Freedom Riders face swift trials in Mississippi crackdown
Twenty seven Freedom Riders from Alabama were rounded up at Jackson after a 250 mile march into the Deep South ending in disorderly conduct and disobeying an officer charges. James L. Farmer among those jailed, bonds set at 1000 dollars, trials slated for Friday with police and National Guardsmen keeping watch as authorities promise firm action and maintain order.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Alabama
Deep South
Montgomery
Ala
Jackson
Anscort
National
Trailway
Freedom Riders
James L. Farmer
New York
Committee On Racial Equality
CORE
Blind Man Sees Again After 41 Years of Darkness
Berstell P. Holbert of Belington, aged 49, regained sight after eye surgery in Baltimore, first since an eight year old boy. Doctors expect full restoration in two weeks. parents run a local dairy farm as the family awaits healing and color vision.
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Belington
UPS
Berstell P. Holbert
Holbert
Baltimore
Boyd Holbert
Lawmaker pledges names and heads to roll in wasteful defense spending probe
United Press International reports in Washington that Rep. F Edward Hebert says the new defense waste probe will name names and start rolling heads. In Ossining New York Housewife Beth Duncan voices opposition to color coded money. In Raleigh Mayor Enloe recalls penny cones and traffic issues. In Galveston R E Jones moots splitting his house with his ex wife and pulling halves apart.
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U.S. Pat
United Press International
Washington
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Galveston
Tex
R. E. Jones
West Virginia Weather Update and River Conditions
Mostly sunny and warmer in West Virginia with highs in the lower 80s and 70s in the mountains. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers or thunderstorms, lows in the 50s. Friday turns cloudy with showers and possible storms and cooler temperatures. Beckley records 72 high yesterday and 54 at 7 am today. Oak Hill 72 at noon today and 41 at 7 am. River Greenbrier is normal and clear. Lake is normal but cloudy with four gates open. gauge reads 2.8 feet.
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Oak Hill
Jordanian King Weds Britisher
King Hussein of Jordan marries 20 year old Muna Gardiner, daughter of a British officer, in a 10 minute Zahran Palace ceremony. She converted to Islam but will not become queen. The wedding coincides with Independence and Army Day amid political and religious dispute from advisers and a threatened cabinet resignation.
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Amman
Jordan
UPI
Hussein
Muna EF
Zahran Palace
Muna
Antoinette
Toni) Gardiner
Toni
Bashar Talhouni
Muna al Hussein
Escape Two Men From Camp Fairchance Prison Farm
Two inmates, Clarence Morris aged 39 from Wood County and William Davis aged 32 from Ohio County, escaped Camp Fairchance prison farm in West Virginia in a state owned car. A search continued as the abandoned car was found in Wheeling.
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Moundsville
UPI
Camp Fairchance
Honor Farm
W. Va
Clarence Morris
Wood County
William Davis
Ohio County
Wheeling
President Kennedy urges vast space program to reach moon
President Kennedy tells Congress of an extraordinary challenge requiring hardship and sacrifice. He seeks $7 to $9 billion over five years to land a man on the moon before 1970, plus $1.4 billion for fiscal 1962 and more foreign aid and defense funding. He outlines a national retraining plan and foreign affairs focus with talks planned in Paris and Vienna and intent to discuss peace with Khrushchev.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
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Washington
Kennedy
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Nation Today
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Russia
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Vienna
Austria
Nikita S. Khrushchev
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America
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Earth
Hebert Promises Names to Helm Defense Waste Probe
Washington based UPI report says Rep. F Edward Hebert of Louisiana vows public naming of culprits as he leads a House armed services subcommittee investigation into defense spending. GAO finds 2770 part types bought for 106 million with many negotiated contracts. a Force contract allegedly overpaid by about 3 million versus original maker price.
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Washington
UPI
New Orleans
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Hebert
House Armed Services
Pentagon
Joseph Campbell
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
Porter Hardy Jr
D-Va
Walter Norblad
R - Ore
Campbell
Air Force
Hupp named new West Virginia state historian
Dr. James L. Hupp 70 of Buckhannon was named successor to Kyle McCormick 70 of Princeton as state historian. Gov Barron announced the appointment effective July 1, with McCormick having held the $6,000 a year post since mid 1957. Hupp retires as education professor at West Virginia Wesleyan and earlier led its education department.
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Charleston
UPI
James L. Hupp
Buckhannon
West Virginia
Kyle McCormick
Princeton
W. W. Barron
Hupp
West Virginia Wesleyan
McCormick
Ohio
Wesleyan
Dismissed Cop Jailed For Threat
William F. Hammack, 35, a former Charleston city police sergeant, was arrested after allegedly threatening to "get even" with Mayor John Shanklin following his dismissal. He had telephoned police claiming he would kill any man who tried to arrest him and surrendered after a car stop, jailed awaiting a city police court hearing.
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Charleston
UPI
John Shanklin
William F. Hammack
Shanklin
Dallas Bias
Hammack
Bias
Natural Resources Director Lane Elated By New Job
CHARLESTON UPI State Conservation Director Warden M Lane will head the new West Virginia Department of Natural Resources starting July 1 He expressed elation over the prospect Lane 40 of Alexander Upshur County has led the Conservation Commission since 1957 He will earn 12000 annually The department combines the Conservation Commission Public Land Corporation Water Resources Commission and land reclamation authority of the State Mines Department Lane a Republican previously led field services at Glenville State College and is an Ohio University graduate.
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Lane
W.W. Barron
West Virginia
West
Barron Sets Special Session On EEP ADC Merger
West Virginia will call a special session to fund expansion of the Emergency Employment Program through a merger with the federal ADC aid program. Gov. W W Barron plans talks with legislative leaders within 10 days to set a date and outline changes in DPA law. The plan could employ 13 000 to 18 000, with average wages around 165 monthly, and may avoid further sales tax extension beyond August 31.
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Jerry Gould Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Barron
Department of Health, Educaion and Welfare
Wilbur Cohen
DPA
W. Bernard Smith
Washington
Cohen
Trerse Turns Into Shortcut To Death
A shortcut path on a Shenandoah Valley trestle led to a fatal accident when a Norfolk and Western freight train struck and killed Robert Pomeroy and Mildred Williams as they walked hand in hand toward a picnic spot. Lee and Barbara Thompson escaped unharmed.
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Front Royal
Upid
Shenandoah Valley
Gooney Creek
Robert Pomeroy
Mildred Williams
Lee
Barbara Thompson
Norfolk & Western
Thompsons
Pomeroy
Miss Williams
Billy Graham Denies Offering Cohen Bribe to Convert
Billy Graham denied offering money to casino figure Mickey Cohen to convert. Red Skelton testified Cohen claimed Graham proposed payments of 15 000 to attend and 25 000 to convert. Graham said he met Cohen years ago to win him to Christ and prayed for Cohen’s soul while ill in London.
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London
UPI
Billy Graham
Mickey Cohen
Red Skeltoy
Cohen
Los Angeles
Graham
North Carolina
England
Skelton
Grosvenor House
Britain
New York
Explosion at Caldwell plant causes large blast damage
A tank of chemical mixtures at the Caldwell Amesite Co. plant near Caldwell exploded, shaking the area for miles and causing about 40000 in damage. Plant manager Elmer Powell estimated the loss. All 10 to 15 workers escaped injury, though one man reported singed hair from the blast.
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Lewisburg
RNL
Caldwell Amesite Co
Caldwell
Here
Elmer Powel
C and O Pleads for Major Tax Assessment Cut
Charles ton UPI An attorney for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway urged the State Board of Public Works to reduce its 1961 property assessment while noting a 40 percent drop in net operating income from three years ago. The filing cited a $4 million hike in tentative assessment from last year’s $117.5 million, increasing taxes by about $120,000. The railroad plans about 600 new white collar jobs in Huntington by year’s end, boosting the state economy. Other utilities also presented cases as hearings opened for three days, with final 1961 assessments to be announced later.
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Charleston
UPI
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
West Virginia
State Board of Public Works
Amos Bolen
Bolen
Huntington
C&o
William M. Elinghaus
Chesapeake & Poltomac Co
C&p
New State Tourist Center Considered
Representative John M Slack opened a meeting in Washington to discuss building a tourist center near the Navy radio telescope under construction at Sugar Grove West Virginia. About 15 attendees from the Navy West Virginia and a New York industrial designer attended the session.
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Washington
UPI
John M. Slack
D-W. Va
Navy
Sugar Grove
W. Va
West Virginia
New York
Consumer Index Holds At 127.5
Washington reports April consumer prices remaining at 127.5 reflecting record high costs. Take home pay for factory workers rose again, buying power up for the second month. Index suggests little change in May with possible small rises in June and July tied to fruit and vegetable prices.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Robert J. Myers
Labor Statistics
Royal wedding and political developments across nations
Short news briefs cover Winsome Princess Birgitta wedding in Stockholm to Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern in a two minute ceremony televised in Europe. Philadelphia Mayor Dilworth launches probe into payola and transit rigging as he fires five staff. Federal Judge Sweeney sets June 25 for tax evasion sentencing of Bernard Goldfine and secretary Mildred Paperman. Marilyn Monroe to undergo minor gynecological surgery in Hollywood. Shah Reza Pahlavi cuts Norway visit and returns to Tehran amid Iran tensions. Vice President Johnson to deliver graduation address at US Military Academy June 7. Adlai Stevenson goodwill trip to Latin America under discussion. State briefs note Food Machinery and Chemical Corp gains ownership of former Navy ordnance plant at South Charleston. Rex M Smith names William Hamilton as admin assistant and H Thomas McCray as state school finance director. Dr Harvey M. Rice, press.
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Birgitta
Gustaf Adolf
Sweden
Johann Georg
Hohenzollern
Stockholm
Royal
Europe
Philadelphia
Richardson Dilworth
George C. Sweeney
Bernard Goldfine
Mildred Paperman
Marilyn Monroe
Cedars of Lebanon
Hollywood
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Iran
Norway
Tehran
Ali Amini
Lyndon B. Johnson
U. S. Military Academy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Latin America
U. S
United Nations
Kennedy
Food Machinery and Chemical Corp
U. S. Navy
South Charleston
New York
Washington
Rex M. Smith
William K. Hamilton
Parkersburg
H. Thomas McCray
Hamilton
Harvey M. Rice
Freedom Riders on Bus to Jackson From Montgomery
Four white college professors and three Negro students said they would ride at 1 p.m. EDT from Montgomery to Jackson as Freedom Riders. Atty Gen Kennedy ordered withdrawal of most U.S. marshals from Alabama, leaving 100. Princess Margaret announced expecting a baby in autumn in London.
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Montgomery, Ala
UPI
Jackson
Miss
Freedom Riders
London
Margaret
Local Beckley Merchant Jake Silverberg Dies at 5:15
Jake Silverberg a Beckley merchant for 40 years died at 5 15 am today at Raleigh General Hospital after a short illness Born in Poland he owned Sample Shop on Neville Street for 37 years and opened Annette Fashions nearby He belonged to several local and regional lodges and synagogues Surviving are his wife a son a daughter a sister and five grandchildren Visitation at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home after 3 pm today Memorial service tonight at 8 at Keyser Bryant Cremation and burial set for Charleston with funeral home and B'nai Jacob Cemetery pallbearers listed Body to be moved to Charleston Friday morning
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Jake Silverberg
Beckley
Raleigh General Hospital
Poland
Silverberg
Neville Street
Annette Fashions
Beckley Masonic Lodge
Beni Kedem
Charleston
Beckley Elks Lodge
B'nai B'rith Lodge
Isadore R
Wein
Barlow-Bonsal
Samuel Cooper
Paul Reiss
B'nai Jacob
Robert Harvit
Irving Goldstein
Maurice Selden
Sidney Fink
Ben Lewis
Harry
Kennedy Backs $2.5 Billion School Aid Bill Pass expected
In Washington the Senate prepared to swiftly approve President Kennedy's 2.5 billion dollar public school aid plan amid opposition speeches. After seven days of debate supporters expect final action with most amendments rejected. two were approved including extra operating expenses. A separate Democratic push seeks 500 million in federal loans for small businesses.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Kennedy
Strom Thurmond
D-S. C
Transcontinental Record Falls Three Times in One Day
A Navy F4H Phantom jet set three cross country records from Los Angeles to Brooklawn in a single day, first 3 hours 7 minutes, then 2 hours 57 minutes, and finally 2 hours 47 minutes 17 seconds. Lt Richard F. Gordon and Lt JG Robbie Young earned the Ben Dix Trophy on the last flight at 869.7 mph average. The flights, at times near 50,000 feet with in flight refueling from 30,000 feet, shattered sound barriers and even rattled windows in New Jersey.
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New York
UPI
Los Angeles
Brooklamn
Air Force
Seattle
J.G. Robbie R. Young
Modesto
Calif
New Jersey
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