Beckley College Plans New Building On Campus Expansion
Beckley College will start construction immediately on a two story addition at 607 S. Kanawha St. to handle 200 extra students on an integrated basis. The board approved the project to relieve overcrowding while stating future plans to build an enlarged campus and four year program. Construction targets completion by the end of the current term’s first semester.
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Beckley College
D. K. Shroyer
Shroyer
S. Kanawha St
Freedom from Information Committee Proposal
A columnist jokes about a new committee to discourage data flow to the press. He cites a press release from an amusement park, a data firm study on rent notices, and warns such disclosures could harm national interests and the economy. The piece lampoons leaks and information control.
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Pittsburg
NTS
United States
New York City
Freedom From Information” Committee
Vacancy on Raleigh County School Board Likely Until May
The Raleigh County Board of Education may have a vacancy after the November 6 election. Mac Carpenter, appointed to fill a prior vacancy, can serve only until the election. If no candidate is elected, the board may reappoint Carpenter or fill the seat anew, with several terms beginning January 1.
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Raleigh County
VU. A. Phillips
State Senate
Mac Carpenter
Carpenter
William F. Lockhart
Lockhart
Board of Education
Carl Jarrell
Jarrell
J. G. Anderson Jr
Liston Looks For Short Fight If Cold Night Arrives
United Press International reports Sonny Liston, confident the cool weather will shorten tonight’s heavyweight title bout. He says, if it’s cold, he won’t let the fight last long. Federal Judge Hutcheson criticizes Gov. Barnett over the James Meredith case, noting Texas impeaches when a governor defies court orders.
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United Press International
Chicago
Sonny Liston
Potter To Head Centennial Drive In West Virginia
Gov. W. W. Barron named Don Potter of Fairmont president of Monongahela Power Co. as general chairman of the state's centennial finance drive. Potter fills the vacancy from the Aug. 6 accident death of H. Ward Christopher Morgantown. The Governor's Centennial Team also includes former Govs. Holt Patteson and Underwood. Barron indicated no immediate tax increase plans and defended the centennial effort amid debate over an executive amendment to education funding.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Don Potter
Fairmont
Monongahela Power Co
Compan Shi
Cleveland M. Bailey
D-W. Va
Potter
Barron
Phares Reeder
WVEA
West Virginia Weather Outlook Rainy Cool and Cloudy
The text notes rainy and cool conditions this afternoon and tonight with highs in the 60s and lows in the mid 40s to low 50s. Mostly cloudy Wednesday with highs in the 60s, mountain areas in the upper 50s. Beckley and Oak Hill temperature readings and river conditions are listed along with lake levels and gauges.
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Beckley
Eserrereee
Oak Hill
Hinton
Cost Of Living Advances Slow As Inflation Stalls
Washington bucks the trend of rising costs as the Labor Department reports the consumer price index unchanged for August at 105.5 relative to 1957-59 prices. Medical care and food costs held steady while transportation and recreation edged up, with a likely small rise expected next month due to higher food gasoline and automobile prices. Robert J. Myers cautioned a modest uptick ahead.
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Washington
UPS
Labor Department
Robert J. Myers
Labor Statistics
Back To Work Accord Sought In Railway Strike
Negotiators for Chicago and North Western Railway and the Telegraphers Union returned to work seeking a back to work agreement to resume service. Federal mediator Francis A. ONeill Jr. announced four points to arbitration after lengthy talks, with trains potentially rolling within 24 hours of a settlement and farm products backing up due to halted shipments.
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Washington
UPS
Chicago & North Western Railway
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
O'Neill
Chicago & North Western
Four new UN members called in roll call vote
United Nations roll call named four new members Burundi Jamaica Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago for the first time Monday. All four were absent during the session in New York.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPD
Burundi
Jamaica
Rwanda
Trinidad-Tobago
General Assembly
Appoints Kusic to State Air Pollution Commission
CHARLESTON UPI Samuel Kusi of Weirton was appointed today by Gov. W. W. Barron as a member of the State Air Pollution Control Commission.
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Charleston
UPI
Samuel Kusi
Weirton
W. W. Barron
State Air Pollution Control Commission
Grand Jury Dismisses Illegal Mingo Indictments
Williamson UPI Min go County Circuit Judge Charles Ferguson ordered dismissal of all untried indictments from the September grand jury after findings that magisterial district representation was incomplete. A special grand jury will re consider the cases. Convictions under tried indictments may be challengable in the State Supreme Court.Trials pending involved maiming and manslaughter indictments represented by Harry W. Hill.
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Ferguson
State Supreme Court
Hill
Green Bank unveils worlds largest movable radio telescope
Washington reports the Green Bank West Virginia telescope, built for under 1 million, began operations and already gathered as much Jupiter data in a day as other instruments in a month. NSF officials testified on plans for an even larger dish and regional radio interference searches. Sugar Grove Navy radio telescope costs and feasibility were also discussed.
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Washington
UPI
Jupiter
Green Bank
W. Va
National Science Foundation
John W. Findley
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
É House Space Subcommittee
Fred L. Whipple
Astrophysical Observatory
Smithsonian Institution
Navy
Sugar Grove
Whipple
Hope Fades For 16 Impact Ripped Wing Off Plane
SHANNON Ireland UPI reports the Flying Tiger airliner ditched in a Atlantic storm, a wing ripped off, seats hurled, and 16 missing as the Bonaventure ships picked up the most seriously injured from the Celerina. Twelve bodies recovered. survivors saw friends leap to safety, with one major protecting his wife on a liferaft.
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Shannon
Ireland
UPI
Mth
PSR
Bonaventure
Celerina
U.S. Air Force
Prestwick
Scotland
Air Force
West Virginia soldiers listed as survivors of Atlantic ditching
Two West Virginia troops survive a Flying Tiger airliner ditching about 500 miles off Ireland. Pvt. Thomas Koltak of Morgantown and Pvt. James Sayers of Princeton are named among the rescued, with family details provided for both.
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London
UPI
West Virginia
Atlantic Ocean
Ireland
Thomas Koltak
Judith A. Koltak
Morgantown
Peter J. Koltak
Weirton
James Sayers
Raymond B. McAffee
Princeton
Stock Market Falls to Early August Lows
NEW YORK UPI stock prices slipped to the year’s new lows with 92 on the New York Stock Exchange down. Volume reached 5,365,920 shares, the highest since mid July, and 14 of the 15 most active stocks fell. The decline, starting last Friday, has puzzled traders with no single cause. Leading business indicators have not encouraged trading.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Stock Exchange
Huntington Ordered To Vote On Charter
The West Virginia Supreme Court ordered Huntington to hold a special election on November 6 to decide charter revision. In a 3-2 ruling the court granted the request by taxpayers opposing the current city manager form adopted five years ago after abandoning the strong mayor system.
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Huntington
Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
High Court
Kennedy premiere charity night for child study centers
President and Mrs Kennedy attend Irving Berlin musical Mr. President premiere and charity champagne supper at the British Embassy to fund the Lt Joseph P Kennedy Jr Institute and Kennedy Child Study Center, supported by the Joseph P Kennedy Foundation. Also noted, Soviet tax plan abandoned, Argentina admirals retire, Sir Oswald Mosley visaed, steel company contempt votes anticipated, and National Letter Writing Week set for Oct. 7 to 13. Lama Turner separates from fifth husband Fred May.
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John F. Kennedy
Irving Berlin
Washington
National Theater
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Institute of
Kennedy Child Study Center
New York City
Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation For
Soviet Union
Argentina
Jose M. Guido
Oswald Mosley
British Union of Fascists
Haseen
United States
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Antitrust
Post Office Department
Meredith Enrollment Set Miss U S Showdown
Mississippi and the federal government faced a showdown over a second attempt by James Meredith to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Meredith was to register in Jackson rather than Oxford where Gov. Barnett had blocked him. The Fifth Circuit gave the state College Board until 6 p.m. to register him or face contempt. The Justice Department said Kennedy and staff were arranging to complete the registration. Barnett kept silent on the matter.
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Jackson, Miss
UPS
Mississippi
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Meredith
Jackson
University
Oxford
Ross Barnett
Barnett
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
State College Board
Justice Department
Washington
U.S. Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Air Force
Reward Hiked In Big Robbery
Boston dispatch reports the Plymouth mail truck hijacking as the nation’s largest armed robbery. A new $200,000 informant reward was quadrupled to lure fringe gang members. The Federal Reserve Bank offered 10 percent of recovered loot, potentially $155,127, while the Post Office Department had previously offered $50,000.
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Boston
UPI
Plymouth
J. Edward Day
Federal Reserve Bank System
Post Office Department
Court bars Mississippi interference with Meredith enrollment
The Fifth Circuit issued a blanket order to prevent state interference with James H Meredith’s registration at the University of Mississippi. Three judges restrained Gov. Ross Barnett and state officers from arresting or prosecuting Meredith over his attempt to enroll, and barred any force or threat against federal officers enforcing the court order to allow his enrollment at Oxford's all white university.
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Meredith
Oxford
Miss
Kennedy Given Call-Up Powers
President Kennedy won congressional authority to call up 150000 military reservists to meet any international crisis, though officials indicated it is unlikely to be used unless a new communist threat arises. The plan would allow extension of enlistments and would mobilize air, naval, and Army units if triggered before February 28. Senate and House votes were decisive but with varying enthusiasm.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Berlin
Southeast Asia
Cuba
Congress
House
Senate
White House says Kennedy will not hold news conference
The White House announced today that Kennedy will not conduct a news conference this week, indicating no media briefing by the president in the near term.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Suburb Aflame for Slain Youth and Shootings
Three policemen and a bystander were wounded by a shotgun blast as more than 85 St. Louis County officers and suburban authorities contained a noisy Kinloch demonstration. Fires destroyed Dunbar elementary and damaged the police chief’s new home. Over 30 people were arrested in the scene. Kenneth Armstead and Hugh Hodges were listed in serious condition.
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St, Louis, Mo
UPI
Kinloch
St. Louis County
Dunbar
Kenneth Armstead
Hugh Hodges
County General Hospital
William Rushing
Mailman vs Motorist in Odd Chelmsford Showdown
In Chelmsford England a mailman and a motorist clash when the rider horns and blocks a stoplight. The bike is destroyed as the mailman kicks headlights and foglight. The driver retreats, but the mailman damages the car door and walks away with the broken bike. No witnesses identified either man.
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Chelmsford
England
UPI
Shippers Call Free World Boycott on Cuba Cargoes
U S shipping interests with waterfront unions and some congressmen press for a free world boycott of Russian cargoes bound for Communist infiltrated Cuba. The American Shipowners Association and the National Maritime Union lead the drive and appeal to international organizations to cooperate. NMU orders members to keep hands off all cargo for Cuba as picket lines form in some harbors.
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U. S
Cuba
American
Senate panel rejects contempt citations for steel firms
Washington UPI report says the Senate Judiciary Committee refused to vote contempt citations against four steel companies and nine executives who refused to surrender secret cost data. The committee also gave strong support to President Kennedy's pick Arthur J. Goldberg as associate justice, voting 14 to 0 in confidence.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
Supreme Court
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Texas
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Centennial Drive
Kusic
Little Liz
Mingo
Carl R. Sullivan
Frank D. Drake
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Joseph F. Marsh
Concord College
Centennial’s
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West Virginia Academy of Sciences
Findley
Ken Hechler
D-W, Va
Lana Turner
Fred May
U.S
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