Lure tourists seen as quickest route to wealth in West Virginia
Advertising executive Charles A. Williamson told Charleston Rotary that tourist development is the fastest path to wealth, citing current visitor flow through the state and potential gains from monuments and attractions. He urged more sites from Harper’s Ferry to southern coal and the ceramics industry to draw travelers and support local economies.
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West Virginia
Charles A. Williamson
Advertising, Inc
Charleston
Williamson
Harper's Ferry
Stonewall Jackson
Parkersburg
George Washington
Wheeling
Edison memorial eternal light goes out in Menlo Park
Reporters recount the Edison Memorial Eternal Light losing power at the pedestal shrine in Menlo Park New Jersey after 29 years. Caretaker Robert Walling says lights often flicker and he taps them to restart. a renovation committee weighs restoring the memorial.
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Menlo Park
Thomas Alva Edison
Edison
Detroit
Robert Walling
Walling
Poet Frost, 86, Undergoes Minor Surgery
Hanover New Hampshire Poet Robert Frost 86 a Kennedy inauguration figure underwent minor surgery in the Dartmouth College infirmary Friday in very good condition. Frost a Ripton Vermont resident and Dartmouth alumnus entered the infirmary Thursday hospital officials gave no details on the operation.
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N.H
Robert Frost
Kennedy
Dartmouth College
Frost
Ripton
Dartmouth
Heroin Smuggler Given 10 Years
Simone Marcelle Christmas a 25 year old former French airline hostess was sentenced to ten years in prison for attempting to smuggle about half a million dollars worth of heroin into the United States. She collapsed in tears as the judge announced the sentence at idlewild airport after customs found three sacks of heroin under her uniform from a Paris flight. She claimed the sacks contained perfume Essence for a male friend. She was found guilty May 23. The Post Office Department also announced bids for a new Barboursville West Virginia post office.
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United States
Simone Marcelle Christmas
U. S
Walter Bruchhauzen
Miss Christmann
Idlewild
Paris
Brinkley Bridge Dedication Set in Wayne County
Wayne plans Brinkley Day with a four hour celebration for television reporter David Brinkley. The event includes a parade, a bridge dedication sign, speeches by Brinkley Governor Barron and Burl Sawyers, a luncheon at the school, and five bands in the parade.
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Wayne County
Brinkley Bridge
Brinkley
David Brinkley
NBC
U.S. 52
Twelve Pole Creek
Guv. Barron
Burl Sawyers
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Two Kanawha Students Named to Rosary Hill Dean's List
Two Kanawha County students, Jean Carolyn Golfaux of Charleston and Mary Elizabeth Haas of St. Albans, were named to Rosary Hill College second semester dean's list in Buffalo New York.
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Kanawha County
W. Va
Rosary Hill College
Jean Carolyn Golfaux
Zabel
Charleston
Mary Elizabeth Haas
Hughes Dr
St. Albans
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