Scientist Visualizes Mars Colonization Plan by Wells Webb
Berkeley chemist Wells Alan Webb told the International Astronautical Federation it may be possible to establish a self supporting Mars colony inside large pressurized greenhouses. He urged careful probes to avoid disturbing any existing inhabitants and suggested radio signals and a rover test landing before any manned missions.
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Joseph L. Myler
Washington
UPID
Mars
Red
Wells Alan Webb
Berkeley
Calif
Lon Mars
International Astronautical Federation
Webb
Earth
State Hearing On NS Superhighway Plans In W V
The State Road Commission announced public hearings for the North South superhighway starting in Morgantown on November 8 to discuss plans from the Pennsylvania border to Weston. Hearings continue November 9 in Fairmont and November 10 in Clarksburg with 1 p.m. start times. A Morgantown review will also cover a new Cobun Creek bridge on U.S. 19.
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Charleston
UPI
State Road Commission
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Morgantown
Weston
U. S. 19
Beckley
Monongalia County
Marion County
Fairmont
Harrison County
Clarksburg
Cobun Creek
Nine Plead Guilty In Cop Scandal in Denver Police
Nine men, including eight patrolmen and a detective sergeant, pleaded guilty to being members of a Denver police burglary ring as part of a state case against 23 suspects. The scandal, ordered by Gov. McNichols, follows a yearlong internal probe revealing police corruption and a civilian, J. Marvin Whaley, among those charged. Weather outlook notes mostly sunny skies with highs in the 50s and frost tonight. Beckley and Oak Hill reports show cool conditions and river, lake levels normal. FBI agent A. S. Reeder cites breakdown of individual morality and departmental command failures as key factors.
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Denver
UPI
Denver Police Department
Steve McNichols
J. Marvin Whaley
Bobby Whaley
Beckley
Ssserveere
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
State Hit By Coldest Weather In 6 Months
West Virginia faced its coldest weather in about six months with subfreezing readings across the northeastern region. The Davis area reported 25 to 30 degrees, Elkins and Flat Top saw 32, Morgantown 33, Bluefield 36, and other cities ranged from 33 to 44. The Weather Bureau forecast clearing but cool conditions, with lows in the 30s tonight and a chance of frost, followed by a slight warmup later in the week.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Davis
Road Commission
Elkins
Flat Top
Mercer County
Morgantown
Bluefield
Charleston
Huntington
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Martins‘burg
Weather Bureau
State Education Beat Under Barron Fire on WV Schools
West Virginia Governor W W Barron attacked the state education system saying funds are wasted on an aging framework and required more money for education but for meaningful reform. He spoke via his assistant Richard Kyle to the North Central Association subcommittee on television, urging investment in new programs.
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Jackson Mill
UPS
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Barron
Richard Kyle
North Central Association of College and Secondary Schools
More Tests Set For Ailing Sam
Dallas Texas UPI hospital officials report House Speaker Sam Rayburn 79 in satisfactory condition after X ray and blood tests at Baylor University Medical Center. tests to continue through Thursday to determine back pain cause and whether surgery is needed. doctors deny any liver ailment and say diagnosis within 48 hours will guide treatment.
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Dallas
Tex
UPI
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Baylor University Medical Center
Viewing activities at the 19th National First Aid and Mine Rescue Contest
In Charleston Charles Ferguson, director of the safety division for United Mine Workers of America in Washington, observes the event during the 19th National First Aid and Mine Rescue Contest proceedings.
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Charleston
Charles Ferguson
United Mine Workers of America
Washington, D
Demos Seek New Chairman in West Virginia
West Virginia Democrats must choose a successor to Hulett Smith who resigns as state Democratic chairman effective Oct 11. Robert McDonough of Parkersburg, who managed Kennedy's primary bid against Hubert Humphrey, is the leading candidate. Smith set a committee meeting for Oct 11 to discuss the succession.
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Charleston
Ford And UAW Resume Talks Under Pressure
Detroit UPI reports negotiations between the United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co resumed under government pressure to end a strike that idled 120,000 workers and closed 85 plants coast to coast. Observers doubt a weekend settlement and note talks restarted at 11 a.m. EDT with Reuther and Denise at the table.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Malcolm L.denise
Kennedy signs school aid bill while vetoing postal pay hike
President Kennedy signed a school aid bill aimed at children of federal workers with reluctance, calling it an insubstantial fix to a broader problem. He vetoed the longevity pay raise for postal employees, warning the measure would worsen the postal deficit and urging Congress to fund education reforms and revenue increases next year. He criticized opponents of federal aid and noted the need for a comprehensive revision of postal pay.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Eisenhower
West Virginia Tightens Fishing Rules For Safety and Fairness
Charleston UPS reports new WV regulation requires anglers to attend drop lines tied to overhanging branches or bank poles at all times. The rule targets hogging spots while accommodating sportsman groups criticizing excessive multiple lines along streams.
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Charleston
UPS
West Virginia
Natural Resources
Fishing rules set for 1962 season announced
The department imposes a trout possession limit of 16 for the 1962 season from April 28 to December 31 with a creel tied to an impoundment. Black bass limits remain 16 in possession and eight per creel year round. Muskies have no possession limit but a minimum length of 26 inches. Frog season runs June 16 to July 31 with a nightly frog limit of 10 and possession limit of 20.
State Chamber Declares 1960 West Virginia’s Second Best Economy
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce reports 1960 as the state's second best economic year, citing record levels in 12 indicators. Highlights include property assessments at 4.006 billion, personal income 3.109 billion, bank deposits 1.267 billion, retail sales 1.76 billion, and total annual chemical payrolls 177.91 million, while farm income dropped to 134.85 million and natural gas output edged down to 186.4 billion cubic feet.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
School Acquires Bus With Trading Stamps
Old Bridge New Jersey reports St. Thomas the Apostle School will receive an $8,000 62 passenger bus in exchange for five million trading stamps. The 16 month drive engaged 2400 local families in Middlesex County to fund the replacement. Stamp companies backed the charter and the campaign began in May 1960. Parish children went door to door to collect stamps and the surplus funded gifts for top collectors.
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Old Bridge
N.J
UPD
St. Thomas the Apostle
Middlesex County
China warns UN about end of the United Nations
Nationalist China's representative warned the United Nations General Assembly that seating the Chinese Communists would usher in the era of collective aggression and spell the end of the United Nations. The Communist party told East Germans they must tighten belts to fund defense and postponed plans to match West Germany’s living standard. American troops began combat drills in West Berlin as the Soviet Union tested a nuclear device high in the atmosphere. A 300-foot span on a Wabash River bridge collapsed, cutting natural gas supply to Clinton Indiana. three occupants escaped with minor injuries.
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China
United Nations General Assembly
United Nations
Communist Party Today
West Germany
West Berlin
Soviet Union
Novaya Zemlja
Seismologic Institution
Uppsala
Sweden
Wabash River
Clinton
Ind
When a woman decides to suffer in silence shell tell
A terse reflection on secrecy and social judgment regarding women's endurance and silent suffering, suggesting social pressures drive visible public reactions even when pain is endured privately.
County Unable To Pay Its Share Of Armory Plan
Raleigh County faces a funding hurdle for the National Guard Armory on the 1921 By-Pass as the county cannot budget its share. Officials note the agreement with the state and city and school boards set each party's annual rent between 14 000 and 15 000 dollars, to retire bonds for an expanded civic center armory. County commissioner John C. Ward says no funds were requested, and a special levy election may be needed for other projects before county participation.
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National Guard
Raleigh
County Court
Board of Education
City of
Col
J. Henry Francis
State Armory Board
John C. Ward
Francis
Ward
Rural Development Council
Fitzpatrick Park
Ex-Warden Indicted For Shooting Youth
Mercer County grand jury indicted former state prison warden E H Lige Tucker of Bluefield for malicious wounding in the July 12 shooting of 15 year old Joseph Barlow. Tucker said he fired thinking the youth was a prowler in a neighbor’s yard. the boy lay in critical condition for days. Tucker, now a Norfolk and Western Railway officer at Bluefield, had hearings delayed due to the boy’s absence.
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Princeton
W. Va
UPI
Mercer County
E. H
Lige) Tucker
Bluefield
Tucker
Joseph Barlow
Norfolk & Western Railway
Kennedy to Meet Gromyko in Crucial Berlin Talks
President Kennedy plans a Friday 5 p.m. EDT meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Anrei Gromyko to push in Berlin negotiations. The White House described the talks as crucial for reactions to follow, with Rusk and Gromyko having met in New York last week. Thompson returns to Washington for possible participation as Khrushchev weighs the American stance.
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Donald May Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Andrei Gromyko
White House
Berlin
Gromyko
Dean Rusk
New York
Pierre Salinger
U.S
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Llewellyn Thompson
Washington
U. S
Khrush
Kennedy to lead regional White House meetings list
President Kennedy announced a series of regional conferences to be held in 10 major cities next month. Cabinet members and other senior officials will discuss four aims: employment and growth, youth opportunity, senior citizen programs, and urban needs. Cities include Chicago, St Louis, Houston, Nashville, Detroit, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Los Angeles with dates in early and mid November.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Chicago
St. Louis
Houston
Nashville
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Teenager Rescued After 35-Foot Cave Fall in Georgia
Ronnie Reese, 16, of Lookout Mountain Tennessee, fell about 35 feet while exploring a cave near Trenton Georgia. Rescuers passed a stretcher through narrow crevices for hours to bring him to the surface where he was hospitalized with suspected broken legs and back and head pains. Rescue teams worked overnight as Sherman Moore said the youth was semiconscious.
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Trenton
UPI
Ronnie Reese
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Sherman Moore
Ronnie
Moore
Cleron Kyzer
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