First Talks Held With De Gaulle
President Kennedy opened his first venture into man to man diplomacy abroad with talks at the Elysee Palace after a grand welcome in Paris. Crowds, a 101 gun salute, and "Vive Kennedy" accompanied the meeting with Charles de Gaulle. Kennedy and De Gaulle spoke of shared goals on Western security and strength and Kennedy thanked France as the United States' oldest friend. The day also featured Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy's reception and a ceremonial airport greeting as they began a trip that will lead to talks with Khrushchev in Vienna.
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Adoring French Mob Surges Toward Jackie Kennedy in Paris
About 1,000 people broke police lines to surround Mrs. John F. Kennedy in Paris. She toured a child welfare clinic after a state luncheon with President de Gaulle, while tens of thousands cheered from afar. The crowd grew to 1,000 as she departed, with police holding back the wave of admirers.
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Khrushchev Holds Red Summit In Bratislava
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrives in Bratislava for a Red summit in preparation for his weekend talks with President Kennedy. A spokesman says no fixed agenda for Saturday and Sunday discussions. Priorities include disarmament Germany and Soviet American relations.
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Jerry Bows Out In 3rd Round Of National Bee
The 34th National Spelling Bee opened with 73 hopeful spellers and contest went to three rounds. John W. M. Rohrer 12 from Lititz Pa first to misspell corralled. Contestants aged 10 to 15 vied for 1000 dollars and a NYC weekend trip.
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Rare Cancer Cure Found
Washington reports government tests show methotrexate curing or arresting about 50 percent of womb cancer cases in a National Cancer Institute trial at Bethesda. Sixty three patients were treated. 30 controlled, 25 died, one improved, seven ongoing. Officials caution against viewing it as a universal cure and expect form specific drugs for different cancers.
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Job Outlook Improves in Major Industrial Areas
The Labor Department reports improved unemployment conditions this month in most major industrial areas. Five of 150 labor market areas moved out of substantial unemployment, with five others showing less severe joblessness than in April. Durable goods hiring and outdoor construction boosts contributed to the gains across regions from San Francisco to Utica Rome.
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Horseman Liptrap Found Dead At Home
Ferren E Liptrap 45 riding master at the Greenbrier Hotel died from a self inflicted gunshot wound authorities said his body was found at his home Tuesday in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia Liptrap had served as riding master at the hotel for years and his death is being treated as a suicide расследование
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West Virginia Weather Forecast and Conditions
A regional weather summary notes cloudiness and warmer conditions tonight with lows 50 to 54 in the east and showers possible later. Five day outlook shows near normal highs around 82 south and 77 north with a warmer Thursday to Saturday and cooler Sunday or Monday. Scattered showers are expected late Thursday, Friday, and again Sunday or Monday totaling about a quarter inch. River gauges show Greenbrier river normal and clear, Lake normal but cloudy, with 3 gates open and gauge 2.5 feet.
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South Africa Declares Republic Amid National Tension
In Pretoria the white minority proclaimed South Africa a republic ending half a century in the British Commonwealth. Cannons roared and church bells rang as Afrikaner whites celebrated, while non whites faced fears of violence amid apartheid policies. The nation officially became a republic at midnight with a 21 gun salute at dawn.
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Beckleyan Hired As Compensation Worker
A. J. Adams of Limit Street, longtime Valley Bell Dairy employee, will start Thursday as a claims investigator for the Workman’s Compensation Commission. Commissioner Cletus B. Hanley confirmed him as successor to C. T. Kessinger of Shady Spring, who has served since July 1, 1957. Adams will operate in the southern portion of West Virginia.
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West Virginia
Marciano backs boxing official to fix sport woes
Former world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano urged Senate investigators for a fulltime boxing commissioner to solve nagging problems and keep boxing alive, while Secretary of State Dean Rusk pressed Kennedy's 4.8 billion foreign aid plan as essential for world freedom. A Derby winner and crash victims also noted, as South Korea plans a Gallup like poll to steer the country and a Piper Aircraft crash probe continued.
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Memorial Day at Arlington Honors Spelling Champ Jerry Stewart
Washington observed Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery with the Reg ister’s champion speller Jerry Stewart and his escort Mrs Peggy Kessinger among veterans from World War I II and Civil War era groups. The ceremony featured a color presentation a moving flag ceremony and a strong sense of patriotism as attendees including schoolchildren and teens reflected on service and country. The event marked several firsts for southern organizations and the 73rd National Spelling Bee champion’s presence drew a large audience.
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Negro Executed For '54 Murder At Parchman
Robert Lee Goldsby, 35, was executed in Mississippi's gas chamber for the 1954 murder of a white woman after a long legal fight over racially biased jury selection. He died at 2:52 a.m. EDT, after expressing sympathy for both families. Bryant Nelms watched as the case evolved through two trials and multiple stay dates.
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Mississippi
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Train Riders Join Bus Mates in Miss Jail
A bi racial student group including four Cornell undergraduates from New Orleans arrived by the City of New Orleans train and was jailed at Illinois Central Station white waiting room. They faced breach of peace charges and were placed in jail after a five minute trial, joining 45 prior riders likewise arrested as they sought to desegregate the Mississippi bus system.
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New Orleans
Employment Drops In 4 State Areas
In four of five metropolitan areas in northern West Virginia employment fell from 1960 levels, with New Martinsville showing a slight gain. Martinsburg posted the steepest drop from 19,280 to 18,060, Fairmont fell from 21,270 to 20,550, Morgantown from 16,370 to 16,230, and Clarksburg from 25,660 to 25,360.
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Ohio
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Congress Gets Peace Corps Bill
President Kennedy sent Congress the draft legislation to establish the Peace Corps. He said there is a genuine and immediate need for skilled manpower in developing regions and that governments and peoples have warmly welcomed the idea. Kennedy recalled recommending the legislation in March.
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Headless But Alive Chicken Owned by Man
H. A. Kiblinger reports owning a live headless chicken after cutting its head off with an axe at around 10 a.m. today. The fowl reportedly continued walking as if nothing had happened and other chickens avoid it.
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Sophia
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Coadjutor Bishop Named For W Va
Pope John XXIII appoints Bishop Joseph H Hodges coadjutor bishop with right of succession to Archbishop John Swint of Wheeling West Virginia Hodges 59 native West Virginian previously auxiliary in Richmond Virginia ordained 1985 consecrated 1952 to assist in diocese administration and pontifical functions
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