Of Cabbageworms And Politicians
Dick West humorously compares cabbageworms bypassing diapause with politicians facing election year photoflashes. He notes Agriculture Department experiments using repeated light flashes that force caterpillars to emerge as adults, suggesting potential limits on political life cycles and predicting a spring of campaign activity.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Research Service
Nature
Weather Beacon: Scattered Storms Likely Over Beckley Area
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms in Beckley and vicinity. Highs near 85 this afternoon, in the 80s Wednesday. lows around 64 tonight. Beckley reports 80 degree high and 63 low in the last 24 hours. SE wind 8 mph. sunset 8:43. River Greenbrier normal and clear. Lake normal and clear. gates open. Hinton gauge 3.1 ft.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Harlem Violence Erupts in Harlem Fourth Day
Harlem police battled a disorderly crowd at a bar as violence entered its fourth day. Eight or nine injured, one critically, after officers rushed the tavern. bottles and gunfire reported. City officials rushed to restore order with more Negro policemen and a grand jury to probe the shooting of a youth.
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Harlem
James Farmer
The
Congress of Racial Equality
CURE
City Hall
Robert F. Wagner
Europe
Michael J. Murphy
Murphy
New York City
Beaver Coal option for Beckley land near dump
Beckley officials consider a 45 acre parcel adjacent to the city dump with a 65 dollar per acre price under a short term option from Beaver Coal Corp. City Council action is set for July 28 to decide whether to purchase and begin landfill operations.
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John Wesley Smith
Beaver Coal Corporation
City of
Beckley
Leaders Sent To Siberia by Soviets Smash True Orthodox Wan
Soviet authorities moved against the True Orthodox Way sect, labeling it anti Communist. Leaders were sent to Siberia amid a crackdown as the state tightens control over religious groups.
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Moscow
UPS
True Orthodox
Siberia
Literary Gazette
The
Gazette
USSR Purges Olympic Team For Smuggling
Moscow reports say Soviet officials disbanded the 11 man water polo squad for smuggling foreign goods aboard returning from a road trip. Ten players implicated amid brawls, drinking, and alleged speculation, with potential Tokyo Olympic withdrawal noted by Komsomolskaya Pravda.
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Moscow
UPS
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Britons Bet on Barry Goldwater in UPI Report
London bookmakers reported heavy betting on Barry Goldwater to win the presidential election. A Ladbrookes spokesman said odds moved from 7-1 against to 4-1 after the day’s action, with several thousand pounds wagered. An American placed a 500 pound bet, about $1,400.
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London
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Ladbrooke’s
Goldwater
Pool Patrons Vote To Maintain Segregation At Pool
In Charleston the Rock Lake pool had a private vote on segregation with 493 against integration and 80 for it out of 573 voters aged 16 and up. Joseph Wylan, pool operator, reported the Kanawha County voting machine counted the ballots under the county voter registrar’s staff as civil rights groups protest the policy.
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Charleston
VPS
Joseph Wylan
Rock Lake
Kanawha County
Wylan
Luci Johnson to appear at Interlochen music camp
Luci Johnson, 17, will be guest artist at Interlochen National Music Festival in Michigan. She has been practicing Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf and will read it at the festival with famed pianist Van Cliburn. Rehearsals are set for Wednesday.
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Luci J
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Luci
Prokofiev
Peter and the Wolf
Interlochen
Mich
van Cliburn
Cliburn
Juvenile judge takes over case in Tommy's Creek
A 15 year old boy appears before Magistrate Rodriguez after being sent to Raleigh County Jail, while Criminal Court Judge McCreery orders a new Juvenile Court hearing. Keith Crews, 19, faces shoplifting charges from Pic Way Shoe Mart. Jurisdiction questions arise over the premature trial and potential double jeopardy. The juvenile and Crews received fines and short jail terms amid conflicting court actions.
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Tommy’s Creek
Joe Rodriguez
Raleigh
Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Rodriguez
Keith Crews
Tommy's Creek
Pic Way Shoe Mart
South Valley Drive
McCreery
Crews
Register
State Dept Denies Cuban Sentry Shot
Washington reports the State Department rejected Cuba’s claim that American Marines killed a Cuban sentry at Guantanamo Bay. Press officer Robert J. McCloskey said the Guantanamo commander’s inquiry found a single shot fired over the heads of Cuban sentries after they fired first at a Marine guard, with no serious injuries evident.
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Washington
UPS
State Department
Cuba
Guantanamo Bay
Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Guantanamo
McCloskey
Goldwater and 3 Republicans Attack Medicare Support
GOP presidential candidate Barry Goldwater and three Senate Republicans criticized the Medicare program, arguing that elderly citizens do not need the administration plan. They urged opposition to a subcommittee report endorsing private insurance for the aged and claimed the private system inadequately protects many seniors.
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Washington
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Senate
Subcommittee
Pat McNamara
D. ‘Mich
Javits Announces Withholding Support for National Ticket
UPI reports Senator Jacob K. Javits of New York will withhold support from the national Republican ticket and urge New York Republicans to unite on a state platform. A French freighter was reported afire about 495 miles east southeast of Cape Race, Coast Guard said. In Vietnam, a massive Communist force hit government troops with daylight ambushes near Chuong Tien southwest of Saigon.
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Miller
Buffalo
San Francisco
New York
Goldwater
Goldwater-Miller
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
UPI
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
UPT
Cape Race
Newfoundland
the Coast Guard
Saigon
Viet Nam
Chuong Tien
No Reaction from White House on Wallace Withdrawal
The White House gave no reaction Monday to Alabama Governor George C. Wallace withdrawing from the presidential race. Press Secretary George E. Reedy said they had heard of it and that Wallace makes his own decisions, offering no reaction.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Alabama
George C. Wallace
George E. Reedy
Wallace
Goldwater Returns to Senate With Increased GOP Role
Goldwater resumed duties in Washington after winning the San Francisco National Convention nomination. Senate GOP Leader Dirksen promised him a greater voice in party councils, with a possible Policy Committee session to discuss procedures. He also suggested a summit with President Johnson to discuss race issues without injecting them into the campaign.
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Washington
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Phoenix
Ariz
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Republican Policy Committee
Chicago
Johnson
George FE. Reedy
Rotarians Underwrite Exchange Pupil's Trip
Beckley Rotarians plan to fund Ginny Sheppard’s travel to Australia under the Rotary International Exchange program. The local club aims to cover the $1,600 needed, with three directors leading pledges and other members expected to contribute. The club also sponsors two other international exchanges this year, including a Holland student and Sharon Sisk to New Zealand.
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Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Australia
Ginny
Sheppard
Rotary International Exchange
Rotary
James E. Songer
John A. Hedrick
Charles W. Merritt
Rotary Club Board of Directors
United States
Beckley Club
Holland
Ginny Sheppard
Woodrow Wilson
Sharon Sisk
New Zealand
Sharon
B. C. Sisk
New York City
Rotary Club
Labor Secretary Sees Overtime as Job Killer
Secretary Wirtz told a House subcommittee that a 40 hour week should not become a standard for overtime. He urged passage of an overtime penalty bill to double pay after 40 hours to curb excessive overtime and help create more jobs. Moonlighting would likely be little affected, he said, while moonlighters are a special case.
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Washington
UPI
Laor
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
University of California
Institute of Industrial Relations
Scout’s Father Dies At National Jamboree
A West Virginia father, Allen D. McCullough, 58, collapsed and died during a hike at the Sixth National Jamboree near Valley Forge. He was pronounced dead at Valley Forge General Hospital from a coronary occlusion while serving as an assistant scoutmaster. His son William, 14, attended the jamboree.
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Valley Forge, Pa
UPI
West Virginia
Boy Scouts
Allen D. McCullough
Fairmont
W. Va
U. S. Army Valley Forge General Hospital
Phoenixville
McCullough
William
Body Found In Pond Identified As Camper
State Police identified the body found in the frog pond near Rhodell at noon today as Bernie Tipton. Tipton and companion W. M. Stacy were camping and fishing nearby. Stacy woke to find Tipton missing. shoes and alcohol were found near the pond. Local boys, 10 and 6, spotted the body and helped pull it from the water with visiting New Yorker Frank Meadows. Further details unavailable at presstime.
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Bernie Tipton
Tipton
W. M. Stacy
Stacy
Charles Maynard
Roger Maynard
Helen
Frank Meadows
New York
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