Newsmen Warned Not to Take Profession for Granted
Benjamin M. McKelway, outgoing AP president, urged reporters not to take press freedoms for granted. At a banquet in Phoenix, Miller of Rochester was named AP president, Ridder Jr. elected first vice president. McKelway will remain on the AP board after resigning the presidency.
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Paul Miller
Gannett Newspapers
Rochester
N.Y
Associated Press
Benjamin McKelway
Washington Star
Wes Gallagher
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester Evening Star
Phoenix
Ariz
Benjamin M. McKelway
McKelway
Gannett Newspape
Miller
Bernard H. Ridder Jr
St. Paul
Pendi T
Oklahoma
Columbus
Ohio
Salt Lake City
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Gannett
Virginia Transit dispute set for 12 day cooling off period
Union and management in the Virginia Transit Co contract fight agreed to a 12 day cooling off period after eight hours of talks in Richmond. The walkout threatened, with 800 workers seeking a 40 cent hourly raise over three years, while company officials resisted casual overtime pay increases. Talks resume January 29 in Richmond and Norfolk.
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Richmond
Virginia Transit Co
Norfolk
VIC
Archie W
Iddings
Maryland freshman named to Chesapeake Bay Committee
Ernest D. Young, a first term Democrat from Annapolis, was appointed by the governor to the Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries Committee of the House of Delegates. He admits he has never fished or boated and says seafood makes him allergic, possibly due to iodine.
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Annapolis, Md
Ernest D. Young
Maryland
Baltimore
Druid Hill Park
Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries
House of Delegates
Young
Union Seeks Arbitration Over Contract Dispute
Norfolk negotiators discussed turning the clash over to an impartial arbitration committee with binding findings. If no agreement or arbitration occurs, the union threatens a strike. Federal mediator Seth P. Brewer and state labor commissioner E. M. Boggs attended talks but offered no comment.
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Norfolk
Seth P. Brewer
E. M. Boggs
JFK's State of the Union Attacked by Communists
In Tokyo AP reporting, Chinese and North Korean media harshly condemned President Kennedy's State of the Union message. Ta Kung Pao branded it a program for intensified aggression and war while Rodong Shinmoon called it a message of aggression, war and plunder.
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Ies
Tokyo
China
North Korea
Kennedy
Peking
Ta Kung Pao
Rodog Shinmoon
Annual Newspaper National Snapshot Awards Highlight
The Annual Newspaper National Snapshot Awards, sponsored by Eastman Kodak Co, is described as the world’s largest amateur photographic competition.
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The
Eastman Kodak Co
Purple Heart Medal Awarded To 3 Marines
Three Marines received the Purple Heart for battle injuries at the U S Naval Hospital. Sgt. Paul E. Kessler Indiana Pennsylvania and Lance Cpl. Robert L. Mehaffie Frederick Maryland each lost both legs, Pvt. John S. Turner lost one leg and sustained multiple gunshot wounds. They were wiring a minefield at Leeward Point Cuba near Guantanamo Bay when a mine exploded. Kessler is married with four children.
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U. S. Naval Hospital
Paul E. Kessler
Indiana
Lance Cpl
Robert L. Mehaffie
Frederick
Pvt
John S. Tur
Kessler
Mehaffie
Turner
Leeward Point
Cuba
Guantanamo Base
West Virginia Prison Art Colony to Display Work
The best paintings from the West Virginia Penitentiary art colony will tour the state starting May 1 as part of the centennial year program. Inmates who demonstrated talent on the outside produced the works, and few scenic pieces are expected in the collection.
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W. Va
Charleston
West Virginia
Goodyear Auto
Goodyear Tire
U. S
Canada
Goodyear
U.S
Invasion of Will of the Lord Reaches Iola Kansas
About 30 Bethel Baptist Church families from Hutchinson move to Iola Kansas with 75 locals gathering at the Madison Avenue Church. The group says the move is directed by the Lord and seeks no publicity. City officials hope they find work as Allen County has heavy relief needs.
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Iola
Kan
Kansas
Jim Hoss
Hutchinson
Bethel Baptist Church
Madison Avenue Church
Okahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Don Kindhart
Thegga
Fee
Idla
D. A. McDonald Jr
Allen County
State truck fire damages bed of vehicle in Boyce
A convict hauling truck owned by the State Department of Highways burned last night around 8 o'clock in Boyce. Firemen extinguished the blaze with damage limited to the truck bed where the fire started. The fire’s cause is unknown and under investigation.
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Boyce
State Department of Highways
Firemen Set Banquet Date in Berryville
Berryville John Enders Fire Company fixed February 29 for its annual banquet at the American Legion home. At an earlier meeting they planned to invite older firemen, and for the 4th Lieutenant slot Floyd McWilliams will be replaced by his brother Allan as he moves to Norfolk.
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Berryville
John
Enders Fire Company
American Legion
Floyd McWilliams
Norfolk
Allan
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