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Bristol Herald Courier from Bristol, Tennessee • 1

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Your amily Newspaper or More Than 90 Years 9 lit No 21636 Twenty our Pages BRISTOL VIRGINIA TENNESSEE THURS DAY MARCH16 1961 Daily St Sunday 1 5c 52 51 i 4 Today's Chuckle IT pg mfe Bfe UtL iff If? 'One advantage In looking for HLJB 11 hk HTJH II 1 1 hTh cooler today with temperature faults In yourself Instead n( oth Bli I I BB BB HHf I BwJI tween 50 55 riday partly Wlvlw I UL I lERMLU vUUKIEK ar 4 0 89 10 fit 59 53 Senate OKs Depressed Areas Aid $394 Million I Bi 1 1 Sent iTo House a I President Kennedy Answers Reporter's Question On ederal Aid Quits British member in the commonwealth through Abingdon by Abingdon 15 15 Rodefer Is 'Uncertain car The Country Parson 1O Mrs Buford Ellington listens intently as Rep David a hide whs hit by another in the rear causing it to swerve across THE HAGUE (UPI) The en tire Cuban Embassy staff in The Hague has quit protest against the policy of Premier idel Cas tro the embassy announced Wed nesday night Ambassador Dr Ignacio iterre said that "all the embassy and consular staff have resigned out of protest against these iterre said the staff's five members included himself Dr Miguel A Caompoe Piedad Anduiza Alberto Rodriquez Leon (UPI) South Afri ca under fire for its racial dis Mrs Booher underwent surgery for a broken knee Booher said last night that he was heanidg west on Highway 11 just outside the Knoxville said yesterday reiterating his earielr stand Commenting on the court resolu tion magistrates said the rider was added to see where the money was going and to make sure the individual expenditures were and Marcelo raga Campoe was a counselor and Rodriquez Leon was an attache in the Cuban con sulate in Rotterdam iterre said the embassy staff instead of representing Castro's government now would join exiled Cubans seeking its ouster cannot agree anymore with the ways in which Castro carries out his he said has gone a long way from the ideals of the revolution he led shall now join the free Cu bans who are everywhere fighting for genuine freedom and human iterre said he had informed the government of his action But a Dutch foreign office spokesman said later have not yet heard from the Cubans" JK Taps Galbraith or India Envoy WASHINGTON (UPI) Presi dent Kennedy Wednesday an nounced his choice of noted Hai vard economist Kenneth Gal braith as the new US ambassa dor to India Galbraith 52 was one of Ken nedy's top economic advisers dur ing the presidential campaign Since the inauguration ho has worked closely with the White House as a consultant day September 2 in the Tri first professional football game Larry Carrier piesidcnt of the new Speedway announced yester day that George Preston Marshall veteran owner of the Redskins had signed a contract in Washing public May 31 It withdrew the application Wed nesday night in the midst of the London meeting of the prime min isters of the commonwealth na tion The withdrawal announcement indicated Verwoered balked at joining the other prime ministers in signing a statement pledging a commonwealth policy of racial non oiscnmination British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was reported to have hoped to use this statement as a ace saving compromise that would enable South Africa to remain in the commonwealth By GENE THOMPSON Sports Editor Washington's colorful Redskins long a top favorite with football fans of the Appalachian area will play the world champion Phila delphia Eagles at new International Speedway on Satur SIGNED AND George Preston Marsh all seated veteran owner of the Washington Redskins signs contract to bring his coilorful pro football team to Bristol for a September 2 date with the champion Philadelphia Eagles ooking on left to right are Larry Carrier Bud Walling and Carl Moore who flew to Wash mgton to arrange for the pro football exhibition game at the new Bristol International Speedway Of County Road Decision Sullivan County Road Commis lget any money until July" he AHAI Affifi A win vak) sioner Arvin a itocieier wno Tuesday balked at a County Court highway resolution said yester day he is uncertain now as to whether or not he would obey the dictates He did say however he would not resign his post whether or not the Highway Commission gets funds to work with still draw my salary" he said Controversy arose at the Court's Tuesday night meeting when a rider was attached to a resolu tion that would give the Highway department $770000 for projects in the next two years Approxi mately $15000 would be given to each of the 22 Civil Ditrsicts the first year and another $15000 to each the second year The rider specified that before funds would be allocated plans) "A hwi'i tongue is about only pari at him that goes right on woridnf whan ft has run avi ot anythluf ta da Overcast Skies Warm Here Today Skies will be overcast in the Bristol area today with tempera lures ranging between 50 and 55 degrees lire outlook for riday Is for partly cloudy skies and beccming warmer 'Showers arc likely in late afternoon and night Yesterday' high was 63 the low Thera was a trace of rain Ikmeet today will be at 6:41 and nunriM at 6:35 2 Marines Jailed Here On Auto Theft Charges Two young Marine Corps who reportedly left Camp Lejeune a week ago and roved as far west as Indianapolis were arrested here last night on a charge of auto theft They admitted the theft and face a hearing in Bristol Virginia TENNESSEE'S IRST LADy Givens left of Somerville reeds a resolution telling of the achievements of the first' lady in a joint meeting of ths House and Senate yesterday The Jordanaires who entertained at Hie session sang Just A Closer Walk With Thee" (or her Russia at general disarmament! night quit the British Common talks by August at latest He said I wealth effective May 31 US negotiator Arthur Dean re turned to the Geneva nuclear test ban negotiations in hopes that Moscow would accept a cheat proof pact seventh news confer ence covered a wide range of topics But he responded most feelingly to questions about his legislative program particularly his embattled school aid bill The 'President criticized pres sure groups after a reporter asked how he could translate his wide public backing as indicated by public opinion polls into con gressional support for his new frontier proposals Kennedy replied that he be (Continued on Page Two) 100 Communities With Unemployment 1 Problems To Benefit WASHINGTON (UPD The Sen ate Wednesday night approved a slightly revised version of Presi dent Kennedy's $394 million aid bill for economically depressed areas after rejecting a series of attempts to scale down the pro gram The vote was announced as 63 to 27 for the measure The bill which now goes to the House is the keystone of the plan to help areas which have suffered long periods of unemployment because of plant migration changes in mar ket trends or economic: dislocations The measure is intended to provide money to create jobs by bringing in new industries than 100 industrial communities now have unemployment prob lems serious enough to qualify for help under the legislation Bill Outlined The program drew most of its criticism from Republicans and Southern Democrats who teamed up in several unsuccessful drives to whittle it down and restrict its operation The bill would: Set up three $100 million loan (Continued On Page Two) Brisfol Couple Satisfactory After Collision KNOXVILLE Tenn March and Mrs Clyde Booher of Brisfol were reported in satisfac tory condition atSt Mary's Hos pital here yesterday after being injured in an automobile accident while enroute to Knoxville to see their son Dean Booher of Holston Valley play in the state basket ball tournament our children riding in tlie Tennessee House Okays Study Of Reapportionment NASHVILLE Team March' 15 The House did an about face Wednesday at the urging of top administration leaders and passed a resolution calling for a two year study of reapportion mant House Speaker Jaimes Bomar personally led the fight for the measure and sand he doubted it would have any effect bn a re apportionment lawsuit now before the Supreme Count Bomar directed his comments primarily to rural lawmakers who have been traditionally opposed to reapportionment and who re fused to give the study resolution enough votes to pass Tlie Senate whisked through an agenda of 60 odd I items Wednes day passing several resohitions calling dor legislative council studies and a bill to outlaw the Communist Party in Tennessee Roundup Climaxes Lengthy Investigation By Authorities WASHINGTON' ed eral authorities smashed an al leged half million dollar a year gambling ring at the Pentagon Wednesday climaxing three to four months of super secret In vestigation A government prosecutor said Hie raid showed that organized crime could force its way into even such a closely guarded op eration as the Defense Depart ment Agents arrested 35 Pentagon workers in the half hour roundup They were scheduled for arraign ment before US Commissioner Stanley King at Alexandria Va Joseph Bambaciis US at torney for the Eastern District of Virginia said the numbers oper ation was headed by (King fish) Marshall a boss of workers in the department that handles Pentagon office supplies Tlie prosecutor said Marshall had $1054 in cash on him when agents arrested him at his home and this was confiscated i entjv mis was tne aay take ihe said investigation on was very said were planted all over the building We have mov (Continued on Page Two) Dudley Child ound Near Haysi Buried LAWRENCEVILLE Va March 15 Deborah Jane Dudley 4 the daughter of a wandering carnival couple was buried here Wednesday Her body was placed in a grave near that of her 7 year oId sister Car old Ann in Oakwood Cemetery Eight persons attended includ ing Deborah's mother Mrs Ken neth Dudley Mrs Dudley was returned to Brunswick County jail following the brief service She and her husband Kenneth Dudley face murder charges in the starvation death of Carol Ann DeborAh Jane's body was found several days ago on a Virginia mountainside near Haysi It was brought to Lawrenceville from the Richmond city morgue Tlie Dudleys have told authori ties they had' six children when they left New York slate in 1958 and (hat five of them died dur ing the past three years and were casually disposed of in various parts of the country Welfare au thorities buried Carol body to the magistrates of tlie Civil i Districts Rodefer in effect balked at the paper work involved He said the time spent In surveying would delay construction "If I had to survey all the work I Leaders Plan Peace Talks In The Congo LEOPOLDVILLE The Congo (UPI) Congolese Premier Jo seph Ileo announced Wednesday that rebel Lumumbist leaders in Stanleyville have offered to hold peace talks with the Leopoldville central government Ileo said his government had agreed to the Ileo made his disclosure as US Air orce planes winged toward the Congo from India with the Radford Selected 'All American City' By Look RADORD Va March This western Virginia City of 9300 greeted its selection as an All American city Wednesday night with bands speech making and a large crowd of well wishers who gathered in chilly weather to sing their praises Announcement of the award by the National Municipal League and a national magazine (Look) touched off a wave of sirens band music and firecrackers ormal presentation1 of the plaque and award was to be I made at a huge banquet here later (his month Mayor Sam Trice told about 3000 persons who gathered at the railroad station thnt it was great day for Radford but it could not have been achieved without you" 4' Kennedy Attacks Africa Quits British PrACcuirA hrniir'K UU UHJIg Rambacus ton Tuesday to bring his club here for the September date against fha nnwofifn uhIac Carrier Carl Moore and Bud I Walling returned to Bristol yester day and before leaving Washing ton they persuaded Marshall and Dick McCann his general man ager to bring the Redskins here for practice sessions one week prior to the game During this pre game week Head Coach Bill McPeak and his Redskins who will include Bill Anderson flashy end who played wingback for the University of Tennessee Vols will (1) conduct a football clinic: (2) be available for speaking engagements at local (Continued on Page Two) WASHINGTON (UPI) Presi President said me United States dent Kennedy Wednesday accused would be ready to sit down with crimination policies Wednesday powerrm pressure groups ot wag ing a well organized campaign in an effort to convince Congress the public is opposed to his legislative program Kennedy denounced the vigorous" opposition of special interests at a news conference in which he also expressed hope that the fight over federal aid to pa rochial schools would not drive a wedge between various religious groups and thereby weaken the nation i On international matters the troops were tough Gurkha war riors scheduled to land Thursday The premier said bluntly Wed nesday the Congolese are gorically opposed" to the sending in of the new Indian combat bri gade or any more UN troops He warned of possible bloodshed if Booher vehicle were uninjured UN troops try to get tough Ileo told newsmen the talks were proposed by Gen Victor Lundula military commander of the Stan leyville regime settle things peaceably" and to attempt to city limits when an oncoming ve weld a united Congo out of squab hicle was hit by another in the uuiig idtuHfc nt! aaiu ii naa me i backing of the other pro Lumum the highway in die path of his a provinces Redskins Eagles To Play Exhibition Here In a communique disclosing the surprise move South African Prime Minister Hendrik Ver woered predicted his withdrawal was the beginning of tlie end of the sprawling 12 nation common wealth Verwoerd charged the com monwealth had become a "pres sure and told fellow com monwealth prime ministers here his country decided to pull out because of attacks by other mem ber nations on its sec 1 legation policy this morning realize we are not wel The two Joseph Mealev 13 Verwoered declared Iof Maine and Edward Ba'ldwin South Africa previously had filed said to be 20 of Vermont were an application to continue as a) caught at 8:40 pm as they drove i after it formally becomes a re Police Sgt Con Wood who rec ognized the car from a radio de scription Wood held the two un til Bristol Police Capt Newt Ro ark and Officer Norman Smith arrived According to Roark the car had been parked in front of Vir ginia Interment College by a stu dent nurse shortly before 8:15 when the theft wa noticed The girl left thi keys in the car On questioning Mealey admit iea ne ana Baldwin were the Marines but Baldwin refused last night to make such an admission although an identification card listing him as a Manne was found New Version Of 'New Testament' Sold Out Rapidly LONDON (UPI British nuh lishers Wednesday rushed into vanguard of nearly 5000 combat print nearly a half million more ready Indian troops for the Unit copies of the out" latest ver ed Nations force here Tie first sion ol the Bibles New Testa ment t' Announcement of the massive reprint followed a day long coun trywide assault on bookstores by Britons anxious for an early glimpse of the modern everyday English edition of the world's longest standing' best seller Despite a first printing of one million copies the supplies of many stores were exhausted with in hours after the new version went on sale Tuesday The new version represents 13 years work of 19 British scholars translating from the original Greek and other primary sources Pentagon Gambling Ring Is Smashed i35 ederalWorkers Arrested Cuban Embassy Staff In The Hague Quits Castro Wytheville Boy Okay After Night In Mountains WYTHEVILLE Va March 13 A nine year old Wytheville boy who spent Tuesday night in the mountains near here after lie failed to show up at a cub scout meeting was in good condition Wednesday but will spend 2 or 3 days in a hospital for observa tion Tein Johnson son of Mr and i Mrs Wilbur Johnson wns for work and cost estimates would found shortly after dawn Wednes lave presented by Rodefer day sleeping under a brush pile His absence from die scout meeting after school Tuesday touched off a widespread search by police firemen and rescue workers fit 9 fleif rt 49DR2T' ip a an wta 11 iwi i pwBWwi rank i fik li rt MOM? 1 El I I rr I df li fl tfr.

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