Centennials Fund Drive Director Killed in Wreck
H Ward Christopher Morgantown WV prominent businessman and head of a drive to raise 1 million for West Virginia centennial celebration was killed in a highway collision near Washington PA. He died soon after admission to a hospital. Vehicle collision occurred on U S 19 when a car driven by Robert Rush left the highway. Christopher operated Lakeview Country Club and coal interests. Survivors include his widow three children and five relatives.
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Washington, Pa
UPI
H. Ward Christopher
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
Here
Christopher
U. S. 19
Robert Rush
Washington
Rush
Farrell Jackson
Lakeview Country Club
Addi
W. W. ‘Barron
Hood
Frank E. Christopher
Mill
FTC cases raise questions on labels and origins
Washington UPI reports on FTC rulings troubling trademarks and labeling. The agency examined claims like genuine Milan straw hats made in the United States, foreign braid materials, and phrases such as First Prize and Lifetime as brand names. It also reviewed home instruction courses for tall claims, slimming kits, and a do it yourself will kit, plus lingerie Paris labels and a perfume billed as France. The piece concludes with a tangential anecdote about a murderer using false labels.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Milan
Italy
United States
Japan
Philippines
Paris
France
America
West Virginia Weather Forecast and River Conditions
A five day outlook calls for afternoon thunderstorms and scattered showers with variable cloudiness through tonight and Tuesday. Highs near 80s, lows mid 60s to low 70s, rainfall about a half inch overall. Normal highs around mid 80s, rivers and lakes at normal levels with a new Hinton gauge at 2.2 feet and Greenbrier River conditions cloudy. Local stations Beckley and Oak Hill report yesterday highs near 88 and lows around 68.
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Beckley
Todby
Oak Hill
Scdsserisnes
Hinton
Soviet Union resumes nuclear testing with giant high altitude blast
Soviet authorities hide resumption of testing as titling explosion near Novaya Zemlya registers at about 40 megatons. Western reports confirm the blast while Pravda defends peaceful space program and denounces anti peace forces. Russians learn of the event from foreign reporters.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Arctic
Novaya Zemlaya
Gherman Titov
Russia
Space
Communist Party
Pravda
Outer Space
Kremlin
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Soviets Dismiss U.S. Test Ban Calibration
At Geneva, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian Zorin said Washington s call for more on site inspections offers no real hope for a treaty solution. He noted U S Ambassador Dean outlined the shift, while Russia remains firmly opposed to on site inspections in any test ban pact.
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Geneva
UPI
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
United States
Russia
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Washington
Kennedy
Newlyweds Plan Family Honeymoon in Spain
David and Dorothy Holland will honeymoon in Spain with thirteen relatives and friends including her parents. The party was set before their plans, the bride said, so they will stay with the group during the trip.
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Manchester
England
UPI
David
Dorothy Holland
Spain
Spy's Future At Stalemate
The Israeli Embassy said Israel would take back Soviet spy Dr. Robert Soblen temporarily until he finds another country to accept him. Czechoslovakia reportedly offered haven, while Britain ordered El Al to keep flying him to New York. An Israeli spokesman said Israel could relieve Britain by returning him, but Soblen would have to seek asylum once back in Israel.
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London
UPI
Israel
Robert A. Soblen
Czechoslovakia
el al Airlines
New York
Home Office
Little Liz Longshoremen Charm City Gigs
Little Liz is described as a popular figure in a bustling port town where most people are either willing or happy to have them perform tasks. The piece notes a divide between those eager to participate and those pleased with the arrangement, highlighting social dynamics and local sentiment.
Canterbury to Head Raleigh County Democratic Campaigns
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Tom B. Canterbury of Bolt will direct Democratic Party campaign activities in Raleigh County ahead of the November general election. Chair man Okey A. Mills announced the appointment, with a mutual agreement among candidates, office holders, and committee members. A county picnic is set for September 1, and Magistrate Joe Rodriguez will lead as general chairman with Sheriff C. A. Slim Thompson and staff assisting. Canterbury plans an active campaign starting late August with district meetings and countywide meetings in Beckley.
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Tom B. Canterbury
Bolt
Democratic Party
Raleigh County
Democratic Executive Committee
Okey A. Mills
Canterbury
Mills
Joe Rodriguez
C. A. “Slim
Thompson
Beckley
Roy A. Cunningham
Anthony J. Sparacino
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Alcoa Signs UAW Contracts for Four Plants
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Aluminum Co of America signed two year agreements with the United Auto Workers covering four plants in Cleveland Ohio Chicago Illinois Edison New Jersey and Vernon California The contracts preserve wage levels but allow wage reopenings in July 1963 and add four and a half cents per hour in supplemental unemployment benefits and a three cent raise in vacation benefits.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Aluminum Co. of America
United Auto Workers
Steel and
Aluminum Industries
Cleveland
Ohio
Chicago
Ill
Edison
N.J
Vernon
Calif
Fiance forgives $509 splurge at post office auction
Garon Graham, 19, spent $509 at a post office auction while her fiancé Charles L. Daugherty stayed home. She bought cuff links, luggage and clocks, leaving $91 in joint funds. He forgave the spree, and their bank account rebounded to $300 as they plan to marry. She warns women to avoid auctions without husbands, noting impulsiveness and value of shared money.
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IT. Louis, Mo
UPI
Garon Graham
Garon
Tolbe
Charles L. Daugherty
John W. Graham
Pontiac
Mich
Charles
Graham
Traffic Deaths Soar In West Virginia Toll Rises
United Press International reports five weekend traffic deaths raise West Virginia’s 1962 highway toll to 244. Victims include Ro bert a Acord 30 of Drennen Nicholas County killed when a pickup ran over her on a rural road. two Wayne County fatalities Joe Ray Davis 18 and Oscar Lewis 60 in a two car crash. Edgar Nelson 55 critically injured. Earl Brown about 50 killed in Richwood. Oscar E Booth 55 struck by a vehicle in Marshall County. A West Virginia serviceman Robert J Powell 23 of Princeton was among five killed on U S 70 near Kinston North Carolina.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Wayne County
Nicholas County
Marshall County
Roberta Acord
Drennen
Summersville
Joe Ray Davis
Lavalette
Oscar Lewis
Wayne
U.S
Huntington
Edgar Nelson
Earl Brown
Helcomb
Brown
W. Va
Richwood
Oscar E. Booth
U. S. 460
U. S. 70
Kinston
N. C
Robert J. Powell
Princeton
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Marriages and global notes fill wire dispatches
The item lists Marie McDonald marrying Edward Callahan in Las Vegas followed by Kay Starr's fifth marriage in Beverly Hills. It notes Air France canceling all Paris to U S flights for 48 hours due to a pay strike. Sherri Finkbine seeks Swedish board appeal for an emergency abortion amid fears of a mental breakdown. U S unemployment benefits total 2.7 billion for six million people in the prior year. Adlai Stevenson visits San Sebastian as guest of Robert Woodward. East Germany signs a trade pact with Communist China. Cardinal Ben Sunday becomes first cardinal at Lambeth Palace since 1558 meeting with Archbishop Michael Ramsey.
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Marie
McDonald
Edward T. Callahan
Las Vegas
Nev
Marilyn Monroe
Callahan
Kay Starr
Nevada
Earl Spencer Callicut
Beverly Hills
Calif
Air France
Paris
United States
Sherri Finkbine
Sweden
Medical Board
Arthur J. Goldberg
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
San Sebastian
Spain
Robert F. Woodward
East Germany
China
Augustin Cardinal
Ben Sunday
Lambeth Palace
London
Canterbury
Michael Ramsey
Church of England
Vatican Secretariat For the Unity of Christian Churches
Cardinal Pole
Mary 1
Probers Seek Motive In Marilyn Monroe Death
UPI reports a team of specialists will probe Marilyn Monroe's last days to determine if she took her own life by drug overdose. Police said no death by own action note was found. autopsy cited overdose but left open intent. Monroe was found in Brentwood after a 3 a.m. discovery by her psychiatrist. sister Bernice Miracle prepared to travel for funeral arrangements.
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UPI Hollywood
Hollywoo
UPI
Marilyn Monroe
Bernice Miracle
Gainesville
Fla
Hollywood
Joe DiMaggo
Miss Monroe
Brentwood
Ralph Greenson
Hyman Engleberg
Los Angeles County
Theodore Curphey
Marilyn
Marilyn Monroe life series begins in tomorrow’s paper
The newspaper launches a three part UPI dispatch by Vernon Scott on Marilyn Monroe. It covers her early life and rise to stardom, her career as a heavily publicized actress, and the challenges of a fading career.
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Marilyn Monroe
UPI Hollywood
Vernon Scott
Miss Monroe
Marilyn Monroe Career Woes Fueled By Personal Struggles
Despondent over slipping career and self control, Marilyn Monroe faced depression after being fired from Something's Got to Give for truancy. Dean Martin recalled her happiness when they planned to resume the film, while her mother Gladys Baker Eley suffers a long-term nervous collapse in a sanitarium.
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Ing Star
Dean Martin
Miss Monroe
20Th Century - Fox Studios
Gladys Baker Eley
Marilyn Monroe
Hunting New Hobby
Bellaire Ohio man Gene Walker who survived a shotgun blast last winter was involved in a hunting accident this weekend after firing at what he thought was a ground hog. He hit William Doty 58 in the hand and rushed him to Bellaire City Hospital where he was treated previously.
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Wheeling
UPI
Gene Walker
Bellaire
Ohio
Walker
William Doty
Doty
Bellaire City Hospital
Marilyn Monroe dies of sleeping pill overdose shock hits world
Hollywood mourns as Marilyn Monroe dies at 36 from an overdose. News spreads from New York to Moscow and Berlin with tributes from Clark Gable's widow, Dean Martin, Susan Strasberg, and Steve Allen. Monroe's film Something's Got to Give stalled, and The Misfits was her last pairing with Gable.
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Hollywood
UPS
Marilyn Monroe
Miss Monroe
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
Moscow
Tass
New York
ADN
Clark Gable
Gable
Arthur Miller
Kay Gable
Dean Martin
Martin
Susan Strasberg
Rome
Miss Strasberg
Marilyn
Steve Allen
Slack Proposes Coal River Area Recreation Bill
Rep John M Slack Jr D WV introduces legislation to create a 30000 acre national recreation area in Coal River Boone County West Virginia A five year plan at 72 million dollars funds dams campgrounds trails picnicking and winter facilities Interior estimates 1 million annual visitors within 250 miles could funnel 30 million yearly tourist spending into Coal River region The congressman calls it the most significant southern West Virginia development in a decade
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Washington
UPI
John M. Slack Jr
D-W. Va
Toay
Coal River
Boone County
W. Va
Slack
Interior Department
West Virginia
Jamaica Declares Independence From Britain
Kingston Jamaica becomes an independent nation at midnight ending three centuries of British rule. Sir Alexander Bustamante leads the first independent government pledging anti-Communist stance with the United States and Britain. Lyndon B Johnson vows aid for housing feeding and education.
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Kingston
Jamaica
UPI
Caribbean
Alexander Bustamante
United States
Britain
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
Stock Averages at Noon Down Across The Board
The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 595.29, down 1.09 points at noon. The 20 rail index fell 0.99 to 121.27, and the 15 utilities slipped 0.30 to 117.08. Overall, 165 stocks averaged 206.54, down 0.68 as volume reached 1,160,000 shares by noon.
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Dow Jones
Railroads Withdraw Compliance With Featherbedding Rules
CHICAGO UPI reports the nation’s railroads will withdraw compliance with a presidential commission’s anti-featherbedding recommendations and implement stricter work rules on August 16.
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Chicago
UPI
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