Glenn returns to Cape amid hero worship and embraces
Caped Glenn arrives at Patrick Air Force Base to a flood of tribute after orbiting Earth three times aboard Mercury. He hugs his wife Anna and children, then greets crowds along the 14 mile route as Vice President Johnson commends his team. Glenn says the flight was a team effort and represents the Mercury program, not one man.
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Alvin B. Webb JR
Cape Canaveral
UPI
John H. Glenn Jr
Anna
Glenn
David
Carolyn
Patrick Air Force Base
Lyndon B. Johnson
Grand Turk
Chhildren
H. W. Castor
New Concord
Ohio
Johnson
Mercury
Nigeria cuts salaries to fund development drive
A UPI dispatch reports Nigeria reducing its leaders pay by thousands to finance a 672 million development program. Premier Akintola trims his 1400 dollar wage plus car and driver allowances, with ministers and parliament following suit. The piece notes the unlikely spread to the United States and mocks such action.
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Western Nigeria Information Office
New York
S. L.akintola
House of Assembly
Hara-Kiri
Cuba asks urgent U N Security Council session
Cuba requests an immediate Security Council meeting to address what it calls the United States illegal use of regional groups to press sanctions against the Castro government. Cuban ambassador Dr. Mario Garcia Inchauste Gutierrez sent the request to U N Council chair Adlai Stevenson, with no clear decision on meeting time. Stevenson weighs the Cuban charges as he consults other members. Cuba says Washington pressured the O A S NATO and others to act as a prelude to a large scale invasion from bases in the United States and Caribbean. The General Assembly had refused to adopt a Cuban backed resolution linking U S aggression and interference.
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UPI
Cuba
Security Council
United States
Mario Garcia Inchaustegui
United Nations
Council
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Garcia
Washington
Organization of American States
OAS
NATO
Caribbean
U.N. General Assembly
John Glenn Jr Day Proclaimed in Ohio
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle proclaimed February 20 as John H. Glenn Jr Day in honor of the astronaut s historic triple orbit. He urged future governors to recognize the date pending official designation by the state legislature.
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Columbus
UPI
Michael V. DiSalle
John H. Glenn Jr
Ohio
Earth
DiSalle
New Blizzard Loses Punch In High Plains
A United Press International report describes a blizzard that weakened in the high plains, failing to reach the Dakotas and Nebraska as planned. Arctic air, subzero temps, wind and drifting snow affected Montana Wyoming and Colorado, with light snow in many areas. Weather disruptions included freezing drizzle and fog delays at New York airports. A tornado damaged tobacco barns in Marion County South Carolina and a farmer's wife was injured. Dozens of Montana schools closed as winds up to 50 mph raged. Gov. Guy postponed a North Dakota school inspection trip due to the storm.
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Wyoming
Montana
Colorado
Dakotas
Nebraska
Pellston
Mich
Waskom
Tex
New York
New England
Marion County
South Carolina
Lewistown
Mont
State Highway Patrol
William Guy
North Dakota
Rawlins
Wyo
Five day West Virginia forecast with below average temps
The outlook calls for cloudy conditions this afternoon with occasional rain in the south. Rain will fall tonight and Saturday, changing to snow flurries Saturday afternoon. North portion lows in the 30s, 38 to 46 in the south. Saturday highs 40s to mid 50s, warmer Monday then cooler Tuesday or Wednesday. Precipitation near one inch, mainly Saturday and around Tuesday. River conditions show Greenbrier cloudy and Lake cloudy with open gates at 7.5. New gauge 3.7 feet at Hinton.
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West Virginia
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Hint
NKIC Expected To Get Rest Of Govt Contract
The Army Chemical Corps will award the remaining 1.76 million dollar contract to NKIC subsidiary Action-Flex Corp. The first Fayette County plant will manufacture plastic shipping and firing containers for 115 millimeter rockets. The plant should be in full production by March 15 with first shipment by April 1. About 70 to 80 workers from Raleigh and Kanawha counties will be trained on site with staff brought from Hastings plant. Equipment will arrive from various sources and light fixtures remain to be installed.
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Oak Hill
Fayetteville
Kanawhan Industrial
Eve Breck
Army Chemical Corps
Kanawha Industrial Corp
Army
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
Action- Flex Corp
N Kic
Fayette County
Robert E. Kelly Jr
West Virginia
Raleigh
Kanawha
Hastings
Midh
Kelly
Kennedy visits Berlin Wall with praise from West Berlin crowds
U S Attorney General Robert Kennedy and his wife Ethel toured divided Berlin and drew waves from East Berliners across the wall. Police reported gunfire earlier from the East side as crowds cheered and pressed toward police lines amid the jubilation.
Turkey Crushes Brief Uprising in Ankara
In a swift display of force, Turkey’s armed forces with tanks suppressed a revolt by about 8,000 mutinous cadets and troops in the Ankara garrison. Premier Ismet Inonu announced the government remains in control and ringleaders were arrested. The uprising, led by Col. Talat Aydemir, sought constitutional changes and the dismissal of 200 deputies. There were no reported casualties.
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Ankara
Turkey
UPI
Ismet Inonu
Inanu
War School
Talat Aydemir
John Wayne Welcomes Son In Encino California
Actor John Wayne became a father to a pound two ounce son in Encino California. His wife Pilar Palette born in Peru 32 gave birth to the child on Thursday. Doctors reported both mother and baby were doing fine. The couple already has a daughter aged four and Wayne has four other children from a prior marriage.
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Encino
Calif
UPI
John Wayne
An &Pound
Wayne
Pilar Palette
Aissa
Hopeful Dropout Pilot Plan May Pick Raleigh Co
School Superintendent John W Saunders remains hopeful Raleigh County will be chosen as a pilot county for a state program giving job training to high school dropouts. The plan, created by the Legislature, must pick a county by March 10. If selected, male dropouts aged 16 and 17 will attend classes in June July and August.
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John W Saunders
Raleigh
Rex Smith
Smith
House
Julius W. Singleton
Monongalia
Del
Herbert Schupbach
Wetzel
John E. Carrigan
Marshall
Hans McCourt
Webster
Senate
Howard Carson
W. W. Barron
Dorsey Named ADC-EEP Post Supervisor in State Report
E Van Dorsey of Beckley was appointed on August 1 to oversee the Aid to Dependent Children Emergency Employment Program in seven counties. Previously a Beckley educator and local Democratic figure, he will supervise ADCC workers under the Board of Education municipalities and county courts. The $600 a month post was reportedly approved by Department of Commerce Deputy Commissioner Dana Hicks.
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E. van Dorsey
Beckley
Charleston
Dorsey
Raleigh County
Board of Education
Statehouse
Department of Commerce
Dana Hicks
Commerce Department
EFP
Hulett C. Smith
David C. Callaghan
Safe For Ordinary Mortals Man Wins Out Over Robot In Space Ride
John H Glenn Jr. completes a triple orbit showing humans can travel in space as well as machines. Doctors report no weightless sickness and affirm that anyone from 6 to 60 could ride as a passenger. Glenn manually controlled the craft during auto system troubles and made numerous scientific observations.
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Grand Turk Island
Bahamas
Glenn
America
Cape Canaveral
William K. Douglas
Edward Knoblock
Walter Reed
Crumby Spaceship Astronaut Warns Against Crumbs
UPI reports astronaut John Glenn advised future spacemen to avoid crumbling foods on space voyages. He noted crumbs would spread through the craft, creating a crumby spaceship and hindering operations.
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Grand Turk Island
Bahamas
UPI
John Glenn
Kennedy nerves vs space voyage key to triumph
President Kennedy’s presence amid celebrations drew more nervousness from his colleagues than the historic space flight. The mission boosted American hopes and prestige, sending data and insights about mankind’s use of space while elevating national pride among tens of thousands.
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Kennedy
K Threatens Geneva Talks With Tough Khrushchev Note
UPI reports Khrushchev may torpedo next month's Geneva disarmament conference if Kennedy resumes atmospheric nuclear tests. Officials say the note to Kennedy argues for a summit and raises distrust of Western inspection plans. The State Department plans to meet at foreign ministers level despite Kennedy's expected rejection.
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Washington
UPI
U. S
Nikita Khrushchev
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Geneva
U.S
Soviet Union
Robertson Defends Income Tax In Supreme Court Today
West Virginia Attorney General C Donald Robertson urged the State Supreme Court to review a Wood County ruling that the state personal income tax is unconstitutional The high court signaled it would accept the case for review to be argued quickly due to the tax’s public importance If Blacks decision stands the state could lose about 24 million in revenue this year and next The case involves Premier Photo Service and the state Tax Commission with broad implications for the tax law’s validity
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Robertson
Supreme Court
Charleston
W. Va
UPID
Donald Robertson
State Supreme Court
West Virginia
High Court
Wood County
Donald F. Black
Pence
Black
Sion
Tanner
Premier Photo Service ,Inc
Howard Hardesty
Premier
Judge Black
WV man killed as dragline at mine runs out of control
Ralph Spriggs, 57, of Chester West Virginia, was killed at a strip mine in Carnegie Pennsylvania when the dragline he operated ran wild. He was about to jump from the cab when it swung and knocked him into the gear mechanism.
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Carnegie, Pa
UPI
West Virginia
Ralph Spriggs
Chester
W.va
Spriggs
Peace Corps seeks midwives for Bolivia and more overseas
Washington dispatch says eight midwives are needed for a Peace Corps project in Bolivia, with other openings including a plumber for Peru and 10 French speaking fishermen for West Africa. The recruitment aims to expand to 2,400 volunteers by July and 3,500 by October 1, with 698 abroad and 179 in training.
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Washington
UPI
Peace Corps
Bolivia
Peru
West Africa
Corps
Space Umbrellas and Mirrors to Control Sun
Rep. James G. Fulton proposes space based weather control by deploying a dense foil mirror to reflect sunlight toward northern areas possibly extending daylight hours. He also suggests opaque umbrellas near the Equator to shade hot regions aiming to ease climate and reduce electricity costs.
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Solon
David Burnham Washington
UPI
James G. Fulton
R-Pa
House Space Committee
Fulton
Canada
Siberia
Africa
South America
Earth
Pennsylvania
Equator
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