Sixty-seven contestants in National Spelling Bee finals race
Seventeen regional champions reached the 34th annual National Spelling Bee finals after 11 rounds and 551 words, reducing from 73 entrants. The finals award $5,850 in cash prizes. Two returning contestants stood out, Gayle Fehr of Covington Kentucky and Karen Grimm of Reisterstown Maryland, seeking a higher finish.
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Washington
Irks
Gayle Fehr
Lasalette Academy
Covington
Karen Grimm
Franklin Junior High
Reisterstown
Tax Chief Set As Law Speaker
The Tax Chief C Monard Hardesty Jr will replace Justice Michael A Musmanno as guest speaker at West Virginia University College of Law graduation day. Hardesty a 1948 WVU law graduate from Fairmont will speak while Justice Musmanno attends a trial in Israel.
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Morgantown
C. Monard Hardesty Jr
Michael A. Musmanno
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
West Virginia University College of Law
Musmanno
Israel
Adolf Fichmann
Hardesty
Fairmont
WVU
Spelling Bee Highlights Antibody Research Link
The article notes Cytolipin TI’s role in antibody production and cancer vaccines, with Dr Schram presenting at the American Society for Cancer Research meeting in Atlantic City. It covers spelling contest results including a 56 entry field and prizes from 1000 dollars to 30 dollars for early rounds.
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Schram
American Society For Cancer Research
Atlantic City
N. J
Scripps-reward
Alaska
Ha“Waii
Sherry Davids
Anchorage
Mixaibte
Linda Kobayashi
Honolulu
Wis Marressant
New York City
Dows
New Cancer Study Tool Emerges From VA Findings
At Dallas hospital researchers report a synthetic chemical matching the spectrum and molecular weight of a substance found in many human cancer cells. The VA notes the synthetic could be an isomer of Cytolipin or a close analogue, offering a new tool for cancer research pending further data.
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Steven Palmer
Patton
Bird
Washington
Chapman
Acoilans Administration
U. S. 21
Neariday
Pound
Dallas
Alfred C. Schram
Group to Screen Job Applicants for Executive Director
William M. Ellinghaus, president of the Mountain State Visitors Bureau, said the bureau will screen applicants for its executive director post. The bureau, formed in Charleston last year by private interests to bolster the state economy, plans a permanent office and an advertising campaign with Gov Barron backing the Department of Commerce recovery.
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William M. Ellinghaus
The
Mountain, State Visitors Bureau
Tut Bureau
Fllinghaus
Charleston
Barron
Department of Commerce
White Sulphur Springs student wins two scholarships
Gly Mon in rie Helen Mae Houdyshell from White Sulphur Springs High School has received two scholarships to attend college next fall. The awards: a Benedum scholarship and a Bureau scholarship, with university plans to study at Marplant University.
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David
W. W. Ione
Bally Va Haiti
Mark Melmont
Helen Mae
W. Va
Dally
Springs High School
Ehall University
John B. Gar
den Memorial
Claude Worthtaurants
Ellinghaus
Gazette Aa
Rington Benedum
Cristi
Frank
South Africa inaugurates Afrikaner president Swart
Pretoria witnesses Swart sworn in as first president of new republic amid white-rule pledge. Verwoerd and cabinet take oaths. protests by few Black leaders and work stoppages noted while unity appeals frame ceremonies. Police guard crowds as 1961 political shift unfolds.
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Buth
Queen Victoria
Louly Botha
Old
South African Union
Pretoria
South Africa
Charles R. Swart
Africa
Commonwealth
Republic
New Republic
Swart
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Bol
Unity
Verwoerd
Durban
Pietermaritzburg
Natal
Britain
Famies
Orally Taken Polio Vaccine Test Begins in Cumberland
Residents in western Maryland start volunteering for a three day mass trial of oral Sabin polio vaccine supplied by Wyeth Laboratories. The test, conducted with the cooperation of the Alleghany Garrett County Medical Society, aims to enroll 50 000 to 70 000 volunteers across public schools and 17 clinics.
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Cumberland
Maryland
Wyeth Laboratories
Philadelphia
United States
Public Health Service
Albert B. Sabin
Cincinnati
Russia
National Institutes of Health
TNE Alleghany - Garrett County Medical Society
George H. Simons
Howard Tint
Wyeth
Comberlandares
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Shven
Antonio Besson
Charle
Satan
Assoria
Besson
Andre Zeller
Palace of Justice
Pet
Daily Gazette Company
West Virginia
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Freeland Furniture Company
Tennessee Avenue
Handy Daily Star
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Bluefield Supply CO
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