Senate Rebuffs House on Aid Bill Moves to Conference
The Senate passed a 3.2725 billion foreign aid bill after rejecting a House ban on credit guarantees for wheat and other commodities to Communist nations. Conferees, led by Rep. Otto Passman, meet Friday to seek a compromise before Christmas adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Otto E. Passman
D-La
U.S
Russia
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Sukarno vows to destroy Malaysia despite U S fleet threat
President Sukarno told a Jakarta rally that the United States 7th Fleet would not deter Indonesia from crushing Malaysia. He urged endurance, saying even two or three fleets would not stop his plan to destroy Malaysia.
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Malaysia
Jakarta
Indonesia
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Indian Ocean
Seterate
U.S
U. S. Navy
China
India
United States
Indonesian Ocean
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
New Delhi
7Th Fleet
West Berliners Pass Through Wall for Visits
West Berliners crossed the border through the Berlin Wall for the first time in two years to visit relatives, despite being told they wouldn’t pass today, a smiling guard waved them through. The piece notes a tense political climate with foreign aid cuts debated in the Senate and a string of international tensions in Southeast Asia including Sukarno’s stance on Malaysia and U.S. naval plans in the Indian Ocean.
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Wall
Berlin
Berlin Christmas visits begin as wall crossings open early
West Berliners rush through the wall for family reunions taking gifts to relatives after 23 months apart. Peter Klaus visits his grandparents as crowds gather for the first wave before the Friday official start.
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Berlin
Peter Klaus
Fritz
Anna Klaus
Christmas Vacation Begins for Virginia and West Virginia Students
Students across two Virginias start Christmas break this weekend with many districts granting two full weeks off. Concord College Bluefield State College and area schools in Mercer McDowell Giles Tazewell Buchanan Bland and Wyoming counties announce return dates around January 2 or 6 depending on locality.
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Concord College
Athens
Bluefield
College
Bluefield State College
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming County
Giles County
Tazewell County
Virginia
Buchanan County
Bland County
Arctic Cold Grips Nation With Heavy Snow and Ice
Arctic air chilled the nation as heavy snow and thick ice crippled transport. Deaths linked to the cold reached 19 across states including Kentucky Indiana Michigan Massachusetts Alabama Tennessee Missouri. Snowbound regions closed highways and schools while a 33 inch Muskegon December snowfall marked record depths.
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Indiana
Michigan
Massachusetts
Alabama
Missouri
Buffalo
N.Y
New York State
Muskegon
Mich
Miche Igan
Holland
Benton Harbor
Rockies
Atlantic
Bemidji
Minn
Missouri River
Kennebec
Demolition Bids Opened for Bluefield Avenue Project
Demolition bids on 26 parcels in the Bluefield Avenue Project will be opened today at 10 30 am in the Municipal Building office of UK Director George McCulloch. Rating of parcels to begin next month. The project covers areas in the 300 block Bluefield Avenue Taze well Street Princeton Avenue Mercer Street and Bluefield Avenue.
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Bluefield
George McCulloch
Tazewell Street
Princeton Avenue
Mercer Street
McCulloch
Federal Urban Renewal Administration
2,300-Lb Wafer Wins KDWB Cookie Contest
Paul Goodman a Bethel College sophomore won 3,749 dollars for a 2,300 pound Christmas cookie wafer crafted with college helpers. He funded ingredients by selling shares, faced travel limits home for Christmas, and described a plan to double investors’ money or throw a party if he lost. The giant bake used 1100 pounds cookie mix 70 pounds sugar 175 pounds shortening and 200 pounds other ingredients.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Paul Goodman
Bethel College
KDWB
Minnesota Reformatory
Goodman
Rodger W. Goodman
San Jose
Calif
Don French
Defense Department Sets February Draft Quota
The Defense Department set a February draft quota of 12,000 men all for the Army. This is the smallest monthly quota in six months and 4,000 fewer than January’s total.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Four Days Left for Bluefield Christmas Tree Drive
With just four days remaining the Community Christmas Tree fundraiser aims to aid 2,000 Bluefield children and reach a $6,000 goal. The tally stood at $3,527.50 on Thursday, needing about $2,500 more from many donors, including local churches clubs and businesses. Contributions can be sent to the Community Christmas Tree Association via the Bluefield Daily Telegraph or delivered to 412 Bland Street.
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Community Christmas Tree Association
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
Bland St
Eloise B. Sluss
John Stewart Methodist Church
James F
Annie B. Washington
Marsha Compton
W. A. McCue
Tom Carson
David Gilbert
Anonymous
F. M. Hanlon
Fairfield Garden Club
Donald
David Kersey
Mike
Theresa
Mark Owens
Margie
John
Stephen
Michael Oblinger
Phillip Oblinger
Mark Oblinger
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Toby
Charles
Graceanne Ho
Terry, Scooter
Drew Clark
Reyette
Bluefield High
The Local Bastille Empty At Bluefield Jail
Bluefield jail sat empty for hours with doors ajar at 11 30 p m as only a female drunk in custody had been released at 5 30 p m. Rookie officers joked about the cold and a record for vacancy formed in the jail’s quiet night.
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Bluefield
Mother Hubbard
Tragedy at Horsepen Farm Burns Three. Two Injured
Fire on John B. Yatee’s Horsepen farm in Tazewell County Va killed Mrs. Sarah Virginia Farmer and two grandchildren Fred and Bertha Jean Farmer. Parents John Bert and Mrs Farmer were hospitalized with serious burns. Police, sheriff, medical examiner, and funeral staff investigated through early Friday morning.
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John B. Yatee
Horsepen
Tazewell County
Pocahontas
Sarah Virginia Farmer
Fred Farmer
Bertha Jean Farmer
John Bert Farmer
Bluefield Sanitarium
Sheriffs Office
Tazewell
Funeral Home
Richlands
Davis
Voodoo Fighter Crashes at Bentwaters Killing Two Americans
An F101 Voodoo from the U.S. 1st Tactical Fighter Wing swerved off the runway at Bentwaters England on Thursday. The crash killed two American occupants of a parked automobile on the taxiway.
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Bentwaters
England
U.S. 1St Tactical Fighter Wing
Student Held For Voicing Kennedy Threats
Russell Wence McLarry a 21 year old Arlington State College night student was charged with threatening President Kennedy after Secret Service said he expressed pride that Kennedy was killed and that he would be near the Dallas Trade Mart with a gun. He was arraigned and held for the grand jury with a 2500 dollar bond.
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Secret Service
Fort Worth
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Russell Wence McLarry
McLarry
Arlington State College
United States
Texas School Book Depository
U.S
Bill Atkins
Charles E. Kunkel
Secret Service Special
Kunkel
Russell W. McLarry
Fred Burney
U. S
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Bluefield Sanitarium Nurses Alumni Association
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