Space Breakthrough Live Coverage of Shepard Flight
Spacebreakthrough details the 15 minute Mercury-Redstone 3 suborbital flight. Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. lands in the Atlantic aboard the carrier Lake Champlain after reaching 115 miles up at 5,100 mph. Ground control monitors report excellent condition throughout the mission.
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Atlantic
Caribbean
United States
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Earth
Lake Champlain
Freedom 7
Shepard
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Alban B. Shepard Jr
Atlantic Ocean
Alan B Shepard Early Life and Path to Astronaut
Alan B Shepard grew up in East Derry and attended Adm. Farragus Academy in Toms River New Jersey where he played football and other sports. He earned an appointment to Annapolis, served on a destroyer in the Pacific during wartime, then earned his pilot wings and became a test pilot. In 1959 he began night and day training for the Mercury program, driven by a desire to be first.
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Pacific
Shepard
United States
President Thanks Shepard Receives Kennedy's Congratulations
President Kennedy praised Astronaut Shepard after the successful spaceflight, noting it as a historic milestone and urging renewed vigor in the space program. The White House said data from the flight would be shared with the global scientific community, with Kennedy extending best wishes to Shepard and his family.
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Shepard
Kennedy
Commander Shepard
National Security Council
White House
Congress
America
United States
Ennedy
All
Bogue Named UPI Financial Editor In News Service Move
Jesse C. Bogue 49 was appointed financial editor of United Press International replacing Henry J. Bechtold who resigns effective May 19 for a public relations post. Sundry state briefs note political forecasts, aid program shifts, a WV Education Association assembly, a Kanawha County abortion case verdict, guards unit ranking, and a Civitan dinner in Clarksburg.
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Jesse C. Bogue
United Press International
News Service
Bogue
Henry J. Bechtold
John Sherman Cooper
New Jersey Federation of
GOP
House of Representatives
Charleston
McDowell County
West Virginia Education Association
Kanawha County
Lois D. Smith
Florence Harris
Huntington
West Virginia Air National Guard
Martinsburg
W. W. Barron
West Virginia Civitan Club
Clarksburg
Kennedy Signs Minimum Wage Bill After Historic Vote
President Kennedy used twenty pens to sign the measure and distribute them to union leaders and lawmakers. He asserted no worker in interstate commerce should earn less than 1.25 dollars an hour, a claim echoed by Labor Secretary Gold berg who called the fight the hardest yet. The law raises the wage floor for 23.9 million workers to 1.15 dollars on September 5 and to 1.25 dollars two years later, and extends coverage to 3.6 million new workers in chains stores with starter wages of 1.00 dollar, then rising to 1.25.
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Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
Congress
Family of Alan Shepard speaks on flight day at home
Louise Shepard and her daughters faced today with calm as Alan Shepard’s space mission neared. Neighbors and reporters noted their confidence with Mrs. Shepard saying they feel fine and never apprehensive. She also recalled preparing their children for today and urged readers to contact NASA for flight information.
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Ards
Virginia Beach
Alan
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Langley Field
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Louise B. Shepard
United Press International
Russell Brewer
Kennett Square
Post Office Property Transferred To Trust
B Lee Skilken of Morris Skilken Construction Co Columbus Ohio announced a $75 000 intercompany transfer of the new Beckley Post Office property to a trust recorded in Raleigh County. He cited spring weather delaying work but expected completion by late summer.
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B. Lee Skilken
Morris Skilken Construction Co., Inc
Columbus
Ohio
Raleigh County
New Beckley
World War I Veteran Blakely Admitted After Stroke
E. Ed Blakely of Bluefield is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after a stroke. He was admitted Wednesday for treatment. He is a World War I veteran and brother of W. T. Blakely of Beckley.
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E. Ed Blakely
Bluefield
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
W. T. Blakely
Beckley
White Squall disaster sinks Albatross ship during storm
Survivors from the seagoing prep school Albatross tell how the 110-foot brigantine swamped in seconds by a white squall 125 miles west of Dry Tortugas killing six of 19 aboard. Captain Christopher Sheldon recalls the sudden blast and the ship turning 90 degrees before sinking in under a minute.
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Tampa
Fla
UPI
Gulf of Mexico
Christopher Sheldon
Dry Tortugas
Nassau
Bahamas
Death notices for John W. Hunter at 91
Funeral services for John W. Hunter age 91 of 124 Booker Street will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John's Holiness Church with Elder W N Neal in charge. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. He died at his home Tuesday at 3 30 p.m. after a short illness. Survived by daughter Mrs. Pearl Washington Beckley. Body remains at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor until services.
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John W. Hunter
Booker St
St. John’s Holiness Church
W. N. Neal
Greenwood Memorial Park
Hunter
Pearl Washington, Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Cecil William Bibb Rites Set in Shady Spring
Funeral services for Cecil William Bibb 54 of Shady Spring will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. R. H. Doan officiating Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park Bibb died Thursday at 9 30 a.m after a long illness He was a retired miner from Glade Creek Coal Co mine Born at Minden March 13 1907 he was the son of the late Pearl and Bessie Miser Bibb Survivors include his wife Gladys Bibb two daughters Barbara Ann Meadows and Jo Ann Bibb five sons Cecil Jr Leo Robert Franklin and Fred a brother Jesse and three sisters Pearl Lilly Paul Peters and Pauline McNish four grandchildren Pallbearers are George Trail Daniel Trail Kelso Trail Roy Richmond Gerald Richmond and John Adkins
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Cecil William Bibb
Shady Spring
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
R. H. Doan
Sunset Memorial Park
Bibb
Glade Creek
Gladys Bibb
Barbara Ann Meadows
Jo Ann Bibb
Cecil Jr
St. Louis
Leo Bibb
U. S. Army
Victoryville
Calif
Robert
Franklin
Fred
Jesse
Washington, D.C
Pearl Lilly
Mrs. Lina Forbes Laid to Rest in Parkersburg
Mrs. Lina R. Forbes of Parkersburg formerly Beckley died Wednesday after a long illness at 2 p.m. Her funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. A H Wilson. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Survived by son Donald D. Forbes of St. Petersburg Florida sister Lottie Wehage Beckley brother George Brammer Cool Ridge. Pallbearers Franklin Lilly John R. Pedro Jackie Pedro Carl Hale Daniel Douglas Earl Snead.
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Lina R.forbes
Parkersburg
Beckley
Keyser-Bryvant
A. H. Wilson
Sunset Memorial Park
Donald D. Forbes
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lottie Wehage
George Brammer
Cool Ridge
Franklin Lilly
John R. Pedro
Jackie Pedro
Carl Hale
Daniel Douglas
Earl Snead
Rites set for Mike Romensky of Bluefield Va
Mike Romensky 64 of Bluefield Va will have final rites at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel at 10 am Saturday with Rev Henry Smith officiating Burial is in Stamford Cemetery He died Tuesday in Marion Va after a long illness He was formerly employed by Pocahontas Fuel Co Survivors are nieces and nephews Funeral services for Mrs Lavadie Mae Crum 37 Eccles will be at 2 pm Saturday at Holy Grove Guiding Light Baptist Church Rev Oscar Woodrum will preside Burial will be in Holy Grove Cemetery Mrs Crum died at 1 20 pm Wednesday The body will be taken from Melton Mortuary to the church one hour before services
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Mike Romensky
Bluefield
Keyser-Bryant
Henry Smith
Stamford
Romensky
Marion
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Lavadie Mae Crum
Eccles
Holy Grove
Guiding Light Baptist Church
Oscar Woodrum
Final rites set for Mrs Mary Artie Young in Saxon
Mrs Mary Artie Young 78 of Saxon will have final rites at 2 30 p m or at her home with Wade Webb and Rev Virgil Cook in charge burial in Saxon family cemetery follows long illness She leaves husband Charles E Young seven sons Olimer Doss Prince Edgar Howard Jessie all of Saxon and Earl Mabscott two sisters J M Edison West Frankfort Ill Elizabeth Daniel Rio Grande Ohio three brothers John Honaker Harper Heights George Honaker Glen Daniel Albert Honaker Saxon 35 grandchildren and 10 great Pallbearers named Emory Daniels Ersil Laverty Thomas Laverty Roger Ballard Ray Stover Arthur Milam transfer from Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville to residence at 5 p m today
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Mary Artie Young
Saxon
Wade Webb
Virgil Cook
Young
Charles E. Young
Olimer
Doss
Prince
Edgar
Howard
Jessie
Earl of
Earl of Mabscott; Two Sisters Mrs. J. M. Edison
West Frankford
Ill
Elizabeth Daniel
Rio Grande
Ohio
John Honaker
Harper Heights
George Honaker
Glen Daniel
Albert Honaker
Armstrong
Whitesville
Emory Daniels
Ersil Laverty
Thomas Laverty
Roger
Kenneth M. Clark Final Rites Planned in Beckley
Kenneth M. Clark 27 of Wyco died Tuesday in New Orleans after being struck by a freight train. Authorities say he was likely asleep on the track. He is survived by his parents Alton and [unreadable] Clark Mullens, one brother Dusty, and three sisters Parky Janice Sue Keesee Jemmie Lou Bonar. Funeral arrangements pending at Robertson and Fogle Funeral Home Mullens.
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American Legion
Beckley
Kenneth M. Clark
Wyco
Clark
New Orleans
Alton Clark
Mullens
Dusty
Parky
Jemmie Lou Bonar
Silver Springs
Janice Sue Keesee
Helen
Prince
Robertson and Fogle Song Funeral Home
Final rites for Adam Lilly in Dunns Baptist Church
Adam Lilly 88 of Dunns died Thursday after several months illness at his son's home. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Dunns Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Wilmer Lilly and Rev. Billy Waddell officiating. Burial in Dunns family cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mary Starr Beckley son Clarence Dunns step-daughter Lola Lilly Florida stepson S B Clark MacArthur. 21 grandchildren 40 great grandchildren. Grandsons to serve as pallbearers.
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Adam Lewis Lilly
Dunns
Dunns Missionary Baptist Church
Wilmer Lilly
Billy Waddell
Lilly
W. M. Lilly
Klaus St
Rufus Lilly
Dunns Missionary
Final rites for Mrs Cary Day in Josephine
Mrs Cary Virginia Day 76 of Josephine will be laid to rest at Josephine Baptist Church with Rev F C Calhoun presiding. She died in a local hospital Wednesday after a long illness. Melton Mortuary will handle arrangements. Pallbearers are Jim Moncada Herbert Doss Woodrow Plymer Ed Sexton Walter Sexton Bob Crysler and Tom Shrewsberry.
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Cary Virginia Day
Josephine
Josephine Baptist Church
F. C. Calhoun
Sunset Memorial Park
Mrs Aura Crotty 83 dies in Mullens hospital
Mrs Aura W Whittaker Crotty 83 of Kegley died at 9 15 p m Thursday in Wyoming General Hospital Mullens Born Mercer County daughter of the late William I and Mary Hearn Whittaker she was widow of Samuel P Crotty Surviving are eight sons William Mullens Robert Clearwater Fla Frank Dayton Ohio Joe Tampa Fla Walter Kegley Sylvester Matoaka Austin Monroeville Ohio Howard Princeton one daughter Mrs W L Hatcher Mullens one sister Mrs Emma Wiley Wayside Va one half brother Vaughn Whittaker Princeton 27 grandchildren 28 great grandchildren Funeral services 2 p m Saturday at Kegley Methodist Church burial Oakwood Cemetery Princeton Body to be removed from Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton to the home of her son Walter at Kegley today placed in the church an hour before service
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Aura Whittaker Crotty
Kegley
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Mercer County
William I
Mary Hearn Whittaker
Samuel P. Crotty
Baptist Church
William
Robert
Clearywater
Fla
Frank
Dayton
Ohio
Joe
Ernest Boyd
Curtis E. Wood
Oakwood Cemetery
Princeton
Walter
County School Survey Progress Outlines Plan
Trail outlined a multi month county school housing survey with data from a prior summer study. Data collection includes three completed dot maps and three more for Beckley, with analysis and recommendations due by late fall. Finances and bonding potential will shape the final program and housing needs.
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Trail
Beckley
Blakely
Final rites for Ashby G. Lugar in Oceana
Ashby G. Lugar 60 of Oceana will be buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery Covington Va after funeral at Oceana Methodist Church. He died Thursday at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch after a stroke at his Crouch Farm mill. Born July 5 1900 in Craig County he was part owner of Cook's Ford Sales and held lumber holdings. Survived by wife Virginia Critzer Lugar three sons two brothers a sister and other relatives. Evans Funeral Home in Oceana handles arrangements.
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Ashby G. Lugar
Oceana
Oceana Methodist Church
Art Carter
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Covington
Lugar
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Crouch Farm
Craig County
Edward
Amanda Cale Sugar
Cook's Ford Sales
Virginia Critzer Lugar
A. G. Jr
William
Freddie
Morgantown
Leslie Lugar
Hagerstown
Codal Lugar
Roanoke
Roxie Muse
Evans
Psychiatrists dispute CAB crash verdict
Two psychiatrists who treated Capt George Lavrine disagree with the Civil Aeronautics Board finding that he was unfit to fly after his DC3 crash near Charlottesville Virginia on October 30 1959. An ALPA accident committee released notes from one doctor saying he would have no qualms about flying with him and that the second psychiatrist found nothing wrong with his ability to perform duties.
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Washington
UPI
Virginia
Civil Aeronautics Board
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
George Lawrine
Piedmont Airlines
Charlottesville
Larvine
Capt. Lavrine
Eleven fishermen charged and fined in Greenbrier County
District Conservation Officer Ray mond Eye reports eleven fishing violations and convictions. Hardy Goodale of White Sulphur Springs, 30, arrested in Greenbrier County by Officer Crigger, convicted and fined 20 dollars. William W. Shankland of Ronceverte, 21, fined 20 dollars for fishing in a closed stream. James Mitchell of Lewisburg, fined 10 dollars for conspiring and encouraging a violation. Fred Lambert of Corinne, 44, fined 30 dollars for exceeding creel limit by 21 trout. John Lively of Hinton, 60, fined 20 dollars for creel excess. Blane Clutter of Mullens, 40, arrested for closed stream fishing and no license, fined 20 dollars on each charge. Floyd Tolliver, 16, Naoma, fined 20 dollars for fishing in a cheese[?] stream. Ray Canis0, 20, Dry Creek, fined 20 dollars for closed stream. Minnis Brown, 16, Dry Creek, fined 20 dollars for closed stream. Frank Howard Mullins, 21, arrested in McDowell County for fishing without a license, fined 10 dollars.
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Raymond Eye
Hardy Goodale
Whie Sulphur Springs
Greenbrier County
Frank B. Crigger
W. C. Kautz
White Sulphur Springs
William W. Shankland
Ronceverte
Crigger
Kautz
John Lively
Hinton
Harry Zimmerman
Lewisburg
Blane Clutter
Mullens
Wyoming County
William Houck Mullens
Clutter
Floyd Tolliver
Naoma
Greenbrier
Jesse Bryant
Dan Phillips
Rupert
Bryant
Ray Caniso
Dry Creek
Phillips
Minnis Brown
Frank Howard Mullins
McDowell County
Pete Beavers
Bill Dale
Bradshaw
Bell Ringers Still Soliciting For Fund
Ray Hawley chairman of the Raleigh County Mental Health association fund drive said the Bell Ringers campaign in Beckley area was going well though many workers would finish canvassing tonight. Results will be known Saturday night.
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Ray Hawley
Raleigh County Mental Health Association
Beckley
Hawley
Cuba captures survivors in same swamp area as Artime
Survivors of the failed anti-Communist invasion are captured in the swampland near the site where civilian rebel leader Manuel Artime was taken prisoner on Tuesday.
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Cuba
Manuel Artime
Insurees
Tuesay
Record flight balloonist killed in freak Nes accident
Lt Cmdr Victor G Prather 34 died after a 113500 foot Stratolab No 5 ascent. He fell from a helicopter sling while being hoisted from the Gulf of Mexico following a successful balloon descent. Cmdr Malcolm Ross 41 survived. Autopsy planned at Pensacola NAS.
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Pensacola
Fla
UPI
Navy
Victor G. Prather
Cmdr
Malcolm Ross
Gulf of Mexico
Antietam
Pennacola Naval Air Station
Prather
Marvin Neese
Air Force
Joe Kittinger
Gulf
Ross
Naval Research Institute
Bethesda
Kenneth Benson
House Votes To Hike Tire and Truck Taxes
The House approved measures to raise tire and inner tube taxes to ten cents per pound and boost highway truck taxes to three dollars per thousand pounds. The bill also would end a four cent fuel tax cut to fund interstate highway completion, with hearings pending in the Senate.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Kennedy
Suse
Congress
Fire Wipes Out Family Of Six In Pittsburgh District
A two story brick home in Pittsburgh Sheraden was swept by fire killing six members of the Warfel family Robert 34 Gay 32 and their children Robert Jr 5 Billy 3 Martin 2 and Timothy Dean 6 months. Neighbor Frank Harrison said he tried to enter but smoke and flames forced him back. Victims died of suffocation and burns. Earlier four youths died in nearby Kittanning in a blaze blamed on an explosion killing Paul 6 Randy 4 Joseph 2 and Thomas Hartman 14 Mr and Mrs Anderson were away at church when their two story frame home burned down.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Sheraden
Robert Warfel
Gay
Robert Jr
Billy
Martin
Timothy Dean
Frank Harrison
Harrison
Warfels
Warfel
Kittanning
Paul Anderson
Paul
Randy
Joseph
Thomas Hartman
Robbery duo tied to hotel hold up found near Oak Hill
Police tracked two men after a plan to reach Chimney Corner and Route 21 as they fled from a motel. Accused, Pannell outside the establishment while Hayden entered and robbed operator Jenny. A German luger pistol was found in the car. About $40 taken, $21 recovered, rest in silver. Weapons charge filed.
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Oak Hill
Chimney Corner
Pat Watters
Maben Mine Cuts Working Force
MABEN RNS A cut off at the Maben mine of the Winding Gulf Coals Co Friday idled 59 workers. About 175 men remain employed and no reason could be ascertained at press time for the layoff of the others.
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MABEN
RNS
Winding Gulf Coals Co
Laos Begins Talks Aboard American Helicopter
Premier Prince Boun Oum sent envoys to meet neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma and the Pathet Lao rebels. Col Siho Lamphouthakoul, coordinating official, greeted the rebels with cautious optimism as preliminary cease fire details were discussed. No fighting reported on the fronts as talks open toward a broader coalition government.
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Vientiane
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Col
Siho Lamphouthakoul
National Coordination
Laos
Rebe
Beckley Driver Faces Two Violations In Court
Irene Sydnor 62 of Beckley is to appear in Beckley Police Court Monday night to answer charges of running a red light and driving without a city operators license. Police picked her up at 7 40 a m. RADFORD WHEELER of Beckley was jailed at 10 25 a m today by a constable and city police on a peace warrant. He also is charged with resisting arrest. Thomas Malloney was fined 100 dollars and costs today by Magistrate W A Burke and remanded to the county jail in lieu of the fine. He was arrested earlier this week by State Police and released from jail for his appearance before Burke.
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Irene Sydnor
Beckley
Radford
Burke
Terry Woman Stricken On Beckley Street
Wanda Hill of Terry collapsed on Prince Street near the Bus Terminal at noon. Beckley Rescue Squad gave emergency treatment and she was taken to Raleigh General Hospital for examination.
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Wanda Hill
Terry
Prince Street
Beckley Rescue
Raleigh General Hospital
Kennedy Believed Ready to Send U.S. Troops to South Viet Nam
President Kennedy was believed prepared to deploy American forces to South Vietnam if necessary to curb Communist conquest. Senator Fulbright said after talks with Kennedy that he would back a temporary troop commitment if South Vietnamese leaders and public favored it, while seeking assurances on broader regional roles from India and Japan. Rusk said the President was increasing military aid as Laos talks continued.
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JFK
U.S
South Viet Nam
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Laos
Fulbright
South VietNam
Viet Nam
Thailand
India
Japan
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Charles
Tad) Sadler
Pittsford
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Sheldon
John Perry
Manchester
Conn
George Ptatnik
Robert Wetherill IV
Media
Rick Marsellus
New Port Beach
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Montreal, Que
John Goodlet
Arlington, Va
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Mary A. Young
Mrs. Cary Day
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Secretary of State
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