, who then risked a foreign policy operation’s security. He says Kennedy’s Oct 20 stance angered him after nine months urging arming anti Castro forces.
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Washington
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
White House
Nixon
Central Intelligence Agency
Cuba
United States
Eisenhower
Doubleday
Meter Maids Cleared to Work by State Supreme Court
Charleston area ruling allows South Charleston to keep its meter maids who patrol overtime parking. Justices found their duties do not fall under civil service. the workers have no oath or bond, make no arrests, carry no guns, and operate under the mayor and police chief.
U S Courthouse Work To Start In Sixty Days
Charleston Daily Mail reports conversion of the former Beckley post office into a U S courthouse may begin within sixty days. Architect Henry Fiden has submitted final plans as GSA Washington regional office starts project prep for bids. Estimated cost under two hundred thousand dollars via general maintenance funds. Space opened last November with dedication of the new Beckley post office.
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Charleston
UPI
Charleston Daily Mail
Beckley Post Office
U. S
Henry Fiden
General Service Administration
Washington
GSA
Daily Mail
Beckley
Four Rules of Life Prayer prompts Lent reflection
A weekday Lent invitation calls readers to join Hotelman in prayer and reflect on Henry Van Dyke’s poem Four Rules of Life. The lines urge clear thinking, sincere love of others, honest action, and secure trust in God and heaven as a guide to living with integrity.
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Henry van Dyke
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