Scientists View Public Panic Under Nuclear Attack
Two university scientists at a symposium funded by the National Academy of Sciences and OCDM argue the American public would panic after a nuclear strike driven by ignorance and apathy toward civil defense. Other experts dispute this, but agree on widespread shelter apathy and demand for positive civic incentives.
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Joseph L. Myler
Washington
UPI
National Academy of Sciences
Office of Civil Defense Mobilization
Jim C. Nunnally Jr
Vanderbilt University
Lewis J. West
University of Oklahoma
West
Nunnally
Chiles P. Loomis
Michigan State University
Edward A. McDermott
OCDM
Policy Backing Rebels Shocks Korean Coup Report
The article recounts American officials evaluating support for Korean rebels during a coup. Edits by Magruder and Green suggested U S backing for the elected government, while Premier Chang hid. Washington later clarified no disapproval of the statements, noting policy guidance had been followed.
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Magruder
Green
Chang
United States
Washington
Monument Leadership Since 1911 Sears Guarantee
Sears offers a written guarantee with every Monument convenient payment plan. Harper Road shop at CL 1.
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Sears
Harper Road
Capitol Flags Burn Risk Prompted $3400 Clerk and Dust Collector Request
On July 4 1960 Capitol flags flew by Stewart's crew totaling 5131 amid 16013 for the year. He sought 4034 yearly for another clerk to handle the flags and 3500 for a basement dust collector to prevent fires. Officials ordered a report on fire prevention instead.
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Stewart
Nelson Selected Tech President Smith Confirmed
CHARLESTON UPI The State Board of Education concluded its first day of a two day session by naming M Smith permanent State School Superintendent to serve until July 1 1962 Leonard C Nelson was named new president of West Virginia Tech Nelson who has been temporary head since the death of R Virgil Rohrbough will take over July 1 succeeding William B Axter who resigned last month The board also vetoed an application by Bluefield State to spend about 3500 for an envelop addressing machine for the alumni association and urged use for laboratory equipment The session mainly reviewed a study on board functions and responsibilities by Dr A D Albright of the University of Kentucky
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Charleston
UPI
State Board of Education
M. Smith
Leonard C. Nelson
West Virginia Tech
Smith
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Nelson
Tech
William B. Axter
H. K. Baer
Bluefield State
A. D. Albright
University of Kentucky
Board Ponders Albright Report
The State Board of Education debated a study led by A. D. Albright on unifying West Virginia higher education to reduce duplication and boost economic progress. Recommendations included creating a Commission on Higher Education, transferring school finance duties, and a long-range plan for the next decade. The board may adopt several proposals as its two day session ends today.
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Charleston
UPI
State Board of Education
State Department of Education
A. D. Albright
University of Kentucky
Albright
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Board of Education
West Virginia
Commission On Higher Education
State Board of School Finance
Lacy I. Rice
Soviet Academy elects new president and top officials
The academy elected Matislav V. Keldysh to succeed Nesmeyanov as head, with Tass noting the 50-year-old mathematician’s Stalin Prizes and Lenin Order. Nesmeyanov retires after guiding Russia’s vast scientific program including space effort that produced Gagarin’s flight.
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Academy
Matislav V. Keldysh
Nesmeyanov
Tass
Keldysh
Nesmoyanov
Russia
Maj
Gagarin
Teen Trio Fails To Quench Thirst
Three Beckley youths were arrested by City Police in the early morning hours for breaking into the East Beckley liquor store last night. Edward Collins, 18, and two 16 year olds Charles Moore and Lee Roy Robinson were charged with breaking and entering after police recovered the case of whisky and two bottles of champagne. All three were arraigned before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez and remanded to jail when $2,000 bonds could not be posted.
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Beckley
East Beckley
Edward Collins
Charles Moore
Lee Roy Robinson
Joe Rodriguez
Utility Tax Check Mailed To Raleigh
State Auditor Denzil L. Gainer said checks totaling $8.95 million had been mailed to 55 counties for the second half of 1960 bringing public utility tax collections for the calendar year to $17.2 million. Raleigh County received $317,747 while Fayette County got $513,051 and Wyoming $346,595.
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Raleigh
Denzil L. Gainer
Fayette County
Wyoming
Funds discussed for Beckley Child Care Center expansion
Center seeks permission to borrow up to 150000 while current payments are met by about 40000 in loans. Initial funds were invested in short term securities earning around 1000. If Faith in Action program reaches 2500000, 100000 more could aid the Center. Beckley district hopes subscriptions retire unpaid balances and furnish to use quadrennial funds for building extra cottages.
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Beckley District
N and W and C and O plan barge line merger effort
Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio announce plans to acquire Island Creek coal barges and towboats adding Cincinnati unloading facilities and 140 coal barges along with 55 barges and other gear. Norfolk Transportation Corp would buy a towboat and a coal hauling contract for about 1 million dollars. The filing says the service will supplement existing rail operations, not compete with them.
Hardline South Korean Leader Warns Against Negotiations
Gen Chang vows no concessions to communism amid talks of talks with North Korea. Premier Chang and cabinet resignations lead to house arrest as he pledges punishment for any violations. US aid officials assure reconstruction programs continue as before.
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Chang
United States Aid Missions
Reconstruction Ministry
Hunger fight joint communique and turmoil in London divorce case
Asian leaders issue a joint communique to press the battle against hunger literacy and disease. Randolph Churchill petitioning for divorce from June his 38 year old second wife in London. Sir Winston recovering from an indisposition. C 47 transport near Wiesbaden base in Germany with unconfirmed reports of deaths. State briefs note a farm transfer for a vocational school approval and a fatal two car collision near Charleston. Gov Barron tells Rotary business and industry are curious about West Virginia crediting citizens spirit.
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Winston Churchill
Randolph
London
June
Winston
Ring of
Tunisia
Ss. Air Force
Wiesbaden
Germany
U. S. Air Force
DeLight Shepard
State Board of Education
Lakin
Mason County Board of Education
James Gibson
Sissonville
Earl Allen
Falling Rock
U. S. 119
Charleston
W. V. Barron
Jaeger Rotary Club
West Virginia
Lawmakers to inspect state institutions for reforms
A legislative committee plans detailed reports on conditions at each institution. Visits will be filed with the House Clerk and shared with state department heads. The effort aims to identify fixes, aided by recent weather and workload factors. The Pinecrest Sanatorium tour included Mrs. Viarma Byrd, mother of Senator Robert C. Byrd, who received greetings from Senator Keating and a nurse letter from the senator. The group then toured Romnay School for the Blind and Deaf, Denmar, and Sugar Grove Naval Observatory, with lodging in Davis and Berkeley Springs, and transport via special visiting pass.
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State Department
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Viarma Byrd
Robert C. Byrd
Okey Mills
Byrd
New York
Keating
Senate
Senator Byrd
John Slack
Naval Observatory
Sugar Grove
Pendleton County
Evelyn Connell
Juanita Clerk
Raleigh County
W W. “Jackie” Withrow
Kelly L. Castleberry
Kanawha County
J T. Bedelle
James B. Poindexter
Cabell County
Mino D. Aurmora
Brook County
Luther Ghiz
Logan County
Hugh A. Kincaid
Richard Parsons
Noah E. Floyd
Mingo County
W. R. Wilson
Marion County
Pat A. Beard Jr
Kanawha
Smallest prison on Sark island holds two inmates
United Press International reports the Isle of Sark prison, off Britain's coast, is believed to be the world’s smallest jail with a capacity of two prisoners.
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United Press International
Isle of
Sark
Channel Islands
Britain
Fayetteville jury finds verdict in attempted statutory reported incident
A Fayette County Circuit Court jury found Calvin Linkenhoker guilty of attempted statutory reported incident involving a 13 year old girl last July 16. The charge carries life imprisonment or an indeterminate prison sentence of one to five years. a separate case alleges paternity of a daughter born March 23. Another case related to Keaton Berry involves an attempted reported incident of a girl over 16.
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Fayetteville
ANS
Calvin Linkenhoker
Ansted
Linkenhoker
Fayette County
Circuit Court
Linkenhaker
Laird Memorial Hospital
Eichmann Trial's Impact on West Germans Fades Among People
In Frankfurt, West Germans show strong media coverage of the Eichmann trial yet public interest grows tepid. Schools have begun teaching about the Nazi era, especially influencing younger residents, while overall citizen comments remain rare and unnamed.
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Frankfurt
Germany
UPI
Adolf Eichmann
Israel
Federal Republic
Laos
Cuba
Algeria
Eichmann
Various odd news items from Oklahoma to London
A quirky round of brief items includes Oklahoma lawmakers facing pay cuts with a wife’s telegram asking for household chores to be done, a British hotelier offering pay per inch of height to tall bar workers, a Florida legislator clarifying what a hunting license entails, a London guidebook on odd trivia, and hungry burglars raiding an A and W Drive-In in Logan Ohio, treating themselves to hamburgers and root beer before fleeing with strawberries.
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Logan, Ohio
UPI
A&w
Final rites set for W. Ross Allen of Hinton
W. Ross Allen 57 of Hinton died of a heart attack while serving jury duty at a local courthouse. Funeral services at 1 PM Saturday at E. M. Meadows Funeral Home with Rev. Stewart McMurray officiating, burial in Roma Farm Cemetery. He owned a long time auto business with his wife Madeline Carman Allen on Roma Cattle Farm. survivors include two sisters, both of Hinton.
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W. Ross Allen
Hinton
Madeline Carman Allen
Hinther
RNS
Death notices of Donald A. Wells in Drexel Pennsylvania
Donald A Wells 37 of Drexel Pa formerly Beckley W Va died unexpectedly at his home about 3 p m Thursday Survived by wife Maxine Edwards Wells a daughter Sandra and two sons Alan and Scott all at home and his mother Mrs F H McNeer Hum n Funeral arrangements are in-
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Donald A. Wells
Drexel
Beckley
Maxine Edwards Wells
Sandra
Alan
Scott
F. H. McNeer
Charles L. Rakes longtime Beckley barber dies at 68
Charles Lee Rakes, 68, Daniels, died at home after a two week illness. He owned and operated a Beckley barber shop for 40 years, born Crow Aug 7 1892, son of John and Katherine DeHart Rakes. He served in World War I and belonged to Beckley Moose Lodge 1606 and American Legion Post 32. Survived by daughter Martha Adams Rakes Marie Daniels South Charleston two sisters and two grandchildren. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Charles Lee Rakes
Daniels
Beckley
Rakes
Crow
John and
Katherine DeHart Rakes
American Legion
Martha Adams Rakes
Marie Daniels
South Charleston
C. M. Pettry
Beaver
Oscar Hanks
Mount Hope
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Hanks, Fred Kyle Hanks Dies at 95 in Lanark
Fred Kyle Hanks 95 of Lanark died at 2 a.m. at home after a long illness. Born March 10 1866 in Christiansburg Va he was a retired coal miner last at Lanark Smokeless Coal Co. in 1932. He helped open the first Raleigh County mine at Royal. He leaves wife Ocie and four sons Cleasy Okie James all of Lanark Earl of Chicago Ill two daughters Mrs Homer Richmond Lanark and Mrs Julius Marcum Beckley 12 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Funeral services 2 p.m. Sunday at Gods Tabernacle Lanark with Rev Lewis Meadows and Rev Cleve Young. burial Stamford Cemetery. Body to be taken from Webb and Neal Funeral Home to the church one hour before services.
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Fred Kyle Hanks
Lanark
Christiansburg
Lanark Smokeless Coal Co
Raleigh
Royal
Ocie Hanks
Cleasy
Okie
James
Earl
Chicago
Ill
Homer Richmond
Julius Marcum
Beckley
God's Tabernacle
Lewis Meadows
Cleve Young
Stamford Cemetery
Webb and Neal
Final rites for Lonnie Clifford Potter held in Pemberton
Lonnie Clifford Potter aged 59 of Pemberton will receive final rites at 2 p.m. Sunday at Pemberton Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. W. T. Tolliver presiding. Burial follows in Sunset Memorial Park. Potter died at his home after a long illness. Keyser Bryant Funeral Home will go to the residence at 4 p.m. Saturday and remain until services.
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Lonnie Clifford Potter
Pemberton
Pemberton Missionary Baptist Church
W. T. Tolliver
Sunset Memorial Park
Potter
Keyser-Bryant
Amedeo Domi Funeral Arrangements Finalized
Amedeo Domi 62 of Sabine died at 4 p.m. Thursday en route to a hospital from a heart attack. Survived by wife Mary Codespot Domi seven sons Ame deo Jr Kaincheloe Air Force Base Mich Albert J Seward AFB Tenn Sgt Douglas Domi Chennault AFB Lake Charles La Ronnie March AFB Calif Larry Jerry Gary at home two daughters Mrs Sonny Herbert Beckley Mrs Charles Agner Ohio body at Evans Funeral Home Oceana RNS
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Amedeo Domi
Sabine
Mary Codespot Domi
Amedeo Jr
Kaincheloe Air Force Base
Mich
Albert J
Seward Afb
Tenn
Douglas Domi
Chennault Afb
Lake Charles
Ronnie
March Afb
Calif
Larry
Actor Hospitalized After Spine Surgery On Ruptured Disc
The actor was treated at St. Luke's Hospital Manila after an operation on a ruptured spinal disc suffered April 15 while filming The Marauders in Luzon. He endured nerve-deadening injections and returned to work in pain.
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Luzon
St. Luke’s Hospital
Manila
Frisco Quake Baby Dies Still Mystery
Mervin Collier, 55, the baby found among the San Francisco earthquake rubble in 1906, died without learning his true identity. Mrs. Helen Wilson, a friend, said the infant was discovered April 18 and later named Mervin Collier after attempts to identify him failed. Collier reportedly said before his death that his real name may not matter now.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Mervin Collier
San Francisco
Helen Wilson
Colliers
Collier
Florida Senate Abolishes Boulogne Town on Border
Tallahassee Florida Senate approved a bill to abolish the town of Boulogne on the Georgia Florida border amid charges it ran a speed trap to fleece tourists. The action comes after criticism from lawmakers and local officials and reflects broader efforts to curb unfair traffic enforcement practices.
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Tallahassee
Fla
UPI
Florida Senate
Boulogne
Georgia-Florida
John W. Vitosky Dies After Two Week Illness
John W. Vitosky 73 of Anawalt died at 12:45 a.m. today at Raleigh General Hospital after a two week illness. The body is at Bennett Funeral Home North Fork pending completion of arrangements.
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John W. Vitosky
Anawalt
Raleigh General Hospital
Bennett Funeral Home
North Fork
Russell E. Nunn Dies After Short Illness at VA Hospital
Russell Erven Nunn, 44, of Bluefield, died at 12:05 p.m. Thursday in Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after a brief illness. The body is at Wagner Funeral Home in Bluefield, Va. (pending)
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Russell Erven Nunn
Bluefield
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Hospital Sites For 877 Dollar Suit Filed In Raleigh
Clarence L. Bibb of 211 Foote Street is named defendant in a suit for 877.32 dollars filed in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office by Beckley Hospital Incorporated. The claim covers hospital services and fees for Bibb and his deceased wife from 1958 to 1960. Also filed is a separate case seeking 1,000 dollars for damage to a parked car owned by E. S. Walkup after a collision alleged to involve Noel B. Roberts of Trezevant Tennessee on August 5.
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Clarence L. Bibb
Foote St
Raleigh County
Beckley Hospital, Inc
Bibb
Noel B. Roberts
Trezevant
Tenn
Kennedy Khrushchev Vienna meeting plan outlined
Informal agreed to meet in Vienna on June 3 and 4 with no aim of negotiating major issues. Kennedy to fly to London by June 4 or 5 for Radziwill christening, then discuss Laos and a test ban with Khrushchev during a get-acquainted session.
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Vienna
Khrushchev
London
Kennedy
Prince
Princess Radziwill
Macmillan
Washington
National Security Council
Hofburg
Schoenbrunn
Belvedere
U. S
Laos
Southeast Asia
Navy helicopter sets world speed record at Bradley Field
The Navy claimed a new world speed record for helicopters at 192.9 mph, surpassing the prior 166.5 mph mark by a Russian chopper in 1959. The Sikorsky HSS2 achieved the record on a 1.86 mile straightaway at Bradley Field Windsor Locks Conn. on Thursday.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
Bradley Field
Windsor Locks
Conn
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