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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1962
Page
10
The United States signals acceptance of Soviet drafts to govern space activities and emergency astronaut rescues as Geneva hosts a UN Legal Subcommittee meeting. U S reps oppose expansion of space law to avert domination in near Earth orbit, while Pravda argues the Soviet Union seeks to curb U S influence in space governance.
A fire Sunday morning in North Charleston destroyed the O. G. Huffman home at 2383 Fifth Ave. W and damaged an adjacent house at 2205. The blaze caused about 6 000 dollars in losses, with 3 500 dollars for the Huffman house and 2 200 dollars for contents and the second home. Firemen took about 20 minutes to control the fire. No occupants were present. The Huffman family, facing hospitalization for the wife, reported 300 dollars on a television set burned.
George F. Fenton of the U S Bureau of Public Roads was named division engineer for West Virginia effective July 22, succeeding John B. Dalhouse in Charleston. Dalhouse, division engineer since August 1959, will move to Montgomery Alabama. The shift aims to standardize direction of the federal aid highway program amid a Blatnik subcommittee probe into right of way procedures. Fenton, a Williamsport native, has served since 1950 in several states and is married with three children. In a separate Roma report authorities in San Ferdinando Di Pugna, Italy counted over 150 food poisoning cases tied to spoiled horse meat, prompting shop closures.
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