The Hassle Over Medical Care For The Aged-1
Kennedy administration pushes medical care for the aged amid sharp debate. The bill, led by Sen Clinton P. Anderson and Rep Cecil King, would fund care by raising Social Security taxes for those over 65 covered by Social Security, with limits on hospital days and home visits. AMA opposes, warning of federal control and higher costs.
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AMA Faces Kennedy Challenge Over Aged Care Plan
President Kennedy rallied 22,000 at Madison Square Garden and nationwide TV to push funding for elderly medical care through Social Security. The AMA plans a televised reply at 8 p.m. EDT, opposing the King-Anderson bill and warning of dangers to medical practice.
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Latex Paint Prompting Local Rules Debate
A humorous column describes a consumer wary of a paint makers demand to use a new quick dry latex exterior paint under strict rules. The narrator, after defying the directive, faces neighbor scrutiny and contemplates reporting to the company or settling out of court, joking about temporary insanity.
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Five day West Virginia forecast calls for more clouds and showers
The bulletin notes cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers in southern areas tonight and Tuesday, cooler in the north, with highs in the 60s and nightly lows in the 60s. Temperatures will run 5 to 10 degrees above normal, with 0.25 to 0.5 inch total showers Tue Thu. Beckley 84/62. Oak Hill 85/58. Greenbrier River normal but muddy. New York report cites 24 degree low at Klamath Falls and mild high at Presidio, Texas.
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Army Dinner Poisons 600
A 4000 attendee Armed Forces Day dinner at Ft Jackson led to about 600 treated for illness. Doctors cite heat exhaustion and overindulgence. some call it food poisoning while officials deny it. Hospitals crowded. one bus escorted 65 miles for care. no deaths reported.
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Kennedy predicts passage of medical care bill at Madison Square Garden
At a Madison Square Garden rally President Kennedy says the administration's aged care measure will pass this year or next. Senator Hartke warns Democrats that overconfidence and apathy could cost the November elections. Dukes accuses his opponent of supporting open bars and gambling. a repairman jokes about Laos being unknown to him.
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Capsule Repair Job Going Well
CAPE CANAVERAL UPI Scott Carpenter relaxed in the sun Sunday as technicians continued around the clock to repair the space craft set for a three orbits around the globe Thursday. Some reports suggested a delay beyond Thursday due to Saturday trouble, but space agency spokesmen and informed technicians said repairs were progressing well with no new snags to threaten the launch timetable.
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Dutch plan assault on West New Guinea invaders
Dutch officials in Hollandia report more than 400 Indonesian soldiers and paratroopers have landed in West New Guinea. A combined air, land and sea attack is planned within 48 hours against four Indonesian positions near Kaimana Airfield Fak Fak harbor and Fak Fak area.
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Four Die In Traffic and One Drowns in West Virginia
United Press International reports four highway deaths in Kanawha County West Virginia over the weekend and a separate drowning. The toll for the year reaches 144 in the state, compared with 112 the previous year. Victims include William J. Wiseman 37 and William J. Glen himself of St Albans. Elizabeth Wise 17 of Charleston. Wilber B. O'Dell 64 of Pinch. Mildred Shaffer 57 of Morers in California. and Arthur L. Bary 44 of Charleston who drowned trying to save Russell, his 11 year old nephew, after a fishing line snagged.
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Khrushchev attacks West after Bulgarian trip
Khrushchev returns to Moscow from Bulgaria and denounces Western policies on Germany and Southeast Asia, threatening a separate peace with East Germany. Salan trial witness says Algeria defiance mirrors De Gaulle's WWII stance. Estes hear may reveal overseas assets in Switzerland and Brazil. Luxembourg's Grand Duchess Charlotte invited to US by Kennedy. Census notes more homeowners than renters in 32 of 53 million dwellings. German pacifist group plans voluntary manslaughter charges against Kennedy Khrushchev and De Gaulle for nuclear tests. Edge of Barking invents braille bingo. Tom Mboya signs Eartha Kitt for Kenya charity show. Geneva talks India proposes US and USSR meet at disarmament conference.
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Grandview State Park Attendance Booming
Grandview State Park thrives with over a million rhododendron blooms and 5,000 weekend visitors. Superintendent Hunter Boggs notes peak rhododendron and azalea gatherings next weekend, highlights new railings, signs, sidewalks, trails, and improved water system. Park opened Easter Sunday and will run to the first Saturday in November.
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Raleigh County
American Buildup in Thailand Reaches 5000 Marines
UPI reports the United States near a 5000-man goal in Thailand as reinforcements arrive from Hawaii on 13-hour flights. Gen. Paul Harkins leads a period of inspections and rapid processing of troops and materiel. Ambassador Kenneth Young says U.S. forces will stay while the security threat persists.
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Thailand
Poster puzzle in Wales over waterfall poster
UPI reports a Welsh village of about 200 people is puzzled by a poster showing their waterfall with the slogan See you in comfort by British Rai The village lacks a railway station and the nearest branch line is slated for closure soon. RECORD PUFFER WILLIAMSBURG Va AUPI Jerry N. Stafford 19 of Reed City Michigan set a new U S collegiate pipe smoking record Saturday by keeping his briar burning 85 minutes and 28 seconds.
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UPI
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Jerry N. Stafford
Reed City
Mich
U.S
Wyoming County Clerk and Husband Injured in Virginia Wreck
Mrs Helen Taliaferro Wyoming County clerk and her husband Ray were hurt in a one car crash near Gap Mill Virginia as their convertible left the road and tumbled down a embankment. Mrs Taliaferro suffered a broken rib and torn vertebrae and was to receive further X rays. Her scratches were treated but she was not hospitalized. The couple had been returning from funeral services of a relative. Mrs Taliaferro remained a patient at Memorial Hospital Roanoke Virginia.
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RNS
Wyoming
Helen Taliaferro
Ray
Virginia
Gap Mill
Taliaferro
Cook
Memorial Hospital
Roanoke
Beckley Faces Urgent Move to Lure Crown Overall Plant
Ash of New Ka nawha Industrial Corp. warned Beckley leaders at a luncheon that the Crown Overall plant must be funded this week or be moved elsewhere. He said 100000 may be needed, with construction ready to start within 24 hours after stock sale. He announced planned offices in Mount Hope and future visits from industrial prospects aiming to create up to 20000 jobs in Southern West Virginia.
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New Gangland Victim Found in Chicago Car Trunk
The stabbed and beaten body of professional gambler Peter J. Bludeau was found stuffed in the trunk of his car in Cicero. Police planned to question associates as Bludeau, 50, was to testify in a Cook County grand jury probe into gambling and was the 10th gangland style homicide in the region this year. He disappeared Saturday. his wife Irene identified the remains.
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The Kid Who Remembers What He Was Taught at His Mother's Knee
A compact line hints at a person shaped by early lessons from his mother. The fragment evokes memory, discipline, and a guiding influence shaping character or decisions, set in a reflective, period voice.
Queen's Chaplain Dies at Windsor Dean Passes at 71
Windsor England. Anglican Bishop Eric Knightley Chetwode Hamilton aged 71, dean of Windsor and domestic chaplain to Queen Elizabeth, died today. The longtime royal clergyman, noted for his service to the queen and Windsor Castle, is mourned by church and realm.
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Thant’s Son Killed in Burma Bus Accident
Tin Maung Thant, 21, eldest son of U.N. Acting Secretary General Thant, was fatally injured in Burma when he fell from a moving bus.
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Eight seniors treated at Kennedy rally fist fight incident
Eight elderly people received first aid at Madison Square Garden during President Kennedy's Medicare rally. Two men were involved in a seating dispute. one got a black eye, the other treated for high blood pressure.
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Administration plan would raise payroll tax for high earners
Larson said Sunday night rallies could not hide that the administration measure would force an immediate 17 percent payroll tax increase on workers earning $5,200 or more and their employers. The taxes would fund health care for millions of others financially able to take care of themselves.
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Court Reverses Six Contempt Convictions
The Supreme Court reversed six contempt convictions of individuals who refused to answer questions during congressional investigations of communism. Indictments were faulty for not naming the subject under inquiry at the time of interrogation. Most votes were 5 to 2. two justices dissented.
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Kennedy Asks Help In Getting Economy Going
President Kennedy urged labor, business, and the public to unite beyond politics to push the US economy toward full capacity. J W Keener of B F Goodrich criticized wage price guidelines as impractical, while Kennedy pressed for ideas to curb inflation and balance of payments deficits and accelerate growth.
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UPI
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Keener
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News Conference Set by Kennedy for Wednesday
Washington reports that President Kennedy will hold a news conference on Wednesday at 4 p.m. EDT, according to a White House announcement. The event aims to address ongoing policy questions and provide updates on current national issues.
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Vance to Succeed Army Secy Stahr in Kennedy Era
Cyrus R. Vance, 45, named secretary of the Army to replace Elvis Stahr. He will assume the post June 30, with Senate confirmation required. Vance, Yale Law School graduate, is married with five children and has Navy wartime service.
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