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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1962

Page

7

Engineer Bakshi declines Navy recruitment despite benefits

Minneapolis reports Mahendra Saroih Bakshi a University of Minnesota industrial engineering grad and member of Pi Tau Sigma Tau Beta Pi says he does not want to join the Navy or see the world as a Navy enlistee. He notes his graduate studies and professional affiliations while countering recruiters with a pointed letter about salary clothing allowances and travel. The Navy reply jokes about sharing the card with a female friend.

Navy Miss Bakshi Bakshi Navy Exchange Pi Tau Sigma Tau Beta Pi Institution of Engineers Society of Automotive Engineers American Society of Mechanical Engineers Republic of India O.K Mahendra S. Bakshi

Public right to know over hotel brochure twist

Washington UPI reports a columnist notes press access issues and prying privacy contrasts with a hotel brochure marked confidential. The piece spoofs a pamphlet praising a new hotel with heated towel racks to spare guests tepid towels, arguing civilization advances merit disclosure.

GOP Condemns Administration on Cuba

The Republican National Committee condemned the Kennedy administration over Cuba policy and rising government spending. In two days of resolutions they criticized the administration for indecision and a push for power while urging on-site inspection to remove Soviet missiles and reduce federal spending tied to any tax cuts.

Washington UPI Republican National Committee Kennedy Cuba William E. Miller Upstate New York Miller GOP Eisenhower United States U.S National Committee Congress

Judge Reverses Tulane Ruling on Admissions

In New Orleans federal ruling Judge Frank B. Ellis held Tulane University a private institution not subject to court-ordered desegregation and may admit Black students voluntarily. He overturned Judge J Skelly Wright who had ordered two New Orleans women admitted. Ellis cited Tulane's endowment and lack of state control over policy.

New Orleans UPI Tulane University Frank B. Ellis Tulane Ellis J. Skelly Wright Washington Wright Barbara Marie Guillory Pearlie Hardin Ellie Paul Tulane

Court orders dentists to give Sheppe ortho exam in West Virginia

The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled the State Board of Dental Examiners acted capriciously by delaying Dr. Joseph H. Sheppe of Huntington from taking an orthodontics qualifying exam. The court ordered the board to schedule and permit the exam after finding Sheppe complied with all valid requirements.

Charleston UPI State Supreme Court West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners Joseph H. Sheppe Huntington Sheppe University of Maryland Dental School University of Alabama State Board Alabama West Virginia Orthodontics Society Supreme Court

Suburbs and Counties with Top Income figures Listed

A city by city list shows top incomes for suburbs including Shaker Heights Wilmette Highland Park Edina Beverly Hills and others across Ohio Illinois California and more with ranges from 13 933 down to 7 066. Counties such as Montgomery Du Page Nassau Fairfax Westchester and Johnson are shown with top income figures as well as big cities like Washington San Jose Chicago and Los Angeles with comparable ranges. The compilation compares regional income levels across multiple states and areas including Ontario and New York suburbs and major metros.

Shaker Heights Ohio Wilmette Highland Park Edina Minn Minneapolis Beverly Hills Calif Upper Arlington Ridgewood N. J Park Ridge Ill Rockville Center Birmingham Mich Montgomery County Los Alamos County N. M Arlington County Fairfax County DuPage County Nassau County N. Y Johnson County Kan Marin County Westchester County Washington, D. C Paterson-Clifton-Paston D. C Paterson-Clifton-Passiac San Jose Chicago, Ill Hartford

Women Peace Group Leader Defends Inquiries Amid Subpoenas

Washington mother and founder of Women Strike for Peace, Dagmar Wilson, dismissed claims the House inquiry into Communist infiltration harms her group. The hearing saw three leaders invoke the Fifth or deny past Communist ties, while crowd protests and a former FBI agent labeled the probe a smear. Rep. Clyde Doyle warned some infiltration exists but not all peace advocates are Communists.

Norman G. Cornish Washington UPI House Dagmar Wilson Washington, D.C Women Strike For Peace FBI Jack Levine Levine Tee White House United Press International United States Doyle Blanche Posner Scarsdale N.Y Ruth E. Meyers Roslyn

Life on Earth Found Three Billion Years Ago

Carnegie researchers report algae era life nearly 3 billion years old, two decades earlier than prior estimates. Dr. Caryl P. Haskins credits T. C. Hoering with isotopic rock dating from 2.7 billion year old Southern Rhodesian limestone, suggesting primitive carbon-containing organisms were present as rocks formed.

Washington Earth Carnegie Institution of Washington Caryl P. Haskins Carnegie T. C. Hoering Institute Geophysical Laboratory Hoering Southern Rhodesia

Tax Appeal Denied in Major Inheritance Tax Fight

The West Virginia Supreme Court on a 3-1 vote refused the State Tax Commission's bid for an extra 464 inheritance tax from the Martha W. Glessner estate of Wheeling. The commission argued 28813 set aside for taxes should count toward the estate total. The 1961 circuit court ruling upheld excluding the amount from the tax base. Mrs. Glessner died February 1956.

Charleston UPI State Tax Commission Martha W. Glessner Wheeling State Supreme Court Ohio County Circuit Court

Northern Lights Disrupt Nation’s Missile Detector Radar

In Fairbanks Alaska Dr Victor Hessler notes auroras disturb the BMEWS radar at Clear and Thule Greenland. Solar flares may cause magnetic disturbances that mimic missile alarms. With a sun cycle peaking every 11 years, the 400 by 165 foot Clear radar and Thule screen risk more confusion into 1963 64 and 1969.

Fairbanks Alaska Clear Victor Hessler University of Alaska Air Force Thule Greenland U.S Hessler Earth

Mansion House museum burglarized again in Tu Endie Wei Park

In Point Pleasant the Mansion House museum at Tu Endie Wei State Park faced its fourth break in in under five months. Between 10 and 12 guns over 100 years old were stolen from the gun collection. The string of thefts since July 13 totals about 25 rifles and other firearms. Old coins and Indian relics have also been taken in prior incidents.

Point Pleasant Mansion House Tu- Endie-Wei State Park

Commerce Department sees $500 million rise in early 1963 sales

Washington based report from UPI notes manufacturers expect about $500 million more in sales in the first quarter of next year. The Commerce Department cites a survey from last month and puts the fourth quarter 1962 sales at $101 billion, a quarterly high and $500 million above the prior three months.

Washington UPI Commerce Department Department

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