Acquisition Notes and a Humorous Vision From West
The Library of Congress receives an amusing imagined acquisition note by Dick West. He jokes about donating his papers, describes odd contents like a 100-year-old clipping and a hay-eating woodchuck report, and references a non catalogued collection with playful tone.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Library of Congress
e@ dowor
West
Kansas City
National Geographic Society
Smithsonian Institution
Rain on July 29 Becomes Waynesburg Tradition
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania attorney John Daily wears a new hat signaling rain on July 29 as the long running local omen. Eleanor Schano of Pittsburgh television had promised a hat if the date rained as it has in 76 of 86 years. The rain tally began 1875 in Bill Allison’s drugstore after a farmer joked that it always rains on July 29.
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Waynesburg
UPI
John Daily
Pennsylvania
Eleanor Schano
Pittsburgh
Bill Allison
Allison
Weather Outlook and Five Day Forecast for West Virginia
West Virginia region expects hot and thunderstorm possible today through Tuesday with highs in upper 70s to near 80s and lows mid 50s to mid 60s. Five day outlook shows near normal temperatures with minor day to day changes and rainfall of about one half to one inch in storms late week. Beckley and Oak Hill report highs around 80s and low 60s to 70s. River conditions show Greenbrier normal and muddy, Lake normal and clear, gauge at Hinton 2 feet.
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Highlands
North
South
Seceressee
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Hinton
McClellan Urges Probe Into Nuclear Sub Strike Payoff
Sen. John L. McClellan urged a Senate subcommittee to investigate a payoff rumor tied to the strike delaying Electric Boat Division nuclear submarine work in Groton Connecticut. He said talks with management and unions produced settlement terms but warned a former union official may be trying to block them for money. The strike halted work on 14 submarines, seven Polaris missiles, and involves electric boat workers. votes on the latest settlement were set for Tuesday night.
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John A. Goldsmith
Washington
UPI
John L. McClellan
U.S
Arkansas Democrat
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Senate
Groton, Conn
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
McClellan
General Dynamics
Civil War Risk Dims in Algeria as Neutral Troops Seize Algiers
Rumors of a seven man junta backed by Premier Ben Khedda emerge as the National Revolutionary Council weighs approval. Yet potential violence looms in Constantine, Bone, Tizi Ouzou, and Oran where loyalties shift and Europeans vanish prompting a French threat to deploy 300,000 troops to safeguard nationals.
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Algeria
Algiers
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
National Revolutionary Council
Constantine
Bone
Mohammed Ben Bella
Tizi Ouzou
Ben Khedda
Oran
Doctors reattach severed foot after motorcycle crash
In Boston Massachusetts General Hospital reports pulse and circulation returned in the truck driver's reattached left foot after a six hour operation. Surgeon team of fifteen performed the delicate procedure but outcome remains uncertain with possible amputation. The patient Joseph Scimone 24 of Revere.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts General Hospital
Joseph Scimone
Revere
Scimone
Somerville
Everett Red Knowles
Knowles
Tax Cut Weighed Job Figures Key To JK Decision
Kennedy faces a possible tax cut decision after weekend work on employment data. June unemployment stood around 5.2 percent, with analysts watching the seasonally adjusted rate. Humprey urged a $7 billion cut, while Sen. Douglas questioned the need for one.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Boat Overturns Drowns Two Soldiers in Pee Dee River
Two soldiers are presumed drowned after their boat overturned on the Pee Dee River near Society Hill in Darlington County. The missing are Pvt Joseph Absheatz of Pittsburgh and Spec Harold Gordon Jr of Baltimore, both in Company B 2nd medium tank battalion 69th Armored 2nd Infantry Division Fort Benning. Four others swam ashore as Swift Strike II maneuvers approach Fort Bragg and Fort Jackson.
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Sumter
S. C
UPI
Joseph A. Absheatz
Irene Absheatz
Pittsburgh
Harold H. Gordon Jr
Charles H. Gordon Sr
Baltimore
69Th Armored
2Nd Infantry Division
Fort Benning
Great Pee Dee River
Society Hill
Darlington County
Fort Bragg
N. C
Fort Jackson
Congress weighs 1.45 million for two coal research projects
UPI reports Congress considering a 1.45 million appropriation for Project Bootstrap and Project Gasoline. Benchtop coal upgrading and an accelerated pilot plant for producing gasoline and chemicals from bituminous coal are planned, possibly in Morgantown, with a later Cresap plant costing about 100 million and up to 600 jobs if successful.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
House
Senate
Keny
Robert C. Byrd
Morgantown
W. Va
Cresap
Marshall County
Kennedy News Conference Set for 4 P.M.
President Kennedy will hold a news conference at 4 p.m. Press secretary Pierre Salinger said radio and television networks may carry the session live if they wish.
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Washington
UPS
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Senate Eyes All-Night Sessions On Space Bill
The Senate considers round-the-clock sessions to break a filibuster blocking an administration backed space communications bill. Leaders say all-night talks could wear down a small bloc of Democratic liberals who oppose privatization and government regulation of the space networks. The fight centers on Mansfield's motion to bring the measure up, with hours of debate possible and amendments likely.
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Washington
APS
Senate
Ications Corporation
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Hubert Humphrey
Minn
Sawyers Plans Civil Service Report By Nov
Charleston West Virginia State Road Commissioner Burl Sawyers said he would have recommendations on placing SRC employees under civil service ready for Gov. W. W. Barron by Nov. 1. He noted some professional staff may be excluded. A highway subcommittee member had proposed covering all SRC workers. The hearings on right of way purchases showed costly missteps under crash road programs and led to slower land acquisitions. Sawyers asked WVU to study land acquisition methods and favored negotiation over condemnation.
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Charleston
UPI
Burl Sawyers
SRC
Civil Service
W. W. Barron
Sawyers
House
Wsaz-Tv
Henry Bias
West Virginia University
Algeria Crisis Believed Over Ends Political Turmoil
Algerian dissident Ahmed Ben Bella returns from Paris to Oran claiming the crisis is finished as Mohammed Khider gathers support to establish a one party state. CNRA backing grows with FLN aligning with Ben Bella as rival Belkacem Krim and Mohammed Boudiaf coordinate resistance.
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Algiers
API
Ahmed Ben Bella
Oran
Paris
Algeria
Mohammed Khider
Ben Bella
Khider
National Council of the Algerian Revolution
CNRA
Supreme Revolutionary Parliament
Politbureau
Moslem National Liberation Front
FLN
Belkacem Krim
Krim
Mohammed Boudiaf
Kabylia
Boudiaf
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Ben
Helsinki Festival Riot Sparks Night of Violence
Police in Helsinki dispersed about 5000 demonstrators near the World Youth Festival venue. Anti festival protesters shattered bus and store windows and clashed with officers amid ongoing violence tied to the Communist backed event. Injuries were reported and arrests made as a Soviet backed angle blamed the United States and West Germany.
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Helsinki
UPI
United States
West Germany
Central Intelligence Agency
State Department
East Germany
Sweden
Festival Draws 10000 Delegates to Olympic Stadium
A large festival at Olympic Stadium attracts about 10 000 delegates amid reports of discussions on political asylum for LITTLE Liz with no confirmation.
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Olympic Stadium
Plane Missing Near Huntington
The Kentucky wing of the Civil Air Patrol set up headquarters in London to search eastern Kentucky for a Piper Tri-Pacer, license N-5606H, reported missing between Knoxville and Huntington. Dana Byers piloted the plane, with his wife and daughter believed aboard. he last radioed 90 minutes of fuel after taking off from Knoxville Sunday.
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London
UPI
Kentucky
Civil Air Patrol
Knoxville
Tenn
Huntington
W. Va
Tennessee
West Virginia
Robbins Air Force Base
Atlanta
Dana Byers
Byers
Stock Averages At Noon Dow Jones Dips Mixed
Dow Jones noon averages show 30 Industrials at 587.18 up 2.18, Rails 121.69 down 0.14, Utilities 116.73 up 1.12, Stocks 204.98 up 0.85. Volume to noon 1,220,000 shares.
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Dow-Jones
Barron Urges Fluoridation Effort in West Virginia
Governor W. W. Barron told the West Virginia Dental Society that lack of fluoridated water is a major dental problem. He noted about 25 percent in community systems are nonfluoridated and more than a million residents lack access to this decay preventing measure, urging intensified outreach to un fluoridated areas.
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UPS
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
West Virginia Dental Society
West Virginian Slain Fleeing Burglary Scene
Joseph N. Cleckley 29 from Huntington West Virginia was shot and killed by Milwaukee patrolman George Jacobi 26 while fleeing a supermarket burglary. Cleckley was struck in the back of the head as he fled toward the rear after a dial was kicked off a safe, and Jacobi fired when the man did not stop.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPS
Joseph N. Cleckley
Huntington
W. Va
Cleckley
George Jacobi
Jacobi
Leaps From Hospital Window Cop Killer Critical
Mose Blackburn 58 of Williamson high risk after leaping from a third floor hospital window following a July 22 shooting that killed Williamson Lt. Garnet Richmond and wounded patrolman. two deputies had guarded him.
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Williamson
UPI
Mose Blackburn
Blackburn
Garnet Richmond
Enoch Fillinger
Morrie Blair
Fillinger
Richmond
Howard Hatfield
Hatfield
Albany Seeks New Injunction Vs. Negroes
Albany Georgia officials seek a federal injunction to ban Negro demonstrations protesting segregation. The city cites contempt claims against ML King Jr and others for staging protests after a July restraining order. Violence fears rise as Albany faces a potential Little Rock situation with arrests and injuries reported.
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Albany, Ga
UPI
South Georgia
U. S
Robert Elliott
Elbert Tuttle
Elliott
Martin Luther King Jr
Eugene Cook
King
Albany
W. G. Anderson
Little Rock
Anderson
City Hall
Laurie Pritchett
Pritchett
William Hansen
Cincinnati
Abortion Ruling Expected Today in Arizona Suit
In Phoenix a Superior Court judge was to rule on Sherri Finkbine’s bid for court approval to abort her fifth child amid fears of birth defects from thalidomide. Attorneys indicated she might drop the suit if assurances of no prosecution are given, as Good Samaritan Hospital joins the request to clarify legal authority for the abortion.
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Phoenix, Ariz
API
Bern
Sherri Finkbine
Robert Finkbine
Good Sargaritan Hospital
Thalidomide tragedy reported in New York area
A badly deformed baby born to a Long Island housewife who took 60 to 9 tablets containing Thalidomide early in her pregnancy died last week. The infant was born prematurely and severely deformed in all four limbs. The case links the disorder to contergan sleeping tablets prescribed by Dr. Richard H. Hoffman and imported from Germany.
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New York
UPI
Long Island
New York City
Baden-Baden
Germany
Hoffman
Europe
United States
Road Deaths Strike West Virginia This Weekend
Four highway deaths and an apparent drowning add to West Virginia’s grim toll, with 234 highway fatalities for the year to date. The Hinton Rescue Squad resumed search for Robert A. Payne whose boat overturned on Bluestone Lake. A 3 year old Clarksburg girl, Tammy Swisher, died after falling from a window. Additional fatalities occurred in Ohio and near Princeton and Fairmont as drivers and pedestrians perished in various accidents.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Hinton
Toiday
Robert A. Payne
Huntington
Payne
Bluestone Lake
Tammy Swisher
Wooster
Ohio
Gary Stewart
Ripley
Jay
Ripey
Luther M. Lambert
Princeton
U.S. 19
William D. Henderson
Fairmont
U.S. 250
Lawrence W. Madges
Dearborn
Mich
Marines Withdraw From Thailand to Home Bases
UPI reports the United States began withdrawing about 1,800 Marines from Thailand under a Kennedy administration order. Transport planes shuttle between Udorn and Naha Okinawa while four planeloads depart daily. Admiral Felt in Atsugi cites mobility and Seventh Fleet flexibility as reasons for the pullout.
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Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
U.S
Udorn
Naha
Okinawa
Kennedy
Atsugi
Japan
U.S. Pacific Forces
Adm
Harry D. Felt
7Th Fleet
Felt
Seventh Fleet
Four Die in Air France Plane Crash at Coulommiers
An Air France DC3 training aircraft crashed during takeoff from a practice runway near Coulommiers France killing four aboard and injuring three others. The airline confirmed all victims were on the plane.
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Coulommiers
France
UPI
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