Memorial Day Toll Rises Across Nation On Holiday Weekend
Americans honored the dead with cemetery visits and speeches as the first summer holiday began. Traffic deaths topped 57 by 12:30 p.m. EDT, with California leading at nine fatalities. The National Safety Council projected 450 to 550 traffic deaths and 20,000 to 24,000 disabling injuries during the 102 hour period ending Sunday midnight.
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Negro Officers and Firemen Hopes by Mayor Elect Smith
Mayor elect John W. Smith told The Register he hopes to appoint Negro officers to both police and fire departments before his term ends. He noted no Negroes on Civil Service eligibility lists but expects test takers to join. He declined comment on Little League Negro players and discussed Police Chief Tyree’s possible retirement and replacement rumors.
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Barron Urges Expansion of Grafton National Cemetery
West Virginia Governor W. W. Barron used a Memorial Day speech at Grafton National Cemetery to advocate enlarging the site to accommodate veterans and their families as the cemetery has reached capacity. He praised civilian war contributors and noted plans for additional property. A parade by Grafton students preceded the service honoring about 4,000 war dead. Other WV towns held Memorial Day events with similar observances including a gravestone dedication in Leon and the Martinsburg War Memorial Park dedication.
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Weather Fair And Mild Beckley And Vicinity
Fair and mild this afternoon with a high of 70 to 74. Clear and cooler tonight with fog possible. Tonight's low 48 to 52. Friday mostly sunny and pleasant after morning clouds, high in mid 70s. Temperatures show 71 high, 38 low in the last 24 hours with scattered readings. River and lake conditions: Greenbrier normal and clear. Lake normal and clear with 4 gates open. new gauge at Hinton 2.7 ft.
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NASA Plans New Sky Eye Weather Satellite
NASA announced plans to launch a new Tiros weather satellite next year to photograph the entire Earth daily. The hatbox shaped craft would orbit in a polar path, capturing 500 000 square miles of terrain every 30 seconds with two cameras, storing images on tape for later transmission. Six TIROS satellites have flown since 1960, delivering over 230 000 meteorological pictures. The current weather eye fails to change position, limiting coverage.
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Reds Buzz Transport Over Berlin Jet Incident
The United States tracked Berlin air traffic to see if the Russians started a new harassment campaign. A Soviet jet buzzed a U.S. Air Force C97 within 200 feet of a four engine Stratofreighter near Berlin prompting protests and fears of renewed provocations.
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Skeleton Identified As Daniels Woman
A skeleton found by two Crow residents in Scott's Branch near their home was identified as Mrs. Woodrow Bailey 43 of Daniels. She had been missing since Sept. 1 1962 after her sister sought help from the Beckley State Police Detachment. Remains including a dried skin fragment a wristwatch nails and clothing bits were recovered from a creek bed off a dirt road to Pinch Creek. The body shows two head fractures and no weapon was found. Relatives confirmed the identification this morning.
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Five Convicted In Sister Kenny Case
MINNEAPOLIS UPI A federal court jury convicted former Minneapolis mayor Marvin L. Kline and four men Wednesday night of mail fraud and conspiracy in a $7 million Kenny Foundation scam. The group allegedly concealed donations over a 10 week trial. Fred Fadell pleaded guilty earlier. Rettig was severed due to illness.
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Ecuador Holds 21 U.S. Boats In Boundary Dispute
Twenty one American tuna boats from San Diego remain in custody of Ecuadorian navy off Salinas after rusk telephoned for their release. A joint communique pledges national sovereignty as tensions rise over conflicting territorial limits, with Ecuador asserting 200 miles versus the U.S. three miles.
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Walter Weaker in weakened condition amid leukemia
Rep Francis E Walter of Pennsylvania, a Democrat, is described by his physician as growing weaker due to leukemia. Dr Darrell Crain said on Wednesday the congressman has not been as strong as he was last week. Walter has been at Georgetown University Hospital for weeks and ill most of the year.
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Befriended Youths Beat FDR War Secy
Two youths befriended by former War Secretary Harry Woodring beat him at his Topeka home, leaving him with a possible broken hip and bruises. They fled in his four door sedan after stealing less than $5 and a 17th Century liquor cabinet. Woodring, Kansas governor in 1931-32, later served as assistant secretary of war and then secretary of war until 1940.
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Forgotten' JK Relative Found in Ireland Visit
In Wexford a Loreto nun, Rev Mother Clement, is revealed as a forgotten Fitzgerald relative of President Kennedy. Officials hoped she would greet the president on June 29, but her religious order forbids her from joining the reception. The find highlights a family link for Kennedy's mother and adds a human note to the three day Ireland visit.
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Cooper joins elite group with astronaut wings
Maj. L. Gordon Cooper receives astronaut wings at a Pentagon ceremony, joining six other men who have flown above 50 miles. The award recognizes high altitude spaceflight achievements and caps Cooper’s ascent as a U S air force pilot who joined the select rank.
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Freshmen Democrats Help Defeat Bracero Extension
A group of newly elected Democrats in the House engineered a 174 to 158 defeat of extending the Bracero farm labor program for two years. The vote signals possible end to the 12 year Mexican migrant import program unless new legislation passes this session. Rosenthal Cohelan led the opposition with Golson Matsunaga Gill and Edward R. assisting.
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Hospital Chief Quits To Lead Veterans Hospital Unit
Weston State Hospital superintendent Neil M. McFadyen announced his resignation effective July 1 to become chief of psychiatric services at the Veterans Hospital in Clarksburg. He had led Weston since 1961 after previously heading a Virginia hospital. Weston is the largest state mental hospital with about 2300 patients.
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Bankers and Rainy Day Umbrellas in Sherwood Glutz Tale
Sherwood Glutz muses on earning power and bankers in a folksy analogy. He compares a banker to lending an umbrella on a sunny day and reclaiming it when rain comes, reflecting confusion about credit and finance.
Pope John XXIII rallies as bleeding halts and life eases
Vatican reports Pope John XXIII, 81, showed a marked rally as internal bleeding paused briefly. He remains bedbound with a stomach tumor and other complications, yet received blood transfusions and rested well after a troubled night. The Pope’s physician left for his northern Italian home amid continued optimistic bulletins.
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Guerrillas Kill U S Soldiers in South Viet Nam Ambush
Two U S Army special forces officers, a captain and a sergeant, were killed when ambushed by a platoon of Communist guerrillas in the central highlands near Quang Ngai. Several guerrillas were killed or wounded. mountain tribesmen suffered no losses. Total U S fatalities in South Viet Nam since 1961 rise to 87, with 68 in combat and 24 in accidents.
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Vicar's Wife Urges Church Sex Textbook in England
Mrs. Ronald Lacey, wife of the St. Leonards vicar, urged the Church of England to publish a sex education text for inexperienced wives in her parish magazine. She argued that sex is natural and marriage should be protected, contrasting with her husband’s controversial remarks about shotgun weddings.
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Pike Stations Being Picketed By Teamsters Union
Three filling stations on the West Virginia Turnpike are picketed as 24 employees strike after contract talks broke down. Operator Charles Honaker says he pays above the local average and provides vacations and illness pay, but refuses a wage hike of about 50 percent. He hopes to resume talks Tuesday.
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Cabell Publisher Dies at Huntington Home
William D. Birke, 52, president of Huntington Publishing Co and publisher of the Herald-Dispatch, died at his home after several months illness. He served as a director of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Assn and Goodwill Stations Inc.
First Trip To Moon Will Carry Men-Glenn
Marine Lt Col John H Glenn Jr predicts the first U S moon mission will carry crew rather than animals or purely automatic systems. He told the Foreign Correspondents Club that Mercury flights show man can operate safely with limited automation. He says man will go as an integrated part of the vehicle, possibly before 1970.
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