Light voting predicted in Kanawha County polls
Voter turnout expected in seven Kanawha County municipalities with few issues. Chesapeake faces a bruising four way mayoral race centered on a sewer program and Mayor S E McConihay. Several towns report new faces on ballots as incumbents step down. voting machines used except Pratt. polls open 6 20 a m close 7 30 p m.
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Kanawha
Chesapeake
S. E
Sidewalk Eddie) McConihay
Indepen
P. F. Tucker
Glasgow
Marmet
George Buckley
Clendenin
Arlie Gallian
Earl G. Summers
Ruth Darnes
Summers
Gallian
Citizens Party
Cedar Grove
Peoples Party
Elbert Thurman
Citizens Choice
A. Hugh Burton
Peoples
East Bank
Jack Pauley
Gerald E. Korb Jr
Pratt
Voting Slated In 160 State Communities
Municipal elections are scheduled Tuesday in 160 West Virginia communities from Wheeling to Princeton. Nonpartisan voting governs most races with several cities electing full councils. highlights include Wheeling 11 seats, Morgantown 7 seats, and Weirton mayor and council.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Wheeling
Weirton
Morgantown
Princeton
Peoples Party
Citizens Party
John J. Gast
Eugene E. Holland
Dorsey Rose
Holland
David T. Frew
Frank Rybka
Clifford Lami
Weirlon
States Supreme Court
Clarksburg
Water Board
Roger E. Garrett
Grafton
Keyser
Moundsville
Oak Hill
Weston
Pilot Defects to Red China Rewarded in Gold
A nationalist Chinese pilot reportedly defected to Red China with an American F86F. He, Capt. Hsu Ting-tse, was promised 2500 ounces of gold and rank of major in the Red Chinese air force after landing in east China on Saturday.
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Tokyo
China
New China
Peking
East China
Hsu Ting-tse
Byrd Urges Tech Seniors to Pursue Graduate Studies
Senator Robert C. Byrd addressed about 160 West Virginia Tech graduates urging continued education at the graduate level. He noted national doctorate awards of 12,000 this year and 18,000 in 1979, pushing for 50,000 by 1970 to strengthen science and technology against communist forces. The ceremony conferred two honorary degrees and listed 129 graduates and 24 associate certificates.
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Montgomery
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia Tech
Tech
Byrd
Spyrd
L. K. Lowenstein
Charleston
Kanawha County
Computers Back U.N. System
A computer study led by Sarjan Cleveland shows changing the U.N. one nation one vote system would be against U.S. interests and politically unlikely. Analyzed 178 General Assembly votes from 1934 to 1961 under 15 weighted schemes, results favored the current setup, often boosting Soviet bloc power and diminishing small, poor nations.
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Washington
U.S
United Nations
United States
Sar- Jan Cleveland
International Organization
Hig
Security Council
U.N
General Assembly
Kuwait
State Department
Soviet Bloc
America
Red China says rock caused Leap Forward sinking
Peking Radio reports Chinese investigators found the Leap Forward struck a rock before sinking on May 1 in the East China Sea. Earlier crewmen claimed torpedoing, but Beijing did not officially endorse that view.
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Red China
Tokyo
Peking Radio
East China Sea
Peking
Marshall seniors hear Vance urging public service
At Marshall University the speaker, ex U N chief Vance, urged graduates to enter public service. He told 726 graduates and an audience of 3,500 that leadership requires talent, education, and dedication across government and professional life.
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Huntington
Vance
Clarke Pace
Burg
Jin Comstock
Richwood
Phyllis Curtin
Nicholas County Bread
Cyrusginia Hillbilly
David L. Francis Vance
Prin. Vance
Marshall
Less Coal Co
John D. Maurice
University
Charleston Daily
Mail
Miles C. Stanley
Charles
Iton
The
West Vic
Labor Federation
Afl-Ion
CIO
Robert B. Stewart
Lenge
iMatewan
Fletcher School of Law
Tufts University
Festus P. Summers
Iser
West Virginia
Why Kids Rebel and How to Help
A leading psychiatrist and father of three explains the secret behind childish rebellion. He details why a well meaning father must check his son's aggressive drives before it is too late and offers four concrete suggestions for parents. Readers learn practical steps backed by expert insight.
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Young's
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Stockton
Patrick Ste
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Kirsch Empire
Smarshall
Concord
Land
Athens
Charles Malik
United Nations General Assembly
Concord College
Malik
American University of Beirut
Lebanon
Brooks Hays
Kennedy
David Bachwitz, M.D
Seventh Avenue
South Charleston
Reader's Digest
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