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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1962

Page

6

Students From 30 Countries At WVU Morgantown

UPI reports West Virginia University hosts eighty international students from 30 foreign nations. China leads with 26 students, while India and Syria each enroll five. Iran four. several countries including Brazil England Greece Italy Korea have three. two students come from Cuba Liberia Philippines and Turkey. one student from Afghanistan Canada Costa Rica Egypt France Germany Indonesia Iraq Israel Lebanon Nigeria Pakistan Panama Peru Sweden Tanganyika and Uruguay.

China India Syria Iran Brazil England Greece Italy Korea Cuba Liberia Philippines Turkey Afghanistan Canada Costa Rica Egypt France Germany Indonesia Iraq Israel Lebanon Nigeria Pakistan Panama Peru Sweden Tanganyika Uruguay

No Known Cure For Epidemic Cocktail Compulsion

Washington readers confront a social fever as cocktail parties multiply among government, diplomatic, and press circles. The piece profiles organizers, embassies, and the Social Kingpin Mrs. Perle Mesta, noting political life shapes White House hospitality from Coolidge to Kennedy and the rise of late evenings with lingering presidents.

Harry Ferguson Washington UPI Madam Ethel Merman White House Coolidge Hoover Roosevelts Truman Eisenhower Kennedy

Benwood Wins Loan for Sewage System Expansion

WASHINGTON UPI A loan totaling 613000 was approved for Benwood West Virginia by the Community Facilities Administration to add two miles of sewers and a 100000 gallon per day sewage treatment unit. An extra 187500 will come from the federal water pollution program. Construction may start in three months.

Washington UPI Community Facilities Administration Benwood W. Va

Medical Group Formed To Back Kennedy Health Plan

In Washington a 27-physician body formed the Physicians Committee for Health Care for the Aged Through Social Security to back President Kennedy's medical care program and win support from top medical leaders.

Washington UPI Kennedy Caldwell B. Esselstyn Physicians Committee For Health

Great Gossen Lead Ore Deposit Promises Virginia Growth

The Tech Mining Head, J Richard Lucas, said a sulfide ore body in Washington state could transform the Southeast if economically processed. The Great Gossen Lead deposit is 17 minutes long with about 200 million tons of ore, over 100 million ready for immediate processing, and could trigger major regional development after a century of search.

Tech Department of Mining J. Richard Lucas Virginia

Russians Get CIA Lowdown From Russian Embassy

Washington lawyer Lytton H. Gibson told a Fairfax County zoning hearing he sought CIA staffing numbers for a planned project. After failed calls to the CIA, Congress, and newspapers, he phoned the Russian Embassy and was told by a second contact that Langley housed about 3,500 people with a future total of 11,000. He did not verify the source or accuracy.

Washington UPI America Central Intelligence Agency Lytton H. Gibson Zoning Commission Fairfax County CIA Gibson Congress Langley

Appliance Leasing Comes Into Home Use In New Trend

In New York a shift toward leasing rather than buying appliances gains traction as households balk at breakdowns and long repairs. Leasing aims to rival monthly payments, with potential full home equipment packages in view. Industry notes leasing costs rival purchase costs in year one, then exceed it by 5 to 15 percent, offset by insurance and major repair savings.

New York Lippincott & Marquiles

John L Heads Policy Letters National Coal Policy Conference

John L Lewis was elected chairman of the National Coal Policy Conference Inc succeeding George H Love. Joseph E Moody was re elected president. New and returning vice chairmen include Stuart T Saunders Philip Sport and W L Wearly with Joseph P Routh and Thomas Kennedy named as new vice chairmen. R I Ireland Jr became treasurer replacing Douglas C Turnbull Jr. The conference unites coal producers UMW railroads and coal utilities to speak for coal and allied interests.

American Electric Power Co., Inc W. L. Wearly Joy Manufacturing Co Joseph P. Routh The Pittston Co Thomas Kennedy United Mine Workers Raymond E. Salvati Island Creek Coal Lewis. R. I. Ireland Jr Consolidation Coal Co Douglas C. Turnbull Jr Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co UMW

Underwood to Speak at Buckhannon College Event

Former Governor Cecil H. Underwood will deliver a non political address at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon on Tuesday evening. The talk is sponsored by the Non Political Education Committee of the Wesleyan Young Republican Club.

Population balance shifts 1910 to 1960 in U S

Data show U S males outnumbered females by 2.7 million in 1910, and by 1960 females outnumbered males by 2.7 million, indicating a parity shift over five decades. The figures reflect demographic changes affecting gender composition and societal dynamics.

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