Eight Days Left To Raise For Bluefield Christmas Tree
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports the Community Christmas Tree fund is at 76 percent with $3,056.33 raised toward a $4,000 goal for 1,500 to 2,000 underprivileged local youths. Eight days remain before the Dec 24 Ramsey Auditorium party offering toys, candy and nuts.
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Grandview Heights
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Mullens Man Sues Railroad for Over 20 000
George F. Poe a 47 year old Mullens West Virginia fireman for Norfolk and Western Railway filed a civil suit claiming more than 20 000 in damages from two incidents. He seeks over 10 000 for back and leg injuries from a December 23 1961 brake failure on a diesel train that rolled toward derailment. He alleges he jumped from the engine while the conductor did the same. the engineer stayed aboard as the train rolled onto the main line. He also seeks over 10 000 for a later aggravation of those injuries.
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West Virginia
Norfolk & Western Railway
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Page
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Poe
Buddhists Plan Protest Over Viet Nam Policy
Buddhist monks and nuns in Saigon will stage a protest last Wednesday to protest lies by Prime Minister Tran Van Huong's government. They vow a 24 hour fast for flood relief and pray for Huong to mend his ways while denying Communist direction. US officials met leaders to avert crisis with no settlement.
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Giao
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Rails Extend Lower Rates For Furloughs
The nation’s railroads extend for another year reduced fares for military personnel in uniform on furlough. Earl B. Padrick, chairman of the Interterritorial Military Committee, said the cut rates will continue until December 31, 1965.
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Earl B. Padrick
Interritorial Military Committee
Pentagon Seeks Reserve-Guard Merger But Congress Could Block
The Pentagon indicated Congress probably could block the plan to merge the Army Reserve into the National Guard, calling it a knotty legal question. Officials said the reorganization will be slow, with unit lists due by February and full takeover over about a year, aiming to create an expanded all-volunteer National Guard.
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Nuts message fuels Bastogne legend recounted by veterans
NEUBURG Germany AP The word Nuts on a white card defined a wartime moment between Gen Anthony McAuliffe and German Gen Heinrich Luettwitz during the Battle of Bastogne. They recalled the exchange 20 years later and the stubborn siege as Allied air power turned the tide.
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Washington
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Luettwitz
Ardennes Forest
101St U.S. Airborne
Mauliffe
U.S
Steel Talks Open as USW, Major Steel Firms Begin Pact Talks
Labor contract negotiations between the United Steelworkers Union and 11 major steel producers opened with exchanges of criticism. About 300 union and management representatives joined eleven initial meetings focusing on local plant issues and grievance procedures as top leaders prepared to reopen the contract before January 1.
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Armco
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
U.S
USW
David J. McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Blizzard Sweeps Northwest With Record Cold And Widespread Snow
A blizzard roared through the northwestern United States bringing 80 mph winds, heavy snow, and access disruptions. Montana reported 25 below zero at Cut Bank while West Yellowstone logged 24 inches. Schools closed across Montana Wyoming and the Dakotas as blizzard conditions spanned the region.
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Los Angeles Denies Zsa Zsa Gabor Claim
The Los Angeles City Council rejected Zsa Zsa Gabor's $100,000 claim for costs after a 1961 Bel Air fire left her home fire damaged. City officials said she ignored repeated notices to clear the property, described as an attractive nuisance and hazard, while demolition by city crews followed.
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Bel- Air
Reservists in State Watchful Over Army Reserve Plans
Secretary of Defense McNamara aims to abolish some Army Reserve units potentially affecting about 2,432 West Virginia active reservists. WV hosts 14 reserve centers costing an estimated 1.5 million to build. Senator Byrd warns merging reserves with the National Guard could hurt morale and state income. Cities and unit strengths listed include Huntington 326 and Wheeling 272 among others.
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Robert C. Byrd
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State of the Union to be delivered at night
President Johnson will address Congress and the nation at 9 p.m. on January 4 in a joint session. The White House notes this is a rare night address previously done by FDR. The speech will be broadcast nationwide by radio and television and marks the opening day of the new Congress.
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Nigeria’s Wachuku defends Congo rescue mission at UN
Nigerian Foreign Minister Jaja Wachuku defended the Congo rescue operation by the United States Britain and Belgium in a UN Security Council debate. He urged African nations to respect Congo sovereignty while supporting Stevenson’s call for an investigative mission into outsiders’ interference.
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Reynolds Dies In Switzerland A tobacco heir's flight from fortune
Richard J. Reynolds Jr., 53, of Winston-Salem roots, died Monday at St. Anne Clinic in Lucerne Switzerland after moving there two years ago due to chronic emphysema His death leaves a legacy of multiple marriages and divorces with four sons from the first marriage and two from the second Winston-Salem native born April 4 1906. He chaired the Democratic National Committee finance committee and earlier served as mayor of Winston-Salem His cremation is planned in Lucerne Thursday
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Germany
New Jersey Senate weighted voting system struck down by court
The New Jersey Supreme Court invalidated the Senate's weighted voting plan as illegal, ending its brief adoption after a 74 ruling. The decision stops the internal rule basis for the plan though it leaves open questions about its constitutionality.
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