The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-19
NATIONAL
NEWS
SUMMARY
Il. v. LANCASTER. yR.
D STEEL PRICES UP
D THRESHER INQUIRY
D WITHHOLD FUNDS?

EIGHT STEEL COMPANIES
which produce more than half
of the nations steel have an
nounced selective price in
creases. Wheeling, one of the
minor firms. led the way last
week, citing mounting produc-
ton costs. The White Hous
said that Selective price rise
wouldn't hurt the nations econo-
my This contrasted sharply with
the situation a year ago when
President Kennedy pressured U.
S. Steel into resembling a S. a
ton hike. Last Tuesday, U. S.
Steel, the nations largest pro-
Queer. announced its selecliVe
price increases. The President S
council of economic advisers is
keeping all eye on the situation.
and Sen. Paul Douglas announc
ed his joint House Senate eco
nOmlc committee would launch
a full-sale investigation into the
structure of steel prices next
week.
THE SKIPPER of the vessel
which accompanied the USS
Thresher when it sank ~ the
Atlantic April 10 has been or
dered to defend himself against
charges that he waited too long
to report hearing the ship break
up. The Thresher, a nuclear at
tack submarine, apparently went
out Of control While making a
test dive and sank in 8.400 feet
of water some 240 miles east
of Boston with 1919 men aboard
including II civilian techlicianS.
No one was saved The naval
court of inquiry. which is look
ing into the worst submarine
peace-time disaster. said t h e
slippers delay in reporting what
he heard could not have affect
ed the Thresher in any way. but
he should not have waited for
two days to report what he testi-
fled sounded like a rush of air
and a compartment c0llarslng.
His ship was in direct com
nmcation with the ThTesher
just before she sank.
THE STORK is working over
time on the New Frontier 1t
was announced Monday h t
President and Mrs Kennedy are
expecting their third child in
late August. Mrs Kennedy has
Cancelled all official appoint
ments and will not accompany
her husband TO Europe in June
Their Oldest, Caroline. is 5, and
John Jr., is 2. Also, Sen. and
Mrs. Edward Ted" Kennedy
are expecting their third child
in August, and Attorney General
and Mrs. Robert Kennedy are
expecting their eighth IN June.
Both men are brothers Of the
President.
> &
THE CIVIL RIGHT Commits
sion recommended this week
that President Kennedy consider
withholding federal grants from
the state of Mississippi because
of continued racial discl1mina
ton there. 1t is estimated Mis-
slsSlppi received $50 million dol
lrs in such grants last year
There were a series OF r2cla,
demonstrations in Birmingham
Ala. over the week end. anC
Negroes were planning TO cen
duct a concerted voter registra
ton drive there this week.
CANADIAN PRIME Minister
John Diefenbaker was to resign
on Wednesday or Thursday Il
clear the way for Liberal Lester
B. Pearson to form a new GOV
rrnment on Monday. Diefenbak
Cr. a Conservative, sent Pearson
a telegram of congratulations
late last week when returns from
the servicemen S vote indicated
the Liberals had come 10 within
two seats of an absolute ma
iollty in the House of Commons
The Liberals had won clean
plurality of seats in the Apri
elections. but by failing TO VII
an absolute majority they vii
have to rely on the support o
minority party to put through
their program.