Editing a Woman's Magazine Raises Hazards and Humour
Washington UPI report profiles Redbook editor Robert Stein at a Magazine Publishers Association meeting. He attributes rising circulation to acknowledging the modern composite housewife who juggles diet fashion children and education while steering family affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick West Washington
UPI
Magazine Publishers Association
Redbook
Robert Stein
Stein
Kennedy
Blizzard Night Maneuver Stalls Army Troops in Alaska
A late season blizzard hit Company C of the 1st Battle Group, 23rd Infantry at Ft. Richardson eight miles southeast of Anchorage during a three day mountain exercise. Three soldiers died and nine were hospitalized from exposure and fatigue as winds topped 70 mph on a 4,000 foot ridge. Names of the hospitalized were given. dead were not announced yet.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Leroy Jonson
Columbus
George Pullin
Philadelphia
George M. Chitty
Adrian
Anthony Ruffin
Richmond
Tyrone Smith
Bartley
W. Va
John W. Quick
Baltimore
Donald Boyd
Miami
Fla
Robert J. Kakareka
Wayne
N.J
Stanley Pore
Clarendon Hills
Ill
West Virginia Weather Forecast With Thunderstorms
West Virginia forecast calls for thunderstorms and scattered thundershowers this afternoon night and Thursday. Temperatures will run about 10 to 13 degrees above normal with highs near 85 to 90 in the south and 78 to 81 in the north. Cooler conditions expected Sunday or Monday with limited precipitation. Beckley readings show high around 84 and low near 62 with mixed river and gauge notes for Greenbrier and nearby areas.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton HI LO
New York
UPI
SEATO Military Force For Thailand
U.S. asks allies to consider dispatching token forces along side American troops near Laos border to form a regional operation. Australia Britain New Zealand Pakistan and the Philippines were contacted. France not invited. Thailand would host the forces as part of SEATO efforts amid Laos tensions.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
API
United States
Southeast Asia
South Pacific
Thailand
Australia
New Zea
Britain
Pakistan
Philippines
U.S
Laos
U S Lands Combat Jets in Thailand Amid Red Chinese Warnings
The United States begins landing of F100 jets and Hercules transports in Bangkok and Ta Khli as 1800 Marines move toward the Lao border. The Navarre and Valley Forge accompany the operation, with plans to deploy about 5000 U S troops in Thailand within 24 to 36 hours. China issues a warning that its people cannot remain indifferent to U S moves in Southeast Asia.
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United States
Thailand
China
13Th Tactical Fighters Squadron
Philippines
Okinawa
Bangkok
Taikhli
U.S
Southeast Asia
Red China
Peiping
7Th Fleet
Navarre
Gulf of Siam
Korat
Bankok
Valley Forge
Fourth Official Loses Job For Estes Dealings
Washington UPI The Estes case widens as Agriculture Department fires former Assistant Secretary James T. Ralph over alleged dealings with the Texas magnate. Freeman cites long distance calls charged to Estes credit card and says Ralph’s conduct does not meet government standards. Ralph, 36, had been training for agricultural attache to the Philippines.
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Washington
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Agriculture Department
James T. Ralph
Texas
Ralph
Estes
Orville L. Freeman
Kennedy
Freeman
Justice Department
Akas
Philippines
Adams Puts Troopers Through Pool Push in Life Saving Course
G Clifford Adams faced a rowdy scene as he pushed 30 state troopers into a ming pool to demonstrate life saving techniques. The prank followed a string of high energy demonstrations and drew attention to his training methods.
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Providence
R.I
UPI
G. Clifford Adams
Adams
Ming Pool
WVU and Two Colleges Win NSF Grants
United Press International reports three NSF grants to West Virginia University and two state colleges. WVU receives 16300 dollars for Gaseous Spectroscopy and Electronic Magnetic Resonance at Microwave Frequencies. Bethany College gets about 10000 dollars and West Virginia Wesleyan College 10160 dollars for undergraduate science equipment.
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United Press International
National Science Foundation
NSF
West Virginia University
Bethany College
West Virginia Wesleyan College
150th Pistol Champ Wins Commander’s Pistol at Fort Meade
Lt. James R. Evans of St Albans, a member of the 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment, topped a 620-competitor field from seven states to win the Commander’s Pistol Championship at Fort Meade Maryland, repeating his state title in 45 caliber pistol events.
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Charleston
UPI
150Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Fort Meade
Adjutant General's Office
James R. Evans
St. Albans
Pepsi-Cola Drivers Strike Beckley Plant Over Pay and Staffing
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co drivers at Beckley halted work at 7 a m in a dispute over a two cent per case raise to 15 cents and a sorter for returned bottles. Driver spokesman Jack Cook said no negotiations are underway with H P Hunnicut who claims standard commissions based on sale price and refuses to disclose figures. Union representation is sought for District 50 via Regional Director Reid Davis, though drivers are not union members. The new Stamford Road warehouse remains open while driver training for route work proceeds. Parkersburg and Princeton plants are also operated, with Parkersburg the only unionized site.
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Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Beckley
Jack Cook
Cook
H. P. Hunnicut
Princeton
District 50
United Mine Workers
Reid Davis
Hunnicut
Pepsi-Cola
County GOP To Meet to Pick General Election Ticket
Acting Executive Committee chair Mrs Glida Meyers said a near term meeting will be called to consider prospects for six vacant Republican slots on the November ticket. Sept 22 is the deadline to fill nine district State Senator, criminal court judge, three House of Delegates, and Marsh Fork District justice of the peace seats. The committee aims to field strong candidates.
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Executive Committee
Glida Meyers
Criminal Court
House of Delegates
Justice of the Peace
Marsh Fork
Free Things Draw Carefree People In The World
A fragment reflects on carefree people who ignore costs when things are free, suggesting a mindset where freedom from price drives indifference to value or consequence.
Senator Prescott Bush Ends Re election Bid
U S Senator Prescott Bush of Connecticut announced he will not seek another term. Congress introduces a proposal for a federal study of strip mining soils and scars. The United Steelworkers Union opens aluminum contract talks with five top producers. Rear Admiral Kirkpatrick named to swap posts with Admiral Davidson at the Naval Academy. President Kennedy creates a cabinet level aging council and seeks a five year 50 million program to aid the elderly. Four killed 15 injured as a B47 bomber fires on the ground at Whiteman AFB Missouri. Kennedy to hold a 2 30 p m news conference and a lawn party for officers mood indoors due to threatening weather. Salan trial in Paris resumes with a 45 minute speech on Algeria and revolt. Governor Barron and WVU President Miller to speak at Wheeling dinner honoring Archbishop Swint.
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U. S
Prescott Bush
R-Conn
Congress
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
United Steelworkers Union
Charles C. Kirkpatrick
Pacific Fleet Training Command
John F. Davidson
U. S. Naval Academy
Kennedy
Whiteman Air Force Base
Missouri
White House
Raoul Salan
Paris
Secret Army Organization
Algeria
Algiers
Century-old vows unite 105 and 5 year old spouses
In Palmarejo Venezuela a wedding linked a 105 year old bride Maria Puche and her 5 year old husband Francisco Gutierrez. Their ages total 110 years not 200 as reported. The ceremony occurred on Tuesday with the couple expressing happiness and approval.
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Palmarejo
Venezuela
UPI
Maria Puche
Francisco Gutierrez
Five MRP Ministers Resign From French Cabinet
Paris AUPI reports five Catholic popular Republican ministers led by Pierre Pilimin resigned during a cabinet meeting with President de Gaulle. The walkout follows talks on Algeria and plans for an July independence referendum, as de Gaulle heads a tour for unity. In Algiers the OAS fired mortars into the Casbah, killing and wounding dozens amid a terror wave. The government mobilized European youths aged 19 to 21 in Algeria to curb OAS influence, and two generals were relieved of command amid crackdown efforts.
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Paris
UPI
Catholic Popular Republican
MRP
Charles de Gaulle
Pierre Pilimin
Georges Pompidou
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Algeria
France
Figeac
Algiers
Secret Army Organization
OAS
Casbah
Oran
Henri Sauvagnac
Lille
Pierre Moneglin
Germany
Capital Cop Outdraws Fastest Gun Alive
Charleston policeman Jesse Johnson outdrew Joe Brodie in a downtown shoot-out using blanks. Johnson, a tobacco-chewing officer who practices with live ammo, claimed he reduced Brodie to the second fastest draw alive, aided by film footage from a local television station.
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Charleston
UPI
Jesse Johnson
Joe Brodie
Cochise County
Ariz
Johnson
Favorites Win In 3 Primaries
Incumbents led in Maryland Pennsylvania and Nebraska as votes delayed results. Nebraska Republican Fred Seaton led with a 91 vote margin over George A Clark to face Governor Morrison in November. In Pennsylvania, former Philadelphia Mayor Richardson Dilworth dominated the Democratic governor primary and Rep William Scranton led the GOP. Maryland results pointed to Gov J Millard ahead with more to come.
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United Press International
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Senate
Fred Seaton
Seaton
Eisenhower
George A Clark
Frank B. Morrison
Morrison
Ralph G. Brooks
Philadelphia
Richardson Dilworth
Yale
William W. Scranton
J. Millard
Expert On Commie Strategy Says U S Must Stop Reds In Laos
Admiral Charles M. Cooke Jr. a former U S Seventh Fleet commander and noted strategist warned that failure to halt Communist advances in Laos and South Vietnam would enable wider global conquest. He approved Kennedy’s Thailand Marines step but said it was too weak and urged sending at least a Marine division with a guerrilla trained division for Thailand and adjacent areas.
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Charles R. Moore
Sonoma
Calif
UPI
Charles M.cooke Jr
USN
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Laos
South
Viet Nam
Doulieass Asia
Cooke
Kennedy
U. S
Thailand
United Press International
Laos Location Confusion In Las Vegas Street Quiz
In Las Vegas a UPI man-on-the-street survey found only two of 24 locals could identify Laos. Seven were unsure where the Southeast Asian nation lies between Thailand and Vietnam. six thought it an island, one woman said it was a Russian military leader, and another elderly couple mistook it for a Las Vegas street.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
United Press International
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Viet Nam
Laos
Russia
Admiral Cooke Touts Strength To Halt Communism
The article recalls Admiral Cooke arguing the need to stop Communist aggression rather than merely advise. He cites actions in Lebanon and Korea as proof of decisive force. Cooke, commander of the 7th Fleet (1946–1948), later advised Chiang Kai-shek and MacArthur.
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Rines
Viet Nam
Lebanon
Korea
Cooke
7Th Fleet
Chiang Kai-shek
Douglas MacArthur
California
Quotes from wartime nurse and Las Vegas locals
DETROIT Miss Tirzahear, an American nurse, spent 24% years in South Vietnam and says the health system is a medieval museum with persistent diseases like cholera. In LAS VEGAS an elderly couple admits they have little idea where Laos is, while in NEW YORK headwaiter Alfred Matt advises volunteers how to serve without spilling, stressing bending down to protect expensive dresses.
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Detroit
Tirzahear Wa
Ienemied
South
Viet Nam
New York
Alfred Matt
Waldorf Astoria
Royal Laotian Army Regroups At Houei Sai
Royal Laotian troops drift back into Houei Sai amid mixed vows to retreat again if attacked by pro Communist rebels. The village bears damage from the flight and the old French Foreign Legion post near it was blown up, leaving unexploded mortar bombs. About 2,600 to 3,000 soldiers crossed the Mekong into Thailand last week.
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Michael T. Malloy
Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Houei Sai
Nam Tha
French Foreign Legion
Mekong
Thailand
Dutch Capture 10 Invaders Near Fak Fak
Dutch naval units seized 20 armed Indonesians attempting a landing near Fak Fak in Western New Guinea. The defense ministry said paratroopers had established a bridgehead on Onin Peninsula, while noting a confusion over paratrooper numbers and aircraft. Dutch forces, Papuan volunteers, and troops aimed to seal off supply lines and block further incursions.
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Hollandia
New Guina
UPI
Fak Fak
New Guinea
Defense Ministry
Hague
Onin Peninsula
Fak Fak Harbor
the Hague
Guinea
Adm
Leendert Reeser
Kobash
Awakening In West Virginia-2 Dig Into Classes Instead Of Coal
West Virginians in the Them That Hills dispatch study woodworking and other trades under a retraining program funded by Bioss at o the U S and run by West Virginia vocational specialists. About 12 weeks of training follow with more cycles for each student while some receive $23 weekly subsistence. A new $1 million furniture parts plant near Varney promises work for 100 workers at opening, potentially 300 later, contrasting with ex miners striving for similar employment after long coal careers.
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Charles Scott
U. S
West Virginia
Scott
Williamson High
Varney
Bankie Weddington
Bur
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W. Averell Harriman
Ee Sones & Omeer
Harriman
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
South Vietnam
Manila
House of Representatives
Estes Dealings
Denver
Loughborough, Eng
Dennis Marvin
WVU
Newport Beach
Pineville
Parkersburg
W. W. Barron
Paul A. Miller
Wheeling
John J. Swint
New
Commie
Reds
Royal Laotian
Bruce Biossat
Bioss At
Weddington
Kermit
Gov. Barron
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