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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1963

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Soviet Press Pictures Claim U S Fear After Kennedy Assassination

Pravda dispatches from New York New Delhi Paris and Paris quote Western reports casting Oswald as anti Soviet and influenced by right wing groups. The Soviet view shifts from defense of Oswald to blaming fascist like groups while noting fear and cover up in Dallas after Kennedy's death.

U.S John F Kennedy Dallas Boris Strelnikov New York Pravda Oswald Harry Freedman Tass Fort Worth Soviet Union New Delhi The Patriot Barry Goldwater R-Ariz John Birch Society Ku Klux Klan U. S Kennedy

Venezuelan election sees huge turnout amid threats and violence

In Caracas and across Venezuela a 95 to 96 percent turnout was reported as Raul Leoni led unofficial returns while threats from the Castroite underground and attacks by snipers and bombs occurred. Police maintained security with about 50,000 officers deployed. 3.369 million voters registered, all citizens over 18 required to vote.

Caracas Venezuela Romulo Betancourt Castroite Raul Leoni Betancourt Democratic Action Party Leoni Armed Forces Armed Forces For National Liberation FALN

South Viet Guards Defend Garrison To The Last Man

Holiday traffic deaths near Thanksgiving exceeded by holiday period. By late Sunday, highway crashes caused 459 fatalities, with two Texas crashes killing nine people and Ft Hood soldiers among road victims near Waco. AP notes 106-hour non holiday period had 477 deaths.

The National Safety Council Texas Brunet Tex Ft. Hood Waco

Venezuelan voters rally as turmoil and threats shadow election

Venezuelans queued to choose a new president and congress while reports described a downtown Caracas attack on UP offices injuring a photographer. Leaders from West Germany Italy and Great Britain planned visits to the U S in coming months to meet President Johnson.

Caracas Congress

East Germans Seek Asylum in Istanbul Takeover

Five East Germans jumped a Communist cruise ship in the Bosphorus and requested political asylum in Turkey. Police said they left the ship during a Varna trip on the Black Sea coast, the second defection of Communist bloc tourists in Istanbul in two weeks after 21 Poles fled a Soviet vessel on Nov 16.

Istanbul Turkey Bosphorus Varna Bulgaria Black Sea

Tallest Woman Dies in Carolina at 6 Foot 8

Mrs. Clere Gill Morris, 78, once billed as the world’s tallest woman, died Sunday at the Masonic and Eastern Star Home in Greensboro. A native of Orillia, Ontario, she traveled with Ringling Brothers Circus, lived at the Masonic Home 11 years, and is survived by no immediate family. Funeral set for Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Masonic Home Chapel with burial in the home cemetery.

Greensboro N. C Clere Gill Morris Masonic and Eastern Star Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Orillia Ontario Canada Masonic Masonic Home Barnam

Radio's Phil Baker Dies in Copenhagen

Copenhagen reports the death of entertainer Phil Baker at 67 from an illness friends call hopeless. He originated radio's $64 Question program, a precursor to large money giveaways.

Radio Phil Baker Copenhagen

Civil guards fend off large Viet Cong attack near Tay Ninh

Sixty civil guards with wives and children fought a nighttime Viet Cong assault on Bau Cao post north of Tay Ninh. Forty two guards died, 15 wounded, three missing, and about 20 women and children perished. Reinforcements arrived at noon as up to 50 Viet Cong may have fallen. The post withstood part of the fort through the night amid heavy shelling.

Saigon South Viet Nam Bau Cao Tay Ninh Here U.S Amor

Terrorist attack hits UPI Caracas offices

Terrorists fired on the United Press International offices in downtown Caracas during Venezuela’s election period. Carl Warner, a UPI photographer from Miami, was wounded in the chest as street fighting lit up Candelaria Plaza. Other UPI staff, including James Whelan, Richard Eder, and Bernard Collier, were inside but unharmed. The shooting disrupted power at the ninth floor headquarters.

Caracas Venezuela United Press International Carl Warner UPI Warner Miami Fla James Whelan Richard Eder New York Times Bernard Collier New York Herald Tribune Candelaria Plaza Plaza

Cartoonist Hatlo Dies at 65 in Carmel

James Hatlo the creator of They'll Do It Every Time and Little Ladine died Sunday at 65 from a heart attack. He had been ill for years and his syndicated cartoons appeared in more than 700 newspapers worldwide at Carmel Community Hospital California.

Sunset News Observer Daily Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Roads Clear With Icy Patches In WV and VA

Snow lingered in West Virginia and Virginia as an inch of snow coated the area. State police reported all roads open aside from a few icy spots where melted snow froze on the highways. The weatherman warns of continued cold and possible flurries today.

West Virginia Virginia

West German Italian and British leaders to visit US

The White House says Chancellor Erhard of West Germany, President Segni of Italy, and Prime Minister Douglas-Home of Britain will visit the United States in late December to meet President Johnson. Talks will cover Atlantic alliance issues and broader matters of common interest. Erhard’s visit was a rescheduled Thanksgiving plan from Kennedy era.

Washington White House West Germany Italy Great Britain United States Johnson Andrew T. Hatcher Atlantic Alliance Ludwig Erhard Johnson City Texas Antonio Segni Alec Douglas Home Britain Charles de Gaulle France de Gaulle Pierre Salinger Hatcher Erhard Douglas- Home Kennedy

Four Virginia highway deaths raise toll on 1963 holiday weekend

Old Dominion reports four traffic fatalities Sunday, lifting Virginia's toll to 897 for the year and 17 for the Thanksgiving period. Victims include Edward Miskell 20 and Sheila Firman from Hampton Poquoson on I 64, George C. Morris 36 on the Virgil I Grissom Bridge, and Connell Tellitt 58 of Elizabeth City on Virginia 168. Two generals from Continental Army Command were treated and released after a two car crash. One hit and run on Virginia 168 killed Tellitt.

Virginia Hampton Poquoson Edward Miskell Sheila Firman George C. Morris Virgil I. Grissom George P. Duncan Continental Army Command Ft. Monroe Oren E. Hurlbut Mt. Monroe Chesapeake Connell Tellitt Elizabeth City N. C Tellitt A. R. Bruce William ©. Miller Jr Madison Charleston U.S. 119 Rock Creek James Lambert Huntington Alt. W.va Lambert

Strangler Slays Young Actress Kupcinet in Hollywood

Hollywood AP report says 23 year old actress Karyn Kupcinet was found dead from manual strangulation in her living room. Autopsy by Dr. Harold Kade cites asphyxia and a fractured hyoid bone. investigators, 14 in count, probe with no suspects yet and question friends in TV and film circles including boyfriend Andrew Prine. Kupcinet, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Irv Kupcinet’s daughter, had acted on stage and in TV shows such as Hawaiian Eye.

Karyn Kupsicat Chicago Irv Kupcinet Los Angeles Hollywood Karyn Kupcinet Friends George Walsh Harold Kade Los Angeles County Kade Walsh Sheriff's Office Andrew Prine NBC Karyn Kupcitet

Six Killed In Glenville Crash On U S 33 West Virginia

Six people died in a head on collision on U S 33 near Glenville with one survivor in each car. The victims include Russell Ray Richards 30 Wilda Richards 30 Henry Ray Richards 9 Newton Carr Peterson 56 Dorothy Peterson 44 and Larry Allen Peterson 19. Two survivors Linda Lou Peterson 14 and Dwayne Richards 6. The toll rose to 15 for the Thanksgiving weekend and 388 for the year with other fatalities reported in Gallipolis Ohio and Brickport area incidents.

Glenville W.va West Virginia U.S. 33 Here Russell Ray Richards Wilda Henry Ray Newton Carr Peterson Dorothy Larry Allen Linda Lou Peterson Dwayne Richards Linda Lou W.va. 4 Mason County Gallipolis Ohio Point Pleasant Oak Hill Linda Sauer Marvin Danny F. Martin Lewis Delano Martin

Search Ends For Missing Yacht Passengers Off South Carolina

Coast Guard suspended a search for three missing aboard the yacht Judy after it sank in 30 foot waves off the South Carolina coast. Owner Armand Colberg, his wife, and James Gillespie were listed as missing. Only survivor Robert Stanton and body of George Donald Kidd were recovered. Stanton said Colberg and Kidd lashed together as the vessel sank. fumes likely felled Mrs. Colberg and Gillespie.

Charleston S. C Coast Guard Judy South Carolina Armand Colberg Lakewood Calif James Gillespie Virginia Beach Robert Stanton Eastland Petrel George Donald Kidd Paramount Stanton Colberg Navy Reserve Kidd Gillespie Papaw Reedbird

Oswald's Mother Defends Son Innocence

Mrs Marguerite Oswald declares her son Lee Harvey Oswald innocent of the assassination of President Kennedy. She says she has received about 400 letters from the United States and abroad offering sympathy and material help. Oswald was killed by a Dallas nightclub operator after his arrest for the murder.

Gers Kennedy FBI Dallas United States Lee Harvey Oswald Moscow Fort Worth Marguerite Oswald

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