Mooncraft To Make Test Landings In New Mexico
NASA announced a 350 million dollar contract with Grumman for the Lunar Excursion Module to test near Earth, with a three man Apollo craft projecting two astronauts to land on the moon via a lunar bug vehicle outside White Sands, New Mexico before 1970.
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Nation's Biggest Newspaper Back In Business
The New York Daily News resumes near full press run with the strike ended after 8 days. A two year pact raises weekly pay on average by $8 plus other benefits, with details on overtime, severance options, and union dues checkoff. The settlement may influence six other major dailies still negotiating.
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Soviet Position Change Doubled in Nuclear Test Ban Talks
Western diplomats doubt any shift in Soviet stance on a nuclear test ban following Khrushchev remarks that time is ripe for an accord. The General Assembly debates on disarmament weigh Khrushchev’s claim Russia would end its test series November 20 while Kennedy reports U S testing complete. Diplomats note the sticking point is Soviet insistence on inspecting underground tests. A British spokesman and Ambassador Dean express cautious optimism that verification could unlock a treaty, though progress remains gradual.
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NPS Training School to Open at Harpers Ferry
Washington reports that a new National Parks Service Training School will begin at Storer College in Harpers Ferry W Va next April with a federal $240 000 allocation to convert the defunct college for Interior use and an additional $180 000 for further development of Harpers Ferry National Monument announced by Sen Jennings Randolph Democrat West Virginia.
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Poland to Lend Syria 15 Million for Industry
Poland has agreed in principle to loan Syria 15 million dollars to finance industrial projects. A government spokesman in Damascus said Syria would repay the loan over eight years and outlined the terms of aid and investment.
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Randolph Lands Mrs. Roosevelt
Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia called the death of Eleanor Roosevelt a personal loss to the people of the state. He cited her depression era efforts in Arthurdale Preston County Tygart Valley Randolph County and Eleanor Putnam County, her financial aid to coal mining area children, and her visits from 1933 to 1960 that helped unemployed families and the state’s economic base.
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Barron touts PWA program at West Virginia meeting
Gov. W. W. Barron told state and county officials at a Public Works Acceleration Program conference that the plan offers a golden opportunity to modernize towns and attract new industry and tourism. He noted grants will match local spending, sometimes at three-to-one, stressing the chance may come only once in a generation. The event featured talks by officials from ARA, Community Facilities Administration and HEW.
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Test Ban Accord New Nik Kaizens on Nuclear Pact
Premier Khrushchev signaled a shift from Berlin toward sealing a nuclear test ban with the West. In a Kremlin toast marking the revolution, he said Soviet tests will end Nov 20 and urged that the United States and USSR near agreement, while rejecting a summit and offering no Berlin deadline. He noted Cuba friction and spoke of improved parity as the two sides converge.
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Police Civil Service Rule Changes Urged
Charleston news: West Virginia lawmakers may consider three amendments to Police Civil Service Law. Proposed changes include removing the three year residency for hires, establishing a one year state residency with possible exceptions, and extending probation from six to twelve months. Charleston Chief Dallas Bias backs the plan with mayor John Shanklin’s support.
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West Virginia election yields large majorities and turnout
Off year voting in Charleston produced notable margins and high turnout of about 610,000 voters, roughly 58 percent of those eligible. Arch Moore won the 1st District by 33,000 over Cleveland Bailey while amendments drew landslide rejections. Republicans gained seven House seats and two State Senate seats, with Caplan topping DeBerry for the State Supreme Court by about 86,000. Moore credited a long term campaign plan as pivotal.
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GOP Eyes Big Cities And Dixie After Tuesday Showing
Republican leaders sought hopeful signals from Tuesday’s results by focusing on large urban centers in northern states and stronger performance in the South. They blamed urban weaknesses for Nixon’s 1960 defeat, while noting better showings in the South than any off year since Reconstruction as they look toward 1964 electoral maps.
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Record off year turnout tops fifty-one million voters
Washington reported a record off year turnout with well over 51 million Americans casting ballots across 50 states in Tuesday's election. Final tallies will rise as absentee ballots and late returns come in. Analysts weigh factors from weather to local issues and Cuba, noting the 1960 total of 69 million and 1958's 48 million as historical benchmarks.
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Jackie Reorganizes White House Staff
Washington United Press dispatch reports Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy has reorganized the White House household staff. Veteran housekeeper Mabel Walker is named furniture researcher in a newly created post. Anne Lincoln, a Vassar graduate and former secretary to Letitia Baldridge, is acting housekeeper and expected to become permanent after taking over about a week ago.
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West Virginians Lead Nation In Voting Down Ballot Proposals
West Virginia voters rejected all five constitutional amendments on their ballot while other states approved some reforms. Colorado Kansas and North Carolina backed amendments. Washington rejected them. Nebraska and Oklahoma enacted reapportionment measures, Oregon and Nebraska varied in districting plans. urban rural divides influenced outcomes nationwide. Federal: no.
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Dr Miller Among Four Barron Appointments
West Virginia University president Paul A Miller was named to the Board of Control for Southern Regional Education by Gov. Barron. Also named were Dr Mildred M Bateman to the Southern Regional Council on Mental Health Training and Research, succeeding Dr Charles A Zeller, Bern Wright to the Ohio River Basin Survey Coordinating Committee, and O C Thompson to the Governor's Committee on Conservation Education, replacing W W Jennings.
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