Honey in the Rock Amphitheatre May Get Roof Upgrades
State Natural Resources Director M Lane and Appalachian director George Lavalle led a Charleston meeting with officials from the New River Gorge Development Corp to seek Area Redevelopment Administration grants for expanding state owned tourist facilities. The plan includes a movable canopy over the Honey in the Rock amphitheatre at Grandview State Park and enhanced parking and roads to Bluestone Lake Babcock Grandview Hawks Nest Plum Orchard Lake and other sites to draw more visitors. The Checchi report influenced the push though officials expect rapid approvals and start work in a few months with additional funding for planning at Chief Logan and nearby McDowell and Mingo areas.
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State Natural Resources Department For Area Redevelopment Administration
Lane
ARA
Bluestone Lake
Babcock State Park
Grandview State Park
Hawks Nest State Park
Plum Orichard Lake
Fayette County
Lavalle
New River Gorge Development Corp
Pat Hamilton
Oak Hill
Earl Vickers
Duval Schultz
Jim Kee
Elizabeth Kee
Charleston
Community Facilities Administration
Logan
Logan County
McDowell
Mingo County
State Labels Charge Vs. Ash Ridiculous
Charleston dispatch reports David Callaghan of the State Commerce Department calling claims that public works employees worked on Harrison Ash ridiculous. A retired miner recanted seeing equipment and three relief workers denied involvement. A Road Commission official confirmed equipment on a county road but not on the Ash property.
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Charleston
UPI
David C Callaghan
State Commerce Department
Harrison
Callaghan
State Road Commission
Fred Ehle
Ash
Beckley
WJLS
Minden
Fayette County
Road Commission
Mission terms shift from tasks to operations to missions
Dick West notes with humor how the Pentagon language evolved from task forces to operations and now missions. A House subcommittee hearing prompts Navy official Beieu to define a housing program’s mission, illustrating regional differences such as Alaska versus Florida.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Pentagon
WAC
House
Navy
Kennedy E. Belieu
Subcommittee
Belieu
Alaska
Florida
West Virginia Weather Forecast and Observations
West Virginia weather fair and cooler tonight with clouds this afternoon. Temperatures range from 56 to 62 east and 60 to 65 west tonight, then fair and warmer on Thursday with highs 76 to 82 east and 80 to 85 west. Five day outlook shows near normal to slightly below normal temperatures, mostly fair with possible Sunday or Monday showers yielding 1 to 2 tenths of an inch. Beckley high 84 yesterday, 62 at night, Oak Hill high 84, low 61, rain reports light. River conditions Greenbrier normal and muddy, Lake normal with 3.5 gates open, Hinton gauge 25 feet.
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Beckley
Tory Ossenc
Sneerns Fdr
Togay Vcs Desererees
Oak Hill
Wen
OGM Seseasnaes Cas
Hinton
Britain Extends El Al Deadline For Soblen Return
London today extended the deadline for El Al Airlines to return convicted Soviet spy Dr. Robert A. Soblen to the United States by 48 hours. The Home Office gave no reason for the extension, marking a second such delay after Soblen’s asylum appeals were rejected.
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London
UPI
Britain
el al
Robert A. Soblen
United States
Home Office
Eiai Airlines
Soblen
Israel
Kennedy Signs First of 12 Appropriation Bills
President Kennedy signed the first of a dozen appropriation bills to fund the government through the new fiscal year. The measure provides 5.49 billion dollars to support the Treasury, Post Office departments, and the White House executive office.
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Washington
UPS
Kennedy
Treasury and
Post Office
White House
Woman 70 Flies Atlantic From New York to Shannon
Marion Hart a 70 year old pilot and Louise Sacchi 49 flew a single engine Bonanza from Boston to Gander Newfoundland to St Pierre then non stop to Shannon Ireland after an 11 hour 1828 mile journey. They faced a denial to land at Gander due to rules against single engine planes over water but completed the trip with radio guidance from a commercial airliner and no major anxiety.
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Shannon
Ireland
UPI
Newfoundland
Marion Hart
New York City
Hart
Louise Sacchi
Jericho Manor
Jenkintown
Boston
Gander
St. Pierre
N KIC lays off workers. recall for rocket tube work planned
New Kanawha Industrial Corp says temporary layoffs at its Oak Hill plant will end when rocket tube container production begins. About 38 boat makers were affected, two remain in shipping, and 10 mere discharged earlier. Production restart expected soon. union notified. raw materials in transit awaiting samples approval.
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New Kanawha Industrial Corp
Oak Hill
Harry Barch
Barch
N-Kic
Italian Town Gates Welcome Jackie Kennedy In Ravello
Crowds cheer as Jacqueline Kennedy and daughter Caroline arrive in Ravello Italy for a two week sunny coast vacation. Mayor presents an ancient Roman vase as greeting and President Segni gifts orchids at the villa.
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Ravello
Italy
UPI
Jacqueline
Jacqueline Kennedy
Caroline
Mediterranean
Jackie
Kennedy
America
Rome
Secret Service
Salerno
Mrs. Kennedy
Pricess Lee Radziwill
Kennedys
Lorenzo Manzi
Villa Sangro
Manzi
Antonio Segni
Gas Chamber Awaits Mother and Two Hired Killers
Elizabeth Ann Duncan, 58, was executed in the San Quentin gas chamber for the murder of her son’s wife Olga, 30. The cyanide entered via pellets beneath the chair at 10:04 a.m. PDT, eight minutes before death. Her son Frank Duncan, who sought a stay, faced a failed appeal and expressed anger at authorities.
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Bulletin
San Quentin
Calif
UPI
Elizabeth Ann Duncan
Olga
Donald D. Jackson
Elizabeth Duncan
Frank Duncan
S.o.b's
Ordnance Works Sale Authorized
The General Services Administration authorized the sale of Morgantown Ordnance Works in Morgantown West Virginia for 1.25 million dollars to the Morgantown Community Association a non profit group dedicated to local economic development The plant has been vacant since fall 1959 It was built in World War II at a cost of 63 million dollars and later used by private firms after Army release
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Washington
UPI
General Services Administration
Morgantown
W. Va
Ordnance Works
Morgantown Community Association
the Community Association
Ben Bella Moves to Dissolve Military Districts
Vice Premier Ahmed Ben Bella moved to dissolve Algeria's military districts and merge them into a political organization under his control. The move was seen as the next step in his bid to consolidate power in the newly independent nation.
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Algiers
UPI
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algeria
Ben Bella
Wasp Stings Fatal in Salisbury Maryland
(UPI) Robert W. Waller, 49, was stung to death by wasps Tuesday while working at the home of his employer in Salisbury Maryland.
Vice President Johnson to make goodwill trip to several nations
The White House announced that Vice President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson will undertake a goodwill trip to Italy Greece Turkey Cyprus and Iran in late August and early September. A Defense Department official said there is no confirmation of a report that 4000 Soviet troops arrived in Cuba. A federal court refused to grant an injunction blocking railroads from firing workers, leaving Kennedy to head off a possible strike. Thunderstorms brought rain to the northeast with up to 1 1/2 inches and six deaths. State briefs note John Brown play canceled in Charles Town and Ted Rollins withdraws as Democratic nominee. Marshall University urban renewal grant announced.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
Iran
White House
Defense Department
Cuba
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
France
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Senate
Benjamin V. Cohen
Joseph L. Rauh
Americans For Democratic Action
John Brown
Charles Town
Secretary of State
Ted H. Rollins
House of Delegates
Taylor County
Rollins
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Marshall University
Bi front creditors and their tactics described
A fragment notes creditors and efforts tied to a bi front, with unclear details and limited readable content. The text hints at financial pressure or settlement actions but lacks concrete names, places, dates, or outcomes.
United States trims test ban control posts to 80
At the 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva American Ambassador Arthur H. Dean announced a policy shift reducing on-site inspection posts from 180 to around 80. He noted advances in detection but limited gains in identification and warned location remains a key issue with fewer posts.
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Geneva
UPI
United States
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
U.S
Arthur Lalll
Kennedy
Soviet Berlin Chief Reaches Out To U S Commander
Soviet commander in East Germany Gen Ivan I Jakubovski arrived in Heidelberg to pay a courtesy call on Gen Paul H Freeman Jr the U S Army commander in Europe A convoy of five Russian staff cars entered the Army HQ as flags from both nations fluttered and a 17 gun salute rang out before the meeting
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Heidelberg
Germany
UPI
Ivan I. Jakubovski
East Germany
Paul H. Freeman Jr
Paul H. Freeman, Jr
Europe
Army
U.S
Jakubowski
Freeman
Berlin
Russians Conduct Atmospheric Nuclear Test in Siberia
The Atomic Energy Commission announced Russia conducted another atmospheric nuclear test Tuesday at a central Siberian site. The device yielded in the low kilotons, described as up to 20 000 tons of TNT, comparable to a full Yankee Stadium. It followed a prior 30 megaton air blast and other underground tests, with numbers not disclosed.
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Washington
API
Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
AEC
Siberia
Yankee Stadium
Marilyn Monroe to be buried in quiet funeral near Westwood
Western notes say the film queen would receive a subdued burial at Westwood Memorial Park at 4 p.m. EDT with plans to avoid a circus like turnout. Police guarded the mortuary as spectators gathered and relatives urged restraint while inviting a small circle including Sinatra and Dean Martin to attend.
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West Los Angeles
UPI
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn
Westwood Memorial Park
Wilshire Boulevard
UCLA
Barbour Starts Unique Roadside Park Project
Barbour County civic clubs the State Road Commission and the county school board join to create a 22 acre roadside park on U S 250 between Philippi and Belington with a forest laboratory for the new high school. The park will include shelters, trails, lookout and native tree plantings with trees identified. Five service clubs will staff park labor nights, forming Barbour County Park Commission to oversee progress.
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Philippi
UPI
Barbour County Civic Clubs
The
State Road Commission
County Board of Education
West Virginia
U. S
Belington
Norman Laughlin
Upper Monongahela Valley Association
Laughlin
Barbour County Park Commission
Service Labs
WCC Central Committee Brews On Nuclear Arms Talk
At University City the World Council of Churches Central Committee began a 10 day session with debate on nuclear warfare and the Catholic ecumenical council. Delegates from 197 churches in 100 nations discuss WCC's international role and a Pope John XXIII observer invitation to the Vatican council.
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Paris
WCC
Central Committee
John XXIII
Ecumenical Council
Vatican
Finkbine Begins Psychiatric Tests for Abortion Request
Mrs Sherri Finkbine starts three days of psychiatric testing in Stockholm to aid the Sweden abortion request. Dr Kersten Uhrus Frostner, a gynecologist, examined her Tuesday and will report after the tests. A board meeting August 17 will consider the findings.
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Stockholm
UPI
Sherri Finkbine
Sweden
Kersten Uhrus-Frostner
Argentine General Rebels Asserts Command Move
Presstime BUENOS AIRES UPI reports the government says Gen. Federico Toranzo Montero commander of the 4th army corps has committed an act of rebellion and is attempting to seize control of the Argentine army.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Federico Toranzo Montero
4Th Army Corps
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