Do Computers Think Creatively at a Conference
At the national computer conference in Washington I explored whether machines can truly think. Leaders avoided a clear verdict, noting computers imitate thinking yet lack the human brain’s shortcut. A few suggested a group input could surpass individuals, and some predicted machines might create original music, but the lone hopeful remark was that a computer may replace many people but not an exceptional one.
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Washington
UPI
W. H. Ware
American Federation of Information Processsing Societies
Ware
Coal research group urges push into oil gas substitute fuels
A federal advisory panel urged the Coal Research Program to target liquid and gaseous fuel fields to challenge oil and natural gas. Director George A. Lamb cited high potential profits from tonnage gains and forecast coal production near 400 million tons this year. The committee projects energy demand in these fields could reach 1.5 billion tons of coal annually.
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Washington
UPI
George A. Lamb
Lamb
Weather summary with cold wave and mixed precipitation
Cold wave warning in effect today and tonight with mostly cloudy skies and snow flurries. Winds high. temperatures 20s, then clear and colder tonight through Thursday. Five day forecast shows 2 to 10 degrees below normal with rain and snow likely over the weekend. rivers muddy and elevated. new gauge at Hinton reads 7.75 feet.
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Beckley
Seeeerreees
Oak Hill High
Greenbrier
Hinton
Rusk Urges NATO Probe for Berlin Talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told NATO allies the United States will press ahead with diplomatic probing talks on Berlin with the Russians. West Germany Belgium Canada Denmark and Norway voiced support for talks, while France opposed any negotiations at this time. The NATO council met on a crucial three day session as foreign ministers from major powers continued discussions in Paris.
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Joseph W. Grigg
Paris
UPI
Dean Rusk
America
United States
Berlin
NATO
West Germany
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Norway
Gerhard Schroeder
NATO Council
Paul-Henri Spaak
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Rockefeller denies report of NY governorship exit
Governor Nelson A Rockefeller refuted a New York Daily News story claiming he would not seek re election and might resign due to personal problems. Across world events, East Berlin police wounded an officer, Austria sought market ties, US factory pay rose to 95.82 weekly, Iron Age notes fevered steel orders, White House police admit two Black officers, Doug McClure and Barbara Luna wed in California, Spellman to visit troops in Verdun, Kanawha County rejects 3.9 million school bond, four miners burned in Grant Town gas explosion, Huntington blue law arrests head to court, Doyle Woodford appointed to fill Morgantown seat.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
New York Daily News
East Berlin
Austria
Kanawha
Grant Town
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Robert Brimm
Mike Mazure
Fairmont
Huntington
Doyle S. Woodford
Morgantown
W. W. Barron
Monongalia County
House of Delegates
David L. Solomon
State Workman’s Compensation Commission
Tariff pact nears with Europe and United States
UPI reports a major tariff cutting agreement may be reached between the United States and Western Europe. Sources say the pact could cut external tariffs by about 20 percent across industrial products in the European Community while the United States would offer more modest cuts, potentially up to 20 percent for foreign cars and other items.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Europe
U. S
Kennedy
U S and Britain clash over Congo UN policy
Washington reports the United States urges the UN to pursue only minimum military objectives in the Congo until achieved, opposing a ceasefire until those goals are met. U.S. Undersecretary George Ball says the UN must protect its operations and movement while avoiding force beyond necessity. He rejects aims to crush Katanga or impose a political solution by force and favors reintegration talks with Tshombe and Adoula once stability is restored.
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Washington
UPI
United States
United Nations
Congo
Britain
U.S
George W. Ball
U.N
Ball
Katanga
Tshombe
Moise Tshombe
UN buildup signals possible UN knockout plan for Katanga
UN forces in Elisabethville receive more Ethiopians and 2242 tons of ammunition and supplies as the build up suggests a knockout move against Katangese forces may come. Total UN strength climbs to about 5000 with armored cars and jets. Mortar fire devastates central Elisabethville harming refugee centers and damaging the Benedictine headquarters and French consulate. In Leopoldville a UN spokesman denies bombing Jadotville hospital and houses.
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U.N
Kindu
Elisabethville
Joseph Lambroschini
Leopoldville
Jadotville
Sailor Indicted For Murder In Minister's Death
Fayetteville daily news reports 18 year old Willard E. Graham indicted on murder charges in the death of Rev. Julius Keaton near Oak Hill after an August hitchhiking incident. The Navy AWOL sailor admitted the slaying as the body was found. six indictments issued by Fayette County grand jury slated for January term. Partners Grace Morris and Robert Massie also charged in an abortion death case. others to be tried or arrested as details unfold.
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Fayetteville
UPI
Willard E. Graham
Patrick
IS. C
Huntington
Graham
Navy
Fayette County
Grand Jury
Zane Summerfield
Julius Keaton
Oak Hill
South Carolina
Keaton
West Virginia
Grace Morris
Ansted
Robert Massie
Charleston
Hatser"Brown
Belpre
Ohio
Freda Bullard
IRS Ruling Aids Honey in the Rock Donors
The IRS ruled that the outdoor drama Honey in the Rock is tax exempt as an educational organization. This exempts contributions from federal income tax and saves about $3,500 for the year ending Sept. 30, per auditor figures. Nathaniel Looker, Parkersburg district director, announced in a letter to Fred Roschi. The ruling follows an October decision granting the West Virginia Historial Drama Association tax exempt status.
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Internal Revenue Service
Nathaniel Looker
Internal Revenue
Parkersburg
Soviet Air Power Questioned by Jane's All the World's Aircraft
London Reuters report notes Jane's says Soviet air power overhyped after Aviation Day displays yet achievements include a 113,892 foot altitude record by a Fishbed design and a 1,481.9 mph closed-circuit speed. US records remain for distance and straight-line speed.
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Robert Musel
London
UPI
Russia
Jane's
Aviation and Rocket Annual
Moscow
R.A.F
U.S.A
Jane’s
U.S
United States
Beckley Fashion Authority Delia Martin Dies at Beckley Hospital
Cordelia Campbell Martin known as Delia, Beckley fashion authority, died at 10:35 am in Beckley Hospital after earlier illness at her Harper Road home. Heart condition listed as cause. She ran The Purple Box The Mayfair Shop antiques shop at Beaver the Suburban Shopper and dress dept. at E M Payne's since 1929. She opened The Purple Box March 1, 1929 with Irma Sutphin and built a loyal clientele by direct buying and special purchases for friends and regulars. She was 53? years old.
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Cordelia Campbell Martin
Delia
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Harper Road
New York City
Marie Harvell
Purple Box
Beaver
E. M. Payne's
Irma Sutphin
New York
Black Knight Country Club
Cordelia B. Helmintoller
Danville
Art Heist Suspect Arrested in Pittsburgh Case
FBI says Ralph C. Hobbs, 45, unemployed salesman from Beaver Falls, will face charges of interstate transportation of stolen property for the July theft from art collector G. David Thompson’s Whitehall Borough home. The haul included six Picassos, two Legers, a Dufy and a Miro valued between 300,000 and 1.25 million dollars. Thompson had offered a 100,000 reward with no questions asked. Details of the arrest were not released.
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Pittsburgh
API
FBI
G. David Thompson
Ralph C. Hobbs
Beaver Falls
Thompson
Whitehall Borough
Hobbs
U S says no grounds for red request on Heusinger
Washington reports state department officials find no valid legal basis for Russia to extradite German General Adolf Heusinger from the United States. They dismiss Moscow’s war crimes claims as crude, noting no extradition treaty exists and the 1943 Allied agreement provisions have expired.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Russia
Adolf Heusinger
United States
Department
Heusinger
NATO
U.S
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Dramatic Drop in Polio Cited in West Virginia
Charleston UPI report quotes State Health Director N H Dyer on a steady polio decline since the 1954 Salk vaccine. From 518 cases in 1953 to 392 in 1954 and 64 in 1960s figures, with only 33 by date for 1961 and no new cases last week. Dyer cautions against rushing to Sabin oral vaccine.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
N. H. Dyer
Dyer
Wounded hunter dies after Virginia hunt incident
Luther Hill Groves, 67, of Nettie West Virginia, died Tuesday from a shotgun wound received on the opening day of Virginia’s fall hunting season. He was wounded in the side and arm while hunting near Williamsville Bath County.
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Clifton Forge
Luther Hill Groves
Nettie
Nicholas County
W. Va
Virginia
Groves
Williamsville
Bath County
Death Sought For Eichmann in Jerusalem Trial
Israel sought the death penalty for Adolf Eichmann as he faced charges for mass murder of six million Jews. Eichmann claimed he did not recognize guilt and said he was following orders, appealing for mercy as Judge Moshe Landau presided and the trial referenced on Page 2.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Eichmann
Gideon Haus‘ner
Eich
Moshe Landau
Eichmann Gurey
Norman Norell Affects Next Spring Fashion Focus
Norman Norell, influential fashion designer, shifts spring silhouettes toward cinched waists and flowing skirts that reveal knees and thighs. His collection features belts tightening waists by two to light inches, 12 to 16 gore skirts, and sleek flats with low bulky heels. Critics compare him to Dior for the “new look” elements without a raised waistline.
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New York
UPI
Norman Norell
Milady
Norell
U.S
Novell
Philadelphia
Dior
Christian Dior
Paris
James Galanos
Arnold Scansi
Amateur built Oscar in orbit launches from Vandenberg
A 10 pound hand built transmitter named Oscar orbited Earth aboard Discoverer XXXVI as part of Project Oscar Association. Mirabeau Towns Jr. witnessed the launch at Vandenberg and said Bay Area amateurs designed and built the satellite, delivering a Morse code HI message.
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Sunnyvale
Calif
Association
Mirabeau C. Towns Jr
Saratoga
Vandenberg
San Francisco Bay Area
Kennedy to Give Eight Speeches on Latin Trip
President Kennedy plans eight speeches and several public appearances during a weekend trip to Puerto Rico and three South American nations. Highlights include arrivals in San Juan and Bogota, a stop at La Morita outside Caracas, and a rural housing project dedication near El Frio.
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Merriman Smith Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Puerto Rico
South America
Whouse
San Juan
la Morita
Caracas
Venezuela
San Carlos Palace
Bogota
Colombia
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Maiquetia
el Frio
Kennedys
Ramey Air Force Base
Air Force
West Palm Beach
Fla
New Regulations Set For 3rd Class Mail
Washington announces post office rules after Jan 10 denying forward of third class mail with no obvious value such as advertising circulars and some catalogs. Undeliverable mail may be returned for 8 cents per piece if marked return requested. second class mail will rise from 5 to 10 cents per piece.
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Washington
UPS
Post Office Department
Ward replies to parents over Santa Claus faith
Montgomery Ward & Co says it believes in Santa Claus after irate parents complained about a catalogue photos showing children peeking while parents place gifts. The firm has received more than twenty letters from parents who hid the catalogue to protect children’s belief in Santa.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Co
Santa Claus
Ward
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