Railway talks broken off by management
The nation's railroads break off negotiations with five operating brotherhoods over work rules changes urged by a presidential commission, centering on feather bedding. J E Wolfe says unions refuse to face public responsibility and defy the commission, making further talks a delusion. The recommendations threaten the jobs of 41000 firemen on diesel engines.
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Francis X. Brennan
Chicago
UPI
J.E. Wolfe
Wolfe
Plane Crash Kills Support Crew for Space Program
Washington A P S reports a U S Air Force C130 crashed near Nairobi Kenya during a recovery mission for the space program. Fourteen aboard are feared dead with no survivors. The aircraft, out of Evereux, carried crew and likely ten passengers, and burned on impact in the Kenyan mountains.
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Washington
APS
Nairobi
Kenya
Air Force
Globe
Evereux
Haircut Rumor Sparks Congress Nostalgia and Jokes
Washington reports a wave of nostalgia as Rep. L Mendel Rivers debuts a short haircut. Colleagues joke about a Samson and Delilah plot while Sikes explains the change is real not a tourist visit. The piece suggets playful theories including TV ads influencing the new style.
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Washington
UPI
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
Congress
Rivers
Charleston
John C. Calhoun
Robert L. F. Sikes
Capitol
Weather roundup mild with heat in eastern states
W V weather cloudy and hot with partly cloudy periods and scattered thundershowers this afternoon and evening. Tonight lows 56 to 64, Friday highs 86 to 92. National outlook: eastern half of the nation above normal temperatures next 30 days, western half below normal with mixed rainfall. Gulf Coast and northern border near normal. West Coast drier. New gauge at Hinton 2.7 ft. New York reports low 21 at Ely, high 10 at Presidio.
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National Outlook
Washington
UPI
Continental Divide
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
United States
West Coast
Hinton
New York
Ely
New
Presidio
Tex
Marines land in Thailand in full battle dress
Eighteen hundred Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 9th Regiment, 3rd Marine Division arrive in Thailand by ship and helicopter in full battle dress with tanks, amphibious craft, and heavy artillery. They join 1,000 US soldiers already stationed, building toward a 5,000-strong force to deter Communist advances along the border. The operation mirrors Lebanon 1958 as a government-backed move to defend Thailand, a key Southeast Asian ally.
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Eugene McLoughlin
United Press International
United States
Thailand
9Th Regiment
3Rd Marine Division
Laos
South
Viet Nam
Far East
U.S
Lebanon
Bangkok
Don Maung
Navarre
Defiance
Klong Taey Harbor
US Troops To Play Defensive Role Only
Gen. Paul D. Harkins, new U S commander in Thailand and South Viet Nam, said there are no plans for direct U S intervention in Laos. He described the 4000 U S combat personnel in Thailand as having a purely defensive role to back up the Thai forces, and he affirmed orders to keep American troops out of Laos.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Paul D. Harkins
United States
Thailand
U. S
Laos
Harkins
Britain to Back U.S. in Thailand Contingent Likely
London reports Prime Minister Harold Macmillan said Britain would back United States moves in Thailand and New Zealand also agreed to defend. If requested within days, Britain would send a contingent, likely as Royal Air Force units.
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London
UPI
Harold Macmillan
Britain
United States
Thailand
New Zealand
Deaf couple buys stock in NKIC in Mount Hope
William Boyko and his wife, both deaf, invested 100 in New Kanawha Industrial Corp. at Blackburn-Pattersen Realty in Valley Drive. The pair, Romney School for the Deaf graduates, aim to support local employment and the area’s economy while seeking work to furnish their home. They have three children, two in school and a younger son due to start next year.
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Mount Hope
Raleigh
William Boyko
New Kanawha Industrial Corp
Boyko
Blackburn-Patteson Realty Co
Valley Drive
N Kic
Raleigh Register
Beckley
School For the Deaf
Romney
Purity Baking Co
Paratroop Laden Plane Shot Down Over West New Guinea
An Indonesian air force Dakota DC3 transport carrying paratroopers was shot down in the sea south of Fak Fak during a new infiltration attempt. Dutch Defense Ministry said the craft went down before delivering troops to the mainland. no figures on crew or paratroopers available yet.
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Hollandia
West New Guinea
UPI
Fak Fak
the Hague
Defense Ministry
Coal To Gasoline Project Started
Interior Department initiates a research program to convert coal into 100 octane gasoline. A $444,000 contract with Ralph M. Parsons Co funds engineering and economic feasibility studies of a process owned by Consolidation Coal Co and Standard Oil Co of Ohio. A pilot plant will be built as part of the project.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Cleveland
Health Salesman Guilty Of Fraud Due Trial Highlights
Charleston, UP I report: Hommer G. Ferguson, 28, of Lancaster Ohio, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses as president of Gene Kay Health Studios in Charleston. Ferguson faced four trials for allegedly taking 178 from Neva A ers of South Charleston in a sale related to AGA studies. First trial in 1960 produced a conviction later set aside. second and third trials ended with hung juries.
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Charleston
UPI
Hommer G. Ferguson
Lancaster
Ohio
Gene-Kay Health Studios
Ferguson
Neva Aers
South Charleston
Health Club Life Due Association
AGA
Khrushchev vows new nuclear tests in retaliation
Premier Khrushchev declares the Soviet Union will conduct a new series of nuclear tests in response to American tests. A group of physicians backing Social Security care for the aged says the AMA refused to publish their paid ad in its journals. The House Public Works Committee approves a $900 million public works plan to ease unemployment in labor surplus areas. John L. McClellan moves to authorize a full Estes inquiry. A Soviet soldier who escaped to Austria seeks asylum in Vienna. The FBI notes a sharp rise in police officers killed on duty last year. The United Mine Workers Journal criticizes the Pulitzer Advisory Board.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
American Medical Association
Bill Tooth and Nail
AMA Journal
AMA News
House Public Works Committee
Kennedy
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Tex
Eee
Austria
Vienna
Sergei Budjany
FBI
Crackdown Ordered On Litter Bugs In West Virginia
West Virginia State Police Superintendent W E Burchett says the litter bug law is a major enforcement problem. In four months of 1962 the force made 330 arrests and issued 1,337 warnings for unlawful litter disposal. He directs heightened patrols during spring and summer to keep highways clean for the tourist season.
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Charleston
UPI
W. E. Burchett
West Virginia
Burchett
Department of Public Safety
Local myth tells of a man’s strange disguise
A fragment hints at a tale where an individual imitates a spouse in appearance to hide mischief. The brief suggests suspicion and personal disguise, but details are limited and unclear.
Dow Jones Noon Averages Slide At Midday
The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 646.36, down 7.68 points at noon. The 20 rail index was 135.88, off 0.70, the 30 industrials and 65 stocks posted declines as volume reached 1,180,000 shares.
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Dow Jones
Slayer Of Minister To Be Tried May 24
Fayettteville Willard E. Graham, a 19 year old sailor, faces trial in Fayette Circuit Court on murder charges for the July killing of Reverend Julius Keaton near Oak Hill. He admitted beating the 70 year old minister after riding with him to a Princeton engagement and has been under mental tests at Weston State Hospital since January.
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Fayetteville
Willard E. Graham
Fayette Circuit Court
Graham
Weston State Hospital
Fayette
Julius Keaton
Oak Hill
Princeton
Navy
Dim Outlook for Carpenter Flight Amid Weather and Crash
Cape Canaveral reports a 50-50 chance of Scott Carpenter's launch this Saturday as weather worsens. A Nairobi bound U130 plane crash killed all 14 aboard, including recovery personnel, raising concerns for the Project Mercury mission. Atlantic winds and 7 to 10 foot waves threaten launch conditions while intermittent cloudiness may cause delays.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
Scott Carpenter
Nairobi
Kenya
Zanzibar
United Forces
Carpenter
Project Mercury
John Glenn Jr
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Azore Islands
Mercury Offici
Glenn
Space Agency
John Glenn
Carpen
Salan Silently Awaits Verdict
Paris reports former General Raoul Salan, head of the outlawed OAS, awaiting a court ruling on treason charges. He testified he bears full responsibility after admitting he is the head of the OAS, saying he will say nothing more during the trial before a special military tribunal. Conviction could bring the death penalty.
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Paris
UPD
Raoul Salan
Secret Army Organization
OAS
Algeria
Salan
France
Escaped hoods flee city amid hostage drama in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati a manhunt focused on three Cook County jail fugitives including William Triplett, the key witness in a Chicago gangland slaying. Everett Irle said the trio forced him to drive them from Matteson to Indianapolis and Cincinnati, where Triplett and Michael Huntington fled in his car after abducting Irle’s companions. Police pursue leads as Irle details the escape and Triplett’s connection to Kirkpatrick’s murder.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
UPI
William Triplett
Cook County
Everett Irle
Kankakee
Woodlawn
Irle
Matteson
Indianapolis
FBI
Triplett
Detroit
Michael A. Huntington
Paul Muhlig
Muhlig
Huntington
Chicago
Kirkpatrier
United Industrial Workers of America
Kilpatrick
Dana Nash
Kirkpatrick
Kennedy Estes queries loom at press conference
President Kennedy faces reporters at a televised news conference, with Billie Sol Estes expected to figure in questions as the Estes case rattles Congress and the Agriculture Department. Kennedy spent time briefing with officials, ready to address the issue amid a large journalist turnout.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
R Washington
Kennedy
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Congress
Agriculture Department
West Virginia briefs highlight conferences and appointments
About 400 people are expected at the 38th Annual Conference of the West Virginia Public Health Association in Huntington June 7-8. Gov. W W Barron will deliver the commencement address at Potomac State College June 1. A $460000 loan for a new women's dormitory was approved for Potomac State College with occupancy targeted for September 1963. Gilbert Brooks resigns as executive secretary of the West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr W W Wells named successor. Bethany College will confer an honorary Doctor of Science on Dean E Morton Miller June 3. West Virginia centennial officials from 10 Upper Monongahela Valley counties to meet in Fairmont Friday. West Virginia Wesleyan President Stanley H Martin announces Price will be his second representative in the college expansion program. Price retires June 7 as merchandising manager of Union Carbide Plastics Co.
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Huntington
UPI
The
West Virginia Public Health Association
Keyser
Potomac State College
W. W. Barron
William E. Hayler
Clarksburg Baptist Church
Brooks
Charleston
Gilbert Brooks
West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine
W. W. Wells
Mullens
Bethany
Bethany College
E. Morton Miller
University of Miami
Fla
Fairmont
West Virginia
Upper
Monongahela Valley
West ‘Virginia
Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan
Stanley H. Martin
Esleyan E Council
Price
Union Carbide Plastics Co
Union Carbide Corp
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Beckley-Winn
Imbers
Pat H. Wheeler
J. H. Holt
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United Mine Workers Journal
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Space Flight Outlook
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