Wives Of Mack Truck Exec And Wall Street Broker Murdered
Wives of Mack Trucks executive vice president Elliott G. Ewell and bond broker Robert W. Tyson Jr. were kidnapped and killed in New Jersey. Police arrested two men, Joseph Maxey and Lovell Parks, who allegedly were at the scene and had the victims’ wallet and car keys. Autopsy ordered to check for sexual assault.
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Racial prejudice admitted in world broadcast
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy said in a Voice of America broadcast that prejudice exists in the United States but predicted a Negro could be elected president in 30 to 40 years. He noted federal steps to protect rights, cited Alabama race troubles, and called those who incite violence a small minority amid the open society.
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UPD
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Voice of America
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Alabama
Freedom Riders face suspended sentences in Jackson
In Jackson Mississippi 27 Freedom Riders who rode from Alabama to protest segregation were expected to receive suspended sentences today for ignoring white only signs at the Jackson bus station. Twenty five Negroes and two whites awaited possible appeals as Judge James L Spencer presided without a jury on disorderly conduct and resisting an officer charges.
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Point Pleasant Firm Wins Coast Survey Ship Contract
Washington A P S reports Mari etta Manufacturing Co of Point Pleasant W Va won two ships for the Coast and Geodetic Survey with a low bid of 1 866 520 for each. A third ship bid stands at 1 775 817 and may be built within four months after the first awards. The 162 foot vessels will displace 750 tons and carry 38 crew for hydrographic surveying.
House Considers School Aid Fate
Washington UPI The House confronts fate of federal aid to education as Senate pushes a 2.5 billion three year program. House delays until June amid political shifts and rules changes. Both measures allocate 850 million annually to states for public schools and staff, with districts near installations receiving 300 million. Senate ED Act extension eyed for mark up to broaden private school loans.
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Randolph and Byrd Vote For School Aid Bill Passage
In Washington UPI the lawmakers Lens Jennings Randolph and Robert C Byrd both voted in favor as the Senate approved a school aid measure 49 to 34. The bill funds more classroom construction and helps with teacher salaries after weeks of debate and failed amendments during Kennedy’s compromise plan.
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School Aid Breakdown From Senate Bill Allocates Funds
UPI reports the public school aid bill totals 2.5 billion dollars for fiscal 1962 to 1964. The first year starts July 1 and provides an average of 18.54 dollars per school age child. State-by-state allotments follow in the breakdown.
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UPI
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Boy 17 Admits Rape Slaying of Nitro Girl
A 17 year old boy admitted to raping and killing four year old Delores Larabee whose battered body was found under the Larabee home porch in Lattes West Virginia. State Police said he is lodged on a murder charge while four state wards lived at the home. The victim’s parents were away when the crime occurred and a six hour search by about 200 people followed. The boy is partially blind and had fled prior to the discovery.
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Delores Larabee
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Newman
Vernon
Leona
Woodland Show Opens Amid Rain Despite Weather Delays
West Virginia Woodland Show opened at 9 30 am as rain fell. Paul Feigley said all programs proceed. First visitors included Mr and Mrs Walter Eppler of Dollison. Miss Woodland Nymph of 1961 will be chosen around 7 pm in the largest sales building, with a Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group chicken barbecue at 5 30 pm. Sprites parades, band performances, and a Jamboree Square Dance and Fiddlers Contest are scheduled, with events continuing through the day at the Appalachian Building and Farmers Market facilities.
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Congress backs bold plan to race Russia to the moon
Senators Kerr and Brooks supported Kennedy’s five year space program between 7 and 9 billion dollars aiming for a US moon landing by 1970. Webb and Dryden predicted a US win in the race to put a man on the moon and return him safely. Brooks called the move a truly bold step into the New Frontier beyond Earth.
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Alabama
Behemoth Cake Made For JFK Surprises Hartford
A two ton behemoth cake built for President Kennedy’s birthday was moved to Washington in two armored trucks after Mayron’s bake shop had its storefront torn open to extract the mammoth treat. The five by five by seven foot two tier masterpiece used 500 dozen eggs and 1,500 pounds of butter with 12 sheets per layer and 800 pounds of sugar and frosting. John Zenker of Chicago, a famed cake decorator, oversaw the frosted art and Sugar White House topper for the high profile display.
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Martin Levine
Mayron’s
John Zenker
Chicago
White House
Die 1 Hurt In 2 Car Wreck Near Safford
SAFFORD Arizona UPI seven persons six of them high school students returning home from graduation ceremonies were killed in a two car collision south of the city. Victims include Jerry Goodman Wade West Ivan Bryce Allen Joan Robinson Alberta Bigler and Kay Fyffe all 17. Driver Wayne Wamsley 33 of Pima also died. Johnny Johns 17 had minor injuries. The teens had attended graduation at Safford High School.
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Pima
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Safford High School
Kennedy seeks new agency for long range foreign aid
President Kennedy asked Congress to approve a single new Agency for International Development to replace ICA and the Development Loan Fund. He proposed 7.3 billion dollars in borrowing over five years to aid undeveloped nations, with loans repaid in dollars and a first year of 900 million along with 1.6 billion in each of the next four years. The plan keeps military aid unchanged and envisions an administrator reporting to the secretary of state and the president.
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Kennedy's State of Union praised but divided lawmakers
Washington Democrats hailed Kennedy as a statesman while Republicans called his freedom doctrine words and warned of rising debt. Congress backed key military and space goals including a manned moon program and expanded foreign aid, though civil defense funding remains constrained. Critics pointed to Alabama and broader issues Kennedy did not fully address.
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Jets Collide Over Big Spring Four Pilots Survive
Four Air Force jet pilots described a high speed collision at 22,000 feet over west Texas. Two planes crashed. one pilot landed damaged at Webb AFB. Pilots Fletcher Coogan Anderson survived. Yarrington landed safely. Fletcher hospitalized with chest injuries.
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Altamont
N.Y
Roger N. Anderson
Searcy
Arm
Glenn A. Fletcher
Shallowater
Arthur Yarrington
Richfield Park
N.J
Fletcher
Coogan
Anderson
Yarrington
Morgantown Man Gets Interior Dept Post
Washington UPI reports Morgantown West Virginia attorney and real estate man George Fumich Jr. was named director of the Office of Minerals Exploration in the Interior Department by Secretary Udall. He succeeds acting director Frank E. Johnson, who becomes deputy. Fumich is a West Virginia University graduate and a two term former West Virginia House of Delegates member.
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Parkersburg Students Injured In Car Mishap
Parkersburg high school students from two cars collided at a city intersection late Thursday night injuring all 11. Bruce McCoy 17 remained in critical condition. eight graduates were in the two vehicles, six girls in one car, five boys in the other, both groups likely bound for graduation celebrations.
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Windy cool with showers and storms today
Windy and turning cooler with showers and scattered thunderstorms forecast for today. Cloudy windy and much cooler tonight with lows 36 to 44. Saturday remains cloudy and cooler with similar conditions. River and lake conditions noted as Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake normal and muddy with 4 gates open. New gauge reading 2.8 ft.
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