Swarthmore astronomer reports planet around Barnard's Star B
Dr. Peter van de Kamp of Swarthmore College says a new planet outside the solar system, Barnard's Star B, has been detected by its gravitational effect on Barnard's Star. The discovery, announced to the American Astronomical Society, is based on decades of photographic observations showing the star's wobble.
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Swarthmore College
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Sproul Observatory
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Solar System
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American Astronomical Society
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Tucson
Ariz
Feud With U S Will Only Aid Reds
Former Guatemalan leader Ma guel Ydigoras Fuentes warned Cuban refugee Jose Miro Cardona that a feud with the United States benefits Fidel Castro and the Kremlin. Costa Rica’s ambassador said Miro sought permanent residency in Costa Rica as a possible prelude to relocating exile activities. Fuentes urged Miro to drop plans to attack the Kennedy administration.
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Tornadoes devastate Olivet Nazarene. college hit hard
A violent tornado path blasted the Midwest on Wednesday leaving a young mother dead and about 70 injured. Olivet Nazarene College in Bourbonnais suffered major damage including the administration building, dining hall, health offices, heating plant, gym, and a toppled smokestack. Burned debris and collapsed homes across nearby towns prompted rescues and missing child reports in a wide destruction arc.
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West Virginia Centennial Doings Celebrate Statehood
The Christian Science Monitor highlights West Virginia’s centennial year with events like the Honey in the Rock drama at Grandview State Park and the Wildflower Pilgrimage from Beckley Garden Council. It notes a year of gala happenings, Civil War origins, and enduring natural and historic attractions across the state.
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Motorcyclist Killed Near South Charleston
William D. Sherill of Charleston was killed when his motorcycle left West Virginia 14, plunged down a hill and struck a house near here. He worked for Food Machinery and Chemical Corp. The death raised the year's road toll to 81, 33 fewer than the same date last year.
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Charleston
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Food, Machinery & Chemical Corp
Weather forecast and conditions across West Virginia
Thunderstorms and considerable cloudiness across West Virginia with a chance of showers by afternoon. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s, turning cooler this afternoon. Tonight fair and cooler with lows in the 40s to around 50 in the southwest. Friday will bring increasing clouds and possible showers, highs 60s to 70s. River conditions show Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake normal and clear with 2.7 gates open. Hinton gauge 2.4 ft. Statewide notes include Cedar City Utah at 5 degrees and Presidio Texas at 99 as the high for the day.
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New Laeger Mine To Employ 200 In Spacious Lease Plan
WELCH UP I A new privately financed coal mining operation will employ 200 people at Laeger State Line Development Co. said Wednesday. 3,500 acres in Panther State Forest have been leased with another 5,000 acres obtained from Pocahontas Land Corp. The firm plans no surface mining and will transport coal to tipples miles away, asserting safeguards prevent creek contamination. Pauley, a McDowell County delegate, said the venture brings a new industry and jobs without harming the forest.
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Graham backs daughter's marriage to Armenian financier's son
Billy Graham said he would attend his 17 year old daughter Virginia's May 3 Switzerland wedding to Stephen Tchividjian 23, calling the couple's bond extraordinary and noting he and his wife support the match despite her young age. He also announced plans to launch "the greatest crusade ever held on the continent" as he sails to Europe.
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New York
UPL
Billy Graham
Switzerland
Virginia
Stephen Tchividjian
Evangelist
Europe
New Meeting On Welfare Funds Barron Board Meets Today
Charleston officials report a meeting with Governor Barron to discuss securing funds to maintain relief payments at normal levels through June 30. The plan centers on potentially reallocating about 1 million dollars from unexpended State Welfare funds and ruling on legality by Attorney General Robertson. If legal, the funds could sustain Aid to Dependent Children and public works payments at 85 percent with no special legislative session. Barron had halted a 20 to 25 percent cut and BPW had warned of changes pending fund sources.
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Atty
C. Donald Robertson
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Welfare Department
BPW
Governamia
Ritchie Asks Redistricting Suit Dropped
Ritchie County Court asks Kanawha County Court to drop its U S District Court reapportionment suit. The letter cites 1963 Legislature recognizing Kanawha’s claim to under representation and warns continued action could split counties into mere names. They note Wirt County’s small population and future growth potential in the Ohio Valley.
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West Virginia
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Ritchie
Wirt
Ohio Valley
Pearson Picking Liberal Cabinet
Liberal leader Lester B Pearson, four days from becoming Canada's 14th prime minister, works on his cabinet and awaits informal requests for early meetings with U S President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Macmillan. He hopes to fly to London late this month or early May and meet Kennedy after sworn in.
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Harold Macmillan
John Diefenbaker
London
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Macmillan
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House of Commons
Beckley Leaders Discuss Site for New River Park Zoo
In Beckley officials from the Division of Reclamation and officials from the City and Chamber gathered at New River Park to select a suitable site for zoo facilities. They planned to develop layouts and specifications, then determine costs before the Park Board City and Chamber proceed with the project.
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Beckley
New River Park
O. V. Vande Linde Jr
Division of Reclamation, Land and Surveys
Department of Natural Resources
Cecil L. Miller
Don E. Cantner
Department
Melvin L. Tolle
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Elmer Warden
Beckley Street
James E. Kessinger
City Park Board
Robert Hamilton
Chamber of Commerce
State Department of Natural Resources
Park Board
City and
Chamber
New River Park Zoo
Home And Sports Show Postponed By Jaycees
The Raleigh County Home and Sports Show, set for May 25 at the Armory, is postponed by stow director Mike Echler. He is contacting exhibitors to reschedule due to conflicting activities and lagging interest. about 50 booths had been sold.
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Beckley Jaycees
Stow
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Echler
Man Buried Alive Stunt Moves to Jackson County
Plans to bury a man alive near the Coal Town Museum in Stotesbury were canceled and the stunt shifted to Jackson County. Promoter Tom Nary announced the change after a dispute over sponsorship with the Stotesbury Improvement Association and Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates, owners of the land. Raleigh County loses, Jackson County gains.
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Stotesbury
RNS
Coal Town
Jackson County
Tom Nary
Nary
Farm vacations praised by West Virginia official
West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner John T Johnson promotes the farm vacation program noting 39 farms participate this year the largest number yet. He cites easy living on Mountain State farms and appealing rates 70 dollars weekly for a couple 25 for a child at a Greenbrier County farm with fishing and picnics. He envisions a multi million dollar business as WVU drafts cottage plans and safeguards fishing swimming and horseback riding to attract families.
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John T. Kady
Charleston
UPI
John T. Johnson
West Virginia
Johnson
Department
Greenbrier
West Virginia University
Medics Rail K A Bill On State Tax Impact
West Virginia Medical Association chief Dr. L J Pace says actuaries estimate the King Anderon Medicare bill would double the administration's projection and hit taxpayers hard. He warns the plan would cost WV about 10.8 million dollars next year and extend benefits to all over 65 regardless of need, financed by tax increases and hitting workers from factory to executive alike. Pace endorses Kerr Mills 1960 law and voluntary private plans as alternatives.
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West Virginia
Congress
Pace
Kerr-Mills
Accused Yegg Executes Bond in Raleigh County Case
Donald Gwinn of Charleston posted a 5000 dollar property bond with Circuit Clerk C Harold Hanks at 3 05 pm Wednesday to leave Raleigh County Jail and appear before the grand jury June 12 on a breaking and entering charge. Gwinn and two Charleston residents were jailed April 11 for breaking and entering Atkinson's Supermarket on Johnstown Road and Vance Drive and taking a ham cache.
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Charleston
C. Harold Hanks
Raleigh County
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Vance Drive
W. A. Burke
Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Anthony J. Sparacino
Frederick Lorenzo Harris
Ashley Hye
Cat Stomper Jailed In Sullivan Cat Death Case
Francis Holt, a Sullivan man, was jailed in Raleigh County at 2:40 p.m. Wednesday on a cruelty to animals warrant. He allegedly went into the home of Mrs. Bessie Martin Tuesday night and stomped her cat to death, according to authorities.
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Raleigh
Francis Holt
Bessie Martin
Sherwood Glutz Warns Against Crime Wave
Sherwood Glutz urges residents to avoid crime in the town. He boasted a capable city police force that solves cases once deemed unsolvable. He argued that burglars push themselves into retirement by leaving them alone.
Steel price hikes to nudge consumer costs modestly
United Press International reports selective steel producer price increases will pinch family budgets only slightly. Industry observers expect minor retail price upticks, kept in check by competition. William Campbell of Steel magazine says the impact will be modest and largely unnoticed unless highlighted.
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United Press International
William Campbell
Steel Magazine
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Train Crashes Into Truck Killing and Injuring Dozens
A passenger train named the International Limited collided with a steel truck at 70 miles an hour near Charlotte Michigan today, derailing. About 20 people were injured as a result of the crash.
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Charlotte, Mich
Pipe burst blamed for Thresher sub sinking
A naval submarine officer said today a bursting pipe could have caused the Thresher disaster, sinking the ship with 129 men aboard. The claim hinges on internal damage and system failure during deep-sea testing.
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Warrington
UPI
Thresher
DAR Calls for U.S. Withdrawal from United Nations
Washington source reports the Daughters of the American Revolution urged the United States to withdraw from the United Nations after a brief but emotional debate on Wednesday. The position signals a sharp stance by the group amid Cold War era tensions and debates over international organizations.
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Washington
UPI
Daughters of the American Revolution
United States
United Nations
Premier reports grave fighting at Phone Savan base
In Vientiane Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma declared that fighting has erupted at the strategic Phone Savan base near the Plain of Jars and the situation is grave. The remark underscores rising tension in Laos as clashes intensify in the region amid ongoing upheaval and strategic stakes for control.
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Laos
UPI
Souvanna Phouma
Phone Savan
Plain of Jars
Austrian Cardinal Koenig Visits Mindszenty in Budapest
Cardinal Koenig of Austria met Cardinal Mindszenty in Budapest to urge the Hungarian primate to abandon his asylum in the U.S. legation and depart for the Vatican, amid Communist Hungary.
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Budapest
UPI
Franz Cardinal Koenig
Austria
Jozsef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
U.S
Vatican
N W merger pushed for fast ICC action
Norfolk and Western President Stuart Saunders urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to act quickly on an examiner's recommendation to approve the N W merger with the Wabash and Nickel Plate. The plan would create the largest rail merger in modern history, with potential $27 million annual savings and complex stock and control arrangements involving the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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