U S Battle Unit Moves Toward Laos Border
A 1,000 man U S Army unit of the 25th Division’s 27th Infantry was ordered toward Udon Thani Thailand as fighting spills into Thailand from northwestern Laos. Navy forces prepared to land Marines with 7th Fleet maneuvering near Indochina as Saigon and Bangkok monitor the border clash and peace talks resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene McLoughlin
United Press International
Thailand
United States
Southeast Asia
Washington
25Th Army
27Th
Udon
Mekong River
Laos
U.S
7Th Fleet
Indochina
Okinawa
Hawaii
Sarit Thanarat
Paul D. Harkins
South Viet Nam
Bangkok
Saigon
Radio Moscow
Peiping
Kong le
Vientiane
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Paris
Souvanna
Nam Tha
Muong Sing
Luang Prabang
U. S
Udon Thani
Sukarno Survives Assassination Attempt in Jakarta
A gunman opened fire at a Jakarta prayer meeting targeting Indonesian President Sukarno. Sukarno escaped unharmed as police reported five others wounded including Moham Noor and two legislators. Officials said the assailant was arrested and an investigation started. Police heightened security amid a Kartosuwirjo linked threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Udice Ingapore
UPI
Sukarno
Jakarta
Radio Teenor
London
Nformation
Mohamed Yamin
Yamin
Indonesia
Sabur
Kartosuwirtjo
Senate to Vote on Dixie Talkathon Curb
Washington moves to decide fate of the voting rights bill as the Senate prepared to consider curbing a southern talkathon against the civil rights measure. Senate leaders noted the two-thirds threshold for cloture may be out of reach, with supporters hoping for a majority to bolster anti-filibuster aims next year. The bill would make a sixth grade education automatic proof of literacy for federal elections and target Negro voter discrimination in the South.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Mansfield
South
Senate Juvenile Delinquency Subcommittee
National 1G Company
Crabgrass Ads Spark Analyst Revelation
Washington columnist Dick West recounts a comedic turn in his therapy as he realizes his fear of crabgrass, spurred by a barrage of lawn chemical ads like Crab-Out Krab-Kout and Krab-Kleen. He describes a spring awakening to confront his neurosis triggered by garden product pitches.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
West Virginia Weather Forecast and Temperatures
Mostly sunny and hot this afternoon and Tuesday with highs in the low 90s in the west and upper 80s in the east. Clear and mild tonight with lows 55 to 60. Five day outlook shows above normal temperatures, fair weather, and a slight shower chance Friday or Saturday totaling one to two tenths of an inch. Be clays Beckley highs 86, low 57. Oak Hill highs 88, low 53. gauge at Hinton shows 25 feet river level.
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Jager
Ued
Beckley High
Kane Ie Nee Ben
Oak Hill High
Hinton
Stolen Statue Topples Killing Marine in Washington
A 50 pound Smokey the Bear statue toppled from a broken flagpole, killing 21 year old Marine corporal Edward C. Kaltenbach of Erie, Pennsylvania, in front of a veterans home. His partner Corporal Timothy M. Parsons of Pittsburgh was detained as investigators probe the prank.
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Washington
UPS
Smokey the Bear
Edward C. Kaltenbach
Erie
Kaltenbach
Quantico
Timothy M. Parsons
Pittsburgh
Parsons
Marine Barracks
Sharks Kill Six on Fishing Trip Off California Coast
A nine-man fishing party aboard the 25 foot Happy Jack left Los Angeles Harbor on a first sea trip under owner Chester McMain. Six bodies were recovered, five showing shark bites, and three men remain missing. Identified dead include McMain and five others. missing are three men. Coast Guard said no burns or gasoline fumes found on bodies and seas were rough with small craft warnings in effect. Only the vessel’s bait tank, boards and fishing poles were recovered.
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Newport Beach
Calif
UPI
Coast Guard
Happy Jack
Los Angeles Harbor
Chester McMain
Norwalk
Orange County
Dagnes Miller
Miller
McMain
Charles W. Chady
Westminister
Robert Herman Schmidt
Stillwater
Okla
Harvey L. Johnston
Hollywood
John Treadway
Los Angeles
William F. Huffman
Robert Cain
Bell Gardens
E. R. Huffman
William Huffman
Robert Gibson Jr
Local Plant Construction To Start Next Week
New Kanawha Industrial Corp plans a textile plant on Beckley By-Pass to employ 1200 to 2000 locally, with $100,000 in stock pledges this week to start building within seven days. Ash-led NKIC aims to diversify Raleigh Fayette industry, purchase Crown Overall Co equipment, and locate satellite plants across the county to boost employment and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Kanawha Industrial Corp
Beckley
NKIC
Beckley-Winn
New—Kanawha Industrial Corp
Harrison O. Ash
Cincinnati
Raleigh-Fayette County
Blackburn-Patteson Realty Co
A. David Abrams
Beckley Business Development Corp
Randey
BBDC
The
Chamber
Raleigh Development Association
New Kanawha
Abrams
Crown Overall Co
Ash
Webb
Oth Abrams
Crown
NRIC stock sale plan tied to NEIC plant payroll
Abrams outlined a plan by a selling group to offer 20 solicitors $5 000 stock blocks at 5 per share with 60 day milestones for funding and construction. Half funds due when the building is under roof and balance at completion 120 days from start. Escrow held until completion. Paterson moves to support NRIC project in local area.
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N Kic
NEIC
Abrams
Blackburn-Patteson Realty Co
Valley Drive
W. R. Fugitt
Abrams and
Webb
Okey L. Patteson
NRIC
Cincinnati
Byrd Seeks Delay on Allegheny Parkway Action
Senator Byrd reports Interior Department asks postponing congressional action on the 550 mile Allegheny Parkway from near Hagerstown Maryland to Cumberland Gap historical park at the Kentucky Tennessee line. Interior says project has merit but studies unfinished. See Parkway Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Interior Department
Clinton B. Anderson
D-N.m
Senate Interior Committee
Shortening The News From Wire Dispatches
Sen John Tower returns to Texas to oppose Kennedy medical care for the aged bill and admits expenses were paid by Blue Cross. Bodies of two Jewish boys found in Algiers with throats slashed blamed on a Moslem maid amid a wave of terrorist killings. OAS attacks claim more lives. total 4531 dead, 8516 wounded. Aluminum contract talks begin in New York between United Steelworkers and top five firms. Audrey Hepburn to play Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady film. Fatima Artukovic gives birth to healthy quadruplets in Doboj. Britain's 70000 dock workers return after a national strike. Four more states hold primaries this week including Maryland, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and Oregon. Tiotov says Glenn and Shepherd invited to visit USSR but no consent yet. Tokyo area rocked by a swaying earthquake, no early casualty reports. State Briefs: West Virginia corporate net income tax discussed at two-day legislative opening.
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John Tower
Texas
Kennedy
Blue Cross
Algiers
OAS
New York
United Steelworkers
Audrey Hepburn
Warner Brothers Studio
Eliza Doolitie
Fatima Artukovic
Doboj
Tanjug
Britain
Maryland
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Congress
Oregon
Gherman Titov
Moscow
U.S
John Glenn
Alan Shepherd
Soviet Union
Tokyo
McGraws Man Dies In Wreck Near Hinton
Terrific speed blamed for a deadly crash near Hinton Sunday night. Passenger Gilbert McMillian, 52, died when the car left the road, hit guard rails, rolled down a embankment and struck a tree near the river. Injured Cere H. Farmer and Richard Smith, both listed in satisfactory condition. driver Earl David Dickens not hurt and to face involuntary manslaughter charges. Douglas Brown also rode in the 1958 vehicle. all had been visiting families before heading to Vienna, Virginia for work. Police investigators were State Trooper Benny Hellems and Deputy Sheriff Owen Buckland.
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Hinton
RNS
McGraws
Gilbert McMillian
Cere H. Farmer
Fairfax
Richard Smith
Mount Hope
Hinton Hospital
Earl David Dickens
Lester
McMillian
Douglas Brown
Preston Wreck Kills 2 Near Kingwood West Virginia
Two men died in a traffic crash on West Virginia Route 7 about 11 miles east of Morgantown. One victim was identified as Austin Bolyard of Tunnelton, Preston County, and a soldier from Camp Dawson was among the dead. Army officials withheld the soldier’s name pending next of kin notification. Officials said the crash involved an Army vehicle and a truck and details remained uncertain four hours after the 4 a.m. EST crash.
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Morgantown
UPI
Camp Dawson
Kingwood
Preston County
W. Va
Here
Browning Funeral Home
Austin Bolyard
Tunnelton
WVU Profects N.C. State Job
Dr. Ira Deward Porterfield longtime head of WVU Dairy Department will become head of North Carolina State College Animal Science on July 1. Porterfield replaces Dr. George Hyatt as department head, Hyatt moving to associate director of the Agricultural Extension Service in 1961. Porterfield holds degrees from Maryland West Virginia and Minnesota.
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Raleigh
N. C
UPI
Ira Deward Porterfield
West Virginia University
North Carolina State College
Porterfield
State College
John T. Caldwell
H. Brooks James
School of Agriculture
Consolidated University
William Friday
George Hyatt
Hyatt
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Maryland
University of Minnesota
Head On Crash Kills 8 At Camp Pendleton Calif
Eight people died and six were critically injured in a head on collision on a four lane road near the San Luis Rey Gate at Camp Pendleton. Investigators say an outbound vehicle crossed the divider into an oncoming car. Names of the dead and injured were withheld pending kin notification.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
UPI
Marine Corps
San Luis Rey
Navy
Manchester teen banned from film A Kind of Loving
Manchester Watch Committee bans 16 year old Malcolm Patton from viewing the film A Kind of Loving on grounds it is unsuitable for teenagers. The ban follows an official inquiry by city authorities.
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Manchester
England
Malcolm Patton
Manchester Watch Committee
Supreme Court denies appeals of Beck and Hutcheson
The Supreme Court rejected appeals by two union leaders. Dave Beck, former Teamsters president, challenged a grand larceny conviction over $1900 from union Cadillac sales, while Maurice Hutcheson of the Carpenters Union lost on contempt of Congress for refusing to answer Senate labor inquiries in 1958. The Court also agreed to hear a Capitol Heights case involving 187 Negro students convicted in Columbia for breach of peace and to review the Federal Power Commission’s new natural gas rate regulation method.
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Charlotte G. Moulton
Hutcheson
Carpenters Union
Senate
Hoffa
Lake County
Ind
Columbia
D.C
State Capitol
Federal Power Commission
Beckley Soldier in South Viet Nam
Pie Charles Ray Calhoun, 24, of Beckley, a machine gunner on a U S Army helicopter, served multiple combat missions in South Vietnam. Former Oceana High School student enlisted in 1961, after four years in Cuba with the Navy. He left Fort Lewis in November and is to return home in November. His wife and 11 month old son stay with her parents in Rickreall, Oregon.
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South Viet Nam
Pie
Charles Ray Calhoun
Sarah Calhoun
Sunrise Ave
Beckley
U.S. Army
Associated Press
Oceana High School
Calhoun
Macapagal Delays U S Visit Over War Damage Claims
President Diosdado Macapagal postponed indefinitely his planned state visit to the United States after U S congressional rejection of the Philippines 73 million war damage claims. The move follows his decision to shift Independence Day from July 4 to July 12 and signals a realignment in Philippine American relations per sources in the Manila Chronicle.
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Manila
UPI
Diosdado Macapagal
U.S
Philippines
United States
Macapagal
The
Manila Chronicle
Awakening In West Virginia Series Starts Tuesday
NEA analyst Bruce Brossat reports a new mood in West Virginia as he travels the mountain state for a four part series Awakening In West Virginia. The Raleigh Register carries the first installment tomorrow and urges readers not to miss it.
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NEA
Bruce Brossat
West Virginia
Mountain
Raleigh Register
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Plain of Jars
Pathet Lao
Souphanouvong
Phoumi Nosavan
Formosa
Taipei
America
South Viet
China
Namtha
Jarres
Popol Fic
Vietnam
Vang Vieng
Vinh
Tonkin
Gulf of
Sukarno Unharmed
Dixie Talkathon Curb
New Ka
Nawah Industrial Corp
Okey L. Patterton
S. W. Woodyard
J. R. Carr
W. F. Watts
Philip Payne
Beckley-Winn Hotel
Rondey L. Webb
Eve Breck
Area Redevelopment Administration
Vienna
Benny Hellems
Owen Buckland
Preston Wreck Kills
WVU
N.C
Sonny
Beck
High Court
S. Viet Nam
Lred Macapagal
W.va
Patel
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