1000 Graves To Be Moved In Wheeling
An agreement to relocate an estimated 1,000 unknown graves in Peninsula Cemetery Wheeling is to be signed in Charleston. Julius H Schwerin Jr of Aiken SC leads the project moving 1,100 graves as Interstate Highway 20 plans affect the site. An exploratory check uncovered additional unmarked graves. The contract bids for a 2 1/2 mile cemetery segment are set for Charleston on December 27.
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Wheeling
Charleston
Julius H. Schwerin Jr
Aiken
S.C
Peninsula
Space Agency Plans Small Artificial Star Mission
NASA will loft a 12 foot inflatable Air Density Explorer satellite from Point Arguello California no earlier than December 19. The polka dot sphere will enter a near polar orbit at 78.5 degrees, 375 to 1875 miles high, circling every 122 minutes. It will be visible at twilight and aims to study upper atmosphere density while sharing the sky with Echo 1.
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Washington
U.S. Space Agency
May Space Administration
Pacific Missile Range
Point Arguello
Calif
NASA
ADE
Wallops Island
Sorority Observes Week Of Education
The Beta Eta Chapter of the Jota Phi Lambda Sorority observed American Education Week with a program on the occasion’s meaning. Evelyn Crawley and Mable Gregory led the discussion. readers included Myrtle Ross and Bernice Hardgrow. Rose Marie Brown spoke as chapter president. Hostesses Gladys J. Patterson and Bernice C. Hardgrow served a seasonable dinner to the jurors.
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Beta Eta
Jota
Phi Lambda
Evelyn Crawley
Mable Gregory
Myrtle Ross
Bernice Hardgrow
Gladys J. Patterson
Bernice C. Hardgrow
Rose Marie Brown
Market Update New York Stocks and Bonds Figures
New York markets report total sales across American stocks and bonds. The AP notes approximate figures for market activity with totals around 4,280,000 in stocks and 8,040,000 in bonds, plus 1,350,000 in another category.
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New York
State Appeals Court Reverses Thomas Grand Larceny Convictions
A federal judge ruled Nathan Thomas of Russell County was tried and convicted unfairly in Buchanan and Dickenson Counties, tainted by due process denial. He was sentenced to 12 years, later recaptured after escaping, then given five more years in Dickenson. The state appealed.
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Richmond
Southwest Virginia
Nathan Thomas
Drill
Russell County
Lewis
Thomas
Buchanan
Dickenson
High Court Upholds Condemnation Award for I 64 Land
The West Virginia Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, granted the State Road Commission review of a Wayne County order awarding $45,000 to Reuben and Rosie Marie Ferguson for 10.22 acres condemned for Interstate 64 construction. The ruling supports the commission against the Ferguson appeal.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
State Road Commission
Wayne County
Road Commission
Reuben
Rosie Marie Ferguson
Owens-Illinois Glass Co
Libbey-Owens- Ford Glass Co
Boone County
Owens — Illinois
Libbey- Owens-Ford
Owens, Libbey- Owens Gas Department
President Johnson Defends Foreign Aid Plan Amid Senate Clash
President Johnson accused Congress of hamstringing foreign aid with tight spending limits as the House voted to cap overseas assistance at 2.8 billion dollars, 1.7 billion below Kennedy’s request. He signed a 3.6 billion dollar foreign aid measure and a separate 1.2 billion college aid bill, praising education legislation as a landmark.
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U.S
Johnson
House
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Congress
The
Republic
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Dean Rusk
Paris
NATO
Agen
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Executive Branch
WV Highway Death Toll Reaches 402 This Year
State Police at Charleston report 402 people killed on West Virginia highways year to date. The figure compares with 403 on the same date last year, highlighting a slight year over year decline.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
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