Steel Industry Price Increases In Mop-up Stage
In New York AP report the steel industry enters a mop-up stage of its first price drive since 1958. Early market signs show gains averaging about three percent on a narrow range of large tonnage products as firms assess actions and await more direction from President Kennedy.
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New York
Hanaful Se
Kennedy
Aaro Oe Pola
Aoleie
Business Council
Kaiser’ Steel Corp
California
Youth Wounded In Berlin Escapes Guarded Wall
An East German youth who breached the West Berlin border through the Red Wall was wounded in the chest but in satisfactory condition. A West Berlin officer fired to cover the escape as the youth fell from barbed wire atop the wall. West Berliners protested while guards pulled the armored car from the debris. The incident sparked tense scenes near the wall with police restraining crowds.
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Berlin
Redwall
East Berlin
West Berlin
Diseese Neukoelin
Amerigf Ene
Seagulls Take Over Inland Bowling Alley Lot
Maintenance man Vance Orn doff reports over 50 seagulls resting in a local bowling alley lot inland. Birds wandered about and caused noise while staff observed their unusual intrusion. Postmaster Wilbur Johnston announces a new mail route to be planned through Charleston, Sut ton, Buckhannon, Elkins and Winchester with bids requested for a vehicle of three quarter ton capacity and 240 cubic feet of space. Information available at the post office.
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Vance Orndoff
Ted
Wilbur R. Johnston
Charleston
W. Va
Sutton
Buckhannon
Elkins
Winchester
Storms Diminish Across the Midwest After Tornado Damage
Severe weather swept through Illinois Indiana Michigan and Arizona with a tornado near Bourbonnais and Olivet College damage. Injuries totaled 18 in Indiana with 300000 dollars of property loss. Near blizzard conditions reported in Flagstaff while mild readings prevailed elsewhere.
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Olivet College
Indiana
Jasper County
Gifford
Rensselaer
Monroe County
Mich
Asa E. Weaver
Gulf
Canada
Flagstaff
Ariz
Utah
Idaho
Colorado
Wyoming
Great Lakes
New England
Northern
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Midwest
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast
Texas
Ohio Valley
Florida
Middle
Central Plains
Oregon Legislature Kills State Sales Tax Proposal
Salem Oregon AP The Oregon Legislature again defeated a proposed state sales tax. A 3 percent tax bill backed by Republicans was defeated 31 to 29 in the House. Democrats hold 31 seats to 29 for the GOP, with one crossover vote from each party.
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Salem, Ore
Oregon
House of Representatives
GOP
Pearson To Take Oath Monday As Canada's PM
In Ottawa Liberal leader Lester B. Pearson will be sworn in as Canada’s 14th prime minister, heading a minority Liberal government after John Diefenbaker’s resignation. Pearson plans a 60 day program of proposals, with key issues including Bomarc missiles and U S warhead policies amid NATO deployments.
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Pearson
Ottawa
Liberal
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
House of Commons
Georges P. Vanier
John G. Diefenbaker
Conservative
Liberals
Vanier
Social Credit Party
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West Germany
D C Bound Mule Train Camps Here
A mule train bound for Washington D C camps near Winchester after riding from San Francisco. Led by Don from Idaho and Johnny Hartman of Indiana the caravan includes dog Bandit and two mules. They expect to finish in a few days as they travel through Stephens City and into Ohio with Dwight Funkhouser meeting them briefly on the road.
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Don Lee
Council
Idaho
California
Washington, D.C
Johnny Hartman
Dillsboro
Ind
Winchester
Mr. Hartman
Rgd
Mr. Funkhouser
Red House
W. Va
Don
San Francisco
Calif
Bakersville
Bandit
Newcastle
Colorado
Civil Suit Heard Over Lime Dust Cloud Accident
Winchester resident George W. Fiddler sued truck driver William Eugene Rudolph after a September 16 1960 crash on U S Route 11 south of Middletown. The lime spreading truck created a dense dust cloud obscuring the road, Fiddler said, leading to a rear end collision and knee injury requiring surgery. Rudolph and the truck owner denied fault claiming continued visibility and that dust formed only after the final load began.
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Winchester
U.S. Rt. 11
Middletown
George W. Fiddler
S. Cameron St
David G. Simpson
William Eugene Rudolph
Mr. Simpson
Fiddler
U.S
Seaman
Herbert. B
John Anderson
J. Randolph Larrick
Rudolph
D. E. McDaniel
Mr. Legge
Vepco Headways Service Corp Faces Transmission Route Obligation
Vepco Headways Service Corp. asserts it exhausted every possibility as it seeks approval for a 500,000-volt, 350-mile transmission line. The route would bypass Clarke County and pass through northern Warren County and Clarke County’s southeastern edge. A. H. McDowell disclosed details to stockholders after William L. Rochester questioned pension fund investments in Vepco.
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State Corporation Commission
Richmond
Clarke County
Warren County
Virginia
Horse Country
A. H. McDowell
McDowell
William L. Rochester
Culpeper
Rochester Ropes Inc
Rochester
Vepco
Virginia asks ruling on disputed 1962 redistricting acts
Richmond Circuit Court is asked by the state government to rule on the fairness and constitutionality of Virginia 1962 assembly redistricting. The case centers on a Norfolk citizen suit seeking injunctions against elections under the disputed maps and may influence a pending Supreme Court review.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
Norfolk
U.S. Supreme Court
Henry E. Howell Jr
State Board of Elections
Norfolk Electoral Board
Howell
House of Delegates
Thomas M. Johnston
New Civil Rights Flareup Over Cutting Federal Funds
In Congress a proposal to punish Mississippi segregationists by denying federal funds sparks renewed clash as President Kennedy weighs Civil Rights Commission recommendations to curb funding for perceived constitutional violations. Key senators call the idea preposterous while civil rights advocates see potential gains for minority voters.
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Washington
Mississippi
Congress
Kennedy
Civil Rights Commission
South
Commission
John Stennis
Dmiss
Keating says no substantial Soviet reductions in Cuba
Sen. Kenneth B. Keating charges the pace of Soviet troop withdrawals from Cuba is not substantial. He cites information claiming new arrivals match departures and disputes Kennedy's assurances. Keating notes rumors of ships avoiding searchlight and criticizes U.S. surveillance limits.
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Washington
Kennedy
Kenneth B. Keating
Cuba
Keating
New York
American Society of Newspaper Editors
U.S. Navy
Cuban
Caribbean
Cry Posonnel
U.S
Purcellville Man Killed Near Leesburg
Joseph R. Reeves 39 of Purcellville died in a head on collision near Leesburg while attempting to pass on a hill. Robert L. Sherman Jr. 34 of Lorton suffered fractures and cuts and was hospitalized as the wreck blocked Virginia 7 for about 90 minutes.
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Leesburg
Joseph R. Reeves
Purcellville
R. S. Smith
Reeves
Robert L. Sherman Jr
Lorton
Loudoun County
Here
Virginia
Sherman
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American Society of Newspaper
Wheeling Steel Corp
Frederick Kappel
American Tele
Jay’s
Boys & Girls Shop
Uorrigan Rug Cleaners
Kankakee
tIl
Gage
Bourbonnais
Keith Stickley
Johnny
Cloud
Jack Cummins
Clark
Stanley Sager
Anderson
Vepco Headways Service Corp
Halter Kennedy
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate
Wender’s, Inc
Christ Episcopal Church
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