U.S. and German leaders begin talks at LBJ Ranch
President Johnson and Chancellor Ludwig Erhard opened two days of consultations in Texas to strengthen peace and freedom worldwide. They stressed Berlin’s freedom, discussed Atlantic partnership, and examined economic ties amid US concerns over European tariff policies.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
LBJ
Texas
Austin
Erhard
West Berlin
Berlin
Johnson Ranch
Germany
Gerhard Schroeder
Schroeder
U.S
Dean Rusk
United States
U. S
State Given 4.4 Million For Health Construction In '63
West Virginia received 44 million in federal funds in 1963 for nine hospital and health facility projects. Edmund Baxter announced the year end totals. Grants included 602 400 for St Josephs Buckhannon and 389 000 for Davis Memorial Elkins. Other projects ranged from 92 996 for a nursing home in East Beckley to 1 million for Laird Memorial in Montgomery.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Edmund Baxter
U. S. Welfare Department
Baxter
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Buckhannon
Davis Memorial Hospital
Elkins
Piercing Cold Grips Nation Across Regions
The Associated Press reports a piercing cold shivering the northeast with temperatures dipping to as low as -22 at International Falls Minnesota and -18 at Watertown New York. Snow falls scatter in northern Rockies and Great Plains while rain hits the Pacific Northwest.
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Associated Press
International Falls
Minn
Watertown
N. Y
Glens Falls
Lebanon
N.H
Rockford
Rockies
Great Plains
Great Lakes Area
Northeast
Pacific Northwest
Cyprus War Fears Ease Amid Turkish Jet Over Nicosia
In Cyprus the invasion jitters eased after three Turkish markings jets buzzed Nicosia at dawn heading toward Turkey. Despite rumors of Turkish warships closing in, vessels did not reach Cyprus and the U.N. council met in New York without action. Duncan Sandys arrived to probe the fighting between Turkish and Greek communities as British forces reinforce the island.
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Cyprus
Turkey
Mediterranean
Ankara
Foreign Ministry
U.N. Security Council
New York
Makarios
Dennis Cleary
U. S
Fraser Wilkins
Duncan Sandys
British Commonwealth
Reapportionment suit nears decision for West Virginia Legislature
Hearing in Charleston aims to settle the makeup of the next West Virginia House and Senate as parties clash over scope of business for the biennial session. Eastern bloc easing but Cyprus tensions persist with Turkish jets over the island.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Goldwater Says AP Poll Downgrade Won't Trouble Him
Barry Goldwater brushes off an Associated Press poll showing a decline in his presidential stock. He cites his own poll supporting the trend and says he expects a tighter race, noting Nixon's rise while he stays ahead among party leaders.
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Ariz
R-Ariz
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Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Wellsburg coach Dennis Conner dies after overtime loss
Dennis Howard Conner 38, Wellsburg High School basketball coach, died of a heart ailment at his home in Wellsburg early Saturday hours after his team's 55-54 overtime defeat at Moundsville. A Mercer County native, Conner had Open heart surgery in Pittsburgh last September. He was a Concord College graduate with a master’s from West Virginia University and is survived by three sons.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Dennis Howard Conner
Moundsville
Conner
Pittsburgh
Mercer County
Shooting of 13-Year-Old Girl in Wheeling Hills
A 13-year-old girl, Leona June McFarland, lies on a Wheeling front porch after a .22 caliber shooting by a 14-year-old youth who said he disliked her and believed she lied about him. She remains in critical condition. the youth admitted repeated consideration of the act.
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Wheeling
Ohio
Dana Kahle
Leona June McFarland
Kahle
Virginia Toll Reaches 977 With Weekend Fatalities
Virginia road toll climbs to 977 for the year after a Saturday spree of crashes. Four killed near Ashland in a two vehicle wreck on U S 1, seven others hurt, one dying later in hospital. Separate crashes claim 12 year old Walker near South Boston and 15 year old Strickler of Mangohick in King William County.
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Virginia
Richmond
Boston
Glen Allen Walker
Harmony
Halifax County
Walker
South Boston
King William County
Ronald Eugene Strickler
Mangohick
Aylett
Reapportionment Hearing Highlights West Virginia Case
In Charleston AP dispatch the 1963 West Virginia reapportionment fight concentrates on whether 1952 Supreme Court precedents apply to an act increasing House seats from 100 to 105 and Senate districts from 16 to 17. Arguments pivot on census data and county delegation.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Supreme Court
C. Donald Robertson
Kanawha County
House of Delegates
Senate
Goodwin
Berliners Hope Visiting Permits Extended Into East
Berlin officials on both sides of the city urged extending the January deadline for West Berliners to visit East Berlin. About 840,000 one day permits have been issued, with 250,000 West Berliners visiting relatives in the East.
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West Berlin
Paul Schultz
Heinrich Heine Strasse
Schultz
East
Bprlin
Senate
West Germany
Alexander Abusch
West
Abusch
Soviet Union
Princeton Man Fatally Wounded In Gun Fight
Princeton man Jesse Brown died after a shoot out at Dad's Place on High Street. Harvey L. Johnson 73, owner of Dad's Place, was charged with murder after firing at Brown. Brown died at Memorial Hospital about 11:15 p.m. following surgery. Johnson was arrested at his business and no resistance was offered.
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Princeton
Dad's Place
High Street
Jesse Brown
Dad’s Place
Memorial Hospital
Mercer County
Harvey L. Johnson
C. F. Little
J. L. Miller
Brown
Dad
Johnson
Bulgaria Tightens Guard at U S Legation in Sofia
Bulgaria promised the United States it would curb protests at the U S legation in Sofia after a March by about 3,000 demonstrators against alleged U S spying. Police guard increased from one to four as Foreign Minister Bashev assured safety.
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Vienna
Austria
Bulgaria
United States
U.S
Sofia
Ivan Bashev
Richard Johnson
Rusk Sees Modest Optimism for 1964 Peace Efforts
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told an interview that he enters 1964 with modest optimism for a sober search for peaceful solutions to dangerous East West disputes. He cited Berlin Cuba and South Vietnam as explosive hotspots and urged progress toward an orderly world aligned with the UN Charter.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Kazushige Hirasawa
Berlin
Germany
Cuba
South
Viet Nam
U.N
Boy Admits Grisly Killing In New Jersey
Maureen Drummy, 18, was stabbed multiple times and burned in a 50 gallon drum behind a friend's home. The 15 year old brother of the victim's girlfriend signed a statement admitting the homicide. Thomas Busby Jr. confessed during questioning in Mount Holly.
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N. J
Maureen Drummy
Helen Busby
Payton Flournoy
Thomas Busby Jr
Helen
Burlington County
Mount Holly
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