Tourism Boom Seen for New River Gorge Area
A Checchi and Co survey says the New River Gorge area has strong tourism potential. Three lake projects Stephens Lake Raleigh County Plum Orchard Lake Fayette County Bluestone Lake Summers County could justify 8.6 million in resort development and 450 to 500 hotel rooms creating about 700 jobs. Private public investment is needed with 65 percent private funding.
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Plum Orchard Lake
Fayette County
Bluestone Lake
Summers County
Elizabeth Kee
McNamara Defends Guard Realignment At Governors’ Meet
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara will defend Kennedy era plans to cut National Guard and Reserve strength before governors at Hershey Pennsylvania July 2. Governors are largely opposed to the realignment, seeking to maintain 700000 reserves and 27 Army National Guard divisions. Town Gov Norman Erbe led the protest, proposing a resolution to keep current force levels and balance federal needs with state security. Also announced the dinner speaker slot at the conference will go to the U S president? Harry S Truman unable to attend due to prior commitment.
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Norman Erbe
Des Moines
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Philadelphia
X15 Sets New Speed Mark Without Trying
Edwards AFB Calif X15 rocket ship unexpectedly set a world air speed record of 4159 mph during a sharp re-entry maneuver with Joe Walker piloting. The craft exceeded its planned 4000 mph target and climbed to 120000 feet, far above the expected 107000 feet, Walker calling the feat a real snap.
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West Virginia Weather Update for Friday
Fair conditions continue today and tonight with mild temperatures in the 50s to 60s and a Friday high near 80s. Beckley yesterday reached 80, with 66 for the morning reading in an unrelated note. River conditions show Greenbrier and Lake at normal and clear, with a new gauge at Hinton reporting 2.5 feet.
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Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Hinton
State Dept Heads Pay Hike Approved in Charleston
Five state department heads received a total $9,050 in yearly salary increases at a Public Works meeting. The board withheld a $4,500 increase for State Employment Security Director Clement Bassett, citing a constitutional question needing 1963 Legislature action. Remaining increases covered Brown, Timms, Dyer, Wright, and Van Horn while Bassett’s pay awaits statutory redefinition.
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UPI
Cogs of Public Works Wednesay
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Denzil Gainer
Bassett
Virginia Mae Brown
Leonard Timms
N. H. Dyer
State Board of Health
B. E. Wright
Civil Service
W. B.van Horn
Wright
van Horn
Ear Center To Be Ready In 63
West Virginia plans a 2 million tourist center at the Navy Big Ear Radio Astronomy Center in Sugar Grove Pendleton County to open by late 1963. The facility aims to attract up to a million visitors yearly and include a planetarium auditorium a 50 acre lake motel restaurant and conference space. Three day tours would link Seneca Rock Smoke Hole Caverns Black Water Falls and Green Bank science center.
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UPI
M. Lane
Navy
Sugar Grove
Pendleton County
West Virginia
Lane
Seneca Rock
Smoke Hole
Blackwater Falls
National Science Foundation
Green Bank
Pocahontas County
Aluminum Industry Signs Labor Pact
A two year labor agreement was reached between United Steelworkers and five major aluminum producers. The pact adds fringe benefits and improved vacations but offers no basic wage increase. It allows reopening for wage negotiations after the first year.
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New York
APID
United Steelworkers
Lajes base demand and spaceflight plans shape news brief
Secretary of State Dean Rusk faced a Portu guese demand for about 80 million dollars a year to renew U S rights to use Lajes air base in the Azores. Walter Schirra's possible six orbit flight was noted as needed to fill gaps before a Russian feat. Other items include Estes venue move to Tyler Texas, veterans GI insurance action, a U S loan dispute in Tunisia, and Algeria independence prospects amid prayers ban court ruling.
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Dean Rusk
U. S
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Azores
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Walter Schirra
Ws. Ia
National Space Agency
J. H. Starley
Billie Sol Estes
Tyler
Texas
HOUSE
Senate
Budget Bureau
Tunisia
General Accounting Office
B. W. Smallwood
Martinsburg
Eastern States
Stock Averages Rise At Noon On Broad Market Gain
Dow Jones noon averages show 30 Industrials at 545.64, up 8.66. 20 Rails at 117.29, up 1.35. 15 Utilities at 105.62, up 1.69. 65 Stocks at 190.72, up 2.86. Sales to noon total 1,980,000 shares.
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Africans In State To Study Economy Keep One Eye On Race Problems
A delegation of officials from several new African nations, formed from former French colonies, arrived to study industrial development in southern West Virginia. They said economic diversification is their aim but that they cannot ignore America’s race problem, which they will study to inform their homeland. They will tour Kanawha Valley industries and plants in Williamson and Princeton, under the State Department program.
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Charleston
UPI
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Statehouse
West Virginia
San Francisco
National Seating and Dimensions Inc
Williamson
North American Aviation
Princeton
Richard Murphy
Kennedy says Democrats must do better in passing vital reforms
President Kennedy criticized slow Congress at a news conference, urging Democrats to advance farm and tax legislation. He warned failure could undermine economic management and finances, and pressed Republicans for support on the foreign trade bill amid a House showdown. He noted decades of bipartisan voting and urged action before Congress adjourns.
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UPI
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Congress
Eisenhower
GOP
House
Kennedy warns both Chinas on Formosa action
President Kennedy told reporters he will defend Formosa against any Communist assault and warned Chiang Kai-shek to honor his pledge not to strike the mainland without U.S. consent. He noted large Communist movements near Quemoy and Matsu, five miles from Red territory, while keeping Formosa out of immediate danger unless offshore islands are threatened.
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UPI
Kennedy
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Red China
Chiang Kai-shek
U.S
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Matsu
Red
Quemoy and
Fou The Honest Man Needs Watch After Dark
A playful line notes that even the most honest person may require oversight once night falls, suggesting caution and vigilance in behavior when visibility and accountability shift.
Churchill breaks leg at hotel during vacation
Sir Winston Churchill, 87, former British prime minister, fell and broke the neck of his left femur getting out of bed at the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo. He underwent a satisfactory operation at the Princess Grace Clinic, with plans to fly home Friday.
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UPI
Sir Winston Churchill
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Churchill
Britain
Hotel de Paris
Princess Grace Clinic
Black's
London
Engand
Sir Winston
Miners Begin Annual Vacation Saturday
About 15,000 coal miners in District 29 of the United Mine Workers of America start their annual vacation Saturday, with work resuming Monday, July 16. The district expects nearly 3 million dollars in additional vacation pay, distributed based on months worked over the past year. George J. Titler, district president, noted 10,000 to 12,000 miners will receive full benefits, while others get proportional amounts from the $200 vacation pay.
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District 29
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
George J. Titler
Stahr to Keynote at College Public Relations Meet
Elvis J. Stahr former West Virginia University president and Army secretary will deliver the keynote address at the annual convention of the American College Public Relations Association in White Sulphur Springs next week.
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White Sulphur Springs
UPS
West Virginia U
Army
Elvis J. Stahr
American College Public Relations Association
Brazil Rejects Goulart Choice As Premier Bid Fails
Congress voted 174 to 110 against President Joao Goulart's pick San Thiago Dantas for premier. Socialists and Democrats opposed, holding a majority. Labor allied with Goulart holds 64 seats. Goulart has two more chances to name a premier before a PNG party decision. Premier Tancredo Neves resigned to run for Congress.
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UPI
Congress
Joao Goulart
San Thiago Dantas
Brazil
Dantas
Democrats
Chamber of Deputies
Labor Party
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Piegpa
Tancredo Neves
Quotes From United Press International
LANUS OESTE Argentina Mrs Nicomedes Suarez celebrates her 100th birthday My doctor forbids cigars but allows my pipe Kennedy Washington at a news conference on too many Kennedys in politics I come from a big family and all are interested in public life Birmingham Ala Park Supt Frank Wagner explains status seeking among the monkeys is driving medical bills for zoo keepers Apparently one of the best ways to win status is to bite the keeper
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Kennedy
Birmingham
Ala
Park
Frank Wagner
Israel Nabs Fleeing Spy Soblen Arrested in Tel Aviv
Soviet-born ex-psychiatrist Dr. Robert Soblen, convicted of spying in the United States, was arrested in a Tel Aviv hotel for illegal entry after traveling from New York on a Canadian passport. He faced U.S. life sentence proceedings and was held for interior ministry instructions.
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Israel
UPI
Robert A. Soblen
U.S
Soblen
Fers
New York
United States
Sobien
Boris
Montreal
Canada
Lydda
U.S. Supreme Court
Kennedy urges home prayer as remedy after school ruling
President Kennedy tells reporters that the Supreme Court decision banning official prayers in public schools has a simple answer. He says American parents should pray more at home and involve churches, using the ruling as a reminder that religious training starts with families and must be intensified at home.
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Louis Cassels
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Supreme Court
City Policeman Hurt But Gets His Man
Beckley Patrolman Thomas R. Wooten sustained severe knee cuts from falling on broken glass while chasing numbers suspect Clifford Taggart in East Beckley. Wooten continued pursuit with Patrolman Bill Bowman leading to Taggart’s capture and confinement at Raleigh County Jail on possession of numbers. Wooten was taken to Raleigh General Hospital for X rays and treatment and was expected to be discharged soon.
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Beckley
Thomas R. Wooten
East Beckley
Clifford Taggart
Bill Bowman
Taggart
Raleigh
Wooten
Raleigh General Hospital
Water Tower Protest Grips Western Pa Prison
Eleven inmates atop an 80 foot water tower demand better treatment at Western Pennsylvania Correctional Institution. Two captives descended Wednesday night, James Pletcher 25 burglary inmate and Alfred Nardi Jr. 30 life term for guard slaying, amid jeers. The group had tapped the tank for water. the tank was drained. Payne 28 started the protest Monday, with 12 others joining Tuesday evening to bring food to him and display protest signs. State Corrections Commissioner Prasse visited and described the unfolding events.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Western Pennsylvania Correctional Institution
James J. Pletcher
Alfred Nardi Jr
Pennsylvania Institution
Payne
Arthur T. Prasse
Harrisburg
Wyoming Teens Place Second in National Auto Contest
Gary Dalton and Dewey Thompson Jr. of Wyoming County earned second in a national automotive trouble shooting contest in Detroit. They corrected 22 malfunctioning parts on an engine in 1 hour 14 minutes, just 45 seconds behind the first place New Jersey team. They won $500 in Chrysler scholarships, emblem jackets, and watches, with their technical-vocational school receiving a trophy and training engine.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Detroit
Mich
Gary Dalton
Dewey Thompson Jr
New Jersey
Ing Technical-Vocational School
Chrysler Corp
Gary
Dewey
Lynch
State Board To Discuss School Prayer Question
West Virginia public schools may face a policy discussion on prayer as Supt Rex M Smith says the State Board of Education will review the issue at its next meeting July 26-27. No official prayers exist, and action is not planned before the board meets.
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Charleston
UPI
Rex M. Smith
West Virginia
State Board of Education
Smith
Rusk Departs Lisbon to End West Europe Tour
Secretary of State Dean Rusk left Portela Airport at 4 pm local time for Andrews Air Force Base Washington to wrap up a 10 day Western Europe tour. He is due in Washington Waghe.
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UPI
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Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Europe
Waghe
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