Political Trends Highlight Tuesday Elections Across Nation
Washington AP reports voters head to polls in scattered contests including mayoral races in Philadelphia and governorships in Kentucky and Mississippi. Budget and civil rights issues drive campaigns with attention on race questions and Kennedy-era politics influencing voters.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Kentucky
Mississippi
New Jersey
Virginia
James H. J. Tate
James T. McDermott
Tate
Edward T. Breathitt Jr
Louie B. Nunn
Nunn
Extended Forecast Shows Below Normal Temperatures
The Weather Bureau reports Monday to Saturday will see temperatures about four degrees below normal. Normal highs range from 56 to 60 and lows from 32 to 37. A warmer trend is expected through Wednesday with small changes thereafter. Rain is likely Tuesday and again late week, totaling 0.25 to 0.50 inch.
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Weather Bureau
Soviet Armor Blocks U S Convoy En Route To Berlin
Soviet armored cars blocked a U S Army convoy at the Marienborn checkpoint on the Berlin autobahn delaying the return from West Germany. An American spokesman called the act a flagrant violation of Western Allies access rights and said the Soviets must bear responsibility for consequences.
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U.S
Berlin
West Berlin
Marienborn
US. Army
Wogue
West Germany
Washington
Dean Rusk
George M. Korneiiko
Russia
East Germany
Spiridonov
John Lamb
North Augusta
S.C
James H. Polk
Saigon Tightens Rules for Government Workers
Saigon military rulers eased curfew from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. and tightened rules for government staff. Workers failing to report face desertion charges. Mob violence subsided as Saigon returned to normal, with repairs underway and offices reopening.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bids Opened for Bluefield Drainage Project by City Directors
Bluefield directors opened three bids for the College Avenue drainage project with Corte Construction Co. of Bluefield the low bidder on a modified plan at 444 352 42 dollars. The plan omits two original portions and includes a 42 by 10 foot culvert from Maryland Avenue to Ferndale with work to resume at Blair.
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Bluefield
College Avenue
Bluefield Board of Directors
Municipal Building and Corte Construction Co
Randolph G. Whittle
City Engineering Department
Toomas Co., Inc
Huntington
S. J. Groves and Sons
Troutville
Turman Construction Co
Maryland Avenue
College
Ferndale
Blair
Beaver Pond Creek
Bluefield College
Blair Street
Corte Construction
Hope Of Locating Miners Fades In German Mine
In Broistedt Germany rescue officials abandon hope of finding more miners alive after a flood trapped many in an iron mine. Eleven others remain in a separate shaft two miles away as relatives express cautious relief.
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Broistedt
Germany
Peter Ferling
Guns Quiet On Sahara Border
Both sides halted fire on the Morocco Algeria frontier after three days of shelling that killed 20 and wounded 20 civilians. Algerian troops received a radio order to stop. a Mali Republic staff officer arrived to supervise a truce. Each side blamed the other for violations and called for investigation by a neutral commission.
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Figung
Morocco
Morocco-Algeria
Mali Republic
Figuig
Beni Ounif
Sahara
Truce Commission
Mali
Ethiopia
Pontiac man causes fatal harm in insurance arson plot
Police say Leland Soule 27 set fires at a Pontiac home on January 16 1963 to collect insurance for furnishings and for his three dead children. His wife Linda 25 faces a second charge for a 1960 fire at a separate home. He is jailed on $60 000 bond and may face murder charges.
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Pontiac, Ill
Leland Soule
Timber St
Soule
Linda
Pontiac
Ston County
Alonzo W. Clay
Lesa
Leslie
Leverne
Mercer County Votes On $3 975 000 School Bond Issue
Mercer County voters go to 87 polling places from 6 30 a m to 7 30 p m to decide a proposed 3 975 million school bond. If approved the plan funds eight new or expanded schools and eleven additional projects totaling 980 000, with taxes rising under four scenarios but potential lower interest rates. </s>
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Mercer County
W. R
Pete) Cooke
Athens
New Montcalm
New County
Knob School
Princeton
Brushfork
Oakvale
Matoaka
Melrose
Bluefield
Lasimeet
Bluewell
Cooke
Political and war notes headline today
Russian armor blocked a U S convoy near Berlin and the Berlin garrison was alert as tensions rose. The Vietnamese government eased worker rules with penalties for absences. Mercer County votes on a four million dollar school bond. Virginia predicts about 350 000 statewide voters. Western woodlands reopened after rains easing fire risk.
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Berlin
U. S
Mercer County
Virginia Election Board
Former Mexican president Ortiz Rubio dies at 8
Mexico City AP reports former President Pascual Ortiz Rubio, who led the country from 1930 to 1932, died Monday at age 8. The obituary notes his long political career and retirement years.
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Mexico City
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
Corn Piled On Main Street In Hannibal Missouri
In Hannibal Missouri a large corn pile sits on Broadway far exceeding storage capacity. With 57000 bushels valued at about 60000 dollars the grain backs up due to overseas demand and full elevators. Plastic covers and sandbags stabilize the pile as Hannibal acts as a regional grain receiving point.
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Hannibal, Mo
Hannibal
Broadway
Mark Twain
Mississippi River
Glasgow
Hannibal Grain Co
Hooley
Mississippi
New Orleans
Harry Musgrave
Inside Abby 10 Add Years 10
Classified notes from Abby section previewing a decade of changes and items of interest across town commerce lifestyle and local updates presented in compact entries.
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Gardner Community Church
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Clifton Sheet Metal and Roofing Company
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