Minor Violence Reported As GE Workers Strike
New York reports indicate supervisory staff and production workers clashed at GE plants in Massachusetts on the first day of a nationwide strike led by the International Electrical Workers Union. Police arrested six in Pittsfield for assault and battery while minor violence and pushing occurred in Lynn and Everett.
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New York
Massachusetts
General Electric Co
Pittsfield
Lynn
Everett
International Electrical Workers Union
Schenectady
N.Y
Syracuse
IUE
Electronics Park
Cleveland
Ohio
Lamp
Nela Park
James B. Carey
Second Hunter On Death List
Two hunting fatalities and four wounds reported in West Virginia as deer season opens for squirrels grouse turkey and mourning doves. Clyde Brown Jr. 30 of Grafton and Edward Pauley 42 of Turkey Creek were fatally shot in separate incidents while others were injured after mistaken shots. George Dickey 29 of Fairmont admitted firing the fatal shot in Brown's case.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Clyde Brown Jr
Grafton
Taylor - Marion County
George Dickey
Fairmont
Brown
Edward Pauley
Turkey Creek
Lincoln County
Pauley
Willie Barrett
GOP Pat Week for Mrs. Nixon starts in South
Vice President Richard M. Nixon moves to broaden appeal in the solid South with a one day campaign, launching motorcades of women workers to nearby states. He plans stops in Richmond Virginia and Charlotte North Carolina, then tours New Jersey. Nixon rested at home in Washington and issued a medical problems position paper after a pep talk to volunteers.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
South
Nixon
Eisenhower
Richmond
Charlotte
N.C
New Jersey
West Virginia Weather Forecast Brief
Tuesday will be mostly sunny with continued warmth as temperatures average about four degrees above normal into Friday. North portion normals range 42 to 69, with dry, clear nights and warm afternoons and little rain expected. Beckley highs around 62 yesterday low near 0 today 62 then 64 at 10 am and 68 at noon. Oak Hill records 81 yesterday and 49 low last night with 51 at 7 am. River conditions show Greenbrier and Lake normal and clear. New gauge at 1.8 ft.
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West Virginia
Beckley High
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Underwood Proposes Tax Hikes For Medical Aid Plan
Gov Underwood urged a special session to raise the consumer sales tax from 2 to 3 percent while exempting food, and lift parimutuel betting tax to 6 percent to fund a medical care program for the aged, unemployment relief, and State Police expansion. The plan seeks 2.092 million state funds toward a seven million six hundred sixty one thousand dollars nine month program with federal aid covering most costs. A separate measure proposes a committee to study liquor by the drink revenue and law enforcement implications.
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Charleston
Underwood
Senate
Herbert Trabert
D. Brooke
Traubert
Amere Gas Reaches Pay Rise for 24 Beckley Workers
Twenty four union employees of Amere Gas Utilities Co in Beckley and two in Mullens will receive higher pay and benefits after a new labor contract. The agreement between four local unions of OCAW AFL CIO United Fuel Gas Co and affiliates runs Oct 1 1960 to Oct 1 1961 and covers about 1900 production and maintenance staff across Kentucky Ohio West Virginia Virginia and Maryland. It guarantees 10 cent hourly wage increase eight holidays a year three weeks paid vacation after 12 years and other benefits. Negotiations lasted about seven weeks with company and union representatives. Becckley delegates Vernon O Hebb and Haven Borrer. The four unions operate in Clendenin Kenova Beckley and Lexington. Other companies include Atlantic Seaboard Columbia Gas Kentucky Gas Transmission and Virginia Gas Distribution.
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Beckley
Mullens
Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers
International Union Afl-Cio
United Fuel Gas Co
John F. Partridge
United FuelGas Co
Harry Drenner
OCAW
Kentucky
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
Vernon 0. Hebb
Haven Borrer
Clendenin
Kenova
Lexington
United Fuel and Amere
Atlantic Seaboard Corp
Columbia Gas of Kentucky Inc
Kentucky Gas Transmission Corp
Virginia Gas Distribution Corp
Ex Cons Caught Robbing Schools in Charleston
Ex convicts Millard Bennett and Gilbert Bailey were arrested after breaking into Stonewall Jackson High School. Bailey admitted burglaries at Buffalo High School and Dunbar High School, with $50 and $763 taken respectively. The two also allegedly used torches in the Coyle and Richardson Department Store robbery.
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Charleston
Stonewall Jackson High School
Ray Reed
Millard Bennett
Nitro
Tony Anthony Debrenio
Gilbert Bailey
Sissonville Road
Chillicothe
Ohio
Reed
Bailey
Buffalo High School
Putnam County
Dunbar High
Stock Market Still Sluggish in Late Day Trading
NEW YORK AP The stock market drifted lower after a small early gain with moderate afternoon activity. Steel, autos, rails, drugs, chemicals, coppers and electronics mostly declined while aircraft and missile stocks held narrow gains. Dow Jones at noon fell 1.19 to 578.95. AP average down .30 to 206.00.
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New York
United Nations
Associated Press
U.S
Bardot Leaves Clinic After Suicide Attempt on Birthday
Brigitte Bardot, in wan condition, exits a NICE clinic in France where she was treated after a suicide attempt involving sleeping pills and self harm on her 26th birthday. Reports say distress over her second marriage prompted the act.
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Nice
France
Brigitte Bardot
Tunnelton Miner Killed in Highway Crash Near Kingwood
Kingwood AP report states 48 year old Harry Duvall, a Tunnelton coal miner, was struck and killed Saturday night on U S 26 just south of Kingwood. The driver and passengers claimed Duvall walked in the lane. No charges filed. investigation continues.
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Kingwood (Ap
Harry Duvall
Tunnelton
U. S. 26
Kingwood
Duvall
Sadistic Killer Of Three Sought In Alabama Slaying
In Ashland Alabama three women of a gospel singing family were found murdered with a 10 inch kitchen knife. The estranged husband was jailed for questioning as investigators hunted a barefoot killer leaving bloody footprints. Victims included Mrs John D Martin 31 and her mother Ethel Ogle 63 and grandmother Everlena Ogle 72.
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Ashland
Ala
John D. Martin
Paul G. Levie
Ethel Ogle
Public Safety
Floyd Mann
Eisenhower Becomes Oldest U.S. President at Inauguration
President Eisenhower becomes the oldest man to serve as president. The exact moment is unclear, but he will be 70 on October 14 with just over three months left in his term. The note mentions Jackson and Van Buren as earlier benchmarks in the chronology.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Library of Congress
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
Jackson
Chev
Supreme Court opens term with record high appeals
Washington AP report notes the Supreme Court reopens amid a near 1000-appeal docket, the busiest in its history. Justices hear 100 appeals this term, tackling issues from birth control laws and blue laws to compulsory communist party registration and the Smith Act ban on advocating violent overthrow. Former questions include prayer in schools and nuclear test authority.
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Supreme Court
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Munist
Merths
Maryland
U.S
Philadelphia
U.S. Court of Appeals
U. S. Court of Appeals
Navy
Truman Praises Kennedy At St Louis Fundraiser
In St Louis at a $100-a-plate dinner, Harry S Truman praised Sen John F Kennedy and said he could become President Kennedy. Kennedy, arriving late from Minnesota, defended his Nixon attack lines and urged support, arguing Republican leadership lacks confidence in America.
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John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Richard M. Nixon
Truman
Kennedy
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Senator Kennedy
President Kennedy
Senate
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Nixon
America
Kennedy Leads In Popcorn Poll
Nashville promoter Jim Blevins reports in his annual popcorn poll that Kennedy leads with 53.7 percent of returns from 20 million ballots cast nationwide. Voters choose Nixon or Kennedy by selecting imprinted containers in supermarkets and theaters, with Blevins tabulating results.
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Nashville, Tenn
John F. Kennedy
Nashville
Jim Blevins
Blevins
Kennedy
Nixon
Khrushchev calls for Hammarskjold resignation at UN
Khrushchev challenges Dag Hammarskjold to resign and proposes a three person executive with veto powers to revise U.N. peace making. He declares distrust and warns of consequences if Hammarskjold remains. Eisenhower cites Khrushchev walkout and demands for disarmament talks. Sukarno signs resolution backing neutralist efforts.
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N. Y
Khrushchev
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
World Organization
Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Eisenhower
U.S
Khrush
Ditmar and Law Named For World Series Opener
New York AP Casey Stengel named Art Ditmar to start opposite Vernon Law in the opening World Series game in Pittsburgh. Ditmar is 15-9, Law 20-9. Murrow picks Law as Pittsburgh starter. Stengel plans Turley and Ford in subsequent games while Murttaugh assigns Friend and Mitzell.
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NEW York
Casey Stengel
Art Ditmar
Pittsburgh
Vernon Law
Ditmar
Law
Danny Murtaugh
Stengel
Ditmari
Bob Turley
Whitey Ford
Yankee Stadium
Pirates
Bob Friend
Vinegar Bend Mitzell
Sherwood Glutz Remarks on TV Show and Legislature
Charleston dispatch reports Sherwood Glutz stating his health worsened this morning and he came to see Mr Underwood's television show and the legislators extra session. He urges voters to remember politics lacks morality when actions are wrong.
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Charleston
Speshial Deespatch
Kennedy Nixon Tossup Image Shapes 1960 Race
AP survey finds Nixon leading in 22 states with 161 electoral votes and Kennedy in 14 with 123 votes amid tossups in six large states. The study notes debate effects, religious factors, and regional shifts, with Alabama and Mississippi leaning Democratic due to civil rights concerns while others tilt Republican or Democratic.
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Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Kennedy
Associated Press
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Ohio
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Tanner Won't Quit Race Despite Party Withdrawn Support
John E. Tanner, a partyless candidate for Town District constable, reaffirmed his bid after Raleigh County Republican Executive Committee pulled their backing following two State Police liquor raids on his Continental Club. He claimed the action targeted him for law violations, announced the club would close and reopen as a steak house with no liquor, and said he would continue his campaign with a full-scale challenge.
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John E. Tanner
Tanner
Raleigh County Republican Executive Committee
Continental Club
Moose Club
Elks Club
Seven Injured By NYC Bomb
A mystery bomb exploded in Times Square injuring seven people and causing a panic as dust and debris filled the area. Police suspect a crank caused the blast after earlier bomb scares and a live grenade found in Central Park. The Waldorf Astoria, hosting UN leaders, was searched after a warning but no bomb found.
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New York
Times Square
Central Park
Waldorf-Astoria
United Nations
West Virginia Senators Seek Facts on Recession Report
Senators Byrd and Randolph join 11 colleagues in urging Commerce Secretary Mueller to confirm a reported secret study indicating a recession has persisted for at least three months. The telegrams reference a national news magazine account of the study.
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Washington
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
Commerce
Frederick H. Mueller
Mueller
Commerce Department
Two Convicts Slain in Georgia Prison Riot
Two convicts were stabbed to death and two others wounded early today in an outbreak of violence at the big State Prison in Reidsville Georgia. Guards rushed to the barracks after hearing shouts and cries of pain, quickly quelling the riot.
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Reidsville
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