Md Man Chased After Armed Robbery Here
James R. Donohue, 31, of Baltimore, was held in Raleigh County Jail after pleading guilty to three charges following a 110 mph chase on the West Virginia Turnpike. He allegedly robbed Radford Sunoco of 170.49 after taking 8 and 2 dollars earlier, then forced three workers into a restroom before fleeing south.
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West Virginia Turnpike
James R. Donohue
Oak Moat Ave
Baltimore
Raleigh County
Donohue
Radford
Sunoco
W. Neville St
Karl Miller
Harper Heights
Miller
Eddie Hodges
Beckley
Hodges
Beckley City
Turnpike
Turnpike Tollgate
Baltimore, Md
Tom Wooten
W. F. Lankbeil
Eisenhower Denies Briefing Kennedy On Yugoslav Jet Sale
Former President Eisenhower told reporters in Newark he did not brief President Kennedy about plans to sell obsolete jet planes to Yugoslavia. He said the sale decision was made after he left office, with the State Department approving in 1961 and Kennedy in office. The New York Times cited unnamed sources claiming he provided a specific explanation.
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Newark
N.J
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Yugoslavia
Eisenhower
New Jersey
James P. Mitchell
Washington
State Department
White House
New York Times
OAS Ministers Scene Call for Foreign Ministers' Meet
The Organization of American States plans a vote next week to convene a meeting of American foreign ministers to discuss collective action against Cuba. The council voted 20 to 1 to consider Peru's request, with Cuba’s lone dissent. Peruvian Ambassador Lavalle brands Cuba a beachhead for international communism. Cuban Ambassador Lechuga denies the charges and says Peru acts on U.S. orders.
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Washington
UPS
Organization of American States
OAS
Cuba
OAS Council
Peru
Hemisphere
Juan A. Lavalle
Fidel Castro
Latin America
Carlos Lechuga
Lavalle
United States
Two Flares Spotted In Search For Plane
A Coast Guard cutter spotted two flares 1000 miles off the Virginia coast early today hoping to locate survivors from a B52G bomber missing since Saturday. Eleven hours after the first flare, the combined air-sea search found no trace of the eight crewmen and was continuing in several areas.
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New York
UPI
Coast Guard
Virginia
West Virginia Weather Update Warns of Mild Tonight and Warm Wednesday
Clear and not as cool tonight with lows from 38 to 48 degrees. Wednesday should be fair and warmer, with highs in the 80s in the western regions and 70s elsewhere. Lake Eckley remains normal with clear conditions and gates open for access.
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West Persee
Eckley
Khrushchev Offers To Withdraw Berlin Deadline
Premier Khrushchev proposed to drop the year end Berlin deadline if the Western Allies show readiness to negotiate. He announced an end to current nuclear tests by month’s end after a 50 megaton explosion, claimed a 100 megaton bomb, and warned a world war would end capitalism. He stressed no delay on German settlement, urged a free demilitarized West Berlin, and warned against attacking socialist countries.
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Henry Shapri
Moscow
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Russia
Khrushchev
East Germany
West Berlin I
West Greets Khrushchev Berlin Move With Guarded Welcome
Western officials greet Khrushchev’s Berlin peace offer with guarded caution. London reaction stresses Western firmness while warning Moscow may press for talks on Soviet terms. Bonn and Paris report reserve, noting uncertainty if Moscow will negotiate on any basis other than its terms.
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London
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
West
Russia
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Moscow
Lord Home
House of Lords
Bonn
President Kennedy Faces Berlin Rift Over Allied Talks
Kennedy is reportedly seriously concerned that Allied differences on Berlin strategy have been exaggerated. France vetoed a proposed meeting of Allied foreign office experts, while De Gaulle fears concessions to Russia and urges waiting for Soviet offers. US and France diverge on readiness to negotiate with Moscow amid the Berlin crisis.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Berlin
London
France
World
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Britain
Russia
Europe
Germany
U.S
Dean Rusk
de Gaulle
Chilton Named Publisher of The Charleston Gazette
Chilton III, 39, named publisher of The Charleston Gazette succeeding the late Robert H. Smith. G. R. L. Smith Jr. becomes board and editorial board member of Newspaper Agency Corp. Mrs. R. L. Smith Sr. joins the Daily Gazette Publishing Co. board. Jane Newman promoted from comptroller to business manager of The Gazette.
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Charleston
UPI
William E. Chilton III
Charleston Gazette
Robert H. Smith
Three East Germans Escape in Armored Truck
Three East German refugees aged 18 to 22 escaped into West Berlin by driving a four ton truck through a fortified border barrier at the East West checkpoint on the interzonal highway toward Hamburg. West Berlin police reported the daring dash amid gunfire and reinforced barriers.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
East- West
Polite Red Policeman Aids East German Woman to West Berlin
West Germany police reported that a 21 year old Communist policeman bowed and aided an East German woman to West Berlin on Monday. He then discarded his machine gun and crossed the barrier with her seeking political asylum.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Refugee escapes prompt Berlin border crackdown
Guards fired 15 rounds from automatic pistols as a truck carrying refugees was hit twice but none were hurt. Refugees were moved to the Marienfelde center in West Berlin. To stop further escapes, Communists began to cage off sewers linking East and West Berlin. Four additional refugees fled to the West during the night, West Berlin police said.
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Marienfelde Center
West Berlin
East
Rep Bailey To Speak At Armory Dedications
Rep Cleveland Bailey of West Virginia will be principal speaker at dedications for two National Guard armories. The Weston armory in Weston will be dedicated in the afternoon, and the General Nathan Goff Armory in Clarksburg will be dedicated that evening with State Adjutant General Williams among the speakers.
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Charleston
UPI
Cleveland Bailey
D-W. Va
West Virginia National Guard
Weston - Lewis County
Laws on Drug Patents Debate Hurts Research Efforts
Washington UPI reports a Senate Antitrust subcommittee hearing where Dr. Johan Bjorksten, president of the American Institute of Chemists, warned that Kefauver's patent bill would deter pharmaceutical research. Kefauver and industry witnesses sparred over drug pricing while proposals seek to limit 17 year drug patents to three years with mandatory licensing at an 8 percent royalty ceiling.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Johan Bjorksten
American Institute of Chemists
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Harold M. Vagonius
Chicago
Roberts B. Larson
American Patent Law Association
Thomas M. Ferrill Jr
Newsocal
Rianne
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
United States May Seek Assembly Action On Sec General
The United States weighs bypassing the Security Council to seek General Assembly action on selecting an acting United Nations secretary general unless Russia concedes. Washington may allow one more week for Russia to agree, eyeing Thant and possible shifts if a Western European deputy is not included. Russia demands a preapproval policy statement and veto-free decisions by aides, while the U S insists on independence for the acting secretary general through April 1963.
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United Nations, N. Y
UPI
United States
Security Council
General Assembly
United Nations
Russia
Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Burma
U Thant
Thant
East Europe
Dag Hammarskjold
Assembly
Doctors Seek To Fatten Rayburn For X Ray Treatment
Dallas based doctors at Baylor University Medical Center began attempting to fatten up House Speaker Sam Rayburn to endure a two million volt cancer X ray. A spokesman said timing and use of the machine remain uncertain. The bulletin noted Rayburn was alert and resting comfortably but unchanged in serious condition.
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Dallas
Tex
UPI
Sam Rayburn
Baylor University Medical Center
Rayburn
Peace Corps Worker Stays In Nigeria Amid Uproar
Margery Michelmore a 23 year old Peace Corps volunteer from Smith College faced shock at Nigeria s squalor but later found her assignment rewarding. Her postcard describing street living raised student protests at University College Ibadan prompting calls for calm and a delay in action while the U S Embassy and government sought stability.
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Peace Corps
Nigeria
Lagos
UPI
Smith College
Massachusetts
Margery Michelmore
Margery
Foxboro
Mass
Africa
United States
University College
Ibadan
U.S
Miss Michelmore
Voice of America
Washington
Miss Michelsmore
Oates
Football Funnies cartoon debuts in The Register sports pages
Area sports readers will see a new gridiron cartoon series titled Football Funnies starting today in The Register. The feature, a lighthearted look at football, accompanies plans to run the series across the sports section with Jon Page 10 handling the debut.
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Register
Jon
Lane seeks 5.2 million for state resources budget
Charleston UPI reports Natural Resources Director Warden M. Lane asks for a 1962 63 operating budget of 5.2 million with an additional 4 million needed for capital improvements. The request covers administration game and fish public lands strip mining reclamation water resources forestry and parks with 705 765 slated for admin law enforcement and reclamation. A 100 000 capital item funds radio system upgrade to narrow band per Federal Communications Commission requirements.
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Charleston
UPI
M. Lane
State Department of Finance and Administration
State Board of Public Works
Lane
Parks
Federal Come Commission
Wheeling Starts 3rd Public Housing Project
Wheeling crews began clearing for a 1.4 million 100 unit housing development in Elm Grove. it is Wheeling’s third public housing project. Half the units are for elderly residents with first preference to those displaced by the Center Wheeling urban renewal project.
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Wheeling
UPI
Elm Grove
History in Every Day and Gettysburg’s Echo
A reflective meditation on being part of history and how daily events echo major moments like Gettysburg. It argues every day carries precision of history and invites active engagement with the present.
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Gettys
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