Wall Street rallies after Memorial Day breather
Wall Street shed the prior six day slide in brisk trading on Memorial Day eve as the Dow rose to 603.96, up 27.03, and the S and P gained 2.58 to 58.08. NYSE volume reached 1,250,000 shares while Amex traded 5,330,000. Buyers returned after Monday’s losses, with 630 stocks up, 637 down, and 132 unchanged of 1,399 issues.
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New York
UPI
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Standard & Poor
American Stock Exchange
Amex
London Market Rebounds Amid War-Era Reset
London shares firmed after Wall Street's rebound with banks, insurers, and real estate leading. Dealers cited marked-up prices and cautious optimism as the FT ordinary index fell 6.5 percent, the worst since 1938, while traders urged calm and patience in a wary market.
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Harry Hobbs
London
UPI
London Stock Exchange
Wall Street
New York
Financial Times
Stock Exchange
Lord Ritchie
Eichmann Seeks Mercy From Israeli President
In Jerusalem, Adolf Eichmann asked President Itzhak Ben-Zvi for clemency to avoid the death penalty for orchestrating the Nazi mass murder of Jews. The four page petition, written in Eichmanns own hand, arrived after his Supreme Court appeal was rejected. Ben-Zvi faces a decision within three days.
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Israel
UPI
Adolf Eichmann
Itzhak Ben-Zvi
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Supreme Court
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Robert Servatius
Ecene Ton Jon
Car-Truck Collision Kills Ripley Woman
A Ripley area woman, Audry Comer, 24, died in a head on collision on U S 21 near Sissonville Charleston. The truck driver involved was the male operator of the other vehicle. Authorities reported the crash occurred Tuesday afternoon and the victim sustained fatal injuries.
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Ripley
Charleston
UPI
Audry Comer
U. S. 21
Sissonville
Sion
Headlight for Safety program prompts lingering car lights
Cars left with headlights burning on Beckley streets as drivers forgetful of the Department of Public Safety initiative titled Headlight for Safety. The program encourages motorists to turn off lights to conserve energy and avoid battery drain.
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Beckley Streets
Department of Public Safety
Weather Summary for Greenbrier and Lake Regions
Cloudy conditions noted across Greenbrier with normal to muddy ground at lakes. Five gates reported open at New, gauge reading 3.1 feet at Hinton. Temperatures around 77 while 59 appeared in the nearby section.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Memorial Day Service At Beckley Wildwood Cemetery
American Legion Post 32 held Memorial Day ceremonies at Wildwood Cemetery Beckley at 11 this morning. Past commanders saluted Commander W Howard Pettry after the prayer as Basil Sweeney Paul Thompson and other officials attended. Chester Mathey Welch spoke urging revitalized patriotism. Boy Scouts placed flowers on graves to end the rites.
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American Legion Post 32
Wildwood Cemetery
Beckley
W. Howard Pettry
Albert Hazelwood
Ira, Holliday
William Brown
Irving S. Goldstein
Fred Souder
Basil Sweeney
Department of Veterans Affairs
Paul A. Thompson
VFW
C. O. “Smitty” Smith
Chester M. Mathey
Welch
West Virginia Department of the American Legion
Matney
Boy Scouts
Albert Allen
Body Of Pa. Boy 12 Found In Mine Shaft
Kenneth Schickley aged 12 disappeared while chasing a squirrel into a 525 foot mine shaft. His body was found at the 450 foot level by John Varano and Joseph Garcias after an 11 hour search. The tragedy occurred as rescuers used a bumboat elevator to reach the body amid dawn light.
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Shamokin
UPI
Kenneth Schickley
John Varano
Joseph Garcias
Kenneth
Schickley
Varano
Garcias
Billy Krieger
Billy
Ken
Pro Communist rebels launch new offensive in Laos
UPI reports pro Communist rebels attacked Ban Houei Sai on the Thai border forcing the Royal Lao garrison and U S advisers to evacuate. Most of the 800 man force fled across the Mekong into Thailand while two missing U S advisers were found unharmed and flown to safety. SFC Virgil Murphy of Van Buren Indiana and Sgt Merle Loobey of Seattle were identified among the Americans.
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Laos
UPI
Ban Houei Sai
U. S
Tha Emiraeman
Enid
Mekong
Thailand
U.S
SFC
Virgil Murphy
van ,Buren
Ind
Merle Loo‘bey
Seattle
Wash
Supreme Court Justice Douglas Plans West Virginia Hiking
Associate Justice William O. Douglas arrived in Clarksburg and planned mountain climbing and touring central West Virginia with attorney Dr. Eugene E. Hutton, Elkins attorney John F. Brown, and Jay Randolph, son of Sen. Jennings Randolph. He might write a magazine article about his climbing and hiking in the state.
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UPI
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U. S. Supreme Court
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Clarksburg
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Jay Randolph
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Randolph
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JFK Celebrates 45th Birthday at Virginia Estate
President Kennedy marked his 45th birthday with a quiet family dinner at Glen Ora in Virginia hunt country. The White House day included a full schedule as he plans to return to Washington Thursday. Attending were Mrs Kennedy, their two children, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy, Peace Corps Director R. Sargent Shriver and his wife, the President’s sister, and another sister, Mrs Jean Smith.
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Iowa killer captured hours before funerals near Lake Wapello
Unionville Iowa UPIs report says Gayne Gilbert Smith 24, an ex Marine sought for killing five relatives was found in a haymow in a barn near Lake Wapello state park about five miles east of Unionville. Authorities tracked him after a farmer sighting and a widespread manhunt including deputies, possemen, and state troopers with seven tracking dogs.
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Iowa
UPI
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Lake Wapello State Park
Smith
Here
Centennial Leaders Get City Assignments
Gov. W. W. Barron and three former West Virginia governors named a Governors Team to direct the centennial drive to raise 500000 across 11 cities serving as solicitation centers. Holt covers Clarksburg and Elkins. Patteson Morgantown and Beckley. Underwood Huntington and Parkersburg. Barron Wheeling and Fairmont. Jacobson Charleston. Smith Bluefield and Martinsburg. They set a June 20 campaign launch and plan a June 8 meeting with city representatives.
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UPI
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West Virginia
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Bearded spy writes about wartime OSS service
A bearded former OSS intelligence agent and writer Tompkins recalls five months behind enemy lines in Italy during World War II. He defends his spy craft as a skilled operative while noting critics lack firsthand spying experience.
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Office of Strategic Services
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Tompkins
Chuckles A Stamp Eed Fullerton Note
Fullerton housewife alerted on stock price dips and plans to trade Blue Chip stamps before they fall. National Pickle Packers sent 45 jars to President Kennedy for birthday week. Income Taxpayers Society to close due to losses. Ice Service Inc. sues Indiana Bell for $250000 over omitted name in phone book. Candy Institute sent 10 pounds of sweets to Candy Carpenter, daughter of astronaut Scott Carpenter.
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Scott Carpenter
Memorial Day traffic toll climbs as holiday begins
Americans mark the first spring holiday with park and highway usage. United Press International reports 29 traffic deaths by mid morning and Maryland records five fatalities on Maryland 416 near Sunderland. The National Safety Council warns up to 120 lives may be lost and as many as 6,500 could be seriously injured during the 30 hour period.
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Morton Wyatt win in Kentucky Senate race headlines
In Kentucky, Sen Thruston Morton easily leads in the Republican primary for the U S Senate, and Lt Gov Wilson Wyatt financial and political edge against Marion Vance, with Morton vastly outpacing Thurman Hamlin. With 2,083 of 3,267 precincts reporting Wyatt garners 124,068 votes to Vance 27,740 and Delk 8,343. Morton posts 34,151 votes. Hamlin trails at 3,436. The result sets the stage for a general election campaign.
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Esprit De Corps Flag Missing From Courthouse Memorial Day
Memorial Day observed at the Raleigh County Court House with the Flag of the United States missing from its usual place atop the building. The absence sparked questions about ceremonial arrangements and local ceremonies planned in the county.
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United States
Rusk Holds Talks With Soviet Ambassador Over Berlin Impasse
Secretary of State Dean Rusk met with Soviet Ambassador Anotoly Dobrynin in Washington for another Berlin talks. They discussed easing tensions and possible agreements near the Allied access routes to West Berlin but found no formal plan due to West Germany’s disagreement with U.S. ideas. The pair last met on April 27 before Rusk’s trip to Athens and a NATO meeting.
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UPI
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Antoly F. Dobrynin
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Quiet Memorial Day Traffic Slow at Beckley and Parks
Police report a quiet Memorial Day with normal to slightly above traffic on the West Virginia Turnpike exchange in Beckley and little urban activity. Stores and banks were closed while county offices paused. Grandview State Park, Little Beaver, Fitzpatrick, and New River Parks saw modest crowds and sunny 80s weather, with larger crowds expected later in the day.
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West Virginia Memorial Day safety drive underway
State weather good and crowds expected as thousands head to picnic and water sites for Memorial Day. State Police enforce highway safety to reduce accidents. A Slow Down and Live campaign runs through Labor Day with headlights urged at all times. Ceremonies at Graf ton National Cemetery honor war dead with more than 3,000 school children in white marching to place flowers on graves.
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West Virginia Safety Council
West Virginia
Jonly National Cemetery
Grafton
USS Arizona Memorial Dedicated at Pearl Harbor Today
Hawaii observes Memorial Day as the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial opens at Pearl Harbor at 3 p.m. EDT built with over 500000 in public donations. The memorial, over the sunken battleship, honors 1102 entombed crew members while Elvis Presley and Ralph Edwards helped raise support with shows.
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Arizona Memorial of the Pacific
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Memorial Day Crash Still Unsolved in 1947 Air Tragedy
Memorial Day marking 1947 airline disaster remains unresolved. Eastern Air Lines DC4 with 49 passengers and four crew crashed near Bainbridge Maryland after a steep dive, killing everyone aboard. A CAB probe cited sudden loss of aircraft control for unknown reasons. A later incident suggested loose elevator tape caused inadvertent dives. The mystery endures in official records.
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