Race For Space: U S Russia Fire Five The Week’s Spectacular
UPI reports a five day space blitz as the United States launched five satellites and a lunar probe while Russia fired two satellites toward orbit. The week showcased a fevered US Russian contest, Ranger 4 failed after a near lunar touch, Saturn rockets demonstrated power and a plan to crew Apollo missions emerged.
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United States
Russia
UPI
Alvin B. Webb Jr
Webb
Earth
Moon
America
Ocean
Rae
Lunar
U.S
Saturn
Dirksen and Humphrey Spar Over Capitol Flowers
Senator Dirksen and Senator Humphrey clashed in a spring flora debate on Capitol Hill. Humphrey urged gardens to brighten the Capitol grounds while Dirksen defended flowers like pansies and dahlias, insisting on a measured forecast of blooms amid late frost dangers.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Congressional Record
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Hubert Humpha
Capitol Hill
Humphrey
Minnesota
Robin
Capitol
Dirk
Wordsworth
Senate
Logan One Of Eleven Finalists In Improvement Contest
Eleven communities including Logan West Virginia and Lorain Ohio were named finalists in a nationwide community improvement contest sponsored by the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The winner will be announced in June.
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Carbondale, Ill
UPI
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Logan
W. Va
Lorain
Ohio
West Virginia weather forecast shows warm spell ahead
Partly cloudy this afternoon through Saturday with scattered thunderstorms. Lows near mid 50s, highs in the 80s, with a warm Saturday and cooling Sunday. Five day outlook calls for mostly above normal temperatures, minimal rainfall around half an inch, and localized showers Saturday and later in the week.
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Beckley
Four Large Steel Firms Set May 10 Plea Dates
U S Attorney Morgenthau says four major steel producers will plead May 10 to charges of price fixing and bid rigging on federal contracts. Indictments allege illegal price fixing in forged steel sales to the Army Navy electrical firms and others dating back to 1948. Also named are five executives and a trade association. Conviction could bring fines up to 50000 dollars.
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New York
UPS
U.S
Robert Morgenthau
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Co
Army
Navy
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Kennedy
Washington
Resu
U.S. Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Midvale-Heppsenstall Co
Eric Forge
Erb
Two Found Alive After Alaska Copter Crash
Two men were found alive in Bethel Alaska after a crash as eight bodies were recovered. M Sat James T Active of Bethel and Sgt John Fannin Jr of De Ritter La were taken to Navy Health Service Hospital in satisfactory condition. An unidentified Alaskan native guided rescuers to a drilling site 14 miles northwest of the crash. The downed copter and a second helicopter carried Army advisors to the National Guard visit.
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Alaska
UPI
Here
James T. Active
John Fannin Jr
de Ritter
Navy Health Service
Active
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Pantatuling
Army Au
Ft. Richardson
National Guard
Alaska Guard
2Nd Scout Battalion
William Wheatley
Danville
W. Va
Wiley Westbrook
Dixlon Mill
Ala
Spee
van Pelt
Charleston
Thomas S.lias
Juneau
Alska
Charles Stogsdill
Webb
U S manned orbital flight slated for mid May
NASA official in Pittsburgh says the next U S manned orbital flight will occur in mid May with astronaut Scott Carpenter piloting the mission. The exact date remains unannounced. Kennedy wraps spring vacation and prepares to meet UK leader Macmillan in Washington. Macmillan faults Khrushchev for resuming atmospheric tests. A Swiss woman claims resignation from Richard Burton staff. Taylor-Burton affair tensions rise. Johnson escapes injury in Dallas jet taxiing mishap. Eisenhowers to depart Palm Desert for East Coast after four months away. Pompidou suspends Algerian prisoner releases amid dispute with rebels. Rail strike looms as wage inflation pressure grows. White House and emergency board urged to act. State briefs note Hardesty tax fraud trial in Wheeling. Army proposes cutting four WV National Guard units.
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Scott Carpenter
NASA
Walter Williams
Pittsburgh
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Washington
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Macmillan
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Richard Burton
Rome
Elizabeth Taylor
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dallas
Tex
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mamie
Palm Desert
Calif
East Coast
Tri County 5 6 Division Bee set for Beckley May
Both contestants are set to compete in The Register's Tri-County 5-6 Division Bee in Beckley on Saturday May 5. A second picture and story appear on Page 3.
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Register
Beckley
Monsanto Nitro Plant Wins NSC Safety Honor
The Monsanto Chemicals Co plant at Nitro won the National Safety Council top award for 3,294,000 man hours without a time lost accident between February 1959 and August 13, 1961. The Belle plant of Diamond Alkali and Union Carbide plants in South Charleston and Diamond also received NSC awards. Two television stations and one others mentioned.
Cost Of Hair Cut Rises In Beckley
Beckley barber shops raise prices Tuesday after Beckley Barbers Union Local 975 approved a 25 cent increase. Regular haircuts go to 1.50 and flat tops to 1.75, aligning Beckley with typical charges. C C Herald, union member, said the change applies to all union shops and some nonmembers. the move was finalized after the April 12 meeting led by Tom Rose, president of Beckley Local.
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Beckley
Beckley Barbers Union
C. C. Herrald
Beckley Union
All Union
Tom Rose
Beckiey
Telepathy talk and nuclear fears in edited quotes
London scientist Abrams at Oxford discusses telepathy as a possible means to send thoughts between minds. Macmillan says peace rests on mutual fear, but long term dignity is harmed. Worthington defends US Steel amid price fixing and bid rigging charges, urging public restraint until court decision.
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New York
Harold Macmillan
United States
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Leslie B. Worthington
Five Nashville Deaths Said Mother's Doing
An investigator said a 38 year old mother shot and killed her husband two children and mother in law then set fire to their house to cover the crime. She then killed herself, he said. Benton York 39 an insurance salesman his wife Velma his invalid mother Mrs Lette Plake 74 and two children Don 4 Benny 14 were found dead in the house by firefighters.\\\\nFire Lt Howard Boyd said he thought Mrs York who once taught a children's Bible class killed the family then pulled the trigger of a 38 caliber revolver which ended her life. The York family was known to be financially pressed.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Benton York
Velma
Lette Plake
Don
Benny
Howard Boyd
State's Retraining Fund Amount To Be Known Next Week
West Virginia officials expect to learn next week how much federal money will be allotted for a national manpower training program. S. D. McMillen says the exact figure depends on a Congressio nal formula and requires Washington guidance before state totals can be set. The plan funds up to 52 weeks of retraining for unemployed workers with federal cover for two years, then joint state funding in year three and beyond. It targets displaced workers, job seekers, and youths across West Virginia’s counties.
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Atlantic Ocean
U.S
Donald F. Fannin
Charleston
UPI
S. D. McMillen
West Virginia
Washington
McMillen
Beinn & Be
Kennedy
Record Racket Link Sought In Chicago Killings
Police link nightclub singer Nikki North husband Phillip Scavo and two others to a possible counterfeit record racket. Victims Phillip Seavo, Ronald Seavo, and Lydia Abshire were found shot in Elmwood Park. Pamphlets for North’s songs cost him his life as authorities pursue a Cleveland based AB&F Records connection.
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Chicago
UPI
Peter Rice
Elmwood Park
United Press International
Rice
Phillip Seavo
Ronald
Lydia Abshire
Phillip Scavo
Nightcclub
Nikki North
Miss North
Cleveland
Scavo
Scavo Brothers
Abshire
Man
B&f Record Co
Newport
Ab&f Record Co
Six Centennial Objectives Told
West Virginia Governor Barron stated the Centennial Commission aims for six objectives in 1963 development. They include pride in West Virginia, stronger industry and commerce, expanded tourism, reshaped national image, reduced sectionalism, and forum to discuss state problems. He urged rekindling enthusiasm for the state's second century and noted the need for financial and human resources to seize the opportunity.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
West Virginia Centennial Commission
Barron
Commission
West Virginia
West
Bomb tests continue in Pacific series Operation Dominic
The United States detonated its second nuclear device in the Pacific as part of Operation Dominic near Christmas Island. Officials said the test produced an intermediate yield between 20,000 and 1,000,000 tons of TNT while weather and cost factors push rapid testing. Secretary of State Dean Rusk dismissed Communist criticism, noting the U S favors an effective ban but will not accept a blind trust treaty.
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UPI
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Christmas Island
AEC
Task Force 8
Pacific
Dean Rusk
Communist Bloc
Russia
Rusk
High Administration
King for a Day visit charleston by disabled youths
Nine teen physically handicapped children toured Charleston under the 40 8 fun making arm of the American Legion. They will meet Gov and Mrs Barron Saturday morning and attend the Kings banquet that afternoon. PICTURES NEEDED.
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Charleston
UPI
Capital
American Legion
W. W. Barron Saturda
Bluefield Moves to Replace Striking City Workers
Bluefield will replace 33 street department workers who stayed off their jobs after an ultimatum to return by 7 a.m. Thursday. Union rep Gaal Nedry says the situation remains unchanged and workers will return only after the city recognizes United Mine Workers District 50 and negotiates a contract. City Manager Randolph Whittle discusses possibly hiring a private firm to handle garbage collection, now in its third day.
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Bluefield
UPI
United Mine Workers Union Dist. 50
Gaal Nedry
Randolph Whittle
New WVU President to Speak at Raleigh County Alumni Banquet
Dr. Paul A. Miller, newly installed president of West Virginia University, will be the honored guest and speaker at the Raleigh County Chapter of WVU Alumni banquet on May 18. Beckley attorney Robert J. Ashworth and K. Douglas Bowers will arrange for his stay and introduce the speaker, with the banquet set in the Beckley Elks Club ballroom.
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Paul A. Miller
West Virginia University
Raleigh County
Beckley
Robert J. Ashworth
K. Douglas Bowers
University Board of Governors
Beckley Elks Club
State Tax Take Tops Estimates
State Tax Commissioner C Howard Hardesty Jr said revenues from the new personal income tax could exceed prior estimates by about 500000. The tax, enacted by the 1961 Legislature, was projected to yield 18.5 million over five quarters starting January 1, 1961. He noted receipts may at least equal or exceed the estimate.
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Charleston
UPI
C. Howard Hardesty Jr
Three Die In Plant Flames At Philo Ohio Ferro Alloy Plant
Three workmen died from burns after a flare up at the Philo plant of the Ohio Ferro-Alloys Co. near Zanesville. Kenneth Jasper 40 and Michael Soter 46, both from Zanesville, succumbed in Bethesda Hospital Thursday night. Henry R. Gibbs 61 of Philo died early today.
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Zanesville
UPI
Philo
Ohio Ferro-Alloys Co
Here
Kenneth Jasper
Brilliant
Michael Soter
Bethesda Hospital
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