Raleigh County adheres to desegregation order in spirit
NAACP charges desegregation efforts began anew in Raleigh County with plans to ask a federal judge to reopen the case. Brown asserts minimal desegregation in Raleigh and nearby counties, while Board counsel Mann insists the court order has been followed in letter and spirit. Superintendent Trail says the district is integrated and records reflect that, though exact desegregation classifications are no longer tracked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Board of Education
NAACP
Brown
West Virginia
The
Raleigh
New York
Southern District Federal Court
John A. Field Jr
McDowell
Lewisburg
Greenbrier
Ben
Moore
Fletcher Mann
Mann
Sherman C. Trail
Trail
Wage Bill Passage Signals End of GOP Dixie Coalition
Washington (UPI) Several legislators say the comeback victory on the minimum wage bill may sound the death knell for the Republican Democratic coalition that has frustrated House liberals for years. The House approved 230 to 196 a measure to extend wage hour law coverage and raise the minimum wage to 1.25 per hour. Kennedy backers hail the passage as a breakthrough for the administration program. Some southern congressmen who opposed the bill in March 24 supported it on Wednesday. Speaker Rayburn says the action offers promise of more victories ahead. Democratic Leader McCormack calls it a vote of confidence in Kennedy’s leadership.
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Arnold Swailak
Washington
UPI
House
Kennedy
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
John W. McCormack
Mass
West Virginia Representatives Vote For Minimum Wage Bill
Five of six West Virginia House members backed the administration minimum wage measure as it cleared the House. The bill covers 3.6 million workers in large retail and service sectors, with staged raises to $1.25 and overtime eligibility after five years. The Senate had approved the bill 64 to 28 before the House vote.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia
House
John Slack
D-W. Va
Senate
Space Shot Set Within 24 Hrs
Cape Canaveral date reports a 24 hour countdown for Alan B. Shepard Jr. to launch aboard Redstone Mercury capsule if weather allows. Forecast calls Friday outlook fair and warm though downrange seas may pose risks. If go, the 15 minute flight would exceed 115 miles altitude and mark a historic US space milestone.
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Space
Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S
Alvin B. Webb JR
Cape
Florida
Shepard
America
Kennedy Hosts Military Review For Bourguiba at White House
President Kennedy staged a 27 minute military drill on the White House lawn for Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba after a state dinner. The event drew crowds as 480 service members performed for the visiting chief of state with the First Lady and Madame Bourguiba watching from the balcony.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Habib Bourguiba
Bourguiba
Army
Air Force
Marine Corps
Navy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Madame Bourguiba
Md. Firm To Build State Computer Center
A Maryland firm will construct an IRS computer center in Martinsburg at an estimated cost of 750000. GSA awarded the contract to Scott S. Bair of Westminster. Construction begins within 30 days for completion in December. The IRS will film income tax returns for 11 centers nationwide to enable checking individual returns.
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Martinsburg
UPI
Maryland
Internal Revenue Service
General Services Administration
Scott S. Bair
Westminster
IRS
West Virginia Weather Report With Cloudiness and Temps
Fair conditions give way to increasing cloudiness in western regions of West Virginia with a chance of showers in the south. Lows range from 30s to mid 40s across zones. Beckley and Oak Hill report yesterday high near 60s while Greenbrier River shows normal to muddy conditions and Lake 16 feet above normal with rising levels and open gates.
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Beckley
Cessercee
Csceessseees
Oak Hill
Cccrsseeee
Spy Freedman Spy McCann Dies in Philippines Hospital
Robert E. McCann, 60, American businessman born in China, died of cancer at Clark Air Base Hospital in Luzon after being released from a 10 year Chinese prison on espionage charges. He and his family had traveled from Hong Kong to the Philippines. his death follows his April release from Tientsin Prison.
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Manila
UPI
Robert E. McCann
Clark Air Base
Luzon
U.S. Air Force
McCann
Free World
China
Hong Kong
Philippines
Altadena
Calif
Tientsin
United States
Pomona
Yellow River
Fkes
Navy Balloon Seeks Record Flight From Anietem Carrier
The Navy launched Stratolab Five from the USS Anietam 43 miles southeast of the Mississippi River. Two naval officers rode in an open gondola aboard a 411 foot balloon intended to reach about 116000 feet altitude. The ascent began at 9 08 a m EDT with hopes of setting a new record.
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Pensacola
Fla
UPS
Navy
Antietam
Mississippi River
Judge's Hired Killer To Die In Fla. Chair
Floyd A Holzapfel was sentenced to death in the electric chair for the 1955 murders of Circuit Judge C E Chillingworth and his wife. He claimed he was hired by Joseph A Peel Jr. to kill them. Peel remains under a life sentence for hiring the assassins.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
UPI
Floyd A
Lucky) Holzapfel
C. E. Chillingworth
Russell O. Morrow
Holzapfel
Joseph A. Peel Jr
Chillingworth
Morrow
George
Bobby) Lincoln
Peel
Florida Sheriff's Bureau
Two McDowell Mines Reopen
About 100 coal miners will return to work at two McDowell County mines reopening next week. Algoma mine near North Fork will start with about 50 miners at 900 tons daily, with potential to rise to 100 miners and 2,000 tons. No. 28 mine at Verdunville will also expand. Jenkins Jones mine near Logan will reopen early next week employing 50 miners for about 1,000 tons daily.
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Verdunville
Logan
Camacia
Jenkins
Kidnaper Shoots Himself Dim Missing Babysitter Alive
Georgia and Florida police hunted for a 13 year old babysitter believed abducted after Charles Truitt shot himself under a Jacksonville house. Bloodstains and a girl's clothing were found in a borrowed car linked to the case as officers traced Florida plates to Jacksonville authorities.
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Brunswick
UPI
Georgia
Florida
Charles Truitt
Jacksonville
Fla
Truitt
George Young
Notable quotes highlight tax laxity and political shifts
Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon cites luxuries as deductible business expenses. Sal Mineo recalls diving under a table during a fireworks blast at a post premiere party. Winston Churchill supports Benn renouncing peerage to sit in Parliament. Adam Clayton Powell notes southern defections aided a wage bill, signaling regional realignment.
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United Press International
Washington—Treasury
Douglas Dillon
House Committee
Cannes
France
Sal Mineo
Barron Has No Plans To Call Legislature
Charleston West Virginia Gov. W. W. Barron says no special session is planned at present by the state legislature. He leaves open the chance of a summer session to tackle economic issues and potential links between the emergency employment program and federal aid for distressed areas.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
Charleston Daily Mail
Barron
Beckley Leader Urges New High School in Letter
W T Blakely of Beckley publicly criticizes the Raleigh County Board of Education and urges construction of a new Beckley high school. He cites growth, outdated Woodrow Wilson High School, crowded classes, and lack of qualified instructors as reasons for a modern facility. The letter, dated May 2 and addressed to Carl G Jarrell, President of the board, was released for publication.
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Board of Education
Beckley
W. T. Blakely
Beverly Street
Blakely
Carl G. Jarrell
Raleigh County
Woodrow Wilson High School
Virginia
Science High School
Hollywood denies wedding plans for OBrien and Soraya
Actor Hugh OBrien says he and Princess Soraya are just good friends after a year together in Hollywood.UN declares hands off in Congo leadership dispute amid Tshombe arrest. Venezuela bootleg factory explosion toll rises to 38 dead. Gary Cooper near death with advanced cancer. Two Hamburg streetcars collide injuring 27. British Army regiment declines Princess Margaret KP volunteers. Eisenhower questions Joint Chiefs in Cuban invasion. Preminger Cannes party blast turns out to be fireworks. Federal Judge Taylor overrules school requests and praises local Science High School dedication.
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Hugh O'Brian
Soraya
Iran
Wyatt Earp
Hollywood
New York
Katanga Province
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Tshomebe
World Organization
Venezuela
Gary Cooper
Hamburg
Gerports
Margaret
Kensington Palace
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gallipoli
U.S
Otto Preminger
Cannes
France
Cease fire in Laos reported by Gen Phoumi
Lao military leader Gen Phoumi Nosavan said fighting ceased as of 6 p.m. Wednesday across Laos after weeks of truces. The pact allows the International Control Commission to verify halt while Geneva seeks a broader peace framework. A coalition government and Lao factions plan May sessions, with Na Mon set for Friday talks on internal issues.
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Arthur Dommen Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Phoumi Nosavan
Phoumi
Prince Boun Oum
Savannakhet
Pathet Lao
Muong Phalang
Phtumi
International Control Commission
Indochina
Canada
India
Poland
New Delhi
Souvanna Phouma
Na Mon
Westinghouse Officials Defend Price Fixing Motives
Two Westinghouse executives testified before a Senate anti trust subcommittee defending price fixing as a way to keep workers employed and fund development of modern switchgear. Landon Fuller and J T Thompson said meetings with competitors were unselfish, aimed at keeping prices profitable during slow demand and protecting customers, though they admitted violating the Sherman Act. Thompson said he believed criminal acts required harm, while Fuller asserted the goal was profit for major investments in electrical equipment for agencies like the Tennessee Valley Authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Landauer
Washington
UPI
Westinghouse
Landon Fuller
J. T. Thompson
Senate
Fuller
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
East Pittsburgh
Thompson
Kefauver
Tennessee Valley Authority
Peo
Kennedy draws line against Communist expansion in Asia
President Kennedy signals a final line against Communist expansion in South East Asia, pledging doubled military aid to South Viet Nam and a possible U.S. military response if needed. Secretary of State Rusk heads to Oslo and Geneva with Yeung named ambassador-designate to Thailand as policy tempers Diem’s authoritarianism while seeking liberalization and broader support.
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Kennedy
South Viet Nam
Washington
UPI
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Thailand
United States
Laos
Dean Rusk
Oslo
NATO
Geneva
Rusk
U.S
Kenneth Yeung
National Security Council
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
South
Eisenhower
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Republic
Charles A. Holleck
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Powell
Leslie Arends
Filia
Hope
U.S. Pat
Bristol
England
Sir Winston Churchill
Anthony Wedgewood Benn
Viscount Stansgate
House of Commons
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Robert Taylor
Britain
Russia
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