Reinforced patrols hunt for North Korean death by own action
U S Army units along the Imjin River search for a death by own action squad that infiltrated South Korea. Ballistic tests link captured weapons to the ambush and brushfire confrontations. Brig Gen Charles P Brown orders brighter searchlights heavier patrols and two-vehicle details to deter further crossings.
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Seoul
South Korea
Imjin
1St Cavalry
U.S
Charles Pershing Brown
McAlester
Okla
Brown
Associated Press
Sam Jones
Imjin River
U. S
Hearing on I 77 route in Bland County set for Sept 10
Public hearing at Rocky Gap High School auditorium will discuss the 3.5 mile Rocky Gap to West Virginia line segment of Interstate 77. Engineers from Virginia and West Virginia coordinate the study as plans move into survey and tunnel considerations for East River Mountain and nearby terrain.
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Richmond, Va
Bland County
Rocky Gap
West Virginia Line
State Highway Department
Rocky Gap High School
Highway Department
East River Mountain
State Line
Virginia
West Virginia
Wythe- Carroll County Line
Highway Commission
Wythe-Carroll
North Carolina
East River
Big Walker Mountain
Bland
Brushy Mountain
New Vehicle Tag Deadline Enforced Statewide
Charleston AP reports West Virginia warns all vehicles must display new license tags by midnight Wednesday for non passenger cars while cars had to show tags by July 1.
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Charleston
West
Backers Vote Out In Funds For ARA
Democrats seek to revive the Area Redevelopment Program by cutting authorized funds from 455 million to 355 million and barring use of any money for hotels motels and nursing homes while Republicans pledge to press the fight on the House floor. The revised bill would authorize 125 million for urban redevelopment loans and 125 million for rural loans.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
House Banking Committee
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
ARA
Taft
Drugs and Cash Stolen From St Albans Pharmacy
Thieves broke into Salven's Pharmacy in St Albans West Virginia and stole about 1600 dollars in loot including 150 to 175 dollars worth of codeine morphine and cocaine. Also taken were 1400 dollars in cash along with postage stamps cigarettes a watch and two electric razors.
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ST. Albans
W.va
Salven
Charles E. Salven
Ward convicted for living off earnings of prostitutes
Stephen Ward, unconscious from a drug overdose, is convicted on two counts of living off the earnings of prostitutes. Sentencing is deferred until he recovers.
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Stephen Ward
Location of Interstate 77 section to be evaluated at Rocky Gap
Rocky Gap High School will evaluate the location of a 3.5 mile section of Interstate 77 on September 10. Two options exist: one south of Rocky Gap and one in Virginia. Virginia’s implied consent drunk driving law drew Gov. Harrison’s ire for changes he opposed. A West Virginia Senate bid to fund winning race horses from the Mountain State failed to gain traction.
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Rocky Gap High School
Rocky Gap
Virginia
Harrison
West Virginia
Mountain State
Doctor Illia elected Argentina's president in surprise win
Dr Artur o Illia a 62 year old country physician won Argentina's presidency with 244 electoral votes, unofficial tallies show. He leads the People s Radical Civic Union and secured votes as provinces report results. The college then elects the president in Argentina.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arturo Illia
Illia
People’s Radical Civic Union
United States
No Red Talk Turmoil Above Civil Rights Debate
Washington AP report details a New England newspaper publisher joining Southern segregationists in charging communism in civil rights. The exchange centers on Attorney General Kennedy and claims by Mississippi State Sen. McLaurin that Kennedy misstates evidence of Communist involvement. Kennedy and Sen. Ervin spar over interstate commerce power and the status of goods after crossing state lines.
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Bobby Kennedy
New England
Bobby
Washington
North
South
Alty
Robert F. Kennedy
William Loeb
Manchester, N.H
Loeb
Kennedy
John C. McLaurin
Mississippi
McLaurin
Senate Commerce Committee
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sam Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
Commerce Committee
West Virginia Forecast Signals Near Normal Temps Through Weekend
Weather outlook shows near normal temperatures for West Virginia from Wednesday night through Sunday. Normal highs range from 87 in the south to 82 in the north with lows from 63 to 57. Rainfall expected averages 1 to 2 inches from scattered showers and thundershowers.
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West Virginia
Harriman Climaxes Nuclear Treaty Briefing in Clash
Washington under secretary of State W. Averell Harriman clashed with Rep. John R. Pillion at a briefing on the nuclear test ban treaty. Pillion questioned concessions and framed the issue as a campaign weapon, prompting Harriman to erupt before witnesses.
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Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Moscow
John R. Pillion
R-N.y
Khrushchev
Pillion
Compulsion Considered in Rail Work Talks by Senate Democrats
Five Senate Democrats introduced a bill to add sixty days of bargaining in the railroad work rules dispute. It would ban strikes or lockouts during talks and establish a special watchdog committee to oversee negotiations, with compulsion possible if no agreement by the deadline.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Democrats
Sen
Clair Engle
California
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate House Committee
Secretary of Labor and National Mediation Board
Boy Must Quit School to Support Victim’s Family
A Philadelphia juvenile court judge ordered 16 year old Arthur J. Brookes Jr. to quit high school and work as a hod carrier for a bricklaying firm earning two dollars an hour. He must turn half his paycheck over to Steven M. Breitenbach until he is 21 after Brookes struck Breitenbach July 17, wounding him and his family.
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Philadelphia
Arthur J. Brookes Jr
Steven M. Breitenbach
Brookes
Breitenbach
Ward Convicted On 2 Counts In Keeler Scandal
London AP report states Dr. Stephen Ward, age 50, is convicted on two counts of living on immoral earnings from Miss Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies while in a coma after an overdose. He was acquitted on three other counts and sentencing is postponed until he can attend court.
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Ward
London
Stephen Ward
Playboy
Ainslee
John Profumo
Christine Keeler
Yevgen Janov
Lord Astor
Britain
Archie Marshall
Keeler
Mandy Rice-Davies
Patrick Hurley to be buried in Santa Fe Friday
Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley a former secretary of war and envoy to China dies in his sleep at 80. Funeral Mass set for 10 a.m. Friday at St. Francis Cathedral in Santa Fe with burial at the national cemetery. Survivors include his widow a son and three daughters.
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Santa FE
N.M
Patrick J. Hurley
New Mexico
National Cemetery
Hurley
St. Francis Cathedral
Hoover
China
Frankklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New York
F Hurley
Oklahoma Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Senate OKs Lodge for Viet Nam Post
The Senate confirmed Henry Cabot Lodge as ambassador to Vietnam and Adm. George W. Anderson Jr. as ambassador to Portugal. Eugene P. Foley was approved as administrator of the Small Business Administration, succeeding John E. Horne, who joined the Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
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Washington
Senate
Henry Cabot Lodge
Viet Nam
Adm
George W. Anderson Jr
Naval Operations
Portugal
Eugene P. Foley
Minnesota
Small Business Administration
John E. Horne
Alabama
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Train Engineer Saves Tot On Track Near Greenville Ohio
Engineer W E Hanning of Indianapolis spotted a toddler 1000 feet ahead on the Pennsylvanian freight line near Greenville. Braking saved the child Shirley Ward as fireman R W Larue climbed forward to push the girl clear before the train stopped. The mother said Shirley wandered from home near the tracks.
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W. E. Hanning
Indianapolis
Here
Hanning
R. W. Larue
Shirley Ward
George Ward
Rusk Heads to Moscow for Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Secretary of State Dean Rusk will depart Friday for Moscow to sign a new nuclear test ban treaty with a bipartisan 10 man delegation, including five senators and key officials. The ceremony is expected Monday as discussions cover East West issues and verification terms.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Moscow
White House
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Foreign ‘Relations Committee
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Perre Salinger
Rusk
U.S
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North Korea
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Princeton
New
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Engle
Ralph W. Yarborough
Tex
Vance Hartke
Ind
E. L. Bartelett
Alaska
Howard W. Cannon
Nev
Patrick Hurley
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Greenville, Ohio
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