Presence Of U S Troops Cools Laos Crisis
Rebels proclaim they will not yield the rhea na pe hh Muong Sing as a cease fire line exists. Marines set up a tent camp 35 miles from Vientiane in Thailand while SEATO members discuss token forces. President Kennedy signals willingness to withdraw to the current line as a peace essential. Dean Rusk says Laotian people should settle problems without foreigners and princes may resume talks on a coalition government.
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Voice of
Laos
Vientiane
Britain
Pakistan
New Zealand
Australia
Philippines
Southeast Asia
Knoxville
Tenn
Dean Rusk
Parachute Delay Forces Carpenter Flight Postponement
CAPE CANAVERAL UPI A parachute problem seen in John Glenn’s flight resurfaced delaying Amer ica s second manned orbital mission until Tuesday US scientists held a top level conference Thursday night deciding that risking a Saturday launch would be unsafe for spaceman elect M Scott Carpenter The three day delay will add equipment to the parachute system to ensure a safer ocean landing Carpenter 37 a Navy lieutenant commander who had awaited the flight with child like anxiety attended the conference and approved the decision with reluctance.
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Cape Canaveral
Upi
John Glenn
America
M. Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Gore Assumes New State Post
Gov. W. W. Barron named Truman E. Gore of the State Department of Finance and Administration as director of State Emergency Resources Planning. Gore will craft plans for economic stability after attacks, directing resource use for civil defense, population needs, military and industry, and will form an emergency resource planning council with key interests.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Truman E. Gore
State Department of Finance and Administration
Gore
Productore
Hercules Powder Co Gets Government Missile Propellant Contract
The Federal Bureau of Naval Weapons will award Hercules Powder Co a 2.17 million contract for continued R&D on missile propellants. Senators Randolph and Byrd announced the grant, to be performed at the Hercules plant at Rocket Center near Keyser.
Twisters Hit Four States From South to East
Thunderclouds spawned spring storms across a dozen states from South Dakota to Texas. Tornadoes touched down in four states with three reported in the Panhandle. Western Texas saw at least five twisters, windows shattered by giant hail at an elementary school, and scattered hail accompanied the twisters across multiple towns.
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South Dakota
Texas
Ata Plant
Siaienis Panhandle
S Rock
Ark
Toledo
Ohio
Knoxville
Warm Weekend Forecast Across Counties and Temperatures
A five day outlook shows warmer than normal by about ten degrees with southern areas around 78 to 92 degrees and northern zones from 46 to 73. Expect a warm weekend with some cooling Tuesday. Rain chances bring a quarter to half inch Monday or Tuesday, with current readings around 82 to 84 degrees and a new gauge at 2.9 feet at Hinton.
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Sayer
Vaesen
Loan Granted for Water Systems Upgrade in Washington
A UPI report states that $13,897 was approved to SAEE' op W for primary water system upgrades. A spokesman said the project would cost about $537,634 and construction is expected to begin soon.
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Washington
UPI
Ton
Saaee
Coe
AFL-CIO Pushes 35-Hour Week Across Nation
AFL-CIO chief George Meany announced a nationwide bid for a 35 hour work week with no pay cut unless unemployment improves quickly. He spoke to 1500 delegates at the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America convention in Atlantic City. He said the drive aims to start soon but only if the jobless problem ends promptly and noted the Kennedy administration’s opposition as not deterring the plan.
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N. J
UPI
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Kennedy
Clothing Workers Union
Arthur J. Goldberg
Building
Kennedy Plans Weekend in New York for Medicare Drive
President Kennedy heads to New York for a weekend of sales talks on his Medicare for the aged plan. He will visit the New York University Bellevue Medical Center to see his ailing father and attend fundraising and rally events at Madison Square Garden and other venues. Televised speeches Sunday promote Medicare financing through Social Security, with a national rally schedule in 30 cities.
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Merriman Smith
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Kennedy
Madison Square Garden
National
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Washington
King Anderson Bill Rally Slated Sunday
William L. Batt Jr and Nelson H. Cruikshank will speak at a public rally for the King Anderson bill at Charleston Municipal Auditorium. The bill would tie health care to social security and the event coincides with a national rally in New York City. Kennedy's address in New York will be piped to the auditorium.
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Charleston
UPS
William L. Batt Jr
U. S. Area Redevelopment Administration
Nelson H. Cruikshank
Aflcio
Department of Social Security
King-Anderson
Municipal Auditorium
New York City
Kennedy
New York
Coal Industry Sees Continued Railroad Friendship
The National Coal Association asserts coal and railroad industries will remain allies despite a conflict over an interstate coal pipeline bill. It notes a long history of mutual benefit and predicts ongoing cooperation, representing about two thirds of the coal sector.
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Joseph D. Hutman
Washington
UPI
National Coal Association
Teen Age Trio Held In Jail Homes Needed
Twin 13 year old girls and their 15 year old brother are held in Raleigh County Jail as welfare workers seek foster homes. After mother abandonment earlier this month the siblings were placed in jail on a May 10 truancy warrant for their protection. Division of Child Welfare has custody but cannot place them. two families offered to help until homes are found. Girls share the women’s quarters with adult offenders, while the boy stays in juvenile detention.
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Raleigh
Witchcraft and initials link Javits and Keating birthday
Washington UPI writer notes coincidences around senators Jacob Javits and Kenneth Keating. Observations include Republican pairing, repeating initials J J and K K, shared birthday, and seniority order. A journalist cites a hyphenated birthday term and jokes about a Freudian slip.
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J. J
K. K
Javits
Keating
Senate
Javits-Keating
Javits-Kennedy
Kennedy Faces First Nationwide Rail Strike Threat
The abrupt collapse of talks over work rule changes sparks controversy about featherbedding on diesel engines. J E Wolfe vertices warned within 10 days on adopting commission recommendations, which could cut 40 000 firemen jobs and trigger a nationwide rail strike within 30 days of notification if railroads approve. The 211 000-strong brotherhoods oppose the changes as a bargaining basis.
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Chicago
UPI
Sane Lees
AOS
Sele
J. E. Wolfe
Top Bargainer and Sons
Commission
Wolfe
Kennedy
Missile Silhouette Inspires Space Age Fashion by Chapman
New York designer Ceril Chapman debuts a missile silhouette in her fall and winter collection, seen in long formals and mermaid shapes through mid June. Fabrics include satin and metallic brocades with jeweled discs, sleeves return, and halter necklines dominate while the figure is draped to emphasize curves.
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Ceril Chapman
Miss Chapman
Jersey
Khrushchev vows US troops driven from Thailand
In Bulgaria Khrushchev declares American forces in Thailand will be driven out, calls Kennedy’s move to aid Thailand foolish, and says the Soviet Union will resume nuclear testing. He cites Laos and Vietnam as proof of US overreach and criticizes the U.S. as an international policeman.
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UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Thailand
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Soviet Union
Laos
United States
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Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Kennedy
America
Kentucky couple killer in custody after confession
Police plan lie detector tests for 23 year old Billy Jack Greer of Ashland after he confessed to murdering Donald Howard and Brenda Lou Fraley Howard near Ashland last March. Greer and accomplice Tommy Waddell were captured in Missouri in a stolen car.
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UPI
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Ashland
Billy Jack Greer
Tommy Waddell
Ironton
Ohio
Billy Joe Combs
Greer
Waddell
Here
Joplin
Donald Howard
Kenova
W.va
Brenda Lou Fraley Howard
Carter County
Grayson
Howards
Plumbers Tour Exhibition Mine In Beckley West Virginia
About 30 members of the West Virginia Master Plumbers Association and its Women’s Auxiliary toured the Exhibition Coal Mine at New River Park. They viewed preparations for public tours planned soon after June 1 under Mayor Cecil L. Miller with officials saying the mine could boost local tourism.
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West Virginia
Hoffa Charged With Assault Trial Set for June
President James R. Hoffa was granted a jury trial starting June 19 on charges he beat union aide Samuel Baron in Hoffa's office. Baron, with blacken eyes and a gash, testified and Hoffa pleaded not guilty. Baron said testifying against Hoffa would be suicide. potential penalties include up to one year in jail and a $500 fine.
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Washington
UPS
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Thomas C. Sculley
Samuel Baron
Baron
Teamster
H. Clifford Allder
Teamsters Warehouse
Girl Swallows Socks and Hair Ribbon at Hospital
In London a 6 year old girl who had been a patient for four months at a hospital was found to have swallowed multiple items during an operation. Surgeon removed eight socks, shoelaces, 20 pieces of hair ribbon, and other objects, described as the hospital’s human vacu um cleaner. A Nursing Mirror report cites Sister W. Nicholas noting loneliness as a possible cause.
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London
UPS
Nursing Mirror
W. Nicholas
Estes Case Stirs Fresh Claims Of Federal Favoritism
Senator Karl Mundt charged that Agriculture Department officials cancelled then restored Billie Sol Estes cotton allotments after a meeting with Estes and two unnamed lawmakers. Mundt, on the Senate investigations subcommittee, said the action amounted to capitulation to a man "out on the make" and followed before Kennedy’s news conference saying investigators were staying on the case.
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John A. Goldsmith
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Karl E. Mundt
Rl.d
Mundt
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Kennedy
Estes affair widens burns through federal agencies
Kennedy said 76 FBI agents were assigned to the case and pledged action if executive branch involvement is found. Four Agriculture Department officials were fired, a third quit, and a Labor Department official resigned amid the Estes controversy. Estes, a Texas farm magnate, has been indicted on fraud charges related to the government grain storage program and fined over $500,000 for cotton allotment abuse. Mund said briefing showed the case worse than anticipated, with questions about who ordered a suspension of the national order. Senator Ralph Yarborough and Representative J. T. Rutherford were tied to the discussions but comment was limited.
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FBI
Agriculture Department
Labor Department
Estes
Texas
Cotton Advisory Board
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Lee
Subcommittee
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
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Rep
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Rutherford
Banker Pleads Innocent in Charleston Indictment
Kyle King a 43 year old former vice president of City National Bank of Charleston pleaded innocent to seven count indictment in federal court. He is charged with misapplication of bank funds totaling 27397 dollars and multiple counts of making false entries at the bank.
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UPI
Kyle King
The
City National Bank of Charleston
Bank Oneh
Aoe
King
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