Telstar 2 Satellite May Relay Live European TV
Cape Canaveral reports Telstar 2, a 175-pound communications satellite, launched aboard a Delta rocket at 7:38 a.m. EDT. Early indications suggested a perfect flight and a potential live television link between the United States and Europe for L. Gordon Cooper's upcoming spaceflight, though officials cautioned until it completes an orbit.
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Kennedy Jars Pentagon High Command With Key Shake-Up
President Kennedy orders the third military leadership shake-up in three years. Adm David L. McDonald will be promoted to chief of naval operations, skipping five senior officers, while Adm George B. Anderson leaves the post. Gen Curtis LeMay will be reappointed for one year. The changes aim to align with White House defense views amid disputes over the TFX, Skybolt, and RS70 programs.
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Cuba
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hearing Opens Into 22-Death Data Disaster
State Mines Director Leonard J. Timms opened a formal hearing into the cause of a gas explosion that killed 22 men at the Compass No 2 mine of Clinchfield Coal Co on April 25. About 40 witnesses, mostly company officials and underground workers, were scheduled to testify at the Harrison County Courthouse as the board includes state and federal mines officials, Clinchfield, UMW District 31, and the US Bureau of Mines health and safety division chief James Westfield.
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Cecil Urbaniak
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Health and Safety Division
James Westfield
Joy Manufacturing Co
Compass
West Virginia Weather Forecast With Sunny Breaks
West Virginia expects mostly sunny skies with high temperatures near the 70s. Tonight will turn cloudy with lows in the 40s east and lower 50s west. Wednesday brings more clouds and a warmer gap with scattered afternoon showers or storms. Beckley records a high near 62 or 66, Oak Hill hits 75, Greenbrier River remains normal and clear, Lake normal with 2.8 gates open and a new Hinton gauge at 2.3 feet.
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Jail Break Attempt Foiled at Raleigh County Jail
A midnight escape attempt failed when a fellow prisoner heard sawing noise. Three hinges and a jail cell bar were damaged. James Lewis Davis, freed from a 10 year sentence, is under tighter visitation scrutiny after allegedly receiving hacksaw blades from a visitor. Davis faced charges for breaking and entering and has twice attempted suicide with razor blades.
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Slim) Thompson
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Moundsville
WV Senate Weds One Day Session on Welfare Bill
The West Virginia Senate passed a 457000 welfare supplemental appropriations bill amid a partisan clash over a proposed welfare department investigation. Republicans blocked quick rules suspension, aiming for a subpoena powered inquiry, while Democrats push to finish funding by June 30. The dispute pits Gov Barron’s call for a study against GOP insistence on procedural authority and teeth for any probe.
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UPI
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John T. Kady Charleston
LLP
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Joint
William Moreland
Howard Corcoran
Corcoran
Jack Miller
Wood County
John Carrigan
Marshall County
George Seibert
Barron
Howard Carson
Moreland
Welfare Funds Run Short Warns West Virginia Official
West Virginia State Welfare Commissioner W Bernard Smith told the Legislature that major welfare programs including the medical care for the aged and general medical services are about two million dollars short of needs and will likely require a 1964 deficiency appropriation. He warned cutting the programs would be “to the bone” and blamed the Legislature, Board of Public Works, and his department for the financial dilemma while taking responsibility for last year’s grant levels.
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House of Delegates
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George H. Seibert
Wheeling
Hechler Criticizes NASA Over Procurement Claims
West Virginia congressman Rep. Ken Hechler told the House NASA misleads the public by claiming wide benefits from the space program. He cited NASA's fiscal 1962 procurement report showing no direct prime contracts or awards over 25 000 dollars to West Virginia and noted limited subcontract activity in the state.
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UPD
West Virginia
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Ken Hechler
D-W. Va
House of Representatives
Hechler
Man Shot To Death In Domestic Argument
James Clement 41 of Handley Kanawha County was shot at home Monday night during a domestic dispute. His wife Glenna 38 was detained for questioning. Clement was struck in the right armpit by a .32-20 caliber bullet and died on arrival at Laird Memorial Hospital.
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UPI
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Handley
Kanawha County
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Kennedy to hold news conference at 4 p.m. Wednesday
President Kennedy will hold a news conference at 4 pm EDT Wednesday. His last news conference was held on April 24.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Pastor Switch Prompts Church Father to Join Church of God
A Mabscott Methodist pastor, 35 year old Robert Lee Brown, announced he has joined the Church of God in MacArthur to pursue evangelism. He will serve Mabscott Methodists briefly while continuing evangelistic work, intends to live in Oak Hill and evangelize West Virginia churches.
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Duke University
Oak Hill
West Virginia
Narcotics-2 The Addict Second of Four by Ferguson
Washington report outlines how most addicts begin with milder drugs like marijuana before escalating to heroin or morphine. It cites federal files showing 47,489 active addicts, the majority male, with 44,242 using heroin. The pattern shows social initiation at parties, peer offers, and gradual progression, while few clinicians start via solitary heroin use.
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UPI
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Federal
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Windy Fellow Reflects On Friends And Speech
Sherwood Glutz laments scarce close friends as many seek talk rather than listen. He quips about excessive chin music and recalls Calvin Coolidge quote about not listening to self-advancement, noting the value of action over idle talk.
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Calvin Coolidge
Joint Committee Pursues Welfare Study Amid Lawmaker Disputes
The Legislature approves an interim study of the State Welfare Department by its Joint Committee on Government and Finance. Democrats and Republicans clashed over study powers and a related $457,000 supplemental appropriation, while legislators weighed subpoena authority and possible legal immunity.
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UPI
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Morgantown
W. T. Brotherton
John Carrigan
R-Marshall
Carrigan
Lake Grant Time Limit Unchanged in Public Works Bill
A Senate House conference panel kept the January 1 1964 time limit for Accelerated Public Works funding. The extension allows more West Virginia communities to arrange local matching funds and still honors a May 25 deadline for existing Raleigh County grant acceptance. The move, aiding projects like Stephen’s Lake, includes new pre construction funds and potential dam work, while leaving Army Corps of Engineers projects without APW funds.
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Raleigh County
Stephen’s Lake
Washington
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
APV
Community Facilities Administration
Byrd
Justice Reservoir
Wyoming County
APW
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U. S. Forest Service
George Washington
Monongahela National Forests
Senate
House
Kennedy
Oram Examined Court Records In Lake Levy Case
mimeographed circulars circulated across Raleigh County allege misbilling and land shortfalls tied to the Lake levy. J J Oram of Lester, former mayor, is the only confirmed examiner besides a Raleigh Register reporter, while court records note his frequent inspections. The anonymous Citizens Committee of Raleigh County signed the material, listing checks through February and asserting county land shortfalls counter to April payments.
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Lester
Raleigh Register
Raleigh
John C. Ward
Oram
Citizens Committee
Raleigh County
W. Va
Reward Offered For Information On Illegal Mimeographed Sheets
Beckley Newspapers Corporation offers 50 dollar reward for information leading to conviction of those responsible for illegal dissemination of mimeographed sheets spreading misinformation about the Stephen's Lake levy issue in Beckley West Virginia.
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Stephen’s Lake Levy
State official says anti lake levy claims are unfounded
Charleston officials defend Stephens Lake recreation center in Raleigh County against claims of overrun risks. Paul Crabtree notes federal funds amounting to 1.2 million dollars cover three quarters of costs and insist CFA oversight, audits, and GAO review will guarantee proper disbursement. West Virginia officials including Sen Byrd and Hulett Smith supported the project, which voters rejected by 58 percent.
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Raleigh County
Stephens Lake
CFA
V U.S. General Accounting Office
West Virginia
Sen
Robert C. Byrd
Commerce
Hulett C. Smith
APW
Gun Victim Is Critical in Wyoming County
Lee Gentry, 59, is in critical condition at the Blue field Sanitarium after a self inflicted gunshot wound to the forehead. He had been living with his brother Clarence near Herndon Heights for two years and shot himself with a .32 caliber revolver around 5 15 p m Monday. A nephew Richard and a sister in law had left him eating supper when they went to a neighbor s house. About 20 to 30 minutes later the neighbor s dog barked and the youth returned home to find his uncle on the front porch. Investigators said Gentry had been in ill health for some time. His brother was at work at Alpeca at the time of the incident. Investigation continues.
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Lee Gentry
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Herndon Heights
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