State Investment Signals Growing Enlightenment
State Treasurer John H. Kelly announced that idle general revenue funds are now invested in interest bearing securities. With Board of Public Works approval $8 million is invested and a policy to invest $8 to $10 million when possible aims to earn $250,000 to $375,000 annually. Kelly noted a prior practice with reserves at State Road Commission and Department of Natural Resources.
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John H. Kelly
West Virginia
Board of Public Works
Kelly
State Road Commission
Department of Natural Resources
State
Kanawha County
City of Charleston
Charleston area attracting conventions boosts local economy
The Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors Bureau reports 7 050 conventioneers since January spending about 233 000 in Charleston area. If the trend continues 18 000 more travelers are expected for remaining conventions this year.
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Convention and Visitors Bureau
Charleston
Carl Norden obituary highlights Norden bombsight and immigrant legacy
Ralph McGill reflects on Carl Norden of Zurich who designed the Norden bombsight and other wartime devices. Norden, born in Java to Dutch parents, donated patent rights to the U.S. government and later urged humane immigration reform. The piece links his story to debates over quotas and family unity in U.S. immigration policy.
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Carl Lukas Norden
Zurich
Switzerland
Ai AY Ao
Ruhl
Norden
United States
U. S. Navy
Holley
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
U.S
Lexington
Saratoga
Java
Helland
Carl
Europe
Congress
Ku Klux Klan
Albert Einstein
Enrico Fermi
Leo Szilard
Roosevelt
Germany
Einstein
Carl Norden
West Virginia health budget dispute strains state ties
Mental health director Dr. Mildred Bateman faces scrutiny after sending a legislative inquiry about hospital budget transfers. Alantha Bopid of Public Works reviewed four hospital budgets and returned them for clarification, highlighting tensions between the West Virginia Board of Regents and the legislature. The article notes the fragile balance of power, the board's midterm influence, and the risk of further discord if Bateman's letter shifts attention away from established channels.
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West Virginia
Mildred Batemen
Alantha Bopid
Dr. Bateman
House Finance Committee
Statehouse
Bateman
Quarrel with Red China and Soviet Union grows fiercer
Walter Lippmann analyzes the Sino Soviet split amid worsening Vietnam war. He argues high stakes push China to fear a Soviet American settlement, shaping Chinese hard line. He cautions against overreaction, urging patient diplomacy and restrained engagement with Moscow while considering Vietnam negotiations. The piece recalls a 1940s nuclear war debate and frames China as a future nuclear power to watch.
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Viet Nam
Moscow
Peking
Mier Evenan
China
Soviet Union
Hanoi
United States
Red China
Stalin
Pentagon
Kennedy’s Maiden Talk Stings Nuclear Policy Debate
The New York Times Service notes Kennedy’s Senate rebuke of the Johnson administration for slow progress on stopping nuclear spread. It cites disarmament chiefs and Gilpatric committee findings, plus Tsarapkin’s Geneva talks shift and Johnson’s leadership style amid Viet Nam and Dominican crises.
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Washington
Senate
Robert Kennedy
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Johnson
White House
State and Defense Departments
Atomic Energy Commission
The
Disarmament Agency
Gilpatric
Wuen
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy
Churchill
A. PL Herbert
Intercepted Message Letter Cites Purchase Possibility
The June 26 1965 note from a depositor to John H. Kelly hints that a year’s interest could buy an airplane for the Board of Public Works. Story on Page 1.
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John
Board of Public Works
Potomac Fever and Presidential Powers Spark GOP Debate
GOP Chairman Bliss fears Goldwater money drain. Barry says funds plenty around Arizona. Gemini three‑craft rocket could place six astronauts in orbit, prompting talk of enlarging the Rose Garden. Johnson may send Gemini wing to Paris and perhaps to New York if a strong mayoral candidate arises. Poverty program criticized as failing. Textile fears over swimsuit sizes while more land opens for cultivation. Post Office plans 4.5 new buildings in five years possibly including late‑night stamp sales locations.
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GOP
Bliss
Goldwater
Barry
Arizona
Johnson
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Ralph McGill
Klan
Thomas F. Stafford
Affairs
Briar Patch
Walter Lippmann
United Nations
South
James Reston
New York Times Service
William Foster
U. N. Disarmament Commission
Geneva
Jack Wilson
Paris
New York
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