South Urged To Triple Outlay For Education
Seven prominent southern leaders urged in Louisville that the South double college enrollment and nearly triple higher education spending to 2.9 billion dollars by 1970 for 1.7 million students. The commission proposed reducing athletics emphasis, ending long summers, boosting college collaboration, expanding access, selecting talented students, and removing racial barriers to admission based on ability and character.
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Louisville, Ky
UPI
Union
Commission On
South
West Virginia
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Flying classroom first exam puzzles Midwest schools
In Lafayette Indiana the flying classroom telecast its first exam as Midwest schoolsmen watch results of a new televised lesson system. Wisconsin scientists in St Louis report peas more pods easier than more peas per pod. A Fort Lauderdale bandit robbed Public Finance Co. of 200 dollars and fled while police chiefs discussed at a lecture.
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Lafayette, Ind
UPI
Midwest
Midwest States
ST. Louis, Mo
University of Wisconsin
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Public Finance Co
Broward County Police Chief Association
World Church Council selects new officers
The World Council of Churches elected a six man presidium at its third general assembly in New Delhi. Named presidents include Charles Parlin of Englewood New Jersey a Methodist layman and senior partner at Shearman Sterling & Wright Sir Francis Thiam governor general of Eastern Nigeria and The Most Rev Arthur Ramsey Archbishop of Canterbury. Also named were Pastor Martin Niemoeller a German Evangelical leader Archbishop Iakovos of New York and Rev Dr David G Moses of India. Honorary secretary Dr Joseph Oldham age 85 was also chosen. The council spans nearly 200 non Roman Catholic denominations across scores of countries.
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New Delhi
India
UPI
World Council of Churches
New York City
International Christian Organization
General Assembly
WCC
Charles Coolidge Parlin
Englewood
N.J
New York
Shearman, Sterling & Wright
Francis Thiam
Nigeria
Arthur H. Ramsey
Canterbury
Church of England
Martin Niemoeller
Iakovos
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
North and
South America
David G. Moses
United Church
Joseph H. Oldham
Christian Cooperation Movement
West Virginia Briefs: Police Chief Resigns and More
Williamson Police Chief Rossy Bucci resigns to become a special officer for Norfolk and Western Railway. Possible successor includes Howard B. Chambers, recently ousted as Mingo County sheriff. Huntington sighting: a Cabell County woman evades dog tax by buying a kennel license for ten dollars. Wheeling Steel unveils a major expansion program in early planning while declaring a 50 cent quarterly dividend. Martins Piribek of Morgantown named to the Baltimore Fed Bank board, succeeding John W. Stout of Parkersburg National Bank.
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Williamson
UPI
Rossy Bucci
Norfolk & Western Railway
Bucci
Howard B. Chambers
Mingo County
Huntington
Cabell County
Vianna Wright
Ing Steel Corp
Richmond, Va
Martin Piribek
First National Bank of
Morgantown
W. Va
Baltimore
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
John W. Stout
Parkersburg
National Bank
5Th
Federal Reserve District
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Turkey
Beckley
NEW River Supply
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Jake’s
Cpiscount
Ashworth Home & Montgomery Ward
Auto Supply
Beckley Hardware
Keatleys
Eric’s
Schiff’s
Lavinder’s OF
W. T. Grant CO
Saks Jewelers
Fama’s
Nobil’s
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