Centennial emblems eyed to curb trashy profit schemes
West Virginia centennial officials warn private individuals against exploiting official centennial emblems for profit. The Centennial Commission controls two registered emblems and may credit partial proceeds from authorized merchandise. Executive Director Carl Sullivan says unofficial emblems would hurt the observance, while Myron Eberly notes public pressure to deter undesirable items. Seals and authorized merchandise are being produced, with 19 other authorizations granted to date for various items by different agencies.
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Donald F. Fannin
UPI
West Virginia
Centennial Commission
U. S. Patent Office
Navy Observatory
Sugar Grove
Pendleton County
National Science Foundation
Green Bank
Pocahontas County
Carl] Sullivan
Sullivan
Myron Eberly
Charleston
Eberly
Cnlianes
Commission
American Legion
Pinch
Kanawha County
Legion
Prisoners' Protest on Water Tower at Western Correctional
Thirteen convicts protested cruel and inhuman treatment by guards at Western Correctional Institution by climbing a water tower 80 feet high. Robert Payne, 28, led the action Monday, joined by a dozen inmates Tuesday night. Guards fired warning shots as six escaped police barriers, while officials negotiated with the warden. A 1:30 p.m. news conference was planned as top prison officials assessed how to remove the protesters. Payne, who refused food and water for over a day, waved a white night shirt to attract attention from nearby residents in the Ohio River area.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Western Correctional Institution
Robert Payne
Payne
Ohio River
Washington D.C
The Raleigh Register Diary Believes Blanket Sighting
A June 25 1962 letter to The Raleigh Register describes spotting a light blue blanket near Beckley. The writer stands by a window at night and reports the unusual object in the sky, noting it matches Linus Van Pelt’s missing item. The piece frames the alert as a help request to readers for tracing the blanket.
West Virginia five day forecast and river conditions
The bulletin notes cloudy to fair skies across the state with coolest south portions this afternoon, fair tonight and Thursday, and highs around 74 to 82. Five day outlook shows near normal temperatures in the south and north, with warmer weekend, and rainfall of about half to three fourths inch mainly over the weekend. River readings indicate Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake normal and clear with 3.2 gates open and a new gauge at Hinton at 2.4 feet.
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Beckley
Csssccesees
Oak Hill
Ccessees
Cogay Su
Greenbrier
Hinton
Mixed News Briefs From Kennedy Era Headlines
A stream of short items notes AMA opposition to mandatory Medicare plans while rejecting doctor refusals to participate. Judges warn Wisconsin lawmakers on reapportionment. Estes case moves on with venue questions and testimony by Freeman and others. Kennedy ponders a space research center at the University of Pittsburgh. A restraining order on a Pan Am flight engineers strike nears 100 days. Rusk toasts Chaplin as honorary Oxford doctor. Françoise Sagan gives birth in Paris. McClellan closes a probe into vice and accuses the American Guild of Variety Artists of contributing to indecency.
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American Medical Association
Wisconsin
Senate
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
J. H. Starley
Pecos
Tex
Kennedy
University of Pittsburgh
George Rosling
Pan American World Airways
Dean Rusk
Charlie Chaplain
Oxford University
Francoise Sagan
Robert Westhoff
Paris
Denis
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
American Guild of Variety Artists
Washington
Joey Adams
AGVA
Steel orders show upturn after wage settlement
Steel demand begins to rise after the March steel wage contract settlement, signaling cautious recovery. The commentary notes aging perspectives as time feels faster, reflecting broader economic optimism and the press of future expectations.
Injuries Reported After Johnston Island Nuclear Test Mishap
Eyewitnesses say several technicians suffered minor injuries when large fragments from a thermonuclear rocket rained down on Johnston Island during a failed attempt to detonate a device in the Van Allen Belt. Debris weighed over 100 pounds with warnings posted to avoid debris.
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Honolulu
UPI
Johnston Island
van Allen Belt
Branch College Caution Urged
West Virginia Association of College and University Presidents urges no new branch colleges until communities prove support. Resolution warns 1961 enabling legislation may cause haphazard sponsorship and higher costs, urging review by parent institutions and boards before expansion.
Convicted Spy Soblen Vanishes. Warrant Issued
Dr. Robert A. Soblen, 62, who faced surrender to start a life term as a convicted Soviet spy, disappeared from his Manhattan apartment. A federal judge issued a warrant for his arrest.
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New York
UPI
Robert A. Soblen
Manhattan
Man Found Not Guilty After Serving 8 Years For Murder
A 44-year-old dairy store owner, James Fletcher of Bobtown, Pa., was acquitted by a Green County jury of the ambush slaying of Gerald Tanner, 25, on June 12, 1954, after eight years in prison. He testified denial of the shooting amid a love triangle claim. He remained jailed on a North Carolina detainer from 1944 on a minor burglary charge. The acquittal follows a three-year legal battle led by Pittsburgh attorney Marjorie Matson.
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Waynesburg
UPI
Green County
James Fletcher
Bobtown
Gerald Tanner
Fletcher
Mark Shultz
North Carolina
Tanner
Pittsburgh
Marjorie Matson
Notable quotes from national figures across politics and sports
Vice Admiral Rickover blasts naval stance on nuclear ships comparing costs to childbirth. Daniel Kornblum argues an injunction against strikes infringes Congress by potentially nullifying its right. Earl Wilson recalls pitching a no hitter against the Dodgers, admitting uncertainty late. Joey Adams defends AGVA against indecency charges, pledging ongoing charity work and morale support.
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New York
Daniel Kornblum
Flight Engineers International Association
Congress
Policeman Toy Robinson Jr. jailed for gun loan to robbers
In New York, Toy Robinson Jr., a city police officer, received a 10 to 15 year sentence in Sing Sing after admitting he loaned his revolver to friends for a robbery. Judge Samuel I. Leibowitz denounced him as a traitor and disgrace.
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New York
UPI
Samuel I. Leibowitz
Toy Robinson Jr
Sing Sing
City Fairs Attract Tax Dept Scrutiny
Charleston report states the State Tax Department will closely inspect municipal fairs and carnivals for tax compliance. Commissioner C Howlard Hardesty says profit making activities selling goods or providing services fall under gross sales and consumer sales taxes, with a more active, fair enforcement now in place.
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Charleston
UPI
State Tax Department
C. Howlard Hardesty
Hardesty
Schirra Planned for Six Orbit Mercury Flight
Washington NASA announced astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. will fly six orbits around Earth this summer, a potential step beyond prior three orbit missions. A six orbit trip would require a large recovery fleet in the Midway area, with Navy and Air Force support. Schirra, backup for Carpenter’s three orbit flight, would lead the mission designated No. 16.
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Washington
UPI
Space Agency
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Earth
U.S
D. Brainerd Holmes
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Moon
Schirra
Pacific Ocean
Midway
Navy
Air Force
John H. Glenn Jr
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Atlantic
United States
Carpenter
L. Gordon Cooper
Mercury
Kennedy to warn China against force in Formosa area
President Kennedy planned a public warning to the Chinese Communists not to use military force near Formosa as U S policy kept Quemoy and Matsu under protection only if tied to Formosa defense. A private warning was given to Peiping envoy Wang Ping nan via Ambassador Cabot in Warsaw.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Formosa
Quemoy
Matsu
U.S
Eisen‘hower
United States
Quemoy and
Formosa Strait
Peiping
Warsaw
Wang Ping-nan
Poland
John Moors Cabot
Red China
State Department
Cabot
Taiwan-Formosa Strait
Red
Wang
Weaver Resigns Republican Post in Charleston
C S Jack Weaver Jr of Charleston has resigned as executive secretary of the Republican State Executive Committee to become salesman for Midwest Steel Corp. Weaver, 39, had held the post since January 9 1961 and will be succeeded July 7 by John Hurde, news director for WCHS TV.
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Charleston
UPI
House Opens Hearings On UN Bond Proposal
Washington reports the House Foreign Affairs Committee set to open hearings today on President Kennedy’s controversial 100 million dollar United Nations bond proposal. Under Secretary of State George W. Ball leads administration witnesses with Adlai Stevenson, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, slated to appear Friday.
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Washington
UPI
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Kennedy
United Nations
George W. Ball
Adlai E. Stelvenson
U.S
Boater Drowns in Little Kanawha River Near Parkersburg
Ken nness Dale Morehouse of Parkersburg drowned Tuesday night in the Little Kanawha River. He was in a boat with two friends when he decided to swim and began to struggle in deep water. Rescue attempts failed and his body was recovered by the Vienna rescue squad.
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Parkersburg
UPI
Kennness
Dale Morehouse
Kanawha River
Here
Morehouse
Vienna
Band Director Admits Obscene Letters Guilty
FAIRMONT AP I A Fairmont couple pleaded guilty in US District Court to three counts for sending obscene letters by mail. Harland Hartman and Dolly Hartman paused sentencing as probation officials investigate. Hartman, longtime director of award winning bands at Mononga High School, was suspended by the Marion County Board of Education.
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Fairmont
API
U. S. District
Harland S. Hartman
Marion County
Dolly B. Hartman
Hartman
Monongah High School
Marion County Board of Education
U. S
Robert E. Maxwell
Glenn A. Baum
Champaign
Urbana
R. E. ‘Gregg
P. O
Morgantown
Jack
Jean Willis
Gregg
Hartmans
Jean Wil
Chesapeake Named After Tidewater Merger Vote
Voters in two Virginia communities decided to merge South Norfolk and Norfolk County, creating the nation s second largest city by area named Chesapeake. The new city of 73 647 people will cover 344 square miles and becomes official January 17, ranking only behind Los Angeles at 454.9 square miles.
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Norfolk
UPD
Tidewater Virginia
Chesapeake
Norfolk County
Los Angeles
Dow Jones Stock Averages at Noon
Noon stock averages show declines across major indices led by the Dow Jones industrials down 4.05 to 531.71. The Rails average falls 1.00 to 115.05, Utilities down 0.49 to 102.84, and the broader Stocks index down 1.34 to 186.07. Volume reaches 1,440,000 shares by noon.
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Dow Jones
Pennsylvania Awaits Ruling In Own Case
Pennsylvania officials said the Supreme Court ruling banning classroom prayer will not affect the state. Attorney General David Stahl noted the decision arose from a New York case, while Pennsylvania awaits its own fate. Bible reading in schools may continue per state code despite the ruling. Deputy AG Killian said the decision is not relevant to Pennsylvania’s case.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Pennsylvania
U. S. Supreme Court
Atty
David Stahl
New York
Abington Township
State Justice Department
Supreme Court
John D. Killian
State Public Instruction Department
Depart ‘Ment
High Court
Prayer Protests Increase Across Nation
Protests against the Supreme Court prayer in schools ruling spread nationwide. Former presidents, members of Congress, civic groups and religious leaders denounced the decision as a denial of America’s heritage as a nation under God, while Jewish leaders and other minority groups welcomed it as a boost to religious freedom.
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Louis Cassels
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Congress
America
House
Double Murder At Scarbro Teens Found Sane for Trial
Two teen-age boys, Roger Lee Belcher and Arnold Lee Vance, charged with the May 1961 double murder of Dr. Archer Wingrove and Mrs. Georgia Broyles at Scarbro, have been declared legally sane and capable of standing trial. They are confined in Fayette County Jail after 60 days at Weston State Mental Hospital and are slated for the September term. Attorneys Samuel W. Price and Robert J. Thrift have been appointed to represent Vance and Belcher respectively.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Archer Wingrove
Georgia Broyles
Scarbro
Roger Lee Belcher
Arnold Lee Vance
Walter Wilson
Fayette County
Weston State
Weston
Samuel W. Price
Vance
Robert J. Thrift
Belcher
Rickover Criticizes Navy Opposition to Nuclear Ships
Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover told a House subcommittee that the Navy overstates costs of nuclear surface ships, arguing a 20 year life shows nuclear ships 1.5 times the cost of conventional ones. He also questioned service academy scholastic standards compared with European higher secondary schools.
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Washington
Hyman G. Rickover
Navy
API
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Rickover
Atomic Energy Commission
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