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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1962
Page
10
A Central American delegate and others dissect Argentina’s political and economic crisis. Inflation, tax evasion, and a bloated bureaucracy strain budgets as calls for Peronism resurface. Economy Minister Aslo Saray cites bad leadership and fantasies, not catastrophe, as the core cause.
Morgantown W Va civic leaders began talks in Washington about repurposing the closed Morgantown Ordnance Works. They met with Senators Randolph Byrd and Rep Staggers and later discussed with General Services Administration officials after bids for the WW II plant were rejected as unsatisfactory. The government built the plant at about 64 million dollars and the top bid was 1 171 777 dollars from Kovalchick Salvage Co.
State Mental Health Director Charles A. Zeller dismissed Dr. Kathryn A. Rainbow as superintendent of Lakin State Hospital for insubordination and inefficiency. Rainbow, in place since 1960, has plan to appeal. Zeller names acting leaders and notes Mason County grand jury found hospital conditions issues.
Daily Telegraph visits four residents to gauge views on renaming West Virginia. Mrs Andes and Mrs White favor keeping the current name. Harry Harris notes Tennessee’s failed name change. Leonard Brown says West Virginia has long been established and reflects historic ties to Virginia.
Oil and gas pipelines expand beyond coal, eyeing grain pulp and plastics as potential cargo. Slurry coal transport gains momentum with a 108 mile line in Ohio and a proposed 3504 mile artery from West Virginia to New Jersey. Texas Eastern and Consolidated Coal push feasibility and economic case for coal slurry lines to meet utility demand.
Virginia's National Guard armory program, outlined for 1950 1960, nears completion with 23rd armory built since 1950 and seven more planned including a Richmond replacement for the Old Grays and Blues Armory. Funded by state 1962 64 budget with 25 percent local share and possible federal advances.
Professor Harry Finkleman of Concord College in Athens will speak at the Bluefield Kiwanis Club meeting on Monday noon at the West Virginian Hotel. The talk titled Business and Taxes will be introduced by program chairman Reese Spangler. Secretary Bill Goodloe Jr. said non members are welcome.
Psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl argues logotherapy shows meaning as a core motive of mental health. He notes an existential vacuum links to depression and apathy, and that religion can incidentally aid recovery. Frankl, a Dachau survivor, teaches at the University of Vienna and directs the Neurological Clinic.
Geneva report notes WHO malaria eradication progress with 700 million affected, land opened for settlement, illness cases halved since 1955 to 140 million annually, and deaths down from two million to one million. Experts warn V-Day remains distant and Africa poses the hardest challenge.
The author produced a 200 page novel in 11 days and has more than 170 works published under his own name plus 200 under pen names. His works appeared in 24 countries across 28 languages and have sold over 300 million copies.
Mercer County Chapter of the Mental Health Association schedules a meeting at 8 pm on Monday June 11 at the Mercer County Health Center in Green Valley. Members prospective members and campaign workers will attend. The unit directors will meet at 7 30 p m.
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