Announcement Expected In Day Or Two U.S. To Resume A Tests
UPI report says President Kennedy will announce a resumption of atmospheric nuclear tests within days. He reportedly concluded that renewed tests are necessary for U.S. security, citing Soviet gains from last fall’s explosions. The decision, to be broadcast on radio and TV, emphasizes a willingness to halt testing if Russia agrees to an inspectable test ban. An 18 nation disarmament conference opens March 14 in Geneva. no testing at Christmas Island before then.
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Daniel J. Flood
Pennsylvania
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Kennedy Urges Broad Recreation Conservation Plan
President Kennedy asked Congress to fund a wide conservation program with a $500 million land conservation fund over eight years. The plan focuses on expanding outdoor recreation, preserving urban green spaces, and funding nonfederal programs via grants and user fees.
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Kennedy Plans Broad Eminent Domain for Coal Industry
Morgantown report says the Kennedy Administration will push extending eminent domain to all coal interests to match oil and gas rights. If enacted, firms could quickly build coal pipelines as West Virginia already granted such power, despite railroads opposing. Consolidation Coal Co and Texas Eastern Transmission Corp back the move. Hyslop of Consolidation expresses surprise but hopes it becomes law.
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Avalanche Wrecks Peru Village Concucos Kills At Least 60
In the Andes heavy rains triggered an avalanche that buried Concucos Peru. Police in Cabana say the mud and rock slide killed at least 60 people and injured many as the Concucos River broke a natural dam from earlier slides.
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March Lion Sparks Cold Wave Across 15 States
The first roar of the March lion sent sub zero chills into parts of 15 states and threatened severe crop damage. By midnight 80 percent of the nation faced temperatures at or below freezing, per the U S Weather Bureau.
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Weather snapshot and record cold across the Midwest and South
Partly cloudy and much colder with scattered snow flurries. highs 27 to 34, lows 10 to 20. Friday expect increasing cloudiness and continued cold with high near 48. Rivers above normal while Indiana and nearby states see major flood relief efforts as record lows sweep across Chicago and the Deep South hits heat declines. International Falls and Madison report subzero temperatures, while Jacksonville flags a warm spell ending with a near freezing drop in Jackson Mississippi.
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G-Day in New York honors Glenn and fellow astronauts
New York salutes astronaut John H. Glenn and six crewmates as crowds line Lower Broadway under a quarter moon. A crash at Idlewild Airport nearby casts a pall over the celebration, mirroring the nation’s wary mood after Glenn’s historic Friendship 7 flight. The event echoes Charles Lindbergh’s Atlantic crossing 35 years earlier as Roosevelt Field and nearby sites anchor the homage. Glenn Day crowds cheer, while tension lingers from the tragedy and the moonbound space program’s hopes for a lunar landing in the 1960s.
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New Concord High Named for Astronaut John Glenn
NEW CONCORD Ohio officials renamed New Concord High School John H Glenn Jr High School to honor the astronaut who brought national prominence to the village. City leaders expect 35 000 to 40 000 visitors for Glenn s homecoming with a luncheon parade and reception planned by Gov DiSalle and local officials as the community rallies to welcome its newest hero.
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Meteor Blasted Aloft To Test Friction Effect
At Wallops Island VA the NASA launched a 155 pound artificial meteor aboard a scout rocket to 135 miles high. The craft returned to the atmosphere at about 19 000 mph, faster than John Glenn's capsule descent but slower than the re entry speed expected for returning moon ships.
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Du Pont Financiers Ordered to Divest GM Stakes
Federal Judge Walter J. LaBuy ordered E I DuPont de Nemours and Christiana Securities to relinquish 63 million General Motors shares within 34 months and 3.4 billion dollars in stock. Christiana stockholders must divest within 10 years and may not transfer holdings to DuPont family members or related entities.
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Gore proposes advisory group for revenue estimates in West Virginia
State Finance Director Truman E. Gore urges creation of a new advisory committee to help the department prepare more realistic revenue figures for the Board of Public Works and the legislature. He cites past variances between estimates and actual collections and notes plans for a separate Data Processing Division to handle electronic data operations.
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Little People Act Hiddenly In Public Home Times
A clipped observation on human behavior notes that some act friendly in public yet tired of niceties at home. The remark reflects social strain and inconsistent politeness in daily life.
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Sae
Astrojet Falls On Takeoff For Idlewild Airport
An American Airlines 707 crashed and exploded on takeoff from Idlewild Airport bound for Los Angeles. All 95 aboard were believed dead. Rescue crews battled flames as Coast Guard helicopters and fire units rushed to Jamaica Bay. The crash occurred as the city prepared to welcome astronaut John Glenn. The wreckage lay in two feet of water. investigators from the Civil Aeronautics Board began scene work. The pilot was James H. Heist of Rolling Hills, California, with four stewardesses identified among the Los Angeles crew.
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Catholics Fight Red Threat With Education Campaign
The National Catholic Welfare Conference launched an 80 page study guide titled Communism: Threat to Freedom by Fr. John F. Cronin to steer Catholics away from extreme right groups. Bishops requested the booklet to counter beliefs about Protestant church infiltration and to frame the Communist threat as largely external.
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Bridge plan advances for North Branch Potomac span
West Virginia and Maryland highway officials confirmed preliminary surveys for a new bridge over the North Branch Potomac River linking Pinto Maryland and Rocket Center West Virginia near Keyser. Road Commissioner Burl A Sawyers Attorney General Thomas B Finan and chief engineer Albert Grubb attended. A follow up meeting will be held in about three weeks at the proposed site to obtain a cost estimate and share funding.
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West Virginia flood tour led by Byrd and Barron
Gov. W. W. Barron and Sen. Robert C. Byrd plan an aerial survey of seven flooded counties Logan Logan Wayne Cabell Mingo Wyoming and Kanawha focusing on damage from heavy rains that began last Sunday. The Ohio River was to crest near 60 feet with Huntington and Pt. Pleasant protected by flood walls. National Guard assisted evacuations as thousands faced cleanup after the worst of the floods. Kanawha River crested at Charleston a foot and a half below flood stage, with the death toll narrowing to one child.
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WV doctors to probe horse and buggy remark
A WV Medical Association panel will investigate remarks attributed to Kenneth E Penrod vice president of the West Virginia Medical Center. The probe follows a complaint by Dr Randall Connolly president of the state American Academy of General Practice, who urged Penrod's removal over comments about the shrinking role of the family doctor and home visits.
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Westinghouse sees brighter year after dim start in 1962
Westinghouse Electric Corp forecast a dim early 1962 with a brighter full year outlook. In the annual report president Mark Cresap said 1962 orders should rise significantly while billings grow more slowly due to long production lead times. 1961 earnings dropped to 45.45 million dollars from 79.06 million the prior year.
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