Guards Get Tough Quell Birmingham Riots
National Guardsmen with fixed bayonets bolstered by 900 troops patrolled Montgomery Alabama as tensions flared after weekend violence. Federal marshals under Kennedy and aides under Byron White prepared to stay a few days. Authorities pursued 18 Freedom Riders on contempt charges and four white suspects were arrested in Anniston for assault and arson related to the early clashes.
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Journalist Of Year Stoco Student Receives RA Award
Donald Meadows of Stoco High School won the Journalist of the Year prize from the Raleigh-Wyoming Scholastic Press Association. Runners up were Rita Lawson of Mullens Hi- Lights and Nelson McMillan of Conley High School Blue Devil News. Meadows will receive the plaque at tonight's Raleigh Register banquet in Pineville.
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Kennedy to propose expanded forces and space program boost
Democratic leaders said President Kennedy will send to Congress Thursday recommendations to strengthen Army and Marine divisions and expand the space program with a substantial federal spending increase. Western European press fear the Alabama racial trouble may weaken Kennedy at the Summit with Khrushchev next month. Lyndon B. Johnson stopped in Bermuda to work on his Asian tour report for Kennedy. John C. Kunkel, sworn in by Speaker Rayburn, represents Pennsylvania 16th District after a May 16 special election. A Laos spokesman at Geneva cites continued communist ceasefire violations and the ICC reporting obstruction. The White House says no news conference before Kennedy departs for Europe to meet de Gaulle and Khrushchev. Adolf Eichmann trial testimony describes his mass murder network and efforts to prevent emigration.
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Fair and cool with scattered frost in the mountains
Weather outlook for Beckley and Oak Hill shows a fair, cool night with frost in mountain valleys and temperatures from the upper 30s to mid 40s. Beckley reached 65 yesterday with a low around 40. Oak Hill topped at 7 yesterday and is near 49 at noon. River conditions in Greenbrier are normal and clear with a muddy lake and five gates open. new gauge reads 2.6 feet.
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Junta Disobeys Allied Orders Seeks Accord
Seoul Maj Gen Pak Chung Hi says the South Korean junta still disregards U S orders from Gen Carter B Magruder after a four hour meeting. He claims mutual understanding yet notes troops remain in new positions and generals not restored, while the embassy expresses deep concern over a political ban.
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Hoxha Purging Pro Russians in Albania
Belgrade Yugoslavia UPI reports Albanian Communist leader Enver Hoxha has jailed about 30000 political opponents since aligning with China against Russia. A former Albanian official says Hoxha fears for his survival as arrests and executions continue while a trial of 10 alleged overthrow plotters is seen as a move to purge pro Russian elements with Greece Yugoslavia and the United States named.
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Presbyterians Approve Church Merger Study
The United Presbyterian General Assembly approved inviting the Episcopal Church to join merger talks with the Methodist Church and the United Church of Christ. The plan, called The Ys Plan, could take six to ten years to negotiate a full merger, with the Episcopal Church to decide at its Detroit convention.
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Cabell Court Member Ousted
The State Supreme Court ordered Cabell County Commissioner Irvin Morrison to show cause at a June 6 hearing why his seat on the County Court should not be declared vacant. G. Y. Neal petitioned, arguing Morrison lost reelection and the governor should name a replacement after 60 days if the court failed to act. Morrison sits as de facto member until a successor is named.
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High Speed Inspection Unit From C and O Unveiled
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway announced a new electronically equipped rolling laboratory capable of inspecting track at speeds up to 100 miles an hour. The car doubles as a research center on wheels and is the only one of its kind in the United States, fitted with a missile type gyroscope to measure rail joints track surfaces elevation of curves and track alignment.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Gifts Golf Course at Glen Ora Estate
Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy presents a three to four hole golf course on Glen Ora estate near Middleburg for President Kennedy’s 44th birthday. The rough course sits on 20 acres of farmland with a 356 yard par four longest hole and a sign reading Glen Ora Country Club. The President, a keen golfer, favors this private retreat over Fauquier Springs.
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Kennedy opposes tractors for prisoners Cuban plan
Kennedy intends to keep the government out of Fidel Castro's tractors for prisoners proposal. Senator Bridges denounces a plan to trade 500 tractors for 1,200 rebels as a bribe to Castro. Republican critics warn of Logan Act risks as Eleanor Roosevelt, Walter Reuther, and Milton Eisenhower head a group seeking $15 million to buy the tractors.
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Quake Topples Rhodes Steeple
An earthquake centered in the Aegean Sea rocked southwest Turkey and the Dodecanese Islands toppling the Cathedral of Rhodes steeple. No casualties were reported though panic gripped tourists and locals as homes collapsed and residents fled into the streets.
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Airline sets coast to coast record with four hour flight
American Airlines claims a new coast to coast record for a passenger liner. The Boeing 707 Astrojet carrying 65 passengers flew from New York to San Francisco, departing at 7:18 p.m. EDT and arriving at 9:01 p.m. PDT, with Harry L. Clark as the pilot.
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Goldfine Plea Accepted By Federal Judge In Tax Case
Bernard Goldfine pleaded guilty to evading 790000 dollars in federal income taxes. Judge George C. Sweeney accepted the plea without reservation after a psychiatric report was reviewed by the court.
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Explosion Kills Nine at Allegany Ballistics Lab
Investigators probed the cause of the blast that destroyed a powder casting building and a motor testing structure at the Navy missile center near Cumberland Maryland. Nine workers died and six were injured with several hospitalized. The Navy asserted the blast would not halt its Polaris missile program.
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Town Recorder Loses Town Funds in Rhodell Incident
Rhodell town recorder E C Cliff Lilly says he misplaced about $500 in town funds collected from water bill payments between Saturday and Sunday night. He suspects the money, including $286, was in his pocket and lost en route to the bank, possibly on the way to Hinton. He plans to have the $286 restored to the town treasury.
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Heads Drive To Build Church In Washington
The National Presbyterian Church in Washington gains backing from United Presbyterian Church and former President Eisenhower as the 173rd General Assembly approves support for a sponsoring committee. Eisenhower accepts honorary chairmanship. Henry Luce and Dr. Paul Wolfe named co chairs. The church, incorporated in 1927, has assets rising from $1 million to $4.1 million in 13 years. A 16.5 acre site near the city outskirts was announced last year.
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Glider Lands in Panhandle In Calm Skies
R W Mozer of Warren Michigan explains the drifted sail plane ride as a case of running out of air after landing in a plowed Cameron field west of Wheeling. He had flown from Adrian Michigan to Mt Vernon Ohio then to Keyser West Virginia before the calm caused the final descent. Mozer, father of five, has flown gliders for many years and a trailer planned to haul the craft home.
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Bluefield Man Held In Drinking Murder
Raymond L. Cline, 31, Bluefield, is charged with the murder of Howard L. Brown, 47, an auto mechanic from Union, Monroe County. The men met about three hours earlier at a night spot, joined in a drinking party, then an argument in Brown’s old car led Cline to fire a .22 caliber pistol, striking Brown in the head as bullets shattered the windshield.
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Comedienne Joan Davis Dies at Desert Hospital
Palm Springs California UP I reports comedienne Joan Davis died of a heart attack at Desert Hospital age 3 She was admitted late Monday with her mother and a Roman Catholic priest present Born June 29 1907 in St Paul Minnesota Davis rose in radio and film appearing in George Whites Scandals Love and Kisses and starred in I Married Joan with Jim Backus She married vaudeville partner Si Wills in 1931 and their daughter Beverly later joined the TV series Davis divorced Wills in 1947.
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Ribicoff Denies Aged Care Plan Is Socialized Medicine
In Elkins, Secretary Ribicoff said Kennedy administration proposed aged care tied to Social Security is a practical, self financing method for major elder health costs and not socialized medicine. He spoke at a civic dinner honoring Jennings Randolph and W. Barron and highlighted the Area Redevelopment Act and its vocational education drive.
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JFK to Visit Brazil Early July Report Emerges
Foreign Minister Afonos Arinas told a Brazilian television audience that President Kennedy will visit Brazil in early July. No confirmation could be obtained in Washington.
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