Junta Seizes Control Of S Korea In Coup
The army overthrew the government in a pre dawn coup dissolving Parliament and ordering arrests of cabinet ministers. Rebels led by Lt Gen Chang Do Yung seek a pro United States anti-Communist regime while appealing for Chang to negotiate a peaceful transfer of power. The United States opposed the revolt, supporting Prime Minister John M. Chang, as U.S. and UN forces issued statements and discussed the crisis with President Posun Yun under house arrest.
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Seoul
Korea
UPI
United States
John Chang
Chang Do Yung
Posun Yun
John M. Chang
National Assembly
U.S
Chang
Revolutionary Committee
Won Paik Yun
Army General Staff
ROK
Young Don Po
8Th Army
Carter B. Magruder
United Nations
South Korea
John M.chang
Washington
Magruder
Howard Green
Kennedy to visit Canada to bolster hemispheric solidarity
Ottawa reports President Kennedy begins a Canada tour today. The trip aims to strengthen unity and cooperation within the hemisphere as part of Washington’s policy outreach. Official schedules list stops and talks with Canadian leaders to reinforce shared security and economic ties.
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Ottawa
UPI
Kennedy
Canada
Kennedy seeks Khrushchev summit as Menshikov delivers note
Soviet Ambassador Menshikov met Kennedy at the White House with Khrushchev's written reply but would not confirm a June summit. Kennedy aims for a face to face talk after Paris, with Vienna mentioned as a possible site. Menshikov said details must come from the White House. The visit coincides with Kennedy's Ottawa trip and Canada relations.
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Washington
UPI
Mikhail Menshikov
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Menshikov
White House
Khrushchev
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Vienna
Russia
Pierre Salinger
Canada
Ottawa
Georges Philips Vanier
John G
West Virginia Weather Update Mild With Cooler Afternoon
Variable cloudiness and cooler conditions expected this afternoon with temperatures in the 60s to low 70s. Fair and cooler tonight with a low around 42 to 48. Wednesday looks mostly sunny and cool with little temperature change. Beckley high yesterday 82 low 56. Oak Hill high yesterday 87 low 56. River condition gauges show Greenbrier normal and muddy, lake normal and muddy with 10 gates open and gauge at 4.3 feet.
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Oak Hill
Suburban police saved by last minute ticket stock
In Cleveland suburb South Euclid police nearly faced an unarmed situation when a fresh shipment of traffic ticket blanks arrived just as they were down to their last 50. Local dispatch. John Clench of Stoke Newington asks Parliament for help to be stung by bees as a rheumatoid arthritis remedy. In Jackson, Mississippi, a chancery judge urged women seeking marriages to vet prospective husbands’ finances to avoid future divorces.
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Cleveland, Ohio
UPI
South Euclid
Stoke Newington
England
John Clench
Deaf Mute Saves Babysitter's Life
In Elkview, a deaf mute, Clarence Myers, 38, crawled into a burning home Monday to rescue babysitter Elizabeth Dent, 21, who was overcome by smoke after ensuring eight children in her care were safe. Neither Dent nor Myers suffered burns. Dent cared for the children while their mother, Mrs. George F. Harper, was hospitalized in Charleston.
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UPS
Clarence Myers
Elizabeth Dent
Miss Dent
Myers
George F. Harper
Charleston
The trouble with most people is they think it’s easier to vote for something they want
NEA quote reflecting cynicism about public support and political action, suggesting people prefer casting a vote to doing real work. The line emphasizes individual motivation and democratic participation challenges.
Supreme Court Rules Embezzlers Must Pay Tax On Loot
The Supreme Court ruled embezzlers owe federal income tax on loot by a 6-3 vote. Chief Justice Earl Warren said the 1946 ruling was overruled and that unlawful gains, from bribes to racketeers, graft, narcotics proceeds, and illegal insurance, are taxable. The decision reversed Eugene C. James's $738,000 embezzlement conviction, 8-1, with Justice Clark in dissent.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Eugene C. James
Chicago
James
Tom C. Clark
Warren
Ghana Envoy To Speak At Pineville Commencement
Pineville High School will feature William Ustsiwu, educational attache of the Ghana Embassy, as commencement speaker. The event marks a dramatic shift with a speaker from Africa, discussing Africa’s problems and American aid, coordinated by Sen. Jennings Randolph after earlier outreach by Principal Jesse Houck.
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ANS
Kennedy
Soapie
Mennen Williams
Africa
Pineville High School
William Ustsiwu
Washington
Jesse Houck
Sen
Jennings Randolph
Randolph
America
Senator Randolph
Kennedy denies Newsweek draft and price control plan
Congress leaders described Newsweek's report as inaccurate stating Kennedy would deliver a second State of the Union address next week. Rayburn and Mansfield dismissed the piece while Salinger noted a possible message but none of the Newsweek outlined measures.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Sam Rayburn
Newsweek Magazine
Rayburn
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
White House
Pierre Salinger
Newsweek
License fee for radio and TV urged by Minow
FCC chairman Newton Minow urged that television and radio stations begin paying license fees and that amateur radio operators contribute a small fee. He argued licensing costs consume a large share of the FCC budget and compared the idea to requiring a driver's license.
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Washington
UPI
Newton R. Minow
Federal Communications Commission
Minow
FCC
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Laos Conference Jeopardized by Laotian Bid to Balk
Geneva talks on Laos faced a new crisis as the pro Western royal Laotian government instructed its delegation not to attend the opening session. Sisouk Na Champassak, a former UN ambassador and delegation member, announced the boycott in protest of allowing Pathet Lao rebels equal status with government delegates. The move threatens to start the 14 nation meeting without a Lao representation, as wrangling over rebel rights and allied divisions deepened.
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Stewart Hensley
Geneva
UPI
Laos
Future of
Vientiane
Sisouk Na Champassak
United Nations
United States
Pathet Lao
Britain
SEC probes may nudge stock issues at AMEX
New York reports that the SEC plan to investigate American Stock Exchange operations is not expected to have lasting price effects but could influence some issues. Experts note the probe would be broad and deep, following investor attention as AMEX volumes rival NYSE highs for only the second time since 1929.
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API
Wall Street
Securities & Exchange Commission
American Stock Exchange
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American Exchange
SEC
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
West Virginia Beer Curbs Could Trim Honky Tonks
Charleston based report quotes State Beer Commissioner G. T. Davis arguing that capping beer taverns by population would nearly wipe out honky tonks. He says restrictions would limit both business types and operators and would raise the caliber of remaining venues.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
G. T. Davis
Strikers To Vote On New Contract
BLUEFIELD UP I There is a strong chance the three month strike at National Electric Coil Co plant ends with ratification of a new work contract. About 125 workers in Columbus Ohio union Local 745 have been on strike since February 3 supporting demands. The plant here joined the walkout and the first of about 500 Columbus workers began returning to work Monday. If ratified today the workers will return Wednesday.
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UPI
National Electric Coil Co
Electrical Workers Union
Columbus
Ohio
Special Session Called Or Imminent In West Virginia
Gov W W Barron signals a special session is near as WV must revise laws and raise matching funds to access a new Congress program aiding dependent children of unemployed workers. About 74000 WV children could benefit. federal funds depend on state contributions, with $23 million possible for a $4.5 million state share.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Congress
Knapp Resigns Extension Post at WVU
Morgantown United Press International reports J. O. Knapp will retire July 1 as director of West Virginia University’s agricultural extension division after 44 years in state farming work. He began in 1917 as county farm agent in Doddridge County, later in Summers County, then district agent and assistant director before directing the service since 1938. He will remain as a special assistant to Dean Ernest J. Nesius.
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UPI
J. O. Knapp
West Virginia University
Knapp
West Virginia
Doddridge County
Summers County
Extension Service
Ernest J. Nesius
WVU Agriculture College
New Owner Takes Over Jonben Mine In West Virginia
The Hunter mine at Jonben changes hands effective today as Republic Steel Corp sells to Hunter Smith Beckley. Smith will run the operation as Smith and Stover Coal Co with no immediate changes and Ovel Stover Mount Hope as co owner. About 147 men work there, producing over 18 000 tons monthly. Smith also operates a nearby mine.
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Jonben
Republic Steel Corp
Hunter Smith
Beckley
Smith
Smith and Stover Coal Co
Ovel Stover
Mount Hope
Police Officer's Memorial Day Observed In Beckley West Virginia
Police officers marked Police Officer's Memorial Day with small ceremonies in Beckley and other West Virginia cities. Beckley officers visited Sunset Memorial Park and Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens to honor three deceased colleagues Patrolman Dale Buckland Chief Anthony Scalise and William J Trail wreaths were placed at each grave. The day recognized officers who died in the line of duty and was proclaimed by Gov Barron along with governors in several states.
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Dale Buckland
Sunset Memorial Park
Barron
Beckley
West Virginia
Blue Ride Memorial Gardens
Anthony Scalise
William J. Trail
Scalise
Buckland
Trail
Black Diamond Lodge No. 8
Fraternal
Order of Police Police
M. E. Tyree
Gov. Barron
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