Fierce Storm Pounds State Across Southern West Virginia
United Press International reports a violent summer storm hit southern West Virginia Monday night injuring at least two. Elderly Princeton resident Mrs. W. R. Sheets was pinned under debris in her garage and listed in serious condition at Bluefield Hospital. About 1,200 people were on the grounds when the storm struck Matewan teen John Collins Jr., 15, was among those affected as winds reached 46 mph and telephone service failed between Charleston and Bluefield. Shingles and rugs were displaced in Charleston and a light drizzle with thundershowers was forecast for the state, with a cooling trend, then a return to heat with a high near 95.
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United Press International
West Virginia
W. R. Sheets
Princeton
Bluefield Hospital
John Collins Jr
Matewan
Charleston
Beckley
Summersville
Montgomery
Lewisburg
Bluefield
Weather Bureau
Service Restored After 15-Hour Beckley Storm Outage
A storm disrupted long distance telephone and teletype service in Beckley for 15 hours yesterday into today. Full service was restored about 8 a.m. with minor remaining trouble.
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Beckley
Tent Pole Accident at Magnolia Fair Wrecks Stands
A worker was listed in satisfactory condition at Appalachian Regional Hospital Williamson with head and neck injuries after being struck by a tent pole at the Magnolia Fair in Matewan near Williamson. Strong winds and rain toppled about 50 concession stands and tents. A concession truck overturned. only one tent remained standing. Cleanup began late Monday with officials indicating the fair would likely reopen this evening.
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Appalachian Regional
Williamson
Matewan
One Killed In Virginia Storm In Lightning Strike
A severe storm in Virginia killed a 27 year old man Prunell Giles in Prince George County when struck by lightning near his home. The storm damaged buildings trees and crops while dropping temperatures into the 50s and 60s. Totals up to two inches of rain were recorded and power outages affected several towns. A barn near Skipwith burned after a lightning strike killing two mules. Nine cattle died as a barn collapsed near Wytheville. Wind gusts reached up to 50 mph across the state.
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United Press International
Virginia
Prince George County
Prunell Giles
Richmond
South Hill
Chase City
Wytheville
Galax
Skipwith
Compromise Reached On Pay Raise For Congress
Washington report says House to vote on a compromise 556 million dollar federal pay raise bill. It would raise congressmen salaries from 99 500 to 30 000 dollars a year and boost Cabinet officers from 25 000 to 35 000 as well as judges by 7 500. The measure also gives postal and civil service workers modest increases. Senate action on foreign aid amendments was expected to begin, with Senator Morse signaling readiness to vote.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Wayne L. Morse
Dore
Weather Less Cloudy Beckley and Vicinity
Decreasing cloudiness this afternoon with scattered showers or thundershowers. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. High this afternoon 84. Low tonight 63. High Wednesday in upper 70s. Beckley records show 87 high, 64 low in the past 24 hours. River conditions Greenbrier normal and cloudy. Lake normal and clear with 1.2 gates open and .81 inches rainfall in the 24 hour period. New gauge at Hinton reads 18 feet.
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Beckley
Sc Sosneracees
Greenbrier
Cloudy Lake
Hinton
Riots Continue in Jersey City Police Shootings and Protests
Rioting in Jersey City during a second night left two men wounded by police bullets and 13 others injured as hundreds of youths attacked with rocks Molotov cocktails and missiles. Officials and civil rights leaders clashed over methods, with 350 helmeted officers sealing off a six block area and nightsticks and warning shots used. Police arrested 15 to 20 for disorderly conduct as similar unrest echoed in Kansas City Kansas and Rochester New York with police and National Guard involvement and mounting tensions in St Augustine and Tallahassee over civil rights actions.
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United Press International
Jersey City
N. J
Thomas Whalen
Kansas City
Kan
National
Rochester
N. Y
Cleveland
Ohio
Tallahassee
Fla
G. Harrold Carswell
St. Augustine
Martin Luther King Jr
Senators announce $1.7 million coal gas research program
Sens. Byrd and Randolph said the Office of Coal Research funds a Chicago study to produce low-cost high-grade gas from West Virginia coal at about 50 cents per million BTU. The project, to be shared by OCC and the American Gas Association, aims to supplement natural gas amid supply limits.
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Washington
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Office of Coal Research
West Virginia
Institute of Gas Technology
Chicago
American Gas Association
FDR Jr to Address West Virginia Democrats in Huntington
Un dersecretary of Commerce Franklin D Roosevelt Jr has accepted an invitation to speak at the State Democratic Convention in Huntington This weekend He will address delegates at a Friday night reception at the Prichard Hotel and attend the convention Saturday at Huntington Field House James Sprouse Charleston state Democratic chairman said Roosevelt will speak as head of the President s Appalachian Regional Commission and participate in events aimed at convention activities
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Charleston
AFL-CIO Attacks GOP Platform Over Civil Rights Stand
AFL-CIO Executive Council called the Republican platform insulting to voters intelligence and targeted Barry Goldwater's civil rights positions. George Meany signaled likely Johnson support while noting the union movement's survival amid GOP proposals. After the Democratic convention a three way comparison of identical proposals will be released.
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Chicago
UPI
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Barry M. Goldwater
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers’ Union
William C. Birthright
Meany
President Johnson
Johnson
Goldwater
Afl-Cio
Three Beckley police officers promoted to ranks
Mayor John Wesley Smith announced the promotion of three Beckley Police Department members. Lt W A Teubert becomes lieutenant and Patrolmen Jess Williams and Walter Gilmore are promoted to sergeants effective Monday after certification by the Police Civil Service Commission. Teubert and Williams each have 18 years on the force, Gilmore 10. All three reside with their families in Beckley.
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Beckley
John Wesley Smith
Sur
W. A. Teubert
Jess Williams
Walter Gilmore
Police Civil Service Commission
Commission
Thomas Wooten
H. D. Gibbs
M. E. Tyree
Earl Ballengee
James C. Higgins
Arthur Goldstein
Tim Thompson
Teubert
The
Force
Foote St
Sgt. Williams
Mankin Avenue
Sgt. Gilmore
MacArthur
Their Business Too
The Daily Guardian defended itself against American criticism of European comment on the presidential election. It argued Americans resent outside interference yet noted the US president leads the Western Alliance and his choices affect allies. It said the next president bears a world on his shoulders and nonvoting voices will use theirs.
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London
UPI
Daily Guardian
United States
West
America
White House
Soldier slain in Hanau beerhall clash sparks race riot label
In Hanau Germany a street fight outside the Golden Keg tavern left Pfc. William E. Mann of Little Rock Arkansas dead and Pfc. Robert L. Martin injured after five Negro GIs allegedly jumped the two white soldiers. Pfe Edward E. Bonney of Golden Colorado is under arrest for Manns stabbing. Army says race relations at the Hanau post remain good and denies U.S. forces were unsettled by U.S. riots.
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Germany
UPI
U.S. Army
Herbert Droese
Frankfurt
William E. Mann
Little Rock
Ark
Robert L. Martin
Mann
Route
Pfe
Edward E. Bonney
Puerto Rico
Golden
Colo
Bonney
Army
U.S
Europe
Hawau
United States
Body Found In Car In Richwood
Two girls along West Virginia Route 20 north of Richwood found the body of 35 year old Franklin Thompson of Craigsville in his parked car. Authorities said Thompson apparently died by his own hand. Services are set for Wednesday at Cottle.
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Richwood
UPI
W. Va
Here
Nicholas County
Franklin Thompson
Craigsville
Cottle
Countian Escapes From Huttonsville
ELKINS UPI State police with bloodhounds chased one escapee from the Huttonsville Medium Security Prison after three inmates fled the beans canning building Monday night. Bernard Hesley 24 Huntington native gave himself up after a road encounter, while Ronald Wayne Cobb 18 Raleigh County and Fred Christian 23 Cabell County remained at large following a roadblock in Randolph County. Cobb previously escaped from the Forestry Camp for Boys at Davis and faced earlier charges of grand larceny and breaking into several businesses.
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Elkins
UPI
Huttonsville
Bernard Hesley
Huntington
Tucker County
Hesley
Ronald Wayne Cobb
Raleigh
Fred Christian
Cabell County
Mill Creek
Scott Lake
Randolph County
Cobb
Raleigh County
Harry L. McCreery
Davis
Criminal Court
McCreery
Jethro Teaster
Robert Lewis Quillen
Cobb and Quillen
MacArthur
Dairy Queen
Hippo Wanders Into Woods Fears For Young Lovers
In Lucerne Switzerland two young lovers were terrified when a 3000 pound hippopotamus named Juba emerged from the woods after escaping from the Swiss National Circus. Police and circus staff traced the cries to the couple as Juba was found and escorted back to the circus grounds after a nightlong search.
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Lucerne
Switzerland
UPI
Hippo
Juba
Rescuers Reach Trapped Miners Near Moat River Cave-In
Mount River mine cave in near Champagnotle France yielded the first survivor at 5 16 p m. rescue crews reached nine miners eight days after the collapse. A giant American drill pierced the final rock and mud to free the trapped men while others remained unaccounted for. Foreman Andre Martinez 44 directed operations amid a tense day of starts and stops.
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Campagnola
France
UPI
Mount River
Champagnole
Moat River
Andre Martinez
Dead Or Alive Order For Lumpa Leader Issued
Troops swept the bush of Northern Rhodesia under a dead or alive order for Lumpa Church leader Alice Lenshina. Lumpa followers ransacked villages in the east, burning homes and killing many, raising the death toll to official 321 with unofficial totals over 1,000. Premier Kaunda banned the church for 30 days and called Lenshina in.
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Lusaka
Northern Rhodesia
UPI
Rodesia
Alice Lenshina
Kenneth Kaunda
Lenshina
Gill Charged With Murder In Hinton Robbery Case
Lonnie Gill, 50, of Pug Creek in Sum mers County, is charged with murder in the death of Stephen Yancy, 54. Police say Gill assaulted Yancy on July 19 and stole $15 from his wallet during a robbery at Yancy’s home. Yancy died after injuries from the attack and his body was found days later in his yard. Gill had prior bookings for robbery and felonious assault.
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Hinton
UPI
Lonnie Gill
Pug Creek
Summers County
Murde
Stephen Yancy
Gill
Yancy
Drowning in Typhoon Strikes Korean Fishing Boat
Three women crewmembers drowned and 15 are missing when a fishing boat sank off Korea’s southern tip during Typhoon Helen. Police said only two women aboard survived.
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Seoul
South Korea
Korea
Newsman John Scali played key role in Cuban Missile Crisis
Washington journalist John Scali of ABC quietly acted as a crucial conduit during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. Look magazine writer Roger Hilsman recounts how Scali carried Soviet proposals to U.S. officials, enabling a four point solution and earning praise from Kennedy and Khrushchev. Scali kept his role secret until a later Look reveal.
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Washington
UPI
Cuba
United States
Russia
John Scali
American Broadcasting Co
ABC
Roger Hilsman
State Department
Look Magazine
Hilsman
Seali
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Nikita S. Khrushchev
ABC News
Kennedy
Seals
Moscow
Kremlin
Seahi
Cliburn Plans Return Visit to Soviet Union
American pianist Van Cliburn, famed after winning the first Tchaikovsky piano competition, will return to the Soviet Union next year to perform and conduct, Moscow Radio reported on Monday.
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Moscow
UPI
van Cliburn
Tschiakovsky
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Fall Injuries Fatal At Local Home in Marlinton
Floyd Harvey Viers aged 68 died in a local hospital Monday from head injuries after a fall at his Marlinton home. He was a clerk for People's Store and Supply Co. Funeral services are set for Wednesday.
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Marlinton
UPI
Floyd Harvey Viers
People's Store and Supply Co
Slate Fall Kills Miner in H and S Coal Mine
Willard McMillen 49 of Meadow Bridge Summers County coal miner died after a slate fall Monday at the H and S Coal Co. mine on Bac Kus Mountain near here. A WWII veteran and 20 year resident of Meadow Bridge, he will be funeralized Thursday.
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East Rainelle
UPI
H and S Coal Co
Backus Mountain
Here
Summers County
Willard McMillen
Meadow Bridge
180th Soldier Killed in Vietnam Ambush Near Saigon
A U S Army enlisted man was shot and killed about 50 miles north of Saigon in a Communist ambush. Four Vietnamese soldiers in the jeep with the American Special Forces man also died. The deaths occurred as they headed home from a morning of work on a crop village clearance project. The incident followed President Johnson ordering stronger naval action in international waters near North Vietnam after the Maddox and Turner Joy incident.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
UPI
Johnson
Seventh Fleet
Uss Maddox
Gulf of Tonkin
Maddox
C.turner Joy
Gulf
Ticonderoga
U. S
High Hopes Held For Poverty Bill
Washington report on Democratic leaders meeting with President Johnson and Speaker McCormack. McCormack voiced high hopes for House approval by Friday and called it a bipartisan measure, while noting Republicans oppose the anti poverty bill. Prospect of floor action on Wednesday discussed. backers claim enough votes, though privately some doubt a solid majority.
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Washington
UPI
John W. McCormack
House
Johnson
McCormack
Doctor Owned Drug Stores Targeted by Hart Hearings
Senator Hart opened hearings on doctor owned pharmacies and drug repackaging firms amid concerns patients become captive buyers. He cited doctors with financial interests influencing prescriptions and noted about 100 doctor owned drug companies and up to 5000 doctors identified.
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Washington
UPI
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Hart
Senate
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