Johnson backers map July convention path for 600 votes
Washington AP reports Johnson supporters plot a July convention strategy to reach about 450 votes on the first ballot and 761 to win on a second ballot. They count Kennedy vulnerable to a second ballot slide while Symington remains unlikely to benefit early.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
West Virginia
Johnson
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Ohio
Maryland
South
Sen
Stuart Symington
DMO
Symington
Donnybrook
PSC Considers Big Rate Cases in West Virginia
Charleston AP The Public Service Commission opened hearings on rate increases sought by two gas firms Godfrey L. Cabot and Manufacturers Light and Heat Co The Manufacturers request covers 41,400 heating users with about 35 cents more monthly while 7,500 non heating customers face roughly 10 cents more per month The case forms part of a larger $2 749 million wholesale gas rate rise and a separate Manufacturers demand of $2 057 million awaits PSC decision.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Godfrey L. Cabot
Manufacturers Light and Heat Co
Cabot
West Virginia
Panhandle
Aunt and nephew born same day in Crab Orchard
Mrs. Jesse Lee Athey aged 18 of Crab Orchard gave birth to her first child, a son named Jeffrey Lee, at 6 03 p.m. Saturday. Her mother, Mrs. John Smith aged 39 of Glen Daniel, assisted and was nearby as the event occurred, completing a memorable family coincidence.
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Jesse Lee Athey
Crab Orchard
Jeffrey Lee
John Smith
Glen Daniel
NATO Endorses Western Arms Plebecite Plans
NATO ministers meeting in a Turkish city under martial law endorsed Western disarmament proposals to be presented at a summit with the Soviet Union. U S Secretary of State Christian A Herter read Eisenhower's message cautioning that the Paris May 16 talks may yield little quickly. Western nations comprising the United States Britain France Italy and Canada favor general disarmament under effective controls and seek concrete proposals from the Geneva talks. Turkish leaders were absent amid a local crisis. Halvard Lange chaired the NATO session.
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Istanbul
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U. S
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
United States
Selwyn Lloyd
Geneva
Britain
France
Italy
Canada
Khrushchev
Adnan Menderes
Celal Bayar
Fatin Rustu Zorlu
Halvard Lange
Norway
NATO Council
Thomas Dooley
Nairobi
Kenya
Seoul
Nehru
India
London
Commonwealth
South Africa
United Steelworkers
Gail Patrick
Raymond Burr
National Assn. of Women Lawyers
Los Angeles
Turkiye Turmoil as NATO Ministers Gather in Istanbul
Thousands of youths clashed with Turkish troops in Istanbul as NATO foreign ministers met for a summit preview. Police used rifle butts to push back demonstrators, who dispersed after a street breach. Premier Menderes warned against further anti government protests as martial law and a 24 hour May Day curfew kept the city quiet. Republicans denied instigating the unrest while Ismet Inonu’s party faced historic losses in elections. Calm returning, officials said.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Atlantic Alliance
NATO Council of Foreign Ministers
NATO
Adnan Menderes
Menderes
Cesar Bayar
Republican People’s Party
Ismet Inonu
Democratic Party
Repairman jailed for spreading nails on highway near shop
Cuneo Italy AP reports Francesco Bianco a repairman was sentenced to eight months in jail after he strewn nails on a highway seeking to improve business, violating traffic obstruction laws.
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Cuneo
Italy
Francesco Bianco
West Virginia Weather Forecast Smiles On Warmer Trend
Sunny and warmer today across West Virginia with highs near 70 in the far west and 55 to 65 elsewhere. Tonight cooler with 40s, Tuesday brings sun and 70s, extended outlook through Saturday near normals in north and south, with a chance of 1/4 to 1/2 inch of showers midweek. Beckley and Oak Hill reports show mild readings and normal river conditions as gauges run at low to normal levels.
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W. Va
Beckley
Would-Be Sheriff Spends Most Campaign Expenses
Forty candidates in Raleigh County publish expense reports before the primary. Ed Halstead leads with 439.53 in costs for cards, ads and literature. he lists no contributions. Other filings include Porter 387.34, Smith 91.25, Childs 46.57 plus. McGinnis 75. Brooks 23. Gilkerson 13.93. Bair 1. Scott 1. Filing deadline is Tuesday.
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Raleigh
C. O. Smith Jr
E. S
Ed” Halstead
Sheriff
Halstead
George C. Porter
House of Delegates
R. F. Smith
Ted Kessinger
Roy L. Childs
Justice of the Peace
Shady Spring
Joe Calacino
John Pallares
Marvin Maloney
Trap Hill
D. E
Eddie” McGinnis
W. B. “Buck” Gilkerson
D. F. “Cubby” Bair
Hugh Brooks
Roscoe Allen
Margaret Scott
Misplaced alibis loom in election season burlesque
Sherwood Glutz lampoons the season of tall tales and mislaid alibis as election campaigns merge with fishing talk. He mocks how rivals resemble false truths, likening them to Clark Gable and a jumble of clunkers.
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Clark Gable
May Day Parades Across Hemispheres Stir Tense Displays
The Associated Press reports May Day featured mass celebrations and protests. Fidel Castro denounced the United States in a fiery rally in Cuba. In Tokyo demonstrators burned Eisenhower and Kishi in effigy over the U S Japan security treaty. Khrushchev led a Moscow parade with no new weapons, while East Germany showed a large military display. West Berlin mayor Willy Brandt addressed 700000 cheering residents amid Cold War tensions.
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Associated Press
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Tokyo
Eisenhower
Nobusuke Kishi
U.S
Japan
International Socialist Congress
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
East Germany
East Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
President Eisenhower to Speak on Foreign Policy Tonight
President Dwight D. Eisenhower will deliver a major foreign policy address at 9 30 p m EST during a dinner hosted by the Committee for International Economic Growth and the Committee to Strengthen the Frontiers of Freedom The speech will be broadcast on radio and television.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Committee For International Economic Growth
Committee
Earl's Pearls on Voters and Santa Claus Writers
Quote contrasts voters as either supporters or ignorant prejudiced fools. It notes those who wrote Santa Claus as kids now write to their congressmen, implying a bitterness about political engagement and messaging.
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Santa Claus
No Last Minute Reprieve For Daryl Chessman
Daryl Chessman was executed in San Quentin's death chamber at 10 03 45 a m PDT after U S and California courts denied petitions and a last minute stay request. He reportedly smiled as the fatal gas took effect and was pronounced dead at 10 12. Authorities confirmed time of death as the warden announced the official timing.
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San Quentin
Calif
Daryl Chessman
Ing
United States
California
Supreme Courts
Chessman
Walter D. Achoff
Fred R. Dickson
California Supreme Court
Chambers
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Jurisdiction Battle Over Rosemary Custody Reaches State Supreme Court
The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Tucker Circuit Judge Ernest A. See can hear a new custody petition for Rosemary Isner. Forest and Edith Isner seek custody of the 12 year old, who has been in state care and with adoptive parents since a December DPA order. The Isners claim the state agency cannot retain custody permanently.
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Charleston
Tucker Circuit
Ernest A. See
Rosemary
State Supreme Court
See
Forest
Edith Isner
Parsons
Isners
Lee
Supreme Court
Department of Public Assistance
Thomas R. Egbert
DPA
Egbert
Rose
Nine Dates With Death Chessman Nine San Quentin Trial
Daryl Chessman faced nine dates with death at San Quentin California with execution stayed or postponed at the last moment. The record shows nine dates from March 18 1952 through May 2 1960 with multiple stays including a sixty day reprieve by the governor and last minute delays.
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San Quentin
Calif
Daryl Chessman
Kennedy Forces Hoffa Opposed West Virginia Teamsters Endorse Humphrey
West Virginia Teamsters endorsed Senator Hubert H. Humphrey for the Democratic presidential nomination, opposing Jimmy Hoffa. Sen Kennedy, praising labor backing, rejected Hoffa as unfit to lead unions. E A Carter of the WV Teamsters announced the endorsement behind the scenes, noting the local council represents about 7,000 members.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Teamsters
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hoffa
United States
Kennedy
Jimmy Hoffa
Humphrey
Washington
National Teamsters Union
Congress
E. A. Carter
State Council
The
Carter
Six Primaries Set This Week In National Push
A week of heavy politicking unfolds with primaries in the District of Columbia Ohio Indiana Alabama and Florida on Tuesday and Texas on Saturday. Nixon defends the administration while signaling a possible new farm program. Rayburn predicts Nixon will distance from the record but won’t succeed. Rockefeller steers clear of a presidential draft. West Virginia rallys nets Teamsters Union support for Humphrey as Kennedy vows to counter Hoffa. Symington tours Arizona highlighting tariffs foreign aid and investment links.
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Associated Press
District of Columbia
Ohio
Indiana
Alabama
Florida
Texas
Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Rayburn
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Nixon
West Virginia
State Teamsters Union
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nesota
Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Jimmy Hoffa
Hoffa
National Testers Union
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Arizona
Symington
Tucson
Kennedy To Be Here Thursday
Senator John F. Kennedy extends his West Virginia campaign with a postponed schedule. He returns Tuesday evening to vote on legislation, speaks at Welch, then makes up stops at Concord College and towns including Athens Hinton Alderson Ronceverte Lewisburg White Sulphur Springs. He debates in Charleston and ends with rallies in Oak Hill and a large reception at the Charleston Civic Center Thursday.
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John F. Kennedy
West Virginia
Washington
Welch
Concord College
Athens
Hinton
Alderson
Ronceverte
Lewisburg
White Sulphur Springs
Charleston
Beckley
Oak Hill
Charleston Civic Center
Hurricane
Hamlin
West Hamlin
Salt Rock
Milton
Ona
Barboursville
Huntington
Ceredo
Kenova
Frost damage eyed by county agent report
H. B. Thomas, county agent, says a general frost occurred across lowlands and shadowed hollows where it stayed cooler. He notes uncertainty about actual damage to flowers and blossoming growths observed by Beckley residents on lawns and rooftops.
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H. B. Thomas
Seering 60s warned as slump 60s risk noted
Secretary Frederick H Mueller warned the Chamber of Commerce in Washington that borrowing and spending could turn the searing 60s into a slump 60s. The report surveys multiple brief items from national events and notable figures across the United States and abroad.
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Secretary of Commerce
Frederick H. Mueller
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Dennis Whitney
West Palm Beach
Fla
Virginia Selby
Hialeah
Miami
Eisenhower
Columbus
Army
Infantry Training Center
Ft. Benning
Five youths drown in Panama City pond accident
A 12 foot skiff swamped on a pond near Lynn Haven, drowning five of eight youths aboard. Victims were Donald Sullivan 11 James Brown 20 Cecil Brown 16 Ronnie Brown 8 and Larry Brown 5. Relatives on shore rescued the remaining three: Lamar Brown 9 Terry Lee Brown 6 and Danny Brown 4.
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Panama City
Fla
Donald Ray Sullivan
James Brown
Cecil
Ronnie Brown
Larry Steven Brown
Lynn Haven
Lamar Brown
James
Terry Lee Brown
Larry
Ronnie
Danny Brown
Smith accuses Byrd of doublecross in West Virginia race
Democratic candidate Hulette C. Smith denounces Senator Byrd for backing Barron after promising neutrality. Speaking in Gassaway Burnsville and Beckley, Smith charges Byrd divides the Democratic Party over Kennedy Humphrey tensions and urges voters to act before May 10. He says he has campaigned in 51 of 55 counties amid regional divides, with unemployment roads and education as top worries.
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Hulette C. Smith
West Virginia
Smith
Gassaway
Burnsville
Beckley
Robert C. Byrd
W. W. Barron
John Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
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