U S Ready To Join Talks On Cambodia Peace
UPI report says Secretary of State Rusk will gladly participate in a Cambodia conference to spur informal Viet Nam peace talks. Britain and Russia back the plan. Sihanouk favors a strictly Cambodian meeting, while China may push for continued conflict.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
Britain
Russia
U.S
Laos
Sihanouk
South Viet Nam
Red China
Peking
Park Board to Decide Leasing Tonight in Raleigh County
Raleigh County Park Board meets at 7 30 p m to decide leasing Little Beaver Lake and Fitzpatrick Park to private operators under a one year pact. Four bids for Little Beaver are listed with varying revenue shares. civic groups urge caution amid county overdraft and debate public operation viability.
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Raleigh County
Park Board
Little Beaver Lake
Fitzpatrick Park
James Kessinger
Beckley - Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Civitan Club
Frank West
Little Beaver
William G. Elkins
B. H. Hopkins
James K. Lowry
Buford Hartson
Jack Reno
Coup and civil rights quotes from international and US figures
UPI reports mixed signals after a coup attempt in the Dominican Republic with radio broadcasts urging ongoing revolution. Segregationist Lester Maddox described his Atlanta march as a freedom action, dismissing sensational conduct. Secretary Connor commented on steel contract talks, hoping for an interim agreement if union leadership settles. In California, a friend of Michael Andrew Clark, a 16 year old highway sniper, expresses disbelief at the crime and notes he was unlikely to commit such an act.
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Washington — Commerce
John T. Connor
Denunciation Expected at UN Disarmament Session
In New York diplomats anticipated the Soviet Union would issue a sharp denunciation of U.S. Viet Nam policy at the United Nations disarmament commission's first meeting since 1960. Soviet Ambassador Nikolai Fedorenko would speak first, with U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson prepared to respond point by point as the debate set to begin at 10:30 a.m.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
U.S
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Burial Insurance Sold by Mail Ad Offers Quick Coverage
A Fort Worth Texas mail led burial insurance pitch targets ages 40 to 90 with no medical exam. Claim includes $1,000-plus burial benefits and no agent contact. Send name, address and birth year to Central Security Life Insurance Co Dept F-2068 1418 West Rosedale Fort Worth.
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OLD Line
Legal Reserve Life Insurance
Central Security Life Insurance Co
West Rosedale
Fort Worth 4
Texas
Jailbreak escapes noted in Beckley incident
A jail break ends with five prisoners seizing a taxi and vanishing toward Hinton as Beckley police chase the fugitives. A patrol car crashed into Big Beaver Creek near Glen Morgan. Patrolman Ted Starr sustained head injuries and shoulder pains, while Officer Joe Cottle escaped unharmed. Police blame jailer negligence and note a prior June escape with makeshift ladders. Separately, 7,678,000 pleasure boats were in use in 1963.
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Ettes
Aaron
Trusty
City Cab Co
Hinton
Beckley
Big Beaver Creek
Glen Morgan
U. S
Ted Starr
Raleigh General Hospital
Joe Cottle
Cottle
James Largent
North Beckley
Beckley Police
Princeton
Beckley Citizen’s Band Club
Okey A. Mills
Defecting Cuban Consul Arrives In U S Today
Julio Cesar del Castillo Cuba's defecting consul general in London is due to dock in New York aboard the Queen Mary to seek asylum. He denounced Premier Fidel Castro in a Sunday Telegraph interview, saying Castro ruined Cuba economically and aligned with Moscow and Beijing.
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New York
UPI
Julio Cesar del Castillo
Cuba
London
Fidel Castro
Sunday Telegraph
Castillo
United States
Castro
Moscow
Peking
WV Safety Council Meets Opens in Charleston
The 31st annual conference of the West Virginia Safety Council opens in Charleston today with 86 speakers scheduled. Former Arizona Gov. Howard Pyle, president of the National Safety Council, is featured among the speakers. Gov. Hulett C. Smith will also address the gathering.
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Charleston
White House site chosen by Major L'Enfant plan
The White House site was selected by Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a Revolutionary War veteran who designed Washington. James Hoban, an Irish American, won a $500 prize to design the building. The cornerstone was laid in October 1792, making it the oldest federal building in Washington with over 100 rooms and more than 1,000,000 visitors annually.
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White House
Pierre Charles
L’enfant
George Washington
Paul Calloway 55 Dies After Long Illness
Paul Calloway 55 of 200 Mc Kinney Street died this morning after a long illness. He was employed by Duncan-Catron Motor Company for years. Survivors include his wife Josephine Calloway. his mother Maude Calloway Altivista Va. three brothers George Calif Jessie and Dan Altivista. four sisters Clara Rhodes Maude Jones Frances Dews Nellie Dews all of Altivista. Body at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Paul Calloway
McKinney St
Duncan-Catron Motor Company
Josephine Calloway
Maude Calloway
Altivista
George
Calif
Jessie
Dan
Clara Rhodes
Maude Jones
Frances Dews
Nellie Dews
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Final rites for David Fox Jr. held in East Rainelle
David Fox Jr. 40 of Lanark died Sunday evening after a long illness. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel East Rainelle with Rev. Woodrow Jones and Rev. Bill Thouchins. Burial Fox Cemetery Red Springs. Survived by Delphia Evelyn Fox two sons Eugene Alexandria Va Vinson at home four sisters and other relatives. Funeral services and burial held in New York today.
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David Fox Jr
Lanark
East Rainelle
Woodrow Jones
Bill Thouchins
Fox Cemetery
Red Springs
Fox
Holiness Church
Delphia
Evelyn) Hubert Fox
Eugene
Alexandria
Vinson
Lessie Fox
Oak Hill
Ellis
Crickmer
Alpha
Meadow Bridge
Harley Ward
Jacksonville
N. C
Macie Adkins
Effie Higginbotham
Elva Fox
Piney View
Beulah Gwinn
Beckley
Mrs. Alice E. McClung Funeral Arrangements
Mrs. Alice Eliza beth McClung 78 of Lewisburg died at home Sunday afternoon of an apparent heart attack. She lived in Lewisburg most of her life and belonged to Old Stone Presbyterian Church. Survived by daughters Mrs. Clarence Sullivan Fairlea and Mrs. Adrian Wiseman Portsmouth Va. sons Lawrence L. Bud Charleston Daniel L. Ronceverte and Thomas W. Beckley. eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Body at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Lewisburg.
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Alice Elizabeth McClung
Lewisburg
Old Stone Presbyterian Church
Clarence Sullivan
Fairlea
Adrian Wiseman
Portsmouth
Lawrence L
Bud
Charleston
Daniel L
Ronceverte
Thomas W. McClung
Beckley
Mount Hope Native Peter Pulsonetti Dies at 45
Peter Pulsonetti a former Mount Hope resident aged 45 died Friday morning in a Mount Vernon New York hospital after suffering a heart attack. He leaves wife Nancy two sons Pete Jr and Gabriele and a brother Gego.
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Mount Hope
Peter Pulsonetti
Mount Vernon, N. Y
Nancy
Pete Jr
Gabriele
Gego
Reed Dies After Long Illness At Glen Jean Home
Clifton S. Reed, 64, of Glen Jean, died after a long illness and was dead on arrival at a local hospital early Sunday. He was a disabled miner, member of United Mine Workers Local 6165, and of the Church of Christ in Beckley. Survivors include sister Lola Neely of Greenville, S. C. Body awaiting arrangements at Wright & Anderson Funeral Home.
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Clifton S. Reed
Glen Jean
Church of Christ In
Beckley
United Mine Workers
Lola Neely
Greenville
S. C
Wright & Anderson Funeral
McNamara says north Viet Nam infiltration grows flagrant
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara stated that Communist infiltration of South Viet Nam is increasingly flagrant and unconstrained. He announced ongoing U.S. air strikes on North Viet Nam and cited evidence of North Vietnamese soldiers and newer Chinese weapons entering the South as the Viet Cong are re equipped and retrained.
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Charles W. Cord Dry
Washington
UPI
Robert S. McNamara
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
McNamara
North
Kontum
101St Regiment
325Th Division
People’s Army of
Viet Nam
Viet Cong
Chuong Thien
Minh Forest
Science Shrinks Piles With New Non Surgical Cure
New healing substance Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H ointment or suppository shrinks hemorrhoids, stops itching, and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case shows actual shrinkage and statements that piles ceased to be a problem. Available at drug counters.
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New York, N. Y
City Built for a Dog According to Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia
Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia notes an ancient Egyptian city was constructed in honor of a dog. The article discusses the ceremonial role and cultural significance of dogs in early Egypt. It cites the city as an example of how devotion to animals shaped urban planning and religious practice in antiquity.
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Britannica Junior Encyclopaedia
Dominican Coup Outcome Still Questionable
Rebel held Radio Santo Domingo reported air force planes bombed the presidential palace and a plane was shot down. The rebels aimed to block tanks by attacking the highway to the air base at San Isidro as fighting raged over Bosch’s return. At least six people were killed. President Jose Rafael Molina-Arena ordered the two year old constitution in effect, while Bosch vowed to return and lead a democratic regime after exile.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
UPI
Radio
Juan Bosch
San Isidro
Bosch
Donald Reid Cabral
Air Force
Cabral
Navy
Jose Rafael Molina-Arena
Pedregal
San Juan
Rafael Trujillo
Williamson Marine to be defended by Staker in knife killing case
Wayne UP I reports Zane Gray Staker, Williamson attorney, will defend Carl David Whittaker 21 of Williamson charged with knife killing of Geral dine Chambers 27. Whittaker confessed to stabbing her more than 50 times with three knives after she asked him to stop mowing a lawn. Staker visited Whittaker in eras County Jail.
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Wayne
UPI
Zane Gray Staker
Williamson
Carl David Whittaker
Whittaker
Staker
Geraldine Chambers
Eras County
Fire Destroys Home Of Clerk's Mother
A seven room house owned by Mrs. Ona Hanks mother of Raleigh County Circuit Clerk C Harold Hanks burned early today in Maple Fork. Fire started in the attic between 6 and 7 am. No hydrant nearby delayed fire department response. Mrs Hanks and visitors Otis Hanks and Daphne Hanks escaped without injury and Mrs Hanks stayed with James Hanks at Maple Fork.
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Maple Fork
Rns
Ona Hanks
Raleigh County
Harold Hanks
Otis Hanks
Daphne
Pennsylvania
Hanks
James
Publicity topic to be discussed by prosecutor judge and attorney
A judge and two attorneys will discuss pre trial publicity at a Wednesday meeting of the Ohio Kanawha Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi in Huntington. Kanawha County Prosecutor Charles Walker, defense attorney William A Beckett and Judge Chesley Lucan of Ashland Ky will present viewpoints from the prosecutor court and defense.
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Huntington
UPI
Ohio - Kanawha
Sigma Delta Chi
National Professional Journalistic Society
Kanawha County
Charles Walker
William A. Beckett
Chesley Lucan
Ashland
Student gunman in Santa Maria shoots motorists then kills self
In California, 16 year old Michael Andrew Clark, a quiet Wilson High School junior and saxophonist, opened fire from a hilltop on U S 101 injuring six, killing two motorists Joel Kocab and Charles Hogan before killing himself. Police investigated motives and potential prior incidents as classmates described him as a good student and musician.
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Santa Maria
Calif
UPI
Michael Andrew Clark
U.S. 101
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Clark
California
Sheriff's Deputies
Joel W. Kocab
West Los Angeles
Charles Christopher Hogan
San Luis Obispo
Kevin Reida
Norwalk
Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara
Tom Carman
Long Beach
Moore Attacks Johnson Viet Nam Policy In Clarksburg
West Virginia GOP leader Rep Arch Moore Jr denounced President Johnsons Viet Nam policy calling it indecisive. He compared the situation to the Bay of Pigs and urged a decisive end to bombing North Vietnam instead of an on again off again approach.
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Clarksburg
UPI
West Virginia
Johnson
Arch Moore Jr
Viet Nam
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
North
Gas Consolidation Hearing To Resume In WV
Charleston United Press International reports the Public Service Commission will resume hearings on consolidating retail distribution systems for three Columbia Gas System affiliates in West Virginia United Fuel Gas Manufacturers Light and Heat and Cumberland and Allegheny Gas The goal is to form Columbia Gas of West Virginia Inc UFG says prices will not rise and that had the move occurred before 1963 they would have saved about 383000 in costs The merged company would serve about 206000 customers and the consolidation is part of Columbia’s corporate simplification plan.
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Charleston
UPI
Public Service Commission
Columbia Gas System
West Virginia
United Fuel Gas Co
Manufacturers Light and Heat Co
Cumberland and Allegheny Gas Co
Columbia Gas of West Virginia Inc
UFG
James S. Phillips
Columbia
Open House At Barboursville State Hospital May 2
Barboursville State Hospital in Cabell County will hold an open house May 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Mental Health Month. About 350 patients, under Hospital Business Manager John Queen, will host displays from occupational therapy classes and be available for tours of buildings formerly Morris Harvey College dormitories in Barboursville.
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Barboursville State Hospital
Cabell County
John Queen
Morris Harvey College
Barboursville
Woman waives murder charge in fatal stabbing case
Doris Bagley 29 of Jenkin Jones McDowell County waived to the grand jury on a murder charge in the fatal stabbing of James Shoats 50 of Gary early Saturday Shoats was stabbed twice Police said Bagley admitted the stabbing but claimed it was accidental.
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Welch
UPI
Doris Bagley
Jenkin Jones
McDowell County
James Shoats
Gary
Shoats
Dodge Widow Weds Florida Real Estate Man Moran
Mrs. Gregg Sherwood Dodge widow of Detroit auto heir Horace E. Dodge married Sunday night to Daniel E. Moran at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. Moran is described as a Florida real estate man.
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New York
UPI
Gregg Sherwood Dodge
Detroit Auto
Horace E. Dodge
Florida
Daniel E. Moran
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Kutch Border Clash Escalates With Pakistan Mobilization
Indian and Pakistani troops clashed for a second straight day in the Kutch swampland frontier. Indian officials accused Pakistan of mobilizing the largest force since independence, with F86 units and armored divisions moving in, while India rushed reinforcements and Prime Minister Shastri met cabinet as the situation remained very serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kutch
India
Pakistan
Rann
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Delhi
Nepal
Shastri
Viet Nam Attack Hits U S Outposts Near Hue
Viet Nam forces struck two small U S Marine outposts near Phu Bai airbase north of Hue. Two Marines and at least two guerrillas were killed, four Americans wounded. Leatherneck reinforcements and artillery repulsed the raiders after seven Marines held ground. In a separate clash, an American officer and an enlisted man were wounded 17 miles southwest of Saigon while with Vietnamese soldiers.
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South Viet Nam
Phu Bai
Hue
da Nang
Leatherneck
Saigon
Civil Rights Drive In Reverse Maddox Threatens March On Capitol
Atlanta march led by Lester Maddox drew about 2,000 supporters down Peachtree Street in a flag waving anti integration protest. He warned Congress that if unheard his next rally could reach millions in Washington and Atlanta. A smoke bomb was set off, no injuries reported.
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Atlanta
Lester Maddox
Peachtree Street
UPI
Congress
Washington
Maddox
Con
Gress
Georgia
Alabama
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Dominican Radio
Sloc JR Atte
Appalachian
PSP
Safety Council Meets
Mount Vernon
Louis Grenchetti
Long Island, N. Y
Paul Ingstrom
Webb and Neal
Ralph Greene
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Ingstrom
Chinook
Mont
William and
Anna Ingstrom
Edna Long Ingstrom
Richard Radford
Steven Radford
Keith Radford
Beaver
Michael Radford
Orland
James M. Radford Jr
St. Ingroes, Md
Dortha Bailey
Alice E. McClung
Santa Rosa
UPID
William F. C. Ewing
Argentina
Eisenhower
Sonoma County
Honolulu
Yee Sing Chun
van Nuys
Frank B. Cleaver
Cleaver
Williamson Marine
Moore
Waives
Dodge
Capitol
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