Holiday Deaths Mount as Highways Jam on Labor Day Weekend
The nation faces a rising highway death toll during the Labor Day weekend with 396 traffic fatalities, 24 boating deaths, 78 drownings, and 78 other accident deaths by midnight CDT. The NSC warned the final tally could reach 460, citing 2 million more vehicles on the roads than last year and 73 million total vehicles during the holiday.
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Associated Press
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State Records 12 Weekend Deaths
The West Virginia Labor Day weekend death toll rose to 12 as a young man and a girl were killed in a Hardy County car crash and a young boy died from injuries after running onto a highway.
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Holiday weekend toll rises with drowning and crashes across West Virginia
Reports detail a series of holiday casualties across the state. Robert Lee of Romney and Prawney Cole of Moorefield died when a car hit a bridge abutment on W Virginia 35. four other deaths included Wyoming County crashes, a drowning near Hinton, and a truck fall in Cameron.
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Chines Thomas Eisner
Wyoming County
Jack Roger Clark
Cameron
Marshall County
Wyoming
Dale Stewart
Raven Cliff
Bobby T. Bailey
Glen Rogers
Benny Joe Stewart
Pineville
Ken Maynor
Clear Fork
Victims Count Rise In Virginia Auto and Drowning Tragedies
Police report 13 deaths across Old Dominion from a road crash near Radford where James Edward Wirt died from injuries after his car hit parked vehicles and a boy slept inside one. Calvin Osborne drowned near New Kent, while Clyde Jr. drowned in a Hampton area pond. Tomes of Pittsylvania and James City counties record additional fatal incidents including a crashe on Rt. 40 east of Gretna and a boating accident near Toano.
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East German lift of five day Berlin travel ban
East Germany ended a five day travel ban to Berlin and Western officials feared barge traffic could strain the Elbe Schnackenburg crossing. Twenty three barges waited as authorities warned low water could push ships to alternate routes while Western observers questioned the motive behind the restriction.
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West Plans Tit-For-Tat Reply If K Gets Rough
United States officials plan a tit-for-tat response to Khrushchev's expected hard line at the United Nations. Secretary of State Herter will lead the rebuttal, with foreign ministers among the spokesmen to deter a free wheeling debate. Khrushchev arrives for the Sept. 20 General Assembly as Western strategy critics say he seeks to woo Africa, Cuba and new allies while boasting Soviet gains.
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Fire Guts Greenwich Country Clubhouse
A Greenwich Country Club clubhouse was destroyed by fire Monday, forcing 42 residents from their beds. Damage nears one million dollars.
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Soviet Pushes Fast U N Security Council Action
The Soviet Union demanded an immediate Security Council meeting to ratify an OAS resolution concerning plots against Venezuela. Vasily Kuznetsov, acting Soviet foreign minister, disclosed the demand in a letter to Egidio Ortona, president of the Council for September.
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Echo I Satellite Passes Over West Virginia Schedule
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced Echo I will pass over West Virginia at estimated times Tuesday and Wednesday, including 2 4 p.m 5 03 p.m 7 08 p.m 11 22 p.m, 2 31 p.m 4 40 p.m 6 46 p.m 8 51 p.m 10 50 p.m 8 p.m 4 17 p.m 6 23 p.m.
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Beautiful Gals Check In For Miss America Show
Atlantic City N J Labor Day began as pageant entrants registered for the Miss America contest eleven states plus Canada and three cities are represented. The 54 contestants posed for photos gave interviews and prepared for rehearsals as the event opens with a boardwalk parade tomorrow. Preliminary rounds run Wednesday to Friday with ten semifinalists named Saturday and five finalists selected to compete for the title and a 10000 scholarship plus fame from appearances.
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Mary Ann Mobley
Lynda Lee Meade
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Power Fight Sparks Congo Crisis in Leopoldville
President Kasavubu fires Premier Lumumba and appeals to the United Nations to restore order as a Soviet bloc tilt appears to be forming. Lumumba vows to carry on and dismisses Kasavubu while troops move under unsettled command. The action prompts a swift scramble of advisers and political maneuvers.
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Hurricane Donna alters path sparing U S mainland
StormDonna moves west-northwest shifting away from the United States. It veers past Anguilla killing five and injuring many while Barbudais suffer severe damage. Winds drop from 160 to 125 mph as forecasts suggest a curve that may keep Donna from hitting the U S mainland.
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Longs Death Ends Turbulent Louisiana Career
Earl Long, 65, Louisiana Democratic runoff winner for a conference seat from the 8th District, died of a heart attack at a New Orleans hospital after waking for coffee. Witnesses said he coughed twice before collapsing. Long, brother of Huey Long, had recently left a Texas hospital under a promise to seek care in New Orleans, and his death ends a volatile political run marked by eclipse lore and intense public attention.
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