Leaders Agree GOP Can Unite
In New York, Senator Barry Goldwater met with former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and former Vice President Richard M. Nixon to seek GOP unity. They urged flexibility and broad support for party leadership, stressing no bloodshed and a leadership acceptable to all factions.
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New York
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Goldwater
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Waldorf Towers
Nixon
Republican Party
Dean Burch
Burch
Fisenhower
Hotel Astor
GOP National Committee
Barry
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Johnson and Gromyko Meet at White House
President Johnson and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko held a one hour White House discussion on disarmament and East West issues. Officials said the meeting was useful and friendly and opened the door to possible future accords though no specifics were agreed.
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Washington
Johnson
Andrei A. Gromyko
White House
Gromyko
Kremlin
U. S
Moscow
Nikita S. Khrushchy
U.S
Probers Will Call Jenkins Abandon Party Girl Issue
The Senate Rules Committee voted to reopen hearings on Bobby Baker in January and to question Walter Jenkins while dropping the party girl angle involving FBI files on Ellen Rometsch. Jenkins may testify publicly or in private depending on his health.
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Probers
Jenkins
Johnson
Jordan
Sen
Cooper
GOP
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
FBI
Ellen Rometsch
Baker
No Overhead For The Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund
The Bluefield community Christmas Tree fund drive stood at 37 percent of its $4,000 goal with 14 days left. Contributions on Wednesday totaled $232, bringing the running total to $1,470.22. Every penny goes to toys, nuts, candies and other goodies for 5,100 to 2,000 children at Ramsey Auditorium on Christmas Eve, with no overhead.
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Bluefield
Ramsey Auditorium
Community Christmas Tree Association
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. Va
Bland St
Crippled Children Get Box Of Cash In Virginia
In Richmond Virginia a Christmas surprise delivered a shoe box containing more than 200 dollars to the Crippled Children's Hospital. Donor Ernest Hechler collected funds during a two hour lunch at Hechler's restaurant and matched the generosity with his own donation. A man with only a cup of coffee reportedly gave five dollars.
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Richmond
Crippled Children's Hospital
Ernest Hechler
Hechler
Kosygin Announces Small Soviet Defense Cut
Premier Kosygin stated a modest cut in the publicly disclosed Soviet defense budget, with Moscow noting U.S. statements on cuts. He urged Western-Western dialogue while criticizing U.S. actions in Congo, Cuba, and Vietnam, and called for a meeting on NATO multilateral force. The White House said no budget deal was reached, but welcomed steps reducing tensions.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
United States
Kosygin
Supreme Soviet
U.S
Congo
Cuba
Viet Nam
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Robert S. McNamara
Reedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Alexei Adzhubei
West
Peking
Soviet Union
Red China
Washington
Pentagon
Three Killed In Pulaski County Car Crash
A three vehicle collision on U S 11 six miles west of Radford, Virginia, killed Radford-Virginia resident Auburn Stillwell and Elizabeth Nicholson of Oppa Maryland, plus Walter Callahan of Roanoke. Nicholson crossed lanes, colliding head on with Callahan. Also killed Tuesday was Bath County resident William Os Car Meaded in a tractor trailer crash on icy Virginia 42 near Millboro Spring.
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Radford
Virginia
Auburn Stillwell
Roanoke
Elizabeth Mattie Nicholson
Oppa
Walter Reams Callahan
U. S. 11
Nicholson
Callahan
Bath County
William Oscar Meaded
Verona
Millboro Spring
U.N. Debates Congo Crisis and Soviet Aid Claims
The United Nations Security Council rejected a Soviet demand to ignore Congo Premier Tshombe's charges that Soviet aided rebels receive military supplies from African states. Adlai Stevenson accused Moscow of a smokescreen, while Fedorenko defended the liberation fight narrative. The dispute stems from Belgian paratroopers rescuing prisoners in Stanleyville.
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United Nations
N.Y
Security Council
Congo
Moise Tshombe
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
U. S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Moscow
Fedorenko
Soviet Union
U.N
Stanleyville
West Virginia Weekend Forecast Warms Up
Extended forecast calls for seasonal conditions then a warming trend through Monday. Rain this weekend should total about half an inch with highs 47 to 51 degrees and lows around 28 to 33, varying by region.
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West Virginia
Coin Shortage Pinching Merchants in Christmas Rush
CHICAGO AP The nation faces a severe coin shortage as stores rush for holiday sales. The U S mints work to ease the scarcity while coins slip from circulation faster than minting. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago cites coin collectors hoarding by speculators and higher use of vending machines and parking meters as causes.
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Chicago
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Labor Case Over Textile Plant Closure Reaches Supreme Court
The Supreme Court was told that upholding a lower ruling allowing the Darlington mill closure in retaliation for a union vote could threaten labor unions nationwide. Union attorney Irving Abramson argued the closing aimed to destroy the union and intimidate other plants, while Sen. Sam Ervin contended the plant closed for economic reasons and free enterprise hinges on the case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Darlington
S.C
Darlington Manufacturing Co
Textile Workers Union
National Labor Relations Board
Irving Abramson
Roger Milliken
Deering Milliken, Inc
Ervin
Darlington Company
Student Awarded 20 000 For Ball Hit At Wrigley Field
William and Mary student David Maytnier received 20 000 after being struck by a baseball during a Chicago Wrigley Field game seven years ago. The ball sailed from the bullpen into the stands hitting the 13 year old. lawyer argued pitcher Bob Rush was testing an new pitch and not warming up.
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Chicago
William and Mary
Wrigley Field
David Maytnier
Bob Rush
Cubs
Maytnier
Rush
Virginian Bails Out Of Jet F-100
Capt. Robert W. Hibarger of Hampton Virginia ejected from an F-100 during a routine training flight at Nellis Air Force Base. He parachuted at 15 000 feet and was recovered by helicopter with no injuries. The jet crashed in a desolate area and the cause is under investigation.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Robert W. Hibarger
Hampton
Nellis Air Force Base
Hibarger
Nellis
Here
Air Force
Viet Cong Hit From Ambush After An Lao Loss
Viet Cong guerrillas struck in central Viet Nam after a three day battle at An Lao. They raided hamlets in Dak Nong and Quang Tin and killed an American officer on highway No. 1 Phu Yen Province.
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South Viet Nam
An Lao
Viet Nam
Darlac Province
Plateau Country
Quang Tin Province
U.S
Phu Yen
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Bluefield Civic League
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Flat Top Insurance Agency
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N. F. Wickham, Jr
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Kennedy Airport
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John Robert Dunne
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Robert Dunne
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