Canvass To Be Completed Today On Stephen's Lake Levy
An opponent of the Stephen's Lake levy plans to request a recount of May 11 votes, led by Wyatt Kenna Toney who says he acts alone. The canvass proceeds under Raleigh County Court supervision with officials noting ballots delivered exceed registered voters by 10 percent. Unofficial tallies show the levy at 57 votes or 60.37 percent, potentially securing $1.2 million in federal funds matched by $400,000 from the levy for Stephen's Lake recreation facilities. He claims SRC activity on a private road is a misrepresented state project, a point disputed by officials.
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Beckley
E. Carl Meadows
Meadows
Wyatt Kenna Toney
Dry Hill
Board of Canvass
George L. Ballard
Ballard
W. C. McMahan
No. 3
Central
Stephen’s Lake
Toney
State Road Commission
Register
Domestic Peace Corps Backers Hold Talks With RFK
West Virginia congressman Ken Hechler said his state is keen on a domestic Peace Corps to aid rural rehabilitation economic development and school dropouts. Rep Frank Thompson Jr and supporters met with Attorney General Robert Kennedy as hearings loom next Tuesday with Labor and Interior Secretaries Udall and Secretary Anderson set to testify. Pilot projects may test the concept at North Dakota's Fort Berthold Reservation and northern New Mexico. Opposition expected from the National Association of Manufacturers and the U S Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Ken Hechler
D-W. Va
West Virginia
Peace Corps
Hechler
Amt
Robert Kennedy
Frank Thompson Jr
DN. J
Labor
Interior
Stewart Udall
William R. Anderson
Bethold
North Dakota
New Mexico
Thompson
National Associatio of Manufacturers
U. S&s. Chamber of Commerce
U N Undersecretary Omar Loutfi Dies in Secretariat
Omar Loutfi 55 United Nations undersecretary for political and security council affairs collapsed and died in the U N Secretariat Building. Former U A R delegate he was serving temporarily in the post and was the second man in that role to die in a month after Evgeny Kiselev of the Soviet Union died of a heart attack April 17.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
Omar Loutfi
U.N
Loutfi
United Arab Republic
Weather Cloudy And Wet Beckley And Vicinity
Weather outlook for Beckley and vicinity shows mostly cloudy skies with showers and thunder showers tonight. Saturday will be cloudy with a chance of showers and a high near 69 to 75, while river and lake gauges indicate normal conditions and water levels.
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Beckley
S.E
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Hinton
Rain Ends Drought As Fire Season Eases
After a severe drought a large midafternoon rain shower brought .97 inch by 12:30 pm, surpassing the past four weeks total. District IV forester Carl Lucas noted the relief, closed all 18 fire towers, and urged continued caution under Spring Fire Season rules from 6 pm to 6 am. Observers and firefighting crews were praised for their efforts during a dangerous season.
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Carl Lucas
Lucas
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Lucas Con
Drowning Victim Body Recovered Near New River
The body of Ansted man Nelson Neal 47 missing since May 12 was found Thursday afternoon near Fayette Station bridge where he disappeared while swimming in New River. Deputies and local citizens led the search with Neal's brothers Charles Harry and Raymond and W C Woods and A W Nida aiding the effort.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Ansted
New River
Nelson Neal
Fayette County
Neal
Fayette Station
Nixon withholds support until proper time
Former Vice President Richard Nixon says he will withhold support for any Republican presidential nominee until the proper time. He said it would be premature to choose now at a news conference. An obsolete World War II submarine, the Toro, will be scuttled at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on its final sea voyage to aid locating the nuclear submarine that sank April 10 with 129 lives lost.
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Richard M. Nixon
Portsmouth
N. H
Toro
Stassen Likely to Head Baptist Convention in Detroit
Harold E. Stassen, Republican presidential hopeful, appears set to head the American Baptist Convention after a Detroit nominating committee backed him to replace Rev. Dr. Benjamin P. Browne of Chicago. Stassen, a Philadelphia attorney and ex deacon, was announced as a candidate in New Hampshire’s presidential primary. Former President Eisenhower attends W. Allen Wallis inauguration at University of Rochester today.
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Harold E. Stassen
American Baptist Convention
Detroit
Stassen
Benjamin P. Browne
Chicago
Philadelphia
Second Baptist Church of
Washington, D. C
New Hampshire
Dwight D. Eisenhower
W. Allen Wallis
University of Rochester
Ske
State Briefs Tosca Morris Feature Referenced
Tosca Morris appears in a brief State section with a note directing readers to see Shortening on page 2 for details. The entry provides a pointer rather than a full item, leaving the substantive facts to be continued on the specified page.
Weather Boss Pledges Rain While Woodcutters Lament Dry Ground
Sherwood Glutz complains of lack of schooling while recounting a threat to picket weather crews at the airport. He aimed to bring rain and a heavy ground-wetting downpour, but ends up thanking others for a dry counterpoint and noting his wish for woodcutting water.
Shadow Over Birmingham Racial Truce Sparks Tensions
United Press International reports that a desegregation pact in Birmingham frays the racial truce as Martin Luther King Jr signals renewed demonstrations unless disagreements are resolved. NAACP alleges biased appointments in Jackson, Mississippi, and broader unrest touches Greensboro, Richmond, Nashville, Anniston and Knoxville with new anti segregation programs.
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United Press International
Birmingham
Martin Luther King Jr
Alabama
Greensboro
N.C
Richmond
Jackson
Miss
Nashville
Tenn
Anniston
Ala
Knoxville
King
State Supreme Court
Sidney Smyer
Businessmen’s Committee
Princeton Students Face Jail as College Punishes Rioters
Princeton University disciplined 47 students for a May riot led by 1,500 undergraduates. Two jailed for five days and eleven suspended a year. several fined. Magistrate also jailed two students for five days and fined others for involvement. Daily Princetonian editorial supported the actions.
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Princeton
N.J
UPS
Princeton University
William D. Lippincott
Daily
Princetonian
Cooper completes milestone space flight amid medical exams
Astronaut L Gordon Cooper undergoes medical tests and questioning on the USS Kearsarge after a 34 hour 20 minute Faith 7 mission that logged 575 000 miles. He landed manually when auto control failed and will fly to Honolulu for a family reunion before a White House honor.
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Cooper
Kearsarge
Honolulu
Little Air Force
Pacific
Carl Huss
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
Flight Dynamics Office
Gordon
Trudy
Camala
Janita
Cape Canaveral
White House
Richard Pollard
Space Agency
Pollard
America
Cooper Lands Safe After 22.9 Orbit Thrill
America celebrates astronaut L Gordon Cooper after a 22.9 orbit in the Faith 7 capsule. Crowds of 5,000 at Grand Central Station roar with pride as the nation watches reentry. Citizens nationwide express joy with hopeful remarks about space travel.
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United Press International
L. Gordon Cooper
Cooper
Grand Central Station
New York
Bali Volcano Erupts Again Shows Bali Volcano Eruption Repeats
JAKARTA Indonesia UPD Antara reports Gunung Agung on Bali erupted again on Thursday for the second time in two months. The last eruption killed more than 1000 people and left forests temples and villages burned. No immediate casualty figures were released for Thursday eruption.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
UPD
Gunung Agung
Bali
Antara
Presbyterians Face Real Racial Problem in Suburbs
Des Moines dispatch reports Dr. Marshal L. Scott, outgoing moderator of the 175th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church, declaring the real racial issue lies in all white suburban communities rather than the Deep South. He called suburban racism a refinement in evil and noted northern and western congregations bear responsibility. A spontaneous interracial council formed during a Presbyterian meeting was hailed as a landmark development.
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Des Moines
Iowa
UPI
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
Deep South
Marshal L. Scott
Presbyterian Institute of Industrial Relations
Chicago
Scott
Mississippi
Alabama
Presbyterian Church
Silas G. Kessler
First Presbyterian Church
Hastings
Neb
Four U S astronauts faced issues on orbital flights
Cape Canaveral UPI reports all four U S astronauts with orbital flights encountered some difficulty. John H Glenn Jr on Feb 20 1962 risked heat shield loss before safe re entry. M Scott Carpenter in May 1962 ran out of fuel forcing manual alignment and a late retro rocket firing. Walter Schirra Jr minor suit heat problem after Oct 3 1962. Gordon Cooper on his 20th orbit had auto control failure but landed within 7000 yards of rescue ship.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
U.S
John H. Glenn Jr
M. Scott Carpenter Carpenter
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Schirra
Gordon Cooper Cooper
Carpenter
Kennedy Wife Suffered Miscarriage in Washington
Washington sources report Mrs. Joan Kennedy wife of Senator Edward M Kennedy D Mass suffered a miscarriage. She was due in August and is resting at home in good condition with possible hospital care in a couple of weeks.
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Washington
UPI
Joan Kennedy
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Moon Trip Marks Cooper Family Celebration
In Tecumseh Oklahoma, Mrs Hattie Cooper welcomed son L Gordon Cooper Jr after his 22.9 orbit world flight ended with a Pacific splashdown. Gov Henry Bellman Air Force Secretary Eugene Zuckert and news crews joined a 34 hour vigil as Cooper’s mother spoke of pride and relief and birthday reflections.
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Hattie Cooper
Tecumseh, Okla
UPI
Moon
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Pacific
Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
Air Force
Eugene Zuckert
Washington
Gordo
Cooper
Zuckert
Famed Impostor Arrested In D C
Vincent J. Daly, a longtime impostor who deceived West Virginia officials, was arrested in Washington D C on charges of practicing medicine and prescribing drugs without a license. He once worked as a psychologist at Huntington State Hospital in the 1940s and taught at Marshall College, claiming degrees from Oxford or Bern. Police say he misrepresented credentials, fooled authorities in multiple states and the U S Army, and prescribed drugs to two children in a sham psychology practice.
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Charleston
UPI
Vincent J. Daly
West Virginia
Washington, D. C
Daly
Huntington State Hospital
Marshall College
Oxford University
University of Berne
Switzerland
Italy Seeks New Premier After Fanfani Resigns
President Antonio Segni began searching for a new premier to form a government after Amintore Fanfani’s center-left coalition fell apart. Fanfani quit following the opening of a new Parliament—elected in April with Communists gaining ground at the expense of the Christian Democrats.
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Rome
UPI
Antonio Segni
Amintore Fanfani
Fanfani
Christian Democrats
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Maryland Ave
United Mine Workers of America
Raleigh
RFK
Geneva
Tosca Morris
Sherwood Glutz
Jackson, Miss
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Allen Thompson
Mississippi Naacp Feld
Medgar Evers
Richard J. Hughes
Pennsylvania
Westminster Choir College
Theodore T. Tams
Daniel A. Per-Lee
Arlington
Ronald E. Bruns
Mansfield Center
Conn
Serre A. Murphy
New Canaan
Marshall T. Morgan
Okeawa
Ohio
Stephen P. Fisherman
Jersey City
Kenneth A. Perko
Shaker Heights
Bullseye
Robert C. Miller
USS
Kearsargfe
COOP
Canaveral
Christine Louis
Grand Central
Salt Lake City
Utah
Wayne Kuehne
North
Ted Kennedy
Orena Herd
Mrs. Cooper
D.C
Italy
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