WVU Graduates Told They Face Unique Challenge
West Virginia University conferred its 93rd commencement with 1,400 graduates and RCA president Elmer W. Engstrom urging a pioneering generation. He cited first 15 doctors of medicine and warned that graduates will enter a world with little precedent, needing to forge new patterns in science medicine law politics business and education.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia University
Elmer W. Engstrom
Radio Corporation of America
RCA
Glenn
Shepard
Carpenter
Engstrom
Way To Pipe Coal In Own Juice Sought
Federal research funds back a plan to move coal as a slurry in a pipeline using crude oil instead of water. Director George A. Lamb notes feasibility hurdles including oil extraction costs and keeping coal flakes suspended to avoid blockages, amid Kennedy support and railroad opposition.
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Joseph D. Hutman
Washington
UPI
George A. Lamb
Office of Coal Research
Lamb
Kennedy
Byrd Addresses D&E Graduates
Senator Robert C. Byrd told the 1962 graduates of Davis and Elkins College that national strength rests on education and brainpower. He contrasted U S higher education with Soviet practices, noting Russia’s selective system for higher education and the need for Americans to value science and professional achievement.
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Byrd
Paratrooper lands atop two women in Asbury Park invasion
A Marine paratrooper landed on two women during Armed Forces Day activities in Asbury Park New Jersey. Three Marines parachuted from a plane as gusty winds pushed them off target. The women Mrs Anna Widman and Mrs Marion Hughes were treated and released. the paratrooper was unharmed.
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Asbury Park
N.J
UPD
Armed Forces
Anna Widman
East Orange
Marion Hughes
Newark
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ATA
Westinghouse Deader’s. Water
Jon Qaces
Adalype
Marty’s Quality Home Furnishings
Prince Street
Beckley, W. Va
Ashworth Home & Auto Supply
F. G. Lobban Company
Alderson, W. Va
the Valley Company
Lewisburg, W. Va
A. W. Cox Department Store
Hinton, W. Va
Kittle Feed & Supply
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