Navy Taps Sugar Grove for Possible Radio Astronomy Site
Navy researchers may study a smaller radio astronomy installation at Sugar Grove West Virginia after the Defense Department scrapped the 600 foot big dish telescope. Eugene G. Fubini testified before the House subcommittee noting the plan's tentative status and cost questions.
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Navy
Sugar Grove
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Defense Department
Department
Eugene G. Fubini
Defense Research and Engineering
Fubini
House Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee
Naval ‘Research Laboratory
Iron-hearted ex-smoker finds camaraderie in quitters
Washington columnist recounts his six week battle to quit cigars and cigarettes. He boasts of superior willpower, laments nonbelievers among friends, notes a reader letter from a woman who claims to quit while describing her social life, and ends doubting a female ex-smoker’s resolve.
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Washington
UPI
Hope's Brother Dies in Boston
Jack Hope 63 of Cleveland, brother of Bob Hope and TV producer, died at Massachusetts General Hospital after hepatitis observation and three operations. His wife Lee, Bob Hope, and Delores Hope were at his bedside. He had toured with his brother and is survived by four other brothers including Fred Hope of Columbus, Ohio.
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Boston
UPI
Jack Hope
Cleveland
Bob Hope
Massachusetts General Hospital
Hope
Lee
Bob
Delores Hope
Fred Hope
Columbus, Ohio
The
United Provision Co
Weather Forecast For West Virginia Night Through Wednesday
Cloudy and damp conditions across the state with light showers or thundershowers in the south tonight. Lows near upper 60s. Wednesday expects further warm humid conditions with variable clouds and a chance of showers. River conditions show a normal flow, with Hinton gauge at 2.5 ft. Records show yesterday’s highs around mid 80s to low 90s in various spots.
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Beckley
Nies
Peace Oak Hill
Suede Sdk
Hinton
Railroads suffer setback in fight over featherbedding rules
In Chicago federal court, five brotherhoods’ injunction against new work rules faced by railroads was denied. The unions seek to block Aug 16 implementation tied to 1959 proposals risking 41,000 firemen. judges left intact the presidential commission’s stance while railroads insist on action to force negotiations and presidential relief.
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Chicago
UPS
Joseph Sam Perry
Perry
National Mediation Board
J.E. Wolfe
Railroads
Emer
Gency Board
Wolfe
Presidential Commission
Orig
Javits Urges Congress Tax Cut To Spur Economy
Senator Jacob Javits rapped President Kennedy for indecision and urged a 5.5 billion tax cut this year to counter a potential recession. The article notes hearings by the Senate House Economic Committee, testimony from scholars and business leaders, and ongoing debate over timing and scope of tax relief.
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Washington
UPI
Jacob K. Javits
R-N. Y
Kennedy
Congress
Javits
Senate
House Economic Committee
Ira Ellies
DuPont Economics
Daniel B. Suits
University of Michigan
J. Frederick Weston
University of California At Los Angeles
James Wishart
Afl-Cio Meatcutters and Butchers Union
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
David Bell
House
Ways & Means Committee
Brief on attire and imagination in society
A reflective note argues that women's clothing invites scrutiny because men are expected to have limited imagination, suggesting a gendered critique of fashion norms and male perception. It frames dress as a test of vision rather than a claim of personal freedom.
Abortion Pressure and Global Briefs Stir Late News
Doctors in Sweden assure no urgent need for Sherri Finkbine but a US medical adviser urges immediate abortion to avoid a major operation later. Britain and Israel dispute Soblen fate with possible deportation to the United States. Kennedy to skip press conference this week. Shriver to tour Far East. Germans arrested in Switzerland over Rembrandt theft. A Tokyo Yokohama train crash leaves 2 dead and 170 injured. Morgantown funeral for H Ward Christopher. West Virginia mine accident report due after 2 deaths. Airlines seeks Washington to Louisville service. West Virginia Medical Association talks with State Welfare officials.
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Sweden
Sherri Finkbine
United States
Phoenix
Britain
Israel
Robert Soblen
London
United’States
Kennedy
White House
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
Washington
Far East
Holland
Interlaken
Switzerland
Tokyo
Yokohama
Wesley Methodist Church
Morgantown
H. Ward Christopher
West Virginia Cetennial Commission
I Christopher
Pennsylvania
State Mines Department
Grant Town
Allegheny Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Louisville
Huntington
Charleston
W. Bernard Smith
West Virginia Medical Association
U S to Press Test Ban Plan Despite Soviets
The United States will push its new test ban approach at the 17 nation disarmament conference subcommittee meeting in Geneva with Ambassador Arthur H. Dean seeking talks with Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian A. Zorin. Zorin rejected international control as insufficient and Moscow renewed nuclear tests, casting doubt on an early settlement.
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Geneva
UPS
United States
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Britain
Russia
Dean
Valerian A. Zorin
Moscow
Zorin
Siberia
Carbide Announces New State Unit at Institute
Union Carbide president Binny Mason Jr announced plans for a multi million dollar plant at Institute to produce 20 to 30 million pounds yearly of isocyanates, key for foams in furniture cushions and bedding, using a new process from South Charleston. A previous unit at Institute for high viscosity polyols was completed last month for foam production.
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Charleston
UPI
Institute
Union Carbide
Binny Mason Jr
Mason
South Charleston
Surgeons Attempt First Hand Restoral in Chicago
Surgeons may learn Wednesday if their four hour operation to reattach Arthur Holmes’s severed right hand at Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital succeeds. The rare procedure joins bones with pins and small arteries, seeks to restore blood flow, and may require further nerves work if it “takes.”
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Chicago
UPS
American Medical Association
Presbyterian-St. Lukes Hospital
Arthur Holmes
West Side
Holmes
Doctor Kelsey Receives President’s Gold Medal
Dr Frances Oldham Kelsey, FDA medical officer born in Canada, was awarded the President’s Gold Medal for distinguished federal civilian service at a White House ceremony. The award credits her resistance to thalidomide approval, preventing birth deformities in the United States.
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Frances O. Kelsey
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
United States
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
White House
Ellis
U.S
Nice
Canada
Dr. Kelsey
Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr
Russia
Robert R. Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Thalidomide Survey Finds Normal Births in U.S. Babies
Federal figures show 15 904 patients received thalidomide from doctors with 207 expecting mothers among them and no abnormalities yet observed in offspring. Health Secretary Celebrezze called the results reassuring though the investigation continues with 1 097 doctors interviewed and 74 doctors with remaining supplies.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Celebrezze
Europe
FDA
Stock Averages at Noon Dow Industrials Slip
Dow Jones noon averages show 30 industrials at 589.98, down 3.26. 20 rail shares at 120.03, down 0.73. Utilities rise 0.13 to 116.92. The broader 65-stock index at 205.02, off 0.83. Volume trade reached 1,330,000 shares.
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Dow Jones
Algeria Reins Transferred To Ben Bella
Premier Ben Youssef Ben Khedda formally transfer powers to Ahmed Ben Bella dominated Political Bureau, with GPRA to handle foreign affairs until a new government forms. Ben Khedda to act as foreign minister in interim. GPRA remains as revolution institution until CNRA meets in September. Ben Bella surveys Willayas leaders in Constantine.
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UPI
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Ben Youssef
Algerian Provisional Government
GPRA
Algeria
Ben Khedda
National Revolutionary Council
CNRA
Constantine
Willayas
Wreck on Route 20 Kills Upshur County Man
An Upshur County man, O. W. Strader of Cannan, died when the car he was in left Route 20 south of Buckhannon after failing to navigate a curve. His wife and Albert Bond of Cannan, the driver, were hospitalized with injuries as West Virginia’s highway death toll reached 245 for the year.
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Buckhannon
UPI
Upshur County
Here
West Virginia
O. W. Strader
Cannan
Albert Bond
Three States Vote in Regional and Senate Contests
Missouri voters took to the polls focusing on local issues while a five man Republican Senate nomination drew primary interest. Senator Edward Long seeks another term in a Democratic bid as Missouri’s congressmen seek re election under new districts. In Michigan cloudy weather and showers aimed to dampen turnout for a light primary with one statewide contest the lieutenant governor race. Romney and Swainson head their parties for the fall slate and were unopposed for governor.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Missouri
U.S. Senate
Warren Hearns
Edward Long
D-Mo
Detroit
Michigan
Robert M. Montgomery
George Romney
Romney
John B. Swainson
West Virginia Gains 336.7 Million in U.S. Taxes
PARKERSBURG UPI The federal government collected 336,704,218.32 in taxes from West Virginia individuals and corporations for the year ended June 30, an increase of 4,756,589 over 1960-61. Individual withheld taxes rose about 8 million, corporate taxes fell 4.29 million, estate and gift receipts slipped, and returns filed dropped 14,871 to 528,091.
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Parkersburg
UPI
West Virginia
Internal Revenue Service
Nathaniel Looker
Looker
Mystery Telephone Call Clouded Marilyn Monroe Death
Hollywood dispatch reports a mysterious late night telephone call disturbed Marilyn Monroe the night before her death. Housekeeper Eunice Murray said Monroe seemed unsettled but could not identify the caller. A toxicology screen found lethal barbiturate levels in Monroe’s blood with no alcohol detected. A private funeral was planned with limited invitees and a possible eulogy by Carl Sandburg if health permits.
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Hollywood
UPS
Marilyn Monroe
Miss Monroe
Carl Sandburg
Guy R. Hackett
Westwood Village Memorial Park
Chapel of the Palms
Bernice Miracle
Inez Melson
America
Marilyn
Abernathy
Marilyn Monroe Tried Suicide Before 19 Says Hecht
New York sources report Marilyn Monroe attempted suicide multiple times in her life. Ben Hecht told him in California in 1954 she tried to take her life twice before 19. Friends said she had dangerous sleeping pill episodes in later years and blamed Hollywood for her unhappiness.
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UPI
Marilyn Monroe
Ben Hecht
Marilyn
California
Hecht
Joe DiMaggio
Hollywood
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