N and W Expansion Stalls Over ICC Conditions
The Interstate Commerce Commission scrutiny blocks Norfolk and Western expansion plans tied to a proposed consolidation with Nickel Plate and others. Pennsylvania objects to losing voting control, urging merger with New York Central and resisting a trustee arrangement on Wabash and N&W stock.
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Pennsylvania and
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Interstate Commerce Commission
N&w
Lester R. Conley
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Conley
ICC
New York Central
Wabash
N&w Common
Wabash Common
West Virginia Temperatures to Stay Warmer Midweek
The 5 day forecast for West Virginia shows temperatures averaging six to eight degrees above normal highs and lows. In the north normal highs and lows are 51 and 29 while in the south they are 55 and 35. A warming trend continues through most of the period with a small chance of rain Tuesday or Wednesday.
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West Virginia
Inside Abby Years Churches and City Pages
A compact section overview lists features including church notices classifieds crosswords and editorials. It highlights entertainment items such as 10 movies and a Princeton feature along with society sports stocks and TV listings. Weather updates conclude the page.
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Abby
Goren
Princeton
Society
Bluefield man bound over on two murder charges
Hubert Lester Seymour, 62, of 132 Bedford St Bluefield, held for Mercer County grand jury next January on two counts of murder for the shotgun slayings of his step-daughter Mary Seymour and Claude Harman Johnson. In preliminary hearing he pleaded innocent. police say he shot them at Purcel's Barber Shop after saying they were "seeing each other." Johnson died in Bluefield Sanitarium. Mary was killed instantly. Seymour admitted the shootings in a written statement.
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Jim Dalton
Hubert Lester Seymour
Bedford St
Bluefield
Mercer County Criminal Court
Mary Seymour
Bedford Street
Claude Harman Johnson
Cherry Street
Seymour
Purcel
Bluefield Ave
Hubert Seymour
Johnson
Bluefield Sanitarium
Squire Charles Caffee
Squire Caffee
Caffee
Bill Bivens
Roy Humphreys
Humphreys
Humphries
Princeton
Hearing Held On New Union at Mount Gay Mine
A National Labor Relations Board hearing reported the board will likely rule in early December on whether to order a union election for 12 McGay Coal Co employees in Mount Gay. The Reform Mine Workers petition seeks election among RMW UMW or no union.
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LOGAN
National Labor Relations Board
McGay Coal Co
Mount Gay
Edward C. Verst
Reform Mine Workers Union
RMW
United Mine Workers
Senate approves foreign aid bill by wide margin
The Senate passed a 3.70 billion foreign aid bill after 15 days of debate, trimming President Kennedy's request by nearly 0.83 billion and drawing 63 votes in favor to 17 against. Democrats 10 and Republicans 7 opposed. 43 Democrats and 20 Republicans voted aye. The action followed behind the scenes bargaining and a clash over Export-Import Bank guarantees for grain loans to Iron Curtain countries. The measure reduces current fiscal year spending by 500 million on top of a 327.25 million cut by the foreign relations committee.
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Iron Curtain
Foreign Relations Committee
Witness Testimony Ties Murder Plot to $2000 Offer
In Minneapolis a man linked to the T Eugene Thompson case testifies he overheard discussions to hire killers for 2000 dollars. Four men were approached. three refused, one took the job, and a German Luger gun is alleged to have been used.
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T. Eugene Thompson
Morris
Norman Mastrian
Richard L. Sharp
Willard
Bill) Ingram
Henry
Hank) Butler
Butler
Sharp
Mastrian
St. Paul
Thompson
R. Donald Kelly
Aie
Gene
Ron Olesen
Europe
Carol
Baathist Leaders Seize Control in Iraq Turmoil
In Baghdad a Baathist international command led by Michel Aflak announced takeover of Iraq after Deputy Premier Ali Saleh El Saadi was exiled at gunpoint. Premier Hasan El Bakr and Defense Minister Saleh Mahdi Ammagh, with Syrian allies, moved to form a new cabinet while exiled rivals denounced the move.
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International Command
Iraq
Baghdad
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Ba’athist Party
Ba’athist
Syria
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Saadi
Taleb Shebib
Hazem Jawad
Madrid
Spain
Aflak
Ba’ath
International Party Command
Aflah
Hasan el Bakr
Saleh Mahdi Ammagh
Amin Hafez
Salah Jdid
Baghdad Radio
Ba'ath
Shebib
Jawad
US Troops to Withdraw From Viet Nam Start December
Maj. Gen. Charles J. Timmes announced that 1,000 U.S. servicemen will begin leaving South Viet Nam on December 3 and be out by year end, trimming American forces to about 15,000. The first detachment will include logistic and non technical advisers in engineering, ordnance, medicine, naval affairs, and administration.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Charles J. Timmes
Viet Nam
Pentagon
Timmes
Russians Seek Vodka From U S To Ease Shortage
Reported interest from the Soviet Union in buying up to 30 000 tons of vodka echoes a vodka shortage in Moscow and a poor harvest. Seagrams confirmed a query but did not identify the source. Shipping would require export licenses and price talks under U S Soviet policy.
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United States
Kentucky
Khrushchev
Moscow
Soviet Union
Wall Street Journal
Russia
U.S
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
Office of Export Control
Best Man Divorce Granted Over Misconduct Claim
London AP reports Michael D. Phillips was granted a divorce from Marella Phillips Friday on the ground she misbehaved with Aubrey W. Schindler best man at their wedding.
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London
Michael D. Phillips
Marella Phillips
Aubrey W. Schindler
Supreme Court Refuses Reapportionment Hurdle
The West Virginia Supreme Court on a 4 0 vote refused to hear Attorney General Robertson s bid to challenge the 1963 reapportionment act now, likely preventing a ruling before the 1964 candidate filing period. The act would add six House seats and redraw Senate districts amid ongoing suits in federal court and Kanawha County circuit court.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
West Virginia
C. Donald Robertson
Supreme Court
Robertson
Son
U. S. District Court
Kanawha County
House of Delegates
Senate
Appalachia Highway Plan Feasible and Desirable
Everett S. Preston says a two part multibillion dollar plan for the Appalachian Region including West Virginia is feasible and desirable The report calls for 2.172 billion dollars to advance interstate highway construction with a five year completion target and 3196 miles remaining An Appalachian Commission led by Franklin D Roosevelt Jr will visit Charleston West Virginia with about 40 federal officials to discuss the proposal with regional leaders
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West Virginia
Everett S. Preston
Appalachian Commission
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Roosevelt
U. S
Charleston
W. Va
Mountain State
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